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Volume 3 Target, Somalia Chapter 69 The Island at 30 Degrees South Latitude (4)

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    Chapter 69: The Island at 30 Degrees South Latitude (4)

    (Young Master Yao: I have been busy with a lot of things at home these past few days. I have not been online and have no time to write, so the update has been delayed. I am extremely sorry)

    In this world, many things exist for the sake of truth.

    Take China, for example. It has a history of five thousand years and has left countless traditions. From a modern perspective, whether these traditions no longer meet the standards of the times or even seem unreasonable, the same sentence still applies.  , they must exist for a reason.

    Take the Qingming Festival as an example. The annual memorial ceremony for the deceased reminds the living to be filial and to assume the obligation to support the elderly.  After death, good people go to heaven and evil people go to hell. This is certainly a feudal superstition, but objectively, this feudal superstition also forms a moral binding force and creates a social imperative to do more good deeds and less evil deeds.  "Positive energy" allows those corrupt officials to at least have a bottom line when doing things because of their guilty conscience and not to go crazy to the extreme, such as "Director Hongdou" and "My dad is Li Gang".  or something.

    In the same way, although the ancients did not understand things like geocentric magnetic field, brain waves, hypnosis, etc., through long-term practical observation, they would find that wearing jade, dzi beads, cat's eye and other things with them can increase the health of the body.  The "resistance" to a certain special environment has gradually developed folk traditions such as jade can ward off evil spirits, peach wood swords can control houses, Dzi beads can break curses, and cat's eye stones can ward off disasters for their owners.

    This principle is actually similar to the way engineers use lead protective clothing to come into contact with nuclear materials to protect themselves from radiation.

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    Master Shaoying stared at the various "evil-suppressing" objects worn by Xianyan, and with a wave of his hand, he directly came to divide the land among the rich, "Tear apart all these guys like you, whether it's an opal or a peach wood sword, my God  Pearl, at least make sure every one of us in our team has one!"

    Under the gaze of squinting eyes that were about to cry without words, he spent countless efforts to collect the protective treasures that he had not sold even when he was the most impoverished and almost took off his pants to become a duck.  There was a sudden crash and it was torn apart into a pile. As the captain, Shi Shaoying took the first action without shyness and took away a cat's eye, a dzi bead, a pocket mahogany sword, and a tortoise shell.  The pocket-sized bottle of holy water was too small, and there were not enough containers. It seemed that there was no way to distribute it. The teacher raised his head, opened his mouth, and in front of the squinting eyes, he took a drop of holy water from the Vatican.  It fell on the tip of his tongue, then rolled his tongue, swallowed it completely into his stomach, and finally gave it a few mouthfuls as if to taste it.

    Seeing this scene, he squinted and clenched his fists. Damn, that's holy water, not wine, okay? What's the matter with that "this thing doesn't taste good" look on your face?  !

    ????????????????????????????????????? Others were reluctantly given one ¡°exorcism¡± item, so what¡¯s the matter with just one of you getting four of them? Is this considered the captain¡¯s privilege?

    Squinting, still complaining in his heart, he saw Master Shaoying stretch out his hand and pick out a "four-piece set" of cat's eye stone, dzi bead stone, pocket mahogany sword, and tortoise shell, and handed them over to the  Squinting hands.  Although these things are all my own, I don't know why, looking at Shi Shaoying's face, the squinting eyes that have always been a soy sauce character in this team, I suddenly have the urge to cry.

    "This place is too weird and beyond the scope of our usual training. In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, Xianyan, you are at the front and responsible for leading the team. Don't worry, I will stand behind you to protect your personal safety." Master Shaoying  He patted the squinting shoulder and said earnestly: "This is your domain and your stage. From this moment on, you are the captain and can give any order to anyone!"

    Stepping the mud horse.  Have you ever seen a special forces leader who was at the forefront when advancing through the jungle?  !

