Tomb Keeper: My clone is the Mausoleum of the First Emperor

Chapter 143 The strange thing on the stone wall, the Eight Diagrams code lock!Racing against time, the tombkeeper has not yet entered the main tomb!
At this moment, no one knew where the underground mausoleum city stood.

Thinking of the key point, both of them started thinking.

If you look closely at the area of ​​this underground valley, you can see that it has hollowed out the area of ​​at least two football fields beneath Lishan Mountain.

One can imagine how many people died before the Qin State was able to dig out this underground space.

Therefore, it is basically certain that only the First Emperor Ying Zheng could do such a grand gesture.

And it is impossible for him to create such a grand scene here without placing the underground mausoleum city here.

In this case, the underground mausoleum city must be in this valley, but it is just hidden.

But if you search patiently, you will definitely find it.

While thinking, the two looked squarely at the underground valley in front of them.

But looking around, the vast field of vision still gave them a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Can you test it with a compass?"

Seeing this situation, Zhuge Shou couldn't help but ask.

Hearing his inquiry, Zhang Tianlai nodded and said, "Let's check the surroundings first. The closer we get to the main tomb, the more dangerous the surroundings are."

"Although the terrain here is vast, we have not encountered any agencies in the mountain road before, so we should be more vigilant here."

"I suspect there is an [-]% chance that this valley is the last hurdle before entering the underground mausoleum city, so the mechanisms here must be extraordinary."

After hearing his words, Zhuge Shou also nodded.

So, the two began to search.

But after looking around carefully, there seemed to be no obvious mechanism, so Zhang Tianlai took out the compass.

He himself does not know how to find the Dragon Art.

But this compass was given to Zhang Tianliang before he died.

The gold needle scale has been adjusted.

As long as you enter the scope of the underground mausoleum city, the golden needle will point to the location of the Death Gate in the entire Mausoleum of the First Emperor, where the mausoleum city is located.

So the two of them looked over carefully.

I saw the golden needle scale on the compass slowly pointing to the mountain directly in front of them.

Seeing this scene, both of them frowned.

Zhang Tianlai thought: "The side branch of the compass points to the mountain road behind us, indicating that the mountain road should be the road leading to the escape."

"We entered through the Gate of Death, and the Gates of Life and Death overlap here. As for the mountain where the golden needle is pointing, let's go over and have a look."

Hearing his words, Zhuge Shou nodded.

So, they carefully checked the surrounding structures, and at the same time walked cautiously towards the mountain ahead.

It wasn't until they really stepped into the valley that they truly felt their own insignificance.

Standing under the huge mountain, the two of them were like slow-moving ants.

For a moment, everyone in the Exploration Bureau unconsciously felt a sense of seriousness.

As the two of them continued to move forward, they saw that the golden needle on the compass did not move.

And when they actually arrived in front of the mountain, the pointer did not change its direction and was still pointing to the rocky cliff directly ahead.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Tianlai and the others compared the rocks in front of them and finally determined that the pointer was facing this mountain.

But that's weird.

There doesn't seem to be any strange traces on this cliff.

It doesn’t look like a tomb, does it?

That's weird.

You know, the layout outside the Mausoleum of the First Emperor is so magnificent.

How big should the underground tomb city be?
Even if it's not an underground mausoleum, just a simple tomb, it should still be very grand.

Could it be that?
Thinking of the key point, Zhang Tianlai couldn't help but become cautious, and then used the flashlight to carefully observe the situation of the rock wall.

Under the flashlight, he could clearly see that there were no traces of any trap openings on the rocks of the cliff, and there were no outlines of door panels around.

Is this wrong?
It was also at this time that Zhuge Shou couldn't help but ask: "Do you think the underground mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is located inside this mountain?"

what?
Hearing his words, Zhang Tianlai was stunned.

But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed possible.

Zhang Tianlai looked at the rocks in front of him and analyzed: "Judging from the possible layout of the tombs, the interior of the underground mausoleum of the First Emperor's Mausoleum should be very huge."

"It just so happens that the pointer is pointing to this mountain, and the hugeness of this mountain makes it entirely possible to build the main tomb."

"But you have also seen that there are no openings on this cliff, and there are no traces of a stone gate being built here. But the strange thing is that the pointer is clearly pointing here."

