People are in the comprehensive tomb, unloading the mountain and stealing the chief

Chapter 656 Combination lock?
"Why does this feel like a combination lock?"

Just as Chen Ziyan leaned over to check, a murmur behind him attracted his attention.

He thought about it for a moment and found that it was indeed the case.

The eight secret doors on the wall function almost like combination locks, and they are in their initial form without any passwords set.

But if you think about it, it is understandable. This arrangement is already very secretive. If a password is set, it will be too severe for newcomers.

If the map had not been obtained by accident, even Chen Ziyan would have found it hard to imagine that there was something else going on here.

If this 'lock' really has a password, then finding the password would probably be a difficult task.

However, Chen Ziyan did not respond. After sighing inwardly, he skipped over this little episode and focused his attention back on the matter at hand.

After looking back and forth for a while, Chen Ziyan made a judgment that the depth of the pool below must be at least ten meters, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate the lowered stone platform.

After coming to this conclusion, Chen Ziyan had some idea in his mind and began to think about how to proceed.

From what just happened, we can see that the space below and here are both part of the Qimen Dunjia formation. The two spaces above and below are not unrelated and can be viewed as a whole.

This means that there is probably a way down hidden below, but they just haven't found it.

But Chen Ziyan didn't plan to continue looking.

Because the current harvest was enough for him, what he wanted to do was simple, that is to go down and investigate closely to make sure that there was a path to the underground space where the last group came from.

As long as he can achieve this goal, he doesn't care what method he uses, and it doesn't matter whether he takes the right path or not.

The hole that appeared before them now was large enough for them to enter and exit at will, and the ropes they carried were long enough for them to use, so they could act simply and roughly.

Thinking of this, Chen Ziyan's gaze shifted and fell on the Dinghai Stone Monkey not far away.

If they want to go down with a rope, it is best to tie the other end to a fixed object, which is much easier than relying on manpower to fix it.

In the space they are in now, the only ones who can meet the requirements are these Dinghai Stone Monkeys, there are no better choices.

They can't use those open secret doors or go behind the doors to look for fixed objects, right?
But as soon as this thought arose, Chen Ziyan rejected it himself.

Because when this thought came to his mind, he couldn't help but think of the muttering he had just heard.

If the secret door on the wall really is a combination lock, then these Dinghai Stone Monkeys would not be mere decorations. This is something that does not need to be verified.

As for the fact that the guys had checked the Dinghai Stone Monkey more than once, Chen Ziyan felt that the two were not contradictory.

Based on his understanding of the mechanisms in the underwater tomb, many times they are linked together, which means that only when the previous mechanism is triggered can the subsequent mechanism become effective.

For example, in the current situation, the jade stele will only be lowered after all the secret doors are opened. From this, we can infer that only when the jade stele is lowered can the mechanisms associated with the Dinghai Stone Monkey take effect?

As far as Chen Ziyan knows, the lock mechanisms in ancient times all liked to use this method.

Therefore, he was 80% sure that the Dinghai Stone Monkeys around him were definitely not useless decorations.

"Want to try?"

Thinking of this, Chen Ziyan suddenly had an idea.

Perhaps he could find the way down with the help of these stone monkeys, which would undoubtedly make him feel more at ease.

Even though it's very quiet here now, Chen Ziyan is not at all reassured, especially about those open secret doors. Who knows if some weird things will jump out from inside.

And there are also...man-made disasters.

If everyone could go down together, not only would these worries be eliminated, but they would also be able to take care of each other.

But after thinking for a moment, Chen Ziyan gave up the idea because he didn't want to waste any more time.

As he was thinking, he suddenly realized a problem, which was the time required to find the path... that is, the time required to crack the mechanism.

It seems that the stone monkeys are there and their number is limited, but the experience along the way has shown that doing this is not as easy as imagined.

Chen Ziyan made a simple estimate in his mind and found that unless they could crack the mechanism directly, the time they would need was completely unknown, ranging from a few hours to several hours. This was undoubtedly not cost-effective for him.

If you have the time, you might as well go down directly.

After completely giving up the idea of ​​trying it out, Chen Ziyan no longer hesitated and directly chose the simplest and most direct solution.

If there is no suitable fixing, then there is no need. Anyway, there are many people coming. Although this will be a little troublesome, fortunately there are not many people going down, so there are enough people left up there.

