This time the stone slab area is smaller than the last time, and the connection with the stone pillars is also closer.
Perhaps because everyone's efforts to clean up the underground dust triggered some mechanism, the exposed stone pillars have never been moved again, which saves a lot of trouble for the activities of people entering and exiting.
All the protective equipment waiting was delivered, and the lifting equipment here has been set up. The holes were drilled with ease, and the first stone strip with the devil relief was hoisted out.
There are still stone bars under the stone bars. Everyone is used to it, and the work rhythm is still the same. However, the deeper you dig, the lower the touch temperature of the stone bars is, and a large amount of condensation water begins to condense on the stone bars.
This phenomenon proves that there should be a low-temperature area sealed under the stone strips, which is very different from the previous blue bird relief chamber.
I don’t know if it was a psychological effect. As the last stone was lifted, a gloomy wind immediately rushed out of the tomb. Even with the high temperature in the desert area, it still gave people a bone-chilling feeling. .
Placing his hand at the hole, Bai Ning could feel the coldness underneath even through a layer of plastic gloves.
"Something's wrong, why is it so cold?"
As the cold air continues to pour out, the temperature in this area is also rapidly decreasing, as if there is a huge ice cellar in this mausoleum.
Liu Cheng was so cold that he shrank his neck and rubbed his hands, and even his exhaled breath was filled with white mist.
Jiang Yingxue, who was standing aside, waved her hand and motioned for two bodyguards wearing biochemical protective suits to come forward and take a closer look.
As soon as the two people stretched the huge hood under the stone slab, they could see obvious water vapor appearing on the huge transparent mask of the hood. Even if it has an anti-fog function, it is difficult to prevent the condensation of water mist under large temperature differences.
With blurred vision, even if the searchlight was turned to its maximum, the situation inside was still unclear. The two could only give up the survey and report the situation truthfully.
“Keep digging.
The lowest temperature in the Tarim Basin in winter is around minus 20 degrees Celsius, and in extremely cold areas it can even reach minus 40 or 50 degrees Celsius. As long as the mechanism is complete, it is entirely possible that there is an ice cave inside.
Now, the possibility of ancient viruses frozen in the tomb is further increasing, so everyone should be careful in the subsequent advancement process. "
Bai Ning's voice came out through the gas mask, with a humming low tone. No one dared to doubt his judgment, and could only carry out follow-up work cautiously.
The second adjacent stone bar was lifted up, and the cold air coming out of the tomb became even stronger. Some of the bodyguards who were close were already shivering from the cold.
This feeling is like standing shirtless in the cold wave of Siberia. It is only a matter of time before you are frozen into a popsicle.
It was already so cold when I stood outside the mausoleum. If I went down into the mausoleum later, I would freeze to death within a few steps.
With no other choice, Jiang Yingxue could only order the people to drive back to Lop Nur Town to buy some warm clothes for winter.
The excavation work at the site has not stopped, but now personnel wearing biochemical protective suits are standing nearby and working, while other personnel take turns going to warm places to keep warm and rest.
This plan was completely shattered after the third stone slab was lifted.
Now, even under the scorching sun, the temperature in the entire core area has dropped to such a low level, as if a blower is guiding the cold wind from Siberia to them through the earth's crust.
It is hard to imagine that such an ice cellar mausoleum would appear in a hot and dry desert area.
Tomb robbers rarely rob tombs under harsh natural conditions. If they come at a sunny time, they will be dissuaded by the extremely cold temperature in the tomb.
Even if the tomb robbers can persevere, there may still be ancient viruses contained in the tens of thousands of years of ice. The function of the immune system is inherently poor in the cold state. Even if they force themselves to enter the tomb, they will die suddenly.
This kind of systematic anti-grave robbing design does have the flavor of reaching the pinnacle.
"Let's put the stone strips back in place first. We now need to purchase more biochemical protective suits and necessary high-cold equipment.
Due to the extremely low temperature at the entrance of the mausoleum, when we enter the mausoleum, we will not be able to go far without the thermal equipment for high-cold areas. "
Bai Ning waved his hand and asked the relevant staff to put all the stone bars back into place. Jiang Yingxue also maintained her acquiescence in this regard.
Suddenly, everything was back to square one.
No one knows what new changes will occur in this mausoleum area while waiting for the high-cold equipment.
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but after everyone exited the stone forest, the intermittent sand and dust weather slowly calmed down.
The heat in the camp was unbearable, and the extreme cold that had just chilled my bones seemed to be just a dream.
"Just keep waiting like this?
Sima Tian and others were able to successfully enter the tomb before, which shows that part of the tomb is in a normal temperature environment.
