Chapter 173 Devil Relief
This time, the slate area is smaller than the last one, and the connection with the stone pillar is also closer.
Perhaps because of the mechanism triggered by the removal of the underground dust, all the exposed stone pillars never moved again, which saved a lot of trouble for the activities of people entering and leaving.
All the protective equipment to be sent over, the lifting equipment here has also been built, and the first stone bar carved with a ghost relief has been hoisted out.
There are still stones under the stones, and everyone is no longer surprised, and the rhythm of work is the same, but the deeper you dig, the lower the touch temperature of the stones, and a large amount of condensation begins to condense on the stones.
This phenomenon proves that there should be a low-temperature area sealed under the stone bar, which is very different from the previous Blue Bird Relief Chamber.
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, as the last stone bar is lifted, a yin wind immediately rushes out of the tomb, even if it is against the high temperature in the desert area, it still gives people a feeling of cold into the bone marrow.
Placing his hand at the entrance of the hole, even through a layer of plastic gloves, Bai Ning could sense the cold feeling below.
"Something is wrong, why is it so cold?"
As the cold air gushes out, the temperature in the area drops rapidly, as if there is a huge ice cellar in the middle of this mausoleum.
Liu Cheng was already frozen at this time, his neck was shrunk and his hands were rubbed, and even the exhaled air was filled with bursts of white mist.
Jiang Yingxue, who was standing on the side, waved her hand and motioned for two bodyguards wearing biochemical protective suits to come forward and take a closer look.
As soon as the two of them stretched the huge hood under the stone slab, they could see that obvious water vapor appeared on the huge transparent mask of the hood, and even if it had an anti-fog function, it was difficult to prevent the condensation of water mist under the large temperature difference.
With a blurred line of sight, even if the searchlight was turned on to the maximum, they still couldn't see the situation inside, so the two could only give up the survey and report the situation truthfully.
"Keep digging.
The lowest temperature in the Tarim Basin in winter is about minus 20 degrees, and the extremely cold area can even reach minus 40 or 50 degrees.
Now, the possibility of ancient viruses frozen in the mausoleum is further increasing, and everyone should be cautious in the future process. ”
Bai Ning's voice came out through the gas mask, with a buzzing low and hoarse timbre, and no one dared to doubt his judgment, so he could only carry out the follow-up work cautiously.
The second adjacent stone bar was hoisted, and the cold air pouring out of the mausoleum was even stronger, and some of the bodyguards who were close to it were already shivering with cold.
It's like standing bare-chested in the middle of a cold wave in Siberia, and it's only a matter of time before you're frozen into a popsicle.
Standing outside the mausoleum, it was already cold like this, and if you went down to the mausoleum later, you would freeze to death if you couldn't walk a few steps.
Jiang Yingxue had no choice but to order the staff to drive back to Lop Nur Town to buy some warm clothes for winter.
The excavation work on the site has not stopped, but now the personnel wearing biohazard suits are standing nearby, and the other personnel are taking turns to go to a warm place to warm up and rest.
This plan was completely shattered after the third stone slab was lifted.
Now, even under the scorching sun, the temperature of the entire core has dropped to a certain level, as if a blower had drawn the cold Siberian wind through the earth's crust to them.
It is hard to imagine that in the hot and dry desert area, such ice cellar mausoleums could appear.
Tomb robbers rarely rob tombs under harsh natural conditions, and if they choose a sunny time to come, they will be persuaded to retreat by the extremely cold temperature in the mausoleum.
Even if the tomb robbers can persevere, there may still be ancient viruses in this 10,000-year-old ice, and the function of the immune system itself is poor in the cold state, and even if the spirit is forced to enter the tomb, it will soon die.
Such a systematic anti-tomb robbery design does have a kind of peak flavor.
"Let's put the stone bars back in place, we need to purchase more biohazard suits now, as well as the necessary alpine equipment.
With the extreme low temperature at the entrance of this mausoleum, when the time comes, we will not be able to go far without the warm equipment in the alpine area. ”
Bai Ning waved his hand and asked the relevant staff to return all the stones to their places, and Jiang Yingxue also maintained a default attitude towards this.
All of a sudden, everything was back to square one.
No one knows what new changes will take place in this mausoleum area while waiting for the alpine equipment.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but when everyone quits the stone forest, the intermittent sand and dust weather slowly calms down.
The heat in the camp was unbearable, and the extreme cold that had just been cold to the bone marrow seemed to be just a floating dream.
"Do you just keep waiting?
Sima Tian and others were able to successfully enter the tomb before, which shows that part of the tomb is a normal temperature environment.
Even if such a tunnel is currently hidden, it does not mean that it cannot be refound.
