1419: C1419 The origin of the catacombs

C1419 The origin of the catacombs

Thomas's shout broke Zhou Hao's train of thought, and he replied very casually: "Mr. Thomas, don't be too nervous, there's no mechanism here, it's just that there's no treasure here, I'm wondering why there's nothing here, but why are there so many mechanisms to guard!"

As Zhou Hao was speaking, he said to Wang Xijun: "Xijun, I'll be taking the things inside in a while. You must hug me tightly, no matter what happens, don't let go of me, I can definitely protect your safety."

"Got it, don't worry. No matter what, I won't let you go." Wang Xijun leaned on Zhou Hao's back, and felt that he was the happiest person in the world, that no danger was in her eyes at all. She only had her eyes on Zhou Hao, and at this moment, he felt that Zhou Hao's back was the safest.

Hearing that Zhou Hao said that there was no danger, Thomas also anxiously walked over, it was not that he doubted Zhou Hao's words, but he did not dare believe it, but there were so many mechanisms, and the coffin did not contain any important treasures, that was a bit of a fantasy, he could not follow Zhou Hao's previous steps, after all, Zhou Hao's movement technique was not something he could imitate.

But in order to quickly see the contents of the coffin, he didn't care that much. Since it wasn't too far away, it could be considered his luck, he didn't encounter any traps, and just walked in front of Zhou Hao, which was also the coffin. When he saw the contents of the coffin, he was a little surprised, there really weren't any treasures inside.

The two books inside the coffin were both written in ancient Chinese characters, so even a foreigner like Thomas who had studied Chinese hard could not completely recognize them, not to mention that the words on the surface of the two books were already unclear, he could not even tell what was written on them.

Since he was unsure, he turned to Zhou Hao and asked: "Mr Zhou, what are the contents of these two books? Do you understand? The Chinese words I have learnt are just for show, I do not know the words."

Zhou Hao laughed: "Mr. Thomas, you are too modest, there are not many foreigner that are as proficient in Chinese as you are, not to mention you do not understand, I also do not understand. Furthermore, the words on top are not clear, I will take it out and take a look." As he spoke, he tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and covered his hands with it.

Thomas understood what Zhou Hao was trying to do. The miserable ending of the yoga masters from before was still fresh in his mind, and Zhou Hao could at least prevent the books from being poisoned, but Zhou Hao's martial arts were peerless and not invincible. He was not afraid of anything, if he was poisoned, even if he did not become a skeleton, he would definitely soar into the sky.

Zhou Hao's hands were wrapped in a layer of cloth, and then wrapped with inner force, as though it was an insulator, he reached into the coffin and picked up the two books. The words were slightly clear, and although Zhou Hao's hands did not touch the books, he could feel that they were not dangerous at all, thus he was more at ease.

The book did not have many pages, and was much thinner than the textbook before. Zhou Hao did not hesitate either and directly flipped open the book with his hands, and sure enough, there was no danger. Those mechanisms were only used to protect these two books, but the book itself was not dangerous.

He opened the book and saw a few large words on the first page. Although they were of an ancient history, Zhou Hao was still able to recognize them with his knowledge, and the four words were "Mechanism Superclass", these four words seemed to have some sort of magic and directly struck Zhou Hao's heart. If there really was a person delivering a pillow to him while sleeping, who knew which button they would choose to choose to leave, then someone would send the Mechanism Superclass over.

Thomas was still able to understand these four words, but he was overjoyed, and shouted out loud: "Mr Zhou, we have this book, and we should be able to leave, it's really great, this damned place has no treasures, and yet we lost so many of us."

Zhou Hao just smiled and did not say anything, this Thomas really thought that he was the same person as him, even if he could get out, it was not certain if he could let him out, looks like sometimes, when people are in danger, they really can forget about their status as enemies and friends, but Zhou Hao could not forget about the situation when he was threatened.

Seeing that Zhou Hao did not react, Thomas did not know if he was thinking about the relationship between the two of them, or if he was happy that it was boring. He also shut his mouth and stretched his neck to read the book in Zhou Hao's hands.

Zhou Hao was not afraid that he would change the direction of the book, and continued to flip through the pages one by one. In fact, the moment he read the first page, he already knew that even if Thomas saw the rest of the content, there was no possibility of him going out, because this book could not allow anyone to walk out.

