Urban Legends: The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations

In order to better appease people's hearts, and to prevent the surviving old people from feeling like they were a bunch of expendables, Ivan spent another week recruiting dozens of desperadoes, and the entire team instantly regained their strength. .

The novice cannon fodder was delighted with the generous reward, especially under the encouragement of the surviving old man, who looked forward to this adventure even more.

The surviving old people were also very happy. With the addition of this group of novice cannon fodder who were not afraid of tigers, their probability of surviving in the future was greatly improved.

Both parties are very happy, and the overall atmosphere of the team is also very good.

After purchasing the necessary equipment, the team arrived at the Angara River, an important tributary of the Yenisey River, via the vast Lake Baikal.

The sky-blue water of Lake Baikal meets the sky and the water. Occasionally, you can see boats carrying tourists passing by. The excited tourists on them are just like the excited desperadoes on the ferry at this time.

There is no shortage of logistical supplies on the ferry, and everyone is eating and drinking. Playing cards and drinking while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains is indeed the best pastime that these desperadoes can think of.

“There are many legends related to Lake Baikal, the most famous of which is the golden legend of the White Army of Tsarist Russia.

These 180 tons of gold may be sleeping at the bottom of this vast Lake Baikal. When the Mir submersible reached the bottom of Lake Baikal, it found a century-old broken wooden box and even sparkling gold bars.

It's just that the best opportunity to salvage was missed due to the turbulent undercurrent at the bottom of the lake. If you miss a good opportunity, you will miss it. The opportunity of wealth will not give people a second chance, let alone such a huge amount that can change the fate of a family. wealth. "

Jiang Yingxue, who was sitting on the bow deck and sipping bitter tea, didn't seem to care about Bai Ning's topic. The endless lake in front of her was a beautiful scenery that could make people feel peaceful.

Think about it, 180 tons of gold is equivalent to 800 billion in wealth, which is only a fraction of the Jiang family.

“What I like even more is the legend about Lake Baikal’s water dragon.

In the 1980s, Soviet researchers used echolocators to record a 30-meter-long moving object on the lake bed, but they were unable to figure out what it was.

The legends that exist in this vast lake are all derived from people's fears and fantasies. As for the so-called wealth, they are just the fantasies of some poor people who want to get rich overnight.

In this world, some things exist objectively, and some things only exist in people's subjective fantasies.

Regarding objective existence, no matter how we change ourselves, we can only change ourselves forever;

As for subjective fantasy, no matter how we explore it, it is destined to be just a dream. "

What Jiang Yingxue was referring to was very obvious, that is, the expedition to map the Tunguska region was probably just a futile effort that returned without success.

Think about it, Tsarist Russia and the former Soviet Union were so powerful, but in the end they only carried out a sleep deprivation experiment and a Chita zombie incident. What additional secrets could these private expedition teams find?

Isn't it possible that a team of geniuses gathered with the strength of the whole country can't compare to this ragtag group of people who gathered together casually?

Obviously, in addition to giving people an indescribable sense of beauty, the vast scenery of lakes and mountains can also ignite the inherent sense of worry in human nature, making people sentimental and suspicious of everything.

I didn't expect that the cold and ruthless Jiang Yingxue would also show such a sentimental side.

It seemed that just like the cotton dress she was wearing at this time, it was as soft as a mist, wrapping a sentimental adolescent girl.

"Whether it's an illusion or reality, as long as you don't regret it, everything is worth it..."

Just as Bai Ning responded, the entire ferry shook dullly, as if something hit the bottom of the ferry.

The temporary seats were not very secure, and a small amount of tea splashed out, turning into droplets of tea stains and disappearing on the snow-white tablecloth.

"Haha. It really suits the occasion."

Jiang Yingxue picked up the tea in front of her and responded with a slight smile, but did not mention the possibility of water dragons.

It’s okay for everyone to feel what they feel. There is no need to say more about this feeling and scene.

We know the scenery of the lakes and mountains, we know the cold lake wind at high latitudes, and we know even more the turbulent undercurrents at the bottom of the lake.

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The ferry soon arrived at the huge bay at the junction of Lake Baikal and the Angara River. The vast bay known as the Irkutsk Sea was sparkling with waves. There were many cruise ships and light boats in the bay, and all the tourists had faces. Overflowing with a happy smile.

The city of Irkutsk at the end of the bay is the reason for all this bustling beauty. It is the pearl of Siberia and the largest industrial city in Siberia.

The tourism industry is also developed here and they did not let everyone stay too much. They continued to replenish some supplies and everyone transferred to the inland river boats to continue moving forward.

Several days of boring inland river navigation passed by in a flash, and finally they entered the Right Tunguska River area through the Yenisei River. The people who went upstream were forced to change boats again due to the current of the river.