This time Chen Ziyan planned to go into battle himself, because other people didn't know the inside story and there would inevitably be omissions, so he had to go himself to feel at ease.

But when Chen Ziyan told his plan, the guys' expressions suddenly became strange, and doubts flashed in their eyes.

As the saying goes, when something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong!
After this period of contact, they have more or less gained a preliminary understanding of what kind of person Chen Ziyan is. Although he is not very careful about his life, he is definitely a cautious person.

Normally, for something like this, Chen Ziyan would usually send people to explore the way and would not go into battle himself.

After all, they knew very well why Chen Ziyan recruited so many top experts in the industry.

To put it nicely, it means we are contributing to a great cause; to put it bluntly, it means we are cannon fodder.

The guys who sacrificed their lives before have proved this with their lives.

So when they heard Chen Ziyan say that he would conduct the operation alone this time and would only bring two people to help, all the guys immediately realized that something was wrong.

All I can say is that this abnormal behavior was extremely wrong in their opinion.

However, no one dared to ask, as they all understood the rule.

Chen Ziyan is the boss of this job. If he wants to say it, it is his freedom. But if he doesn't want to say it, they as his employees cannot force him.

Of course, this is based on the premise that Chen Ziyan can convince everyone.

If he didn't have this ability, the situation would have been reversed by now.

After all, few of the people who can make a comfortable living in this industry are good people.

Although Chen Ziyan could not know all the guys' psychological activities, he could guess some of them.

He had thought of this consequence the moment he made the decision.

But even so, he still had to go down in person, because this matter concerned his retreat, and he was uneasy leaving it to others.

Moreover, Chen Ziyan did not want to tell others until the time came when this fallback was needed. The reason was still the same: he did not trust his temporary helpers.

You have to know that this trip included nearly a hundred pieces of priceless blue and white porcelain, large and small. Even if the value of antiques has not reached its peak yet, this is still a wealth that is unimaginable for ordinary people.

If someone with ulterior motives knew of the existence of the retreat, he was afraid that half of his men would be gone without him noticing.

As for whether the people left behind would have ulterior motives after he went down, Chen Ziyan was not too worried about that.

Firstly, the others didn’t know about the existence of the underground exit, at least before returning to the ship, so even if they had the idea, they would not act rashly.

Secondly, he didn't just go down without caring about anything, he also had a backup plan.

Chen Ziyan's backup is Dong Zhuohua and Dong Yanxia. It's not that he trusts them that much, but he knows very well that these two people will not sit idly by and watch him get into an "accident" before getting the answers they want.

As for saying that money can move people’s hearts?

He was not too worried about this because he knew the Zhang family's background.

Even though the Zhang family has fallen apart, it is the main family that has suffered the most damage. For example, the overseas branches have not been hit too hard.

Therefore, except for Zhang Qiling, the remaining members of the Zhang family who are still active now are not short of money. Especially the branch that reacted in advance, their assets are definitely not inferior to those of the Wang family.

After all, the Zhang family has existed much longer than the Wang family, with thousands of years being the unit of count. Who knows how much wealth they have accumulated.

Through secret observation, Chen Ziyan could be sure that the two people in his team were the branch whose inheritance had not been broken, because he did not notice anything unusual.

Along the way, no matter how calm the other guys appeared, their excitement could still be seen from some subtle movements and expressions.

Only these two were so calm, without even a look of surprise, which perfectly illustrated what it meant to 'treat money as dirt'.

But Chen Ziyan didn't believe that there really were such people in the world, so there was only one explanation left, that is, they themselves had more wealth than this, so they could look at such a rich harvest with a normal mind.

Only in this way can the performance of the two be explained.

That's why Chen Ziyan made the decision to go down in person when Kuijia was not around.

Because he still has what these two want, they will spontaneously become a guarantee for him to stay there.

Soon the guys finished the preparations. After tying the ropes tightly around their waists, Chen Ziyan went down through the cave with two guys who were better at fighting.

Although they entered the cave one after another, they were actually at the same height after they went down.

Two guards, armed with weapons, stood on either side of Chen Ziyan, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

After entering the cave, Chen Ziyan first glanced around. After making sure that there was no sudden attack, he turned on the searchlight and looked at the rock wall.

As he expected, there was a spiraling downward stone staircase on the surrounding rock wall.

These stone steps were carved directly out of the rock wall, so they are very narrow and can only accommodate one person.