Chapter 1182: Suspicious Terrain
Xiao Yu Huaku and the Mu family brothers did their best, and all the biographical books related to the narrative were found.
Xiao Yu Huaku even found a few cultivation exercises for the Mu family brothers to transfer to cultivation with public and private benefits, and at that time, Mu Jianqiang said honestly: "Isn't this okay?"
Xiao Yu Huaku grinned, and patted his shoulder with the big knife in his hand: "I suspect that there is a record of quicksand in this exercise, you see, you look at the name of this exercise, 'Yellow Sand Flowing Force', there is sand and flow, isn't it suspicious?"
It was under this extremely responsible screening that almost all the information of Qi Tianzong had been read, and Sun Hao, with the assistance of Xiaoyu Huaku and the Mu family brothers, had also found a few suspicious regions, but these regions only had one characteristic, and there was no place where both characteristics were possessed at the same time.
It stands to reason that the classic records are not groundless, and there must be a large amount of quicksand near the weak water recorded by Qi Tianzong, otherwise, in the classical books, weak water and quicksand will not be repeatedly discussed.
So, is it possible that the mirage is not formed by weak water?
But Sun Hao felt that Jian Wushuang should not be untargeted, and the information provided should also be accurate.
But since the two regions cannot be unified, Sun Hao can only take a stupid method and check both regions one by one.
Sun Hao first picked up the materials of the mirage found in the desert.
The mirage is a very rare natural wonder in the desert, among the classics of Qi Tianzong, only five relevant records have been found, of course, it is very likely that more mirages have not been recorded in the classics, and no monks have seen them, after all, the appearance of mirages is sometimes very short-lived. I can't see it at all if I don't have a chance.
Of the five accounts of mirages, the most recent of which was more than a thousand years ago.
The classics record: "On the top of the long shell, the towers and cities are reproduced, lifelike, and there seem to be monks in the middle of the activities, and later." The wind rises, and the mirage passes away with the wind. ”
Judging from the data, Changbei has had a mirage, and more than once.
Then it stands to reason that Changbei should be Sun Hao's first object of suspicion, but unfortunately, Xiaoyu Huaku pointed at Changbei with a big grin and said: "Lord Agarwood, don't go to this place, it is a small oasis now." Qi Tian has set up a trading market, which is a barter place in the desert, and if there is weak water there, I am afraid that you will have scooped it up a long time ago. ”
Sun Hao nodded, indeed, since Changbei is often haunted by monks, it really can't be the place where the weak water is.
Looking up the record of the mirage again, Sun Hao found it again. Of the five times, three were long shells. The other two times, the era is very old, Xiaoyu Huaku is on the sand table on the ground, looking for a long time, but still can't find its current specific location, can only know a general direction.
Then it's time for the quicksand area.
Rare rarity compared to mirages. The quicksand region is in the desert, but it is commonplace, and Sun Hao feels almost all over the desert.
In many materials, there will be records of monks encountering quicksand and fighting with Shachong and Earth Tigers.
These places really need to be checked one by one. I guess it will take a lot of work.
Moreover, quicksand is actually moving, and it can also change.
Quicksand, to put it bluntly, is when the water content of a loose sand belt reaches saturation, the sand will tumble, and if the water trapped by the sand cannot be separated from it, liquefied soil will be formed, and the liquefied soil can no longer bear the weight. Ordinary sand becomes quicksand.
And when the climate changes, if a large amount of water is lost, it will become ordinary loose sand.
In other words, Sun Hao, who has cultivated the water attribute exercises, can create a large area of quicksand in the desert if he wants to.
Then, when weak water appears, it is easy to understand the situation accompanied by a large amount of quicksand.
Weak water contains abundant water sources.
It is enough to turn a large area of loose sand into a huge belt of quicksand, thus giving the monk an intuitive feeling that weak water appears with quicksand.
In this case, Sun Hao first ruled out the records of the appearance of those smaller-scale quicksands.
The birth of weak water must be accompanied by a large amount of quicksand, which should be quite wide, and some of the quicksands that monks occasionally encounter during their adventures should not be among them.
