Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 172 The Millennium Fire
If Xu Fu is really buried here, the situation will definitely be changed by manpower, that is, the wind and water will be changed. The first step is to build a back mountain.

However, with manpower, how to build a mountain?

According to the traditional Yin-Yang Feng Shui theory, the mountain is the gen, which is related to the earth, helps the fire, and belongs to yang; if Xu Fu changes the wind and water and builds the back mountain, there must be a thousand-year-old fire in the local area to form the mountain gen.When I told everyone the secret of this, Wu Sidong showed disbelief and said, "A fire that will last for a thousand years? How is it possible?"

Professor Lin thoughtfully, nodded and said: "It's not impossible. The ancients would make a special kind of shark oil lamp, which is hard to blow out by wind and rain, and it can be burned for thousands of years. Xiao Chen, what do you mean? , Do you think there is a place to build a fire behind here?" I am just a guess, and I have to observe it on the spot, or Xu Fu does not play cards according to common sense, and it is possible for us to make a fool of ourselves.

If there is such a place to help the fire, then Xu Fu's tomb must be built on the main peak. The place to help the fire must have a "fire path" leading directly to the mausoleum to dredge the earth's atmosphere, and we will be able to save even the robbing of the cave. .Grasping this clue, everyone cheered up and followed down the mountain. At sunset, they rushed to the virgin forest behind.It was getting dark now, and the sea was getting dark very quickly. Seeing that it was getting late, Professor Lin asked if he would camp on the spot and search for it tomorrow.

I said: "If you do a blanket search, you can't do it in three or four days. However, since the back mountain was made by manpower, there are traces to follow. This place is an island, and it uses sea air. Water dragon. According to the river map, the number of water is six, and with the main peak as a reference, if you are 600 meters away from here, you will definitely get something."

Tofu was dizzy when he heard that, and said: "What about Shuilonghetu? I said why you are bankrupt. It turns out that you don't do business, so you should be a magic stick." I ignored Tofu and told everyone that the distance of 600 meters is not too long. It's far away, it's not dark yet, so it's too late to rush there, and the sooner you make sure, the better you can plan your actions earlier.Our group was strong enough to find the direction and shuttle in the afterglow of the setting sun. After a while, I was overjoyed and said: "It seems that the expectations are good, and we are coming soon. There is indeed a place for construction here."

Duan Fei looked around curiously, wiped the sweat from her brow, and said, "Where is the fire, why didn't I see it?"

I was in a good mood, so I smiled and said: "Of course the fire will not be directly lit outside. Usually, a special fire room will be built, and some of them are located on the surface like a pyramid. However, the tombs of the Qin Dynasty are all square and lined, in the shape of an overturned bucket. So I think that the artificial mountain built by Xu Fu should also be underground, and the real fire has been burning underneath."

Gu Wenmin was also a little curious, and asked me how I knew there was a show in this place, maybe there was a see-through eye.

I pointed to the surrounding trees and said, "Didn't you find anything wrong? In the primeval forest, the closer to the middle area, the taller and denser the trees, but look, are the trees in this area thinner than those on the periphery?" Some, which means that these trees are not as old as outside." Everyone suddenly realized, and immediately understood.The reason for this must be because this place has been extensively moved.

I estimated the number of meters, and walked forward another 50 meters. Everyone was in a sparse forest, and the soil under their feet was also covered with a layer of sea sand. From the surface, there was nothing special about it.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, everyone turned on their flashlights, the lights were dim, and they couldn't shine too far.I stepped on the ground under my feet, guessing that this should be what we are looking for.This thing must not be buried too deep, because if it is buried too deep, it will collide with the water vapor under the sea, and the depth should not be about ten meters. Although everyone was tired from climbing up and down all day, they finally got a clue. My spirits were very high, so I came up with the idea of ​​taking turns to rest, trying to dig out the fire room tonight.

The underground buildings in the Qin Dynasty are generally in the shape of an overturned bucket, square at the top, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, like an upside-down Mayan pyramid, and there should be no special entrances and exits, because after the construction is complete, the entrances and exits will be closed, and The fire path built directly into the mausoleum will pass on the people who built the fire room, which means we still have to dig holes.

After hearing this, Duan Fei looked particularly admired, and said, "You are really amazing, you speak clearly and logically, as if you built this place."

I smiled and said nothing.In fact, burial culture is a very important part of historical development. It includes organ techniques, Qimen Dunjia, five elements and eight trigrams, Feng Shui, architecture, and biology. It is a very profound knowledge, but in summary, It will never break away from the mysterious theory of yin and yang and five elements, and the unity of man and nature.If you find the right way, it will be easier to learn.Although I haven't seen the scene of the construction of Xu Fu's tomb, but based on the situation in front of me, I can guess that it is almost the same.