Following Zhang Tianlai's question, not only Zhuge Shou was confused, but people in the exploration bureau also started talking about it.

"Is this really true? Does it mean that the tomb of the First Emperor's Mausoleum is actually in the mountains?"

"No, the pointer is clearly pointing here, but it doesn't look like there is a stone gate on this mountain."

"Could it be that the compass pointed wrongly?"

At this moment, Zhang Tianlai and the others also began to think.

It is likely that it is already within the scope of the underground mausoleum city, and the main tomb of the First Emperor's Mausoleum cannot be too small.

If we really have to calculate, only this huge mountain can bear the layout of the main tomb of the First Emperor's Mausoleum.

And the compass also shows this.

Since the compasses are all pointing here, it proves that there must be something strange inside the mountain.

Unless there is a compass-impacting mechanism nearby, something will go wrong.

But now the compass needle is not jumping, which means it is running normally.

The strange thing is that there is no mechanism here, so where is the entrance to the underground tomb?
Thinking of these doubts, Zhang Tianlai became even more upset.

He looked at the rock wall in front of him again, and suddenly had a strange guess.

Could this rock wall have been sealed up by craftsmen using special means after Ying Zheng was buried?

No, it's not even possible to think so.

If it was really sealed up later, it means that there is no entrance to this tomb at all.

But if there is no entrance, why is there a tomb passage built by craftsmen in the mausoleum?

So Zhang Tianlai overturned this speculation on his own.

Then he had another guess.

Could it be the tombkeeper's deception?
Thinking of this possibility, Zhang Tianlai bent down and picked up a stone half the size of a human head, and started pounding it hard around the rock wall in front of him.

dong dong!

While tapping, he listened carefully.

But the sound from the rock wall was a solid muffled sound.

No matter how it sounds, this rock wall cannot be too thin.

Unable to find any doubts, Zhang Tianlai couldn't help but frown and said: "The current situation is not good. The compass cannot be wrong, and based on the pattern of the mountain, it is most likely to contain the tomb of the First Emperor's Mausoleum."

"I originally thought that this rock wall should have been built by craftsmen after the burial of the First Emperor Ying Zheng."

"But if that's the case, it's impossible for any craftsman to leave here alive, and they even built an escape hatch directly to the main tomb of Lishan Mountain."

"But if this were not the case, the rocks on the rock wall would be a very thin layer of cover at best. But I just hit the rocks carefully with stones, and the sound they made was very muffled."

"Do you think it was the tombkeeper who left some deception here?"

After listening to Zhang Tianlai's speculation, Zhuge Shou also frowned.

Indeed, there is a great possibility that behind this rock wall is the tomb of the first emperor's mausoleum.

But how to open it?
"How about trying it with Wuhou Qimen?" Thinking of this, Zhuge Shou spoke.

Hearing his inquiry, Zhang Tianlai nodded.

At present, he can't find the entrance to the mausoleum with the naked eye, so he may have to use Wuhou Qimen.

"Whoo~"

While thinking about it, Zhuge Shou came to the mountain.

If you look carefully, you can see that there is indeed no entrance to this mountain.

But maybe the entrance nearby was actually hidden by the tombkeepers.

"Eight-door transport!"

As soon as he thought about this, he immediately made up the magic formula, and then began to figure out where the entrance to the mausoleum city was.

The eight-door transfer can even decipher the eight-array diagram, not to mention the ordinary blindfold method.

But the strange thing is that after careful calculation, he didn't find any deception around him.

Could it be?

"Kunzi · Tuhe Cha!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Shou slowly closed his eyes, and then felt carefully under the cliff.

At this moment, the structure of the mountain seemed to be fully presented in front of his eyes.

When he reached a position, Zhuge Shou suddenly stopped.

"what happened?"

Zhang Tianlai hurriedly stepped forward to ask, while Zhuge Shou opened his eyes and said, "I found it, right here!"

what?
Hearing this, Zhang Tianlai was a little confused.

There is nothing here?
Just ordinary rocks.

But Zhuge Shou nodded and said: "It's true, I was preoccupied with it and thought the entrance was covered up by the tombkeeper."

"But I took a look with a Tuhe truck and found that the entrance is right here. We can't see it with the naked eye now because it was resealed with rocks."

