Chapter 104: The Tomb Mechanism
Curiosity kills cats.
There have been casualties, and there are people who want to get closer and find out.
"Don't go over, there's a mechanism down there." The ancient saint shouted loudly.
The ancient tomb mechanism is all hearsay, and I never thought that I would see it with my own eyes today.
When the dust cleared, he slowly approached and looked down.
A vault-roofed blue brick tomb appears in front of you, the corridor is straight, sloping down, the walls are painted with colorful patterns, and the light is dim and unclear.
Light a piece of paper and throw it down, and it will be extinguished when it is half-burned, and the miasma inside will be full and you can't break in.
There is no erosion in this area, and there is no such thing as erosion, so it should be preserved.
Seeing that Gu Shengchao was unharmed, others gathered around and took a serious look.
Lu Shouwen was also amazed: "The structure of this tomb is no different from that of the Central Plains, and it must not have been built by Beihu." The appearance of the ancient tomb of the Central Plains in the vast desert is really a strange thing. ”
There was a miasma below, and they couldn't take the risk for the time being, so everyone dug a large pit in the distance and buried the dead.
After battling the storm, everyone was exhausted, so they packed their bags and rested on the spot to recharge their batteries.
When the red sun hung high, a strong north wind blew again.
Although the wind was strong, it did not carry the sand, but blew the haze in the air clean, and the clear blue sky was revealed.
Gu Shengchao lit a piece of paper and threw it down again, and the flame did not go out until it burned out.
The wind howled, and the miasma had been blown away.
"I'll go down and have a look."
After pondering for a long time, Gu Shengchao decided to take a risk. Because he sensed that there were wisps of spiritual energy floating below, there must be a spiritual stone.
The righteous sister Dong E's practice is progressing slowly, and it is precisely with the assistance of a large number of spirit stones that she can break through.
"Brother, take me." Dong E grabbed his arm and begged.
glared at her and decisively refused: "It's dangerous down there, just stay up there with peace of mind." ”
There were many people watching the excitement, and Lu Shouwen dissuaded: "Forget it, our trip is to Beihu, not to rob the tomb." ”
"Tomb robbing?"
It seemed that he had misunderstood his intentions, Gu Shengchao smiled and said, "Second brother, don't worry, I will be cautious, and I will evacuate immediately if there is danger below." ”
He lit the torch and threw it down, and the light of the fire shone on the pit.
Gu Shengchao saw the position and jumped down.
At the same time as jumping, he performed the "Iron Arm Divine Skill", and the true qi quickly condensed a layer of soft iron armor on the surface of the skin.
Falling steadily, he raised his hand to watch, the iron armor was faintly copper-colored, and it was not far from breaking through.
The reason why he used the "Iron Arm Divine Skill" when he got down was that he didn't want to expose it all in front of outsiders.
Only by having reservations and hiding your strength can you survive for a long time.
Picking up the torch and inspecting it underneath for a week, it was found that the top had collapsed and knocked down the wooden dummy standing against the wall, triggering a salvo of crossbows.
Then he slowly walked into the corridor with a torch.
It has not been long since the collapse of the top, and the brightly colored paintings on the walls have become dull, and although the colors have faded a lot, the contents of the pictures can be clearly distinguished.
The first mural is the appearance of the Emperor of the Central Plains, the jade chariot in which the Son of Heaven is riding is in the center, surrounded by dozens of drivers in front and behind, and there are military generals on both sides.
The person driving the car is just sideways at the moment, with obvious facial features, and the driver is the center of the painting.
The capital is an official, and Gu Shengchao also knows a little about these etiquettes. When the emperor appears, he must be driven by the imperial servant himself.
It can be seen that the owner of the tomb once served as a servant in the Central Plains, ranking one of the nine kings.
Further on, there are wooden figurines standing against the wall on both sides, all dressed in court clothes, as if to welcome the visitors.
The wooden figurines smiled pleasantly, but the flickering shadows on their faces were a little strange under the swaying light of the torches.
Gu Shengchao was cautious, knowing that the wooden figurines had mechanisms, so he didn't touch them.
He took a few steps forward to the second mural, and was about to take a closer look when he noticed the tiles under his feet loose.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"
Countless sharp arrows shot out from small holes in the wall, flying everywhere, aimlessly, up and down, left and right.
Although he had an iron arm to protect his body, Gu Shengchao also dodged as much as possible, but even so, his thigh was still shot by a random arrow.
Although the iron armor on the body is soft, it has excellent protection.
The sound of a "bell".
The sharp arrow fell, and the sharp edge of the arrow cluster was crooked.
Move your body, unscathed, and the ancient saint is overjoyed.
"Your Excellency!"
"Brother Saint Chao!"
"Brother, are you okay?"
When the onlookers heard the movement, they all leaned down and shouted, lest he have an accident.
"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." Gu Shengchao replied, saving the people above from worrying.
He raised the torch to observe carefully, and found that there was a slight bulge in the middle of the road, and there was a slight bulge not far away.
Returning to the place where he had just gone down, he picked up a number of green bricks from the ground, looked in the direction and threw them, and smashed them on the raised floor tile closest to him.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......"
Another round of arrow rain.
Only then did Gu Shengchao understand that the mechanism was not a wooden figurine, but it was originally on the floor tiles under his feet.
As he walked, he used green bricks to destroy the mechanism, and there was no danger in the corridor.
He also roughly understood the story on the mural, there are more than ten murals, from the tomb owner in the capital as an official, and later the war, led his family to Mobei, where he put on the Hu people's clothes, and finally stood on the grassland, looking at the countless tents and cattle and sheep in the distance, showing that he also lived a rich life here.
