Chapter 86
The Arrival of a Professional Team
At Zhu Zhiming's command, an archaeological team composed of top domestic experts quickly moved into the site.
Various devices that seemed inconceivable to people in ancient times were moved one by one to the front of Zhu Shuang's burial mound.
Ground penetrating radar, Luoyang shovel, GPS locator, 3D laser scanner...
The sky faithfully displayed all of this before everyone in the eternal timeline.
The Qin Dynasty, Xianyang Palace.
Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, who had just unified the six kingdoms and was planning his mausoleum, was dumbfounded.
He pointed to the "ground-penetrating radar" on the screen, which looked like a small car and moved slowly across the ground, displaying the underground structure. His voice trembled slightly.
"That...what kind of sorcery is that?"
"The structure of the underground palace can be determined without excavation?!"
Li Si, standing beside him, also looked horrified.
"Your Majesty... if this item is genuine, then no tomb in the world will hold any secrets for posterity!"
Ying Zheng's face instantly turned extremely ugly.
He had originally intended to build his tomb into an impregnable underground fortress, but now, compared to these "divine artifacts" of later generations, it was nothing more than a child's sandcastle, completely exposed.
"No!"
Ying Zheng slammed his hand on the table.
"Change it! The design of the tomb must be completely scrapped and redesigned! We need to consider... how to counter these divine artifacts!"
For a time, the artisans of the Qin Dynasty began racking their brains to research how to defend against radar, how to defend against drilling, and how to defend against all unknown high technologies.
The Three Kingdoms period, the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.
Cao Cao looked at the sky, stroked his beard, and revealed his signature smile.
"Hehe... Interesting, very interesting."
"It seems I'll have to set up more decoy tombs in the future."
"Let them search and dig slowly. Even if they find a divine artifact, it will still take them a hundred years!"
At this moment, the most frustrated and exasperated person was none other than Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, in the Hongwu Hall.
He watched helplessly as Judy Jun directed her team, using all sorts of strange instruments, to scan his grave.
"Captain, based on radar and electrical detection results, the location of the main burial chamber has been pinpointed. The coordinates are XXX east longitude, XXX north latitude, and a depth of approximately 25 meters."
"The tomb passage faces due south, is about 70 meters long, and has no traces of looting. It is well preserved."
A technician, holding a tablet computer, reported to Zhu Dijun.
Zhu Shuang was terrified.
This... this is it?
They even knew exactly how long his tomb passage was and whether it had ever been robbed.
Do these young people have supernatural powers?
Zhu Dijun nodded in satisfaction:
"Very good. All units, take note: according to the pre-arranged plan, begin vertical exploration from the top of the burial mound, open the exploratory well, and directly enter the top of the tomb chamber."
"Remember, we are doing archaeology, not tomb raiding. We must minimize the damage to the original earthen mound structure."
"yes!"
With a command given, a huge piece of engineering machinery equipped with a auger drill bit was slowly hoisted onto the top of the earth mound.
"No--!"
Zhu Shuang let out a desperate roar.
He understood!
These little bastards don't play by the rules at all!
They didn't walk through the tomb passage, nor did they break into the tomb!
They're going to come down from the sky and drill a hole right through the roof of his palace!
This is absolutely outrageous!
"You brat! How dare you, you brat!"
Zhu Shuang trembled with rage, pointing his finger at Zhu Di's nose and cursing:
"Look at this! Look at your good-natured young man! Is this archaeology? This is demolition for property!"
Zhu Di shrank back, not daring to retort, but secretly muttered to himself.
"This method... is indeed highly efficient."
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression also changed constantly. He looked at the huge drill bit gleaming with cold metallic light in the sky, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
On the one hand, he was shocked and proud that future generations possessed such divine skills.
On the other hand, he also felt a pang of reluctance that his son's mausoleum was about to be opened so "roughly".
"well……"
He finally let out a long sigh and said to Zhu Biao beside him.
"Biao'er, remember this. From now on, the protective coverings on the tops of our Xiaoling Mausoleum, and your mausoleums, must be made extra thick! Use the best molten iron and massive stones, add as much as you can!"
Zhu Biao nodded with a wry smile.
He felt that with the methods of these later generations on the sky screen, no matter how thickened it was, it would probably be in vain.
"Buzzing—"
On the sky, a huge drill bit began to rotate, slowly probing downwards with a muffled roar.
Soil, rammed earth, stone layers...
Faced with the fruits of modern industry, the layers of defenses that ancient emperors were so proud of are as fragile as tofu.
Zhu Shuang's heart sank to the bottom as the drill went deeper.
He closed his eyes, unable to bear watching any longer.
He felt as if the cold drill bit wasn't drilling into his grave, but into his heart.
Soon, the worker operating the machinery reported, "Captain, we've penetrated the sealing layer and reached the stone slab at the top of the tomb chamber!"
Zhu Dijun immediately ordered: "Stop drilling! Switch to the diamond cutting machine!"
A smaller, but more precise and sharper-looking, circular cutting head was replaced.
"Sizzle sizzle—"
A piercing cutting sound rang out, and sparks flew everywhere.
The thick bluestone slabs used to seal the roof were cut into a perfect circle.
"Report to the captain, the top of the tomb has been cut open!"
"Very good!" Zhu Dijun put on his helmet and searchlight and went to the entrance of the cave. "Turn on the ventilation equipment to replace the gas in the tomb. Environmental monitoring team, immediately test the composition of the air inside to determine if there is any toxic gas."
His smooth and professional operation dazzled the emperors and generals of ancient times.
So there are so many rules to follow when entering a tomb?
They were doing both ventilation and gas testing.
Those emperors who set up mercury channels and poison gas traps in their tombs felt a chill in their hearts.
Oh no, all that effort wasted.
They don't give you a chance to trigger the mechanism; they just switch the poison on you from the outside.
A dozen minutes later.
"Captain, air exchange complete, internal air quality meets standards, you may enter!"
"good!"
Zhu Dijun waved his hand.
"First team, prepare to go down the mine!"
"I'll lead the team myself!"
He was the first to fasten his safety rope and stand in front of the dark cave entrance, followed by several other fully armed archaeological team members.
As Zhu Shuang watched Zhu Dijun about to enter his palace, his heart leaped into his throat.
He suddenly had an extremely absurd feeling.
I felt like a naked person about to be thoroughly examined by a group of doctors with magnifying glasses, inside and out.
He had no chance to resist at all.
This feeling is worse than death!
"Zhu Di! Just you wait! Once we're in the underworld, you'll see how I deal with you!"
Zhu Shuang made a fierce vow in his heart.
Zhu Di shivered inexplicably.