Chapter 164 Dead City
"What did you find?" Wang Lu also jumped up and asked while looking at the building under his feet.
"This building is a bit weird. There are no doors, windows or other entrances or exits on any of its sides. It also seems that it is made of a special kind of bronze instead of ordinary blue bricks," Zhou Wen said.
"It's indeed a bit strange." Wang Lu squatted down and touched it, nodding: "It's metal, indeed, it's a bit weird."
The actions of the two attracted Li Xuan and others. When Wang Lu explained the situation, everyone felt that the building was indeed a bit strange.
"Everyone get out of the way. Let me see if I can break it open." A burly boy from Dahai came with a huge hammer and smashed it hard at the metal wall.
The boy was already a legendary-level person, and was known for his strength. He used an iron hammer mixed with Yuan-Gold and Yuan-Qi skills to bombard the wall. Even if the wall was made of metal bricks, he should have been able to create some gaps.
However, this blow of the hammer not only failed to blow open the metal wall, but he was instead knocked to the ground by the recoil, and the hammer in his hand flew out. His hands were covered in blood and the knuckles were broken.
"So hard!" Everyone was shocked. The boy was well-known for his strength in the academy, but unfortunately he lacked speed and other aspects, so he failed to make it into the top ten.
If we only talk about strength, he could probably be ranked in the top three. Such a person attacked with all his strength, but couldn't hurt the metal wall at all. The strength of this metal wall is truly extraordinary.
The more this happened, the more interested people became in this building. They tried various methods, but unfortunately no one was able to see what was inside the building.
Even Zhou Wen used his ability of listening to hear what was going on inside, but the interior of the building seemed to be solid. There was no movement at all, just dead silence, and Zhou Wen could not hear anything.
"That's the dead city." A voice suddenly came.
Zhou Wen looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person speaking was a boy with long hair. He had an average appearance, looked gentle and refined, and had a scholarly air.
Perhaps because this boy's temperament was too introverted and he was not very noticeable among so many students, Zhou Wen did not notice him at first.
"Jiang Yan, you said this strange building is called the Dead City? Do you know its origin?" Wei Ge looked at Jiang Yan and asked.
Jiang Yan is a member of the student union, but he doesn't seem to be a core member. He should be just an ordinary member. No one has noticed him before.
"During the Western Zhou Dynasty, humans were still on the edge of uncivilized wilderness. Many people believed in ghosts and gods, and activities such as offering sacrifices to heaven were very common at that time. Funeral ceremonies also had many requirements, especially for the royal members of that time. There were even more requirements. In the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the King of Zhou was afraid of death, so he built the City of the Dead and placed his bones and blood in it to show that he was dead, in an attempt to deceive heaven and escape the fate of death. Unfortunately, it is difficult to defy fate, and the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty could not escape death in the end." A hint of mockery flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes.
After a pause, Jiang Yan continued, "According to the few historical records, the Dead City was made of bronze, without any doors or windows..."
As everyone listened to Jiang Yan's words, they felt more and more that this strange bronze building must be the legendary dead city.
"I thought it was a good thing, but it turned out to be a fake grave. It's unlucky." said a boy.
"That may not be the case." Jiang Yan said calmly, "In order to deceive the gods and spirits of heaven and earth, the King of Zhou not only placed his own bones and blood in the dead city, but also buried his personal belongings and many treasures with the dead. Some cruel kings even buried their favorite concubines alive. In order to deceive the gods and spirits of heaven and earth, they really went to great lengths."
"So, there might be treasure in here?" Many students' eyes lit up when they heard this.
"If what is recorded in history books is correct, there must be burial objects inside. However, this place has now transformed into an extra-dimensional realm. Maybe there have been strange changes inside. It would not be surprising even if extra-dimensional creatures appeared inside." Jiang Yan said.
"Jiang Yan, do you know any way to open the Dead City?" Wei Ge asked Jiang Yan.
This was the first time he saw this side of Jiang Yan. It seemed that he was a little different from the Jiang Yan he knew before.
"You guys go to the south of the dead city and dig down along the wall. If this is really the dead city of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, then there should be an entrance there." Jiang Yan said.
Wei Ge arranged people to dig according to what Jiang Yan said. After digging to a depth of seven or eight feet, they saw a hole in the metal wall.
After digging a little further, they revealed a circular hole that led all the way to the dead city. However, the passage was winding, and one couldn't see what was inside from the outside.
"Who among us would like to volunteer to go in and take a look first?" Weige said.
"I don't know whether others will go in or not, but I want to go in and take a look. But I don't want to be the first one to go in." Li Xuan said.
After a brief discussion, Hui Haifeng was the first to go in, and each of the four societies sent a few people in.
Zhou Wen didn't want to go in at first, but Li Xuan pulled him in. He soon heard Hui Haifeng's voice coming from the front: "Come in, there's no danger in here."
By the time Zhou Wen and Li Xuan climbed in, Wei Ge, Hui Haifeng, Feng Qiuyan, Li Weiyang and others were already standing inside the dead city.
Originally, Zhou Wen thought he would see things like skeletons and coffins, but after coming in, he found that there were no such things at all. There was only a tree inside the dead city.
The tree was only about two meters tall, with branches, leaves and trunk all black, but with many fine white lines on it, making it look like an ink painting done with black ink on white paper.
"Jiang Yan, what's going on? Didn't you say this was a dead city where the bones, blood, and burial objects of the Zhou king were buried? Why is there only this one tree?" Wei Ge questioned Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan said calmly, "As I said earlier, those are just records in history books. After the extra-dimensional storm, it's normal for unusual changes to occur."
"Then do you know what kind of tree this is?" someone asked again.
"I don't know." Jiang Yan answered very straightforwardly.
Everyone was a little disappointed. Even though they didn't really expect to dig out any treasures, there was only this one tree in there, which made their curiosity disappear all of a sudden, and they were somewhat disappointed.
"What a rotten tree! It has delayed us for so much time." A member of the Dahai Society kicked the tree trunk in displeasure.
With this kick, the dark tree trunk swayed and turned a bright white color. In the blink of an eye, the black tree turned completely white.
(End of this chapter)
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