Chapter 96
In the dark forest of stone houses, Xia En and the little monk wanted to leave. The search team would not let them go on their own, so they had no choice but to follow them. However, they could get lost in there during the day, so you can imagine how difficult it would be at night.
A group of people turned around and around inside, and finally returned to the starting point again.
"What, what should we do?" the little monk said anxiously, "Is it really true that we can't get out?"
"No, he's waiting for us. We can definitely get out." Xia Entang clenched his hands, which were hanging at his sides. His fingertips pricked his palms, causing pain. He turned his head to look at the radiant watchtower and said in a deep voice, "Continue."
The search and rescue team members looked at each other and sighed secretly. They thought that it was a fantasy to risk their lives for a gentleman. After midnight, this person knew that it was a fantasy to walk out of the stone house at night.
At this time, the routes of the camel team and the sheep team were not easy to travel. The director team even turned off all the difficulties that were originally set. However, due to the terrain and the darkness, the two teams still ran off the track several times. Fortunately, the watchtower at night was as bright as day, guiding them to the finish line like a bright light.
Many people in the live broadcast room were amazed:
"These two teams are much luckier than the young monk Xia En and his companions."
In the director's camp, everyone started packing up and preparing to go to the watchtower. Their method was much simpler, they just took a boat.
While directing everyone to pack up, Director Li observed the two teams on the screen and said with a smile, "Why are we wasting so much time? The final obstacle is finally closed."
"It's not bad at all," Anthony said, quite satisfied with the result. If the two teams simply rushed their way, they could arrive before midnight. But if they set up obstacles along the way as before, they'd have to wait until tomorrow morning. So, he smiled and reassured Coach Li, "This year's Asian Games are really exciting."
Director Li nodded, "That's right."
Anthony: "Chu Huaiqin deserves credit for this!"
The two smiled at each other.
Chu Huaiqin and the others waited and waited on the watchtower, but it became colder and colder. His sister sneezed continuously and huddled beside Su Huaichen. It looked like she would catch a cold soon.
Chu Huaiqin thought about it, stood up and paced a few steps, then turned his gaze to the six or seven square meter watchtower and began to observe.
The watchtower is designed in two parts. There is a terrace about two square meters wide facing the sea. The trophy is placed on this terrace. Facing the forest is a sealed small house with a locked and rusty door.
Chu Huaiqin thought it should be warmer inside. He put his hand on the rusty little lock and twisted it a few times. The door handle fell to the ground with a snap, startling the two people sitting on the ground.
He turned around and saw that Chu Huaiqin had opened the lock, so he quickly got up and moved behind Chu Huaiqin.
The watch light turned on, and he poked the door lightly with his index finger. With a "creak" sound, the door opened.
The three of them exchanged glances, their wristlights flashing first as they shone inside. They discovered a small space with two chairs and a table. The table was covered in a number of unusually ancient instruments. Judging from their appearance, they were likely communications equipment, radio stations, or something similar.
Chu Huaiqin reached out and pressed two keys, and several machines lit up. They actually lit up.
Live broadcast room:
"Fuck! I remember someone saying this was a relic from World War II! How come it still has electricity?"
"What the hell?! Is there really electricity? Oh my god! A terrifying possibility suddenly occurred to me. Do you think this radio station can continue to operate during World War II..."
"Um, does the previous sentence mean that the signal traveled through time and space and connected with the radio station in World War II?"
"Fuck, don't do this. I'll be scared if I'm home alone."
"Don't be ridiculous. Although it's incredible that a machine left over from World War II can still be turned on, there must be an explanation."
The live broadcast room was filled with a lot of noise, and even Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen were startled. Chu Huaiqin, on the other hand, was quite calm. He found it interesting and fiddled with it a bit more.
"squeak……"
A sharp sound of electricity was heard, stinging everyone's ears. Then, all the people standing on high places or in the live broadcast room were stunned by the scene that suddenly appeared before their eyes.
Suddenly, several old lights on the watchtower lit up, radiating light towards the stone house and reflecting on the path lined with stone houses, forming a topographic map of light.
So everyone was stunned by this scene, staring at Chu Huaiqin in a daze, unable to recover, and it took a while for them to get excited.
"Oh my god, this topographic map is the route out of the stone house!"
"Who designed this? It's amazing. Is it really something left over from World War II?"
"Unbelievable! This lamp, even my great-grandfather would think this lamp was too old. How come it can still be turned on like the radio in the hut?"
"It's just an ordinary light, right? Can you tell me how it works? It's amazing."
"No, look carefully. The lamp is enclosed in a woven cage. Is the light passing through this cage creating lines of light?"
"My only concern is that Xia En and the others no longer have to hang around in there?"
The live broadcast room only realized at this time that the game was still going on!
Xia Entang was also stunned by the sudden appearance of the light pattern, and then he ran along the light. The little monk didn't understand why the light suddenly appeared on the path, but when he saw Xia Entang running, he also ran, and the search and rescue team quickly caught up.
The members of the search and rescue team were delighted and laughed, "Captain, that's amazing! I didn't expect the production team to come up with this! Haha, if we had known there was a route map, we wouldn't have had to wander around in there for so long."
Captain: "Let's talk about it later!"
He was skeptical about the speculation that the route map was made by the program team. When they surveyed the venue, they had no way to deal with the stone house, so the competition route went around it. How could they come up with a route map now?
The distance from the stone house to the watchtower was unexpectedly close. More than ten minutes later, when Xia Entropy appeared in the live broadcast room, no one reacted.
Xia En came to the bottom of the watchtower and looked up. His vision was blurry because of the light shining downwards.
