Chapter 489: A Stir in the Battlefield! The Icy Corpses beneath the Layer of Ice! (1)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“What a relief, our host has finally returned!” one exclaimed.
“I am burning with curiosity about where the tomb of Sima Yi is located,” said another.
“One would think you could not sleep for curiosity!”
“In fact, there are many ancient tombs in the south of the Yangtze River. The host could try searching there!”
“Why not seek the imperial mausoleum from the Yuan Dynasty? If you find it, you’ll become rich!”
“But it would need to be found. No one has discovered a Yuan Dynasty imperial mausoleum yet!”
Luo Feng disregarded their chattering.
He proceeded up the slope of the hill.
At this rate, it would not take half a month to leave Changbai Mountain.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed, during which he had not encountered any military strongholds. But that was normal since the altitude was gradually increasing, exceeding one thousand meters.
Moreover, the temperature in this area was quite low. The lack of a military stronghold was normal too.
From yesterday onwards, he had barely done any digging, focusing only on some herbs and plants.
Manmade items buried underground were almost non-existent.
This place, rarely touched by human hands, had no buried treasures. It was as expected.
Soon, seven days had passed. At this moment, the altitude had reached one thousand meters. Luo Feng began his descent. “Initiate Level Three Scan!” he commanded.
After the scan was completed, he discovered more than twenty potential treasure points. Half an hour later, they all turned out to be medicinal herbs.
Clang.
He had dug up an Energy Drink.
He had not encountered this item for quite some time. His inventory was lacking in this particular item, and Luo Feng felt that it was still a good item.
Perhaps it was a case of scarcity making the heart grow fonder.
When something was abundant, it did not feel special. But when it was scarce, even one could be considered precious.
After walking another three kilometers and conducting another scan, he found more than ten treasure points.
A little distance from the treasure site, Luo Feng pressed his foot down and found the snow here to be very thick, reaching up to his calf.
He nearly lost his footing. He pressed down again, realizing it was clearly not mud underneath.
Using his hoe to shovel the snow aside, he found a layer of ice beneath.
On closer inspection, he discovered it was a small pond that had frozen over.
There was also a wild boar’s carcass underneath.
Its hair was clearly visible.
The time of death was uncertain. In such freezing conditions, even after a month or two, the corpse would not decompose.
But it was most likely a few months old.
Any longer than that, it would decompose, regardless of the cold.
After all, this was not a sub-zero temperature where most bacteria could not survive.
But the boar’s corpse was strange. Its internal organs were missing, and the flesh on its body was uneven, as if someone had cut it with a knife.
The bones beneath its head were well-preserved.
“What kind of animal is this?”
“Nature is so brutal. It was probably gnawed on by a Northeast Tiger, right?”
“Is this a wild boar?”
Luo Feng spoke up, “It is a wild boar, but it does not appear to have been eaten by a wild animal. It was killed by humans!”
Even though the wild boar’s corpse was frozen, it was still discernible.
Luo Feng quickly used his hoe to fully uncover the ice layer.
He carefully examined the boar’s body and found some bullets inside.
It was clear; this was death by human hands.
As far as he knew, the only beings that used bullets were humans.
Or possibly extraterrestrials.
“Did poachers actually come to this place? Truly unheard of!”
“Indeed, such freezing weather with few animals and fewer people. No hunter would come to such a place!”
Luo Feng examined the bullet and found it was 6.5 caliber.
There was no other information apart from that.
But since the system had marked the wild boar’s corpse as a treasure point, it must have held value.
Luo Feng speculated that if the corpse itself was not valuable, then the person who shot the boar might have been someone significant.
He knew the system’s behavior all too well after all this time.
However, beneath the ice layer, there seemed to be more corpses, like those of wild rabbits. “Initiate Level Three Scan again!”
After the scan,
Luo Feng found more than ten treasure markers ahead.
Upon reaching the location, he discovered it was beneath the snow layer, within the ice layer again.
A body was frozen inside.
Luo Feng looked closely and found it was not a wild animal, but a human.
However, most of his body was frozen under the ice, with only half an arm above the ice layer.
He was wearing a heavy cotton jacket, a big felt hat, and carried a Type 38 rifle and a water bottle.
“Is this a human?”
“And a modern one at that?” “It looks like a poacher, doesn’t it?”
“And he’s carrying a gun?
Luo Feng carefully dug around the ice layer, avoiding contact with the body.
Halt an nour later, tne DOCIY was completely uncoverea.
Luo Feng picked up the water bottle and found an ‘August 1st’ logo.
This was the August 1st Army emblem.
A soldier from China.
“Why is it one of our people?”
“Isn’t it strange that we found one of our own on Changbai Mountain?”
“Indeed, everyone symbolically thinks that finding Japanese soldiers is the norm. But don’t forget, this is our territory. Finding Japanese soldiers is what’s abnormal!”
“What era’s soldier is this?”
Luo Feng touched the cold water bottle. Seeing the emblem, a wave of suspicion arose in his mind.
From the water bottle, it could be inferred that this was at least after the 1950s.
But how did a soldier from the 1950s end up in this place?
Luo Feng continued his examination, noting that the soldier’s right leg was obviously injured, with a bandage tied around it. The exposed bloodstains were still clearly visible..
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