At the scheduled village along the river, transfer to a local's narrow Zodiac boat and continue upstream amidst the roar of the motor.

The last part of the journey was even more bumpy and rocking. Although many people did not get seasick and vomited, their half-dead appearance still made other desperadoes laugh.

The wild laughter that arises from time to time dissipates in the primeval forests on both sides of the river. The sparseness and vastness of the high-latitude coniferous forests make the river wind here seem to become even colder.

"Disembark."

Finally arriving at the predetermined area, with Jiang Yingxue's clear command, those who suffered from seasickness seemed to have been granted amnesty, and they swarmed down with less agile legs.

A large amount of equipment was piled near the river, and everyone temporarily camped here, waiting for Ivan to take the local guide to a nearby village to buy or rent mules and horses.

In the evening, the surrounding dense and tall pine trees blocked the sunset sky, and only a little dark red sunset light smudged hazy on the treetops.

The air surging on the river carries a hint of coolness. You can imagine that it must be bone-chilling here at night. Even without Ivan's command, his desperadoes would not treat him badly. A scrawled bonfire hurriedly burned in the camp. formed in it.

A large number of randomly piled dead branches and broken wood were burned red, and the fresh branches that were added later caused wisps of light smoke to disperse, which was the unique fragrance of pine oil.

A man who went out to try his luck in hunting brought back a huge wild boar. This made the desperadoes, who had eaten canned food for several days, look fierce, and they were very busy killing the pig to get meat.

If you just look at the camping and enjoyment here, the atmosphere will reveal a kind of free and uninhibited fun.

"Do you think Ivan will find out some special information during the process of purchasing mules and horses?"

Bai Ning, who was sitting next to Jiang Yingxue drinking tea, suddenly asked this question without causing much feedback from Jiang Yingxue, as if he was talking to himself suddenly.

"What information do you want him to find out?

Shouldn't this be your home court? "

Looking at the bonfire in front of her in a daze, Jiang Yingxue responded one after another. It seemed like a cautious response after a long exam, but also like a delayed answer from a mentally ill person.

Bai Ning's purpose of coming here is to find possible ancient ruins in the Tunguska region, and he is the absolute leader here.

If the crystal core in Bai Ning's hand was not a cover for deception, then he should understand the danger of what he just said.

“During the previous process of interpreting secret documents, we had already talked about the possibility of a Tunguska outpost research base.

Based on the fact that both the sleep deprivation experiment and the Chita zombie incident ended up being abandoned midway, I guess this possible outpost research base is also very likely to be abandoned midway.

Ivan knew this, and he also wanted to trace the origin of the sleep deprivation experiment, otherwise he would not come to help. "

Bai Ning's explanation made Jiang Yingxue turn to look at him, and she was even more confused about whether Bai Ning could find the ancient ruins in the Tunguska area.

“Are you saying that Ivan’s curiosity is not a special case, and that there are likely to be curious babies similar to Ivan here?

Whether it was during the Tsarist Russia or the former Soviet Union, those who were qualified to come here to investigate the Tunguska explosion site were all the elite among the elite.

If the descendants of such a person suddenly live here, do you think they will receive attention from the military.

Furthermore, if this person is really interested in the follow-up investigation of the Tunguska region, he can join the official organization and let him do whatever he wants, whether it is a sleep deprivation experiment or the subsequent Chita zombie incident. Are you going to be a country boy here? "

Jiang Yingxue directly gave her negative answer to Bai Ning's secret suggestion.

If what Bai Ning did was just some irrelevant speculation and he wanted to rely on some seemingly absent luck to promote subsequent expeditions, Jiang Yingxue would have to start to re-evaluate the subsequent value of Bai Ning's investment.

“What do you think is the reason why three generations of Eva’s grandparents have persevered to explore the truth behind the sleep deprivation experiment?

Is it just because life is boring? "

Bai Ning did not directly respond to Jiang Yingxue's rebuttal. He just asked a question that seemed to be very off-topic. When he didn't answer, Bai Ning had no choice but to continue talking.

“The research value of science, apart from being used to explore the truth about the world and broaden the boundaries of human cognition, actually has no utilitarian value.

Especially for the military, which is extremely purposeful and only seeks to gain powerful power through research, academic value in the general sense is of no use to them.

Whether it is a sleep deprivation experiment or the loss of Chita, the military's research goal is the direction of weaponization.

Under this overall demand, the military's attitude is obviously to ignore other academic research values ​​in the Tunguska region.

Even in order to obtain more research expenses, they adopt a suppressive attitude towards other research directions. "

What Bai Ning said was to the point, and Jiang Yingxue was able to accurately understand Bai Ning's specific thoughts, which was a very good direction of reasoning.

The 19th century was a great era with frequent scientific geeks. Everyone had their own obsession on their own path of exploration, and this obsession should not be underestimated.