Chapter 752: Inscriptions and Influence

The outskirts of Lincheng.

The Underground Palace ruins.

Not long after the villagers reported it to the Public Security Bureau, a group of archaeologists arrived to conduct a rescue excavation.

Zhou Dunlin, a professor in the Archaeology Department at Lincheng University, looked to be in his fifties; his hair was half-black and half-white, and while his appearance was honest and sturdy, he possessed a pair of impressive eyes.

Coupled with his thick, amber-colored tortoiseshell glasses, he suddenly exuded the temperament of an old-school intellectual.

At this moment, he was at the entrance of the Underground Palace, holding a magnifying glass and a brush, carefully brushing dust off the surface of the wall.

Zhou Dunlin observed the grave robber's hole carefully, his expression becoming grave bit by bit: "Look... those fingerprints at the hole are similar to the marks on the stone from before... I suspect it's the same person; he dug through the stone blocks from the inside again..."

Then, the startled archaeology team members saw that black shadow leap into the air and kick out three times almost simultaneously!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The three burly security guards were sent flying directly, crashing heavily to the ground.

Of course, as natural enemies, the archaeology team members also held grave robbers in low regard.

"It's here again."

【In order to atone for my sins... I have decided to bury myself, to no longer bring disaster upon the world...】

Hong Gouyi sent a smiling emoticon, then began to translate.

"Of course there is evidence."

But in history, there were several gaps that caused the later archaeological community to be unable to trace them...

Zhou Dunlin hurriedly stepped forward and, using the searchlight on his helmet, saw traces of a collapse.

Old Xie took a deep drag of his cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and suddenly asked with a profound expression.

Old Xie, wearing his pajamas and having forgotten to put on his wig, ran out of the tent and asked in a panic.

Her speed seemed very fast; not long after, a document was sent over, making Old Zhou rub his face involuntarily: "Is this deciphering? This is almost like reading... translations aren't usually this fast, right? Are Old Gu's students this strong?"

"Damn... is this the legendary martial arts?"

Several bodyguards exchanged glances, immediately moved up, and surrounded the only exit of the ruins.

Zhou Dunlin rubbed his eyes and continued reading:

【The Buddha is controlling me... I must struggle... I must subdue this heart!】

Another archaeology team member walked in, looked at the piles of bones, and couldn't help but sigh: "Old Zhou... what do you think?"

Immediately, a hand reached over from the side to light his cigarette; it was none other than Old Xie!

Zhou Dunlin suppressed the fear in his heart and immediately shouted loudly.

"But it seems a bit different!"

Aaron returned to his rental apartment and, without a word, logged back into *Ancient*.

Old Xie beat his chest and stamped his feet; as archaeologists, they hated grave robbers the most.

At night.

【Thank you, Professor Zhou!】

Zhou Dunlin clicked on the document and saw the lines of ancient text and annotations:

【I am the son of the wolf...】

Just then, a voice came from behind Zhou Dunlin.

Old Xie retorted.

A student moved a stone and suddenly called out again.

"Why isn't it a young girl?"

A few minutes later, a black shadow rushed out from within.

Moreover, thinking about being able to make a discovery that would shock the world, the archaeology team members were filled with motivation.

By achieving a perfect clear in the game, it directly influences reality!

Making ruins from thousands of years ago reappear!

"Where is it?"

The archaeology team member pointed at a stone as if presenting a treasure: "Look!"

The archaeology team member said with conviction.

"The effort in this one world is worth at least ten worlds!"

Although he was extremely shocked by the well-preserved state of this Underground Palace, he still had to say what needed to be said.

"No wonder the villagers all said this was a tomb... look, so many skeletons piled up here; anyone would think they were human sacrifices."

"This... this isn't mud, nor is it ceramic; this is a piece of granite!"

Archaeology team member Old Xie put his hand to his forehead; Daxin was preceded by the Great Gu Dynasty, and before Great Gu was the Datong...

"This... the translation must be wrong, right? How can the son of the wolf be the Buddha?"

"Play the game! I'll play the game as soon as I go back!"

"The Buddha, of course, exists..."

Old Xie knew that some traditional sects were actually quite barbaric and even cruel in their early days, advocating blood sacrifice... this was inseparable from the ignorant social environment of that time.

Zhou Dunlin turned around abruptly, but could only see layers of human shadows.

【I... the son of the wolf... will never submit!】

Zhou Dunlin stepped forward and affectionately stroked one of the characters: "Look... this Daliang Script possesses the characteristics of both ancient Hieroglyphs and later Cuneiform; it is in a state of evolution, which can be seen in the familiar traces within many of the strokes..."

Not only do they ruin precious cultural relics, but they also have no sense of cultural relic Protection.

"This is Ancient text... I can't do it, Old Zhou, what about you?"

