The Lost Tomb Chapter 23: Unraveling the Mystery

He stood up and walked to the stone door of the Terracotta Warriors Road, touched the door frame, and said, "This is indeed a mechanism, and it is very simple, it can only fool children, so your uncle couldn't see it twenty years ago, but he will find it twenty years later." The fat man saw that he seemed to know something, and said, "Brother, tell me as soon as you know it, don't keep me in suspense, I'm so anxious!" Menyouping said, "Let me give you an example, you will understand it as soon as you hear it. If there is a two-story building, each floor has a room, you walk out of the room on the second floor, at this time, I will build another floor under the first floor, and when you come back, the room on the second floor is already on the third floor, and the room on the first floor has become the second floor." This example is not a good one. Fatty was confused and held up two fingers, thinking: "One, two, two, one, two, one, two , one, two, three, the more I talk, the more confused I am!" I understood it all at once. This is what Uncle San meant by the elevator. It seems that when he first discovered this secret, the first word that came to his mind was this. I sighed and was shocked. This was unexpected and reasonable. Moreover, such a structure is not complicated. It can only be regarded as a trick to fool children. I saw that Fatty really couldn't understand it, so I explained it to him again. He finally understood it and suddenly lost interest. He said: "So that's it. It's really simple. I thought there was a bigger mystery in it, but it's just like this." I secretly said to myself that I was ashamed. I originally studied architecture. This mechanism is completely in the field of architecture. I didn't notice it at all. I really should review it. It seems that everything should be thought of in a simple way. Men You Ping's expression did not relax. After carefully checking the door frame, he walked over to look at the water in the spring. Judging from his actions, it seemed that he had not figured out something. I asked him, "Why, do you still have questions?" He nodded and said, "There is a big contradiction between what Third Uncle said and our experience. I don't know if you have noticed it." I looked at him puzzled. In fact, I also felt that there was something wrong with his statement just now, but I couldn't think of where it was. Men You Ping said, "Third Uncle was lying in this room and did not walk out of the Terracotta Warriors Road. No matter how the room rises or falls, he should still see this room. How could it change~" My heart brightened. It was indeed like this. He said again: "Moreover, the atrium in the ancient tomb is always symmetrical on the left and right. It is impossible for there to be only one. Logically, there should be another room opposite us." We walked into the Terracotta Warriors Road and took out the flashlight to shine it. There was only a white jade brick wall opposite, and there was no door. Monk Oil Bottle put his ear against the wall, pressed two fingers on the brick seam, and touched it little by little. After touching it for more than ten minutes, he came over and shook his head. It looked like a real brick wall. The fat man was getting impatient and yawned and said, "Don't worry about the atrium. We haven't found the way out yet. Even if we know what happened, we will still die." What the fat man said made sense. I sighed and wondered how Uncle San could escape twice. What method did he use? He didn't have any diving equipment on him when he came out the second time. Did he swim out of the ancient tomb holding his breath? There must be something I don't know about what he experienced, but this old man just won't say it. Uncle, uncle, do you know that your few casual words may kill your nephew in the sea more than ten meters deep? They both kept silent, as if they were thinking about the whole thing. I also thought about it in my mind. In fact, there are only a few ways to get out of the ancient tomb. The first is to return by the original route, which is of course impossible unless our lung capacity can be the same as that of dolphins. The second is to find the secret passage left by the original craftsmen. This is a half-hearted way in the land, but it is probably not realistic in the sea, because the shipwreck burial seabed tomb is repaired on the ship and then sunk to the bottom of the sea. Even if a passage is used, it must be connected to the sea, and the water becomes the most convenient medium to isolate yin and yang. The third is the dumbest trick - dig it out directly. I looked up at the top of the tomb and saw only piles of bricks. I couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that even if it could be dug, it would be a huge project. I tried to design this underwater tomb by myself to see what would be on the top of the tomb according to the simplest architectural principles. Now it is certain that bricks alone cannot form an airtight structure. There must be some white plaster in the brick seams, and there should be multiple layers of sealing wax on the wooden boards as a waterproof sealing layer, and then plaster on the top. Thinking of this, I suddenly had an idea and had a very bold plan. I said to them excitedly, "In fact, we don't have to be afraid. I estimate that we are only a dozen meters away from the sea surface. In order to accommodate the mechanism of this elevator, this tomb must be built very high, and the top of the tomb will not be too far from the seabed. If it doesn't work, we can dig up directly. The water above the sea bucket is not very deep. If we do it at low tide, I estimate that as long as the sand above does not collapse, there is still a chance to get out." The fat man waved his hand and said lazily, "We didn't bring any tools when we came in. There are whole stone bricks on top. What should we use to dig, with our hands?" I said, "This you don't understand. Most of the bricks in the underwater tomb of the shipwreck are hollow and can be pressed but not smashed. As long as we can find a few metal objects and knock hard a few times, we will definitely be able to make a hole." When the fat man heard this, he was very excited and said, "Hey, this method sounds like it might work. Let's not mess around with the buckets. Let's just dig out some tools. This tomb is so big, there must be bronze burial objects in the main tomb chamber." This is how people are. If they are dead, they don't want to do anything, but once they know there is still a glimmer of hope, all their wisdom will be mobilized. My mind was spinning fast, and I had an idea of how to dig this hole in my mind. I studied architecture in college, so I am very familiar with this. After careful consideration, all aspects meet the requirements. As long as this hole can be completed within a few dozen minutes of low tide, the possibility of escaping is very high! At this time, Menyouping said, "It's still a long time before the tide recedes. I don't know if the air here can hold up until then. Everything depends on God's will." Fatty jumped up and said, "Damn it , let's not care whether the tide recedes or not. Let's find something to dig it open first. It's too suffocating to die like this. I'd rather find a zongzi and be bitten to death!" I wanted to tell him that if we dig through it before the tide recedes, the water above our heads will be at least 2 meters deep. The water will rush in all of a sudden. Let alone climbing out, it will only take a few minutes for this huge tomb to be filled up. But I saw that he was so excited and didn't want to discourage him. The three of us cheered up, packed up our things, and walked towards the Terracotta Warriors Road. As soon as we got out of the stone door of the corridor, the three of us were stunned at the same time. Fatty cursed, "This place is too weird." In front of us, where there was originally a brick wall, a door appeared. I shone the flashlight and saw a huge golden nanmu coffin inside the door.