Chapter 598: Come back at 598
Shao Hongming was quite puzzled. "I don’t know about this. I’ve already sent people back in. Do we have to exhaust all the poison for it to work?"
"Xiao Shao, when is the meeting?" The two archaeologists didn’t know either. They were eager to find out what was happening inside.
"Right away."
The Zeng Family had all arrived. Su Yuanyuan was the last to come in.
She didn’t originally want to come. But someone came to call her.
She sat down without speaking, knowing they were more professional than she was.
But when she heard the commotion outside, she ran out. She saw two people being carried back.
"Is it still poison?"
Shao Hongming stood behind her, "Yes, it really is."
"This situation is really quite peculiar."
"Yeah, how could it be like this? I should go again."
Su Yuanyuan didn’t insist on going; she felt a bit tired.
Actually, the meeting inside would be the same without them, so Shao Hongming found a protective suit.
"I’ll wait outside for you. If there’s any danger, I’ll know right away."
Su Yuanyuan sat outside waiting. An hour later, Shao Hongming came running back in disarray.
"Su Yuanyuan, it’s still there. It seems we can only schedule it once it’s all consumed."
For now, that’s the only option.
From the situation inside, it really looked very unpromising.
Shao Hongming arranged for the operation to continue. Su Yuanyuan and the others calculated the time outside, planning to send in a second team, increasing the safety factor significantly.
Inside, they were also discussing, after all, the spears, nails, and such were nothing to Su Yuanyuan and her team. But to the archaeologists, these were very significant.
The Zeng Family said nothing. They sat silently, feeling more uncertain now that they were about to enter.
Ten teams were finally sent in. Only then did the poison not recut, and thus the danger was resolved.
They had already decided who would go down. Su Yuanyuan was initially planning to stay above, but the archaeologists thought it was best for her to go in, ensuring safety above.
She didn’t mind, but Shao Hongming was unwilling. However, in the end, Su Yuanyuan went along.
This time Wei Guangxiang led the team again. The three Zeng family members went down. Zeng Yixin’s father stayed above.
Zeng Hongling and her siblings followed their grandfather. They originally wanted to follow Su Yuanyuan, but the formation was arranged this way. Su Yuanyuan was at the back.
She arranged for staff to send spears, nails, and other items outside.
The walls along the way still had some inscriptions, but they were all curses.
The progress was quite fast. The archaeologists were getting anxious.
Five hours later, they reached the doorway.
Now everyone was waiting for arrangements.
Su Yuanyuan reluctantly stepped forward, with Zeng Yixin and Wei Guangxiang by her side.
The three of them together pushed the heavy stone door.
It was quite heavy, but the three of them managed to push it open.
Su Yuanyuan was already aware of the scene inside. There should still be dangers inside. So the three of them entered first, with the others following behind.
"Su Yuanyuan, be careful."
"You two as well."
The three of them saw many light points inside, an impressive design, serving as ventilation holes.
Wei Guangxiang was the first to spot the figure sitting cross-legged beside him, his little uncle.
The other two were also drawn to it. Su Yuanyuan knew this was a meditative posture; the person seemed asleep. According to Wei Guangxiang, he had been missing for many years, yet looked like a normal person. This person should be dead, but why hadn’t he decayed?
Wei Guangxiang watched from a distance. He really didn’t know what he was aiming for. It was beyond imagination that he didn’t believe his little uncle couldn’t leave. Since they all faced attacks from spears and nails, but there were none on the ground, it showed the little uncle had used some method.
It really surprised them. Inside, there was truly no danger.
Those waiting outside were very anxious.
"Xiao Su, shall we go in together too?"
Su Yuanyuan didn’t turn back, "You discuss among yourselves. I don’t understand these things. Here, I listen to you all."
In the end, everyone went in. It was truly exhilarating for them.
Mercury surrounded the sarcophagus, appearing sacred and untouchable.
The surrounding stone walls were extremely smooth.
But how would they get to the sarcophagus, or extract it?
Zeng Yaozu, with Zeng Yixin and Zeng Hongling, knelt closely and bowed towards the sarcophagus.
The scientists researched the inscription tablet, and also studied the outsider.
Wei Guangxiang felt very uncomfortable; his little uncle was only three years older. They had grown up studying and living together. This was why he had abandoned everything to search for his little uncle.
Now he knew he couldn’t stop their research.
What’s his little uncle thinking? Was living among the mundane not good? The one who was always so ethereal became a subject of study.
But when someone touched him, his clothes crumbled into dust.
It turned out his skin was all black. But why hadn’t his face changed? These were all unsolved mysteries.
Now they dared not move lightly, so they continued studying the inscription tablet for any hints.
The three Zeng family members stood aside watching. They didn’t do anything else. After all, this was their ancestor; they had already seen their records at home, and it was very similar here.
Actually, all the information was inside the sarcophagus. But they couldn’t get to it now.
Su Yuanyuan stood far away, uninterested in the research.
Now she was thinking of how to get across. Did they need to divert the mercury? Such a project would be no small feat.
Actually, there really was no other way. She estimated that it was over fifty meters from the edge of the mercury to the sarcophagus, with no auxiliary measures possible.
The only solution was to draw out the mercury.
While they researched, it had nothing to do with her, so she wandered in thought.
But she noticed Wei Guangxiang seemed different.
At this moment, a member of the archaeological team approached her, "Mr. Su, get someone to bring in wood, and have carpenters come as well."
Su Yuanyuan nodded, calling someone over and having him go out to prepare. She also told him to inform Shao Hongming that the distance was about fifty meters, so they should know how much wood to bring in.
Meanwhile, the meal delivery arrived. Shao Hongming even had them bring Su Yuanyuan a stool.
Su Yuanyuan laughed. She didn’t expect Shao Hongming to be so considerate. But the gesture was much appreciated.
The meals were eaten quickly. After all, there was so much here that fascinated them, with many inscriptions waiting to be studied.