"Be careful when you're digging.”
Master Lan took a deep breath and said,""We don't know why these two people died yet. Just be careful. Blue One, let's begin.”
They were already here, and it was absolutely impossible for them to be scared away by two skeletons.
He still had to dig this hole.
As he spoke, Blue One took out an assembled shovel from his backpack. He quickly assembled the shovel and started digging.
In less than twenty minutes, the hole was dug a few meters deep, but Blue One suddenly stopped.
"Did you find anything?"
Pendant was also holding a shovel in his hand. When he saw Blue One stop, he stopped as well and asked Blue One.
Blue One shook his head, but his expression was a little strange. He looked down again.
Blue One spoke after confirming for a long time in the soil of the Thief Cave.
"The soil below has changed color."
As Lan spoke, she bent down and took out a handful of soil. She placed it in front of everyone and said,"Look, the soil has turned white.”
Turn white?
Shen Xu frowned slightly and subconsciously bent down, dipped a handful of soil in it and sniffed it under his nose. He then smiled and said,"This is quicklime. After a long time, it has fused with the soil, so the soil has also become white.”
Quicklime?
Hearing these three words, Anxin also smiled."It seems that Master Shen's guess is correct. Those two are indeed grave robbers. The underground palace is indeed below. It's about to be dug through.”
Quicklime was a common anti-corrosion and anti-moisture technology in ancient times.
It was most commonly used in tombs.
At that time, the craftsmen would mix quicklime into the green bricks. In this way, the green bricks had the function of moisture and corrosion resistance.
Usually, such bricks were built on the top of the tomb to prevent the inside of the tomb from being wet and damaging the funerary objects and the tomb owner's tomb.
After days and months, the quicklime on the surface of the brick would gradually fuse with the surrounding soil, making the surrounding soil dry and firm.
Such methods were very common.
Hearing that the tomb was below, everyone was very excited. Blue One and the pendant were very fast. After about ten minutes, they had dug out a hole about three meters wide.
"I've dug up the blue brick. I can't dig any further.”
The pendant stopped what it was doing and shouted at the brick that had suddenly appeared.
Outside, Shen Xu and An Xin looked at each other. Together with Master Lan, they directly jumped down to see what was going on below.
After going down, Shen Xu realized that the space below was even bigger than it looked from the outside. These two people were probably professional diggers, and they were even faster than excavators.
"This green brick…looks like something from Ming Qing.”
Master Lan squatted down and took a closer look at the brick with a magnifying glass. He said happily,"Looks like it really is the tomb of that old landlord, Wang Sancheng. I've finally found it.”
"Fourth Master, but this brick can't be dug at all.”
Blue One's face immediately turned bitter." It's too hard. The shovel won't work at all. I don't know what kind of brick this is. It's actually so hard."”
"Yes, this thing is very sturdy."
Shen Xu pursed his lips and said," This underground is the underground palace. These are all made of quicklime mixed with sand and yellow soil. They are tamped layer by layer and then poured with glutinous rice soup. At the same time, nails are added, so it is very strong. In addition to guarding against grave robbers, it can also protect the tomb from erosion by rain."”
"Then what should we do?" Anxin frowned. Since he was already here, it was impossible for him to leave now. Could he pry it open and take a look?”
As he spoke, An Xin picked up the Luoyang shovel beside him and wanted to dig down forcefully.
"No."
Shen Xu grabbed An Xin's arm and said,"Have you forgotten about the two grave robbers? The two of them had already dug up the tomb bricks, but how did they suddenly die? It's very likely that there's a trap here. We have to be careful.”
In short, regardless of whether there was a mechanism or not, this place must not be pried open.
But if he couldn't pry it open directly, where was the mechanism?
Or could it be that there was no way to enter this place and they had to find another route?
Just as Shen Xu was letting his imagination run wild, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
Ding dong.
"Congratulations to the host for triggering the selection mission!”
"1. Find the mechanism on the top of the treasure. Reward: Bronze sword x 1!"
"2. Forcefully pry open the top of the Green Brick. After the host dies, burn ten small villas."
"3. Bring the team back the way you came. Reward: One wilderness survival skill book."
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