Xia En immediately grabbed the steel pipe with both hands and climbed up with his bare hands, but he only climbed two steps in a moment, which scared the staff so much that they hurried up to pull him back.
The staff member said anxiously: "Put on safety gear!"
Xia En's face was cold, and he said sternly, "Let go."
"No, it's too dangerous for you to go up like this. What if something happens?" Seeing Xia En's hesitation, the staff member hurriedly said, "You don't want to worry Mr. Chu, right?"
Xia Entang looked up. Although he couldn't see anyone clearly, he could just make out someone waving at him. With a sudden impulse, he jumped from the watchtower, grabbed his safety gear, and put it on. The young monk had already put it on, and without waiting for Xia Entang, he swooped up like a monkey.
The little monk was also very anxious, wondering if they were injured or hungry.
The search and rescue team watched as the two men scrambled forward to press their earphones, then reported to Director Li, "Reporting in, everyone has exited the maze, no one missing."
Director Li: "Well done."
The two of them quickly climbed up, and before they had time to take off their equipment, the little monk had already pounced on Chu Huaiqin. Xia Entang grabbed him and handed him to Su Huaichen, who then stood in front of Chu Huaiqin with red eyes.
Her deep, dark eyes were filled with a thousand words, but in the end, she said nothing. Instead, she rummaged through her backpack, pulled out honey wrapped in a large leaf, and handed it to Chu Huaiqin, "Honey."
Chu Huaiqin was stunned, then he reached out and put a little into his mouth, smiling, "It's very sweet."
"I want to eat it too." Su Huaichen and Lin Zhinan leaned over at the same time, smelling the sweet smell and feeling very hungry.
"Brother, sister, I have some food here. Xia Entang and I specially roasted it today." The little monk quickly took out potatoes, sweet potatoes and water from his backpack.
These were the supplies they had before. Thinking that Chu Huaiqin and the others had not eaten for a day and a half and a night, the two of them roasted these, thinking that they could eat as soon as they found them.
The food was spread out on the ground, along with the water that the little monk and Xia Entang had been reluctant to drink. It washed down with the honey, bringing a sweetness to their hearts.
Chu Huaiqin gnawed on the potato Xia En had peeled for him, rummaging through his pockets until he pulled out the black pearl. "Here you go."
Xia En was stunned for a moment before reaching out to take it. The thumb-sized pearl was very round and smooth in color, and it could reflect the light.
Before, the live broadcast room only had a quick glance. After Su Huaichen and Lin Zhinan refused, Chu Huaiqin put it away, and they had no time to see it clearly. Now, when Xia Entropy took it and looked at it slowly, they also saw it clearly. Especially when Xia Entropy held the black pearl against the light, the live broadcast room was almost crazy:
"Ahhh, am I seeing things? I am seeing things. I am seeing dark purple."
"No, no, no, I see malachite green."
"And Hailan, oh my god, is her eyes blurry?"
"Could they be wild Tahitian pearls? They say these wild black pearls can show different colors when illuminated by light. However, wild black pearls haven't been seen in decades. The ones currently on the market are all cultured after improvements. Even so, these cultured Tahitian pearls are very valuable."
"No, absolutely not. Tahitian pearls come from black clams, and Chu Huaiqin's is an oyster."
"But this color, this hue..."
"Stop arguing. Regardless of whether they are from Tahitian or not, black pearls of this quality are not ordinary."
"Speaking of which, such a precious thing, neither my sister nor the movie star wants it, how dare Xia Entropy accept it?"
"I'm willing to pay seven figures for it, Chu, don't give it to Xia Entropy!"
"Haha, seven figures? I'll give you eight figures. There's only one of this kind of treasure in the whole world!"
"Don't embarrass yourself by offering eight figures. I'll offer nine figures. Ahhhh, so beautiful. I want it. Wait for me. I'll fly to Lookout Island right away."
The audience in the live broadcast room: ...
"Is this real or just a joke?"
"Through the Internet, I'm still paying tens of digits!"
"If it's true, Chu Huaiqin, he made it."
Chu Huaiqin didn't know what he was holding and was only focused on eating. Xia En gently stroked the black pearl, and finally put it into the inner pocket of his shirt in front of the incredulous gazes of everyone in the live broadcast room.
Yes, he accepted it.
"Wait, I'll tell him that Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen gave it to him because they didn't want it. I wonder if he'll get angry and sell the black pearl to me."
"You're overthinking it. Before you buy anything from Xia En, find out about his wealth first!"
The person who wanted to buy this pearl suddenly felt a pain in his chest and felt hopeless.
Chu Huaiqin and others did not dare to eat too much. They just filled their stomachs a little and prepared to go down. After being exposed to the wind for so long, their clothes were still wet and it was too cold.
Five people stood up and walked towards the podium. The noisy live broadcast room suddenly became quiet, and everyone held their breath and looked at the five people.
The Champions Cup slowly pressed down...
"Bang!"
Brilliant fireworks were launched from all around the watchtower, lighting up the night sky with dazzling colors.
The live broadcast room and the audience cheered at the same time, giving the warmest cheers to the champion of the Asian competition.
At this time, the big snake lying on the pestle and mortar raised its head, and after a while it dived into the water, swam back to the stone chamber along the same path it came from, crawled out, and returned to the square under the pavilion.
The dead pheasant was still there. It sniffed it, carried it in its mouth, swam out of the yard, dug a hole and buried it.
The dazzling fireworks were still ringing. The big snake in the maze looked up at the watchtower in the light, its cold eyes looking in that direction, as if looking at him. It spit out its tongue lightly, and finally turned and left, disappearing into the night.
The author has something to say: There will be two transition chapters, and then we will enter the global competition. Have you guessed the region?
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