    He squinted and wanted to complain, refuse, and protest. He even wanted to punch Master Shaoying on the chin, knock him down, and then kick him so hard that he would never be reincarnated.  But when he cast his gaze on Shi Shaoying's face, his squinting eyes froze.

    He saw in Shi Shaoying¡¯s eyes a determination that could be compared to gold and gravel, and he also saw something he had never been exposed to in his lifetrust!

    Shi Shaoying truly believed that he could lead everyone out of this strange place alive. Once Squint Eyes at the front was in danger, Shi Shaoying, who had given up his responsibility as captain and temporarily became a professional bodyguard, would protect Squint Eyes at all costs.  , even if it means risking his life, he will not hesitate.

    The words that had rushed to my lips could no longer be said. I squinted in silence for a while and suddenly smiled, "Boss, you have to be careful to protect me. Don't let me die."

    Teacher Shaoying responded with a smile: "Don't worry, I am a competent bodyguard."??Before completing the mission, if I encounter any danger, I will definitely die in front of you!  "

    Shi Shaoying¡¯s voice was not high-pitched, but those who knew him well understood the weight of this declaration.

    All the team members gathered in front of the new captain, squinting at the familiar faces in front of them, and couldn't help but glance at Master Shaoying again. Until this moment, squinting, who had lived in this world for more than 40 years, truly  Understand the meaning of the word "responsibility".

    He wants to live, and he wants to live with these teammates who have not been together for a long time, but can share weal and woe!  If you want everyone to work together to survive, you must first face everyone with a frank attitude and let everyone know what is happening around them.

    "I know that no matter how calm they appear, everyone is panicking in their hearts."

    Looking sideways at the audience, "We have just stepped onto this island and encountered a series of incredible things. Human beings are naturally afraid of unknown things. This is normal and there is no shame."

    Squint Eye has never been a leader, and of course he is not proficient in the art of leadership. But at this moment, when he spoke what was on his mind, he naturally had a kind of sincerity that made everyone listen to his words involuntarily.  .

    "If I had to summarize everything before us, what I would say is that this small island is located at 30 degrees south latitude, which corresponds to 30 degrees north latitude. It hides the most unsolved mysteries of mankind, and is related to the  Dimensions of incredible phenomena.¡±

    The group of ancient grottoes in Anhui Province that made Squint give up his career as a "gold-touching captain" forever is located on the 30th parallel north latitude.  Afterwards, he squinted through the relevant information and found out about the mysterious grotto. Although it was so weird that it made him shiver when he recalled it, it was really nothing compared to other phenomena that occurred at 30 degrees north latitude.

    ? 30 degrees north latitude is just a thin line of latitude on the globe, but it runs through the four ancient civilizations of mankind.  If this is still a coincidence, then the legendary Atlantis, which originally existed on the earth but sank into the sea for unknown reasons, the famous Egyptian pyramids, the mysterious Bermuda Triangle, the world's tallest Mount Everest, and the  The Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Mayan civilization that has disappeared from the long history of mankind but left behind countless splendid brilliance, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the mystery of the Sphinx and other historical mysteries all happened at the 30th north latitude of the earth.

    "Squint Eyes and his group didn't even know the prestigious name of 30 degrees north latitude, so they dared to break into the Eternal Grotto at the same latitude to rob the tomb. It can be said that they hit the muzzle of the gun, and they did not die unjustly.

    ¡° Corresponding to the most mysterious 30 degrees north latitude on the earth, there are also many unsolvable mysteries at 30 degrees south latitude.

    On the latitude of 30 degrees south, there is the cursed ruins of Nan Martel, the city of Machu Picchu built with alien fire, and hundreds of huge stone statues standing, looking at the "resurrection" in a certain direction.  "Island", scientists are still unable to explain how the human beings at that time transported the raw materials to the island and how they carved the huge stone statues carved from volcanic stone that have a history of two thousand years.  A scientist once jokingly said that to complete that series of tasks, humans had to have invented the helicopter 2,200 years ago.

