Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 135 - 130: The Tomb

Chapter 135: Chapter 130: The Tomb

In the comments section, of course, the righteous remarks were in the majority.

"Eh? Isn’t that the famous historian Mr. Su? Mr. Su, who has been silent for so long, has finally spoken up?"

"Why hasn’t Mr. Su posted on social media recently? Is it because ’Dark Sand’ is too much fun?"

"Sigh, ’Dark Sand’ is way too nice, giving a special visitor privilege to a jumping clown, what a waste! Better to give it to me!"

"But don’t you feel his mental state has become even more unstable? Just look at this post, it’s clearly written in a hysterical state."

"Probably nitpicking in ’Dark Sand’ until he went crazy, huh?"

"What were you saying before again? The Great Sheng Dynasty was a dynasty without a name? A nobody? How about Wang Zongchang, a mere civil official who went into battle and sacrificed his life for the country, doesn’t he count as a notable figure? Now you start praising him, saying he was ’buried wrapped in a reed mat’, hitting your own face without any ambiguity!"

"After the ’Becoming a Marquis Was Not My Intention’ instance, the fact that you still dare to speak is beyond my expectation! The Great Sheng Dynasty had no famous generals? No notables? Then how do you explain people like General Deng, Governor Lin, and Supervisor Wang?"

"There are people who cling to minor details and won’t let go. The Great Sheng Dynasty did provide consolation and rewards to the families of civil and military officials who died in battle. Giving away a dozen or so gold items isn’t impossible. Although there are records of Supervisor Wang being ’buried wrapped in a reed mat’, it doesn’t prove that the court definitely didn’t bestow any rewards! It might have been a posthumous reward!"

But there were also quite a few supporters of Su Chengbai.

"How come, before ’Dark Sand’ claimed to be the real historical memory, and now that content inconsistent with historical records has appeared, it just gets glossed over?"

"Mr. Su is right."

"Different from the official historical records means just that! If ’Dark Sand’ can recreate the entire historical memory, can it find Supervisor Wang’s tomb as well? If they really dig up a dozen gold artifacts, then I’ll believe it!"

"How could that be possible, this game is just using history as a gimmick. Anyway, I just feel that many parts of this game aren’t very realistic, mostly boasting."

Although the righteous netizens clearly had the upper hand, there was no shortage of people making a nuisance of themselves.

There were not a few people like Su Chengbai, with complex and varied reasons, each person’s situation might be different, but the way they skew things was very similar.

Added to that, Yuanteng Entertainment was fanning the flames from behind the scenes, deliberately using internet trolls and other tactics to stir up controversy, making it a hot topic in no time!

However, no matter how the two sides argued, the officials of ’Dark Sand’ kept a resolute silence, not uttering a single word.

Quite a few supporters of Su Chengbai took the opportunity to sneer and jeer.

Why don’t you dare to respond? Are you digging through some unofficial history book, looking for evidence of a reward that never existed?

The heat quickly fermented.

Finally, when everyone thought that the ’Dark Sand’ officials were going to play dead to the end, the officials released a message.

This message was straightforward, comprising only a few words, but the amount of information was substantial.

Because it was a very precise place name!

"Binhai City Canghe Town Linjiadu Village Wangzhuang Back Mountain"!

...

Just over an hour later, players had already arrived at this remote little mountain village.

Although there weren’t many beta testers of ’Dark Sand’, the overall trend was centered around Tiandu City, with other domestic city players involved as well, so naturally, there were also many players from Binhai City.

It was already approaching evening, only two or three hours before the sun set, but that still couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the players.

Quite a few players drove from nearby, making this remote little mountain village very lively.

Li Weiyi confirmed his position again through his GPS, seeing the village road ahead narrowing, he realized his SUV might have trouble entering, so he got out of the car.

This place was indeed remote, the cell phone signal was weak.

Soon, several other cars arrived, and the players greeted each other.

Since they were all players from around Binhai City, some had participated together in a live-action event against demons, so they recognized each other quickly.

Everyone shared a common goal.

They wanted to know what was there on the back mountain!

’Dark Sand’ officials would definitely not send a random location just to play around; there must be something special there that hadn’t been discovered yet. Possibly a tomb, or some kind of ruins.

