The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"Good lad, you're really going to slack off and become a complete slacker. So when I said I wanted to smash that jar, you were just making things up. I trusted you so much, I was really hoping you could figure something out, but I never expected you to just coast along like this."

The fat man said helplessly, "1.3."

"I don't know what to do either. This situation is far beyond my worldview. Even if I really understood these things, I probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it. What kind of mechanism could change all the furnishings in a room, or even the structure of the tomb, in just a few minutes? I feel that's impossible. There must be some other reason."

Wu Xie said with a wry smile.

Zhang Qi nodded and glanced at Fang Yun, but Fang Yun did not speak.

"So you two both think it's not a mechanism, or maybe it's magic?"

The fat man scratched his head, at a loss for what to do.

Wu Xie hesitated. His third uncle's notebook contained some notes, but some of them involved Zhang Qi.

Chapter 271 Electric Shave? Elevator!

Wu Xie thought about it for a moment and then made up his mind.

"I do know some secrets about this underwater tomb, and I'll tell you what I know!"

Wu Xie said.

When Fatty heard Wu Xie say that, he got really excited and sat down on the ground.

Wu Xie picked out some things about his third uncle and told them, but only half of what he said was true.

Those who haven't read the notes naturally can't tell which statements are true and which are false.

The fat man kept asking questions, and Wu Xie felt that if he continued, he might give himself away, so he could only say a few words briefly.

"I think you're not only a scoundrel, but also a liar. You know so much but never say a word, and now you've ended up in this state. I really wish I could pin you down and kill you right here."

The fat man started cursing.

"What were those two words that Uncle Wu said when he was unconscious?"

Fang Yun said calmly.

"Whether it was an electric shaver or an elevator, I really don't remember."

Wu Xie stammered.

"It should be an elevator!"

Zhang Qi suddenly said.

"Hehe, I think I understand now."

Fang Yun smiled.

Zhang Qi also began to think about it thoughtfully.

19 Fang Yun got up and walked to the stone gate of the terracotta warrior path, reaching out to touch the door frame.

"This is indeed a mechanism, and the principle behind it is very simple. This kind of mechanism is only good for fooling children. It's understandable that your third uncle couldn't see it before."

Fang Yun said calmly.

"Brother, if you understand, just say it! We don't even know how much oxygen we have left to breathe here!"

The fat man said anxiously.

Wu Xie, who was standing nearby, grabbed the fat man.

"It's fine if you interrupt me, but if you want to get out of here alive, just shut your mouth and listen quietly when Fang Yun is speaking."

Wu Xie whispered.

Seeing that the fat man was silent, Fang Yun glanced at Zhang Qi.

"Zhang Qi, you should be able to figure out what happened next. I'm a little tired, so please continue!"

Fang Yun said calmly.

Hearing Fang Yun call him, Zhang Qi could no longer refuse.

"Let me give you a brief example so you can understand. Imagine a two-story building with one room on each floor. You walk out of the room on the second floor, and at that moment, I dig out another floor beneath the first floor. When you come back, the room on the second floor has become the third floor, and the room on the first floor has become the second floor."

Zhang Qi said.

"What is this 'one, two, three, two, one' thing? I don't understand it at all."

The fat man was completely baffled.

"You don't even understand this principle? The structure isn't very complicated. It's just unexpected yet reasonable. Besides, it's definitely a trick to fool children. It's normal that you, Fatty, can't understand it either."

Wu Xie said with a smile.

"Come on, you scoundrel, if you understand, tell me again, Fatty, so I can see if you really understand or not."

The fat man said disdainfully, his words clearly showing his disbelief that Wu Xie could understand.

Wu Xie explained it to Fatty again, in more detail, and Fatty nodded thoughtfully.

"So that's how it is. You should have said so earlier. I thought there was a bigger mystery. It turns out that I, Fatty, had just overcomplicated things."

The fat man spoke to himself.