"Hmm?" Old Zhou adjusted his glasses, quickly transmitted the photo, and typed while wearing his reading glasses: 【Are you Old Gu's student? That's fine... do your best, I'll give you extra credit.】

【I... survived...】

"Yes, we believe a collapse occurred here in ancient times, but it was not caused by natural reasons; it might have been man-made."

【But in the Underground Palace, I discovered... I am 'Buddha'...】

Until recently, some suspected Daliang relics were discovered one after another, becoming strong evidence.

Therefore, the formation date of this Buddhist Underground Palace must be very early.

But this is clearly not an epitaph.

Several miles away.

"That still doesn't prove it's Daliang..." Unlike Xie, who is a 'Daliang existence faction' member, Xie is an opposition member.

【It's like this, Professor Zhou, I self-taught programming to make a small program, using big data analysis plus intelligent translation, the speed should be very fast.】

For example, the controversy over whether Daliang exists!

Many archaeologists believe that it is impossible for such a powerful dynasty to have existed five thousand years ago, and even more impossible for so few relics to remain.

Archaeology exhausts three generations! In other words, if it weren't for true love, one wouldn't enter this industry.

He looked at the Bone Relic Necklace in his hand and muttered to himself: "There's a reaction... could that history really exist? This is truly... wonderful!"

"Oh? Take me to see it!"

He was afraid of encountering some slacker, so he hurriedly sent a message to confirm.

Now, he only felt a chill down his back.

"Forget it, Xie, you know, I have never believed that Daliang exists... perhaps this is just a script created by some small Buddhist sect!"

"I really am..." Xie was between laughter and tears, but continued to chase after him.

"Since that's the case, let's take a look..."

While letting students come in to record, Xie smiled and said: "You don't believe it... wait until it's deciphered, and you'll be dumbfounded."

【After consideration, you picked up the 'Bowl' and buried the remaining weapons...】

"Buddha... does he really exist?"

【I changed my mind, I want to go out...】

The other party's reply was also very standard. At this time, in a dormitory at Lin University, 'Nine-Tailed Meow Meow Meow' replied while smiling triumphantly: "Just reading a few Daliang Script characters to earn credits... how great!"

【'Feng Shangfei' equips weapon — 'Bowl'!】

Clatter!

The rubble blocking the Underground Palace was gradually cleared, revealing the complete appearance of the Underground Palace.

"Relic entrance..."

Zhou Dunlin seemed not to care about his teasing, and was stroking a strange character: "I recognize this character... it should represent the meaning of 'fierce' or 'ferocious beast', and the following character means 'child'... combined, it means 'child of the fierce', or 'child raised by a ferocious beast', 'wolf child', or something similar..."

Therefore, the so-called 'Daliang' must be fake and does not exist!

After so many years, most items have decayed, and only gold, silver, and stone can remain.

"Hey... those of us in archaeology, the deeper we go, the more we find that those things cannot be ignored, such as the Yunding Mountain wild man, the West Kunlun temple; whenever a tomb is dated to ancient times, it basically stirs up some supernatural events."

"Hiss!"

But academic disputes do not affect their personal friendship.

Zhou Dunlin walked out of the Underground Palace, took out a cigarette, and fumbled around for a lighter.

"Who?"

"Because the girl's hands are more slender..." Zhou rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to him, and kept searching around.

She took a sip of coffee, and her beautiful brows furrowed slightly again: "However... has Professor Zhou found an ancient relic again?"

Three days later.

"No wonder the main body divined that this world is very suitable for me... as long as I achieve various perfect accomplishments in the game, influence the ancient times, and then have it remain to the modern era, the imprinted influence will likely increase a thousandfold!"

"Xie, what's going on?"

"Yes, but Professor, I have another discovery here..."

"This... is a prank, right? You tell me this collapse was created by a teenager with his bare hands; you might as well tell me that monkeys can fly a Psionic Aircraft!"

Zhou Dunlin saved the photos into files while contacting his good friend.

A young graduate student rubbed his eyes and muttered to himself.

Layer after layer of white bones, as if they had originally grown in the sand and stone, were 'carved' out by him.

He rushed out of the tent, only to see a black Shadow rushing toward the Underground Palace relic at an incredibly fast speed!

"There's a thief!"

Not long after, a reply arrived.

Xie was stunned.

"When did Buddhism get involved with a wolf child?" Xie was confused.

Then, they discovered similar traces on other giant stones!

"So before, that Mysterious person first sealed the Underground Palace, blocked yourself inside, and then dug out the stones to escape... isn't this looking for trouble?"

Zhou Dunlin adjusted his glasses: "According to carbon-14 dating, the artifacts here should date back five thousand years... which is the Daliang era. That period... produced divine artifacts!"

