Endless route

Chapter 195 34. Survivor Bias

Before Li Xiya and others left, they left all the supplies on the island. Ji Dao packed two full bags in his backpack, got back under the shade of the trees on the shore, and distributed them to everyone for lunch.

This island has great views.

The gentle sea breeze blows by and the coastal vegetation rustles. If you want to travel, this is a perfect place.

Zheng Yun and Kedester selected some camping equipment and brought them to the shore. If they planned to spend the night in the abandoned manor later, they would have to make sufficient preparations and counterattacks.

Fifteen hours is a long time.

And it's still daylight now.

There wasn't much they could do to slow down the pace a bit until it got dark or their dive gear was in place.

So Zheng Yun inquired about the British Museum in detail, especially the causes and consequences of Cadest's expedition to the arctic mountains twenty years ago, as well as the preliminary preparations.

Whether this organization has magical means in its hands can be gleaned from the events of twenty years ago.

If they have some means.

There will be traces of that twenty years ago.

As a person who experienced it at that time, Kedester had half a foot in the organization. Asking him directly would definitely be the most efficient.

"They prepared the equipment at that time. I was only responsible for the route map and providing suggestions. The equipment twenty years ago was relatively backward, and there were not so many tourists in the Christmas Islands."

"The people at the British Museum are very professional. After we confirmed the operation, they went to the Christmas Islands several times to prepare in advance. The first time there were 11 people and the second time 19 people."

"On those two occasions, we determined the approximate location of the Immortal Cave. The determination process was very strange. The British Museum seemed to have other sources of information, but they were not too detailed. Only twice did we narrow the target range to within 40 kilometers."

"The year we finally entered the mountain, my daughter was just two years old. That bitch Jias Eileen told me that the team would go to the trekking point again, but it turned out to be the official departure."

"We first lived in the Christmas Islands for two months, and the British Museum brought over 40 people, most of whom I had never met, and hired 30 local people."

"At that time, there were senior officials from the British Museum, several family members with mysterious origins, and many long-established explorers. They all respected a man named Lyle, who was the real leader of this team. .”

Kedester held a can of beer, took a sip of cigar and beer, and sat under the tree to recall the scene in detail.

"Um."

Zheng Yun nodded.

He had seen the photo of the archaeological team in 1999 from Song Wan. In the photo, Kedester's position was on the edge. In the C position were several middle-aged and elderly white people with aristocratic temperaments.

Actually, now that I think about it.

A total of forty people.

The British Museum actually attaches great importance to the clues of Triton Gate. The number and quality of the members of the archaeological team back then were very high, and everyone who could join the team had a good background.

Moreover, after twenty years, a scientific expedition team went into the mountain again to try to find people, which shows the status of these people.

"No matter how powerful you are, don't you all die in the Immortal Cave?" Jidao tore open a bag of chicken legs, opened his mouth as wide as possible, stuffed the whole chicken leg into his mouth, took out the chicken bones, and ate it in one bite.

"Actually, we stayed in the Arctic Mountains for a year that time. The archaeological team entered the mountains in 1999. The accident happened a few months later. It was actually in 2000 that all the members were killed."

"In the fourth month after entering the mountain, we had locked the location of the Fairy Cave, but the seventy people needed a lot of living supplies and often went to the Christmas Islands to buy them. At that time, we did not expect that Triton was still alive and did not know that he had been targeted. "

Kedester's expression was calm, and he didn't have much emotion when talking about the events of that year, except for Jiasi Irene.

"Have you ever seen Triton at that time?" Ji Dao heard these stories for the first time, so he immediately asked.

Zheng Yun had asked these questions a long time ago, but at that time his focus was on Triton and not on the archaeological team.

"Not at first. We were digging holes deep into the ice valley, and encountered several incomprehensible things. After many people died, we realized that something was wrong."

"We tried to search, but the more we searched, the faster we died. The seventy people soon became less than ten. It wasn't until I was the only one left that Triton finally showed up."

"I was in a very bad mental state at the time and was tortured to the point of going crazy, so I didn't remember what Senior Triton looked like."

Kedester's answer was still the same as before, and the result of Zheng Yun's inquiry with Wang Xi was also the same. Kedester really didn't remember it, and he couldn't remember it no matter what.

"Do you think the archaeological team has some magical tricks?" Zheng Yun looked down at the time and picked out the key points to ask directly.

"It's hard to say. At that time, the seventy of us were divided into seven or eight teams, searching in the vast iceberg. Even if we later determined the location and entered the underground ice valley, we acted separately."

