Although Wu Liang was confused by this, it was obviously not the time to give priority to this at this moment.

When the camel fell heavily to the ground, more cracks appeared in the calcified armor on its body. In some places, the calcified armor even fell off in pieces, removing the dark red mysterious substance inside.

exposed.

The form of this substance looks like a gel. Not only does it feel a bit elastic, it is also very transparent. It is very similar to the jelly that is common in later generations.

And through this dark red gel that almost completely replaced the camel's flesh and blood, the still intact bones in the camel's body can be clearly seen.

"This is……"

Wu Liang is also a somewhat knowledgeable person, but he has never seen or heard of a creature in this state.

at the same time.

"Hey--"

Dian Wei had already jumped to the side of the camel, holding the iron halberd high in his hand, and heard a "swish" sound.

The camel had no time to react, and its slender neck was severed in two. The head and body were completely separated, but there was no blood splattering like a normal beheading.

"As expected of a Dianlishi, his attack is a killing move!"

Seeing this scene, Yang Wanli sincerely praised him, and immediately led several other soldiers to surround him, trying to finish off the camel that had its head cut off.

This thing doesn't look like an ordinary animal.

If it were an ordinary animal, cutting off its head would be enough to declare death. But facing such a weird camel, only by cutting it into pieces would everyone feel at ease...

But at this moment.

"retreat!"

Wu Liang suddenly shouted to everyone again.

"Sir, this thing is extraordinary. It may not be completely dead yet. Don't be careless."

Everyone quickly stopped and retreated, while Yang Wanli came to Wu Liang's side and advised him solemnly.

Naturally, he was not trying to disobey Wu Liang's order, but was reminding Wu Liang to be more careful.

Because Wu Liang has always been interested in these weird things, if he doesn't teach them to cut the camel into pieces, he is undoubtedly preparing to study it. In Yang Wanli's opinion, especially at this moment

It's still unclear, and it is undoubtedly a more risky behavior.

"Do I look like the kind of person who doesn't care about life?"

Wu Liang grinned and asked.

Yang Wanli was reminding him. Wasn't he thinking about these guys when he taught them to retreat first and not to act rashly?

Now this camel only has one leg left, and its head has been chopped off. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was cut into a "stick" by them. Even if it is not dead, it no longer poses any physical threat to them.

.

Therefore, Wu Liang called them back not out of this concern.

The purpose is not to preserve the camel as completely as possible for your own research.

He was mainly worried that there were unknown substances inside the camel's abdominal cavity, such as harmful gases, harmful liquids, and even some unknown deadly bacteria. If these guys rushed up and chopped them, they would probably die.

I don’t know why, so I have to take precautions.

"Of course not, Master. It's my subordinates who are worrying too much."

Yang Wanli also felt relieved and said with a smile.

"Wear gas masks and let it dry for a while first. You can keep a distance and observe its changes. It won't be too late for me to examine these jade objects in detail after I have inspected them."

Wu Liang pondered again and said.

Now the camel has been beheaded. If it were alive, it would be dead soon according to common sense.

And if it has died long ago and is acting under the influence of some unknown mysterious force, then if it is left to dry for a while, that force may weaken a little, and even if there are harmful liquids, gases or other substances in its abdominal cavity,

Even if it is bacteria, it can also be dissipated, and the risk factor will naturally be reduced accordingly.

"promise!"

Everyone immediately acted according to Wu Liang's order, and soon became alert again.

Wu Liangze had already put on the gas mask on his face, and came to the two heavily damaged wooden boxes and the pile of jade to take a closer look.

Through the wood chips and sawdust scattered on the ground, Wu Liang discovered that these two large wooden boxes seemed not very old.

He has seen many coffins that have lasted for thousands of years or even thousands of years before. Whether they were hidden in mausoleums or placed outdoors in the wind and rain, he had seen them. What should be the state of those aged wood?

He knew better than anyone else that the wood on these two large wooden boxes was obviously significantly different from those of the coffins.

There is no particularly serious decay on this wood, but it has become dry and brittle in such an environment, so it has become less strong.

That is to say.

The four people and the camel will not stay here for too long, it may be a few months or a few years.

Although Wu Liang was unable to make an accurate judgment, based on the state of the big wooden box, he could still determine that it would definitely not be more than ten years or longer.

