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

Chapter 145 Double-layer coffin, mercury cellar coffin!The second collapse revealed the true appearance of the main tomb of the First Emperor’s Mausoleum!
For a moment, Zhang Tianlai and both of them frowned.

Although I don’t know what the strong sour smell is, it is definitely not simple to appear in the coffin of the First Emperor’s Mausoleum.

So the two of them immediately turned around, holding their breath and turning their heads to the side of the wind.

Call ~
The gas that leaked out after the coffin lid was opened blows towards the edge of the stone platform.

Zhang Tianlai looked closely and found that after the breeze blew, the candles on the edge of the stone platform suddenly became much brighter.

At the same time, there was a crackling sound in the flames.

rosin?

Seeing this scene, Zhang Tianlai's pupils suddenly shrank.

There are many substances that can make the flame burst in a short time.

But if it was in a tomb, the first thing he thought of was rosin.

Because in addition to keeping dry, rosin also has better antiseptic properties than cinnabar.

At this time, people in the Exploration Bureau also discovered something unusual.

"What's going on? Why are you all squatting down?"

"Something's wrong, the candle seems to be going out!"

"No way, something went wrong just after opening the coffin?"

For a moment, everyone in the Exploration Bureau also noticed something unusual.

Zhang Tianlai did not speak in a hurry, but cautiously paid attention to the movements around him with his peripheral vision.

At the same time, keep an eye on the changes in the flames.

It wasn't until the flame on the candle became stable again that he finally felt relieved.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Zhang Tianlai turned around and said to Zhuge Shou, "You must have noticed it too. The moment the coffin lid was opened just now, an unknown gas spewed out from it."

"The smell was very sour, and at the same time the breeze was blowing, which made the flame on the candle show signs of bursting."

"If I'm not wrong, the gas should contain a lot of rosin."

"In addition to its good drying properties, this substance has excellent preservative properties for meat. So it is not surprising that it appears in coffins."

"But I feel something is wrong. Rosin has no sour smell, so there should be other substances mixed in the coffin."

While talking, Zhang Tianlai and Zhuge Shou used the light of flashlights to carefully look under the coffin.

At this moment, the exploration bureau was as eerily quiet as the tomb. Zhang Tianlai and the others could even hear their own strong heartbeats.

At this time, the bottom of the coffin was illuminated by a flashlight, and suddenly a blur of light was reflected.

reflective?

Seeing this scene, Zhang Tianlai felt a little suspicious.

But he still suppressed his doubts and continued to look down.

But after seeing the situation inside the coffin clearly, his pupils shrank immediately.

There were no burial objects in the coffin, and no body was visible.

Because almost half of the height below the entire coffin was filled with a bright silver flowing liquid.

It looked like a smooth mirror, illuminating the shadows of Zhang Tianlai and the two very clearly.

Seeing this, Zhang Tianlai was heartbroken.

No wonder there was reflection just now, it turns out that there are other organs inside the coffin.

At this time, after Zhuge Shou saw the situation below clearly, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

"what is this?"

Zhang Tianlai did not answer in a hurry, but frowned and observed carefully for a few seconds.

Waiting to see the silver powder all over the rocks around the liquid, this is the answer.

"There's mercury in this."

As he spoke, Zhang Tianlai quickly covered his mouth and nose, and at the same time took out the gas mask he had put away from his pocket and put it on.

After both of them put on gas masks, he finally said: "No wonder I smelled sourness before. It turned out to be the vapor evaporated from the mercury."

And after the two of them saw the situation below clearly, everyone in the Exploration Bureau couldn't help but be confused.

"What's going on? Why is there a pool of mercury in here?"

"There's definitely a problem here."

At this time, not only did everyone not understand, Zhuge Shou was also confused.

Zhang Tianlai thought for a few seconds before explaining: "This mercury should be used to preserve corpses."

"In addition to cinnabar, mercury is also a substance that has strong antiseptic properties on corpses."

"So I guess that the mercury appeared in the coffin to prevent the body from decaying."

