Afastin was the first to return to the original place. He returned after only three minutes of walking. In a period of anxious waiting, Alena and De Silva also came back one after another. "How is it? Did you two find a place to sleep?" De Silva spoke first, "I have a very tall tree over there. If there is no better place, we can sleep for one night." Alena shook her head, "All I saw were piles of weeds and rocks."
"Me neither, it seems we have to go to De Silva's side." Afastin said. The tree was more than 500 meters away from the starting point. At this time, they could only travel by moonlight. The three walked carefully, fearing that they would be attacked by wild animals. What you fear will come true. Suddenly, a "Woo...Woo...Woo" sound was heard not far away. "Brother, what is this sound?" "This should be a coyote. Let's go!" The three quickened their pace. When they came to the tree, they were stuck. The tree was too high and the three were not good at climbing trees. De Silva said, "Let's go collect firewood."
"What are you collecting firewood for?" Afastin asked. "Stupid, of course it's for burning. We'll surround the fire with our backs against the tree, so we won't be afraid of animal attacks."
"Brother, will the burning light attract wolves?" Alena asked.
"What should we do? If there is no fire, we can only wait for death."
"Don't you have a gun?"
"But there are not many bullets, and it's so dark that I can't see. If a few of them pounce on me at once, I can't handle it."
"It seems that we can only light a fire, and someone needs to keep watch." They immediately started looking for flammable materials. Before the fire was lit, two coyotes appeared. Alena screamed in fear and turned around and ran. She ran and shouted, "Brother, shoot!"
The two coyotes were originally going to quietly surround Alena, but when they saw her running, they chased after her. De Silva was on the other side, following the sound. He saw the two wolves chasing Alena at a glance, raised his gun and shot, "bang"! One was knocked down, and the other stopped in fear. Alena took the opportunity to run behind the tree. When the three of them met, De Silva said, "It seems not to be a wolf, but a hyena." Afastin's voice trembled with fear, "What should we do? Grandpa is really harmful! Let us go to such a dangerous place." Alena ran too fast and lost one shoe. Now there was only a stocking on one foot. She simply took it off and stepped on the ground barefoot. De Silva said, "Let's light the firewood first." They built three piles of fire in front of the tree and sat down with their backs against the tree. The three of them were afraid of attracting more animals, so they didn't dare to sleep all together and took turns to keep watch. It was quite surprising that they spent the night safely. Alena picked up the shoes that ran away last night, and then looked at the hyena that was killed. It had been eaten to the point that only the skeleton was left.
Carrying their own backpacks, the three of them immediately walked up the mountain. This mountain is not high, with an altitude of only more than 1,200 meters. It is named because it looks like bread. De Silva led the way in front, with weeds growing under his feet. The scene was quite desolate. It seemed that few people had walked here. "Brother, will there be snakes on the mountain?" Alena reminded from behind.
"Then everyone be careful." After walking for about 40 minutes, the view suddenly opened up. Everywhere you looked, there was lush greenery and vitality. "What do you think is this?" Alena spotted the pattern on the tree. "This is the Watson family's contact code. It seems to be here." De Silva squatted down and looked around the tree. "Brother, what are you looking for?"
"There should be another mark nearby."
"Come here quickly, there is a suspicious stone here." Afastin shouted not far away. The surface of the stone is very smooth, and it doesn't look like it was formed naturally. De Silva wanted to lift it, but found that he couldn't move it. "Brother, go away, let me do it." Alena tried it, but the result was the same. The stone didn't look big, only about five or six kilograms. He tried to turn it again, but it didn't work. "Strange, could this stone grow underground?" De Silva muttered to himself. When they were at a loss, several lines of text appeared on the stone. De Silva hurriedly took out his camera to take pictures. "What are these words? Why can't I understand them?" Alena asked.
De Silva did not explain, but just said, "Let me see."
These are the ciphertexts of the Watson family. It takes time to decipher them. Four hours later, De Silva finally had a clue in his mind. "Let's keep going forward."
Alena and the other two had been waiting impatiently under the tree. Seeing the new instructions, they immediately stood up. This time, they only walked more than 200 steps and came to a narrow mountain path. "Why don't you keep going?" Alena asked curiously.
"It should be nearby. Let's look for a parrot wearing a straw hat." The three of them searched separately. After a while, Afastin shouted again, "I saw it. It's here."
"Brother, you are timid, but your eyesight is quite good." Alena joked. The pattern was hidden behind a rock and covered by weeds. If no one pointed it out, no one would open it for ten thousand years. De Silva was groping around the rock when he touched something like a button. He pressed it hard and an entrance to the lower part of the grass five meters away suddenly appeared. Alena clapped her hands happily, "It feels like an adventure!"
Just as she was about to go down, De Silva stopped her and said, "Wait ten minutes before going down."
"Why?"
"No one has ever been down there. The air must be bad. Let's get some fresh air first." After waiting for a long time, Alena was the first to move. The moment she stepped on the steps, the lights under her feet automatically lit up. When all three of them came in, the entrance closed automatically. They stepped on the stairs and walked down carefully. After walking down the last step, a robot appeared in front of them, "Welcome to the 'Eagle's Nest', this is the Watson family's wartime shelter. Its design was inspired by Dr. Elliot's 'Wolf's Lair'. Dr. Elliot is my master's father, and my master is..."
"Stop, don't say anymore." De Silva was annoyed by this long-winded robot. "Let me say one more thing. To ensure that you are all members of the Watson family, I need to conduct a DNA test on you. I will only test the Y chromosome. Watson males, please step forward."
"What if we are not members of the Watson family?" Alena asked.
"Then you can only wait here and cannot move forward." De Silva and Afastin passed the test successfully. Under the guidance of the robot, they entered a door on the left. There were five forked roads in front of them. The robot chose the second one on the right and continued to move forward. It explained as it walked, "This is the only correct way. Other roads are dangerous. It is to prevent outsiders from breaking in."
Afastin smiled and said, "Grandpa is really thoughtful. He is still so cautious here."