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Zhou Hao's words were undoubtedly a huge blow to them. After they found the map, they instinctively thought that it was a treasure map, and following the map here, they became even more certain of this estimation. Such a huge palace must be the goal of some sort of emperor in ancient China.
They had some understanding of the luxurious life of the kings in the history of China. Back then, when the Qing Dynasty's last alliance of eight empires invaded China, they plundered many treasures. This was a well-known fact and even if the wealth here was not greater than the real palace, they would at least obtain a lot of treasures, which was why they sent people here.
Only then did they take the opportunity to come here to look for treasures. Otherwise, with so many of their experts entering China to look for treasures, they would have definitely been discovered by the people from the First Army, and they would have spent a lot of effort in sending out their experts, but in the end, only they themselves saw the "treasures" in the palace, and it turned out to be just two books.
No matter how precious the mechanical knowledge was, for Thomas and the others, without question, regardless of who it was, they would not have time to study the mechanical skills. First, disregarding the fact that there were very few uses of the subject in modern society, and even if it was useful, in order to learn more about the mechanical skills, one would have to first study ancient Chinese, and then spend their entire life researching about the subject.
Zhou Hao looked at Thomas's face that looked as if he had lost his parents, and his heart was already gloating over his misfortune, as he calculated everything in vain. Even though he was trapped in a difficult situation because of their schemes, and had come in passively after all, it would definitely be a big blow to them if they took the initiative to enter first and became disappointed.
"Mr. Thomas, it seems like you are all confused by the palace, there are no treasures here, if you are interested in these two books, I can give them to you." Zhou Hao felt that he would be sorry if he did not say something, and waved the book in his hand towards Thomas.
Thomas felt that Zhou Hao's words were like a knife that stabbed into his heart. The sarcasm in his words was too strong, if not for the fact that he did not care about his reputation, he would have immediately run away with his hands covering his face. Of course, there was one more important problem, he was afraid that he might accidentally step on a mechanism.
"Mr. Zhou Hao, now that things have reached this stage, there's no need to mention how useless it is. Since this book introduces the origins of the underground tomb, whether or not to mention how to leave, we should leave this damned place first." After trying hard to calm the disappointment and depression in his heart, Thomas said in a heavy voice.
Zhou Hao secretly praised him in his heart. As expected of a secret service agent, with his mental fortitude, he was still able to calm down after such a huge psychological drop. If he did not have any extraordinary martial arts skills, he would have been classified as a strong opponent to guard against.
Since Mr. Thomas is not interested, then I will take it. But I can tell you for sure, there is no mention of how to leave this place. If you want to leave, that depends on our decision. Zhou Hao didn't waste time with words and wrapped the two books up with the cloth he used to wrap them with. He passed them to Wang Xijun who was behind him and told her to hold the two books properly.
There were a lot of books on the underground tomb that Zhou Hao did not read carefully, but the other book was the Wordless Book, so he had to take it back. These kinds of books would normally have some important content, if not, they would not be recorded using the Wordless Book.
Seeing that Zhou Hao wanted to take the books away, Thomas did not say anything more. In his eyes, the value of the two books was zero, even if Zhou Hao was willing to take them, he would not say anything.
"Mr. Thomas, don't look at me. Do you plan on leaving your fate to me, or are you going to make this choice by yourself? Zhou Hao bowed towards Lu Ban's tomb. If this was truly the tomb of Lu Tong, then he himself would have to show respect.
"Mr Zhou, I do not understand everything here, and in terms of strength, you are the one who is stronger, so I will leave everything to you. At that time, if the traps are indeed activated, I hope that Mr Zhou can help me." Thomas was currently disheartened, all he wanted to do was to quickly leave this place and leave everything to Zhou Hao.
Not only was Thomas's character good, he was also very smart. If he was still going against him, let alone encountering a mechanism, even if he did not, Zhou Hao would probably not let him leave. He had already killed many people, so he did not mind having one more.
