Chapter 66: The Eight Dragons Mechanism
As Yudong gently placed a spear-like weapon into the bronze man's hand, they soon heard the heavy sound of metal and rock rubbing. And that voice came from the pit behind them!
Everyone looked back at the pit at the same time, and saw that the dragon head that had been sticking out of the wall was now lifelike and continued to poke forward. It looked like eight dragons breaking through the stone wall and meandering along!
Everyone was stunned, not only because of the rigor and ingenuity of the mechanism here, but also because of the realistic images of those dragons, which is really amazing!
When the "Shenlong" leaned out to a certain length and height, it stopped at its specific position at the same time. It's like eight divine dragons gathering with their heads high, so majestic! Immediately after, there was a deafening roar!
You don't have to ask to imagine that it was a huge movement of the sea water surging into this underground palace and the outside world being opened somewhere.
Qin Zhen suddenly felt a little scared at this moment. It's like a boat, and now suddenly there's a hole in the bottom of the boat to release water. It's good to say that once you can't control it, it means that the sea water will pour into the Jieshi Underground Palace!
At that time, their brothers will really become "turtles in the urn".
Lao Gu seemed to have the same worries as Qin Zhen, so at this moment he asked nervously, "Dong Shao...... You're saying it's been thousands of years since these mechanisms or anything, but can it still work? In case the water comes in for a while, it can't stop...... What can we do? We're ...... at the bottom of the sea."
Yu Dong was silent and did not answer, Lao Gu thought that it was Yu Dong's old problem. It's just that there are few words. But Qin Zhen could see that Yu Dong didn't answer because he wasn't sure.
After all, it has been more than 2,200 years, and even if Qin Shi Huang is really a genius in the civil engineering and construction industry, there is no guarantee that these mechanism valves and other things will still work properly after thousands of years.
So on this point, it is useless to ask Yudong, even if it is Qin Shi Huang himself, he can't make some kind of absolute guarantee for these artificially constructed things.
The rumbling sound of water got closer and closer, until they all felt panicked, and then with a few loud "booms", it erupted from the mouth of the dragon's head!
The huge column of water consisted of eight dragon heads and eight directions. Converge to the center to form a strand. And then it's like a hanging waterfall. Plummeting down to the bottom of the pit.
With this amount of water and strength, the pit would be filled with sea water in less than fifteen minutes. But at the same time. Fifteen minutes later. If the mechanism does not stop and the water entrance is not closed. Then the water here will start to overflow until it fills the entire dungeon.
Of course, there is a worse and more terrible situation. It's that this hollow stone dungeon can't withstand the power of a large amount of seawater. It starts to crumble in a slightly fragile place, and then it spirals out of control like a domino bone. In the end, not to mention what kind of mountain whip it is, even the entire Jieshi Underground Palace will fall apart and sink completely to the bottom of the sea.
That would create a catastrophic situation like an earthquake under the sea, and they were trapped in it, and the chances of surviving to get out were almost slim.
The eight "Divine Dragons" look more real at this moment, and the misty mist stirred up makes the entire underground palace become dreamlike and fairyland. But if the so-called fairyland is these ethereal scenes that they have seen repeatedly, then what Qin Shi Huang has exhausted his efforts to pursue is nothing more than a mirage of nothingness.
As time passed, this originally deep puddle was finally gradually filled. When the water in the pit was close to eight-tenths of nine, the alcoves behind them began to move.
Everyone looked back in amazement and sighed that this amazing construction technique was really as Yu Dong said, relying on the gravity of water to open the mechanism. Only when the gravity of the water is greater than that the complex mechanism can be activated.
At this time, the bronze figures on the stone wall suddenly sank downward, and soon disappeared. The alcoves were empty and looked very eerie. However, when the bronze man shrank down, the platform of the Xuanhai Treasure Box slowly rose!
As the place slowly rose, their eyes widened in amazement! Because down there...... It turned out to be a larger Xuanhai Stone...... And this square stone is more like a cage, a big box.
Mo Sheng also said before that even if he was as powerful as Yingzheng, he only got such a Xuanhai stone the size of this treasure box. But now looking at the huge stone in front of them, which is nearly eight meters square, everyone was shocked and speechless.
The box stood like a square coffin, shimmering with deep blue ripples. The light and shadow make people feel as if it is transparent.
Qin Zhen couldn't help but squint his eyes and looked carefully at the inside of the boulder, always feeling as if there was something inside.