    The stone statues, which are more than 20 meters tall and as small as five or six meters, are lined up like soldiers on the beach of Easter Island, looking in the same direction. No one knows what the significance of this is. Some scientists once inferred  , these stone statues themselves represent equipment similar to radar antennas, which can continuously transmit signals to a certain location deep in the universe.

    What makes Squint the most incredible is that the stone statue in front of them, in terms of material and carving craftsmanship, is from the same family as the stone statue on Easter Island.  Whether this stone statue was carved on the island from the beginning, or whether it was transported to the island by thoughtful people in recent decades, the meaning behind it makes squinting eyes tremble.

    It can be predicted that their biggest enemy on this island is not the participating teams with automatic rifles, but the various extremely weird natural phenomena on the island and the various crises that coexist with natural phenomena.  If they are not careful, they may die without a burial place like the Japanese soldiers who landed on this island during World War II, and they may die inexplicably.

    "Everyone, please bring the amulets issued to you. Don't panic no matter what you see, and don't leave the team at will. Remember, never let your teammates out of your sight. If you see people around you in a trance or acting abnormally, you must  Immediately restrain the opponent's body and shout his name loudly in your ears. If this still cannot restore the teammates around you to normal, you can ask me for help."

    In front of everyone, he squinted and took out a first aid kit, stretched outHis hand was caressing the first aid kit covered with charms on the outside, and the expression on his squinting face was unclear whether it was sadness or happiness, or a combination of both.

    He was too stimulated in the eternal maze, and was awakened by the past in his sleep time and time again. In order to gain peace of mind, he squinted and searched for a lot of medical information, wanting to know what happened to those "partners". He finally got  A conclusion has been drawn No matter what the method is, that underground island has a special "ability" that can cause temporary mental disorders in people.

    So, in addition to those eccentric items on Squint Eyes, this first-aid kit that he always carries with him also contains diazepam, an oral drug that can prevent and treat short-term mental disorders, and chlorpromazine, which can be injected intramuscularly.

    Whether these things can resist the mysterious power of the underground island has not been tested. He just wanted to use these drugs to gain psychological comfort. He really did not expect that even if he left China, he could accidentally set foot on a southern island.  The small island at 30 degrees latitude once again faced strange forces that were beyond the scope of human science to explain.

    "Squinting" handed the first aid kit that had never left his body for many years, and the medicines were always replaced regularly so it would never expire, into the hands of Shi Shaoying.  If there is only one person in their entire team who can withstand the mysterious power that may exist on the island with strength, Squint Eyes will definitely identify that person as Shi Shaoying!

    After the team was reorganized, Squint Eyes, who temporarily served as captain, took the lead towards the depths of the island, followed closely by Shi Shaoying. The two formed the sharp knives of the entire team, responsible for opening roads and exploring, while the swordsman followed at the end of the team.  Fang became their defender and was responsible for monitoring the entire team.

    The reason why Squint made this setting is that the swordsman suffered from autism when he was a child and was extremely slow to respond to the outside world. In other words, even if there is any radiation or magnetic field on the island that can affect human sanity, for the swordsman  , it is very likely that it will not have any impact at all because the wave band is wrong.

    The whole team slowly walked through the virgin tropical rain forest.

    The terrain on the island is not too abrupt. The mountains and hills are covered with densely packed tropical plants. The most common ones are tall eucalyptus trees, as well as oak trees, palm trees, pine trees, fir trees, etc. The leaves of these trees are colorful.  The sunlight shining on it is as beautiful as a neon light. The steam is steaming and the water mist rolls gently, giving the plant world above them a dreamlike texture.  In addition, all kinds of vines and vines around them snaked up the trees, blooming like stars and lights along the way, making the jungle where they were even more charming and enchanting.

    Taking a deep breath, the moist air is mixed with the freshness and fragrance of flowers, coupled with the air waves formed by the rotting leaves, forming the most primitive rhythm of nature.

