Although he was also curious about where the source of the lake was, now he was even more curious about the situation inside the sarcophagus.
After hearing Professor Chen's words, the others also remembered that there was still a big event waiting for them.
Immediately, everyone came to the sarcophagus together.
When the situation inside the sarcophagus came into view for the first time, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
I saw that the unknown liquid in the sarcophagus had long been drained away, but the body had not changed. Except that the position was a bit messy like the funerary objects, it was not damaged.
After Professor Chen, Hao Aiguo and others breathed a sigh of relief, they began to get busy around the sarcophagus.
Chen Ziyan was also happy to have someone help him with the work, so he simply stood aside and watched. Anyway, as long as he gained a lot, it would be fine. After all, the three most valuable things had already been taken into his pocket.
"There is a mechanism in this sarcophagus!"
At this moment, Shirley Yang pointed to the bottom of the coffin and exclaimed.
Her duty was to take photos and record them, so she didn’t focus all her attention on the funerary objects, so she noticed things earlier that others didn’t.
"Mechanism?!"
Upon hearing this, Professor Chen immediately waved his hand to stop the others.
Then, he slowly put away his hand that was reaching for the gold objects buried in the coffin, and looked at the place where Shirley Yang said.
Others were also alert and did not dare to make the slightest move.
They are now quite likely to be bitten by a snake once and fear the smell of the well rope for ten years, fearing that the trap like yesterday will be triggered again.
Professor Chen squinted at the location pointed out by Shirley Yang, and realized that it was a hole less than half a centimeter. It could be seen from the traces left on it that the hole was originally blocked by the funerary objects next to it. p>
"This..." Professor Chen then looked at the other burial objects and found that they all had the same hole.
"Those unknown liquids should have been lost through these holes." Shirley Yang glanced at Chen Ziyan and said thoughtfully.
Yesterday, she thought that the unknown liquid in the sarcophagus evaporated after encountering the air, but now it seems that it is probably not the case.
Since there are holes, the liquid in the coffin probably flowed into it, and the reason for the loss could be other than the removal of the funerary objects.
Speaking of this, there are only two people who are most suspicious at present, and that is her and Chen Ziyan.
Shirley Yang knew very well whether she had taken it or not, so it was obvious who had touched the funerary objects in the coffin.
As a person involved, Chen Ziyan suddenly realized that the collapse of the tomb was probably because he had taken away the three funerary objects.
Because he had found three clearly visible holes where the three funerary objects were originally located.
Ignoring Shirley Yang's suspicious eyes, Chen Ziyan studied the situation inside the sarcophagus for a while, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, and he came up with a very reliable excuse.
He touched his chin and said slowly:
"I think it should be like this. When it was in a sealed state, the pressure inside the coffin kept the liquid from losing. But after I opened the coffin lid, this balance was broken. However, the burial objects blocked the holes, so
The rate of loss has become very slow, which is why it took so long for the agency to be activated."
I have to admit that Chen Ziyan’s statement is quite reasonable, and he does not shirk his responsibility.
He didn't mention a single word about the three funerary objects.
"So the mechanisms in the tomb are triggered by the liquid in the coffin?" Professor Chen thought about it for a while and felt that this guess was correct.
After all, the mechanism is a product of reality. Even if the form of expression is mysterious and unpredictable, it must follow a certain law.
At least according to Chen Ziyan's statement, they can explain why the tomb fell.
And this explanation is more acceptable to Professor Chen than any mysterious and mysterious explanation.
"Obviously, the fact is just like what you said, professor, this is a chain mechanism with liquid pressure as the core." Chen Ziyan said that Professor Chen is right.
Anyway, except for the sarcophagus, the entire tomb is still preserved, and other parts have been damaged. There is no hope of finding evidence, so we can only reverse the process based on the results.
As long as it is reasonable, it can be justified.
"There's nothing wrong with saying that." Professor Chen nodded, agreeing with Chen Ziyan's statement.
After all, he couldn't find any other explanation.
"Huh?" At this moment, Professor Chen suddenly let out a sigh as he looked inside the coffin, and waved to Hao Aiguo next to him: "Aiguo, give me the magnifying glass quickly."
"Teacher, give it!"
Hao Aiguo knew that his teacher must have discovered something, so he quickly handed over the magnifying glass.
After getting the magnifying glass, Professor Chen gently moved a piece of jade in the coffin and looked carefully at the bottom of the coffin beneath it.
"Is this ancient Western writing?"
When he removed the jade that was buried with him, everyone else also saw what was there, and it was an ancient text.
The characters of the ancient Western Regions are different from the mysterious ghost cave characters. As a senior researcher in this field, Professor Chen quickly translated the meaning of these characters.
He raised his head and looked at the others, his face full of joy: "Comrades, we can finally find the lost ancient city of Jingjue!"
After hearing Professor Chen's words, everyone present's expressions changed slightly.
The meaning of this sentence is very obvious. This passage definitely records the accurate route to Jingjue.
Wang Kaixuan was the most impatient, and immediately asked: "Old man, what exactly does this say? Please don't sell it."
Professor Chen said happily: "This is the epitaph of Prince Gumo. Like the murals on the wall, it records his achievements, but the only difference is that it mentions the prince's method of sneaking into Jingjue City."<
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Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and understood why Professor Chen said that just now.
Chen Ziyan asked: "Professor, can the method mentioned here still be used today?"
"Yes." Professor Chen nodded firmly and said, "This method is not difficult. As long as the water source here does not dry up, it will still be usable even after a thousand years."
"Water source?" Shirley Yang said in confusion: "Uncle Chen, did Prince Gumo go to Jingjue City from underground?"
"That's right." Professor Chen glanced at her appreciatively, and then told the content on the epitaph: "It says that the source of the underground lake we are in is the Zidu Anhe River that leads directly to Jingjue.
, you only need to wake up the sleeping messengers in the water through a special method, and you can use their power to find the main trunk of the Zidu Dark River, and then follow the underground river to directly reach the underground of Jingjue City."
Although it does not clearly explain what the so-called water messenger is, it is mentioned that this water messenger has been inhabiting the bottom of the Ziduan River since ancient times, so Professor Chen is sure that this method is still effective.
Because no matter how the surface of the earth changes, there are very few changes underground, especially the Zidu Anhe River that is still flowing today.