Xiao Ran wiped the dust on the statue first, and then firmly held the standing statue of Wei Tuo in the mid-Ming Dynasty.
Next, he felt the connection between the statue and the niche.
"My previous guess was correct. This standing statue of Skanda is connected with the niche. However, the connection is not a perfect fit and there is still some slight shaking."
"Judging from the friction marks in the niche, this bronze statue should be rotated counterclockwise to close the trap on the third section of the corridor."
As he spoke, he began to try to rotate the bronze statue.
At first, this bronze statue was motionless, as if it was welded into the niche, and the welding was not very strong!
As Xiao Ran gradually increased his strength, the statue of Wei Tuo finally started to move.
"Kakaka"
Suddenly there was a sound of machine turning in the alcove. It sounded quite harsh and harsh, making people get goosebumps all over!
Obviously, what Xiao Ran said was absolutely correct.
In the wall where this niche is located, there is a whole set of mechanisms hidden, and it is connected with the standing statue of Skanda!
The moment they heard the sound of the machine turning, everyone's heart suddenly rose to their throats. Everyone became more nervous and felt a little scary at the same time.
Fortunately, apart from this unpleasant noise, nothing else happened in the corridor!
The movement of Xiao Ran's hand did not stop, and he was still rotating the bronze Veda statue slowly but firmly!
"Kakaka..."
The sound of the machine's rotation coming from the wall gradually became one, one after another, but it still sounded so harsh!
Moreover, the sound of the machine's rotation was still being transmitted upwards, and seemed to be traveling rapidly along the wall on the right side of the corridor, heading straight to the bend above.
Xiao Ran smiled softly and continued to explain:
"Obviously, my guess is correct. This is a gate specially left by Lu Qinzhai to control all the traps in the third section of the corridor."
"The wall on the right side of the third section of the corridor should be hollow, filled with various mechanisms, and perhaps deadly things like 155mm howitzer shells."
"With this master control switch, you can turn off all traps and temporarily eliminate security threats, and you can also enter this underground tunnel!"
"If we want to completely eliminate the security threat, we can only wait until we clean up the treasures hidden in this underground space, and then send people in to conduct a thorough investigation and dismantle the traps one by one!"
"If it is too dangerous, or if the deadly traps cannot be dismantled, you can also use underground detonation to completely blow up the underground space."
While he was speaking, he had turned the bronze Skanda statue ninety degrees counterclockwise and could no longer turn it!
When the bronze Skanda statue was turned to this angle, the harsh sound of the machine turning in the niche suddenly disappeared!
Apart from that, nothing else happens.
"call!"
Everyone let out a sigh of relief and relaxed a little.
Xiao Ran let go of the Wei Tuo statue, picked up the heavy police shield standing against the wall again, stepped forward and started to check the last step of the third section of the corridor!
No need to ask about the result!
The trap on this level has been closed and has lost its threatening nature!
When Xiao Ran raised his foot and stepped on the other three square bricks on the steps, it did not cause any abnormal movement.
After making sure it was safe, he immediately said to the top of the corridor:
"Matthew, you can come down and set up the lighting fixtures. All the traps in this section of the corridor have been closed. It should be safe!"
"But for the sake of safety, you'd better follow the safe route I explored when you come down, and don't touch anything in the corridor at will."
"When you come down, the technicians will tell you where you should step on each step."
As soon as the words fell, Matthew and the others responded immediately.
"Copy that, boss, we'll be down right away"
"Don't worry, we will be careful."
As he said that, Matthew and the others appeared at the corner above the third section of the corridor.
Immediately afterwards, they walked down carefully according to the safe route discovered by Xiao Ran.
While moving slowly, they were also laying out wires.
After a while, Matthew and the others had safely arrived at the platform below the third section of the corridor.
As soon as these two guys landed, Xiao Ran immediately said:
"Guys, please place two strong lights here to illuminate the fourth section of the corridor below."
"Next, you guys stay at this corner while I go down alone to explore the fourth section of the corridor."
"Based on the results of previous explorations, this should be the last section of the corridor, and then we can enter the underground building at the end of the corridor."
"Okay, Sean."
Matthew and the others nodded in response and immediately took action.
In a matter of moments, they had placed two bright lights on the platform.
As the lights came on, the fourth section of the corridor below was immediately illuminated.
Looking down from a high position, this is the longest section of the corridor, and there is an arc bend in the middle, making it difficult to see clearly what is going on at the end of the corridor.
Just the section of the corridor that can be seen from above has about twenty steps.
It is not yet known how many steps there are behind the curved curve.
On the walls on both sides of this section of the corridor, there are also wires and electric lights, but they are no longer in use at this time.
More importantly, there are many niches on the walls of this corridor.
With previous experience, everyone understood instantly.
There must also be valuable Chinese antiques in those niches. Each antique is a riddle and corresponds to a fatal trap.
If the niches in the third section of the corridor are still in order, then the niches in the fourth section of the corridor appear to be very messy and random, scattered on the walls on both sides of the corridor.
These niches vary in size, height, and distance from each other.
At first glance, there is no sequence at all, at least for the time being.
In addition, there is a statue standing at the curved corner of the corridor.
Looking down from a high place, you can only see the side of the statue, but not the front.
Coupled with the limited illumination distance of the light, it was not immediately clear what the statue was, let alone its origin.
Seeing the situation in this corridor, everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Immediately afterwards, everyone started talking.
"I'll go! This big traitor Lu Qinzhai has really worked hard. How many treasures has he hidden in this underground space? It's too exaggerated to need such tight protection!"
"Based on what we have seen so far, this is obviously a very amazing treasure. The discovery of this treasure will definitely shock the entire antique industry."
"Isn't it! Not to mention the discovery of other valuable antiques and works of art, just the antiques placed in these niches are amazing enough."
While there was a lot of discussion, everyone became more excited, and everyone was looking forward to more amazing discoveries.
At this moment, Xiao Ran's voice came again.
"As you can see, the situation in the fourth section of the corridor is much more complicated than the situation in the third section of the corridor, and it is estimated to be much more dangerous."
"But it doesn't matter. We can explore step by step and clear mines one by one. This will be more interesting and everyone can participate."
"To be honest, I also admire Lu Qinzhai, a big traitor. No wonder this guy has become the world's largest antique dealer. It's not free!"
"Okay, let's start exploring. Everyone, be prepared and explore with me. I also hope that everyone will give me some reminders."
As he spoke, he picked up the heavy police shield and stepped out, looking at the first niche on the left wall of the fourth section.
When he saw the antique cultural relics placed in this niche, he was instantly dumbfounded.
"Holy shit! It's actually a gold-sprinkled Xuande furnace. Is there any mistake? This is a rhythm to kill people!"
"This thing has been imitated countless times since it came out during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the most difficult antique cultural relics to identify!"
Xuande furnace