After making this judgment, Wu Liang went to look at the jade articles scattered on the ground.

Most of these jade articles are "Nine-Aperture Jade" used on dead people. This is undoubtedly

The mask smelled a faint rancid smell, which was a smell he was also very familiar with.

Can’t go wrong!

Whether it was the red and yellow traces seeping into the jade, or the special rotten smell, he was even more certain that these were the kind of "nine-aperture jade" that had been soaked for a long time in the corpse water that flowed out when the corpse was rotting.

In later generations, there was also a folk saying about this kind of "Nine-Aperture Jade", which was called "Death Jade".

Those traces of yellow or red that seep into it are called "death energy", and jade that has "death energy" seeped into it is no longer a beautiful and noble thing, but an ominous thing that will bring disaster to people.

It's something that people keep with them for a long time. It does absolutely no good and does no harm. In the end, they don't even know how they died.

Wu Liang had used this statement to fool Cao Zhen before, leaving him stunned.

But in fact, he also had reservations about this statement.

Because later generations of archaeologists will often come into contact with such things, and they will regard them as treasures and carefully clean them up to preserve them. There are also some experts who are engaged in the restoration of cultural relics and deal with such things every day.

Perhaps it was because he had never formally engaged in archaeological work in his previous life, and had never had contact with real front-line archaeologists, or perhaps because some special archaeological events would not be made public. In short, he had never heard of it.

Real events related to this statement.

Ignore these for now.

What Wu Liang is mainly thinking about now is where these "Nine Aperture Jade" come from and where they are going.

After just a cursory inspection, he could visually tell that the number of these "Nine-Apertured Jade" was at least several hundred. This was not a small number. Even a professional team of tomb robbers like them would have stolen all the tomb robbers so far.

I am afraid that if we put all the tombs together, we would not be able to find so many "Nine Aperture Jade".

But there are so many "Nine-Apertured Jade" in front of us, and the "Nine-Apertured Jade" that were taken from the dead are gathered together. This is obviously not a trivial matter.

And as far as he knows.

The place where "Nine-Aperture Jade" was most popular was in ancient China.

This is the unique and almost superstitious worship of jade in the Celestial Dynasty. People believe that jade can bring peace to the living and immortality to the dead. It is also for this reason that strange objects such as "jade clothes with golden threads" appeared in the funeral customs of the Han Dynasty.

This long-standing jade culture has also had a profound impact on later generations. Good jade products are still a luxury that ordinary people cannot afford.

Once we left the Celestial Dynasty, or East Asia, people's love for jade would be compromised.

certainly.

Cultural relics are another matter. That thing has nothing to do with jade. What is precious is the age and culture, as well as the degree of scarcity.

so.

Wu Liang suspected that these "Nine Aperture Jade" were transported here from the Central Plains area. As for the purpose, of course it was trade.

Although jade culture is exclusive to the Celestial Dynasty, the Celestial Dynasty has had an extremely strong influence on the entire world from ancient times to the present, especially the degree of cultural radiation on surrounding countries, which is unique in the entire history of mankind.

Especially on this ancient Silk Road.

Many products of the Celestial Dynasty were hard currencies that merchants competed for, such as silk and ceramics. These things were deeply loved and sought after by the nobles of Central Asia and Europe. For a long time, the nobles of Central Asia and Europe even regarded them as

If you are proud to have a silk product or a piece of ceramic ware in your home, you should frame a porcelain plate or silk product, which was very common in China, and place it in the most conspicuous place to show the wealth of the family.

Therefore, as long as merchants can transport these things, they don't need to worry about sales and profits.

As a relatively valuable item in the Chinese dynasty, jade articles had a certain value on the ancient Silk Road, especially the section close to the Chinese dynasty, even if it did not have any impact on Central Asia and Europe. It could even be used as currency with merchants from the Chinese dynasty.

Do business.

So the appearance of jade here does not surprise Wu Liang at all.

At least in China, there is definitely no market for the "Nine Aperture Jade" extracted from the dead.

At this time, people were not very keen on "cultural relics". In addition, people nowadays generally believe in ghosts and gods, and they avoid such things that are unlucky no matter how they think about them. Not only does it have little market value, it is also very easy to

Bringing death to oneself.

Because the tomb owners who can be buried with "Nine Aperture Jade" are undoubtedly princes and generals with high status.
To be continued...