"But apart from the antiseptic function, it should have other uses. After all, this is the main tomb of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, so to see what's underneath, you have to find a replacement tool."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Shou looked into the coffin.

This mercury seems to be very thick. What is in it?

At this time, Zhang Tianlai had also taken out the weapon shovel, and then carefully probed into the mercury.

Move slowly along the perimeter of the coffin, hoping to touch something.

At this time, Zhuge Shou reminded him: "Be careful, we are not sure yet that the coffin is really Qin Shihuang. If not, it may be very dangerous."

"After all, this tomb is the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, and Qin Shihuang is the first emperor. It is unlikely that he would bury himself in such a stone coffin."

Zhang Tianlai nodded after hearing his words.

After calming down, it was replaced by a kind of fear that spread in the hearts of the two people.

After all, compared to curiosity about tombs, people are born with fear of the unknown.

Now the inside of the coffin is covered with mercury, and it is impossible to see what is underneath.

Gollum!

Zhang Tianlai swallowed for a moment, fearing that a rice dumpling would suddenly jump out from below.

But he still gritted his teeth and then focused his attention on the bottom of the coffin.

The military shovel continued to advance along the rocks around the coffin, and then gradually narrowed the range.

Suddenly, at this moment, he felt the shovel suddenly pause, as if it was hit by something hard.

Sensing the abnormality, Zhang Tianlai immediately raised his eyebrows.

Then he slowed down his movements and controlled the shovel to strike again.

The object seemed to be very hard and heavy under the mercury. Zhang Tianlai suddenly frowned.

"what happened?"

Zhuge Shou was a little confused when he saw him taking out the weapon shovel.

But after Zhang Tianlai thought carefully for a few seconds, he frowned and said, "There seems to be a coffin below!"

what?
And a coffin?
Zhang Tianlai noticed his doubts, nodded and said: "I just knocked a few times, and the thing underneath is very hard and square."

"If nothing else happens, the one below should be a double-layered coffin!"

Gollum!

After hearing his words, Zhuge Shou swallowed.

Is this really the case?
What kind of coffin can be soaked in mercury?
Aren't you afraid that mercury will corrode the coffin?

Thinking of this, Zhuge Shou couldn't help but ask: "Are you sure it is really a coffin and not some other mechanism?"

Upon hearing his inquiry, Zhang Tianlai nodded.

Then he said: "I'm actually not sure, but since we have reached this point, we have to take a look no matter what is below."

"Look for something, first get ready to scoop out the mercury."

After hearing his words, Zhuge Shou acquiesced.

So I started looking for tools to get out all the mercury inside.

Fortunately, they still had the kettles and other things they brought with them.

So after a lot of effort, they finally got some of the mercury out.

Fortunately, there isn't a lot of mercury in it.

After getting half of the mercury out, they finally saw clearly what was under the pothole.

But this time, they were suddenly stunned!

I saw a coffin underneath.

But there was nothing surprising about the coffin. What really stunned the two of them was that the coffin was actually made of medicinal jade?
Gollum!

"Is this medicinal jade?"

Thinking of the key point, Zhang Tianlai suddenly swallowed his saliva.

"Medicine jade?" At this time, Zhuge Shou didn't recognize it.

Zhang Tianlai looked at him, turned around and said, "The so-called medicinal jade is the ancient colored glaze."

Glass?

Hearing this, Zhuge Shou didn't understand even more.

Glass is worthless.

In the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, Zulong’s coffin is such a worthless thing?
But Zhang Tianlai saw his doubts and said directly: "You underestimate this coffin."

"The so-called medicinal jade is indeed colored glaze, but in ancient times there was no way to make colored glaze."

"Even during the Tang Dynasty, they could only be purchased from Hu merchants in Fanbang."

"Not to mention the Qin Dynasty, when even a piece of medicinal jade as big as a palm was worth a fortune!"

"But this coffin has smooth cuts and no traces of splicing. It looks like it was made from a single piece of medicinal jade."

hiss!
After hearing Zhang Tianlai's explanation, Zhuge Shou finally understood.