Everyone was in high spirits, and when they found the right way, they immediately did what they said.Among the square buildings in the past, the middle position was the weakest. We calculated a certain point and took out the tools we had prepared to shovel. Except for Gu Wenmin, Li Yu and A Ying, the rest are professionals in this field. Needless to say, the two groups of people took turns digging the hole. Before ten o'clock in the evening, they had already dug nearly ten meters. At this moment, they heard a ding sound, and the digging robot No. [-] said: "I found it. "Everyone made horseshoe prints around the hole, and when they followed the horseshoe prints, they found that they had already dug up stones.

When the floating soil on the surface was removed, a yellow stone was exposed underneath, and a crescent-shaped white mark was left in the process of contact with the shovel.I turned the shovel over and hit the stone with the handle. The sound was very dull. It is estimated that the top of the fire aid room should be inlaid with thick boulders. Although such a building shape is simple, it is very complicated. How much manpower is consumed.It seems that although Xu Fu is not an emperor, after going to sea, he enjoyed the treatment of an emperor and a general. The change of style and water is already beyond the standard, and the fire room is so grand. Could it be as Professor Lin said? , This man brought his men, horses and treasures to Fusang Island, and became the emperor himself?
I listened to the voice and said, "The stone is very thick. I'm afraid I won't be able to open it tonight. It's late at night. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Robot No. [-] said nothing, and said: "We brought explosives." I have only dug mushrooms twice, and they were all sneaky. Said: On explosives?I have no objection, but you can ask Professor Lin to see if he is willing to let you blow it up.

When I got out of the pit, I told Professor Lin about the situation, but he flatly refused, saying: "This is a building from the Qin Dynasty. It must be preserved as much as possible. Explosives are not allowed unless it is absolutely necessary." Actually, I don't agree with using Explosives, because there is a very strange phenomenon in the overturned underground buildings in the Qin Dynasty, that is, they don’t use stone pillars, and generally only support pillars around them. I don’t know much about this kind of building structure.
In view of this situation, we decided to expand the opening of the cave the next day and go back to the edge to pry open the stones. There was no rush for this work, and everyone had to set up a bonfire to rest that night.

Due to the accident that happened in the morning, everyone's vigilance was much higher. Anyone who knew that there was a person who might have a psychological distortion in the team might not be able to sleep well. , No. [-], and the night watch in turn. As for the other four suspects, although they didn't say it clearly, their night watch tasks were cancelled.

I was on the last shift. I slept relatively peacefully this time. I don’t know how long it took. Number four woke me up, pointed to my watch, and said, “It’s your turn at four o’clock.” It was still dark, so I got up and rubbed my face with my hands to refresh myself, then sat by the fire, adding firewood and thinking about what I had.

At this moment, the surrounding area is pitch black, and since they will go down to the cave tomorrow, they didn’t bother to set up tents. They spread some banana leaves one by one, and then slept on the ground with their clothes on. In the silent night, only the sea breeze The sound of blowing through the woods.I just woke up, not in a good mood, and felt hungry, so I dug out the prepared sand clams and ate them. We prepared those sand clams all afternoon and packed a big bag, which is enough for everyone to eat and drink for three days. .

While eating the chewy clam meat, in the dark night, suddenly there was a hissing sound, a bit like the sound made by a snake spitting out its letter.

There are snakes?

Generally speaking, when we have a bonfire, snakes generally don't approach. Are there snakes that are not afraid of fire?

I quickly put away the bag, wiped the clam oil on my hands, picked up the shovel next to it and walked towards the place where the sound came from. If it was really a snake, I would slap it to death with the shovel first.Snakes are actually quite afraid of people. Most people will hide before they find it. In most cases, they will not attack people unless someone breaks into its territory.

I'm not afraid of snakes, because I used to see them often when I was stockpiling Heizhenshan goods. As long as the number is not large, there is no danger.One or two snakes, if you see me dodge it, if you dare to provoke it, it will definitely blow its head off.

I followed the sound and searched carefully with a flashlight, but I didn't see the snake, but the sound was still there, as if it was right next to my leg.I thought to myself: Could it be that he got under the human body?This place happened to be sleeping with Tofu and Professor Lin. Thinking of this, I squatted down to check. As soon as I squatted down, my scalp felt numb, because I found that the hissing sound came from the mouth of Tofu. .

At this moment, Tofu was lying on his side, with his eyes closed tightly, showing a sleepy state, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and from time to time, a small half of his tongue would come out of his mouth, just like a snake.

(End of this chapter)