With that thought in mind, he smiled: "Mr. Thomas, if I really chose the mechanism, don't blame me. Everything here is very strange, no one knows what kind of situation we would encounter, but if it is within my capabilities, I will definitely help you, I will not watch as you fall into my trap."
He still had to be on high alert. Not only did he have to be on guard against the mechanisms being touched, he also had to be on guard against Thomas's sneak attack at the most critical moment. Who could guarantee that he wouldn't be insanely sudden.
Zhou Hao had been on the edge of life and death many times, so he had already reacted extremely vigilantly. Even if he squatted down, if Thomas made any unusual movements, with his strength, it was enough to kill him ten times over. Thomas obviously didn't know this, but Zhou Hao would never tell him either.
Luckily, Thomas had lost all hope and lost all hope, his wish to search for the treasure was shattered, he only wanted to leave this place, if not he would have no idea what was going on, he would have probably died. Now, his eyes were staring straight at Zhou Hao, afraid that Zhou Hao would make a mistake and activate the mechanism.
Zhou Hao wasn't as nervous as him, in fact, ever since he had recovered his premonition, he wasn't as nervous anymore. He reckoned that if he chose the wrong button, the premonition would definitely remind him, otherwise, it would be too unreliable. According to the map previously, if the mechanism here was activated, it would be absolutely impossible to leave, even if he were to press the next button.
His hand was placed on a button on the left, and before he could even press it, a sense of danger had already flashed through his mind, moreover, it was the strongest time in history, as if he strongly requested that Zhou Hao not choose this, or else he would definitely be doomed. Zhou Hao didn't hesitate to switch his hand to the other side.
He had never encountered such a strong warning, and it was obvious that this button was the main mechanism's activation button. The other button was to stop the main mechanism's barrier, although this was all very simple for Zhou Hao, if it was any other person, he would have been done for. It was unknown how many times Zhou Hao's premonition had saved him.
When he pressed down his hand on the main checkpoint of all the mechanisms, the sound of the spring rang out once again. The originally separated ground had now closed up, and the mercury ditches were also covered up; the ground was as flat as ever, as if it had never been split.
After Zhou Hao chose the button, everything in the underground palace returned to normal, as though there had never been a mechanism, as though it was just like an ordinary tomb. Even the coffin had closed up after pressing on the main mechanism barrier for a while, causing Zhou Hao and the other two to stare blankly, dumbstruck for a long while.
Even if the three of them were mentally prepared, when everything was happening, they would still feel like they were in a dream. Such an ingenious mechanism was something that modern science could not explain.
Even if he did not understand it, he could find someone to study it. If he were to use these mechanical skills on the national security system, although he could not guarantee that they would not be stolen by others, at least he could defend against foreign spies, which would definitely have a very significant effect. This mechanical skill was more vital than modern technology.
"Alright, Mr. Thomas, we are safe this time, since there are no more treasures here, let us return, now we have a safe path, although you did not treat me well before, I do not mind, after we return, I will inform the United States Government, it would be best if you do not cause any trouble for me, next time I will not be so courteous." Zhou Hao jumped two steps ahead before, and turned his head to say this to Thomas.
He had originally wanted to leave Thomas here, but after thinking about it, no matter what happened to both sides before, this time they could be considered as having lived together. There was no friendship to fight, at least he did not want to kill Thomas anymore.
Although Thomas knew that the mechanism had been shut down by Zhou Hao, he was still worried. As he chased after Zhou Hao, he nodded his head and said: "Mr Zhou's meaning is that I have already reported it to my superior. Thank you for your help today, after this matter is over, I will immediately return home.
Zhou Hao laughed and did not speak, he did not expect that the two parties who were going to fight to the death would actually have such a relationship, it was truly an unchangeable situation in the world, he only hoped that Thomas was sincere, and that Zhou Hao would not speak of it again, at that time, Thomas would definitely not be able to live.
When he was about to step out of the palace and leave the underground palace, Thomas's miserable scream suddenly came from behind him. Zhou Hao was shocked, didn't all of the mechanisms stop, what was going on? He hurriedly turned his head to look, and at this time, Thomas was already surrounded by a cloud of pink mist.0
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