Doesn't that mean that the coffin in front of you is a priceless treasure?

"Forget it!"

At this time, Zhang Tianlai looked at him and said, "We don't come in here to ask for money. Let's see what we need in the coffin first!"

After hearing this, Zhuge Shou came back to his senses.

Yes.

They are not looking for money.

So the two of them carefully cleaned the mercury on the coffin and then looked over.

I saw that the material of this coffin was very special.

Even through the lid of the coffin, it seems that the general situation inside can be seen.

The two of them did not rush to open the coffin, but looked inside with the help of flashlights.

I saw a dark object in the coffin.

The head is the first to be seen, followed by the shoulders.

If you look closely, you will see that it is indeed a human-shaped object.

Seeing this, the two couldn't help but take a breath.

hiss!
I saw that there was indeed a corpse in the coffin, but because the medicinal jade coffin had not yet been opened, only a vague outline could be seen.

But even the outline is very surprising!
With a grunt, Zhang Tianlai swallowed.

For a moment, the two of them seemed to be still.

After five seconds, they finally calmed down and continued to check the situation inside.

At this time, Zhuge Shou stared at the humanoid object inside and asked, "Is this corpse really that of Qin Shihuang?"

Zhang Tianlai did not rush to answer his questions, but carefully observed them.

Because he really did not expect that there was actually a corpse inside the coffin.

If this is the body of Qin Shihuang, why are there no organs left around it?
In this situation where the way forward is unclear, he can only see if he can find any doubts.

Looking carefully, I saw that the corpse was in the shape of a person.

However, what surprised Zhang Tianlai was that the height of this humanoid object seemed a bit strange.

Because people in the Qin Dynasty did not have cattle or pigs and sheep to supplement protein, they were generally very short in height.

In addition, Guanzhong at that time belonged to the Sichuan-Shaanxi region, and due to regional restrictions, the height of the local people was even more limited.

Calculated now, the common height of people at that time was usually about 1.6 meters.

But the height of this corpse was completely different.

Zhang Tianlai carefully measured it with his hands and found that the body was nearly 1.9 meters tall.

This is a bit wrong, how could this corpse be so much taller than the average height of people at that time.

Because he was familiar with history, he knew that in the Qin Dynasty, cattle were not allowed to be slaughtered privately.

And because no one knew how to castrate pigs at that time, there were not many people raising pigs at that time.

Speaking of meat, according to historical records, only mutton was edible at that time.

However, due to the perennial wars and the many wars fought by the Seven Kingdoms at that time, the whole country was not wealthy.

It is said that even Qin Shihuang at that time could not eat meat every day.

At that time, it was good for ordinary people to use tofu to supplement protein.

As for mutton, only nobles can eat it occasionally.

But if there is no meat to supplement protein, who can grow to a height of nearly two meters.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianlai felt like he was trapped in an endless loop.

The height of this mummy is too frightening, even if it is 1.8 meters, he would not think so.

That's weird.

You must know that judging from the physical fitness of the Han people, it is difficult to grow to two meters without a large amount of supplements or external blessings.

Then the owner of this corpse may have two identities.

For a moment, Zhang Tianlai couldn't help but look at the body again.

At the same time, I thought in my heart that the first possibility is that this corpse is a general.

But even a military commander would be unlikely to grow to two meters.

Because Qin Bing is good at riding and shooting, if he is too tall, it is not conducive to horse fighting.

The second possibility is that the owner of the body is a noble.

Moreover, it should still be a hereditary noble with a very deep background.

And who could be the nobleman in the only coffin in the tomb of the First Emperor's Mausoleum?
There is only one, Ying Zheng himself!

But Zhang Tianlai clearly remembered that the documents collected by the Zhang family recorded that Qin Shihuang's real height was not that high.

If converted, it should be equal to the current 1.6 meters.

And the body is slightly fat.

But the humanoid object in the coffin in front of him clearly looked like a mighty and tall general.

"what happened to you?"