That's right.

Zhuge Shou is also a descendant of Wuhou Qimen, so although he cannot control the things around him, he can still use the unearthed river cart.

In the end, he didn't expect that the reason why he couldn't find the entrance was as simple as that.

All because of their preconceptions.

As he spoke, he struck the rock wall in front of him with the handle of his dagger.

Empty~empty.
This time both of them clearly heard the hollow crisp sound coming from the rocky ground.

Then Zhuge Shou moved one meter to the right and started beating with stones again.

This time there was a really solid muffled sound coming from the rock.

Hearing the difference in the sounds made by the rocks, Zhang Tianlai's eyes suddenly lit up.

Zhuge Shou also said with an affirmative look on his face: "It seems that I found it right. The rocks here really make different sounds than other places."

"It means that the rocks within a few meters are hollowed out."

"If nothing else happens, the rocks covering it should have been added later."

"But the workmanship of this connection is indeed very delicate. Even though I was so close, I didn't see any flaws."

After hearing this explanation, Zhang Tianlai could not suppress his anxiety.

Thinking that he was about to enter the underground mausoleum of the First Emperor's Mausoleum, he took a few deep breaths to suppress his excitement.

Then the two looked at each other, and then came to the rock wall.

While reaching out to touch it, carefully feel the touch.

really!

After touching it several times, Zhang Tianlai immediately noticed the abnormality and rested his left hand on a rock.

Sensing the existence of the gap, he carefully pressed his hand against the stone gap and at the same time carefully inserted the dagger.

As the dagger slowly penetrated, Zhang Tianlai pressed the handle of the knife and dug out with force.

crunch~
As he dug harder, a half-hand-wide gap was opened in the rock on the wall.

At this time, Zhuge Shou came over with a look and hurriedly used Luoyang shovel to hold the stone gap diagonally.

It was only then that the people in the Exploration Bureau saw clearly the condition of the rocks.

This stone slab is about one meter square, and it looks uneven, but it is exactly the same as the surrounding rocks.

"The ancient craftsmanship is so incredible that you can't even see any gaps."

"There really is a stone slab. We must have found the entrance to the underground mausoleum this time."

At this moment, Zhuge Shou and his two men didn't waste any time and hurriedly dug out the stone slab.

Whoa!
As a large number of rocks fell off, they quickly avoided.

After the smoke and dust dissipated, the two finally saw clearly what was behind the rock.

After the rock fell off, there was no entrance to the mausoleum, but a second layer of stone slabs.

But what is different from the previous one is that the second layer of stone slabs is very flat, and there is a circular convex grid of nearly fifty centimeters in the center of the stone slab.

Seeing this situation, the two of them looked a little confused.

Zhang Tianlai quickly took a closer look and found that the arrangement of the grid seemed to be a pattern.

From the outside, the outermost circle is a circle and is divided into three large and small circles, one ring inside the other.

The outermost circle is made up of dozens of small squares, while the innermost circle is made up of nine squares.

There is also a square grid inside the circle, and the dozen or so grids inside seem to be movable.

This is a combination lock?
Seeing the situation in front of them, both of them became confused.

What's the situation?
Shouldn't this be the entrance to the mausoleum? Why is there a second layer of stone slabs?
Thinking of these two people watching carefully again.

As a result, the more he looked, the more solemn his face became.

Because the stone slab is completely connected to the rock walls on both sides.

It seemed that the rock was processed directly on the rock wall, which meant that it was impossible for them to enter directly from here.

Combined with the situation at hand, if this is the case, then the grid on this stone slab is really a combination lock.

If they don't unlock the combination lock, even if they use explosives, they won't be able to blow up the mountain they are talking about!

However, the appearance of this combination lock made them feel relieved.

You must know that this is the Mausoleum of the First Emperor.

Zulong Yingzheng was the first emperor who conquered the six kingdoms. It was impossible for him to create a narrow tomb with his magnanimity.

If this tomb is really small, that would make people feel abnormal.

After all, the Mausoleum of the First Emperor in Lishan they saw outside was a huge structure built on the mountain.

And now the situation under the stone slab is exactly as they guessed.

It is estimated that the combination lock must be opened to see the true face of the underground mausoleum.