【But later I discovered... I was the bad guy!】

The camp was in chaos, and several security guards specifically there for the Protection of artifacts rushed out.

【I came to the Rotten Buddha Temple, originally I thought... everyone was a bad guy...】

And the real person in black had already turned into a wisp of smoke, hundreds of meters away...

Zhou Dunlin sighed with emotion.

Zhou Dunlin meticulously handed a stone block bearing a palm print to the student beside him, then looked at the collapsed rear section of the Underground Palace: "Speed up the excavation... I feel there may be discoveries inside sufficient to shock the world."

This meant that Aaron's current efforts could directly traverse time and space, interfere with history, and cause an influence to appear out of thin air and persist for thousands of years!

There, on a piece of hard stone, a human palm print was shockingly left behind!

"This is... a cave-in?"

At this moment, a young archaeology team member jogged over, panting, but with an excited flush on his face.

Old Zhou placed his right hand on it to compare and found it was two sizes larger than the palm print: "This is not an adult's hand, it is closer to a youth's hand..."

"Thank goodness, thank goodness..."

【Hello Professor Zhou, I am Professor Gu's student, my name is Hong Gouyi! The teacher has matters to attend to, so he asked me to come and interpret some ancient texts for you.】

He carefully compared the surrounding traces, his brows gradually knitting together.

Zhou Dunlin scrambled into the Underground Palace, only to find that the ruins and artifacts had not been stolen, leaving him completely bewildered...

These were all dynasties clearly recorded in historical books.

This Underground Palace was not very large, but on all four sides were sculptures of pagodas and human bones, with a unique and primitive style that left Old Zhou and Xie exclaiming in wonder.

Aaron turned his black coat inside out to become a white shirt, preparing to take a detour back to the university town.

Inside the temporary tent camp.

"Catch the thief!"

Xie was speechless.

And what Xie had found was a stone wall!

On the stone wall, there were lines of text.

Generally speaking, discovering epitaphs or the like in an ancient tomb is the most direct evidence for determining the tomb owner and the era.

Xie exclaimed in admiration, and suddenly the Lamp light shone on a certain spot.

Zhou Dunlin hurried over and saw that at the end of the wall sealed by countless giant stones, there seemed to be an extra—grave robber's hole?

"Not good, grave robbers have gotten here first!!"

He also did not want to give up the opportunity to make a discovery that would shock the archaeological world!

【You leave the Rotten Buddha Temple and walk forward for several hours; a fork in the road appears before you, you prepare to...】

The searchlight beam shone up, and Old Zhou and Xie both gasped in unison.

After speaking, he fiercely threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped on it a few times: "Let's go... overtime tonight!"

Zhou Dunlin stared at the wall obsessively, as if gazing at a lover: "Look at this architectural style... Weird, cruel, and a sense of religious Ritual coexist; it is definitely an early Buddhist architectural style..."

Another faction studied it from the sidelines, believing that Daliang existed, yet they could not find any definitive evidence.

"This Underground Palace doesn't look big, but there are quite a few dead buried here; it's comparable to a mass grave, isn't it?"

It was not carved on; it was someone using their fingers to force it into the stone.

"Old Xie, relax a little first... it's not necessarily grave robbers."

Xie looked solemnly at the text carved on the stone wall and turned around with a bitter smile.

Someone had been standing behind him earlier, reading the computer along with him, yet he had not noticed it at all!

At this thought, the hair on Zhou Dunlin's body stood on end!

"Old Xie... do you believe... in the existence of supernatural powers?"

He found Old Zhou staring blankly at the text: "This... this should be Daliang text! I... I can't do it either, we must find a professor in ancient texts to support us!"

"Take it for further appraisal immediately."

Researchers had once put forward whimsical reports, such as Buddha being an extraterrestrial being of a high-level civilization, and 'Brahma' being their collective consciousness or a super-advanced Artificial Intelligence, but Zhou Dunlin viewed them as jokes.

Zhou Dunlin took a sip of strong tea and muttered to himself.

"I don't like hearing that; everything must be based on evidence!" Xie was displeased: "How do you determine that this place wasn't destroyed by an earthquake?"

"This... what era is it now? We must emphasize science," Xie replied, stammering.

The palm print went several fen into the stone, and it seemed even the fingerprints were imprinted, vivid and lifelike.

"Say what you will... such a complete Daliang Buddhist ruin is very rare... if it weren't for geological movement, we might not have discovered it."

"Professor Zhou, Professor Xie... there is a discovery ahead!"

【One, take the left path】

Zhou Dunlin said with a bitter smile: "So we must be quick... if the matter leaks, I suspect this place will be taken over by higher-level departments, and it will no longer be our business."

【Two, take the right path】

【Three, take the unconventional path】

(End of this chapter)