Seeing Zhang Tianlai's expression, Zhuge Shou couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing the inquiry, Zhang Tianlai shook his head and said, "Something's wrong. I remember it was recorded in our Zhang family's documents that Qin Shi Huang was not that tall?"

But after hearing his words, Zhuge Shou shook his head and said, "No, there are many discrepancies in history, and there are also many kinds of recorded documents."

"For example, the portrait of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was deliberately turned into a shoehorn face by later generations in order to discredit him."

"But according to our Zhuge family's documents, Qin Shihuang should have been this tall."

That's right.

Zhuge Shou read through the documents left by their Zhuge family.

According to a handwritten record from the later Han Dynasty, Qin Shihuang was indeed nearly two meters tall.

what?
But after hearing his words, Zhang Tianlai was confused.

According to what he said, then the body in the coffin belongs to Qin Shihuang?
But thinking of this, Zhang Tianlai became even more confused.

Qin Shihuang is an ancestor dragon, and with his status, he can indeed afford the medicine jade coffin.

But why was Zhuge Shou so sure?
Thinking of the key point, he shook his head in disbelief.

At the same time, he looked at the corpse in front of him and said in surprise: "You can be sure that this is Ying Zheng's corpse just because you can't see the appearance now?"

Hearing whether he believed it or not, Zhuge Shou nodded seriously and said at the same time: "Whether you believe it or not, this is indeed true."

After hearing his words, Zhang Tianlai hurriedly looked at the corpse in front of him carefully again.

After a while, he wondered: "But, is this body too tall?"

"Yes, that's why I'm sure this is Qin Shihuang."

But after hearing his words, Zhuge Shou nodded.

Then, Zhuge Shou pointed to the corpse in the coffin and continued: "As far as I know, there was a legal saying in the Qin Dynasty that did not allow the slaughter of cattle."

"In fact, this is not only the Qin Dynasty, but up to the Song Dynasty, we in China were not allowed to slaughter cattle privately."

"At that time, because no one knew how to castrate pigs, the pig rearing rate was also very low."

"So at that time, ordinary people could only rely on eating tofu to supplement their daily protein needs. And because there was not enough meat to supplement, the height of Qin people was generally only 1.6 meters."

"In addition, because the capital of the Qin State at that time belonged to the Sichuan-Shaanxi region. Affected by the climate, people are generally shorter in height."

Hearing this, Zhang Tianlai nodded immediately and said: "Yes, this is also a problem that I am struggling with."

"I guessed before that this might be the buried corpse of a nobleman or general."

"But in the Qin Dynasty, warriors were mostly good at horse fighting, and people with better equestrian skills were actually shorter in stature. So, I first ruled out the possibility of being a military general."

"As for the nobles, I thought about it. With the status of Qin Shihuang, it is impossible for other nobles to be qualified to be buried in his tomb."

After hearing Zhang Tianlai's analysis, Zhuge Shou nodded and said, "Yes, because of this, I am even more certain that this is Zulong's coffin."

"According to the records in the manuscript "Taiping Yulan Huangwangbu" left by our ancestors of the Zhuge family, the first emperor was eight feet six inches long and seven in circumference.

"In terms of conversion, one foot at that time was equivalent to 23 centimeters now, so Qin Shihuang's height was indeed equivalent to two meters."

"That's why I concluded that there is an [-]% chance that this corpse is the First Emperor Ying Zheng himself."

For a moment, Zhang Tianlai was almost stunned by what Zhuge Shou said.

At the same time, people in the Exploration Bureau immediately started a quarrel.

"Hiss! Zu Long is actually nearly two meters tall?"

"Honestly, it seems that the old saying is true! Anyone who does extraordinary things must have extraordinary appearance!"

"It turns out to be the coffin of Zulong!"

For a moment, everyone in the exploration bureau was arguing, and Zhang Tianlai also frowned and said, "If that's the case, let's go on."

"Whoo~"

Zhuge Shou took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Be careful, prepare to open the coffin!"

After that, the two of them cautiously came to the medicinal jade coffin.

Then, he looked towards the coffin in front of him.

