Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 751 Fatty: Don't just blow things up randomly!
Regaining my attention, the arrangement of the five burial mounds in front of me was rather interesting.

Four smaller mounds occupy the four cardinal directions (east, west, south, and north), while the fifth, larger mound is located at the center of the cross.

"A burial mound? This...this is a large tomb? If this is Thunder City, then Thunder City is buried beneath a tomb?"

"Naive, your third uncle is something else. Last time he let you inherit a weather station, and this time, he and your second uncle are going to let you inherit five grave mounds?"

The fat man muttered to himself.

Wu Xie frowned and ignored Fatty's words.

The five burial mounds in front of us are somewhat eerie. They're too perfectly preserved!
Yes, it's too complete!
Over the years, Wu Xie has seen many tombs from various dynasties, but this is the first time he has seen one so well-preserved.

The sealed earth is almost too perfect. Judging from various traces and intelligence, it has existed for at least several thousand years.

Given the abundant rainfall here, with a rainy season for one quarter of every year, the graves should have been washed away long ago under such conditions.

But combining this with the strange feeling he had just experienced upon arriving here, Wu Xie suddenly realized something.

It would be unusual if everything in such a mysterious place were just like any other place!
"Don't overthink it. There's a reason why this place has remained so intact for thousands of years... a very scientific reason."

Hu Ming knew without even looking that Wu Xie was definitely acting up again, overthinking everything. He smiled and stepped forward to the large mound in the center.

Clang!!!
The entrenching tool slammed hard into the grave mound.

The outer "mud shell" was smashed to pieces, and after a few shovelfuls, several layers of "mud shell" were dug out, revealing the bronze underneath.

Upon closer inspection, even the outermost layer of mud shell is not actually a sealing soil, but a kind of material similar to modern concrete, which is extremely hard and cannot be washed away by rainwater.

"what is this?"

The fat man had never seen a grave mound like this before, so he squatted down and asked.

In particular, their past experiences with bronze have made them especially sensitive to it.

"This is just ordinary bronze, without any mysterious power. This is the top of the tower; there should be a forest of towers underground."

“There are words here, come and take a look. I think the marks left in this place must be real. So this place is really amazing.”

Hu Ming looked up at the contours of the cliff above, stroked the engravings on the top of the bronze tower, exchanged a glance with the blind man and the others, and then called to Fatty and Wu Xie.

The Eastern Mahayana Golden Pagoda.

The seven ancient characters are arranged from top to bottom at the top of the pagoda, and their meaning seems to have some connection with Buddhist teachings.

Wu Xie had some knowledge of Taoism, but not much of Buddhism. Just as he was about to ask a question, he heard Fatty exclaim, "Is this the ancestral pagoda of the Eastern Mahayana sect?"

"you know?"

Wu Xie asked in surprise.

He admitted that the fat man wasn't stupid; he was the kind of person who was extremely quick-witted. However, he hadn't expected that the fat man would know anything about this ancient pope, one that he had never even heard of before.

"What do you mean? Can't I know?"

"Uncle Ming, you're kidding. Do you think it's the Eastern Mahayana I know?"

That being said, the fat man wasn't confident in his knowledge. He looked at Hu Ming, the blind man, and seeing the young man's indifferent and unwilling-to-speak expression as always, he wisely ignored him.

"It's almost certainly true. Who would be so foolish as to create a fake cult like this?" "This is a major cult from the Ming Dynasty, then called the Eastern Mahayana, and in this region known as the Golden Banner Sect or Golden Boy Awakening..."

"In the beginning, this cult focused on alchemy and set up alchemy towers all over the country. By the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period, it began to amass wealth on a large scale and participate in politics."

"Although most of them were wiped out later, this sect still exists in many remote areas today."

Hu Ming nodded and explained to Wu Xie, who looked completely bewildered.

“At its peak, the Golden Boy Sect was active throughout the country. Since there is an ancestral pagoda here, it was probably a very large activity center of theirs in the south.”

The blind man added.

"Huh... what does this have to do with Listening to Thunder? How could Thunder City be connected to the ancestral tower of the Golden Boy Sect?"

Wu Xie still couldn't figure out the connection and asked blankly.

The group fell silent, clearly not quite understanding the point either.

"You're quite eager to learn."

The blind man laughed.

"The Golden Boy Sect excels in alchemy and magic, and most of these kinds of doctrines ultimately aim to lead to ascension to immortality."

"To become an immortal, don't you have to undergo tribulations and be struck by lightning? Look at the tops of these bronze towers, they might be used to attract lightning!"

The fat man pinched his chin and made a guess.

"You built your lightning rod right under this sheer cliff?!"

"However, this is indeed Thunder City, and there is a great deal of wonder underground here."

Hu Ming couldn't stand it anymore, so he tapped the top of the bronze tower lightly while rolling his eyes.

"The Golden Boy Sect was founded around the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, when smelting technology was already quite advanced."

"But look at these bronzes, the smelting methods are rather crude, clearly indicating an earlier technology."

With both hands gripping the precious sword, Hu Mingsheng sliced ​​off a piece from the top of the tower amidst a piercing metallic tearing sound. He examined it carefully and tossed it to the others.

Why think so much? Just go down and see for yourself, and you'll know.

"Who cares when it was built? In our line of work, when we see something so strange, how can we possibly resist when we're right at the door?"

"In any case, although we don't know what era this thing is from, it must be related to Thunder City."

The blind man glanced at Wu Xie, rubbed his hands together, and said.

"Now there's only one problem: how do we get in? If the buildings inside are all made of bronze, then the structure is quite fragile. We absolutely cannot just blow them up to make a way."

The fat man nodded and solemnly gave his instructions.
"hehe..…"

"Among everyone here, you're the only one who likes to randomly throw detonators around when you have nothing to do. Just keep your hands to yourself."

The group of people all gave the fat man a subtle look!