Wen Jin and Third Uncle have completely different backgrounds. Third Uncle is a country boy. If he had not been born into a tomb-robbing family, he would have definitely been a bandit. He always considers profit first, and judges people based on profit. But Wen Jin is different. She studied abroad and has a more open mind. She is mainly interested in tomb-robbing, and she takes exams while doing it. So after hearing what Third Uncle said, the first thing she considered was the archaeological value of this ancient tomb. At that time, she wanted to tell her classmates about this idea.
Shipwreck burials in undersea tombs are very rare. According to legend, only Shen Wansan's son was the only one to use this burial method. So Wen Jin's idea must be very conscientious, but the third uncle was a little embarrassed because he thought of fishing up those things. It was very uncomfortable to confiscate, but Wen Jin was very resourceful. With a smile and a kiss, the third uncle turned from a green forest hero into an archaeological researcher of the Republic, and he also worked voluntarily.
That night, the third uncle thought about it all night. He had never defeated Haidou before, and he had to do it in front of others. It wouldn't be good if he didn't show off tomorrow. He thought about it, and he couldn't shovel in the sea. Once he couldn't do it, he couldn't do it. If you don't go down, come back. Even if you dig it out, the sea mud is completely different from that on land, and his little experience is completely useless. He recalled the records in my grandfather's notebook. My grandfather had indeed defeated Kaidou several times, but there was no special method. It mainly depended on the terrain.
The shipwreck burial seabed tomb is to build a mausoleum on a ship, then find a valley or sea hook in the sea, smash the ship through, sink the tomb, and then cover it with soil. In fact, it is the same as on land, just moved to the sea. Uncle San estimated that the place where they stayed must have been a small sea valley, which was later filled up. When the ship sank, many anchors must have been needed to fix it around. In this way, the center of the anchor point, or a place slightly off the side, must be the burial point.
The more Uncle San thought about it, the more it made sense to him. He immediately became more confident, and the next day his mood was better. He led those people into the water, tied up all the anchor stones with ropes, and then marked a point in the middle. He used a shovel in several places in the area, and sure enough, they found wood underneath, slightly east of the center .
Next, they used the traditional positioning method and actually found a huge underground palace. Uncle San was stunned and thought, wow, who is this person in Dou Li? He looks really extraordinary. That night, everyone was so excited that they couldn't sleep. They gathered together and ate fish head hotpot seafood while discussing how to get in. Uncle San analyzed the structure of the shipwreck burial for them. The burial was most afraid of water. Now they didn't know if there was water in the underworld palace below. If there was water, they just needed to make a hole to get in. They all had diving suits, so there shouldn't be any problem. If there was still a sealed tomb below, it would be more difficult to deal with, because once it was drilled through, the water rushing in might cause catastrophic consequences. Judging from the wood chips hit by the shovel, there should still be air below. The entire tomb was very large, and it was easy to form a capillary structure. There might be a lot of air in several rooms inside.
Uncle San's theory was based on his years of experience in tomb robbing. Those nerds were stunned. Finally, he focused all the problems on how to dig a hole. The bottom of the water was all sand, which could not be shaped and collapsed easily. It was no joke. Being trapped in the water was basically a dead end. Finally, they discussed and discussed and decided to use a local method. There were bombs for blasting fish on the fishing boat. First, use the bomb to blow a pit on one side to blow up the sand that was easy to collapse, and then dig a downward slanting hole in the relatively solid sea mud below. This project was huge, but these people were all full of fighting spirit. Uncle San estimated that it would take about a week, but the body was still on the boat. If it was not sent back, it would stink.
They thought of a compromise. They let the big ship send the body back first, and they worked on the small boat. Because the weather was very good those days, no one was worried at all. They tied three kayaks together and moved all the necessary equipment to a reef.
The next day, the ship left. Uncle San felt a little uneasy. Once the ship left, there was no security at sea. However, they were overwhelmed by the tomb at that time. After a moment's thought, they returned to work. The tunnel was dug smoothly, much faster than Uncle San expected. But four days later, when they reached the tomb wall, the ship had not returned, and these people began to worry. Uncle San knew that only by continuing to work could a good order be maintained, otherwise there might be panic. He kept comforting them and said some encouraging words from time to time to divert their attention.
They cleared out a tomb wall in the cave. Uncle San knocked on it and found that the bricks were hollow, probably to reduce the weight of the entire tomb. Otherwise, no matter how big the boat was, the bottom of the boat would not be able to support it . He saw that every 5 meters, there was a small hole with the diameter of a fountain pen on the wall. It seemed that when the tomb was designed, it was sealed with water, and it should be full of water. They calmed down and started to remove the bricks.
Before entering the tomb, Uncle San had actually thought about it. In this water, no hidden weapons would work because the resistance of the seawater was too great. If there was a hidden crossbow, even if it was not rotten, the arrows fired would be in slow motion. It was impossible to sink into the pit. Not to mention that you couldn't fall in at all, even if you fell in, you could swim up. Other rock-falling mechanisms, which needed to be triggered by mercury, were completely ineffective in water. Mercury flows very slowly in water and spreads easily . In fact, this water is a deadly mechanism. In ancient times, there was no oxygen equipment, and it was impossible to pour the sea bucket, so the possibility of there being a mechanism in this bucket was very small.
They removed the tomb wall, and there was only one layer, and inside was a hollow blackness. Third Uncle knew that these people were unreliable now, so he asked them not to move. He poked his head in and found that it was pitch black inside. He dug towards the main tomb chamber according to the characteristics of the land tomb, but it seemed that he was wrong. There was only a very narrow tomb passage inside. Third Uncle knew it at a glance, and hurriedly retreated and asked them to retreat. They climbed a reef and held a small meeting. Third Uncle said : "This tomb has two layers, and the space between the outer wall and the inner layer is filled with seawater. With this design, there must be a space without water inside, and the principle of air pressure is used to keep some air in the tomb. Now we don't know how long the tomb passage is. Tomorrow we will go down with 3 people, each with 4 oxygen cylinders, to see if we can make it there."
They discussed it over and over again. Uncle San was definitely going to go down. The other two places needed to be selected because if there was no water inside, the situation would be more complicated and there might be danger. At this time, Wen Jin suddenly screamed. They were shocked. It turned out that the reef they were sitting on had risen without knowing when. Uncle San looked down. It was less than half a meter from the sea surface, but now it was more than five meters .
He realized something was wrong and looked up at the sky. He saw a black line approaching on the distant horizon. Among them was a boy named Li Sidi, whose parents were fishermen. When he saw this scene, his lips turned pale with fear and he said , "A big storm is coming!"