Professor Jin asked, "Do you smell anything strange?" ”

The man said, "I didn't notice any strange smell." ”

Professor Jin was a little strange: "If it is really the smell in the coffin, it stands to reason that there should be some smell, such as musty smell and foul smell, how can there be no smell?" ”

Mo Ji waved his hand: "It doesn't matter if it smells or not, won't it be fine if you all wear gas masks!" ”

So, after putting on gas masks, the men slowly pushed the bronze coffin lid open.

"Boom~", the bronze coffin lid fell to the ground, and the sound continued to echo in the stone hall.

"What is this?" "How can there be so much water?" "But the color of the water ......," several people who had opened the lid of the coffin leaned forward to look at it. At this time, Professor Jin, who was wearing a gas mask, also stepped forward. He only glanced at the bronze coffin, and immediately shouted, "Retreat!" Retreat all! ”

The people who opened the coffin didn't know why, but they knew that Professor Jin must have found something, so they hurriedly ran back.

Mo Ji hurriedly asked, "What's the situation inside?" ”

Someone replied, "The coffin is full of water!" ”

"Water?" We were a little surprised, this bronze coffin is so tight, how can it enter the water?

"It's not water!" Professor Jin took off his mask, looked back at the bronze coffin, and said, "It's mercury!" ”

"Mercury?"

"Yes, a coffin full of mercury!" "That's why I'm asking everyone to step back. As he spoke, he raised the gas mask in his hand: "Although this gas mask can prevent some poisonous gases, it cannot protect against mercury vapor, which needs special filtration." ”

Mercury, commonly known for mercury, is a volatile liquid that forms a gas in the air. If inhaled, it can cause mercury poisoning. Now we know why the guy suddenly fainted because he inhaled some mercury vapor.

"Shall we close the lid of the coffin first?" Liang Youcai said, "After a while, the mercury vapor in the province will spread here, and we will all be unlucky." ”

Professor Jin waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, although there is a lot of mercury in that bronze coffin, the volatile area is not large, as long as we ensure enough distance, judging from the air circulation here, it should not affect us." ”

"Why do you say there is so much mercury in this bronze coffin?" Jar asked.

Jiang Jie said: "Could it be used for decoration?" I've heard that a lot of mercury is used in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang as a decorative layout, do you think this mercury is also used as an embellishment? ”

Professor Jin said: "The Records of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty mentions that the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor 'uses mercury as a hundred rivers and seas', which is indeed decorated with mercury to show his imperial style of ruling Kyushu. I don't know that the underground machine crossbow once shot Zhou Zhang's million divisions. However, the mercury here is all contained in the coffin, and I am afraid it is not used for decoration......"

"That's anti-theft!" The jar said, "You see, someone fainted just after the lid of the coffin was lifted, and if someone tried to steal this bronze coffin, how could they not die?" ”

"Anti-theft is only one aspect...... "In addition to being toxic and anti-theft, mercury can also play a role in insulating the air and preventing corrosion." ”

"I know this!" Jiang Jie said, "When I visited the Hunan Provincial Museum, I listened to the docent's introduction that Mrs. Xin Chai unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb was preserved in a large amount of mercury, so it can be preserved so completely." ”

"That's right!" Professor Jin said approvingly.

"In addition to that, this mercury has a function!" Liang Shiyou said.

"What is it?"

"Ward off evil and drive away evil!" I replied for Mr. Liang.

"Does mercury also have the function of warding off evil spirits? How come I haven't heard? Mo Ji, Liang Youcai and others had questions.

"I know this!" The altar lifted up his hand and said, "In Egypt, mercury is used to ward off evil spirits." In Egypt, there was always a lot of mercury in the places where the worst sins were held, just to prevent evil from being reborn and returning to the world. ”

I whispered into the jar, "Did you see it from the movie again?" ”

"Hehe, that's a must~" Tanzi said: "However, after all, it is Egypt, which is very different from our culture, and I have never heard of mercury as a ward off evil spirits." ”

"Then let me ask you, what kind of things were used to exorcise evil spirits and suppress demons in ancient China?" I asked.

"Chicken blood, black dog blood!" The jar blurted out.

"Fight zombies with glutinous rice!" "Ink Bucket!" "Peachwood Sword!" "Wicker Fight!"

I rolled my eyes, what are the answers? I blame me for asking too broadly. I was about to say more, when I heard Liang Youcai say: "Cinnabar! ”

"Yes, it's cinnabar!" I stretched out my hand and pointed at Liang Youcai to confirm his answer.

"Yes, yes, it's indeed cinnabar!" "You have to use cinnabar to draw talismans or anything." "Didn't you say that ink fountain also had to be mixed with cinnabar to be useful?" Others said yes.

"Do you know what the main chemical composition of cinnabar is?" I asked again.

Most people looked at each other and didn't know why I was asking this question. The answer to this question may only be known to a few people such as Professor Jin, and Jiang Jie is one of them. I heard her slowly utter one word: "Mercury sulfide!" ”

"Mercury sulfide?"

"Yes, mercury sulfide!" I said, "It's because cinnabar is a sulfide of mercury, so it has the effect of warding off evil spirits." It is because of the effect of mercury, that is, mercury. This is the same for both China and Egypt. ”

"Isn't it sulfide? Maybe it's the action of sulfur? Jar said.

"Have you ever heard that sulfur can ward off evil spirits?" I choked him angrily.

Tan Zi sneered: "I've heard that sulfur can make gunpowder!" ”

"Xiao Pei, do you mean that the corpse in this bronze coffin may be an evil demon?" Professor Jin asked.

"I don't know if it's an evil demon or not, I'm just saying that mercury has the function of driving away evil spirits and suppressing demons." I said, "Maybe it's true that this mercury is used for embalming, as you said." ”

As soon as the words ended, the sound of "bang" and "bang" came from behind us, startling us. We were about to turn around to look, when there was a loud "bang" next to us, and a figure suddenly leaned out and appeared beside Jiang Jie. scared Jiang Jie into a "ah~", hugged his head and hid beside the altar.

All of us looked at it, and all the original shattered were terracotta figurines standing on both sides of the stone hall, and at this time, what was once hidden in the terracotta figurines also revealed its true face.

"This ...... How can this be ...... Anyone else? Altar asked, pointing to the figure peeking out of the terracotta figurines.