I saw that the lid of the coffin was directly buckled on it, and it should be able to be opened with just a slight pry.

But right now.
Call ~
Suddenly, Zhang Tianlai felt a cool breeze blowing from the back of his neck.He suddenly became excited!
I looked back subconsciously, and then I saw that the candle in the southeast corner was blown slightly tilted.

Seeing this scene, the two people present immediately became vigilant.

No way?
Could it be that Zulong is going to fake the corpse?
What if it is really Zulong who faked the corpse?
This is the corpse of Zulong!
But the tombkeeper shouldn't have the guts to turn the corpses of the ancestral dragon Ying Zheng into zombies, right?

For a moment, everyone in the Exploration Bureau exploded.

"Let me go, isn't this Zulong about to transform into a corpse?"

"Are you kidding! This is the corpse of Zulong. How much will the corpse change?"

"Isn't it possible? The tombkeeper is guarding the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. He should respect the ancestral dragon and cannot desecrate the ancestral dragon!"

"But what is going on in front of you?"

For a moment, everyone in the Exploration Bureau became frightened, and Zhang Tianlai and the others also stared at the candle in front of them.

As time gradually passes.
The breeze finally stopped, and the flames became normal again.

call!
Suddenly, Zhang Tianlai finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But in this situation, can they continue to open the coffin?

If the coffin is opened now, what if there is really a danger?

but
When I think about so many people in the Zhang family dying, plus they have come to this point.

Now that they have returned the same way, they can no longer turn back.

Perhaps the only chance to leave alive is in this coffin.

After thinking this, the two looked at each other.

In the end, their instinctive greed defeated their respect for the ancestral dragon.

So Zhang Tianlai carefully inserted the dagger into the gap of the medicinal jade coffin.

Gada~
With a soft sound, the medicinal jade coffin was gently lifted up a crack, and then the two people quickly stretched out their hands to grab the gap.

At this moment, everyone in the Exploration Bureau subconsciously held their breath, and Zhang Tianlai and the others were also worried.

They can't guarantee the consequences of opening the coffin, because everything is unknown.

If there is really a danger, no one can tell.

Time passed by minute by second, and after about 2 minutes, there was still no movement around.

Seeing this situation, the two of them felt a little more relaxed.

But at this moment.
Zhang Tianlai suddenly made a silent gesture to Zhuge Shou.

Zhuge Shou wanted to say something else, but at this moment he also keenly noticed that there was a movement from all around.

Boom~boom!
The sound was very muffled, and it sounded like someone was beating a war drum slowly.

At the same time, Zhuge Shou followed Zhang Tianlai's gaze and saw him staring at the mercury pool in front of him.

But when Zhuge Shou saw the situation in the mercury pool clearly, his pupils immediately shrank.

"Is there an earthquake here?"

Under the gaze of the two people, they could see that in the mercury pool in front of them, the originally calm water surface was continuously rippled with vibrations.

You don't need to look at this situation to know that an earthquake is about to start underground in Lishan Mountain.

hiss!
Suddenly, Zhuge Shou couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Almost instinctively, he turned around and rushed out under the stone platform.

But at the critical moment, Zhang Tianlai grabbed him from behind.

"Don't go out, just stay on the stone platform!"

After Zhang Tianlai gave instructions, he pinned Zhuge Shou on the stone platform without saying a word.

At the same time, he also crawled down carefully.

Because he knows that if an earthquake occurs now, it cannot be for no reason.

What a coincidence!
In other words, the moment they opened the coffin, some mechanism might have been triggered.

But if there is an earthquake, maybe only the stone platform is safe.

Because it is surrounded by towering cliffs, no matter where it collapses, the edge of the tomb will definitely be affected.

What's more, the stone platform is the coffin of Zulong Yingzheng, and his body is here.

Therefore, he believed that no one could destroy his body in order to create a mechanism.

So, Zhang Tianlai and the two of them crawled on the stone platform and cautiously raised their heads to look at the source of the sound.

