Chapter Seventy-Six: Clues
Everyone was shocked when they heard what Master Zhou said, Xu Ming turned his head and said, "What did you find?" ”
Zhou De said: "If you look at the patterns on the ceiling, each of the patterns in the palace is like the style of the Hetu Luoshu, presumably these patterns are some kind of hexagram or password, and only by cracking it can we find the right way." ”
Everyone looked up at the gold line grid on the ceiling, each of which was the same size as the floor, and the palace grid was inlaid with precious stones and silver wires with hollow and solid dots and short lines, which looked very quaint. The pattern of gemstone and silver filigree is indeed very similar to the one on the book of Hetuluo, and in the dim light, the ceiling flows with a charming brilliance.
Everyone knows that the Hetuluo Book is two mysterious patterns handed down in ancient China, and it is a precedent for ancient Chinese civilization. According to legend, in ancient times when Fuxi, the Yellow River in Mengjin County, northeast of Luoyang, emerged from the Yellow River, carrying the "river map" and offering it to Fuxi. Fu Xi evolved into gossip according to this, and later became the source of "Zhou Yi". According to legend, when Dayu, Luoyang Xiluoning County Luohe River surfaced a turtle, carrying the "Luo Shu", dedicated to Dayu. Dayu succeeded in controlling the water according to this, and then drew the world into Kyushu. According to this, the nine chapters of the law were formulated to govern the society, and it was handed down and included in the "Book of Shang", called "Hong Fan". "Yi - Ji Ci Shang" says: "The river produces a map, Luo produces a book, and the sage is a sage", which refers to these two things.
Today's people think that the river map Luoshu may be an ancient geography book, and some people think that the river map is an ancient climate map, and the Luo book is an ancient location map, or they think that the river map is a map of the Tianhe, and there are different opinions. But it is certain that Hetuluo Shu is the source of Chinese culture, the five elements of yin and yang, which was first recorded in the "Book of Songs", followed by the "Yi Chuan", and there are many accounts of the hundred schools of thought. Tai Chi, Bagua, Zhou Yi, Liujia, Nine Stars, Feng Shui, and so on can all be traced back to this, the four images of the river map, 28 Suzhou are complete, its layout of the shape of the meaning, the upper conjunction of the stars, the lower conjunction of the geography, the shape of the star map can be combined 25,000 years ago, indicating that "the river map, Luo Shu is the ancient star map" is also true.
Gao Qin blinked his eyes wide and said, "Master Zhou, do you mean that the patterns in each palace grid on the ceiling correspond to the floor on the ground one by one?" If you can calculate the bad luck in the pattern, you can find a safe way? ”
Zhou De nodded, looked at the patterns of Gong Geri, and said: "These patterns may be some kind of hexagram, or password, only by cracking them, can we know whether the corresponding floor is safe, so as to find a route through the main hall." ”
At this time, Xu Ming said: "No! Not so. He took the crowbar from the pillar's hand and touched the floor, and immediately a dense spike rose on the ground of the whole temple, and it was so full that there was no place to stay. Xu Ming said: "You see, there are mechanisms on every floor, how can there be a safe route? ”
Nanyang and the others thought: What Xu Ming said makes sense, it is indeed like this, when the mechanism is triggered, spikes rise on every floor in the Great Wisdom Palace, how can you walk over?
Nanyang said: "Is there any way to close the mechanism on the floor by reaching certain conditions like the Great Righteous Palace?" He shone a flashlight into the hall, the walls were unpretentious, there were no switches, and the ceiling did not seem to be touchable.
Everyone thinks this is a bit difficult, if the mechanism can't be closed, how can this Great Wisdom Hall pass through? Is it difficult to fly over?
Zhou De said: "No, if you choose the right floor, the mechanism will not be activated. ”
Everyone was shocked, there were spikes on these floors, and if they touched a piece of the floor, all the spikes would rise. Could it really be as Master Zhou said, there are a few hidden mysteries in these floors full of spikes, and the spikes will not rise when stepping on such a floor?
Xu Ming said: "Master Zhou, this kind of speculation is too risky, right? The mechanism here is all at the touch of a button, how can you find those floors? If the guess is wrong, wouldn't it be for nothing that people were sent to death. ”
Each square floor is about half a meter long, and the Great Wisdom Hall is also square, with a length and width of 20 meters and a height of about 3 meters, and there are about 800 floors densely laid on the ground, like a huge chessboard. Xu Ming said: "There are so many floors, and the whole body is moved, how do you say to find it?" ”
Nanyang looked at the floor, if he tried one by one, it would take a long time, and besides, everyone didn't have such tools on them. He said, "Master Zhou, can you read the pattern on the ceiling?" ”
Zhou De's face was ugly, he shook his head helplessly, and said, "I'm not even sure if they are hexagrams or other types of puzzles now, how can I understand them." He continued: "If it had been a few decades ago, maybe you could have found someone who could crack this place." ”
Nanyang said: "Then we are helpless? ”
Qiu Tian said: "Mr. Nanyang, aren't you carrying guns? Can you shoot the floor with a bullet to see which piece is safe? ”
Ah Hu thought for a while and said, "This method works, it's just ...... We may not have enough ammunition. ”
Gao Qin said: "No, you see those floors, they are not very thick, if they can't withstand the shot of bullets, they will be destroyed, I'm afraid it will make the situation worse." She continued: "If you throw things with your hands, who can throw these hundreds of floors so accurately?" ”
Xu Ming said: "It doesn't matter if you throw it accurately or not, as long as we try it repeatedly, as long as we have enough time, we will definitely be able to try it." ”
Nanyang was silent, took the crowbar, and lightly tapped the floor, but the floor did not respond. It took him a certain amount of force before the spikes on the floor rose, and if the crowbar pressed against the floor and did not move, the spikes remained standing and did not retract.