Thinking of these two people, they quickly took a closer look.

I saw a circular protrusion about 50 centimeters in diameter on the stone slab. There were three circles of large and small circles inside, and there was a square grid in the center.

There are dozens of small squares in it.

Zhang Tianlai quickly tried it and found that these small grids can be moved freely.

"This is?"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Tianlai couldn't help but recall: "I have seen a similar pattern in the Zhang family's manuscripts before. This should be some puzzle mechanism."

"That is to say, the grid on this stone slab is most likely the mechanism lock used to open the gate of the mausoleum."

"As long as all the grids are aligned in the correct arrangement, something may happen."

After hearing Zhang Tianlai's words, Zhuge Shou also nodded.

At the same time, the people in the Exploration Bureau also began to think after being silent.

"Could this be a Jiugongge puzzle?"

"No, with so many grids, it's obviously not a Jiugong grid."

"That makes sense. These grids add up to almost a hundred yuan."

"I think it's possible. Maybe it's a variant of Jiugongge?"

At this moment, Zhang Tianlai also saw the situation in front of him.

Jiugongge?
is it possible?
He quickly calmed down and carefully observed the pattern on the puzzle, but he rejected this guess after only looking at it for a few seconds.

This grid is divided into three inner and outer circles, and only the innermost circle has nine small squares.

If it is a nine-square grid, then there is only this circle, and the whole picture cannot be solved at all.

What's more, the squares in the inner circle are worth 16 yuan, and they don't look like the arrangement of any mathematical mechanism.

And the plates on these grids have some vague words, which seem to correspond to some kind of special password.

However, the specific password is not easy to guess.

"and many more!"

But at this moment, Zhuge Shou suddenly couldn't help but said: "16 yuan grid?"

"what happened?"

Hearing his exclamation, Zhang Tianlai suddenly became confused.

But at this time, Zhuge Shou was not in a hurry to speak.

He recalled it carefully, and a possibility suddenly appeared in his mind.

So he looked at the puzzle piece in front of him again, and suddenly felt that the grid in front of him was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

这 是
There seems to be a similar puzzle like this in Wuhou Qimen.

Zhuge Shou suddenly remembered.

He had seen a similar puzzle code lock like this before when he was studying Wu Hou's Qimen Technique.

And it seems to be very similar to the square in the innermost circle of the puzzle in front of you.

Could it be?

The square in the innermost circle of this grid is the Bagua mechanism lock recorded in Wuhou Qimen?

Thinking of this possibility, he hurriedly stepped forward and reached out to wipe off all the loose soil on the grid.

After all the soil on the grid was removed, Zhuge Shou's pupils immediately shrank.

really!

I saw that after the soil was removed, there were a few strange notches on each grid, which seemed to be the font of Xiaozhuan.

After seeing this, Zhuge Shou calmed down again and read the inscriptions on the grid carefully.

"Jiuying, Sifu, this is the Bagua password lock!"

After identifying the inscriptions on the grid, Zhuge Shou couldn't help but exclaimed.

Then he quickly moved closer and continued to look at other carvings.

I saw that in the square 16 yuan grid, eight of them were engraved with two characters.

Each of the other eight grids has a word engraved on it.

Eight of them correspond to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and the other eight are Gankangenzhenxunlikundui.

This is really a gossip password lock!

After recognizing the inscriptions, Zhuge Shou's doubts were immediately cleared.

No wonder he always felt that the grid on the stone slab was very familiar. It turned out to be the one recorded on Wuhou Qimen.After thinking about this, he finally determined that this stone slab should be the opening device of the underground mausoleum city.

Because the evolution of gossip is ever-changing, and the ancients admired gossip, ordinary people cannot study gossip.

Usually only the tombs of emperors can enjoy the treatment of using Bagua as a mechanism.

And since the Bagua pattern has appeared here, there is no doubt that as long as the password is unlocked, some device that opens the door will be triggered.

At the same time, while Zhuge Shou was thinking quickly, Zhang Tianlai also became confused.

He looked at Zhuge Shou's serious study and couldn't help but ask: "What did you say? Do you know the code lock on this stone slab?"

Hearing the inquiry, Zhuge Shou nodded while studying it: "Yes, the inscriptions on this stone slab are very similar to a combination lock recorded in Wuhou Qimen, but they are not exactly the same."

