Chapter 160: The Grave That Shocked the World
Seeing the tombstone on the ground, Zheng Jing was stunned.
He thought about a lot of things, but he just didn't think of the tombstone.
Is there a tomb down here?
If that's the case, he's already doing the work of a native master.
Cleaning out the tombstone entirely, Zheng Jing looked at the words on it.
【Sleeping place of the Kalahari chieftain】
July 1510.
On the huge tombstone, only a few words and a line of time are engraved.
Seeing the words on it, Zheng Jing found out that this was the ancestral tomb of the Kalahari tribe.
In other words, he will dig up other people's ancestral graves.
Thinking of this, Zheng Jing couldn't help but scratch his head.
Made, is it a bit immoral to dig up other people's ancestral graves?
But if he doesn't dig it up, he won't find the treasure.
How fragrant the treasure is.
Made, it's done!
Zheng Jing cleaned up the soil around the tombstone and then erected the toppled tombstone.
It is also unknown how the Bushmen were buried and where the entrance to the tomb was.
Because there is no Internet, Zheng Jing can't get on the Internet, so he can only go down to the back of the tombstone and start digging.
Because the soil is particularly dry, it is very laborious to dig.
After digging for more than half an hour, Zheng Jing had already dug almost a meter deep.
Standing in the pit, Zheng Jing wiped his sweat and decided to eat something first.
Made, I didn't dig the grave after digging so deep, it can't be a mistake, right?
Could it be that the coffin is in front of the tombstone?
Zheng Jing was eating while thinking about how to dig next.
After replenishing some physical strength, Zheng Jing picked up the armor shovel and continued to dig.
I never imagined that one day he would do the job of robbing tombs.
If his peers knew about this, he wouldn't laugh to death?
Just as Zheng Jing was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a "bell".
Then it felt like the ordnance shovel had hit something hard.
Did you dig up a coffin?
Zheng Jing put the armory shovel aside, took out a small shovel from the space and slowly dug it up.
It's a bluestone made of the same material as a tombstone, and it doesn't look like a coffin.
After clearing the dirt, a huge bluestone slab appeared in front of you.
Seeing the bluestone slab under his feet, Zheng Jing didn't know how wide it was.
Taking out the chisel and hammer from the space, Zheng Jing decided to try to see if he could get it open.
Eighty.
Eighty.
Zheng Jing smashed the chisel with a hammer, and after a few hammers, he found that this bluestone slab was beyond imagination.
Putting the hammer in, it seems that you can only dig along the stone slab.
He wanted to see how big the slab really was.
Little by little, the pit widened outward, and soon it grew to more than a meter.
Good guys, it's so thick.
At the edge of the slate, Zheng Jing found that the slab was more than 30 centimeters thick.
No wonder he couldn't move.
Knowing the size of the slate, Zheng Jing dug out the other three sides of the slate one after another.
By this time, the entire pit was already more than two meters wide.
Zheng Jing didn't care about resting, and in order to determine what was underneath, he dug down a shovel along the side of the stone slab.
Seeing that there was a stone pillar under the stone slab, Zheng Jing's heart suddenly jumped up.
This tomb doesn't look ordinary.
What is this place?
On the edge of the Kalahari Desert, which was a desert hundreds of years ago, there could be no bluestone slabs.
From this square bluestone slab to the stone pillars that support the bluestone slabs, it is not something that can be found here.
Since it is not something here, then these slate pillars can only be pulled from the outside.
He had also seen the tombstone just now, in 1510, how much money and material resources did it take to bring these stones here from the outside?
Don't look at the fact that there are so many means of transportation now, but it also costs a lot of money to pull these bluestone slabs and the stone pillars underneath here.
From this, you can see how powerful the Kalahari tribe was at that time.
Looks like there's a lot going on down here.
That's the right dig.
It's just that how do you get this bluestone slab open?
Seeing the bluestone slab of several hundred catties under his feet, Zheng Jing didn't know how to move it.
Zheng Jing decided to stand on top of the pit and watch.
Coming to it, Zheng Jing took a look and thought of a solution.
That is, the width of the pit is further expanded.
Expand it by seventy or eighty centimeters, and then he stood on the other side of the slab and pushed it out, which should move the slab away.
Although this method is a little more troublesome, it is the safest.
Of course, the fastest way is to lift the slate, but Zheng Jing looks at his small arms and legs, he can't lift this big guy.
Soon, Zheng Jing expanded the pit by another meter.
Then, Zheng Jing went to the other side of the stone slab and began to dig out a space where he could squat.
