This group of tomb robbers finally came to a stop at a place on the mountainside. The division of labor among these people was very clear. Someone was watching the feng shui, exploring the tomb, and strategizing. This person was the leader.
Some people are responsible for carrying heavy tools. These people also work part-time to dump soil and look out for wind. They have the lowest status in the team and get the least profit after sharing.
No matter what industry you are in, one craft is always the most popular. If you are skilled in craftsmanship, you will be the Bodhisattva in the team. Only by taking the maximum profit can you retain such talents.
In addition to the bosses, logistics personnel, and soil workers who dig holes, digging holes is a technical job. In addition to being strong, you also need to be able to see, smell, and ask. With just one shovel, you can tell the difference between the smell of earth and the living earth and dead earth.
Whether there is a tomb, the size of the tomb, and how deep it is from the tomb.
There is one leader, five support people, and three earthworkers. The three are a master and two young apprentices. There are already nine people here.
In addition, there are deputy leaders and third brothers.
The deputy leader's eyesight is only as good as that of the leader. He must know how to use palms and hands to know which items in the ancient tomb are valuable and can be moved away, which antiques are worthless and can be discarded and moved to other more valuable treasures. He must also be responsible for contacting the next family, so that these things can be dealt with in the dark.
of bright objects.
The leader is only responsible for strategizing behind the scenes, looking for information about the tomb, and is not responsible for making public appearances or contacting subordinates. The leader and deputy leader have many similar abilities, but they are also very different.
Jin'an got all this information from the mouths of these tomb robbers. Tomb robbing is actually quite boring. Before finding the ancient tomb, he could only watch the earthworkers digging holes, so when he was bored, he would chat to pass the time.
time.
Jin An also saw the third brother among these people. He was a muscular man with a gloomy face. He did not have the temperament of a Taoist priest, but looked more like a martial arts practitioner.
At this time, I saw the three masters and apprentices who were digging the robber holes. They occasionally smelled the dirt and sometimes ate the dirt. They were so busy that they were sweating profusely and kept changing the robber holes.
"Master, I seem to have dug up rocks. It's getting harder and harder to dig down with the shovel." The one who spoke was the young apprentice with triangular eyes.
"Change the shovel to a fine steel shovel. If the fine steel shovel still can't dig in, you can only change the point and dig the robbery hole again." The answer was not the master, but the apprentice with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
Their masters only watched from the side, and would provide guidance and provide technical support when encountering problems. Cave-breaking was a laborious job, and young people could do it very quickly.
The master nodded and acquiesced to the eldest disciple's words.
The hardness of the fine steel shovel is much higher than that of the pig iron shovel, and the speed of digging holes is much faster. The main disadvantage is that the cost is too high, so it can only be used in key places and cannot be used as normal consumables.
The young man was very strong, and he penetrated the stone layer in just a few strokes. Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, so they didn't have to dig another hole.
Tomb robbing could only be done at night, and they had to rest in hiding during the day. They changed several robbing holes in a row, but there was not much time left for them. After finding the ancient tomb, they had to strengthen the robbing hole and explore the main room of the ancient tomb.
It takes a lot of time to carry the burial objects and hide them down the mountain.
Of course, there is another reason. One less hole can save a lot of energy.
The color of the soil brought out from the shovel gradually changed, first to white mud, and then to white mud with green mud. The two were overjoyed and quickly handed the soil to their master, who also looked happy.
The white plaster mud and green mud had reached the soil layer of the tomb. The two of them continued to shovel, and the more they hit, the more surprised they became. The soil layer was quite thick, and the shovel worked for a while before it could no longer be broken.
"The sealing layer and the size of the tomb are consistent with each other. This must be at least a large tomb of a Marquis or General of the Warring States Period. This time, I have asked you to find a large tomb." The two of them became more and more happy as they talked, expressing admiration for the young man.
I enjoyed it very much, with a smile on my face.
At this time, the two masters came over with a few big shovels, one of them threw one over, and said with a smile: "Stop talking in a happy mood, dig out the ancient tomb first. There are robber holes all over the Black Mountain. This
It is still unknown whether the ancient tomb has been robbed. You should pray more that this large tomb has not been robbed by colleagues, so that our trip is not in vain."
Yes, yes, yes, the two happily took the shovel, and followed the master with their hands like a whirlwind to dig out the soil layer.
Jin An also became curious at this time and couldn't help but approach the robbery hole. This was the first time he saw the whole process of tomb robbers digging the robbery hole, and he wanted to see what would be dug out underneath.
"Master, senior brother, have you noticed that there is a sudden cold wind blowing on our backs?" The little disciple with triangular eyes turned his head and looked around suspiciously.
"Dahei Mountain is originally a mass grave. It is normal for some lonely ghosts to wander around. Bring the amulet and the karma-killing ghost-headed sword that the master left for your ancestor. The ancestor will protect you and ward off disasters. And there are
Xu San is holding the battle by his side. If something happens, Xu San will remind us immediately." The master did not take the sinister wind behind him seriously. With the concerted efforts of the three of them, the robbery hole was quickly expanded.
The logistics staff were also busy cleaning up the soil and piling it aside to create enough space for the three soil workers.
When the shovel was about to reach the soil sealing layer, the shovel hit a hard object and a spark was thrown out from the impact.
In the darkness, you can vaguely see it as a gray-white stone.
"It seems that this is the stone that the shovel hit before." Unexpectedly, the more the three of them dug, the more surprised they became. This was not an ordinary stone, but a stone figurine.
The stone figurine is laid on its side, and the front face is still buried in the soil and cannot be seen.
"We haven't dug into the tomb yet, so how come a stone figurine came out here first?"
"Many dignitaries have been buried in Daheishan over the years. The settlement of ancient tombs overlapped, or other ancient tombs were unintentionally dug up and looted during the construction of the cemetery. It is not uncommon for worthless stone figurines to be discarded everywhere.
"This stone figurine is usually a sacrificial object for some ancient ritual. Move it away first before continuing to dig deeper." The master urged the two apprentices to join hands and move the stone figurine together.
As the stone figurines were moved, I discovered that a large hole had been cut out on the face of the stone figurines. It was dark and cold in the middle of winter, and it looked weird. It gave me the creepy feeling of being stared at by an evil spirit. I just didn’t know where this big hole was.
It was like this from the beginning. They deliberately made a faceless human figurine as a sacrificial object, but it was destroyed by them when they broke into the cave.
An accident occurred. Just as the three of them were working together to carry the stone figurines, a large number of red and black centipedes suddenly emerged from the stone figurines. The master quickly pulled the two apprentices away and retreated.
But it was still a step too late. While moving the stone figurines, the young apprentice's hand happened to be placed near the black hole on his face. A large centipede crawled into his palm. Before he could shake it away in fear, he was stung with severe pain.
After such a severe pain and delay, the young apprentice was swallowed up by a large number of poisonous centipedes pouring out of the faceless figurines. Only the master took the older apprentice and fled back to the ground in panic.
These centipedes are extremely poisonous, and after just a few breaths, the little apprentice has already lost his voice.
This shocking incident happened so quickly that no one expected that the ancient tomb was not dug, and one person in the team was killed first, which greatly damaged the morale of the team, and everyone looked ugly.
Looking at the faceless figurines and the transparent ghost state, Jin An looked thoughtful.