Chapter 684

For more than an hour, the manic sea finally calmed down and restored its former calm and peace.

Although no one was missing or dead, the sailors and divers on the two salvage ships were still frightened. Many even began to regret taking the dangerous job.

However, due to the deterrence of the fully armed combat team, there is no sign of trying to return in violation of the contract for the time being, just muttering dirty curses.

For this little offense that didn't play any practical role, Zhang Cheng was very generous and chose to turn a blind eye and focus all his attention on the statue in his hand.

There is no doubt that the sculpture is not human, but a special image of a snake in the lower body and a woman in the upper body.

She had a gold crown with decorative feathers on her head and exquisite rings on her feet. One hand held up a weapon like short hair or javelin, and the other hand held a strange sacrificial dagger. The gemstones embedded in her eyes seemed to have souls, flashing strange luster.

Obviously, this is a typical Inca statue, but I don't know which God or powerful sacrifice it is dedicated to.

After all, as an extension of primitive religious beliefs, both South American and North American Indians have animistic traditions and habits. For example, when they see mountains, they will think there is a mountain god, when they see lakes, when they see rain, they will think there is a water god, and when they see salt, they will think there is a salt God

In short, any great power that cannot be explained by common sense will have a God to worship as the spiritual sustenance, even beasts.

Under this animistic belief system, it can be said that there are more gods in the whole American continent than anywhere in the world, but most of them are the third kind of gods who can't stand the table, or even human beings who master powerful supernatural forces.

As early as the European Parliament invaded this land, it had killed a large number of such gods, so it's nothing to be surprised.

What is really interesting is that this statue actually contains very powerful energy, which can manipulate and change the surrounding force field.

This means that the God behind the statue did not die, either fell asleep or lived in a corner of the rainforest, and there are a large number of devout believers under his hands.

"Interesting... Is this the legendary goddess bachue, the ancestor of muska?" Zhang Cheng touched his chin and said to himself with interest.

Between the relevant records of the whole Inca civilization and mythology, they were destroyed by the Spanish colonists, so he was not very clear about how many gods there were in the Inca mythology, which declined a long time ago, and which continue to this day.

The only certainty is that the storm mentioned in the navigation diary may not be a real storm, but a terrible disaster caused by the statue.

"Hey! What's in your hand? Did you find the baby from the wreck?"

MANSA, who had just taken a bath and came out of the bathroom, obviously noticed the statue. She quickly picked up tools such as a magnifying glass and came close to observe it carefully.

Zhang Cheng didn't mean to hide it and nodded gently: "Yes! I found it in the body of a strange fish near the wreck. You may not believe it. After swallowing the statue, the strange fish seems to have acquired a very powerful super ability to release energy and push the enemy away. I saw with my own eyes that a king squid nearly 40 meters long was torn alive."

"What?! you have encountered such a terrible monster and are still alive?" Martha raised her head and widened her eyes in surprise.

"Don't make such a fuss! You have to understand that I am not an ordinary person. Many invincible monsters in the eyes of ordinary people are completely harmless to me. In particular, such beasts with low IQ can easily control them with only one or two spiritual magic. By the way, do you have any valuable discoveries about this statue? Or, in other words, can you help me confirm Who is she? "Zhang Cheng pointed to the statue, with expectant eyes.

One of the reasons why he decided to hire the young girl in front of him was the rich archaeological knowledge in each other's mind.

"Wait a minute! Give me some time!"

Holding a magnifying glass, MANSA carefully examined the gold ornaments on the statue's ankles and the carving on the headdress.

For seven or eight minutes, she explained in an uncertain tone: "This statue should be an ancient religious symbol dating from about 800 to 1000 years ago when the Inca Empire was just established. The specific age needs to be determined. Because only in that period, Incas would use stones to make such small statues, and these gold headdresses, headdresses and weapons were added later. You can see that they are completely in two styles In addition, according to recent archaeological research, the Inca Empire began to use a large number of precious metals such as gold and silver to reshape the image of gods around the 13th century, which is very different from the former... "

"You should know that what I want to know is not the boring archaeological history, but who the statue is." Zhang Cheng interrupted impatiently.

As a pragmatist, he doesn't care about the rise and fall of the extinct Inca Empire, only about the information that is useful to him.

"Sorry! Inca mythology is very chaotic. In addition to some gods generally believed by Indians, there are many unique gods, and the image will change with the change of times. I need to consult some experts in this field to give you a satisfactory answer." MANSA shrugged helplessly.

no way out!

Although after the earth shaking war in ancient times, human civilization has only a short history of thousands of years, it has produced countless branches. Even the world's top archaeology professors can't be proficient in the history of all regions.

Usually, we focus on selective research.

Unfortunately, the American Indian civilization is the one that MANSA is least good at

Looking at the girl's innocent expression, Zhang Cheng sighed helplessly: "Hey, OK. I'll give you three days to use the satellite network on board to get in touch with the so-called experts you know as soon as possible, and give me money directly when necessary."

"I see! I swear I'll give you a satisfactory answer in three days," Martha promised.

"I hope so. Ye Lianna, inform the two salvage ships to start the salvage operation tomorrow. First get all the damage of the ship found and directly use the mechanical arm of the bottom cabin of the yacht." Zhang Chengtou ordered without returning.

"Yes! Boss! I'll send someone to watch them!"

Ye Lianna, who also came out of the bathroom in her bathrobe, stood at attention and gave a standard military salute.

Although the turbulence an hour ago made her vomit everything in her stomach, and her face is still very ugly, she has always been meticulous in executing orders, and her eyes have never left the surveillance camera on the electronic screen.