Maybe there was damning evidence that could ’nail’ Su Chengbai!

Of course, most people were still skeptical. It couldn’t be that soon after Su Chengbai raised doubts, ’Dark Sand’ officials immediately found an ancient tomb through historical memory, right?

That would be a bit far-fetched.

But no matter what, everyone was still filled with anticipation.

Wang Village was a small village with not too many villagers, and the arrival of the players caused some commotion.

Li Weiyi took the lead and spent some money to hire two villagers as guides, wanting to go check out the hill behind the village.

Actually, the so-called hill behind the village was not a very steep place at all—just a small mound, and guides were not strictly necessary. However, Li Weiyi and the others, wanting to be cautious, still hired two villagers to lead the way.

The two villagers, happy to earn some extra income, nevertheless shook their heads upon hearing their intentions.

Ancient tomb? Absolutely impossible!

Although the hilltop was usually deserted, it was unlikely that there was any tomb. If there were, it would have been discovered long ago, and it wouldn’t have waited until now.

But at the insistence of Li Weiyi and the others, everyone still climbed the small hill before the sun set.

A few other villagers also followed, bringing along some tools, saying that they might as well take this opportunity to dig up some stones from the hill to repair their cowsheds.

Soon, the players began to explore the hilltop on their own.

The small mound wasn’t very big, but being a hill, the people dispersed to search for any place that might be a tomb or a relic.

Although they all brought various emergency equipment and lighting, there was less than two hours of time before the sun set, which could get unsafe, and it was best to descend and rest for the night before returning tomorrow.

Li Weiyi looked around and found that the hill was indeed bare, with nothing but weeds and various rocks scattered around, showing no sign at all of being a burial site.

"Could it be... the location given by the officials isn’t a burial site, but a place where gold artifacts are buried?

"That will make it tough to find; you may have to dig three feet into the entire hill before finding anything."

Li Weiyi couldn’t help but doubt this as well. It wasn’t that he suspected the officials of deceit—the key point was that the officials didn’t say there was a tomb here. If it was something else, then these players certainly wouldn’t be able to find it.

However, just at that moment, a villager who was digging for stones exclaimed in surprise, "Hey? Look at this! What is this?"

Hearing this, people quickly gathered around.

This villager had dug up several suitable stones to take back for repairing the cowshed, with the stones loaded in his carrying basket. But beneath the broken stones he uncovered, there unexpectedly appeared to be a rather flat stone slab!

The stone slab was buried under many broken stones, which were overgrown with weeds. If the villager hadn’t happened to dig up those stones, it might have gone unnoticed.

Li Weiyi hurried over, cleaned the mud off the stone slab, and then examined the inscriptions carefully.

There were both characters and patterns on the stone slab, written in ancient script with some parts damaged, but the key inscriptions were still clearly visible.

"The Tomb of Wang Zongchang"!

Li Weiyi couldn’t help but exclaim, "It’s a burial site! It really is Wang Zongchang’s tomb!"

The players on the scene boiled over with excitement!

"Shit! There really is a tomb?"

"Is it really Wang Zongchang? Are you sure you’re not seeing things?"

"This stone slab looks like it’s been here for many years."

Everyone gathered around the stele taking photos, feeling a surge of excitement at uncovering a piece of buried history!

Just then, another set of footsteps approached.

A group of people arrived breathlessly.

"Should be here, right?"

The middle-aged man leading the group wore glasses and had an academic air about him. He paused when he saw everyone on the hill, "You all are...?"

Li Weiyi introduced himself, "Oh, we’re all players from ’Dark Sand’."

The middle-aged man suddenly understood, "I see! We’re from the city’s Cultural Relics Bureau—these are some experts. We were ordered by our superiors that there might be a tomb here and to come survey and carry out a protective excavation.

"We rushed over, afraid that if the news spread, unlawful individuals would get here first.

"But since you’re players from ’Dark Sand,’ that’s fine!"

The players realized that the cultural relics experts from the bureau had arrived!

That was reassuring.

But it also made everyone more excited because with the discovery of Wang Zongchang’s tomb, many of the historical mysteries that had been unresolved might soon be unraveled!

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