Even if such a tunnel is currently hidden, it does not mean that it cannot be found again.
If you can follow this path, you can not only save a lot of waiting time, but the weight-reduced cold-proof equipment can also be replaced with other more useful things. "
After staring at the drone control screen in Bai Ning's hand for a while, she found nothing but stone pillars. Feeling a little bored, she made this suggestion.
It sounded like a good suggestion at first, but Bai Ning just raised his head and glanced at Jiang Yingxue to confirm whether she was too bored.
Being stared at by such eyes, Jiang Yingxue also felt that she was a little too abrupt.
The atmosphere between the two seemed a little awkward, but with Bai Ning's character, the embarrassment would only extend indefinitely until Jiang Yingxue took the initiative to leave, showing some boredom.
"This question should be asked to that Sima Tian.
The cold wind that just blew out of the mausoleum was so strong. There must be a separate storage area in the mausoleum. As long as this area is avoided, wouldn't it be enough? "
Perhaps after eating and drinking enough, Liu Cheng expressed his own opinions when he heard about the possibility of going to the grave again.
Liu Cheng's suggestion obviously made no sense in the underground area where the specific location could not be determined, but it gave Jiang Yingxue a way to go.
"Until the specific goal is clear, Sima Tian cannot know the importance of the details he knows, and he cannot provide us with accurate key information.
Now that what we know has been expanded to a relatively high level, it is time to continue interrogating that Sima Tian. "
As if inspired by Sima Tian, Jiang Yingxue waved her hand and signaled the bodyguards on standby outside the tent to bring Sima Tian over.
“Now is not the best time to interrogate Sima Tian.
Come and take a look, there seems to be something wrong with the drone's aerial perspective. "
Originally, he just wanted to find a random place to go down the stairs, but he didn't expect that Bai Ning seemed to have found a new doubt. Jiang Yingxue waved her hand again, indicating that the bodyguards would be on standby.
"This is nothing, isn't it just some very ordinary weathered stone pillars?"
Liu Cheng, who also came over, questioned, showing a very professional attitude.
Just as Liu Cheng finished speaking, Bai Ning pulled up a photo of the stone forest taken by a drone. Comparing the two pictures, there didn't seem to be much difference.
“The previous vortex-type induction trap is gone.
Could it be that the pattern of the entire stone forest has undergone fundamental changes?
But judging from previous excavation experience, except for the stone forest in the central area, there are whole rocks underneath the stone forest in the outer area.
Are these stone pillars piled individually on the rocky ground?
But who moved these stone pillars? "
Jiang Yingxue was keenly aware of the details that Bai Ning noticed, which surprised Liu Cheng. He frowned, puzzled by the two photos that were not much different in front of him.
Where can you tell the difference?
“You’re just naming some of the changes.
In fact, looking at the overall stone forest pattern, the outer stone forest has not changed much. What has changed is only a few stone pillars. "
After saying that, Bai Ning used a red pen to outline the several changing stone pillars.
Through this kind of comparison, the differences between the two photos are immediately apparent on the paper, and Bai Ning's graphic comparative analysis ability is evident.
"You mean that part of the outer area of the Stone Forest is actually free to move around.
If we excavate these stone pillars, can we follow the agency's implicated passages to other tomb areas?
You know, when the blue bird relief stone strips were pried open, a large number of related tomb passages were also discovered.
In particular, this kind of mechanical transmission equipment composed of chains and gears, the part where its energy rotates is the highway that allows us to travel smoothly to other areas. "
Jiang Yingxue seemed to have found a shortcut to defeat the mausoleum's mechanism in an instant, and there was already a sense of strategizing in her tone.
As confident as ever, with the unique flavor of a boss.
“I don’t think it’s possible.
The thickness of the chain is limited. As long as a stone partition is installed on the chain transmission device, it will be difficult for us to move smoothly through the energy transmission channel.
What's more, no one knows whether some areas are also set up as traps.
Whether it's an ordinary stabbing trap or a sudden pass through a low-temperature zone, it's fatal.
If we are invaded, the mausoleum's organs will be lost and replaced at most, and we may be wiped out by the group.
Judging from the current anti-robbery pattern of mausoleums, there is a high probability that the builders of the mausoleum will place a large number of traps in important energy transmission intervals. "
Bai Ning rejected Jiang Yingxue's proposal. Jiang Yingxue did not show any displeasure, but she really wanted to see what Bai Ning thought of these moving stone pillars.
"These movable stone pillars seem useless if they cannot serve as a breakthrough."
Jiang Yingxue said something casually, and instantly put Bai Ning on the fire.
It's meaningless. Why did you point it out? Is it fun?
