pappabearbooks Chapter 808 This is the exit
Chapter 808 This is the exit
Lin Ran was not in a hurry to touch it and directly dug out the stone statue's eyes, which still looked a bit penetrating.
He lowered his head and found a low stone tablet at the foot of the stone statue.
The stone tablet is only over 30 centimeters, so it is easily overlooked next to the stone statue.
There are strange words engraved on the stone tablet.
While other people were still wondering what the text was, Lin Ran recognized it at a glance.
Because they were still studying this kind of writing before, this is the Khitan writing that Xu Yi is good at!
"It's a pity that Xu Yi can't come here." Lin Ran looked at the words on the stone tablet and sighed.
"What?? Is there anyone in your team who understands Khitan language?" Now it was Lao Hei's turn to be surprised.
The Khitan writing has long been forgotten by people over time, because only the nobles had access to this writing and it did not form a culture.
I didn't expect anyone to be able to read this kind of text.
Lin Ran smiled slightly, "This stone tablet should record some information about the tomb. I didn't think of a way to take it with me when I went back later."
It’s great to have inheritors of ancient civilizations, which saves a lot of trouble during the exploration process.
This monk statue and stone tablet are precious treasures and have extremely high research value for the museum.
Although Lao Hei and the others were more concerned about the cultural relics behind the tomb door, they lacked the quality of the stone statues and stone tablets.
He asked: "Mr. Lin, do we want to continue to open this door?"
Lin Ran replied: "Logically speaking, there should be a mechanism, but the main function of the mechanism is to close the door. As long as you find the mechanism and reversely crack it, you can open the door."
He explained while searching the door.
Some mausoleums will leave opening mechanisms in them. That is because they did not expect that their dynasty would perish, and they planned to let future generations live in them.
This ancient tomb has obviously been sealed, so it is naturally impossible to leave the door opener.
It's probably not easy to dig it open. They've wasted too much energy along the way.
He first looked at whether there was a mortise and tenon structure behind the door. Unlike the ancient tombs of the Song Dynasty, this door did not have cornice design. It was most likely that it was completely sealed with lime like before.
Therefore, he turned his attention to the stone statue.
Others take it for granted that the switch is an eye. After all, it is so vivid that the more they look at it, the more strange it becomes.
Lin Ran squatted down and inspected the base of the stone statue.
Generally speaking, it is difficult to maintain the center of gravity when carving stone statues, so a base is designed.
Just like a figure, without a base, it cannot stand at all.
But this does not apply to the stone statue in front of you at all, because it does not have a base, but stands upright on the ground.
Lin Ran was very surprised. How could the stone statue maintain balance with such a design?
Lao Hei also noticed something unusual about the stone statue. He tried to move the stone statue and said, "Mr. Lin, the stone statue seems to be able to rotate."
He is an experienced local master, and it is natural for him to discover the mechanism.
Lin Ran thought of this after his reminder.
"Don't rush around yet." Lin Ran also discovered that the stone statue has a movable structure, but he should not act rashly before determining the key.
After going through a series of things, Lao Hei obeyed Lin Ran's words.
Lin Ran studied the stone statue carefully and said: "If it is turned, it will probably get stuck. Moreover, I think the designer of this tomb is very capable and deliberately placed a trap here to mislead us."
The implication is that he thinks the turning stone statue is a trap.
Lao Hei nodded, remembering the mechanism he encountered before, and echoed: "Mr. Lin is right, I ask you to make a decision."
The others also felt that Lin Ran's words were right, because this mausoleum left a deep impression on them.
Ingenious workmanship.
Even with the current technology, it may be difficult to realize the design in the mausoleum.
For example, the previous floating stone pillars in the variety show were all made of rubber materials, and they could only be designed in shallow water areas.
This method can actually be used in the mausoleum's mechanisms.
He touched the stone statue again, using soft stone material.
"Is this frozen stone?" Lin Ran was a little confused, because it felt very special, like the skin of a dead person.
If it weren't for the hard outer shell, I would have thought it was made by the victims.
This was the first time he had seen this kind of material. It was very valuable for research. He wanted to take this stone statue out no matter what.
But now was not the time to do research. Lin Ran frowned and calmed down.
He looked at the stone door. The outline on it did look somewhat similar to that of the monk.
So he slowly walked back to the tomb door.
The rest of the people consciously moved out of the way and gathered around Lin Ran.
Now he is the backbone of the team.
With his hands behind his back, Lin Ran looked like a master from the National Museum.
He observed the tomb door carefully, thinking that it must be sealed from the inside out, because the first few doors had this design.
As long as you make good use of the push force, you can push the door open.
For a mausoleum of this size, there must be a mechanism to seal the tomb passage door. Otherwise, it would rely solely on manpower, and a large number of craftsmen would be required to accompany the tomb.
At least they haven't seen the body of the craftsman along the way.
Although most of the craftsmen of the imperial mausoleum will be buried with them, the craftsmen are not fools and knew that they would be trapped in the mausoleum.
Therefore, there must be a way to escape, which has become an unspoken rule.
The court knew they were going to escape and would arrange for people to guard the tomb.
If a craftsman wants to survive, he always leaves a secret door and goes around from other directions.
Lin Ran has been adhering to this concept and deducing the method of opening the door backwards.
This is true for any mausoleum, or the craftsmen designed a mechanism to automatically close the door.
Otherwise, the craftsmen and the tomb owner would have to battle wits and courage to leave their own way to escape.
This is why most tomb doors can be opened.
"How about we open the door?" Wang Jinpeng said.
Since the rotating stone statue might trigger a trap, they didn't dare to take the risk on the cliff with the abyss behind them.
Others thought the same way.
This method definitely works, but it takes a lot of time.
Lin Ran didn't answer, but was thinking.
He said: "Have you ever thought about how such a huge stone gate was transported here?"
This stone door seemed to weigh at least two tons, and the ladders of those days would not have been able to withstand such a heavy weight.
There are only two possibilities. One is to improvise it here and then throw all the tools into the abyss below.
another kind...
Lin Ran said: "We may be at the exit."
He considered it academically, while the others were a little puzzled.
"Exit? Will the tomb be designed with an exit?"
"Well." Lin Ran said, "Not all nobles will let the craftsmen be buried with them, because they know that if they let the craftsmen stay in the mausoleum, they will definitely find another way to escape."