Chapter 434: The Accurate Prophecy Fifteen Years Later! The Master Behind the Master!

Watching the livestream, the audience grew excited too as the archaeological team had already located the burial site and roughly estimated the size of the underground palace using traditional methods.

Zhang Lin was also a little pleased as he said, "Looks like the archaeological team is lucky on this trip — they actually pinpointed the location on the first try!"

"But a structure like a sunken-ship tomb fears water most of all."

"Right now the archaeological team probably still doesn't know whether the nether hall below has taken on water."

"If water has already gotten in, then there's nothing to worry about — just drill a hole and go in."

"But if the chamber below is still sealed, that becomes much trickier."

"Because once it's breached, the water rushing in could cause catastrophic consequences!"

"Our archaeology isn't destruction, so we have to act cautiously based on actual conditions…"

But before Zhang Lin's difficult popular-science explanation had even finished, there were already plenty of exclamations in the room.

The tone was one of regret and shock, but within moments the room was filled with gasps and sighs.

Professor Liu stood up directly and said to Zhang Lin, "Sigh, no need to think it over so much — the archaeological team arrived a step too late…"

"They found that someone has already torn a hole in the outer layer of the tomb wall — someone has already gone in!"

Zhang Lin understood at once — someone had beaten them to it.

Actually, it wasn't all that impossible.

The moment Zhang Lin fixed the position of the treasure eye, exploration companies had already rushed to the Xisha.

Their efficiency is far higher than the National Archaeological Institute's!

Finding the sunken-ship tomb first, drilling a hole and going in — that was well within expectations.

Zhang Lin figured that some people might have even given up not-losing-stone just to enter the seabed tomb one step ahead.

So apart from running into a single jiao-fish, the archaeological team encountered no other attacks.

Perhaps this group, after weighing the pros and cons, still felt the elixir of immortality was more important!

Now that it's confirmed someone has entered the tomb first, not a single more minute can be wasted.

In the livestream, Professor Chen had already begun issuing arrangements over the underwater intercom.

"Everyone, check your oxygen tanks and gear — we're preparing to enter the tomb!"

After Professor Chen finished giving orders, several archaeological team members were the first to slip in through that hole.

The moment they got inside, they switched to reporting mode: "Professor, this is a double-layered tomb wall structure!"

"The inner layer of the tomb wall hasn't been damaged, but the space between the two layers is already filled with seawater!"

Hearing this, everyone watching the livestream grew tense.

If seawater has completely flooded the tomb chamber, the artifacts inside will surely suffer devastating damage!

Many people were already furious, cursing at the top of their lungs — all of them calling the ones who went in first bandits, criminals!

This kind of tomb-destroying behavior with no regard for consequences is illegal even in Xia, where civilian archaeology is encouraged.

Many people worried — would the seabed tomb be ruined because of this?

Just then, Zhang Tianshi's voice came through the screen.

"No need to worry too much — this kind of double-layered tomb wall design is specifically used for underwater tombs."

"It's fine even if the space between the outer and inner walls is filled with seawater; there's a passage on the inner wall that spirals inward to let water in."

"With a design like this, there's a waterless space inside that uses air pressure to trap a portion of air within the tomb chamber."

Hearing Zhang Tianshi speak with such certainty, the crowd finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But the tone of the barrage in the livestream room was gradually drifting off-topic.

【For a professional and rare tomb like this, you really need a professional to handle it!】

【Right, right, right — the Zhang family of the Northeast are also generations of tomb-raiding experts, worldly-wise and well-informed!】

【Speaking of which, it's kind of funny — I listen to Mr. Zhang Lin here while Zhang Dafo Ye appraises treasures, and in the archaeological team's livestream I watch Zhang Tianshi display his prowess; my whole entertainment life has been taken over by the Zhang family.】

【But Zhang Tianshi really is professional — how does he know so much? Could there be sunken-ship tombs in the Northeast too?】

【Does the Northeast even have a sea?】

【Bohai Sea:??? That's not very polite of you.】

Because of Zhang Tianshi's composure, the people who had been worried all relaxed.

Now hearing him continue, "This interlayer is actually a tomb passage — we just don't know how deep the passage goes, whether the oxygen we're carrying can last long enough to walk into the ancient tomb."

"So I suggest we ration the oxygen tanks, calculate the distance at double, and make sure we have enough to get back."

"Once the oxygen approaches a critical level and we still haven't entered the tomb chamber, retreat immediately!"

Professor Chen heard this and felt the arrangement was reasonable.

He quickly organized everyone to line up and slip through the tomb wall.

Inside, it was indeed already filled with seawater — everyone lined up and swam forward.

……

The Xisha archaeological team was already preparing to enter the tomb, and the footage of advancing through the tomb passage was all the same.

Apart from the sound of water and the team members' breathing, there was nothing else — so the audience lost interest as they watched.

Their attention shifted back to Zhang Lin here!