Tomb raiding: It all started with shocking the archaeological team.

Since a locust tree was planted on the grave below, and it was a locust tree that had been growing for several hundred years, its underground root system must have been very well developed.

Therefore, it was definitely unrealistic to try to dig a tunnel next to the tree roots and enter the tomb chamber directly.

Then we can only 'cut off the edge'.

The so-called "edge-cutting" is a technical term used in tomb raiding. As the name suggests, it means digging a hole by cutting along the edge of the backfill soil of the tomb mound, then calculating the depth, and then making a bend to dig a hole into the tomb chamber. The entire hole is L-shaped.

This is a technique that requires a lot of skill. First, you have to find the edge of the tomb. If you dig too shallow or too deep, you won't be able to get into the tomb chamber.

However, if used properly, it is a highly efficient technique.

Because many tombs have gypsum mixed into their backfill soil to prevent theft, the backfill soil is very hard, sometimes even harder than concrete. However, the soil outside the seal is relatively soft.

Chen Yibai found the edge of the earthen mound, and then began to dig a hole with a shovel, moving it up and down rapidly.

Chen Yibai hadn't personally dug a tunnel in a long time, but his efficiency and technique hadn't become rusty.

To make backfilling easier later, the hole can't be too big; it should be just big enough for one person to fit through, with a little extra space.

With Chen Yibai's physical strength, it didn't take long for him to dig a hole more than two meters deep.

To continue digging, the soil needs to be filled into burlap sacks, and then people climb up to pull the soil out of the sacks, repeating this process.

This is why tomb raiding is a two-person job.

If two people work together, one digging the soil below and the other dumping it from above, the efficiency would be much faster.

Fortunately, Chen Yibai's physique was still usable.

After another hour of fussing, it was already past 1 a.m.

Suddenly the sky turned overcast, and a dense patch of dark clouds covered most of the moon. The wind blowing from the sea grew stronger and stronger, and wave after wave crashed against the rocks below the mountain, making a loud, clattering sound in the quiet night.

The tunnel was dug nearly ten meters deep.

Based on his experience, Chen Yibai felt that the depth should be sufficient, and began to dig horizontally inside.

This time, all that was dug out was mottled soil mixed with gypsum.

After only a few shovelfuls, Chen Yibai felt he had hit a hard rock.

After cleaning away the layer of grime, the bluestone bricks were revealed!

More accurately, it should be called the Diamond Wall!

There is a type of reinforced wall also called a 'horizontal wall', which refers to the load-bearing wall at the base of the vault, which has undergone special reinforcement.

But the Vajra Wall in front of us is simply a specially reinforced wall made of bluestone bricks, mixed with glutinous rice juice and gypsum as clay, making it incredibly hard, comparable to a city wall.

It seems this tomb has quite a high level of security against tomb raiding!

The quickest way to break through the Vajra Wall is to blow it up directly!

But even in this sparsely populated area, the risks of using explosives are extremely high.

Aside from using explosives, ordinary tomb raiders might be helpless in a short time.

Fortunately, Chen Yibai was prepared in advance and took out an iron chisel and an iron hammer from his person.

The end of the chisel that bears the force is wrapped with a rubber pad beforehand to prevent it from making too obvious a sound when struck.

First, plan an area on the diamond wall, then chisel out many small holes around it, and finally insert wooden wedges into the holes and hammer them hard.

As the wooden wedges are driven in, cracks will appear in the diamond wall.

Once the cracks have reached a certain extent, then make a final, powerful strike directly into the cracked diamond wall.

What should we use to crash into it?

Just bump him with your shoulder!

Rumble…

Under Chen Yibai's continuous impacts with his "Iron Mountain Lean," a large hole was punched through the cracked Vajra Wall.

The Vajra Wall was finally broken through, and it didn't take too much effort throughout the process.

As a hole was punched in the diamond wall, a familiar musty smell wafted out.

To be on the safe side, Chen Yibai first cautiously looked inside.

Within sight, the tomb chamber behind the Vajra Wall didn't seem very large, nor did it seem particularly special.

It even looks very ordinary.

A black lacquered wooden coffin was placed inside the tomb. Due to the angle, only half of the coffin could be seen. It appeared to be very well preserved, indicating that the tomb was very well sealed.

Seeing that there was no danger in the tomb chamber, Chen Yibai carefully crawled into the hole in the Vajra Wall.

Upon entering the tomb chamber, Chen Yibai first cautiously looked around.

The entire tomb chamber is only about 40 or 50 square meters in area, with no side chambers on either side, just this one main tomb chamber. It feels rather shabby and doesn't live up to the specifications of the Vajra Wall.

In the very center of the tomb chamber, facing south, was a black lacquered wooden coffin. To the east of the tomb chamber, or what is called the "upper part," was a long willow wood table, also known as an offering table. On it were several pottery bowls containing blackened food and moldy, lumpy grains. On either side were bronze eternal lamps, which were mostly empty of fuel.

Apart from that, there was nothing else in the entire tomb.

The most valuable items in this entire tomb are probably the two bronze eternal lamps.

Because Chen Yibai knew in advance that it was just a 'dead-end tomb,' the shabby state of the tomb was basically within his expectations, with no surprises or unexpected events.

After all, this is a tomb for someone without descendants. The fact that the deceased was able to have a brick chamber tomb after death already shows that the person who was buried there had done very well in society. Even if someone had a lot of wealth, if they died without offspring, all their property would be taken away by the tomb builders.

This is why tomb raiders never raid graves with no descendants.

After examining the tomb chamber, Chen Yibai finally focused his gaze on the black lacquered wooden coffin in front of him.

Although the tomb seemed ordinary and the burial chamber was particularly shabby, Chen Yibai had a strong premonition that there must be something unusual inside the black lacquered wooden coffin.

Otherwise, this tomb would not have been chosen by a feng shui master in such an extremely special location!

As usual, before opening the coffin, we light a candle and see what the deceased has to say.

Chen Yibai took out a candle from his person, lit it with a lighter, and placed it in the southeast corner of the tomb.

As expected, the candle was extinguished instantly after it was lit and placed in the southeast corner of the tomb.

The speed at which it went out was as if it had been blown out with a single breath.

Judging from the way Ghost Blows Out the Light is acting, it seems the tomb owner inside the coffin is not very welcoming of his arrival.

But Chen Yibai looked at the candle that had been blown out and was emitting only a few wisps of white smoke, and a contemptuous smirk appeared on his face: "Don't misunderstand, I lit this candle not to ask for your permission, but simply to tell you, buddy, it's time to get up and move around."

"Because the place you're sleeping is blocking my path to wealth..."