I discussed with Yi Shiting and decided that it was better to hit the spot than to choose a spot. Since we were already in this wolf's den, we could dig a robbery hole from it. Anyway, this place is a desert landform, and it is a quicksand desert. The soil is loose and it is not difficult to dig. It is estimated that we can dig to the place where the ancient tomb is sealed in a short time.
Judging from our current position, if this robbery hole is dug, it is estimated that the location will be on the side of the ancient tomb.
In fact, the robbery hole on the side is not safe, especially in this quicksand desert, because the robbery hole on the side is easy to collapse and bury people alive, and the interlayer mechanism in the ancient tomb is set in the side sealing brick. In addition to the types mentioned above, the most common interlayer mechanism is the guillotine. These guillotines are hung high in the interlayer of the tomb wall of the ancient tomb. They are usually very thin and cannot be noticed without careful observation. When the tomb robbers chisel the tomb wall, they will trigger the mechanism of the tomb wall, and then the guillotine will fall down, and the tomb robber will be cut in half with a "click"!
In short, generally speaking, tomb robbers like to dig holes on the top of the tomb.
Unfortunately, we don't know the specific scale of this ancient tomb at the moment, how high the top of the tomb is from the ground, and how long it will take to dig. We can't afford to waste time without water and food, so we can only take risks.
Old man Alay dragged our drinking water and ran away. Fortunately, we all had our tools with us, so we were quite well equipped. Yi Shiting and I each took an engineer shovel and started to work. Digging holes in the sand is a craft, and people who don't know how to dig can easily collapse, so the main force of digging holes is Yi Shiting and me, and no one can help us.
Fortunately, the burial mound of this ancient tomb is not particularly thick, only six or seven meters. Yi Shiting and I dug for less than two hours, and when it was dawn outside, we dug the sealing bricks. At that time, the two of us squatted inside and took a flashlight to shine on the tomb wall of the ancient tomb, and we were dumbfounded!
Because the structure of this tomb wall is very special, because it is not a tomb wall made of bricks at all. After clearing away some sand and soil, you can see that this wall seems to be a layer of wood and a layer of 40 to 50 centimeters of stone. I tried to poke it with an engineer shovel a few times and found that this tomb wall is quite explanatory. It does not move at all when hit, and there is no sign of corrosion from being buried underground. If it were an ordinary ancient tomb, after so many years, the tomb wall would have been corroded like a piece of paper, and a big hole would appear immediately after two shovels.
"It's useless, stop knocking!"
Yishiting frowned and said, "This is a tomb wall structure often used by ethnic minorities in the Western Regions. Asphalt has long been poured into the cracks in the stones, and cypress boards are used to clamp them. The longer the time passes, the stronger the tomb becomes due to the weight of the tomb itself. There is not even a crack to insert a crowbar. It can't be blown open with a detonator from the outside. It can't be broken open at all!"
I frowned and asked, "What should we do now?"
"Burn it!"
Yishiting said in a deep voice, "We can only set it on fire. Once the asphalt softens, burn the cypress boards. It will collapse naturally if it falls. "
I nodded. This was the only way for me now. So I went out with Yi Shiting and asked someone to find some dry wood from the oasis outside. Then I stuffed it into the tunnel and lit it before going out. Suddenly, thick smoke came out of the tunnel. Fortunately, it was not far from the exit of the wolf's den. The thick smoke dispersed outside as soon as it came out. This was also the luck of the dire wolves inside. If our tunnel was dug deeper, they would be in trouble if the smoke could not be dispersed. They would probably be suffocated to death!
Several of us have been waiting outside the wolf's den. While we were waiting, we also collected some dew in the oasis forest. It was not much, but at least it quenched our thirst. After about an hour, we suddenly heard a "boom" from the tunnel!
Needless to say, the tomb wall must have collapsed!
After the smoke dispersed a little, we hurried into the wolf den and drilled into the tomb. At this time, the tomb was much more solid after being roasted by the fire, and it was still emitting this slight heat. The tomb was even more smoky. When I shone the flashlight inside, I could faintly see the gold and silver objects shining in the smoke.
"Fuck!"
