Lin Yi lay on the ground and put his ears close to the ground.
"Hey, Lao Lin, do you still have this ability? Shunfeng Er!"
Lin Yi made a silence gesture towards Wang Qiang. Wang Qiang immediately closed his mouth and followed his example and wanted to lie on the ground.
But he couldn't get down due to his big belly, so he could only squat down and watch Lin Yi operate.
About ten seconds later, Lin Yi suddenly snapped his fingers.
"I see!"
The whole person jumped up from the ground and jumped onto the reservoir in a few steps.
"What do you know?"
Wang Qiang got up from the ground and asked.
Lin Yi still didn't answer. He jumped into the reservoir again and stepped on the bottom of the pond several times.
The yellow mud in the pool showed signs of shaking up and down, and bubbles appeared from time to time.
"Consultant Lin, do you suspect there is something wrong with the bottom of this pool?"
Bai Lu also saw some clues.
Lin Yi nodded, stood on the edge of the reservoir and looked around.
"Remember what I said the first time, that if you want to completely crack the machine technique, you have to find its energy supply device?"
"Well, remember, didn't everyone say at the time that I thought this matter was under my control, but I didn't expect that this matter was under Newton's control."
Wang Qiang chatted from the side.
"When I saw that huge bronze mechanical device just now, I was still thinking about this problem. It wasn't until you mentioned the 'small third floor' that I was suddenly enlightened. Look!"
Lin Yi squatted and raised his thumb, making several gestures with the surrounding granite walls.
"The surrounding terrain is high, but the terrain here is low. What does that mean?"
"Does it mean that the ancients also liked to skate?"
Wang Qiang replied seriously.
"Fuck you! You're serious!"
Lin Yi responded mercilessly.
"Does this mean there is a possibility of water gathering in this depression?"
Bai Lu replied in a questioning tone.
"That's right! That's what it means! This place was probably a granite quarry back then, and this man-made depression was the dock where they transported granite stones."
"Wharf? Old Lin, are you okay? We are underground, you told me this is a wharf? How did the ancients transport stone? Did they use Gundam?"
Wang Qiang started the complaint mode without mercy.
Lin Yi didn't answer and pointed directly at his feet.
"There must be an underground river beneath this reservoir."
Hearing him talk about the underground river, the archaeological experts gathered in front of the glazed wall all came together.
Because they clearly remembered that the last time Du Ping was in an avalanche, they found him in an underground river.
Academician Zhou took his assistants and students to carefully observe the surrounding terrain, and after conducting soil sampling and on-site analysis, he also came to the same conclusion.
"Comrade Xiaolin's guess is correct! The bottom of these granite walls does have traces of being soaked by water after the water level rose."
The remaining members of the surrounding archaeological team once again looked at Lin Yi with approval and admiration.
"It's just that I still can't understand what you just said about this being a 'pier'."
Lin Yi smiled, pointed at his feet and said:
“I’ve been wondering where the power for these mechanisms comes from, but now I understand, it’s water!
Every spring, when the snow in the mountains around Taklimakan melts, these underground undercurrents hidden in the desert will be activated one by one and begin to play their role.
When the melted snow flows through the underground river here, the water level begins to rise and overflows from the bottom of the reservoir.
This water has two uses. One is to provide energy for these machines, and the other is to serve as a carrier for transporting granite stones. "
Hearing what he said, the experts were stunned.
Looking at these contents now, there is nothing surprising.
After all, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Ma Jun had already improved the keel waterwheel to improve irrigation efficiency.
The waterwheel is the originator of modern hydropower.
"Yes, yes! Why didn't I think of that! Once there is a steady stream of water flowing through the waterwheel, it can supply energy to the first-level mechanical equipment. Through the principle of gears, it can drive larger-scale mechanical devices. !”
Academician Zhou suddenly clapped his hands and exclaimed.
"I stepped on it just now. The bottom of this so-called reservoir is movable. By controlling the water level in this area, the water flow can be used to transport the yellow granite stones to a certain place according to the flow direction of the underground river."
Lin Yi's idea is definitely a brilliant one.
But no one at the scene questioned his guess.
Because the huge mechanical device that is still running speaks for itself.
"Consultant Lin, there is a pull ring here!"
Just when everyone was discussing the content, Bai Lu kept groping along the reservoir and found something.
"Brother, there is one here too!"
Abdul also found a tab on the inside corner of the reservoir.
"This is also available!"
"And this!"
Wang Qiang and Lan Yun's team members also discovered something.
There is a metal pull ring inside each of the four corners of the reservoir.
"This should be the switch. Others step back, I count to three, and everyone pulls the ring together!"
Lin Yi gave the order and the others immediately retreated.
"There won't be any more institutions here, right?"
Xiao Song whispered with lingering fear.
Lin Yi waved his hand.
"No, this place already belongs to the core of the entire agency, which is where the 'grave core' I have been looking for is located. There will not be any more agencies."
"It's like someone puts a gun to your chest. Do you think it's too late to put on a body armor now?"
Wang Qiang complained while holding on to Griphook.
"One, two, three! Pull!"
As the four people pulled the ring hard from four directions, a creaking sound similar to the opening of a large iron door reached everyone's ears.
An "X"-shaped opening began to appear at the bottom of the reservoir, and all the yellow mud at the bottom began to flow down the opening.
When the pull tab was pulled to the limit, four "clicks" were heard, and the pull tab was stuck tightly.
The bottom of the reservoir was completely opened, and everyone jumped on the edge to look down.
A lake hidden underground appeared in front of everyone.
Visually, the area is as big as several football fields.
When the sound of the falling mud slowly disappeared, the sound of gurgling water and the "crunching" sound of the waterwheel running reached everyone's ears.
In this underground lake, there are several flat boats docked.
This further confirmed Lin Yi's view.
"The granite here is of high quality, but it's not used much in this 'Xuanwu Cave'.
Instead, it was mined and transported elsewhere using underground undercurrents and these transport ships.
This means that the priority of using high-quality granite in that place is higher than here.
If I guessed correctly, the end of this underground river is the location of the 'Huanglong Cave' guarded by the 'Four Symbols Formation', which is also the 'Slaying Dragon Platform' after the rebellion against Tiangang.
The person guarding there must be King Jingjue himself! "
(End of chapter)