But when he saw clearly what was happening in the distance, Zhang Tianlai's pupils couldn't help but shrink instantly.

rumbling~
The vibrations in the underground mausoleum city were getting bigger and bigger, and the sound sounded like the entire Lishan Mountain was shaking.

Along with the vibration, Zhang Tianlai could clearly see that the surrounding cliffs were shaking greatly.

At the same time, under the bright light of the flashlight, he could see that large pieces of gravel were constantly falling from the cliffs.

It looked as if the mountain was about to collapse.

Boom!

Suddenly at this moment, a thunderous sound suddenly shook the sky.

Both Zhang Tianlai and Zhang Tianlai turned pale with fright, because the sound was so close that it sounded like an explosion in their ears.

"Zhang Tianlai, look what that is!"

Suddenly Zhuge Shou raised his head and pointed to the top of the tomb chamber, and exclaimed to Zhang Tianlai with a pale face.

Zhang Tianlai could even see despair in his pupils.

So he cautiously raised his head and looked up, but when he saw the situation below clearly, his whole heart went cold.

I saw that the top rock above the underground mausoleum seemed to have countless cracks for some reason.

And as some large rocks fell off, some dazzling light was projected from above the tomb.

It was indeed light, and the refracted light was a dazzling blue-white color.

For a time, Zhang Tianlai's eyes had adapted to the dim light, and it stung a little.

At this moment, bursts of violent collapse sounds sounded one after another from above the tomb.

Zhang Tianlai squinted and could see the cracks on the top spreading rapidly.

Almost in just 2 minutes, it spread to the entire top of the hundreds of meters wide.

At the same time, the bright lights became more and more intense, almost lighting up the entire valley as if it were daytime.

As the bright light appeared, hundreds of irregular rocks of various sizes fell from the top.

The large rocks are more than one meter in diameter, and the small ones are the size of a human head.

As the rock fell, the ground in the tomb completely rioted.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the exploration bureau felt chills all over.

Since their vision was clearer, they could clearly see that countless large rocks were falling downwards with the intention of flooding the tomb.

Seeing that Zhang Tianlai and the two were about to be smashed to death in the underground mausoleum city.

If these rocks fell, the entire tomb would be destroyed.

At this moment, not only people, but also Zhang Tianlai and two others were so shocked that their scalps went numb.

Zhuge Shou didn't say anything, and tried to hold himself up before rushing down.

"Run! If you don't run, you will die!"

But at this moment, Zhang Tianlai pressed his body up and pressed his whole body on the stone platform.

Zhang Tianlai knew very well that if these rocks fell, the tomb would be covered, and everyone would die wherever they went.

Instead of this, it's better to stay here and fight.

And the moment Zhang Tianlai threw himself on the ground, a large area of ​​gravel suddenly fell down.

These rocks weighed hundreds of thousands of tons, and the weight of them falling to the ground caused the entire tomb to begin to shake violently.

Immediately after the gravel flew, an unparalleled wave of air mixed with smoke, dust and gravel swept across the entire tomb floor.

A large area of ​​rock was blown up, and rubble was almost sprayed on the backs of the two men.

But Zhang Tianlai still pressed Zhuge Shou firmly, preventing him from standing up at all.

After a full 5 minutes, the trend of gravel falling gradually stopped.

But neither Zhang Tianlai nor the two dared to make any move. Instead, they lay cautiously on the ground and waited patiently.

After enduring for 2 minutes, Zhang Tianlai finally confirmed that there was no shaking trend.

So he quickly arched his waist and abdomen and shook off the dirt and rock debris sprayed on his back.

Then, he carefully stood up on the rubble, and then cautiously looked around the underground mausoleum city.

There had been such a big riot just now, and the surroundings must have changed.

But after he saw the situation around him clearly, Zhang Tianlai's pupils shrank instantly.

"what's going on?"

Under the gaze of the two people, they saw that the entire underground mausoleum city had completely turned into ruins.

A large area of ​​rock fell off, smashing the tomb to pieces.

But what was different from before was that Zhang Tianlai and the others finally saw the entire tomb clearly.