"The team I was in didn't have magic tricks, but I don't know if other teams had them. In the end, the team merged into two groups, but by then many people had died."

Kedester shook his head again.

What he said is also true.

Zheng Yun has seen videos from twenty years ago. There are no more than ten people in each video. They are indeed divided into small teams and looking for the location of the Immortal Sacrifice Cave.

Zheng Yun knew this situation at that time.

In the end, it was Cadest who found it most accurately, and their team almost went straight into the Immortal Sacrifice Cave.

"You didn't know until the end of your life?"

Ji Dao didn't quite understand this matter. Since Kedester could live to the end, how could he not know anything?

"This is survivor bias. I lived to the end, so I don't know anything. If I had met or learned something halfway, maybe I would have died long ago."

Kedester puffed away with a smile.

Zheng Yun sighed and stopped asking, because Kedester's logic was correct and there was no way he could know.

"What you said makes sense. If you knew Triton's secret, you would indeed not be alive today."

Ji Dao also nodded, but his understanding was that if Kedester knew anything, he would be dealt with on the spot by Triton.

"That's not what I mean. No matter whether the other teams have magical means or not, the moment they use their means to fight against Triton, they will inevitably die in the depths of the Ice Valley."

"There's no way Triton can give them a way to survive."

"It's impossible for them to outplay Triton. If Triton casually sends a ray of cold fairy, they will all die. On the contrary, they will easily be cornered by fatal danger."

"Based on this logic, if I had seen other teams using ghost methods, I would definitely die after seeing that scene. Even if I just glanced at it, the entire team would be killed by fatal danger or cold immortals. .”

"I was able to survive until the end because I was lucky. I didn't encounter the Triton for a long time, or the Triton knew that we were not a threat, so they left it until the end to deal with it."

Cadest talked and analyzed.

He seemed to be serious and insisted on correcting Ji Dao's misunderstanding, but these words made Ji Dao very comfortable to hear, because Keldest was essentially touting Triton's strength.

"It makes sense and makes sense. How can someone who dares to use magical methods against our Haiwei Supervisor Xiansi survive to this day? Even if you are just watching the fun, you can't be here. Survivor bias, right? This word is really somewhat learned. .”

Ji Dao happily gnawed on the chicken legs.

"Hurry up and eat." Zheng Yun interrupted Jidao again. The two of them were singing and talking in cross talk.

"I didn't expose my identity after I came back. Those people didn't know I was still alive. If there is a chance, I can find a way to enter that organization undercover."

Kedester continued to talk to Zheng Yun.

He did this very meticulously. The money was taken out from a small bank in a remote place, and the passport was a fake identity bought in a small Western country. He was completely a different person.

When he left the Arctic Mountains, he was stuffed into the secret realm of the Black Jade Pillow by Zheng Yun. He appeared again in the town of La Maine. There was no one like him when he went to the Christmas Islands to investigate the passenger list.

The only possible problem was the meeting with his daughter, but the location where they met was opposite the Jianghe Pawn Shop in Fuen City, and Zheng Yun witnessed it with his own eyes.

He didn't believe that any organization could track down Jiang He's pawn shop, which was the headquarters of Haiwei Supervisor Xiansi.

"It's not necessary. The first level is very difficult. Once you go back, you will have to take responsibility for what happened twenty years ago. You may be investigated by them, and other things may easily happen."

Zheng Yun shook his head.

Kedester must not be able to leave. He is even on guard against Li Xiya and others. How could he let Kedester, who has been to Tiangong, be released to the other party for investigation.

Undercover is definitely the most efficient.

But they don't have this candidate yet.

"Chief, let's go around the island?" Kedester looked along the coast. There was a rocky beach under their feet, and a soft beach in the distance, extending all the way to the port.

"Do you have a route?" Zheng Yun looked at the notepad in his hand. There were several other special lines on it.

"The location below us is very secluded, and the woods extend towards the manor and the main port. If we move slightly, we can ensure that our whereabouts are not discovered."

Kedester picked up the notepad and said.

"Then let's go for a walk after dinner." Zheng Yun turned his head and looked at Jidao, who had not finished eating since he started eating.

"After eating, eating, Master Xian, what equipment should we bring? Da da da or something?" Ji Dao stuffed the packaging bag into his backpack and wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"Local fishermen or others may have guns in their hands. We need to remain vigilant about the surrounding environment." Zheng Yun turned around and looked behind. The tropical forest remained quiet.

