C56 (2/2)

Later, the federal government established an Indian Reserve near the Great Fog Mountain, where less than a thousand aboriginals live to this day.

”How can you treat aboriginals this way?” I couldn't help but complain.

[He has lived here for thousands of years, so why should he abandon his homeland for the sake of you civilized people?]

The guide shrugged and said that he was really just here to take a job.

I wanted to press him a little further, but I was immediately attracted by the wonderful sight of the cave.

You have to marvel at the supernatural workings of nature.

The interior of the cave was very spacious. The cave was ten stories high and overgrown with stalagmites. With the light from the tourist bureau, it was possible to see that the cave was covered with spiderwebs. It looked like a maze.

Time froze, so did the air.

I remember reading a novel called ”The Earth's Core Travels,” in which some explorers entered the earth from a pit in Iceland and walked for a long time until they came to an underground ocean. There was thunder and lightning, the sky was cloudy, and giant dinosaurs swam in the sea.

And this cave in front of me is like a remnant of the earth's core after thousands of years of travel.

Although there were no dinosaurs, there was no sound. However, in front of me, there was an endless dark green sea.

Yes, the sea.

The lake had an end, and the sea had no end.

The tourist bureau installed dim lights under the water, and we boarded the ship in the faint light.

The waters of the Sea of Lost were clear and transparent. I could see at least five meters below. There were black fish in the water, the smallest at least fifty centimeters long, the largest at about a meter.

The fish followed us around the boat, unafraid of men.

”These rainbow trout are farmed by us to attract tourists, because the staff feed them all day, so they're not afraid of people.”

The guide was probably a straight man. In such a mysterious and beautiful natural cave, a dry explanation came out without any suspense. Instantly, the entire ship fell silent.

”... I'm sorry, why is this place called Lost Sea? ” After the boat moved for a long time, Sayaka asked in a low voice.

”Since the discovery of this place, the country has sent many professional divers here. However, no one could find the source of the water in the entire underground lake.”

The guide sprinkled a handful of fish fodder into the water, and a few large trout more than a meter long floated up, startling me.

The little brother continued, ”Although there is no flow of water here, it is a living water. We've kept a lot of fish here in the hope that they can find the source of water — rainbow trout are not the native species in Tennessee, and if they could one day appear in a nearby surface lake, it would be clear that the water came from that lake — but these stupid fish are fed up with our feed and don't want to go anywhere. They just stay here every day and wait for the boat to appear. ”

The young man turned on the searchlight on the bow of the electric boat and shone it at the cave wall.

Two pink flowers bloomed on the cave wall!

They spread their petals like daisies, blooming alone on the cave wall. They were alluring and beautiful, but without any leaves or leaves.

”This is the rarest flower in the cave, Angie's gift.” ”The flower of this kind of cave exists in Lost Sea. Other stalactites average one millimeter long every hundred years, but she only grows one millimeter every seven hundred years.”

”So beautiful!” Sayaka praised, and couldn't help but reach out to touch it.

”Don't touch it!” The guide cried out, and the echo in the cave almost broke my eardrums.

”I am truly sorry …” Sayaka bowed with all her might.

”She is different from the other stalactites, she is alive,” the guide sighed. ”Not only does she grow very slowly, she is also very delicate. As long as she touches the bacteria on our hands, she will turn gray and stop growing.”

Sure enough, I saw a few clumps of cave flowers a little lower than the other two.

”Along with the increase in tourists, there are only a few living cave flowers left. These two can be considered small, but they have only grown for 20,000 years.”

So these two flowers were this precious!

I subconsciously held my breath and leaned closer towards the arena.

But he could feel M trembling.

The temperature in the underground cave was about ten degrees below ground level, so we all had a jacket on when we came in, so my first reaction was that it was cold.

”Are you wearing too little? I'll give you my coat. ” I took off my coat and draped it over M's body.

She looked up at me.

M was crying.