Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

Chapter 21: Tomb of a Hundred Kings

A gust of wind and sand blew by.

The Lijiang construction site was surrounded by a wave of shock.

After hearing clearly what Professor Gu shouted.

The archaeologists at the bottom of the huge pit were all shocked and quickly retreated to a distance to carefully identify the patterns on the ground.

Just now at the edge of the huge pit, everyone had not noticed what these complex patterns at the bottom of the pit were.

Now after careful identification, it is discovered that they are actually ancient hieroglyphs.

The part exposed on the surface is more than 20 meters long and wide, with the words "King's Tomb" written on it.

If you go further up, you can see the end of the word "gully". I think there are more words. Twenty meters is not the limit of this stone tablet.

"This should be the largest tombstone in the world, right? But why is it placed flat on the ground?"

Yang Ping's eyes widened in shock.

Next to him, the female team member wearing glasses continued.

"Of course! It's this big, it must be bigger than the Yangshan Stele. As for why it's upside down, well, maybe it collapsed over time?"

They are still chatting here.

Over there, Jiang Shengping found a folding chair from somewhere.

Professor Gu, who had regained his composure, sat on it.

At this time, Jiang Shengping bent down and asked in confusion.

"Professor Gu? What are we going to do next? Clean up the soil?"

In response to his question, Gu Chen nodded affirmatively.

"Of course it needs to be cleaned up, but I've already made an agreement with the chief engineer here. I promised to apply for assistance funds for them, and they will start removing the excess rock soon."

After saying that, he stared at the giant stone tablet not far away without blinking.

Even as large machines began to work to clear away excess rock, strong winds blew up waves of dust.

Helplessly, the archaeological team could only watch with Professor Gu.

By the time the stone tablet was cleaned, everyone had turned gray and dust was falling off as they walked.

After the machine stopped working, everyone quickly cleaned the dust off their bodies.

Once again came to the stone tablet.

After cleaning, it is much clearer than the original.

You can see a huge stone tablet with a sharp surface lying flat on the ground.

Excess rock on the surface of the stele was also cleared away, allowing the complete inscription to be identified.

Tomb of a Hundred Kings

Professor Gu slowly read out the meaning of the hieroglyphics and couldn't help falling into deep thought.

I really can’t think of anyone in history who corresponds to this tomb name.

Apart from these three words, there is no other word on the stele.

In history, there are inscriptions that contain thousands or tens of thousands of words.

This tombstone is simply too simple.

"Shengping, have you measured the dimensions of the stele?"

Gu Chen reached out and touched the shiny surface of the stone tablet in front of him, while asking Jiang Shengping who was following behind him without turning his head.

He did not waste any time and quickly took out the equipment and clicked on the data just calculated with the optical measuring instrument.

Gu Chen took the screen and looked at the rows of precise data.

"Well, 35 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 1.5 meters thick."

The more Professor Gu looked at it, the deeper his frown became. Finally, he handed the screen back to Jiang Shengping in anger.

"Is this how you measured the data?! Where's the exact size? And what do you mean by 'unknown' in your final material analysis?! You've studied component analysis for so many years and you can't even figure it out?"

He grew angrier as he spoke, his chest heaving violently. Jiang Shengping didn't dare to speak for a moment, and only offered a weak explanation after the other party had finished scolding him.

"I didn't believe the data recorded above was accurate at first. I measured it several times with an optical measuring instrument and it was the same."

Gu Chen, who was still angry, was stunned when he heard this, and turned around and grabbed the screen.

"You mean 35 x 10 x 1.5 with no error at all? Not a centimeter over? And you measured all four sides?"

Jiang Shengping nodded affirmatively and pointed to the item on ingredient analysis.

"We initially used spectroscopy, but all we could tell was that the stone had a smooth surface. We then wanted to take a sample and do a chemical test."

At this point, his tone paused, and there was some confusion and uneasiness in his voice.

"We used a small electric drill and cutter, and even borrowed a large electric saw from a worker, but we couldn't remove any of the debris."

Hearing this, Professor Gu looked up from the screen in surprise and looked at Jiang Shengping who was speaking.

He opened and closed his mouth twice, trying to confirm something, but no words came out.

Instead, he turned around suddenly, picked up a shovel and smashed it hard on the stone tablet in front of him.

With a "bang", Gu Chen hurried forward to check.

As a result, not even a scratch was found, and the entire stone surface was as smooth as a mirror.

He took two steps back in a daze, then gritted his teeth and smashed it down more than ten times as if he didn't believe it.

As expected, there was no damage.

Seeing this result that subverted his cognition, Gu Chen took several steps back and finally became unstable and almost fell down.

Fortunately, Jiang Shengping, who was standing next to him, was quick to catch him and prevented him from falling to the ground.

Looking at the old man he was supporting, he looked distracted.

Jiang Shengping was still hesitant about whether to tell him the final discovery, as he was afraid that he would die if he couldn't hold on any longer.

Just when he was hesitating, Yang Ping, who was standing not far away, came over and told him his discovery.

"Professor Gu! Actually, we have another discovery. There is a building underneath this giant stone tablet!"

Hearing this, Gu Chen, who was a little dazed and had half a lifetime of work experience under his belt, answered indifferently.

"What's so surprising about this? Isn't it normal to have a grave under a tombstone?"

"But the building below fits perfectly with the monument above. It doesn't look like an accidental collapse at all."

This sentence blocked his throat and he couldn't utter a single word.

Then he ignored Gu Chen's embarrassment and continued speaking.

"And we used an acoustic detector to detect a fairly large cavity inside. I speculate that this giant tombstone didn't collapse accidentally, but was designed from the beginning to cover the tomb like a lid!"

Professor Gu, who was in a daze, frowned and muttered to himself when he heard this explosive news.

"The tombstone is ten feet tall, and its surface is polished to a mirror-smooth finish."

Gu Chen raised his old eyes and looked at the blue sky, where a few misty and gauze-like clouds floated by.

Suddenly, as if a bolt of lightning struck my brain, an absurd but not impossible idea came to me.

He quickly pushed away the person who was supporting him and walked to the stone tablet, then raised his eyes and opened his sight.

Although the rocks have been cleared from the entire huge tombstone, there is still some gravel and dust.

But if you ignore these things.
The entire surface of the stone tablet is polished smooth like a mirror, and when you look up, it seems that the sky and the earth are the same color.

But the place where the inscription was engraved was very deep, and at first glance, it looked as if three big words were engraved in the sky.

"Tomb of a Hundred Kings!"

A sudden shout attracted the attention of everyone present.

It turned out to be a dirty, shriveled old man wearing an ill-fitting apricot-yellow Taoist robe, looking like a Taoist priest.

He was seen pinching his goatee and walking towards the crowd with a ruthless gait, reciting in a pretentious tone as he walked.

"The stele is like a mirror, reflecting the sky. Clouds move in the sky and move along with the stele. The words engraved on the stele are also engraved in the sky. Thus, the sky is the stele and the earth is the tomb."

(End of this chapter)