Chapter 1003 This Damn Valley of Miasma
Ajian looked listless.
Since he had cooperated before and was familiar with the hunters, the job of guide for this trip to Miasma Valley naturally fell on him.
Even though he has been there countless times, it is no problem to say that he is one of the most familiar with the Miasma Valley in the research base.
But as expected, I still don’t like that place.
“Haah.” Ajian sighed.
Fortunately, he still remembered his responsibilities, and introduced weakly as he hurried on: "Overall, the structure of the Valley of Miasma is like a bowl, deep in the middle and shallow around it.
So, the easiest way to enter the Valley of Miasma is to go to the relatively middle area of the Coral Platform, find a crack that leads directly to the bottom of the valley, and then descend via a rope.
We are going to such a rappelling point now.
Well, there are actually other ways to get down, but they are more physically demanding, after all, we are so weak."
The hunters twitched their lips. They were almost used to this guy's languid character.
There are a lot of Pterosaurs on the Coral Platform. It is very dangerous to travel by pterosaurs. Walking is almost the only option.
Under Ajian's guidance, the hunter and his party spent several days arriving at a cliff in the middle of the Lu Coral Platform.
“This is our most commonly used entrance and exit.” Ajian unloaded a large bundle of strong and heavy ropes from his body and got busy.
Gordon saw him coming to a wooden runner installed on the edge of the cliff, and asked with some surprise: "There is actually such a lifting device?"
Jian said while fixing the rope on the wheel: "Originally, there was no such thing. At that time, only younger scholars like us could go down to the Valley of Miasma.
It’s easy to slide down. It’s hard for grandparents who are hundreds of years old to climb up several hundred meters along the rope. "
"Too."
“With this wheel, at least it’s a lot easier to get up. People are hung on the rope like salted fish, and then two people are arranged to swing up, huh.
I heard from the team leader that she also planned to install an automatic lifting device driven by a windmill. Unfortunately, there is currently a shortage of manpower and materials, and there are no craftsmen who can make such a thing, so she can only put it on hold for the time being.
Perhaps there will be an opportunity in the future. "
Anhil, who knew some mechanical knowledge, looked at the rough hand-cranked wheel on the edge of the cliff and said nothing.
The lifting device mentioned by the leader of the third phase team is not complicated.
Compared to the waterwheel and cable car that was just started in Xingchen Stronghold, it can only be regarded as a simple small project. As long as Xingchen sends a team of craftsmen, it can be built in a few days.
Unfortunately, the existence of the Grand Canyon cuts off this possibility, and scholars can only rely on themselves.
"I have a question, meow!" Seeing that everyone was quickly preparing for the rappel, Xianglan quickly raised her paw and asked, "We are all going down, who will pull us up next, meow?"
"Good question." Gordon said with a smile: "In guessing, the loser climbs up the rope with his bare hands, and then pulls the others up."
"Meow meow?!"
Anhir looked at the length of the rope they brought and said, "This should be a rope twice as long. You can lift people up by pulling on the other end of the rope."
“That’s right.” Ajian said it was indeed the case.
“But why not install another pair of wheels underneath? This can make a simple cable car.” Anhil asked with some confusion.
Ajian shrugged, "In a miasmatic environment, the wooden runner will quickly decompose and become brittle, and it will not last more than two months.
The same goes for the rope. It cannot be hung here all the time, otherwise it will break down quickly.
It would be great if there was a steel cable, which would not be afraid of the miasma decomposing, but it is a pity that we cannot make one. "
“That’s it.” Anhir sighed softly.
Even if it is just a small matter of going up and down the Miasma Valley, there are a lot of troubles. After installing the rope, everyone began to wear goggles and filter masks.
“Although I have said it many times in the past few days, I still want to emphasize it again. In the Valley of Miasma, you can only take off your mask and goggles when you are sure that there is no miasma around you, otherwise the consequences will be serious.
From now on, the entire exploration operation must not exceed three days, otherwise even if your bodies can bear it, this rope cannot bear it.
It will be corroded by the miasma, and we will have to climb up with bare hands. "
“If something unexpected happens and we are unable to return to this rappel point, is there any other way to safely leave the Miasma Valley?” Gordon asked with a loud voice through his mask.
“Yes, the principle of survival is to go to the edge area.”
Jian nodded and said, "As I said just now, the Miasma Valley is in the shape of a bowl. It is easier to climb up from the edge of the Miasma Valley, and the concentration of miasma in the edge area is not high, so it is relatively safe."
"besides."
ˆ “.”
After confirming a few more details with each other, everyone took a deep breath of the moist and fresh air of the mainland coral platform, and then started rappelling.
rappel itself is not dangerous, what is more a test is courage and experience.
The hunters naturally had both of these, and they reached the bottom of the valley without any danger.
Gale was an exception. The toothhound, which was fully armed and carried a large amount of ammunition and supplies, could not slide down on a rope as thick as a thumb.
Fortunately, those huge pillar-like coral reefs are not difficult for the toothhounds who are good at climbing. They can run all the way down the cliff even faster than rappelling.
“Ah, I really don’t like this place.” After letting go of the rope and jumping to the ground, Gale waved his palms, trying to drive away the dark yellow and thick miasma around him.
"yes."
Anhil, who came down a step early and stood guard with a crossbow, rarely agreed with Gale's words.
Compared to the colorful and vibrant terrestrial coral platform, the miasma valley with a vertical distance of only a few hundred meters is simply the other extreme.
It is dark, depressing, and dangerous, and the air is filled with the frowning rancid smell of the valley.
There is no trace of green as far as the eye can see, and there are rotting corpses and bones all around. Fat multi-legged insects are twisting and crawling around the bones and the feet of the hunters.
One of them even tried to crawl into Gordon's boot, and was chopped into a dirty green pulp by his kick.
Anhil's face twisted momentarily when he noticed this scene, and he almost couldn't help but shoot at his feet.
——!
A thick white mist suddenly spewed out from a crack in the ground not far from them. The hunters at first thought it was water vapor brought by underground hot springs or something.
But when they saw a spider that happened to be passing by, it was shrouded in fog, struggling in the fog, curled up, and finally turned into a black and tattered charcoal.
Hunters realized that it was not something as harmless as "water vapor".
It is a high concentration of sulfuric acid mist.
“Damn it, is this place a **** cat?” Xianglan complained cursingly.
Hayata flicked its ears, but unusually did not reprimand it for swearing.
Because she almost cursed herself
If you ask them before coming here, what environment do they hate the most?
Some people will say desert, some will say volcano, and some will say swamp.
But if we ask this question again now, I am afraid that the answer will be unprecedentedly unified.
—This **** valley of miasma!
Ps. Although the design is wonderful, Miasma Valley is definitely the map I least want to go to in all previous works--
(End of this chapter)