In order to ensure safety, Zheng Jing did not dig down the stone pillar, but started digging a little further away from the stone pillar.
Soon, the place was dug up.
Before preparing to push the stone slab, Zheng Jing prepared to rest first.
After regaining his strength, Zheng Jing was ready to start.
Before starting, in order to prevent the poisonous gases below, Zheng Jing put on all the gas masks.
Zheng Jing stood in the pit, squatting and pushing the stone slab with both hands.
With a few Kaka sounds, the slate was pushed away by Zheng Jing.
Seeing the gap, Zheng Jing took out a flashlight and shone it down, and found that there was a tunnel under the stone slab.
In addition, he also found that the stone slabs were supported by tightly knit stone pillars, which were about three meters high, depending on the height of the tunnel.
Add one meter above the stone slab, which means that the tunnel is actually four meters high.
With such a high artificial tunnel, Zheng Jing couldn't help but look forward to what was down there.
It is impossible for a tomb built with such a great deal of effort to contain only coffins, right?
Feeling the air blowing from below, Zheng Jing couldn't help but congratulate himself on wearing a gas mask.
The slate continued to be pushed outward, and when it reached more than fifty centimeters, Zheng Jing could no longer push it.
No way, the sapper shovel is so long.
It's wide enough for him to get in.
Feeling the poisonous gas blowing out from below, Zheng Jing was ready to go up and wait for an hour.
Coming to the top, Zheng Jing took out a bench and sat down and waited.
An hour passed quickly.
Zheng Jing put on a gas mask and came to the pit.
He took out a candle and lit it in the tunnel, and found that the poisonous gas had dissipated.
Now Zheng Jing was relieved.
took off the gas mask and put it into the space, and then, Zheng Jing took out a bundle of mountaineering ropes from the space.
He looked around and saw that there was no place to tie up except for the tombstones.
The nearest tree was more than 20 meters away, and at such a distance, Zheng Jing had to smash down a three-piece frame more than 30 centimeters long around the tombstone.
This tripod is not an ordinary tripod, this is a steel tripod specially made by Zheng Jing.
This is the first time he has used it.
After pulling it, he found that the tripod was firmly gripping the ground, and no matter how hard he tried, the tripod did not move.
Now I can rest assured.
Before going down, Zheng Jing set a circle of traps around the pit, and around these traps, Zheng Jing also placed some butterfly bombs that could disable people.
As the name suggests, this butterfly bomb looks like a butterfly, and even the discovery is almost the same.
Although the green outside is somewhat obvious in this yellow environment, most people don't know what a butterfly bomb is.
Under the pit, Zheng Jing put the mountaineering rope on his body.
Standing on the stone slab and taking a deep breath, Zheng Jing slowly slid down from the hole.
Sliding into the tunnel, Zheng Jing took out two glowing rods from the space and went down.
Seeing the light below, Zheng Jing began to continue to slide down.
Soon, Zheng Jing came to the tunnel.
Zheng Jing looked around with a strong flashlight.
With huge stone pillars more than three meters high, coupled with the thick stone slabs above his head, he felt like he had come to a giant world.
The tunnel is so deep that I don't know where it leads.
Walking forward slowly, Zheng Jing had already taken out the submachine gun.
He was afraid of what was in there.
After walking not far, Zheng Jing found that even the stone slabs were paved under his feet.
Looking at the stone pillars on both sides of the tunnel and the stone slabs overhead, the cost was already beyond his imagination.
Oh my boy, how much will it cost to build this tomb?
Zheng Jing has really seen a lot this time.
Seeing that there was no danger, Zheng Jing quickened his pace.
There was a clattering sound in the dark and mysterious tunnel, and I don't know how far the footsteps had traveled.
Fortunately, Zheng Jing did not have a phobia of darkness, otherwise he would have given up the treasure this time.
After turning a corner, Zheng Jing saw that there were more pictures on the stone pillars around him.
Is this a fresco?
Under the lights, the frescoes on the stone pillars are particularly clear.
Coming to the stone pillar, Zheng Jing looked over one by one.
Judging by the information on the frescoes, this is the life of the owner of the tomb.
From the beginning, he led his people into battle with a spear, then slowly occupied a large piece of land, and finally guarded the tribe and developed the tribe.
On these frescoes, Zheng Jing also saw a shadow of this tomb.
At the end of the mural, the Kalahari tribe fights with another tribe, and after losing the war, the survivors of the Kalahari tribe flee to the edge of the Kalahari Desert.
Dozens of murals are connected together, and this is the history of the development of a tribe.