At the end of the corridor are two thick stone doors, there are no handles on the doors, and there is nowhere to start if you want to pull them, and you can't move even if you push hard.
It should be possible to shatter the stone door with internal force, but that would be a great disrespect to the owner of the tomb, so give up this idea for the time being.
Less than ten steps back, there were ear chambers on both sides of the corridor, one open, and inside were bronze vessels, all of which were common objects in life.
The other ear chamber is special, the door is closed with a long bluestone bar, no matter how you twitch and take one, you can't take it out.
The aura he sensed outside the corridor, he couldn't detect it anymore when he entered it, which was extremely strange.
Gu Shengchao pondered it carefully and found that his hearing and sense of smell were normal now, but there was a problem with his perception, which was no different from ordinary people.
Is this it?
Looking at the iron armor formed by the condensation of true qi on the surface of the skin, he guessed that it blocked the ability to perceive.
Slowly collected the true qi, and the iron armor was eliminated.
Really.
Keen perception returned, and the rich aura was just around the corner.
This is the chamber.
The abundant spiritual energy slowly overflowed from the cracks in the stone bars, and the number of spirit stones stored in it must be quite a lot.
In desperation, Gu Shengchao had no choice but to return and explain the situation to the people above.
Hearing that there was a spirit stone and that there was no danger, in a moment, more than a dozen people jumped down, each holding a torch to find out.
In the end, Lu Shouwen also jumped off with a torch and joined the team to watch the excitement.
Seeing that the bluestone bars were staggered and blocked the door of the ear chamber, several burly men stepped forward to move hard, although there was a small dislocation in the gap between the stone bars, the whole structure still did not change, and it was tightly blocked in front of him.
A few people did not give up, and found sticks to pry with milk, but to no avail.
There were no miracles in the field of vigor.
The strong men stood in front of the door and were busy, and the others wanted to help, but the space of the corridor was narrow, and they couldn't squeeze in to get close, let alone intervene.
At this time, a thin man who had been watching from the back whispered, "Big brother, take a break, do you want me to try?" ”
"You?"
A strong man smiled: "With your small body, I'm afraid you can't even move the stone!" ”
These words made everyone laugh.
Hearing their ridicule, the thin man ignored it, and said: "In the next family heirloom equipment structure, the military superintendent serves, but if brute force cannot break the object, it must be included in the control." Although tomb robbing is not my profession, fortunately, all laws are one, and the principle should be the same. ”
When he said this, Lu Shouwen immediately remembered the other party's name.
The roster of the mission has been carefully considered by Lu Shouwen, and there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the team, and everyone has special and dedicated skills.
"This is the Weapons Supervisor Judge, disrespectful, disrespectful, it's overkill for you to make up for this." Lu Shouwen said politely.
When the others saw that Lu Shouwen was respectful to him, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment and let out a passage.
"Lord Lu is in love."
Judge said, coming to the bluestone strip.
He took out a delicate little hammer from his bosom and tapped the stone bars one by one from top to bottom, carefully discerning the slightest differences in the sound.
Then he took the short stick from the hand of the man beside him and carefully prying it back and forth. Every time I move a bluestone bar, I put my ear to it and listen attentively.
There was an echo in the hallway, and everyone talked about the echoing sound, and the sound of the urn interfered with Judge's judgment.
"Be quiet, don't talk yet."
Judge motioned for everyone to shut up, and waited until there was silence in the hallway, and then listened again.
When he stood still and meditated, Lu Shouwen asked softly, "Did you find out the problem?" ”
Nodding, Judge affirmed: "The bracket should be in the middle, there are things in it that hook up with each other, as long as the bracket is opened, the stone bars are no longer restrained, and they can all be easily removed." ”
Seeing that he was so confident, everyone was full of anticipation.
Taking out the thin patch and the curved thin hook from his coat pocket, Judge was about to make a move, when he saw everyone gathered over, he stopped and said: "It's not that I'm afraid that you will learn the craft, but there are traps in it, and if something jumps out of it and hurts everyone, it will be worth the loss." ”
Everyone believed that the arrows that began to be fired had already killed both of them, and they all retreated one after another, returning to the place where they had begun to jump to take refuge.
Only Gu Shengchao was left with Jia Qi beside him.
"It's dangerous here, why don't you go up and avoid it?" Judge is genuinely comforting.
Gu Shengchao shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'll stand behind you, maybe I can help something." ”
After thinking about it, Judge stopped insisting and calmed down to ponder the hidden mechanism between the stones.
Quietly, Gu Shengchao's "Iron Arm Divine Skill" protects the body, and the iron armor protects the skin of the whole body again.
Judge had no idea what was going on behind him, sometimes using a small hook to test it, sometimes inserting a thin piece of iron into it without knowing where to press.
I'm trying.
Suddenly I heard a "bang".
The stone bars that had been tightly pressed together exploded in front and on both sides.
Judge was also startled, seeing a stone bar smashing at his head, he stood there at a loss, as if he was stupid.
When he couldn't make a mistake, Gu Shengchao hugged him and ran outside, carrying everything with his back.
"Boom!"
The stone slapped horizontally on his shoulder, breaking in two.
Fortunately, there was an iron armor to protect me, but I felt something smash it, and there was no other discomfort.
There was a slamming bang, and there was a chaotic sound of "bang bang bang", Gu Shengchao hugged Jia Qi and rushed to the end of the road, and there were people waiting anxiously above.
Seeing that the two of them were safe, everyone was relieved.
When the dust cleared, more people jumped down to watch the excitement.
I saw that the door of the ear chamber had been opened, and the stones that jumped open were all over the ground, even the opposite ear chamber was not spared, and the ground was full of small stones made of broken stones.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed:
"I've made a fortune, and it's full of fine spirit stones."