Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 3107: The abyss in the mountain
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Chapter 3107: The Abyss in the Mountain
This stone door was very heavy and awkward. Ye Tian seemed to have spent a lot of effort to push the stone door open through a gap, and then stopped.
At this moment, a piece of dirty air suddenly escaped from the stone gate and rushed directly towards the joint exploration team staying outside the stone gate.
Fortunately, everyone here was wearing full protective equipment and wrapped tightly, and no one was harmed.
Even so, everyone was still shocked and very happy.
When the dust fell, Ye Tiancai stepped forward again and continued to push the thick stone door.
It’s much easier this time!
In the blink of an eye, he had slowly pushed the stone door open.
Behind this stone door is not the secret room or treasure that everyone expected, but another cave shrouded in darkness.
As the light entered, the situation in this cave immediately appeared before everyone's eyes, and was shown on the live broadcast screen.
Compared with the places we have explored before, the cave behind the stone gate looks more regular, and the traces of man-made excavation are more obvious.
As far as the eye can see, there are almost no protruding rocks on the ground and the cave walls on both sides. Only the roof of the cave remains in its original state.
Like the other places we just explored, there is a lot of dust in this section of the cave.
And the dust here seems to be thicker and thicker, completely covering the ground and cave walls on both sides, and sealing the gaps around the stone door.
Because of this, a lot of dirty air accumulated inside.
There were no crossbows or javelins fired from the stone gate. It was very calm and there seemed to be no danger.
After making sure it was safe, Ye Tian returned to the stone door and began to check the situation inside.
However, he did not go in immediately.
Standing at the door and looking twice, he suddenly let out a sigh, and then said in surprise:
"Why does the dust in this stone door look like volcanic ash? Moreover, the temperature inside the stone door seems to be a little higher than outside, and the air seems to be drier.
In the local legend of Aksum, it is said that there is a volcano deep in the cliff, which is constantly baking the rocks on the mountain. Is this legend true?
If this is the case, the curse engraved on this stone door, in which intruders will be burned to death by flames, probably refers to the magma deep in the mountain! ”
Before he finished speaking, many people immediately exclaimed.
"What? There is a volcano deep in the mountain. Is it real or fake?"
"If this is really the case, then we will be in big trouble!"
Before the exclamations ended, several archaeologists came up and began to check the situation.
One of the Israeli archaeologists seemed to be a little too excited and wanted to enter the stone door, but was pulled back by Ye Tian at the door.
"No one is allowed to enter this stone gate before the situation is ascertained"
"Okay, Steven, I was reckless"
The Israeli archaeologist nodded in response, somewhat embarrassed.
Next, these archaeologists squatted at the door, carefully picked up some dust from the ground inside the stone door, and began to study.
In just a moment, these archaeologists have reached a conclusion.
"Yes, Steven, the dust on the ground is indeed volcanic ash. Judging from the amount of volcanic ash accumulated, this should be an extinct volcano that has been dormant for at least thousands of years.
If this was an active volcano, the volcanic ash spewed out for more than two thousand years would have completely buried this cave long ago, as would the things hidden in the cave."
Irving introduced the situation, and the others nodded.
"Looking at it this way, we are relatively lucky to have encountered an extinct volcano. If this is an active volcano, then we can only withdraw from here and return in vain"
Ye Tian nodded and said, somewhat relaxed.
Immediately afterwards, he asked several of his employees to come forward and began to detect the air, dust, and rocks in the stone gate.
Like several archaeologists, they can only stand outside the stone gate and work.
At the same time, Ye Tian asked his men to release a small drone and fly into the cave behind the stone gate to explore the depths of the cave.
As the small drone entered, the situation behind the stone gate immediately appeared on the surveillance screen.
For reasons of confidentiality and to preserve suspense for the live broadcast, the footage captured by this small drone was not immediately broadcast live.
Behind this stone gate is a cave that slopes downward, winding and extending deep into the mountain.
Similar to the situation inside the Shimen, the floor and walls of this section of the cave are relatively regular, which is obviously caused by humans.
Moreover, the ground and cave walls were covered with a thick layer of volcanic ash, covering everything. Except for the rough outlines of several sculptures, nothing else could be seen clearly.
The small drone flew down the cave for about twenty meters. After turning a corner, a cave entrance suddenly appeared in front of it.
Outside the entrance of the cave is a small platform, only one or two square meters in size.
When the small drone flew out of the hole, a narrow crack shrouded in darkness suddenly appeared on the surveillance screen.
