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Act 16 Sense of Crisis

Cao Yu took the diamond obsidian from Bai Gang and took a closer look.

"It seems to be made by hand, but the workmanship is very rough. I guess the level of civilization here will not be very high."

"It's better to leave this kind of thing to experts to judge, maybe it's something from thousands of years ago."

Although Bai Gang said this, he knew the origin of this obsidian.

According to his memories of his previous life, he knew that this kind of obsidian was not uncommon in the valleys in the northern part of Storm Point, and was part of the coffin of a human in another world. Where the obsidian was found, there would inevitably be coffins. The indigenous people of the other world also used coffins like the earth, but did not like to erect monuments. Instead, they were a diamond-shaped obsidian that had been polished and carved with heraldry or text.

According to the research of archaeological experts, this rhombic obsidian seems to be a symbol of identity. The higher the status of the deceased, the more detailed the diamond obsidian is, and the more complex and clear the family's emblems are; in contrast, if the deceased is a civilian, then the rhombic obsidian is usually roughly polished and carved with some simple words.

For example, the one Baigang found is obsidian, which belongs to civilians.

However, unlike other people who were excited, they spent so much effort to come over the bone wilderness and white steel, of course, wouldn't just want such an obsidian piece.

"Everyone is looking around to see if they can find something."

In fact, there was no need for Baigang's order at all, and the others had already started searching around. However, the five people almost flipped through the nearby ground but couldn't find a second valuable thing, which made Baigang very strange. Generally speaking, civilians are not qualified to enter regular cemeteries, and most of them are randomly buried in mass graves in the wild. Obsidian means that there will be coffins nearby, but now no traces of coffins are found.

"How could it not be?"

People in other worlds are also used to being buried in peace. Although the terrain here is a little lower, it is not a riverbed. Obsidian cannot be washed away by the water flow. In this way, it is impossible for them to be very far away.

Bai Gang thought, his eyes slowly drifted to the mound beside him, where there was a trace of collapse. He remembered that he had vaguely heard in his previous life that the tombs of the nobles were all the mounds in the shape of the mounds. The higher the status, the larger the mounds, some even built underground palaces like in the game.

"It's not here..."

Although the obsidian found does not look like it is owned by the nobles, there will be no loss if you dig it.

Baigang picked up the shovel and smashed it hard at the collapsed position on the mound. The soil on the surface of the mound had been soaked in the rain. After a few shovels, they took out a big hole, revealing the black and decaying wooden boards inside.

"It's true here!"

I dropped the shovel and carefully checked the camera responsible for recording on the helmet. The helmets issued by the Exploration Force have built-in cameras, which are specifically responsible for recording videos. Video materials such as those in major discoveries are required to be as detailed as possible.

After confirming that the camera was not in trouble, Baigang began to clean up the surrounding soil.

The soil in the mound was soaked in rain, and it was easy to clean it up. It didn't take long to see the whole picture of the decayed wooden boards erected on the side of the mound. The dent in the center, which was closely intertwined with the obsidian but was empty, clearly showed the origin of the diamond-shaped obsidian.

Another major discovery was supposed to be something to be happy about, but no one else except Baigang could be happy.

"This thing... could it be a coffin? It's so unlucky?" Zhou Baixue looked at the thing in front of her. No matter from any angle, this thing looked very much like a coffin on the earth.

"At least, I think so, do you want to open it?" Lei Yiming asked.

"I think it's better to take it back intact." Cao Yu frowned and said, "The complete thing must be worth more, but the problem is..."

Bai Gang replied with a frown: "But the question is how to bring it back intact."

God knows how long the board has been soaked in water. It has become so decayed. When I was cleaning the soil just now, I accidentally scraped the wood chips twice and fell like snow. If I moved, it would be almost impossible to transport them to the base intact.

In addition, the wooden board is just a coffin lid, and the body of the coffin is a sarcophagus, which is also the favorite material of people in other worlds. Depending on their status before their lifetime, the stones used are also different. The nobles were all carved from a whole huge piece of stone. The civilians did not have that much financial resources and would choose to splice stone slabs or use clay to bond gravel pieces to make sarcophagus.

The sarcophagus in front of me was made of gravel pieces. God knows how it is bonded and will it break if it is touched.

More importantly, if you guess correctly, there should be a skeleton inside the sarcophagus, a skeleton that will regenerate skeleton soldiers! Bai Gang didn't know how these undead were awakened at the beginning. When he arrived in another world in his previous life, there were already undead everywhere, but no matter how careful he was, he would be fine.

Zhou Baixue approached the wooden board and tapped it twice. Just this slight movement left a dent on it, which made her frown. There is no doubt that which one is more valuable than a complete coffin or a pile of gravel and broken wood is a question that is not to be confused at all.

He really couldn't think of any safe way to move, so Zhou Baixue turned around and said to Bai Gang: "Sir, if you really can't move, I suggest that the base send someone to discover it directly on the spot."

"This is the safest solution, but this damn storm has a serious interference with wireless communications. If you want to contact the base, you have to go back to the supply station to use the cable network inside. I can't believe that the base has not yet built the relay station and sent us all out. I'm really not afraid of something happening!"

Bai Gang still wanted to bring the coffin back to the base directly instead of recruiting people. He knew very well the danger of this wilderness of skeletons! Without any precautions here, even the exploration troops may not guarantee their own safety, let alone those researchers who spend all day in the laboratory.

Cao Yu said: "No matter what, let's look around carefully first. Maybe we can find other burial objects in the coffin."

Lei Yiming disliked Bai Gang, but he still gave face to the hardworking and meticulous vice captain Cao Yu.

"Yes, since there is a coffin here, there will definitely be something else."

After saying that, Cao Yu and Lei Yiming turned around and walked towards the armored vehicle, preparing to get more tools, and then Bai Gang and He Qi followed.
Chapter completed!
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