Chapter 413: The Stone Engraving Diagram
Chapter 413: The Stone Engraving Diagram
As Li Qian heard a familiar voice, he immediately turned around, only to be met with Zhang Qiaoli's cold and enchanting face.
Upon seeing Li Qian's reaction, a smile blossomed on Qiaoli's face like a lotus in full bloom.
"Bai Bingbing," Li Qian said, a little surprised to see her here.
"Don't call me Bai Bingbing. We've been through life and death together, so just call me Bingbing," Bai Bingbing quickly walked over, her tone warm and friendly.
"Bingbing."
Li Qian went with the flow and called out, then immediately asked, "What's going on here? Why are you here?"
"A deep-dimensional rift has appeared within the jurisdiction of Phoenix City, leading to this Falling Petals City..."
Bai Bingbing explained, "This is a very important research project that will help us uncover the secrets of the dimensional civilization. So, our mentor is leading a joint archaeological excavation team with the university and some archaeologists from Shazhou City."
"According to our mentor, Ms. Liang Huaizhen, this area is likely a sacrificial site of the Falling Petals City civilization, similar to an ancestral temple."
"Ms. Liang is an expert in this field. She has excavated ruins from a similar era and believes that there might be secrets hidden beneath this site."
Hearing this, Li Qian's expression showed understanding. No wonder there was a high alert; it turned out they were conducting an archaeological excavation.
"I'm here to assist the teacher," Bai Bingbing said, and for once, a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face. "Actually, I'm just here to help out."
"Being able to assist in such an important archaeological project is already impressive." Although Li Qian didn't know exactly what Bai Bingbing's role as an assistant entailed, he didn't hesitate to offer praise.
As Bai Bingbing heard this, the smile on her face became even more apparent.
Seizing the opportunity, Li Qian asked, "Bingbing, do you think we can take a look inside?"
Bai Bingbing paused for a moment after hearing this. She didn't give a direct answer, "I'll go and ask. It shouldn't be a problem."
She didn't dare to guarantee it, as she was just an assistant herself.
After saying this, Bai Bingbing quickly walked back. After about two or three minutes, she returned with a smile.
Li Qian could almost guess the outcome.
"Li Qian, Ms. Liang said it's fine, but you must not enter the passage without permission," Bai Bingbing explained.
Li Qian nodded. He was just curious and wanted to take a look. As for the passage, it was a dark and potentially dangerous place, and he wasn't particularly interested in it.
With Bai Bingbing's approval, the two young investigators no longer stopped them.
Li Qian and Yi Linna smoothly entered the temple complex.
Once inside, they looked around, and Li Qian quickly identified the area as a temple complex.
Layer upon layer, the temples stood side by side, covering an area of about two kilometers. Approximately a hundred temples towered in this small space.
In the center of the temple complex stood a stone tower, which, from the outside, seemed relatively well-preserved.
The entire stone tower was surrounded by a barrier, clearly marking the location of the underground passage.
Li Qian didn't head in that direction but instead wandered aimlessly through the temple complex.
Unlike the numerous cat-like companion beast statues in the city, the statues in this temple complex were predominantly human.
Li Qian tentatively referred to these statues as "humans," although, strictly speaking, they only resembled humans and were still distinct.
The most significant difference was on their foreheads.
A single horn grew on the foreheads of the statues, about ten centimeters long, standing upright and pointing towards the sky.
In addition to the unique appearance of the statues, their figures also seemed slightly different from humans, with robust builds and heights reaching over two meters.
As Li Qian casually wandered around, he noticed that there were also statues of feline companion beasts in the temple, but unlike those in the city, these feline companion beasts seemed to be in sidekick or supporting roles.
They appeared to be subordinates of the unicorns.
The relationship between the two seemed akin to that of humans and companion beasts.
As Li Qian strolled through these temples, he felt the passage of time, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations.
After about half an hour, just as Li Qian was about to leave, he happened to glance at a temple stone carving that caught his attention.
It was an engraved mural embedded in the temple, located on the side wall, with most of its patterns already faded and peeling, leaving only a small portion intact. There were only two patterns visible.
It was these two patterns that piqued Li Qian's interest, or more precisely, triggered the Golden Finger's response.
[Task 2: Evolution method of Five-Tailed Cat to Six-Tailed Cat, Inspiration +2, Current Task Progress 100%!]
The sudden surge of inspiration and the task progress value skyrocketing to 100% left Li Qian a little dazed.
After realizing this, he immediately focused his gaze on the two stone carvings, closed his eyes to recall, and soon confirmed that one of the carvings, resembling an array diagram, had triggered the Golden Finger's response.
Upon confirming this, Li Qian stared intently at the stone carving, focusing all his attention on it.
"It should be an array." After observing for about ten minutes, Li Qian nodded slightly, muttering to himself.
"What kind of array is it?" Irina, seeing Li Qian's peculiar behavior, asked with confusion.
Li Qian pointed at one of the stone carvings, looking excited, "This diagram is most likely an array, and this array is extremely important to me. It should be able to greatly advance the evolution task of a companion beast that I'm currently researching."
"That's incredible!" Irina heard this and couldn't help but feel a little incredulous.
Is this what it means to be a breeding genius?
Why can't I see anything, and I even feel a bit dizzy after looking at it for a while?
It seems I'm not cut out for this.
Li Qian didn't submit the task right away; his mind raced, and he immediately created another task.
[Task 3: The second evolution method of the Four-Tailed Cat is established, Current Task Progress 75%]
A task progress of 75% is neither high nor low, but it does indicate a lot.
First, the second evolution path in the school's speculation about the evolution of the Five-Tailed Cat to the Six-Tailed Cat is most likely closely related to the second evolution method of the Four-Tailed Cat.
Second, clues to this evolution path should be found within this group of temples.
The reason Li Qian chose to occupy the entire task list to create this task was precisely based on this consideration.
After establishing Task 3, Li Qian didn't waste any more time and immediately switched to Special Forces Tour Mode, speeding up his pace." After spending about an hour, Li Qian had explored all the buildings here, except for the central tower.
After completing the tour, he opened the task panel again, and the progress value of Task 3 had already reached 80%.
Seeing this, Li Qian felt his hunch was correct.
The various information recorded here could indeed advance the evolution of feline companion beasts.
"Ah!" Li Qian sighed, a hint of regret on his face as he realized that most of the stone carvings here were damaged, and only a few remained intact.
(End of Chapter)
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