"But at least I can decipher part of this stone slab."

what?
Hearing his words, Zhang Tianlai became even more confused.

But Zhuge Shou said without looking back: "You'll find out later. I just said that the code on this stone slab should be a Bagua code lock, but not necessarily all of it."

"Because the code lock recorded in Wuhou Qimen is a circle with two circles inside and outside, dividing the Bagua into two parts, but the middle part of this stone slab is square."

"At first glance, the grids on these stone slabs seem to be in no order, but if you carefully count the grids in this square, it is also 16 yuan."

"And there are actually inscriptions on each grid, but they were just covered with soil."

Hearing his words, Zhang Tianlai quickly looked over.

I saw that it was indeed all engraved, and the format and content were exactly what Zhuge Shou said.

Looking carefully, he didn't recognize any of them.

At this time, he seemed to notice his doubts. Zhuge Shou explained: "You don't have to be doubtful. This is Xiaozhuan, also called Qin Zhuan."

"It was a font that appeared after the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms and Ying Zheng ordered Li Si to carry out writing reform."

"This font was very widely used at the time, and was still used in some areas until the end of the Sui Dynasty."

"However, because the font was difficult to write, the official font was changed to regular script after the Tang Dynasty, and the cost became increasingly scarce after that."

"So I guess this is the same as what my sister said, which is the code lock used to open the underground mausoleum city!"

hiss!
Hearing this, Zhang Tianlai suddenly took a breath of cold air.

It seems that the combination lock was really made by the person who built the tomb, and this is enough to prove that it was not made by the tombkeeper.

In other words, the tombkeeper may not have entered the Mausoleum of the First Emperor!
It was at this time that Zhuge Shou recognized the fonts on it one by one.

So he nodded and analyzed: "It seems that these inscriptions are the Eight Gates of Ming in the Bagua, Qiankangenzhenxunlikundui."

"And the other eight grids are the heavenly stems and earthly branches extended from the gossip."

"According to the records in Wuhou Qi Men Li, the eight Ming gates in the Bagua each correspond to an extension of each."

"So in other words, as long as we move these grids in the order of the Bagua, and all pairs of them intersect in the correct order, we can crack the inner ring of the machine lock."

For a moment, Zhuge Shou slowly explained, and after listening to his explanation, Zhang Tianlai suddenly realized.

So there is such a solution?

It seems that Zhuge Shou made the right decision this time. Without him, they would not be able to enter the underground mausoleum city even if they found it.

but
Thinking of the key point, Zhang Tianlai suddenly pointed at the combination lock and said doubtfully: "That's true, but apart from the eight-part trigram puzzle in the middle, how to crack the [-]-centimeter overall lock outside?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Shou also looked intently.

I saw that the outer circle of this grid is three large and small circles, one ring inside another, and there are dozens of grids distributed around it.

Seeing this situation, Zhuge Shou also frowned and started thinking.

"Indeed. But since we have deduced that the middle stone slab is a Bagua puzzle, then the grids in the outer circle should also be related to Bagua."

"According to Wuhou Qimen's explanation, the Bagua can theoretically be deduced indefinitely. For example, the two rituals give rise to the Four Elephants, the Four Elephants give rise to the Bagua, and the Bagua gives rise to all things."

"So I think these outer grids should be the extension of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches in the Bagua. As for how far they extend, I can't tell yet."

"But since it is related to Bagua, there must be a way to crack it. Let's not be impatient, let's find the center and crack it step by step. I think as long as the Bagua puzzle is correct, the next steps should fall into place."

Hearing what he said, Zhang Tianlai suppressed his anxious thoughts.

At the same time, the people in the Exploration Bureau were already impatient.

But Zhuge Shou took a deep breath and suppressed his urgency.

Although he knew that he was about to open the entrance to the imperial mausoleum, he had not lost his mind yet.

And in this case, the most taboo thing is to be impatient.

This pattern usually has a linkage.

While thinking about it, Zhuge Shou quickly calmed down.

Then he came to the stone door, held two small squares in the square with both hands, and at the same time began to recall how to crack the code.

According to the pattern of Bagua, Er Rui corresponds to the Kun position and Jiu Ying corresponds to the Li position.