Although they analyzed it for a long time, the only thing they could confirm so far was the hidden danger of local fishermen.

There are a total of ninety people in the team list of Jiasi Aileen, and now they are all missing, and the Church of Elysium behind Goode Manor has not shown its face from beginning to end.

They may not be on the island at the moment.

As he and others land, these people should gradually surface, but the time and location are uncertain.

Better be careful.

It is easy to dodge an open spear but hard to guard against a hidden arrow.

After simply packing up their things, Zheng Yun and the others took action again, following the route provided by Kedester, quietly traveling through the woods, and looking around the island.

During this period, they went to the abandoned manor again, and also went to the only port to spy on local fishermen.

In the end, nothing was found.

The abandoned manor still looks like a dead ghost. The curtains are swaying in the dark windows. The port is deserted. The fishing boats and dark-colored fishermen have mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

It seemed that they were the only ones on the entire island, and there were no more living people, not even a single living thing.

Walked around the island.

It was finally evening.

The setting sun hanging over the sea shed thousands of red clouds, and the sea and sky were dyed orange-red. The entire island was bathed in red light, and even the rainforest and them were cast in red shadows.

Zheng Yun and others squatted in a hidden place on the hillside.

This hill is another great vantage point, with views of both the coast beyond the harbor and the abandoned estate.

Look out over the surrounding scenery.

It was exactly the same scene as when Kedester first sent the video. It was in this environment that Kedester and others took a look at the abandoned manor.

Compared to daytime.

The manor is even more eerie at sunset.

The night wind gradually rises, and the red leaves of the vines covering the attic are stirring uneasily. The surrounding quiet mountains and forests gradually become dim, and the visual distance slowly decreases. When the red light dissipates, it becomes darkness.

"Should we go down and camp now? Or should we wait a little longer and see if anyone lands on the island when it gets dark?"

Kedester put down the telescope and said.

"Don't worry, let's take another look."

Zheng Yun is always observing the movements of the sea. They can't see the coast from here, but they can see the scenery one nautical mile away from the coast. As long as a ship approaches, they can immediately spot it.

"My eyes are sore from staring at it."

Noriichi sighed as he leaned against a tree.

There are other Yin soldiers and ghost generals scattered in the woods around them. The entire path up the woods is covered, ensuring that the entire woods is safe and they can camp here.

"Maybe we are in the dark?"

Kedester looked at the abandoned manor again. Except for the surrounding fishermen, others may not know that they landed on the island.

"Go to the port and take another look."

Zheng Yun stood up and walked towards the port.

Kedester immediately stood up and followed, and the two climbed up the mountain road to another hilltop in front of them, leaving only Ji Dao in place to maintain continuous surveillance of the abandoned manor.

Climb to the top of the mountain and pick up a telescope and look.

Sure enough, there was a problem here. Several wooden houses built around the island port had light coming from the doors and windows, and three fishing boats reappeared near the port.

There were three or four dark-colored fishermen, setting up a bonfire on the beach, roasting some meat, and making their dinner.

The image is very peaceful and calm.

It was as if they had always been on the island.

"Chief, something really happened."

Kedester lowered his voice and said, they didn't see any ship approaching the island from beginning to end. Where did this ship come from?

"There is a secret passage on the island."

Zheng Yun looked carefully at the fishing boats. They were very narrow and low wooden boats, and they might be able to get out of a crack.

"If it's just these fishermen, there's nothing to worry about." Kedester pressed the cigar into the soil at his feet, buried the ashes, and spoke with a serious expression.

"I'm not sure of their identities, so it's hard to start." Zheng Yun knew what Kedester meant. They could catch all these fishermen, but there is no conclusive evidence of guilt.

This problem is not easy to deal with.

Although the local fishermen behave strangely and move strangely, they cannot take action based on suspicion alone. People may die in a conflict. There must be some justifiable reason.

"Then just wait."

Kedester picked up the telescope and continued to observe.

As he watched, Zheng Yun suddenly had an intuition. These dark-colored fishermen seemed to know that there were outsiders peeping nearby. They seemed to be going about their daily lives, but their actions were unnatural.

It's like they're performing.

Put on a play for yourself.

"See if our ship is still there." Zheng Yun whispered. There is a locator on their ship to check.

Kedester immediately took out his cell phone and after taking a look, his expression changed: "Chief, our ship is at the feet of the two of us, and it is directly below."

Zheng Yun looked at the screen.

Their current position is a green dot, and the ship is a red dot. The two dots almost coincide with each other.