pappabearbooks Chapter 1417: The door is under the bronze tripod
Chapter 1417: The door is under the bronze tripod
Lin Ran quietly rolled his eyes beside him. This guy really didn't shed tears until he saw the coffin.
He guessed what Shiro wanted to do, he had thought about it before.
Sure enough, as he thought, Shiro came to the bronze tripod proudly and said: "You Chinese people are really good at reading, but your brains are not very good."
Liu Mao's face was livid. This guy always looks for opportunities to belittle China. Then why do you come to China to steal things? You are so proud and proud.
Shiro did not take his expression seriously, but said: "Actually, the coffin opened by the mechanism should not be in the bronze tripod, but it is in the bronze tripod."
He deliberately put it off. Liu Mao didn't react at first, but when he saw Shiro making a pushing movement, he suddenly realized.
The stone slab pressed by the bronze tripod is where the next passage is.
This conjecture is quite reasonable. After all, others have already explored the surrounding environment. They have brought professional equipment. If there is a gap underground, there will be different echoes.
At least they found nothing near these walls.
Shiro has already made a decision to remove the bronze tripod.
Because although the bronze tripod has four legs, the height is still a bit short. It seems that in order to increase the load-bearing capacity, the chassis is deliberately designed to be very low, and their exploration equipment cannot reach under the bronze tripod.
So he speculated that the bronze tripod was just for suppression, and the stone slab underneath was the real entrance.
Lin Ran also thought about moving the bronze tripod, but he gave up the idea after seeing that the bronze top was empty.
He had the same idea as Liu Mao, that there might be a terrible monster hidden underneath.
There was no mention of taking away the bronze tripod at all.
The staff of the treasure hunt party began to take action, while Lin Ran and eight of them stood aside.
There were only two men standing over them with guns.
But their appearance also attracted the attention of the people working near the bronze tripod.
Guan Yun winked at Lin Ran, wanting to ask if he should take action now.
Because there were only two guards at this time, he and Wan Zhen could easily deal with it. As long as they could catch Shiro, they could run out.
He only waited for Lin Ran to give the order, but Lin Ran shook his head.
He also made a silent gesture.
He felt that it was no longer their turn to take action. As long as the bronze tripod was moved away, he would suffer the backlash.
Fortunately, this was an arrogant man who didn't let a few of their prisoners test whether there was any danger.
The people in the treasure hunt party didn't know whether it was because they were weak or something, but it took more than ten people to move the bronze tripod from its previous position.
The team leader in charge of transportation said: "This bronze tripod feels a bit strange."
"What kind of strange method?" Shiro asked casually. He thought that these men were too useless and relied too much on modern technology, resulting in a serious decline in physical strength. It would take so many people to move a broken cauldron.
He remembered that there was an allusion in China called Overlord Raising the Cauldron.
It was only 1000 years ago that others could lift the cauldron by themselves, but their physical fitness has now degraded to this extent.
The team leader apologized solemnly, and then explained: "Sir, I have something to tell you. This copper seems not simple."
He graduated from Neon Dongri Chemical Engineering College and has a certain understanding of chemistry.
Based on his experience, he judged that the bronze tripod should not have such weight.
Therefore, he concluded that the bronze tripod in front of him was only made of bronze on the surface. In fact, other metals should be mixed inside.
He felt that the most likely possibility was gold.
"Oh?" Lin Ran felt a little surprised when he heard his inference.
He had never moved the bronze tripod just now. He didn't know that the bronze tripod was heavier than it looked.
Moreover, he misjudged the strength of the Treasure Hunting Club's team. However, they didn't know much about ancient tombs, and their achievements in other aspects may not be low.
"Really? Yoxi, we will take the bronze tripod out and melt it later." Shiro thought proudly, but he did not expect that there would be an unexpected gain this time.
No wonder ancient China was called the land of gold. There was gold everywhere.
As the bronze tripod was removed, the staff immediately placed detection equipment on it to check if there were any gaps underneath.
At this time, Liu Mao took out a flashlight from his pocket and began to examine the details on the bronze tripod.
They carried searchlights, but they were so bright that details could easily be missed.
At this time, everyone shined their lights on the instruments, and he happened to take this time to check the details of the bronze tripod.
Lin Ran also took the opportunity to come closer.
Liu Mao was carefully checking the details of the antiques, and the person guarding Lin Ran shouted: "Who allowed you to walk around!?"
He saw Lin Ran looking at the bronze tripod, so he waved his hand: "It's okay, let him come and take a look."
For some reason, Liu Mao felt that Lin Ran was also an expert in antiques.
After hearing Liu Mao's words, the other people put away their guns.
It seemed that Liu Mao was also a person with a higher status among them. Shiro took a look and saw that it was not Guan Yun and Wan Zhen, so he didn't say anything more.
Anyway, they have guns in their hands and are not afraid of these guys rebelling.
Shiro was surveying the floor tiles, and the staff turned out to be very skilled. They quickly pointed their instruments at the floor that had just been tightly pressed by the bronze tripod, and swept over it one by one.
Lin Ran and Liu Mao stood beside the bronze tripod, inspecting the details on it.
Liu Mao seemed to like this bronze tripod very much. He even took out a small brush and carefully cleaned the dust on it.
This action made Lin Ran feel good in his heart. He seemed to be a person who valued culture. He could just tell that the above text came from the Warring States Period. Although he did not recognize the text as Zhao Guo, it was already very impressive to be able to do this. Easy.
"The workmanship of this cauldron is really exquisite." Liu Mao said to himself.
"The bronze casting technology during the Warring States Period was very mature." Lin Ran observed the corner of the bronze tripod.
The huge bronze cauldron was dragged roughly by them, which made Lin Ran feel a little distressed. He wondered if his footsteps were damaged.
But this time he was sure. When Wan Zhen and Shouzi climbed into the cauldron just now, Lin Ran was still a little worried about whether the cauldron would be sunk.
The main function of the tripod is to store sacrificial objects, including cattle, sheep, and pigs. There is no need to worry about the weight, but you are afraid that the legs of the tripod will be bent.
When he approached the bronze tripod just now, Lin Ran took a serious look at the ground next to him.
There were slight indentations on the four legs of the bronze tripod.
This is not a newly laid cement floor, it is a stone slab that has already been poured. It has no weight and cannot really leave any traces.