So he moved the two small grids toward the center.

really!

The grid was movable, and as he moved his fingers, the grid clicked together.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Tianlai also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuge Shou held down the remaining stone slabs again while continuing to splice them.

According to the previous algorithm, the next step is to use the four assistants to align the Sun position.

So he followed the same pattern and arranged all the remaining small grids according to the Bagua pattern.

After aligning the last two pieces, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the inner circle was set up, he looked at the password in the outer circle again.

The password in this outer circle looks much more complicated.

But this does not trouble Zhuge Shou.

Since the squares inside are Bagua diagrams, then the grids outside may be extensions of Bagua diagrams.

So he only needs to decipher it according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches extended by the Bagua.

Since the grid on the outer circle is also engraved with seal characters, it is related to Bagua.

Then
While thinking about it, Zhuge Shou looked towards the outer circle again.

But when he saw clearly what the engraving on the outer circle was, he was stunned on the spot.

Because although there were indeed seal characters on the outer grid, it was different from what he expected.

I saw nine seal characters engraved on the small outer circle, but the different ones were the uppercase numbers.

"one two Three"

Zhuge Shou endured the discomfort and read out. There are nine inscriptions in total, from one to nine.

It has nothing to do with the so-called heavenly stems and earthly branches.

Seeing this scene, Zhuge Shou seemed to not believe in evil and hurriedly wiped all the grids on the large and small circles of the outer circle clean.

But what happened next made him even more confused.

Because there are also numbers on the two layers of grids in the outer circle.

It's just that the numbers in the outer two circles are obviously much larger than the first circle.

The second circle is double digits and the third circle is three digits.

Seeing this, Zhuge Shou's face became confused. He suppressed the urgency in his heart and analyzed: "Something's wrong! Take a look, the grid on the outer circle is not the heavenly stems and earthly branches."

"Now the innermost circle of engravings are numbers written in small seal script, with nine numbers from one to nine."

"The second circle is eighteen numbers, all of which are two-digit numbers, and the third circle is three-digit numbers, with a total of 36 grids."

"That's strange. I can't think of any connection between this and gossip."

This sudden change disrupted Zhuge Shou's thoughts.

Zhang Tianlai was also confused about this.

What's the situation?
Why do numbers appear in Bagua?

And there are so many numbers?
This is so weird!

Zhuge Shou was also confused. Except for the outer two circles, the numbers one to nine in the inner circle seemed to be arranged in a nine-square grid.

But where did Jiugongge come from so many numbers?
Jiugongge?
Suddenly thinking of this, Zhuge Shou quickly lowered his head and looked at the other two circles.

I saw that the outer two circles were eighteen numbers and 36 numbers respectively.

hiss!
Seeing this scene, Zhuge Shou suddenly had a guess in his heart.

The two outer circles are both multiples of nine, so the outer two circles are also related to the nine-square grid.

They should be the 36th Palace Grid and the [-]th Palace Grid respectively.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Shou nodded immediately and said, "I know what these numbers mean!"

what?
Hearing his words, Zhang Tianlai was suddenly shocked.

Is it that fast?
But Zhuge Shou nodded and said: "Looking carefully now, the numbers on this stone slab do look familiar, especially the nine numbers in the innermost circle, because the numbers in the innermost circle are the nine-square grid."

"The numbers in the outermost circle are a bit difficult, but I seem to have deduced the relationship between them. Both circles are multiples of nine."

"Then it may be a higher-level Sudoku algorithm. Next, we can verify it according to the nine-square grid method."

Hearing his words, Zhang Tianlai also nodded.

Then Zhuge Shou quickly turned his head, then pressed two squares with his hands, preparing to use the nine-square grid method to calculate.

"Whoo~"

He took a deep breath and pressed two of the grids while recalling the algorithm of the nine-square grid.

According to the ancients’ calculation of the nine-square grid, the first step should be [-] as the shoulder!

So, he moved the two numbers to the upper half of the left and right sides.

After the grid is fixed, press and hold the other two grids.

The second step should be four to six as the foot, then three to the left and seven to the right, wearing nine shoes and one.

Next, Zhuge Shou moved all eight squares to the corresponding positions.

Then press and hold the last square and move downward slowly.

