However, in order to open this mechanism, some tricks are required.
This mechanism is very delicately made. The control point of the mechanism is at the tip of the tail of the monkey-like statue at the bottom of the totem pole. Judging from the Sky Eye's ability to see through things, the tip of the monkey's tail is movable. Just rotate the tip of the tail 180 degrees clockwise and then press down to open the mechanism, allowing the treasure hidden in the hollow space below the totem pole to appear from the bottom of the totem pole.
However, in order to turn the tip of the monkey's tail, you need to pull out a wooden wedge that is not much thicker than a ballpoint pen core. If you don't pull out this wooden wedge, the tip of the monkey's tail cannot be turned at all.
This wooden wedge is very thin and is deeply inserted into the totem pole. The part exposed outside has completely merged with the carved marks of the monkey's tail. In addition, it is covered with patina, so it is difficult to see even if you look closely.
If it weren't for the penetrating power of his clairvoyance, Yang Jing would never have been able to find the wooden wedge.
Seeing Yang Jing let out a long breath and stood up straight, the fat man came up and asked, "Old Yang, how is it, did you find anything?"
Yang Jing nodded and said, "This totem pole is indeed not simple. There is an extremely sophisticated mechanism inside. It took me a long time to find the key to control this mechanism."
"Wow, could it be that this totem pole was transformed into a Fabergé egg by that Russian?" Lin Dan said excitedly.
Yang Jing smiled and shook his head and said, "This totem pole is definitely not comparable to the Fabergé egg, but in terms of the sophistication of the mechanism, I think it is not much worse than the Fabergé egg."
Fabergé eggs are a national treasure of Russia and are also well-known around the world. In addition to the exquisite craftsmanship, the most amazing thing about these eggs is the ingenious mechanism.
Yang Jing said that the mechanism in this totem pole is no worse than that of the Fabergé egg, which is enough to show the ingenuity of this mechanism.
"Fatty, get me some tools, an awl, a wallpaper knife, tweezers, and even better, a magnifying glass..."
The fat man walked out muttering to himself, and came back in a few moments later with a bag of tools.
Yang Jing thanked him, took out a piece of fine sandpaper from his bag, and began to rub the tip of the monkey's tail gently.
"Old Yang, aren't you destroying the patina by rubbing it directly with sandpaper?" The fat man started yelling as he saw Yang Jing's actions.
Yang Jing stopped what he was doing, looked up at the fat man, shook his head speechlessly and said, "Alas, Fatty, I don't want to do this either! But there is no other way. According to my observation, the key control point of the mechanism is at this position, but if the patina is not wiped off, that key point cannot be moved at all."
The fat man spread his hands and said, "Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything just now."
Yang Jing lowered his head and worked again. After a while, he picked up a pair of sharp tweezers and, under the gaze of everyone, pinched out a round wooden wedge about two centimeters long and about the same thickness as a ballpoint pen refill from the tip of the monkey's tail.
Lin Dan asked curiously: "Brother Yang, what is this?"
Yang Jing smiled and said, "This should be a wooden wedge. With this little thing, the mechanism can't be turned like this."
As he spoke, Yang Jing exerted a little force with his hands, and everyone saw that the tip of the tail actually began to rotate.
Chris and the others also exclaimed "Wow" in surprise. Lin Dan even wanted to stick his head in, but was rudely pushed away by Yang Jing.
"Why are you getting so close? Are you nearsighted?" Yang Jing said to Lin Dan in an unpleasant tone while slowly turning the monkey's tail.
Lin Dan smiled awkwardly: "Brother Yang, I am really excited!"
Yang Jing shook his head and said, "Why are you so excited now? Just don't get so excited that you shake!"
As he spoke, Yang Jing exerted force on his hand again, and pressed the monkey's tail, which had rotated 180 degrees clockwise, down suddenly. Then everyone heard a crisp "crack" sound, and the next moment, a piece of the bottom of the totem pole, which originally seemed to be flat and integrated, fell off...
Yang Jing put down his tools, picked up the fallen piece of wood and looked at it carefully. After looking at it for a while, he put the totem pole down and looked at the hole for a long time before exclaiming: "It is indeed a work of art beyond compare."
The fallen piece of wood is nearly ten centimeters long and about three centimeters in diameter, and is located exactly in the center of the miniature totem pole.
This miniature totem pole is carved from Manzanita wood, without any paint or smearing. The top of the totem pole is carved, so the growth rings cannot be seen, but the bottom is a cross-section, so the growth rings of the Manzanita wood are fully exposed.
The fallen piece of wood is located at the center of the log where the annual rings are most concentrated, and the edge of the wood just coincides with one of the annual rings. If you don't look closely with a magnifying glass, it is really difficult to see that there is a separate piece of wood here.
I guess no one is so idle as to use a magnifying glass to look at the tree rings, so it is quite unexpected that the exit of this mechanism is placed here.
If Yang Jing didn't have the ability to see through things with his clairvoyant eyes, he wouldn't have thought that the exit of the mechanism was actually here.
The fat man poked Yang Jing excitedly, "Old Yang, come and see what good stuff is in there! It's hidden so well, there must be something good!"
Lin Dan and Ricks had the same expression.
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