The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Chapter 197: The Ambition of the Imperial Army, Mine Map!

"Crack... Clang clang clang..."

Not long after, a scraping sound came from inside the cave.

Immediately afterwards, the light bulbs in the cabin began to flicker, turning on and off.

The friction sound grew louder and louder, gradually forming a sound similar to that of a train wheel turning.

Follow the sound.

Zhang Qishan found a generator in a corner of the cave and started it up.

"Master Fang, Master Fo, please come in and take a look!"

Not long after the lights came on, Huo San Niang's soft moans could be heard from inside the wooden house.

Upon hearing Huo Sanniang's call, Master Fang and Zhang Qishan moved and entered the wooden house.

This wooden house is narrow and long.

The cabin contained only a bookshelf, a small bed, and a table.

The bookshelves were crammed with file folders and manuscripts, and the table was covered with bottles and jars.

As for the small bed, there lay a mummified corpse, its body covered in sores and its limbs twisted into a bizarre arc.

At this moment, Huo Sanniang stood by the small bed, her brows furrowed.

"Master, this should be the laboratory left behind by Riku himself."

"It seems your premonition has come true; Riki himself is making a big move."

Zhang Qishan's face was grave, his eyes filled with a fierce light.

The current situation is turbulent, and a major war is imminent.

If Riku himself conducted experiments on people in Changsha, the things he experimented with must have been used on people.

If Riku himself develops any weapon, Changsha will be the first city to be affected.

Changsha is a strategically important city, crucial to the overall war effort.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Qishan steadied himself and said, "Brother Fang, Third Sister, let's look around and see if we can find anything useful."

Fang Yun nodded and went to explore another wooden house.

He knew in his heart that there couldn't possibly be any important information left here.

Since Riku himself had time to block the entrance to the laboratory when he left, he must have had time to take away important information and research materials before blocking the entrance.

If they really couldn't even take away important secrets, they would definitely have chosen to burn the laboratory down. How could they have left so many traces behind?

Right now, he just wants to see if he can find any information about the ancient tomb.

After entering the wooden house and looking around, Fang Yun's expression changed.

On a wooden wall, two maps are mounted.

One is a complete map of Zhonghua, and the other is a detailed topographical map of Hunan Province, with the location of Changsha City highlighted in red.

"If you think about it... it hasn't been many years. 々."

Looking at the two maps, Fang Yun felt a surge of anger.

When that time comes, he might also put on a military uniform and dedicate his life to the cause.

..............................

After searching through the cabin for a few minutes, Fang Yun came out of the cabin.

Just as he had guessed, Ri himself had taken all the important things with him, leaving behind only some dispensable manuscripts and documents.

"Brother Fang!"

Zhang Qishan finished exploring the wooden house before him and nodded to him when he came out.

Seeing that Zhang Qishan was holding a blueprint, Fang Yun had an idea and moved closer.

"What did you find?"

"Topographic map!"

Zhang Qishan laughed excitedly and handed the map in his hand to Fang Yun.

"This is a plan of the entire mine, showing the location of all the tunnels in the mine!"

"Floor plan?"

Fang Yun was taken aback and took the map from Zhang Qishan.

If it were a floor plan, it would be extremely useful.

"It is indeed a mine site plan."

After taking a closer look, Fang Yun smiled and nodded.

Zhang Qishan was lucky; he actually found something useful.

This mine plan is very detailed, and it records the ancient tomb entrance and spiral mine tunnels they had previously passed through.

Following this floor plan will save you a lot of time and effort.

Moreover, this plan not only shows the mine tunnels, but also includes danger markers.

The winged insect is a corpse moth, the black line is a blood poison plant, and the flame symbol is lava.

However, this floor plan is not complete, or rather, Ritsu himself had not yet fully explored the ancient tomb, so this floor plan was only half drawn.

"Yes, that's an important discovery."

After reviewing the plan, Fang Yun handed it back to Zhang Qishan.

Zhang Qishan carefully folded and put away the map, and he felt much more relaxed.

"This floor plan is very detailed. With it, we are much more confident in our tomb exploration and can save a lot of time."

"By the way, Brother Fang, have you discovered anything?"

"Nothing was found." Fang Yun shook his head.

Zhang Qishan nodded, not disappointed.

After all, finding a map of the mine is already a huge gain.

After calling Huo Sanniang, the three of them returned the way they came and arrived at the abandoned storage cave they had visited earlier.

After briefly explaining the situation inside the laboratory to the people waiting outside, the group of about twenty people walked out of the storage cave and returned to the spiral mine tunnel.

According to the mine topographic map, there are other mine tunnels at the bottom of this spiral mine tunnel, and there are two of them.

Therefore, Zhang Qishan instructed his personal guards to tie safety ropes to the broken mine tunnel and pull out a shortcut for descent.

Knowing that he was to slide down the safety rope, Qi Tiezui's whole body went limp.

Seeing Qi Tiezui's terrified expression, Fang Yun felt both amused and annoyed.

This guy is completely incapable of tomb raiding; he can't even catch a chicken.

But he still managed to get the eighth position in the Nine Gates.

It's easy to imagine how skilled he was at divination.

It seems I'll have to have a good chat with him about divination after I get out; he seems quite interested in it too.

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Ten minutes later, everyone slid down the safety rope to the bottom of the spiral mine tunnel.

Sure enough, there were two tunnels at the bottom of the spiral mine tunnel.

Upon seeing a fork in the road, Qi Tiezui disregarded the helplessness caused by his fear of heights, did a few quick calculations with his fingers, and then patted Zhang Qishan on the shoulder.

"Master, go to the left!"

"I've decided, the left side is safe!"

Upon hearing Qi Tiezui's words, Zhang Qishan did not respond, but instead took out a plan of the mine pit and began to look at it.

There was nothing recorded in the mine tunnel on the left, and at the end it seemed to be the entrance to a tomb chamber.

On the right, a bridge is drawn in the mine tunnel, with a black line and a flame mark on it. At the end of the bridge is a cave, and a coffin mark is drawn in the center.

"We should go to the right!"

Upon just one glance, Zhang Qishan rejected Qi Tiezui's suggestion.

"The path we had taken earlier, like the mine tunnel on the left, was unmarked and yielded no results."

"And on the right side of the road, there is a bridge painted on it, along with a coffin symbol."

"Follow the mine tunnel on the right; you might find a tomb chamber to loot!"

After saying that, Zhang Qishan didn't give Qi Tiezui a chance to speak. He directly pulled Qi Tiezui along and walked towards the mine tunnel on the right.

Chapter 198: Lava River, Blood Poison Grass!

This mine tunnel is downhill and very long.