CHAPTER XXXIX

Since it had already taken more than half a day to reach the main volcano today, I chose to go down the next day to investigate.

Because the black hole in the crater is a lava channel, no matter how hot it is outside, it will remain cold underneath, let alone at night, the temperature will presumably drop even lower.

In addition, it is autumn now, and there is no longer as hot and dry summer as it comes, which is already an adventure for them.

So the people had to rest in place, set up camp and make a fire, and prepared to spend the night.

While there was still one night left, Congsi and the others got together again to discuss the matter of entering the passage the next day.

……

The next day, when the hour came, everyone got up and had breakfast, and they were fully equipped and ready for action.

They tied two or three hundred meters of rope to a stout tree, one end to the waist, and the other was going to be tied to the waist later, and slowly lowered by the people.

To be on the safe side, they caught two birds, tied them with ropes, and lowered them down the passage, and after a while, they could still hear the sound, and they were relieved.

However, only a few people were allowed to go together, and the rest stayed where they were, in case of any accident in the future, so that they could be rescued.

So there are only five people who went down this time, from the two capable subordinates such as Si and Wang Haiyang, as well as Mu Wei and Yang Shuocheng.

I saw them take the antidote pill and cover the lower half of their faces with a special cloth to prevent inhaling a large amount of poisonous gas.

At the same time, a thick rope is tied around his waist, and he carries the guy and tools on his back, and he holds a grease lamp covered with glass in his hand, and he goes down little by little.

Bright lights illuminated the dark passageway, and the surrounding stone walls were colorful and not spectacular, but the space was a little narrow, not as large as the entrance to the cave.

After about fifty or sixty meters, the space gradually becomes larger.

After half a burnt incense, everyone finally reached the ground.

The ground beneath your feet is hard, but it's not uneven.

Mu Wei proposed: "When I first came down, I found that the further down I went, the more artificially drawn patterns about funeral culture, among which the traces of carving are obvious, it seems that this should be an underwater palace." ”

Then he said, "Let's go together, so as not to be left alone." ”

After all, the grease lamp in the hand has limited illumination, and if several lamps are gathered together, the visibility range will be much larger.

Hearing this, everyone came together with each other.

I saw that the ground under my feet was deliberately polished to be flat, but the bottom was still made of volcanic stone.

Walking down the wide stone steps next to the rock wall, there is a specially dug canal, the surface of which still shows signs of rainwater.

Looking to the right of the stone steps, a magnificent hall faces forward and stands upright.

From the silk to the stone wall around him, he saw that the stone wall was carved and painted with a large number of exquisite patterns.

Everyone stopped and watched frame by frame.

"These murals are about volcanic eruptions on the primordial seabed, huge mushroom clouds, gushing lava, and then the earthquakes and tsunamis that follow."

"Look at this, the sea is boiling, and with fiery red or black molten lava, it is constantly swept towards the shore."

"Coastal cities were destroyed, thousands of people lost their lives, crops and livestock were covered with volcanic ash in an instant."

Walking further down, I saw that the pattern on the stone wall was transformed, which was the scene of the gradual formation of the archipelago after the volcanic eruption.

After that, it was the picture of the Dazun Dynasty building a large number of king's tombs under the main volcano.

As can be seen from the picture, they transported materials and excavated the interior until the tomb was completed.

"It's shocking, it's unimaginable." Yang Shuocheng was amazed.

"But whether it's a volcanic eruption or the construction of an undersea palace, it's the poor people who suffer in the end." Then, Yang Shuocheng sighed again.

"Indeed, the world rises and falls, and the people are reduced to funeral objects after all." It was rare for Mu Wei to agree with someone's statement.

The stone steps were not very long, and the crowd quickly reached below the slope.

Take a closer look, the main hall is actually a two-story building built against the rock wall, and the vermilion and gold-painted gate is full of magnificence, showing the royal majesty.

Carved windows, jade fences, gold-topped stone walls, is a must.

And in front of the main gate, there are two stone lions, majestic and domineering, especially those two pairs of eyes, white and black, just like the real thing.

"With such a big spend, I didn't expect the Dazun Dynasty to respect the regent Li Shijiang so much." Wang Haiyang looked at the huge building in front of him and muttered.

Since ancient times, the regent has either been a high-ranking lord or a rebel usurper, and there has been no good end.

But look at this Li Shijiang, after his death, he was favored by the emperor and overhauled the mausoleum for him, which is also the envy of future generations.

"Let's go, go in and have a look." Mu Wei raised the lamp.

……

When I entered the hall, it was pitch black, and when the lights were lit, I realized that the room was very wide.

"Master, this hall is also strange, there is no decorative thing." Subordinate Wan Peng Dao.

"It's really strange, according to the general layout of the hall, at least some elegant objects must be placed, but this is empty." Respond from the filament.

Mu Wei glanced around, didn't find anything abnormal, and slowly walked forward.

"There's a bridge in front of you, and after you cross it, there's still space in it."

Hearing this, everyone followed.

Under the stone bridge, there is a dry channel, and the exposed rocks are of different colors.

Just when everyone wanted to continue walking, suddenly, the candle flame in the bridge stone lantern lit up, which was weird and terrifying.

"This ...... What's going on? Wang Haiyang was a little overwhelmed.

Mu Wei stepped forward and took a closer look at the stone lamp: "It's actually lamp oil made of whale grease." ”

Looking down at the stone bridge, I saw that the stone bridge was carved with a spectacular scene of whale tide, the waves became thunder, the foam became rain, and the water tribes fled in surprise, and they did not dare to be.

Then, Congsi said: "This ever-bright lamp suddenly turned on because we opened the door of the temple widely, and the outside gas entered it, and it would be consciously ignited. ”

Mu Wei nodded: "Indeed, although the Changming lamp is called Changming, it can't be lit in an enclosed space." ”

Hearing this, Wang Haiyang and Wan Peng's hanging hearts finally relaxed.

Yang Shuocheng counted carefully: "Senior brother, there are sixteen of these everlasting lanterns, so many of them, we have never seen them before. ”

Hearing this, Mu Wei also counted it, and sure enough, it was.

"A glimpse of the whole leopard, it seems that this underwater palace is very luxurious."

But Congsi was not interested in the things in the tomb, and wanted to find the Danfang of the Transformation Pill, after all, she knew that the things in the tomb could not be moved casually, let alone for herself, otherwise her life would be in danger.

She glanced at the stone bridge a few times and said to everyone: "Let's continue to walk inside, I smell a faint fragrance, and I feel very attractive." ”

Hearing this, everyone was puzzled: "Chief Master, why didn't your subordinates smell it?" ”

Congsi looked at the two fools with a smile: "Talk less, do more." ”

On the side, Yang Shuocheng laughed out loud, patted the shoulders of the two, and followed Congsi and Mu Wei to continue walking inside.