This crack is located inside the mountain. It is about four to five meters wide at its widest point. It is irregularly oval in shape and looks a bit like a human eye. The shape is very strange.
Looking down from a high position, you can't see the bottom of this crack at all, there is only darkness below.
At least the searchlight carried by the small drone cannot illuminate the bottom.
The situation at the top of the crack is the same. It is also shrouded in darkness and nothing can be seen.
The section of the cave behind the stone gate ended abruptly when it reached this crack and turned into a dead end road.
Opposite the cave entrance and about five or six meters diagonally below, there is another cave entrance, which exactly corresponds to this cave.
The two cave entrances are separated by a bottomless crack, but they are not completely isolated and are connected to each other.
What connects them is a staircase on the wall of the cracked cave.
This staircase was obviously man-made and was no more than fifty centimeters wide. It snaked along the cracked cave wall and extended all the way to the cave entrance below.
In other words, if everyone wants to enter the cave entrance below, they can only take the stairs on the cracked cave wall.
Looking at these pictures transmitted back by the small drone, everyone took a breath of air.
"Oh my God! This terrain is too dangerous, it's scary to look at!"
"It's hard to imagine how the Beta Israelites did all this more than two thousand years ago? It's incredible!"
Even Ye Tian was shocked by this set of video images.
Due to the limited perspective distance, he did not know the situation deep in the mountain.
Seeing this series of scenes, he was also secretly shocked.
"Nick, use a small drone to carefully examine the condition of this crack. How high is the top, how far is it from the top of the cliff, how deep is the bottom, and what is there?
Then check the stairs on the cracked cave wall to see if they are firm and in good condition, and then fly into the cave entrance below to explore! ”
Ye Tian said in a deep voice and issued a series of orders.
"Okay, Steven, leave these things to us, we will find out the situation soon"
Nick nodded in response.
Immediately afterwards, the small drone flew towards the top of the crack.
At this time, the two employees responsible for the test also got the results.
"Stephen, after testing, in addition to arsenic, there is also a certain amount of sulfur in the air inside the cave. Fortunately, the content is not very high, so don't worry too much.
In these volcanic ash, we also detected arsenic and sulfur. The sulfur content is slightly higher than that in the air. It is obvious that this is indeed an extinct volcano.
Also, the rocks inside the Shimen are also different from the rocks at the entrance of the Satellite Cave of David. Although they also contain highly toxic arsenic, the texture of these rocks is a little harder! ”
After listening to the introduction, Ye Tian's expression suddenly became more solemn.
"This is really a cave filled with poisonous gas. The air is not only rich in arsenic but also sulfur. If you rush in here without any protection, you will definitely be dead!"
After the words fell, Owen immediately continued:
"Yes, this is a desert. What I can't understand is how the Beta Israelites stayed here for a long time and hid their treasures here? Aren't they afraid of poison?"
"Everyone is afraid of poisons, and the Beta Israelites are no exception. They may have special methods to deal with these poisonous elements, but they must have paid a huge price.
Before they sealed the cave, the ventilation conditions here might have been okay, diluting the toxins in the air, and using some unknown special methods, they were able to stay here.
When they blocked the other entrance to the cave and the entrance on the cliff, plus more than two thousand years of accumulation, this place turned into a huge gas chamber and a place of death."
Listening to his analysis, everyone nodded in agreement.
Subsequently, Ye Tian asked his men to hang a powerful fan from the top of the cliff again and place it at the stone gate to quickly replace the air inside the stone gate.
The powerful ventilation fan placed on the other side of the cliff is always working, constantly improving the air environment here.
In the crack deep in the mountain.
A small drone has flown to the top of the crack and begun exploring.
The top of the crack is about forty meters away from the entrance of the cave below, slightly lower than the Satellite of David on the cliff wall, and about one hundred and eighty meters away from the top of the cliff above.
On the top of the crack, no traps were found, only rocks.
Then, the small drone changed direction and flew towards the bottom of the crack.
As a result, the small drone flew down for seventy or eighty meters before it reached the bottom.
This depth shocked Ye Tian and the others, making everyone terrified.
At the bottom of the crack, there is no boiling magma, but only a pile of rocks, volcanic ash everywhere, and a few small gaps extending into the cliff.
There is nothing else.
Next, the small drone flew up from the bottom and began to explore the stairs on the cracked cave wall.
Although the staircase is very narrow and extremely dangerous, it looks relatively complete and solid, with only a few places damaged!