Under the strong light, the whole tomb is as bright as day.

Only then did they see the true face of the First Emperor's Mausoleum.

-

At the same time, Gu Changan from the Exploration Bureau was a little surprised when he saw this scene.

I really didn’t expect that these two guys could enter the underground mausoleum city?
But to be honest, he didn't expect that the main tomb of the First Emperor's Mausoleum actually looked like this.

As for how Zhuge Shou and the two could reach this point.
There's something dangerous this time.

Although they would definitely be killed if they were not transformed into bones, it was inevitable that someone would come here next time, and he estimated that it would not be long before he would come into contact with the so-called dragon-making technique.

At that time, he would probably enter the alien world and walk.

Therefore, before this, the main tomb must be built into a copper wall and an iron wall.

After thinking about this, Gu Changan continued to observe.

-

At this moment, the underground mausoleum city was extremely terrifying, and everyone in the exploration bureau was shocked.

Zhang Tianlai and the others quickly checked their injuries, and they were relieved after confirming that there were no serious injuries on their bodies.

"The situation just now was too dangerous."

At this time, Zhang Tianlai said to Zhuge Shou: "Don't be impulsive next time. Fortunately this time, I expected that the mechanism of the First Emperor's Mausoleum would not threaten the coffin of the tomb owner. This is how I escaped a disaster."

Zhuge Shou was also frightened after hearing his words.

After regaining consciousness, the two of them looked around the underground mausoleum city.

The situation just now was a blessing in disguise.

The interior of the entire underground mausoleum city has been illuminated by unknown light.

They looked carefully and found that the mausoleum was the size of two football fields, which was very spectacular.

But the strange thing is that now the tomb is almost as bright as day.
How is this going?

Where does the light come from?
Zhang Tianlai suddenly remembered the light he had just glimpsed above the cave roof.

Sensing something unusual, he quickly and cautiously took a step back.

Then he looked up toward the top of the tomb.

But after seeing the situation clearly above, even though he had been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but exclaimed in shock.

"This is!"

With Zhang Tianlai's exclamation, he finally saw it clearly.

The source of those bright lights was the strange stone inlaid on the top of the tomb.

There are tens of thousands of stones inlaid on top of the grotto.

The refracted light illuminated the mausoleum several hundred meters wide like daylight.

After swallowing, Zhang Tianlai was shocked and said: "The source of these bright lights is actually fluorite?"

At the same time, everyone in the Exploration Bureau also saw it.

Suddenly, the dense fluorite on the top of the grotto shocked even the people from the Exploration Bureau.

"what is this!"

"What's so strange, isn't it fluorite?"

"It's really fluorite, but this is too much, it's so shocking!"

At this moment, Zhuge Shou was also stunned.

"Are these really just fluorite?"

Hearing his inquiry, Zhang Tianlai nodded and said, "Yes, we all played with these fluorites when we were children. Although they are not valuable gems, they are not that cheap either."

"To be honest, the fluorite here is worth at least tens of thousands of dollars. Only the Mausoleum of the First Emperor has such a large sum."

"But now that the tomb is illuminated, we still don't seem to have found what we should have."

After hearing Zhang Tianlai's words, Zhuge Shou also looked at the situation around him, and then said to him: "Could the thing we want be in the coffin?"

When he asked this question, Zhang Tianlai subconsciously looked towards the coffin.

But the situation just now should have originated from the mechanism in the coffin.

If I touch it again, will something happen to this tomb again?
"Go and have a look"

But just when Zhang Tianlai was hesitant, Zhuge Shou said: "Based on my understanding of the mechanism, we have already triggered it once just now, and there should not be a second time now."

After hearing this, Zhang Tianlai went over again with doubts.

But just when he was about to walk over, he stopped abruptly.

Because he heard it suddenly, there seemed to be a slight shock in his ears again.

Upon noticing this, Zhang Tianlai immediately became alert.

He carefully looked around for the sound, but it didn't take long for Zhang Tianlai to realize something was wrong.

