Chapter 1393: The reason for leaving this bunch of small fries behind

【I find that this Lao San is naturally funny; his words can even be taken as a tonic.】

【This guy is also a rare specimen; just looking at his eyes, one knows he must be a 'Wolong' or a 'Fengchu'.】

【But think about it, maybe this is a method too. If the staircase bombs rely on the power they bear themselves, perhaps...】

【'Perhaps' your grandfather! Is your brain kicked by a donkey?】

【If the staircase is blown up, it will trigger a chain reaction, and the whole thing will collapse.】

【Sure enough, wherever there is a 'Wolong', there is a 'Fengchu'. Isn't acting rashly in such a tomb just courting death?】

【Your intelligence... calling you and that Lao San 'Wolong and Fengchu' is absolutely spot on.】

Looking back at the Crescent Hotel, at this moment, everyone finally remembered to ask Zhang Lin.

Someone raised their hand and asked: "Mr. Zhang, what is the situation with the Second Archaeological Team now? They have been walking on this staircase for over ten minutes. Based on the mileage and their speed, they should have walked out at least a thousand meters."

"But they still haven't seen the end. Could it be that the staircase is spiral, so they haven't walked out yet?"

If the Dragon Ridge Labyrinth spirals downward, then this kind of spiral staircase would spiral very deep; this is the only explanation everyone could think of.

Zhang Lin, however, waved his hand and said: "I know what you mean, but have you ever thought about the industrial level of the Tang Dynasty? How deep could they have excavated the ground?"

"The so-called Dragon Ridge Labyrinth was also formed later. Even with current technological levels for underground exploration, under permissible conditions, it might be tens of thousands of meters or even further."

"But if one wanted to build such a large void and construct steps, that is completely impossible."

Everyone nodded subconsciously upon hearing this, but the confusion in their eyes did not disappear at all.

Zhang Lin did not provide them with the corresponding answer; telling them why the Second Archaeological Team hadn't reached the end yet and finding the corresponding entrance—that was the most important thing.

In their view, they were likely just going in circles at this location, but they didn't dare to say it.

And immediately after, Zhang Lin said: "Actually, what the Second Archaeological Team should be doing now is finding a very long rope, then connecting all of them together, with each person walking a segment."

"In the end, they will definitely have an unexpected discovery. As long as there are enough people, the current number should be just about right."

Once these words were spoken, this explanation from Zhang Lin was also considered resolved!

One of their previous doubts was why they chose to accept Ma Dada's group; it was for this step.

But in everyone's view, this was even more surprising than the crises the Second Archaeological Team was facing.

Right then, someone hurriedly raised their hand and asked: "Mr. Zhang, did you know about such similar staircases before? Is that why you made this choice?"

Zhang Lin nodded slowly and said: "You can understand it that way. Actually, before they entered the Dragon Ridge Labyrinth, I had roughly guessed that there would be this kind of mechanism inside."

"Because the key to the Dragon Ridge Labyrinth lies in the word 'labyrinth'. Since it is a maze device, there will definitely be similar mazes ahead."

Hearing this, everyone gasped, their hearts filled with wonder!

Zhang Lin had already thought the problem through to this stage. Even if they made a horizontal comparison with all of Zhang Lin's previous performances, they were incredibly surprised at this moment.

But they didn't ask more questions in this regard. At this time, someone raised their hand and asked: "Mr. Zhang, then how should the Second Archaeological Team proceed specifically? Do they really have to blow up these stairs to see the corresponding way out?"

Zhang Lin shook his head and said: "Actually, the reason they are facing this situation now is that the core problem lies in these steps and the light-absorbing paint on and around the steps."

Light-absorbing paint?

This term is relatively not very new; there are already some uses for light-absorbing paint now.

But what they couldn't understand was why such light-absorbing paint could be used during the Tang Dynasty?

There doesn't seem to be much record of this in historical books.

Zhang Lin could naturally see everyone's thoughts and smiled indifferently, saying: "Don't view the so-called light-absorbing paint as modern technology. Many things already appeared in ancient times; it's just that the ancients called them differently than we do now, which led to our cognitive bias."

"When Li Chunfeng was arranging the tomb, he specifically laid out light-absorbing paint here, just so that people wouldn't see the full picture of this staircase."

"And only when they surround it with a rope and thoroughly understand this staircase can they find the answer to what follows."

This was the preliminary certification Zhang Lin gave regarding this staircase, and immediately after, no one in the Second Archaeological Team asked why.

Because everyone believed that Zhang Lin would definitely give the most correct answer later.

At this moment, Yang Lu immediately said: "Get the rope, line everyone up."

Wang Kaixuan lowered his voice beside Yang Lu and said: "Team Leader Yang, we can do it, but is this bunch of people reliable?"

Yang Lu naturally did not ignore the most critical issue at this moment; Wang Kaixuan's reminder was absolutely correct.

The most critical point was that Ma Dada's group was simply unreliable!

If they caused any trouble and chose to use other methods to solve this matter, then the Second Archaeological Team would be in trouble.

Now he also understood why Zhang Lin arranged it this way; the key was that each position needed a node, and the reason Zhang Lin was so certain must have to do with the mechanism after it was cracked.

He believed that if Zhang Lin were here himself, he wouldn't need so many people on the steps to find the corresponding mechanism.

But now, to confirm the location of this mechanism, they needed everyone to be positioned at that most critical spot.

Zhang Lin could use these split points to connect them all together, and then they would be able to find where that mechanism was.

It's just that he didn't know how far the rope could lead them.

And the next moment, Yang Lu looked at Ma Dada.

Ma Dada hurriedly said at this time: "Team Leader Yang, don't worry. Although our group are just mud-legged peasants, we wouldn't dare to be negligent when it comes to saving our lives! I can tell that it must be that Mr. Zhang on your side who has given some corresponding instructions again. Don't worry, we will definitely execute the orders!"

Ma Dada's awareness suddenly increased; Yang Lu was not too surprised.

If they didn't have this kind of awareness at this time, it would only prove that the other party was looking for death!

So Yang Lu, who originally wanted to say a few words, didn't pay any more attention to it at this time.

……. ===== CHAPTER 1394 =====