The first page of this book indeed had four big words, but the rest of the pages were completely blank. It was the same for countless of pages, without any self nor any pictures, this book seemed to be a book with a cover but no content. Zhou Hao reckoned that this was an ancient legend of a wordless heavenly book.

He did not know what technology or potion the ancient people used to make such a book. Previously, he thought it was just a fabrication from a movie novel, but now that he saw it with his own eyes, he knew that everything was real.

These two methods were the most common, but right now, whether it was water or fire, neither could be used to decrypt them. This book was just like trash, it had no effect at all on leaving this place, it was really disappointing.

Thomas also saw the contents of the book, and his face immediately turned ashen. He originally thought that this was where his hope lay, but he was still disappointed.

"Looks like this road won't work. Let me see what the contents of that book are. Since there is no hope in this book, maybe the book can. Don't be too dejected." Zhou Hao's state of mind was relatively calm. Even if he did not have the Mechanical Superclass book, he still had at least half a chance to make the choice, so there was no need to be too disappointed.

"Right, right, there's another one. It might have an introduction on it. These two books can't be useless. If not, why would I protect them!" Thomas thought of another book, immediately becoming spirited again and urging them on.

He then took that book out, and he was no longer the Zhou Hao from back then. After going through so many dangers, if he was still not careful, it would be impossible to recover from it, especially in that strange underground tomb.

This book was a little thicker than the previous one, so it was also not dangerous at all. Zhou Hao held the book in his hands, and not too anxious, he gently opened the first page. The words on the first page were still in the traditional style, and because there were a lot of words, Thomas was unable to understand the meaning of this article.

Fortunately, Zhou Hao had a profound knowledge of Chinese and was able to understand its meaning. As he read, he explained, "Mr. Thomas, this book probably records some historical events, and the first page introduces the reason for the construction of this underground tomb. It seems that we have all guessed wrongly, this is not some kind of imperial palace."

Thomas looked at it for a long time without understanding anything. After waiting for Zhou Hao to explain himself, he could not help but ask anxiously, "That should not be the case, if it was not for the palace, how could it be so glorious. Who can excavate such a huge underground tomb?

"You don't understand. Chinese people, especially ancient people, paid attention to these things." Zhou Hao explained with a smile: According to the introduction in the book, the master's name is Lu Li, which is Lu Ban's fortieth generation disciple. As for if it's true, there's no way to test it. Zhou Hao said to Thomas while he read the book.

Thomas was indeed an agent, he understood China very well, and nodded: "I have heard that he should be the ancestor of a carpenter, equivalent to the founder of architecture in China. He should be right, in terms of mechanisms, does he have outstanding achievements?

Zhou Hao could not help but look at Thomas with contempt in his eyes, and lamented: "Even if you learn Chinese, and know a lot of knowledge about China, you still wouldn't know it. You know Lu Ban is the ancestor of a carpenter, but don't you know who a carpenter is? That is the craftsman of the production mechanism, do you think he has anything to do with it? "

Thomas was embarrassed by Zhou Hao's words, but he understood what he meant and quickly asked: "Go on, this place was built by Lu Ban's descendants, but what is the purpose of it? It doesn't have treasures, it doesn't have antiques, and it doesn't even have a personal property in the coffin. What does that mean?"

Zhou Hao did not continue to look down on him and continued: "The creation of this tomb was indeed done in response to the Imperial Family's invitation, in the beginning, he wanted to build an underground palace for the Emperor. But after everything was completed, Lu Mu suddenly felt that this was the place he wanted to bury his ancestor's uniform.2

Speaking till here, Zhou Hao was a little surprised, the crown inside the coffin could not be Lu Ban's, they were people from almost three thousand years ago, and could not really be preserved to this day, but from the looks of it, it was indeed very ancient, and did not seem like it was from the Qing Dynasty. Zhou Hao felt that it was inconceivable, and Thomas continued to shake his head, saying that it was impossible.

Zhou Hao did not care about Thomas, and continued to recount the contents of the book: "Here, not only do we need to bury Lu Ban's memorial stone, Lu Ban learned it throughout his life, he had no children and no children, and on the day of completion of this catacombs, he knew that the Emperor would definitely not let him go, he immediately activated the mechanism and sealed the catacombs, leaving behind a map for all of you to take, he wants to wait for someone with fate in mind to pass down the knowledge on to Lu Ban, there is no treasure at all."

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