Chapter 537: Discovery! Maya Civilization!

"The structure of these buildings is completely unexpected."

"They didn't just dig downward. From the very beginning, they planned this out and built it bit by bit."

"They were building an underground city!"

Ning Fei spoke softly, looking at the solid stone slabs on either side and the stairs leading down.

His voice was soft, but it exploded like thunder in the ears of the viewers!

Holy shit, no way. Thousands of years ago, the Mayans built an underground city here?

Why would they abandon the perfectly good island surface to build a city underground?

Right. The Maya Civilization originated in the tropical rainforest, so they should have been perfectly adapted to that environment.

But there are no traces of a city on the island above.

That's so weird!

What were they running from?!

The Maya Civilization originated in the tropical rainforest and was highly developed, yet the Mayan ancestors abandoned the surface and moved underground.

The whole thing was riddled with mysteries.

Ning Fei was also curious.

He looked at the carved murals on both sides.

These carvings had once been painted, but they were so incredibly old that the colors had long since faded away, leaving only the chiseled grooves behind.

The carvings featured both patterns and text.

Ning Fei paused when he reached the carved script.

The viewers found his sudden stop strange.

"These characters mean 'refuge',"

Ning Fei said softly.

Hearing his words, the viewers were stunned.

At this very moment, many international scientific research organizations and archaeological institutions were also watching Ning Fei's livestream.

They recognized those symbols as Mayan script.

But none of them had expected Ning Fei to decipher them so quickly.

Several experts from the archaeological institutions carefully verified the text on the screen and confirmed:

"He's right. Those symbols mean 'refuge'."

The comments in Ning Fei's livestream never stopped rolling.

At such a tense and thrilling moment, everyone was enthusiastically discussing the discovery.

Why would the Mayans build a refuge?

Regardless, the Mayans were already gone, and no one could provide an answer.

It's just a tunnel. You guys are overthinking this.

Why do I feel like this place looks more like a prison?

The viewers discussed fervently.

Ning Fei studied the wall murals for a few more moments before continuing down the stairs.

He paused briefly at every carving.

The Mayans had left behind many ruins, but there was no doubt that the one Ning Fei had just discovered was the largest Maya Civilization site in the world.

The drone followed closely behind him.

Through the livestream camera, everything appeared incredibly mysterious.

This was destined to be a night recorded in history.

Ning Fei, however, simply considered this an ordinary excursion.

The staircase led continuously downward, twisting and turning along the way.

The walls on both sides and the ceiling above the stairs were built entirely of stone, looking exceptionally solid.

After walking for a while, Ning Fei finally reached the bottom of the stairs.

At the end sat a sealed stone door.

The stone door was distinct, marked by a single seam running down its center.

Countless years had passed; a thick layer of dust blanketed its surface, and a few subterranean vines clung to its edges.

Beside the door was a stone pedestal.

Atop the pedestal rested a massive circular dial, marked with measurements and two hands.

'I never expected the Mayans to have their own time dial, much like the sundials of ancient Huaxia.'

'Both are ancient civilizations, yet they arrived at the same destination through different paths,'

Ning Fei thought.

A line of small text was also carved into the stone pedestal. Ning Fei wiped away the dust, revealing the tiny characters clearly.

He shined his light over them, bringing the text into view for the viewers.

"This line means 'advance three days.' After three days pass, the stone door opens."

"It is a highly developed ancient civilization, after all. I really want to see what is inside."

At this moment, the two hands were perfectly overlapped.

Ning Fei flicked the minute hand, spinning it three full circles around the dial.

"Clunk!"

Following that crisp mechanical sound, the mountain suddenly began to shake violently!

Then, the stone door slowly swung open.

Even Ning Fei was somewhat taken aback by this sight.

"This is quite unscientific!"

"If it's a mechanism, there has to be a power system."

"After so many years, where is the power for this door coming from, and how is it still working?!"

"How did the Mayans manage this?!"

Ning Fei's voice echoed through the livestream.

The viewers were similarly immersed in shock.

Many scientific and archaeological institutions were left staring at each other in disbelief.

It was worth noting that earlier in the 20th century, another Maya Civilization site had been discovered.

In 1893, the explorer Stephens led an expedition into the tropical rainforest of the Americas, where they discovered several majestic pyramids, numerous luxurious palaces, bizarre hieroglyphs carved into stone slabs, and a highly accurate calendar.

However, during that world-shocking archaeological expedition, no trace of an underground city had been found—let alone a mechanical power system like this one.

Back then, many people even believed the Maya Civilization was connected to aliens.

But Ning Fei's current discovery draped yet another veil of mystery over the Maya Civilization.

"Devices like this existed in ancient Huaxia as well. Mechanical arts were famous across the land back then, and pulling a lever to open a stone door was nothing out of the ordinary."

"However, as history progressed, those mechanical arts proved too complex and were gradually lost to time."

"To think that apart from sharing a similar astronomical calendar with ancient Huaxia, the Mayans also conducted research into mechanics."

Ning Fei inspected the area carefully.

Every single discovery he made now was massive enough to shock the world.

Ning Fei then looked toward the stone door.

Without hesitation, he walked straight inside.

The drone followed closely behind him.

The viewers stared unblinkingly at the screen.

Everyone knew that the true answer to the mystery lay right behind this stone door.

The glow from his glow stick and the drone's lights flared up.

They illuminated a subterranean cavern that had been buried in darkness for who knew how many years.

A massive triangular pyramid slowly came into view.

A pyramid!

Sure enough, sitting deep underground was a gigantic pyramid.

Not only that, but several smaller palaces stood beside it.

Looking further to the side, large stretches of flat land were visible. Even though they were now covered in dust and rubble, Ning Fei knew they had once been farmlands.

At the same time, Ning Fei noticed dark silhouettes standing tall and faintly visible on the opposite side.

He shined his light over and realized it was a completely withered forest.

The viewers were overwhelmed by the visual impact of the pyramid.

But Ning Fei found himself pondering another question.

Farmland and forests existed here underground.

Where did the light come from?

At that thought, he looked up and swapped to a high-powered flashlight, shining it into the space above the city.

Numerous stone pillars supported the ceiling, which was made entirely of solid rock, serving as a roof over the city.

And right in the very center of that ceiling sat an enormous sphere of light, shaped like a giant bulb.

At this moment, the sphere was utterly dark and listless.

Yet, seeing the surrounding environment, a thought slowly surfaced in Ning Fei's mind.

"Could it be that the Maya Civilization already knew how to harness light energy?"

"How is that even possible?!"