[Comprehensive Anglo-American] A genius report on love

Chapter 27 The Story of the Diary

"You...you never thought, what if I...have never been to London, and haven't seen the code you left?"

"At that time, I just couldn't find any other way to find you."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." If she hadn't rehearsed countless reunion scenes in her heart, Mia might have burst into tears.

At this moment, all she could say was this simple word.

"Don't apologize, I just want to know what happened?"

They got so close again, still with such fascinating eyes, Mia could only choose to turn her head away.

"What's the point of knowing? Those times have passed. After so many years, neither you nor I are the same person anymore."

"Okay. I promise you, I won't ask any more." Neil saw her hesitation, firmness, and a deeply hidden and indelible sadness.

He has always been a gentle and considerate person, and he will never let a woman embarrass him in front of him.

"Then do you want to hear about this diary?"

"Have you investigated?"

"Of course, although there are no substantive results, it can be considered a little progress."

What Neil said, what Mia wanted the most, and what was recorded in that diary were actually the treasures of the legendary Spanish Golden Fleet.

As written in the diary that Mia saw before, during the last voyage in 1702, they were attacked by coalition forces from other countries.

Although most of the treasure on the ship was buried at the bottom of the sea, when they took refuge in a nearby bay, the captain ordered a part of the crew to smuggle the treasure from land to the Spanish capital.

It's just that because of the many obstacles that have been experienced, this part of the treasure that was smuggled out failed to reach Madrid in the end, and almost none of the crew members sent to transport it survived.

The owner of that diary is one of only three surviving crew members.

It's just that time has passed, and many people don't know the value of this diary. It is just stored in the British Museum as an ordinary ancient text.

Mia followed Neil in those years and was influenced by him, and gradually became interested in history, especially fascinated by these legendary lost treasures.

That year, Mia overheard an old man who had worked in the British Museum mention this diary while looking through the materials about the Spanish Gold Fleet.

Also holding the idea of ​​giving it a try, Mia has always wanted to go to the British Museum to see the contents of the diary.

Unexpectedly, Neil took the lead again.

Neil did not take out the diary from the sealed bag, but took a few photocopied copies.

Mia looked at it one by one, and various annotations were written on many pages.

Neil began to explain, "Actually, the part of the diary about the fleet being attacked and transporting the treasure on land is very messy and disorderly, but considering the difficult environment they traveled through the jungle at that time, it is not enough to take the time to record all this. Easy. And the content inside is roughly some of their living conditions in the jungle.

According to records, they walked in the jungle for nearly a month before the accident. At first, they still had a lot of dry food on their bodies, but later they could only rely on catching wild animals and wild vegetables in the jungle for food. If you count their walking with heavy loads Judging from the speed, it should be in this part of the jungle. "

Neal pointed to a map on the table as he spoke.

Mia just glanced at it, "This range is too large, and it is impossible to use it as a basis for reference."

"That's right, but the official record of the diary was interrupted after this day. Probably because the environment at that time or the situation they encountered made him unable to take care of these. However, the real value of this diary is precisely here."

Neil pointed to the other pages, "These are the memories that the crew member made up after returning to his hometown after the disaster. They were actually sewn on the inside of the diary cover, but it is necessary to interpret them. It will take some time."

Under Neil's explanation, Mia finally carefully read the last few pages.

Indeed, the above content is not so much a supplementary diary as it is more like the autobiography of that person.

The owner of the diary is named Rory, who may have experienced the test of life and death. At the beginning of those few pages of memories, the crew member mentioned a lot about his own life.

It describes many of his proud experiences in the past few decades, his future expectations and so on.

In the last section, which records everything that happened in the jungle, it is written a bit like a bizarre fairy tale.

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"That was the No.20 eighth day when they entered the jungle. The reason why they are so sure about this date is that their team has lost their direction since the tenth day they entered the jungle. All the tools, compasses, and watches that can tell the direction have lost their function. They can only roughly distinguish the direction of progress through the sunlight and stars at the turn of day and night.

Because they knew that they might stay in this forest for a long time, they packed the dry food they carried with them according to the daily weight of each person on the 12th day, and strictly controlled the daily food. When they were lucky, I will also hunt some animals along the way to satisfy my hunger.

No.20 Eight days is the third day when they have eaten all the food they brought, and they are already very tired and embarrassed.

Before this, they were almost attacked by a grizzly bear. One of the teammates in the team killed a wild game the day before. They ate half of it, and the other half was carried on their backs to prepare for the journey. Finally, they took the half of the game. The game was thrown to the grizzly bear, and he managed to escape, but two boxes of treasure were lost.

At that time, they didn't know that the compatriots who swore to resist in the Gulf had been wiped out. They just upheld the belief that they must complete the mission and continued to search for a way out in the jungle with their treasures.

No.20 For eight days, they passed a small lake with crystal clear water, and there were even many fish in it that they, who had been on the boat for most of their lives, could not name.

A group of people are going to rest near this lake for a whole day, replace the kettle with clean water, make a new fire to dry their wet clothes, take a good bath, and catch a few fresh fish for a full meal.

However, when they were enjoying the delicious fish in the lake, they encountered the biggest disaster since entering the jungle.

A huge boa constrictor, described by Rory in his diary as being tens of meters long, standing as high as a two-story building, and shining golden light on its body.With one mouthful, it swallowed a person whole, and spit out the broken bones.

The rest of the people started to flee frantically, but the snake was so big, how could they move faster in the jungle than ordinary people like them.In less than half an hour, most of them who fled in all directions were dead, and the few remaining people were resting by the river with their bare feet and half their bodies before. Fuzzy, and their bodies were covered with wounds cut by branches, they could no longer move a step, kneeling on the ground waiting to die.

Rory also closed his eyes at this moment, muttering prayers, praying for the last miracle.

Later, he gradually lost consciousness. He thought he was dead, and he also became the meal of the giant python. Unexpectedly, when he woke up, he was still in that jungle, and the surrounding was quiet as usual. Python has disappeared, as if it had never been there.

Relying on his vague memory, Rory searched for the lake where the accident happened all the way along the route of his escape. Along the way, he met two surviving companions. They returned to the lake, packed up the remaining usable clothes and Luggage, and the rest of the dozen or so boxes of treasure sank to the bottom of the lake.

Continue to look for the exit of the jungle.

Fortunately, about a few days later, they met a primitive tribe in the jungle. The people in that tribe were quite friendly, gave them some things, and named them the way out of the jungle.

I heard from the leader of the tribe that a saint passed through this jungle many centuries ago. He was hungry and thirsty and prayed to God. The god felt his sincerity and sent a miracle. That giant python is the patron saint of the lake, and it punishes any uninvited visitor who strays into that land.

Although Rory didn't believe in such legends, he had to admit that the giant python was terrifying.

Afterwards, following the instructions of the tribal leader, they left the jungle smoothly and ended up in a small border town in Spain, where they also learned the news that the ships in the port had been burned and sank to the bottom of the sea. The crew members who died in the battle each started a new life. "

At the end of the diary, there is a short verse:

being aked were all ty beauty lie,

werealltetreauretylutyday,

p-eye,

werean all-and tritle praie.

When people ask where is your beauty,

Where is the treasure of your youthful youth,

You say, "In my sunken eye sockets,

It is greedy shame, and useless praise. "