Chapter 47 The Last Tomb

Resource depletion plans are only a last resort.

It would be better if the Yangjiagou site could unearth more intelligence and clues so that we don’t have to make this choice.

Zhou Cheng and Liu Yu stood up, bowed slightly to the first decision maker, then turned and left.

After staying in the young people's gathering area for a day or two, meeting with the classmates who still stayed there and purchasing some supplies, the two set out again and headed towards the Yangjiagou ruins.

Because the road had been repaired, the two did not need to take a helicopter this time. There were also supply points along the way, allowing the two to rest safely.

After spending several days, the huge excavation site of Yangjiagou Ruins once again appeared before the two.

Seeing the two figures, the little monkey jumped over with great joy, first lying on Zhou Cheng's shoulder and squeaking non-stop, and then burrowing into Liu Yu's arms and refusing to come out.

Gently stroking the little monkey's increasingly shiny and smooth golden fur, Liu Yu smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, and you seem to be getting fatter. You must have been eating a lot of good food, right?"

The temporary person in charge of the construction site also laughed and said, "This little guy always comes over when it's time to eat. No one has ever properly fed him. We just give him some food and it's more than enough for him to eat."

"How's the progress of the construction site during this period?"

“Everything is going smoothly on the engineering side.”

Professor Wang Liyun, who also came with us, sighed, "We've discovered many details about the Yangjiagou tribe. But we haven't found anything related to the current disaster yet."

"No further records of the 'Oracle' were found?"

"No."

"Let's dig a little deeper."

The two of them stayed at the construction site and devoted themselves to the project again.

The World Government did not conceal the information about the "resource depletion" plan, but deliberately spread it to the online world, and almost everyone knew about it.

In Zhou Cheng's opinion, this should be considered a "warm-up".

If you have any opinions, please express them during this period. Everyone can fully discuss and communicate with each other to avoid being caught off guard when the final decision needs to be made.

The impact of this incident also spread from the outside world to the excavation site of Yangjiagou Ruins.

During his daily work, Zhou Cheng began to frequently hear workers on the construction site discussing this matter.

"Returning to the feudal era? What's the point of living then? I'd rather die."

"You can't say that. It's better to live than to die."

"Alas, there is no hope. I might as well die."

"You just think too much. When the time comes, who will have the energy to think about life and death?"

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Discussions on the Internet are also becoming increasingly heated.

In his spare time, Zhou Cheng would log on to the Internet and observe people's discussions, but he would only watch and never express his opinions.

Opinions on the Internet are also divided into two distinct camps, one in support and the other in opposition.

A protracted online debate raged around this topic, with people searching for evidence to support their own views and finding flaws in the other side's arguments, arguing endlessly.

Time slipped away quietly under these circumstances. Gradually, the summer of the 61st year of the catastrophe slipped by, the leaves and weeds gradually withered and yellowed, and the various wild fruits began to grow and ripen.

One morning, when Zhou Cheng opened the door and saw a thick layer of white frost on the weeds, he knew that autumn had really come.

At this moment, the huge Yangjiagou Ruins project site has become a little deserted compared to before.

With tens of thousands of people undertaking logistical support and tens of thousands of people undertaking on-site excavation tasks, and the project having been going on for such a long time, a considerable part of the excavation work at the Yangjiagou site has been completed.

There wasn't much excavation left to do, so about half of the workers had already evacuated.

At this moment, the total number of workers working on the construction site is only over 10,000.

Below the ruins, in the Guangxi County seat, the number of people responsible for logistics supplies and material transportation has dropped from more than 50,000 at its peak to just over 1,000 at present.

The short-lived prosperity has quietly faded, and this small county town, which has not been visited by anyone for decades, is quickly becoming deserted again.

On this day, Professor Wang Liyun found Zhou Cheng.

"According to the current progress of the project, we should be able to complete the excavation of the entire site before the average temperature drops below zero."

Zhou Cheng looked at the weather forecast and found that there were about two months left.

Professor Wang Liyun's tone was a little heavy.

After all, the main part of the Yangjiagou site has been almost excavated, and the tasks currently being carried out are just some minor details.

Until this moment, we have not found any new information or clues.

"Okay, let's keep digging. I hope we can find new clues in the remaining areas."

The weather is getting colder day by day.

Half a month later, another construction team of about 2,000 people evacuated.

They have completed all their tasks and will not be needed in the next project.

Ten days later, another group of 3,000 people evacuated.

Then, scattered people began to evacuate almost every day, ranging from dozens to hundreds.

Until a month and a half later, there were only a thousand people left at the huge construction site, including archaeologists.

This is the last batch of engineering forces.

The only remaining task now is to excavate the tomb of a tribal chief.

Amid the roar of the machine, Professor Wang Liyun's expression turned slightly pale.

If nothing can be dug up here, then... nothing will be dug up anywhere else.

The slightly frozen soil was violently dug up by the machine, and the huge rocks were forcibly moved away by the machine.

A group of workers braved the cold of late autumn, leveled the work surface, carefully searched the excavated rocks and soil, and carefully cleaned the last tomb where there might be clues.

Everything in this ancient tomb, which had been sealed for thousands of years, was finally exposed to the light of day. All the funerary objects, pottery, jade, murals, stone slabs, etc. within it began to undergo the most rigorous scrutiny by Professor Wang Liyun's team.

The workers began to gradually withdraw as planned, and the huge construction site became increasingly deserted.

After waiting here for three days, the archaeological team finally completed the inspection of this last batch of cultural relics.

Professor Wang Liyun and a group of archaeologists came to the temporary meeting room.

"I'm sorry, Zhou Cheng, we couldn't find any clues about the disaster in the chief's tomb.

Nothing.”

She shook her head slightly disappointed.

The entire Yangjiagou site has been completely excavated. From this moment on, it is no longer worth any further investigation.

Zhou Cheng nodded: "Okay, I understand."