Because he noticed vigilantly that the source of the shock seemed to come from under his feet.

So Zhang Tianlai lowered his head cautiously and looked down.

But after seeing clearly what happened under his feet, he couldn't help taking a breath anymore.

hiss!
I saw that the ground under his feet was shaking greatly at this moment.

And as time passed, the amplitude of the shock became more and more intense, it sounded like the volcano under his feet was about to erupt.

The most horrifying thing was that Zhang Tianlai could clearly see dozens of large cracks suddenly opening in the ground around him.

In the next second, those cracks spread towards the entire tomb like spider webs.

"Run!"

Seeing this, Zhang Tianlai's blood ran cold all over his body.

Without saying a word, he yelled, turned around and rushed towards the stone platform.

Boom!

And in the next second, the originally peaceful ground of the mausoleum was instantly covered by large cracks.

Immediately afterwards, with a loud thunderous noise, the entire ground began to sink downwards.

For a time, the sun and the moon were dark.

Although Zhang Tianlai and the others could not see it at this time, everyone in the Exploration Bureau could clearly see the collapse changes in the entire tomb.

In the eyes of everyone, the ground of the tomb several hundred meters wide looked like a glacier.

Before everyone could react, the ground had already begun to collapse one after another.

Seeing this scene, everyone could not sit still.

"The sky is falling apart! Run!"

"I knew it wasn't that simple. It was the rocks above that collapsed and penetrated the ground."

"No, this is obviously a second level in the tomb itself!"

Just as people were getting excited, the entire ground sank like quicksand.

It was only then that the people from the Exploration Bureau realized that the ground of this mausoleum city was just a cover-up.

There is actually a second level of tombs.

Although it was only a glimpse, people could clearly see that a deeper cellar appeared under the tomb after the ground collapsed.

And the most frightening thing is that the area of ​​the cellar seems to cover the entire tomb.

There are only two staggered floors running through the tomb.

The only thing left that had not collapsed was the stone platform that Zhang Tianlai and the others were rushing towards.

"Go! Let's go!"

At this moment, Zhang Tianlai really felt a fatal crisis.

He subconsciously turned his head to look, and his pupils immediately shrank.

I saw that the ground behind him was rapidly collapsing, and it was about to reach their feet.

In desperation, Zhang Tianlai saw that he was still more than two meters away from the stone platform. He grabbed Zhuge Shou and flew out without saying a word.

Rumble!
Suddenly, the ground collapsed!

A tyrannical air wave, mixed with smoke and dust, directly swept across the entire grotto.

Zhang Tianlai and the two had just jumped out and were directly sprayed on their backs by air waves, and their bodies flew forward two meters involuntarily.

Zhang Tianlai had no time to think. Under the emergency situation, the two of them could only kneel on the stone platform with their hands on their heads.

Immediately afterwards, the roar of explosions and collapses continued to be heard.

The collapse in the tomb lasted for more than a minute before stopping.

But after stopping, Zhang Tianlai did not dare to let down his guard.

When the shaking stopped, a thick layer of dust had accumulated on his back, and after waiting for a few more minutes, he finally confirmed that the crisis was over.

So he carefully climbed up from the stone platform, and then immediately turned his head and looked around the tomb.

But when he saw the scene after the shock disappeared, Zhang Tianlai was stunned on the spot with horror, even if he was mentally prepared.

"Is this the real Mausoleum of the First Emperor?"

Zhang Tianlai murmured to himself unconsciously. Zhuge Shou followed his gaze and saw that the original tomb ground had disappeared in an instant.

After the original ground collapsed, it was replaced by deep pits all around.

However, calling it a sinkhole is not entirely correct, because the entire tomb floor has collapsed.

It extended from the surrounding rock walls to the feet of the two of them.

At present, only the coffin stone platform they stepped on has not sunk.

In addition, there are three long passages running through the tomb, suspended above the ground of the tomb.

The three roads lead to a huge protruding stone on the rock wall, but the stone also collapsed due to the collapse of the tomb.

(End of this chapter)