The ancients during the Qin Dynasty decomposed the nine numbers from one to nine according to the arrangement of human organs.

The last step is five-centered.

With a click, the last square is in place.

It was only then that Zhang Tianlai and the people in the Exploration Bureau came to their senses.

Suddenly, the barrage from the Exploration Bureau instantly dominated the screen.

"I just said it's Jiugongge!"

"It's really Jiugongge?"

"That's easy to say. Let's get started on the next thing."

"I think it's not that simple. The nine-square grid is easy, but how to crack the subsequent 36-square grid?"

"Sudoku gets harder as you go further."

For a moment, when people in the exploration bureau saw that Zhuge Shou had cracked the Nine Palaces Grid, not only were they not happy, but they became frowning.

It’s no wonder that they don’t think highly of Zhuge Shou. Everyone knows that the Nine Palaces Grid is easy to crack, but the further down the calculation, the harder it becomes.

When it comes to the 36th grid, it can only be calculated by using advanced mathematical formulas or computers.

If you rely solely on the human brain, unless you have a high understanding of mathematics.

In this case, after the Jiugongge was cracked, Zhang Tianlai, Zhuge Shou and the others couldn't help but frown.

The nine-square grid is easy to calculate, and even the eighteen-square grid is not difficult to decipher as long as it takes some time.

But if they jump directly to the 36-square grid, they will no longer be able to capture the patterns between those numbers.

Zhuge Shou still didn't believe in this.

So he tried the next two circles several times according to the nine-square grid algorithm.

But unfortunately, the algorithm of Jiugongge cannot be applied to the outer circle at all.

So, Zhuge Shou turned back to Zhang Tianlai and said: "Sudoku does become more difficult as it goes up. It's easy to say if it's an eighteenth square, but if it jumps to a thirty-sixth square, I can't do it without formulas and equipment." Deduced.”

"Even if you want to deduce it, it will take at least a few days."

Hearing what Zhuge Shou said, everyone in the exploration bureau also fell silent.

As for Zhang Tianlai, he also frowned.

The two of them are getting more and more anxious now, and they must not back down now that they have reached this point.

Moreover, they don't know when the Boneless One will catch up, and there really isn't much time left for them.

If you continue to stay here for a few days, there may be some accidents.

What's more important is that they may not be able to crack it even if it takes several days.

How to do?
time is limited!
How to crack the password!

Seeing that the main tomb was right in front of them but unable to enter, Zhang Tianlai and Zhuge Shou couldn't help shouting anxiously.

But at this time, Zhuge Shou's attention suddenly made him look at the stone slab.

He squatted on one side of the stone slab and squinted at the stone slab on the wall, feeling that the situation in front of him was a bit strange.

But it didn't matter at this glance. He suddenly discovered that there were some similarities in those grids.

I saw that no matter whether it was the inner or outer three circles of the grids, the sizes of the small grids inside were the same.

So what if all the grids are arranged in the order of the innermost nine grids?
What will happen?
Thinking of this, he said almost subconsciously: "Zhang Tianlai, do you think these numbers are a bit strange?"

Suddenly hearing this question, Zhang Tianlai suddenly woke up from his anxiety.

He subconsciously looked at Zhuge Shou and asked, "What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Shou nodded and said, "Have you noticed that every piece of these grids is the same size inside and outside?"

As he spoke, Zhuge Shou stretched out his hand and moved three small grids on the stone slab in front of him.

Let the inner and outer three circles have a grid corresponding to each other, showing a straight line shape.

Next, Zhuge Shou pointed to the grid and said, "Look, as long as you move the grid above to match, you can connect it into a straight line."

"Do you think there is any connection between this?"

Hearing Zhuge Shou's explanation, Zhang Tianlai was shocked and said, "Wait, what did you say?"

For a moment, he seemed to capture some doubt in his mind, but the doubt disappeared in a flash and he could not catch it.

Upon hearing his inquiry, Zhuge Shou pointed to the stone slab in front of him and said, "What I mean is, if you look carefully, if all the grids can be connected in a straight line."

For a moment, Zhang Tianlai lowered his head and stared at the direction of his finger.

Looking down, I saw that the three grids that Zhuge Shou moved his fingers just now were really connected into a straight line.

