Chapter 137: Flax All Over the Ground



This jade halberd is an irregular quadrilateral, like a sharp knife blade, about the size of a palm, with a round hole drilled on the top and a rope hanging on it.

The so-called "Yazhang leaves Fengque, and the iron cavalry circles Longcheng". It was once said that the Yazhang was a tiger-shaped talisman that was used during the Xia and Shang dynasties and was used to mobilize troops in ancient times. The origin of the word "Milong" in Milongying also comes from the two Yazhangs mentioned on them.

It is strange that such a precious thing, the symbol of Milongying, is left on an orangutan. After all, humans know that this thing is rare and precious, but for an orangutan, who has human nature, it is just a piece of old and useless tool. What is the use of holding it? But last night, I heard the sound of the jade scepter touching the orangutan's body frequently, as if it was weighing it three times with one step, which means that it is worn around the neck and has this effect when walking.

To be honest, this thing is not good-looking, and its shape can easily cut itself. The orangutan is smart and will not do such useless things that will hurt itself. It wears it for the purpose of embellishing itself, so in this sense, it wears it intentionally. But why it deliberately wears the dragon-seeking ivory axe, and whether this matter is related to the dragon-seeker Li Mufeng, this is still unknown.

Forget it. No matter how strange these things are, we can’t do anything about them. After all, we are now living on this remote and strange deserted island. Survival is already difficult. We can only listen to other people’s stories and stop there.

However, as someone who has been in the military camp, I felt that it was impressive to hold this ancient tiger talisman. As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. He can't be a great commander in the modern world. Isn't it impressive to hold the jade halberd as an ancient one? Therefore, I also took the jade halberd into my pocket to satisfy my vanity.

Afterwards, he called Yunwen to leave this place and continue exploring forward.

Anyway, the other books had been basically eaten up by mice and there was nothing to read. Staying here was just a waste of time, so Yunwen left with me. But before leaving, I found the piece of paper that was rustling in the wind. It was stuck in the crack of the wall. I pulled it out and found that it was a talisman.

I didn't know what it was for, but it would be a shame to throw it away, so I just stuffed it into my pocket.

After that, we continued on our journey, and Yunwen seemed to have lost her soul. She kept her head down and remained silent all the way, looking lost. She remained silent even when I asked her several questions. It was not until I shook her hard that she seemed to wake up, gave me a forced smile, and said, "Oh, I'm fine."

I walked to the end of the road and finally understood why there was wind blowing in this tunnel. I saw that there was an abyss below the end of the road and there were many ventilation holes on the top of the tunnel, which were similar to the structure of the wormhole. The difference was that the abyss here had spiral stone steps leading down.

There is a candle every twenty steps, which means that the place below is reachable. However, Yunwen and I did not go down. After all, it has no meaning for our survival. There is an empty space in the center of the abyss, and to get there, you need to cross a shaky iron chain bridge. There is an iron cage on the empty space with a switch next to it.

Out of curiosity, I asked Yunwen to wait here. I first tapped the iron chain to listen to its sound. If there was anything abnormal, it would easily break, but fortunately there was no problem. So I walked onto the iron chain bridge. There was a pitch-black abyss at both ends of the bridge, and the ground was not visible. After walking through this section, I came to a place that was independent in the abyss and walked into the iron cage. There was a switch next to it. I pulled it, and the whole iron cage began to rise immediately.

You can hear a squeaking sound, which is the sound of the gears turning and the chain rubbing against the gears.

"Is this the elevator? This master can do anything, but how can he do it without an electric power source?" I couldn't help but wonder.

But if you listen carefully, you can hear a waterwheel making the same sound as where we live below. Then you will understand that the power source is the groundwater below, and the waterwheel power is used to rotate the bearings to achieve the purpose of converting water energy into kinetic energy. This master's research on mechanical principles is probably no less than that of modern people.

The iron cage reached the top. I looked around and although it was unfamiliar, I immediately understood when I looked back. Wasn't it the coastal area? It was not far from the tall trees, and behind me was the city wall mountain!

There was nothing to explore here, so I pulled the iron pestle again, and the iron cage creaked down again, returning to the foothold in the center of the abyss. I followed the iron chain bridge back to the tunnel and took Yunwen back the same way. Along the way, she was still in deep thought, extremely focused. Even when I occasionally touched her physically, she acted dully.

I took this opportunity to secretly look at her for a long time, looking at her pretty face. She was beautiful and fair-skinned, standing like a statue. I glanced down occasionally, but she didn't seem to notice. However, such behavior was a bit vulgar. I thought if I continued like this, she would despise myself, so I quickly retracted my gaze.

I followed the ladder back up and pulled Yunwen up who was climbing up behind me. When I got to the top, I saw Bailu walking towards us excitedly and said, "Brother Zhou Bo, Yingchun and I found something good. Come and see it."

Seeing Yunwen still in a daze, I said to her, "Yunwen, I'll go check it out with Bailu first, you go back to your room later, okay?"

She glanced at me, her eyes still unfocused, but she nodded anyway.

What on earth stimulated her? Why did she look so uncertain? I remembered that she just said something like "Nine evil spirits return to one, and the dark fates gather together", and then she became like this. Could it be that she was possessed by a demon?

I was still thinking, but Bai Lu grabbed me and said, "Let's go first. It's okay to leave for a while."

Then, Bai Lu dragged me all the way to the edge of the fence on the right. She pointed outside and said to me, "Look outside."

I took a look through the gap and saw many purple-blue flowers blooming outside, one next to the other. It was truly spectacular. Many butterflies were fluttering above them, and the whole flower bush exuded a fairy air. It was one of the few excellent scenic spots. However, we are not here for vacation, and we cannot take pictures as souvenirs. Even if we see the beautiful scenery, it is just a feast for the eyes, and it is not a so-called good thing.

I could only force a smile and said, "The scenery is nice. Let's observe for two days. If it's not dangerous, I'll take you three there for an outing and some fun."

Unexpectedly, Song Bailu laughed, as if she thought I was ignorant, and said, "Brother Zhou Bo, what are you thinking about? The scientific name of these beautiful flowers is flax. The linen-style clothes popular in our civilized world come from these foods. And I observed that they are the kind that can be used for both oil and fiber. In other words, it can be used to extract oil and cook, and it can also be made into some flax fiber clothes."

I was stunned, and took a closer look at the flower. The rhizome was relatively tall, reaching more than one meter, and the leaves were lanceolate. I vaguely remembered seeing people growing it in my hometown in the countryside, but I never thought that they were flax?

I was thinking last night that if oil could be used to light the lamp, it would reduce the chances of the apes discovering us, make the fire smaller, and increase stealth. Now it seems that the problem has been solved immediately.

"So this is the good stuff you are talking about. Such a large area of ​​flax is enough for us to squeeze out a lot of sesame seed oil, right?" I asked.

"Of course, with flaxseed oil we can cook, and we can cook from now on." Bai Lu said with a smile.

Speaking of this, I immediately had an idea. I had to think about building a separate door on the right side as soon as possible, so that it would be convenient for us to pick flax seeds and add the flax to the farmland in our courtyard.


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