Chapter 163: Stones Formed Over Time
The water in the lava pool surged, hitting the shore and quickly engulfing the nearby rocks.
The totem on the red door was set against the red light, and the gold foil was shining with a faint light. All the patterns came alive in an instant, with people passing by and stars shining brightly.
"There are keyholes on it." Xuan Hongyan held a wire and tried to unlock it.
"No, there are mechanisms inside." Qi Chi stopped her, took off the cat-shaped jade from his neck, and pressed it on the door lock.
Amidst the flashing circles of white light, one could faintly hear the rumbling sound of machinery rolling behind the door lock.
Then the light gradually faded, indicating that the key did not match the door lock switch.
"This place is not formed naturally, so there should be other exits, right?" Luo Yunjin touched the simple cat pattern on the door. They were all worshipping in a certain direction.
Mo Lian took out the jade pendant, and from the beginning, the jade pendant was glowing white light.
"How about a Meow Meow Stone?" Luo Yunjin took the stone under Mo Lian's astonished gaze and handed it to Qi Chi. "Your stone is made of the same material as this one. Perhaps it can be made into a key?"
"You can give it a try." Qi Chi took out a small carving knife and carved the stone into a long column. Then, based on the pattern on the gate, he carved a similar pattern on the Meow Meow Stone.
"There is not much energy left in this raw stone. Maybe it can only be used once." Qi Chi pressed the carved small key into the keyhole.
With a creaking sound.
The door slowly opened, and then the key shattered into powder.
On the walls of the passage inside the door, the candles on the lamps lit up automatically, and transparent liquid flowed in the circular grooves on both sides of the path, with golden spots shining inside.
There are also colorful cat patterns painted on the walls, and under the light of the fire, the cats look lifelike.
"The mercury content in here exceeds the standard. We need to ventilate the room first." Mo Lian frowned and asked Lan Ke to use cold air to blow out the smell in the passage.
Several people walked slowly into the passage.
The magnetic sound in the confined space was deafening, as if drumsticks were hitting the eardrums.
"Is there really an exit behind this door? Did we just come in too casually without choosing one?" Luo Yunjin covered his ears.
"There should be. It leads to the same exit as the door we walked through last time. All the doors here have the same exit. Look at these murals, they all depict cats and their daily lives." Pei Chuan walked in front, holding an oil lamp in his hand, and looked closely at the murals.
"Yes, I've seen these maps in the ancient books of my tribe. This place looks like the earliest residence of our ancestors from Meow Star. Many of the passages are blocked, and they used to be places of residence."
"There is also this drainage ditch with water still flowing in it, which means that many of the equipment inside are still functioning normally." Qi Chi was a little excited.
In fact, he began to have doubts when he saw the ancient spaceship at the exit last time, and this time it was confirmed.
Xiao Choujue looked at the murals around her curiously. She squatted down, holding a dagger, and dipped it in some gold powder floating in the water of the small ditch.
The golden powder shone brightly on the dagger, and then slowly merged into the dagger, and the blade of the dagger suddenly turned light gold.
"What is this?" Xiao Choujue found that the dagger was getting hot, and golden water began to drip down from the tip of the blade.
"It's a mineral that can enhance the strength of weapons. The material of this dagger is poor, so it was melted directly." Qi Chi took out a small knife from his backpack and placed the blade close to the gold powder in the water.
The moment the gold powder melted into the tip of the knife, the entire knife began to shine, and a hint of golden metallic luster appeared on the original silver blade.
He stabbed the knife into the wall beside him and cut off the wall piece by piece like cutting noodles.
"But this gold dust is very harmful to artifacts. While it increases their hardness, it also reduces their lifespan. It's like prematurely overdrawing your life to fight." He threw the broken knife on the ground. "This is discarded minerals."
The closer we get here, the more we will understand about mysterious alien planets like Meow Planet.
At the end of the passage, there are countless black caves, arranged closely like a honeycomb. Under the dim light of the fire, you can see many glittering stones in those honeycombs.
"Those are the excrement of our ancestors. After accumulating over time and settling over the years, they have turned into metal blocks that can be used to forge weapons. The energy in all the excrement here is enough to power the entire blue planet for three years." Qi Chi said proudly.
Luo Yunjin had a strange expression on his face. "So, this is cat poop, and it turned into stones?"
"You can put it this way. If you need it, you can go get some." Qi Chi said generously. He also carefully picked a few pieces from one of the caves and stuffed them into his backpack.
"No, thank you." Xuan Hongyan politely declined. They didn't know what it was for, and they didn't know how to use it even if they took it.
And they are all secret witnesses. The man in front of them is actually from an alien planet. They will not be silenced, right? Laughing and crying.jpg.
As the passage became wider and wider, many stalactites appeared on the cliff above, and drops of dew dripped from them.
A small pond appeared nearby, with gurgling water. In the shallow pond, there were countless stone statues of cats.
The little tabby cat that had been staying in the backpack jumped out. It saw a stone statue of a tabby cat that looked very similar to itself on the shore, and it couldn't help but touch it lovingly.
"These stone statues are very exquisite." Luo Yunjin looked at the stone statues in the water. Each one was well preserved. The eye sockets of the stone cats were inlaid with various crystal stones, which looked very expensive.
"There is a stone statue for every dead member of the tribe. I didn't expect there would be so many cats from Meow Planet here." Qi Chi was also a little shocked, feeling sad in his heart.
None of them went back. Could it be that the barrier on the blue planet that prevented them from interstellar travel has always existed?
Qi Chi didn't believe that these tribesmen would stay. They definitely couldn't leave. The living environment on this planet was not suitable for them. The cats here rarely lived beyond 20 years old.
Just as they were all looking at the cat in the pond curiously, the little tabby cat had already dug out the crystal stone in the cat's eye with its claws.
The stone statue that lost its crystal gradually turned white, and then the surface began to crack and fade. A furry cat crawled out from inside, but its eyes were dull and its movements were stiff.
The little tabby was so scared that he stumbled and fell.
"Meow~~~~~~" The stone cat's cry was shrill, and a strong echo was heard in the empty passage.
Qi Chi quickly picked up the crystal stone that had fallen on the ground, walked carefully to the stone cat statue, and reinserted the crystal stone into the cat's eye socket.
Suddenly, the cat turned into a stone statue again.
"The stone statues here are all carved from special minerals, and crystal stones are needed to suppress the energy in the minerals. If the crystal stones are pulled out, the stone statues will take shape and have strong attack power. Fortunately, the tabby cats are very weak." Qi Chi grabbed the naughty little tabby with lingering fear and patted its butt a few times.
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Qi Chi caught the tabby cat who was trying to escape: Disobedient children will be beaten!
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