Lao Gu looked at Mo Sheng at this time, and said dumbfounded: "Brother Impermanence, take a look...... This time, it can't be said that Qin Shi Huang didn't have the ability to get such a small piece, right? The co-author's box is just a piece of scraps...... The real big guy is here! You say this stone is so precious...... Qin Shi Huang, how did he do it......? ”
Moshang didn't say anything, because the sound of water behind them suddenly stopped. This proves that the faucets are no longer spraying water, and the mechanism is almost complete.
Although this could also be the beginning of another danger, Qin Zhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In my heart, I couldn't help but praise the great architectural art of the Great Qin Empire...... It has been thousands of years since the mechanism was intact.
However, before Qin Zhen had time to relax a little, there was a crisp sound from the large and small stones of the Xuanhai Stone. The voice was, without exaggeration, like the sound of the password of the safe.
Yu Dong looked up at the treasure box that was held high, and whispered: "The mechanism is open, and the box can be opened now......"
"Now that we can open it, let's hurry up and get the mountain whip!" Qin Zhen came out with such an instinctive sentence without thinking.
But Mo Sheng said lightly on the side: "The mechanism above is open, but the one below has also been opened...... Everyone, stand back, be careful. ”
The nervousness that Mo Sheng said seemed to be some kind of mortal danger looming. There is no doubt that Mo Sheng means that there is something coming out of this huge Xuanhai Stone below.
After the previous analysis and decision, all of them knew in their hearts like a mirror that the things in it were eight times out of ten reckless. The legendary monster, after two thousand years of sleep, seems to be about to be awakened by the mechanism.
Qin Zhen stared intently at the huge Xuanhai Stone. The unique texture causes the surface of the stone to shimmer and sparkle. And in the circulating waves, Qin Zhen seemed to see something moving inside!
Qin Zhen was startled just now, and a pair of eyes suddenly lit up inside!! A pair of dark blue, angry eyes!
The successive frightes made Qin Zhen almost cry out in fright from those eyes! At this moment, he covered his mouth and couldn't help but take two steps back, staring at those eyes with a look of horror!
It...... Woke up......
Lao Gu was also fighting a little at the moment, and his voice was a little trembling and said, "Sure enough, it's his/her mother's living thing...... And it's a thing that has lived for more than two thousand years......" said in a trembling voice, Lao Gu turned his head to look at Yudong again and said, "Dong Shao...... That Bai Suzhen has only been practicing Taoism for more than 2,000 years...... If you don't show Fahai's ability today...... We really can't deal with that monster inside! ”
Of course, Yudong would not pay attention to Lao Gu's nonsense, and even Qin Zhen glanced at him helplessly. Not to mention how neurotic Lao Gu is in this example, even if it is Fahai, it still used a lot of means to accept Bai Suzhen! And now they have no golden bowl, no robe, no tin staff, and no rosary...... If you want nothing, you can't use any tricks. What can be used to imitate the way Fahai subdues the White Snake to deal with this phenomenon?
"I always hear it say...... The eyes of a certain monster are like copper bells, and they are glowing green...... I thought it was a fiction...... Now it seems that the two eyes of this thing in it are like big blue light bulbs...... This, this is really 'the ancients did not deceive me'......" Qin Zhen stammered.
Lao Gu also glanced at Qin Zhen and said, "When is it, you still drag the text!" The thing in here has woken up now, and it looks at us from the inside, as if we were choosing crabs, lobsters, bullfrogs, and hairtail fish through the window pane cover. I guess it's now working out which one is better to eat first! ”
It could be seen that Lao Gu and Qin Zhen were really a little flustered, so Mo Sheng opened his mouth to persuade: "Don't worry too much, I feel that the light reflected may have something to do with Xuanhai Stone." The elephant opened its eyes inside, exaggerated by the light of the Xuanhai Stone......"
Qin Zhen looked at Mo Sheng suspiciously, and always felt that this was the reason to coax the child. That sounds like a lot of credibility. Qin Zhen listened for a long time and heard a key point, that is, Mo Sheng affirmed that the things in this stone were reckless elephants......
But now it seems that there is no need to dwell on this question anymore, because just when the few of them were shocked by the terrifying eyes in the Xuanhai Stone...... There was a sound from inside the stone, and then the first layer of the stone surface slowly opened......
There was a pair of eyes watching them inside the gloomy interior......
With a heavy low roar, gasps ...... That thing came out!! (To be continued......)