The secret chamber of national destiny, the design of the ancestral home, you're building the Z

A mere background introduction was enough to pique the curiosity of the world about the mysterious Zhang family.

The mysteriously vanished Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West, the Zhang family guarding the bronze gate, the forbidden art of immortality, the dragon-patterned stone box sealed for three thousand years...

Each element is like a key, attempting to unlock a door to lost myths and hidden histories.

Compared to escape rooms in other countries, this one is utterly inferior in terms of storytelling.

[My God, there was such a mysterious country in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty! Indeed, Eastern civilization has always been shrouded in mystery.]

[Damn, if eternal life truly exists, then wouldn't the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West still exist forever?]

[Haha, nonsense. Modern science hasn't even figured out immortality, let alone someone from thousands of years ago. If the Queen Mother of the West were still alive, the Great Xia Dynasty would be almost destroyed. Why didn't she appear?]

In my opinion, the Zhang family are idiots; they believe such nonsense.

Do you think a family could have remained steadfast in protecting this secret for thousands of years unless they had truly gained an exceptionally long lifespan?

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"The Zhang family..." Zhou Xingbang murmured these two words, "Zhang Qilin, could it be that he is a member of the Zhang family?"

As the chief representative of Great Xia, he knew some things. He had heard of the Zhang family, but not as comprehensively as the background information provided.

However, he knew that the Zhang family members were all very powerful, but very mysterious and impossible to find.

"No wonder, no wonder he could design a nightmare-level secret room so easily. If he really is a member of the Zhang family, he must know the Zhang family's ancient building very well, which would save him time in planning. I just wonder if this ingenious technique, which embodies thousands of years of the Great Xia Dynasty, can withstand the top modern decipherers?"

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Yamamoto Ichiro's eyes also flickered as he looked at the seat in the Sakura Kingdom, clearly having considered this as well.

"Historical subjects require factual accuracy. I never imagined that such a mysterious family existed in the Great Xia Dynasty. It seems that this Zhang Qilin must be a member of this Zhang family!"

The assistant sneered from the side, "Heh, the Great Xia has truly declined. To win, they've even brought out their ancestral graves. So what if he's a descendant of the Zhang family? He's just bringing out these old relics from their ancestral graves to bask in the sun! Those ancient earthen mechanisms, traps, and ambushes might be effective against the ancients, but in front of the experts of my Great Sakura Empire, who have integrated modern technology with the essence of ninjutsu, they're nothing but slow and clumsy toys! Miss Koeko and her team are best at dismantling these self-proclaimed exquisite 'antiques'!"

Yamamoto Ichiro was also confident, "Heh, not bad! Times have changed! No matter how legendary the Zhang Family Ancient Building is in history, it will eventually be crushed in the face of absolute professionalism and strength. Historical themes are still the graveyard of designers! I hope they can win this victory quickly!"

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After reading the background information, Koheko and the others were presented with specific requirements, and there was only one requirement.

[Level Completion Requirement: Find the Dragon Pattern Stone Box and open it!]

Then came a few more notifications.

[Information 1: Banna was once the home of the Yao people. In Yao legend, the goddess who created life is named Miluotuo. The Yao people believe that Miluotuo can create life and is the deity who created life.]

[Information 2: While searching for the Zhang Family Ancient Building, explorers discovered a large lake in the mountains. This lake, surrounded by mountains, has water levels that rise and fall with an unpredictable tide, which is quite peculiar.]

[Information 3: Before you arrived, it seems other explorers came here, but they all mysteriously disappeared. Did they leave any clues behind?]

[Information 4: No one other than members of the Zhang family is allowed to enter the Zhang Family Ancient Building. Unauthorized entry will result in death!]

Originally, Koheko and the others read the first three messages very carefully, pondering their meaning.

However, when they saw the fourth point, their eyes narrowed.

"Baka! This idiot, is he trying to scare us?" Koeichiro cursed.

Koheko laughed. "That's interesting. I'm becoming more and more interested in this Zhang family and that fake Zhang Qilin."

"Ms. Kazuko," Koei Ichiro's smile faded, and he asked seriously, "Which of the first three pieces of information do you consider crucial?"

After a moment's thought, Koheiko quickly analyzed, "According to the basic rules of the Secret Chamber God, the secret chamber must leave a 'way out,' and the key clues are often hidden in these seemingly ordinary pieces of information. The first one, 'Miloto,' the goddess of life... in the context of the secret chamber, it can't possibly refer to a real deity. It's more likely a metaphor, or... refers to the core mechanism of some kind of mechanism, creature, or even trap related to 'life' or 'creation.' This point needs to be remembered; it may be the key to understanding certain strange phenomena."

To be fair, the ninja team led by Koeko has achieved its current success not without reason.

This is a truly experienced and powerful squad.

Even Zhang Qilin secretly gave it a thumbs up.

Koheiko's gaze fell upon the dark green surface of the lake: "The second point, 'The lake water rises and falls with the tides.' This is the most obvious environmental anomaly. How can there be tides in a mountain lake? The only explanation is that there are underground channels connecting to underground rivers or large cavities, and the exchange of water causes the water level to change. This almost explicitly tells us that the real entrance or key area is very likely underwater!"

"The third point," Koheiko's lips curled into a mocking smile, "'Clues left behind by previous explorers'... Hmph, a typical design that lowers the difficulty for challengers. Zhang Qilin is, after all, just a newcomer, lacking experience. A truly seasoned designer would bury crucial clues extremely deep, requiring multiple layers of deduction to uncover them. He, on the other hand, practically holds up a sign telling us: 'There's homework left by predecessors underwater that you can copy.' A newcomer, no matter how exceptionally talented, is still a newcomer!"

"Hahaha!" Koeichiro and Koejiro both laughed, their tension completely gone.

Koejiro proudly declared, "Miss Kazuko is right! When it comes to mechanisms, hidden weapons, and earthen traps, my ninjutsu school has been studying them for hundreds of years, and we've also incorporated modern materials science and dynamics! Those outdated gadgets from Great Xia are probably full of flaws in our eyes! I'm even a little impatient to see how much 'nostalgic' fun this 'genius designer's' meticulously arranged 'ancient tomb mechanism' can bring us."

In his view, no matter how it was arranged, it was nothing more than traps and mechanisms, which were exactly what they were good at. As long as they made a move, they would take care of it as easily as clay chickens and earthenware dogs!

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