After reading these murals, Zheng Jing took out his mobile phone and took pictures of these murals one by one.
Maybe it will be useful in the future.
After seeing the mural, Zheng Jing continued to walk forward.
After walking a short distance along the tunnel, Zheng Jing saw two stone elephants appear in front of him.
Behind these two stone elephants, there is a stone door.
He actually guarded the door with a stone elephant.
Seeing these two elephants, Zheng Jing was amazed by the bravery of the Kalahari chieftain.
Among some ethnic groups in Africa, elephants represent bravery, protection and unity.
And in the tomb, it is absolutely rare to have two stone elephants guarding the door.
No, not two stone elephants, but six stone elephants.
Behind the two stone elephants, there are four stone pillars more than one meter high.
At the very top of the pillar, four stone elephants the size of a basketball stand.
The four stone elephants stood on the stone pillars with their noses facing the sky, looking a little strange.
Why are these four stone elephants in such a pose?
What does this mean?
Zheng Jing checked around and made sure there were no mechanisms, and after he came behind the two large stone elephants.
Under the light of the flashlight, Zheng Jing found a wick inside the trunk of the stone elephant.
Is this an ever-bright light?
Thinking of the description of the ever-bright lamp in the tomb in the tomb robbery, Zheng Jing took out a lighter from the space and tried to light it.
"Smack!"
With a snap, Zheng Jing saw the flame on the lighter ignite the wick.
Looking at the burning wick, Zheng Jing was numb.
Obediently, more than 500 years have passed, and these everlasting lamps can still be lit?
In order to make sure that they could all be lit, Zheng Jing tried the remaining three wicks.
Looking at the burning four stone elephant lanterns, Zheng Jing was amazed.
This is the wisdom of the ancients.
The wick that can still be lit after more than 500 years of closure is simply shocking.
At this time, Zheng Jing was even more curious about the tomb in front of him.
What kind of people can use these things after death?
Coming to the stone gate, Zheng Jing carefully inspected it.
How do I open this?
There's nowhere to start.
Zheng Jing groped around the walls on both sides of the stone gate.
I wonder if there is a mechanism on the wall to open the door?
No?
On the walls on both sides of the stone gate, Zheng Jing did not find anything suspicious.
Could it be that this door can only be opened inside?
Looking at the stone gate in front of him, Zheng Jing didn't know what to do.
Zheng Jingyou thought about blowing it up with a bomb, but he was afraid that using a bomb would cause the tomb to collapse.
This is also why Zheng Jing did not dare to use bombs.
Taking a few steps back, Zheng Jing touched his chin and looked at the two huge stone elephants suspiciously.
Is the way to open the door on the two stone elephants?
Zheng Jing came to the stone elephant and examined it carefully.
Touching the two teeth of the elephant, Zheng Jing suddenly felt something, squinted his eyes, pressed a little harder, and heard the sound of "boom" and "kaka" in front of him.
Following the sound, Zheng Jing found that the stone door was slowly opening.
Unexpectedly, the two teeth of the stone elephant on the left were the mechanism to open the door.
I don't know who came up with the solution, it's just a ghost.
Well? Why don't you go up?
Seeing that the stone gate was halfway up and not rising, Zheng Jing thought that something was wrong.
I pressed the elephant's two teeth hard, and found that the stone door was not moving.
Is it stuck?
It can't be.
Coming to the stone gate, Zheng Jing checked it and found that the stone gate was hanging in mid-air, and it didn't look like it was stuck.
Coming to the stone elephant, Zheng Jing suddenly thought that there was another stone elephant.
Coming to the stone elephant on the right, Zheng Jing grabbed the elephant's teeth with both hands and pressed them down.
"Boom!"
"Kakaka!"
Seeing that Shimen continued to rise, Zheng Jing called the designer a ghost.
This pedal horse can't think of such a way to open the door without ten years of cerebral thrombosis.
As the stone gate was raised, Zheng Jing couldn't help but grasp his weapon.
Feeling the wind blowing from inside, Zheng Jing hurriedly put on the gas mask.
As the stone gate stopped rising, Zheng Jing had already seen the situation inside.
From the light of the flashlight, the picture inside can be seen at a glance.
Inside is a huge square, and in the center of the square, rows of sarcophagi are placed.
"Oh my God, that's shocking."
Looking at the picture in the tomb, Zheng Jing didn't know what to say for a while.
Exhaled, Zheng Jing's eyes were full of excitement.
It's a shame, he's found something good this time.
Waiting for the poisonous gas in the tomb to flow out, Zheng Jing walked in step by step with his weapon.
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