Then, Sun Hao began to compare the time of several mirages to look for records of quicksand in the relevant time period.
Not long after, Sun Hao's first suspicious area finally jumped into view.
Dangqiu, also known as Dangzhou in the ancient landform, is a sand dune shaped like a giant boat.
Classical records record that 2,500 years ago, there was a mirage here.
And also 2,500 years ago, Sun Hao also found a record of a huge group of quicksand in the desert.
The two accounts are from different classical texts, and both are very simple, just one sentence.
But Sun Hao felt that during the same period, the appearance of mirages and quicksand areas at the same time was likely to be a weak water birth.
After Qiu Sun Hao determined the first point, Xiao Yu Huaku gestured on the simple sand table he had set up, and after half a sound, he pointed to a point on the sand table: "When the boat is about this location, if he didn't happen to be on the way to Changbei, I wouldn't have remembered it for a while." ”
Sun Hao nodded, looked at the sand table, and found that the Xiaoyu Huaku had already made a mark in the middle of Qitian Sand City and Changbeifang City, in a sideways position.
Judging from the direction of the mark, Dangqiu is not on the straight line to Changbei, but slightly staggered by a line.
"How many days does it take to get from Shacheng to Dangqiu?" asked Sun Hao.
Xiao Yu Huaku said with a smile: "The desert is vast, don't look at my sand table is not far away, but we have to go with the sword, I'm afraid it will take at least a month, if we go to Changbei again, it will take more than ten days." ”
Although he found the first suspicious terrain, Sun Hao still had the feeling of looking for a needle in a haystack.
Instinctively, Sun Hao felt that his trip to Dangqiu might not be smooth, and he was likely to fall into the air.
It took another half a day, and Sun Hao used the same method again to find a very suspicious area.
Huang Ji, in the desert, a place that is farther away than Changbei, and more remote, has had a mirage, and there have been places where quicksand has been recorded.
While Xiao Yu Huaku pointed out Huang Ji, he couldn't help but say: "This place is already quite remote, and monks rarely go there, so they may encounter powerful sand beasts. ”
But immediately, he looked at Sun Hao again and said, "Of course, any strong sand beast in front of Lord Agarwood is not a problem. ”
Sun Hao smiled indifferently and said: "Don't say it so absolutely, Xiaoku, you have to remember that my generation of monks, when always be modest and cautious, must not be the slightest careless, of course, my generation of monks should also be brave and diligent, face difficulties, Huang Ji, let's go and see." ”
"Okay", Xiao Yu Huaku stuck out his tongue, and then said: "Lord Agarwood, I feel that the weak water should be in this direction, please see, whether it is quicksand or mirage, it all appears in this huge desert." ”
On the sand table, Xiao Yuhuaku drew a large desert area into it with a stroke in his hand, pointed to this area, and then said, "It should be this area." ”
Sun Hao nodded: "What you said makes sense, all kinds of indications indicate that there is very much weak water hidden in this area." ”
Mu Jianqiang looked at the sand table, but his head shook: "It's too wide, it's too wide, it's such a large area, I don't know how long it will take to find it slowly." ”
Sun Hao frowned slightly, and then said: "In this way, Yusha, you are more careful, you are the master, organize the two of them to draw out the general shape of this desert area for me, and then, see if you can find a central point." ”
Mu Yusha said yes, and began to draft the terrain according to Sun Hao's explanation, and it didn't take long for the three of them to come up with a rough idea, or the main speaker of Xiaoyu Huaku, pointing to the sand table, and began to introduce to Sun Hao: "From Shacheng to the northwest, first meet Dangqiu, then Changbei, and then Huangji, if the three are connected by a line, we find that the whole terrain is very much like a huge shell." ”
Sun Hao nodded, did not speak, but his heart moved, in the legend, weak water can turn into a mirage, and the mirage, according to legend, is a combination of shell and dragon, also known as mirage.
At this time, Xiaoyu Huaku continued: "If you want to talk about the center of this shell, there are two places that can be counted, one is this, Changbei, that is the Monk's Fang City, and the other is this, Shahemen, one of the affiliated sects of Qi Tian......" (To be continued.) )