    ¡°If this was not a battlefield, if we didn¡¯t lean forward too weirdly, and if we didn¡¯t see the stone statue and the corpses of Japanese soldiers, Shi Shaoying and the others would definitely be amazed by the scenery in front of them.

    Teacher Shaoying suddenly whispered: "Stop."

    Master Shaoying crossed the slanted eyes, pulled out the fighting saber on his body, gently picked up a leaf in front of them, observed it carefully for a long time, and finally warned the whole team: "This is the 'Turtle Thorn Tree', it  The whole body is covered with this kind of thorn hair. You must not underestimate it. Once you are stung by it, your body will hurt for six months. No matter how skilled the doctor is, there is no way to relieve this pain. Of course, if you are happy,  , you can also cut off the stabbed flesh directly.¡±

    Hearing Shi Shaoying¡¯s explanation, everyone¡¯s eyes widened and they remembered the shape of the turtle thorn tree firmly in their hearts. I believe no one would like to feel pain for six months or have a piece of flesh cut off from their body.

    After leading everyone around several turtle thorn trees that were lined up side by side, Master Shaoying let out a long breath.

    Teacher Shaoying saw a huge palm tree that was at least fifty meters high and about five or six meters thick.  There is no need to be particularly surprised to see this giant tree in the tropical rain forest, but under this tree, two corpses were lying.

    The difference between these two corpses and the first one they discovered was that the muscles on their bodies had not completely rotted away. Judging from the excessively distorted shapes of their facial muscles, they must have gone through the most intense and painful struggle before death.  On their bodies, one could see scratches that were probably deep enough to show the bones. Even though the muscles had lost moisture and became like dried orange peels, these scratches still turned outwards and looked like  Indescribably shocking.

    After carefully looking at the huge palm tree in front of him, which seemed normal, Shi Shaoying suddenly changed his expression and took a few steps back as if avoiding a snake or scorpion.

    Teacher Shaoying finally understood why the expressions on the faces of these two Japanese soldiers from World War II were so painful before they died.

      This kind of palm tree has very long leaves and responds to external stimuli. If humans or animals accidentally touch its leaves, the leaves will directly hook on clothes or skin. If you try hard to get rid of it,  Its leaves will be hooked tighter, and more leaves may even be wrapped up and twisted together, completely hooking your whole body.  Once you are hooked by the leaves of this tree, the most sensible way is to stop immediately, wait quietly for a while, and then use as gentle a movement as possible to "invite" the leaves from your body.  Because of this strange characteristic, this palm tree also has a rather interesting name called "Please Wait a Minute."

    Looking at the palm tree in front of him, which is more than fifty meters high, five or six meters thick, with lush branches and leaves, and then looking at the two corpses that fell on its site, Master Shaoying naturally has an image of what happened decades ago before his eyes.  Scene: The Japanese soldiers encountered some unknown danger in the jungle of the island. They were forced to shoot and resist while retreating in a near rout, trying to escape from the island.  As a result, a soldier bumped into the seemingly harmless leaves while escaping, and was immediately surrounded and tightly entangled by the leaves.  The leaves with sharp edges and tiny barbs scratched the soldier's body and blood spurted out. The soldier screamed in pain and kept asking for help. A soldier who had a good relationship with him rushed up and wanted to save him.  He ended up sending himself into the arms of leaves.

    The two people kept struggling under the painful stimulation. As a result, more leaves were wrapped up, and the muscles all over the body were cut into pieces, and blood kept spraying along the gaps in the leaves.  This too tragic scene made the other soldiers stop in their tracks. Coupled with the enemy chasing them closer and closer, they finally made the decision to abandon the two soldiers.

    Because this palm tree will "attack" any creature that touches its branches and leaves, it protected the two soldiers to a certain extent, so that their corpses were not eaten by other animals, but only dried a little bit.  It became what it is now.

    Even if we are not at 30 degrees south latitude, and there are not so many strange phenomena that cannot be explained by science, the tropical rain forests of the South Pacific islands are still full of dangers, and we must act step by step.
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