Zhang Jinya, the country bumpkin, grinned and shouted at that time: "I'm rich, I'm rich, this time I'm really rich, it's a big tomb!!!"
"Shut up!"
Lin Qing was probably annoyed by this guy's noise. He turned his head and glared at Zhang Jinya fiercely, sneering: "What's the use of having a life to get money but not a life to spend it? You'd better make sure you get out of Lop Nur alive first! Otherwise, it's useless even if you move the whole tomb away!"
Zhang Jinya is also a member of the Tiandao League, and he also knows what Lin Qing does. This woman is more difficult to deal with than Rosa, so he didn't dare to fart after being scolded by Lin Qing, and he was completely wilted!
At this time, Yi Shiting had already thrown a fire stick into the deep of the tomb. A little light suddenly lit up in the deep of the tomb. It flickered for a long time without going out, indicating that the tomb was ventilated and the air was okay, so we went in one by one.
After entering and shining a flashlight, we found that this tomb seemed to be a side room, with iron coins and gold and silver wares scattered all over the floor. It seems that the identity of the tomb owner is very extraordinary. The side room is so lavish that it can be compared to the mausoleum of an emperor. I think he was not a simple person when he was alive.
In the north of the tomb, there is an ancient stone door, and the crack of the stone door seems to have been sealed with molten iron.
"It seems we ran in from the back."
Yishiting chuckled and spoke wildly. She waved at us and said, "Brothers, since we have entered the auxiliary room, pick two things you like. But don't be greedy. Two things per person can only be less, not more. Don't piss off the tomb owner."
When you enter a tomb to find gold, you can't take everything. You can only pick out the valuables and leave two for the tomb owner. This is the rule of their gold-finding lieutenants.
Of course, the last time Fatty and I went to Helian Shu's tomb and even picked the butt plug, it was completely malicious revenge. Who made Helian Shu's grandson not a human being when he was alive?
So, you still have to have a conscience, otherwise even the damn tomb robbers will not let you go after you die, just like the old woman Empress Dowager Cixi. When the Eastern Tomb was dug up by Sun Dianying, her body was raped by several soldiers!
With money in front of us, we have no reason to refuse. Except for Qingyi, everyone started to take what they like.
Gold has a price, but jade is priceless!
People who don't understand antiques, if they enter the tomb and follow this rule to take things, they will definitely be right. For example, Zhou Jing and Lin Qing, these two people took action with this rule. Lin Qing took a pair of jade bi, Zhou Jing took a jade bowl and a jade ruyi, all of which are good things. If we can get out alive and give these things to Yu Laoer, they will definitely have 18 million in their accounts!
The stupidest one is actually Zhang Jinya. I don't know what's going on with this bastard. He just likes gold and chooses gold. He has to bite each one to test whether it is heavy enough. In my opinion, he is almost like an idiot. The value of antiques lies in their rarity. What's the use of holding a gold nugget? You can only sell it for the price of gold at most. It's boring to give more than a hundred yuan per gram! !
But I was too lazy to remind this silly roe deer, so I started to search around, and finally found four very special coins in a corner.
This coin is made of tortoise shell and is very well preserved. Looking at the year on it, it seems to be a commemorative coin issued during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang. It has been recorded in official history, but it has never been unearthed, because this kind of commemorative coin was used by people within the royal family at the beginning, so the number is very small. Now there are only records, no real objects!
My eyes lit up, needless to say, these are it, this thing is rare in the world, it can definitely be sold at a sky-high price! ! !
"A total of four, two for each person!"
At this time, Yi Shiting actually came over and snatched two from my hand with a smile: "Not bad, Silang, you have a good eye, sister also likes this!"
My forehead was dark, I was originally planning to embezzle four, but this woman found out and snatched two away. I immediately glared at her unhappily and walked away with gritted teeth.
There was nothing else in this tomb except some gold and silver wares and antiques. After we took what we wanted, we decided to enter the next tomb. This tomb was so luxurious that we were looking forward to it. This was just a side room. What would be in the next one? What would be in the main tomb? ! ?
Undoubtedly, if this tomb was exposed, it would cause an uproar.