But this is just an appearance. The real situation is unknown and can only be known through on-site inspection.
After exploring the stairs on the wall of the crack, the small drone flew to the cave opposite the crack and began to explore the situation in the cave there.
……
Twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Ye Tian and the others are ready to enter this stone gate to explore, and the air in the cave has almost been replaced.
After rapid replacement, the toxin content in the air has been greatly reduced, and the threat is much smaller.
The only ones who first entered the stone gate to explore were Ye Tian, his two security personnel, and Owen, the archaeologist.
As for others, they can only wait for them to explore a safe path before following them in.
Without exception, each of Ye Tian and the others had a safety rope tied around their waists.
The other end of the safety rope is in the hands of the exploration team outside the stone gate, and is tied to several thick stone pillars, which is very strong.
Before entering this stone door, Ye Tian first squatted at the door, stretched out his hand to push away the volcanic ash on the ground inside the door, and examined the ground carefully.
Next, he checked the cave wall and ceiling inside the stone door.
After confirming that there were no traps and that it was basically safe, he stepped into the stone door and stood on a piece of freshly cleared ground.
At this time, he was holding a heavy police shield in front of him in his left hand, and a metal trekking pole in his right hand to explore the road.
There was a searchlight in front of the heavy police shield, and he was wearing a headlight, which was enough to illuminate the road ahead.
"Peter, Owen, you follow me closely and walk in my footsteps. You must not act without authorization, and do not touch anything around you at will to avoid accidents"
"Understood, Steven, we will be careful"
Peter and the others nodded in agreement, including Owen.
When Ye Tian entered the stone gate and walked about two meters inward, Peter and the others entered and followed step by step, not daring to go even half a step beyond the thunder pool.
Like the first half of the cave, this section of the cave seems to have no traps. There are many variations of ancient Hebrew and murals carved on the walls on both sides, as well as several ancient sculptures.
Because they were tasked with exploring the path, Ye Tian and the others did not seriously appreciate and study these new discoveries. They just looked at them casually and hurried past.
Of course, for Ye Tian, there is no difference between taking a quick look at the flowers and appreciating them carefully.
He knew the situation here well before entering this cave, and now he was just performing.
While they were talking, they had walked more than ten meters inside.
"Tap..."
While walking, Ye Tian kept tapping the ground in front of him with his hiking pole to check the actual situation.
After using the trekking pole to detect, he will use the heavy police shield in his hand to conduct a second detection, just in case.
Suddenly, the piece of ground he hit flipped outwards without warning, and a dark hole was revealed on the ground.
Ye Tian's reaction was very fast.
He immediately stopped and made a stop gesture.
Seeing this, Peter and the others who were following behind immediately stopped.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian probed the hole on the ground.
The hole is not big, only fifty or sixty centimeters square, but it is big enough for a person to fall.
It was pitch black inside the cave, and it was unclear how deep it was. It was also unclear where it led and what deadly things were at the bottom.
Due to the angle, Ye Tian could not see much, but it was enough to make a judgment.
“Guys, this is a flip trap, a trap made by the Beta Israel using a hole in the ground. Although it is very simple and rough, it is very deadly and should not be underestimated.
This kind of flip trap will not become ineffective over time, but will become more hidden. Everyone should be careful, we will definitely encounter this kind of trap again"
After introducing the situation, Ye Tian asked Peter and the others to seal the trap and put a warning sign on it to prevent latecomers from stepping into this ancient trap.
Next, he discovered another trap created by using cracks, which was successfully lifted by Peter.
In addition, there are some words and patterns engraved on the cave walls, two bronze candlesticks, and three ancient sculptures, etc.
Same as before, they didn't take the time to study these things and just brushed them off.
Soon, Ye Tian led the team through this section of the cave safely and reached the end of the cave.
In front is the entrance of the cave, and outside is the crack that is seventy or eighty meters deep.
Ye Tian stopped about one meter away from the cave entrance and looked out into the dark abyss.
Peter, Owen, and others who followed also stopped.
Fortunately, it is very dry here, the ground is not slippery, and the **** is not very large, so it is relatively safe to stand in the cave without worrying about slipping.
Ye Tian first took stock of the situation ahead, then took out a few rock plugs and stuffed them into several gaps on the cave walls on both sides.
He then used a safety rope to connect himself to the rock plugs.
After taking safety measures, he walked forward, walked out of the cave, and came to the edge of the abyss-like crack!