Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 528 Mural!

The Zhang family, this mysterious clan, spanned the entire history of Chinese civilization, only disappearing into history during the Republic of China era.

Even Hu Ming couldn't confidently say that he knew everything about the Zhang family.

At the very least, Hu Ming couldn't figure out how the Zhang family had managed to create the mechanisms inside the cave back then.

Judging from the sounds and the traces, everything here has a history of at least several thousand years.

Leaving aside the bronze chains on the stick, even this iron plate is made of a substance that has never been found on Earth—it's meteorite iron!
According to Hu Ming, the bronze door was a type of meteorite iron that accompanied ancient bronze to Earth along with meteorites.

It is also a strange substance from some unknown location in the universe.

Although it is not as mystical as ancient bronzes, it is still extraordinary.

For thousands of years, there has been no sign of decay whatsoever.

Click click click.
In a short time, all the dents on the cave walls were filled by the internal mechanism, and countless fillers filled the cave walls.

These "grown" areas are all covered with mysterious murals.

Just like the strange mural in the photos sent by the fat man, it seemed to be part of a complete mural.

The three exchanged glances, then retreated back to the cave entrance, carefully examining the cave walls.

"The cave walls here were originally a huge mural, but it was later knocked off, leaving only the broken murals emerging from the depths of the mechanism."

Hu Ming simply tore off the black hair on the cave wall with his hands, looked at the marks on it, and said knowingly.

The stone wall is uneven and has obvious tool marks.

Occasionally, traces of murals can still be seen in some places.

These pits are holes excavated from the relief.

It's like a jigsaw puzzle; you cut out a piece here, you cut out a piece there, and all the cut-out parts are actually embedded deep inside those holes.

Driven by a mechanism, once triggered, it will be pushed out by the internal mechanism, filling the opening and revealing the full picture of the relief puzzle.

"Therefore, some of these broken murals emerging from the dents are the keys that Grandma Huo and the others used to open the door, and they are also the keys we are looking for."

Thanks to Hu Ming, Xiao Hua was finally able to touch the cave wall, gently tapping the pushed-out relief and sighing.

But here's the problem.

After looking for a long time, the group still couldn't find the key point, the reliefs that were what Huo Xiangu needed.

They exchanged a glance and then returned to the stone chamber.

Sure enough, things had changed on the iron plate.

The original intricate patterns have disappeared, and now countless patterns on the iron plate form a giant cross.

At the top of the cross intersection, there is a protrusion that points directly to the top of the cave.

"It looks like the pattern in this photo is a diagram that tells us how everything should be arranged here."

"And this iron plate can rotate. If we push the pointer on the iron plate to the correct position, we may be able to find what we are looking for."

Wu Xie pulled out the crucial photograph, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "So, the question now is, how exactly do we rotate the iron plate? Counterclockwise or clockwise?"

"Which direction should this pointer point to?"

Xiao Hua, ignoring the blood on the iron plate, asked in confusion.

The clues provided by Huo Xiangu and the others were too few!
All they know now is that this iron plate is the key to everything; the question now is how to solve the mystery.

"Approximately, clockwise? After all, it rotated clockwise before, but there are too few clues about the pointer!"

Wu Xie pondered for a moment, then said softly.

"Uncle Ming, what are you doing?"

Xiao Hua and Wu Xie looked at Hu Ming in confusion. At that moment, Hu Ming was organizing his equipment, as if he was about to take action.
"The most crucial thing about this combination lock is that the Zhang family has a strange way of thinking, and no one but them can understand the rules of the combination lock."

"Even back then, the Nine Gates, and 'he' probably couldn't figure out the rules here; otherwise, they wouldn't all have died in the Zhang Family Ancient Building."

"It seems that Fairy Huo just wanted us to try our luck."

"There's no use in us just thinking about it here."

Hu Ming shook his head and explained.

"Uncle Ming, what do you mean?"

Wu Xie frowned, as if he understood something.

"Things like tomb guardians and watchdogs exist to protect something important, right?"

Hu Ming grinned and pointed to the completely dead Kuang above his head.

"I understand the important things!"

Suddenly, Wu Xie's eyes lit up.

Any complex combination lock has a major flaw: once you understand how its internal mechanism works, you can easily tell someone how to open it!
And since Kuang is located in the space beneath the iron plate, doesn't that mean the passage below leads directly to the interior of the mechanism?
That's the most important core area of ​​the organization here!
Once you get there, understand the intricacies of machine expansion operations, and address the root causes of problems by avoiding misleading choices, all issues will be resolved.

Looking back, sure enough, Xiaohua had also thought of this and was organizing her equipment.

Wu Xie even saw Xiao Hua take out a homemade hunting rifle.
Clearly, his associates obtained it from the surrounding villages.

"Throw away that junk you're carrying, here, use this!"

After thinking for a moment, Hu Ming simply took out two Type 92 pistols and a few magazines from his bag and threw them to the two men.

"Holy crap, a Type 92? Uncle, how did you do that?"

"We've been using public transportation the whole way!!!"

Wu Xie didn't react much, but Xiao Hua's eyes widened in surprise!
Airport security is no ordinary thing, and he found it hard to imagine how Hu Ming managed to bring this thing over.

It should be noted that the Hong family's influence is concentrated in Sijiu City, and they also have some businesses in Changsha City.

But in Sichuan? The Hong family doesn't have a single branch or branch there!
What's more, the Hong family has been completely whitewashed over the past half-century. How did Hu Ming manage to get his hands on this thing? He was momentarily stunned and didn't quite grasp it!