Coincidentally, the numbers corresponding to the grid in the second circle and the nine-square grid are actually multiples of the nine-square grid.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianlai's eyes suddenly lit up.

If we follow this analogy, there must be numbers with the same multiples corresponding to the nine-square grid on the third circle of 36 squares.

More importantly, although the three circles of grids are of different sizes, the sizes of all the squares above are the same.

However, the number is relatively two to three times greater.

But if the grids in the last two circles are arranged in the order of the nine-square grid, they can all be connected to the grids on the nine-square grid.

If we go one step further, if all the grids in the last two circles can find the multiples corresponding to the numbers in the nine-square grid.

Will it be possible to unlock the 36-square grid?
It works!
Thinking of this, Zhang Tianlai immediately confirmed this speculation.

At this time, Zhuge Shou also nodded and said: "Sure enough, you see, although the sizes of the inner and outer three circles are different, all the grids inside are actually the same size."

"So as long as you are careful, you can connect these three circles of grids into nine straight lines according to the order of the nine-square grid."

"In addition, the numbers in the two outer circles are actually multiples of the nine-square grid numbers, rather than different unique numbers."

"Then the code on this stone tablet is actually not a normal 36-square grid at all."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Shou pointed to the corresponding straight line above and continued: "According to my understanding of the Qin Dynasty, people's concept of arithmetic at that time was only at the level of the nine-square grid. So how did they deduce it? From the 36th house?”

"In other words, I guess this is not the real 36-square Sudoku at all, but in fact, it is just a higher-level multiple deduced by the ancients based on the nine-square grid algorithm."

"As for what is going on, we will find out after we try it."

For a time, Zhuge Shou was impatient.

Then he immediately pressed the outer grid with both hands and began to look for multiples corresponding to the numbers in the nine-square grid.

This time, since the nine-square grid has been aligned, he only needs to move the corresponding multiples in the order of the nine-square grid.

So the action this time was obviously much faster.

After about 5 minutes, Zhuge Shou aligned all the numbers.

At this time, all the codes on the stone slab in front of Zhuge Shou had been spliced ​​together.

Looking at the complex pattern in front of him, Zhuge Shou took a long breath and smiled: "Okay, now all the codes have been corrected, and the stone slab has been completely spliced."

"Next, if nothing else happens, something will happen soon."

"But we'd better be careful. I'm afraid there are other dangers here."

As he spoke, Zhuge Shou raised his head and glanced at the towering mountain.

He swallowed subconsciously and continued: "We have not found any stone gates entering the underground mausoleum city before, so I guess that after the stone slabs are spliced ​​together, they may be related to the mountain in front of us."

"This mountain is too huge. Once any mechanism is triggered, we may not even have a chance to escape. So to be on the safe side, it's better to avoid it first."

After saying that, Zhuge Shou glanced at Zhang Tianlai, and then they stood up carefully and walked quickly towards the mountain pass where they came from.

The valley is too large, and it is surrounded by towering cliffs.

Once rolling logs and rocks fall, only that mountain road is the safest.

After the two of them returned to the entrance of the mountain trail and walked a few steps further, they turned around and waited in the center of the mountain trail.

For a moment, the Exploration Bureau was eerily quiet.

Zhuge Shou and the others carefully poked their heads out and looked outside.

At this moment, everyone was tacitly aware that what was about to happen would most likely appear under that cliff.

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At this moment, the two of them even vaguely heard an organic sound coming from the stone slabs in the distance.

But they were too far away from there, and they knew in their hearts that it might just be an auditory hallucination caused by tight nerves.

After about 2 minutes, there was no abnormality on the cliff in the distance.

Only the flowing air formed in the valley blew the surrounding rocks and made strange noises.

After a few more seconds, Zhang Tianlai couldn't bear it anymore.

"Could it be that you guessed wrong?"

But after hearing his words, Zhuge Shou did not answer in a hurry.

Could it be that he really misunderstood the password on the slate?

But it’s wrong to think so. There is no trace of it except the solution slate.

But thinking of this, Zhuge Shou dispelled this doubt.

Based on his understanding of mechanism techniques, this should be the way to crack the code.

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But just when he thought of this, Zhuge Shou suddenly widened his eyes.

Because he suddenly heard a slight vibration in the distance.

(End of this chapter)