Nanyang's face was a little ugly, and he said: "It seems that these floors are more complicated than the previous mechanisms, and they will only be triggered when they bear a certain weight, and I am afraid that light objects such as bullets will not be able to play a tentative role." ”
Xu Ming said: "Then use a heavy object, tie it with a rope, and you can use it repeatedly." I first measured the spatial structure of the main hall, how many floors there were, then drew marks on the computer, and then recorded the test, and I was sure to find a safe route. ”
Everyone thought that this was indeed a way, using heavy objects to repeatedly move the position on the floor, and try a little bit, but they could only check the floor piece by piece.
Zhou De said coldly: "What if these floors still need a certain order? ”
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, according to Xu Ming's method, they could indeed find a safe floor, but if these floors needed to be walked in order, it would be difficult to test.
Xu Ming said: "Are you saying that if you don't walk the front floor in a certain order, the safety floor behind it will fail, and it won't appear?" If the order of the first two safety floors had not been followed, the third floor would not have appeared?! ”
Zhou De said coldly: "No, I'm afraid that if you don't go in the right order, the Great Wisdom Hall will also let people go to the middle, lead the enemy into the urn, and then kill these people!" ”
Everyone was amazed, if this was really the case, the intruder went in the wrong order of the floor, and was still in the dark, and walked to the middle of the Great Wisdom Hall, at this time, if there was a mechanism to attack, the intruder would have nowhere to avoid it, and he would definitely die.
In this way, this is a trap left by the designer, and if someone thinks that everything will be fine if they try out a safe floor, and they can pass through the Great Wisdom Hall, they will inevitably die.
At the same time, everyone was amazed that the ancients had designed such an ingenious mechanism, as if it had been encrypted, to prevent tomb robbers from opportunistically passing the level.
Nanyang frowned and said, "Can you only crack the pattern in the palace grid to pass the Great Wisdom Palace?" He continued: "Then let's wait for the ground forces to come down before we make plans." ”
Zhou De's eyes lit up and said, "We still have a way, someone has already cracked the pattern in the palace grid." ”
Nanyang said, "Oh? Who is it? ”
At this time, Qiu Tian said: "Didn't someone have already been here before us, these people left marks all the way and also entered the Earth God Palace, if they hadn't been wiped out or retreated in the first three halls, I think they must have passed here." ”
Xu Ming said: "Assuming they pass through this hall, they will also leave a mark to facilitate entry and exit." ”
Nanyang said: "Let's see if there are any marks on the floor!" Everyone immediately took action, taking a flashlight to carefully check the floor at the entrance of the main hall, Gao Qin suddenly said in surprise: "There is one here!" ”
Everyone hurriedly looked over, and on the right side of the second row of floors, there was a shallow carving mark on the floor. The floor in the Great Wisdom Hall is as clear and pure as mutton fat jade, white and flawless, this floor exudes a hazy light under the light, like clotted fat, if you don't check it carefully, it is difficult to find shallow traces engraved on it.
Zhou De and others looked carefully at the marks on the floor, it was an Arabic numeral "2", as if it was engraved with a sharp blade, because the floor was very hard, so the carved marks were not deep.
Everyone was very happy to see the marks engraved on this floor, it seems that what Master Zhou said is true, there are indeed safety floors, and these floors seem to really have an order.
Zhou De said: "Quick, find the first floor." Soon, Xu Ming found the floor engraved with "1" on the right side of the first row, and everyone took flashlights and found several floors engraved with marks.
Zhou De looked at the location of these floors, he carefully pressed the crowbar on the "No. 1" floor, and the spikes in the Great Wisdom Hall really did not rise! Zhou De casually touched the floor next to him with a crowbar, and dense spikes immediately rose on all the floors.
Zhou De took the flashlight and was about to walk to the first floor, when Xu Ming suddenly said, "Master Zhou, do you really want to go over?" Even though there are marks on the floor, it's not certain that it's really what you guessed. He continued: "Besides, I don't know who left these marks, and is it really safe?" Can you trust those people? ”
Zhou De's expression was grim, and he said coldly: "I trust him!" ”
Nanyang said: "Since you must rush over, you can't let you take risks." He waved his hand, Ah Hu immediately walked to the entrance of the main hall, everyone held their breath, only to see Ah Hu step on the floor, sure enough, there was no trigger mechanism, Ah Hu sprayed a big "1" on the floor with a spray paint can, leaving a very eye-catching mark. Zhou De said very nervously: "Attention! Don't touch any other floors! ”
Ah Hu walked to the second floor, still fine, he immediately left a mark, everyone watched quietly, the atmosphere was very tense. Ah Hu took a flashlight and walked more than 30 floors successively, and he had reached the center of the main hall, and he was always safe.
When Ah Hu reached the depths of the main hall, everyone couldn't see whether there were any marks on the floor, because of the distance, and the reflection and angle of the floor were also not ideal. Ah Hu had no choice but to take a step and stop for a while, standing on the current floor, carefully looking for the next safe floor, fortunately, the floors he had walked on were all connected, so it was easy to find. Ah Hu turned left and right to about 6 meters away from the exit, stopped and looked around with a flashlight, and then stopped moving forward.
Nanyang asked, "What's wrong?" Gao Qin and the others were also very nervous, wondering what was going on.
Ah Hu scratched his head and said a little nervously, "I can't find the marked floor." ”