If you can follow this path, not only can you save a lot of waiting time, but you can also exchange the weight loss of cold equipment for other more useful things. ”
Staring at the drone control screen in Bai Ning's hand for a while, she found nothing other than the stone pillars in her eyes, and she made such a suggestion with a little tastelessness.
A suggestion that sounded good at first, Bai Ning just glanced up at Jiang Yingxue to confirm whether she was too bored.
Being stared at with such eyes, Jiang Yingxue also felt that she was a little too abrupt.
The atmosphere between the two seemed a little awkward, but with Bai Ning's character, such embarrassment would only extend infinitely, until Jiang Yingxue took the initiative to leave a little boringly.
"This question should be asked to that Sima Tian.
The cold wind that has just blown out of the mausoleum is so strong, there must be a separate storage area in the mausoleum, as long as this area is avoided, isn't it? ”
Perhaps because he had eaten and drunk enough, Liu Cheng heard about the possibility of going to the tomb again, so he also expressed his opinion.
In the underground, where the specific location cannot be clarified, Liu Cheng's suggestion is obviously meaningless, but it just gives Jiang Yingxue a step down.
"Without a clear goal, Sima Tian could not know the importance of the details he knew, and he would not be able to provide us with accurate key information.
Now that what we know has also expanded to a relative level, it is time to continue interrogating that Sima Tian. ”
As if inspired by Sima Tian, Jiang Yingxue waved her hand and motioned to the bodyguards on standby outside the tent to bring Sima Tian over.
"This is not the best time to interrogate Sima Tian.
Come and see, the aerial perspective of the drone seems to be a bit problematic. ”
Originally, he just wanted to find a random step down, but he didn't expect that Bai Ning's side seemed to have found a new suspicion again, Jiang Yingxue waved her hand again, signaling the bodyguard to stand by.
"It's nothing, isn't it just some very ordinary weathered stone columns?"
Liu Cheng, who also came over, opened his mouth to question, showing a rather professional attitude.
As soon as Liu Cheng finished speaking, Bai Ning brought up a photo of the stone forest taken by the drone before, and there didn't seem to be much difference between the two pictures.
"The previous vortex inducing trap is gone.
Could it be that the pattern of the entire stone forest has changed radically?
However, according to the previous excavation experience, in addition to the stone forest in the central area, the stone forest in the outer area is under the whole rock.
Are these pillars stacked on the rocky ground alone?
But who moved the pillars? ”
Jiang Yingxue was keenly aware of the details that Bai Ning had noticed, which made Liu Cheng feel very surprised, and buttoned his head, very puzzled by the two photos in front of him that were not much different.
Where does this make a difference?
"You're just saying part of the change.
In fact, in terms of the overall pattern of the stone forest, the peripheral stone forest has not changed much, and what has changed is only a few stone pillars. ”
After speaking, Bai Ning circled the changing stone pillars with a red pen.
Through this comparison, the differences between the two photos instantly jumped on the paper, and Bai Ning's ability to compare and analyze graphics can be seen.
"What you mean is that there is actually a part of the outer area of the Stone Forest that can be moved freely.
If we dig up these stone pillars, will we be able to follow the implication passage of the mechanism to other burial chamber areas?
You must know that when the bluebird relief stone strip was pried open, a large number of related tomb passages were also found.
In particular, the part of the mechanical transmission equipment composed of chains and gears that rotates energy is the highway that allows us to smoothly travel to other areas. ”
Jiang Yingxue seemed to have found a shortcut to break the mausoleum mechanism in an instant, and her tone was already a bit strategic.
As always, he is confident, with the unique flavor of Bazong.
"I don't think it's possible.
The thickness of the chain is limited, and as long as a stone bar partition is added to the top of the chain drive, it is difficult for us to move smoothly through the energy conduction channel.
What's more, no one knows if some areas are also set as traps.
Whether it's an ordinary stab trap or a steep passage through a cold zone, it's deadly.
If we are invaded, the most we can do is lose a copy of the mausoleum's mechanism, and we may be wiped out.
Judging from the current anti-tomb robbery pattern of the mausoleum, the builder of the mausoleum will most likely arrange a large number of traps in the important energy transmission intervals. ”
Bai Ning rejected Jiang Yingxue's proposal, Jiang Yingxue did not have the slightest mood swing of displeasure, but really wanted to see Bai Ning's opinion on these moving stone pillars.
"If they can't be a breach, these stone pillars that can move seem useless."
Jiang Yingxue provoked a sentence a little casually, and instantly roasted Bai Ning on the fire.
It doesn't make sense, what else are you pointing out for, is it fun?