"Logically speaking, this should fall under the category of architecture, but I didn't even realize it. It's true that you can only understand things by simplifying them."

Wu Xie muttered to himself.

Zhang Qi carefully examined the door frame, then walked to the spring and looked at the water inside. Zhang Qi's actions seemed to indicate that there was still something he hadn't figured out.

"What? Is there something you haven't figured out yet?"

Wu Xie quickly asked.

“There is a huge contradiction between what your third uncle said about his experience and what we are experiencing now. I don’t know if you have noticed it.”

Zhang Qi said.

“Your third uncle is lying in this room and hasn’t left this terracotta warrior passage. No matter how the room rises or falls, he should still see this room. There shouldn’t be any changes.”

Zhang Qi said.

"Moreover, the side chambers in ancient tombs are always symmetrical, so there could never be only one. According to this logic, there must be another room opposite us."

Zhang Qi continued.

Wu Xie and Fatty agreed that Zhang Qi's words made sense.

So everyone went back into the terracotta warrior passage, shone their flashlights on it, and saw that opposite them was still the same white marble brick wall.

There is no door.

Zhang Qi pressed his ear against the wall, and with two fingers, he felt his way through the crack in the wall, little by little.

Seeing Zhang Qi's actions, Wu Xie recalled what Zhang Qi had done in the tomb of King Lu Shang.

Wu Xie thought Zhang Qi was probably looking for some mechanisms or hidden doors.

Zhang Qi touched it for about ten minutes, then came over and shook his head.

It seems that nothing has been discovered.

"Don't worry about all that. Even if we knew what was going on, we still haven't found a way out. If we keep going like this, won't we just die here anyway?"

"I can't believe it," the fat man said impatiently.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, you're really going to ruin your nephew. You just wrote a few words so casually. Why didn't you write down the important parts? We might really be doomed here this time."

Wu Xie thought to himself with resentment.

Given the current situation, returning via the same route is virtually impossible.

A normal person's lung capacity would not be able to withstand such a long tomb passage.

"If I were to design this underwater tomb, according to the principles of architecture, bricks alone would certainly not be able to form an airtight structure. There must be sealed white clay in the brick joints, and there should also be wooden boards and some paint on top as a waterproof sealing layer. Only such a structure can allow the ancient tomb to sink to the seabed without being eroded by seawater."

Wu Xie thought to himself.

"Everyone, I have an idea. I estimate that we are only about ten meters above the sea surface. Since this tomb has an elevator or similar mechanism, it must have been built very high. In that case, the top of the tomb will not be too far from the sea surface. If we really can't find the mechanism or the exit, we can just dig upwards. In addition, we are in the sea. If we can calculate the low tide time, I estimate that as long as the materials above do not suddenly collapse, we can dig directly up."

Wu Xie said excitedly.

"You have a good idea, you scoundrel. Have you remembered that when we came in, we basically didn't have any other tools besides the swords we carried?"

The fat man looked like he was waiting to die.

Chapter 272 The Corpse-Raising Coffin!

"While I may not be as good as you, Fatty, at tomb raiding, you're a novice when it comes to architecture. Let me tell you, most of the bricks in these shipwreck burial underwater tombs are hollow. You can only press them down, not smash them. If we find a few metal objects and hit them hard a few times, we're bound to be able to make a hole."

Wu Xie said smugly.

"Hey, you've got some skills, buddy. If what you're saying is true, we might actually be able to make it. Let's not bother with any more tomb raiding here. Survival is the most important thing! This tomb is so big, there must be some burial items. Let's grab a couple of things and get out of here first."

"That's what the fat man said excitedly."

That's just how humans are; they'll react if they know they have no hope of survival.

I don't want to go anywhere, and I don't want to do anything.

However, as soon as a glimmer of hope is given, people will immediately unleash abilities far exceeding their own.

Wu Xie's mind was racing, and he immediately had a plan in mind.