The cat said, "This is indeed a mechanism. The shallow pool in front is the Dragon Pool. Before sunset, when the wind and sand blow in, the tower gate will only appear briefly."
The group looked ahead in surprise. They were indeed standing on a relatively high sand ridge, with a large, round pit in front of them. Such terrain was not uncommon in the desert, so they hadn't noticed it at all.
Professor Gu chuckled. "It seems Mu Jin was delayed by something. It's the same even with the cat here... The sunset is very late in the desert. There are still more than four hours until sunset. Everyone, rest where you are and replenish your energy."
The male student sat next to the cat and asked with a mixture of curiosity and nervousness, "Cat, do you know any mechanical arts?"
Cat: "I know a little."
The male student was very excited. Even though they had many scientific instruments, he still admired mechanical arts immensely. "Could you... tell me about it?"
The cat glanced at him and said, "There's too much to say."
Jiu Yebai instantly sat down between the cat and the male classmate, his tall figure perfectly blocking the male classmate's view.
Jiu Yebai: "This art of mechanisms, you might not be able to learn it even if you study it your whole life. It's really meaningless to just say it in a sentence or two."
The male student could no longer see the cat, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. "Okay, okay..."
He was also Professor Gu's student, excelling in both character and academics, and had a bright future; otherwise, Professor Gu wouldn't have brought him here.
He thought he could take this opportunity to spend more time with the cat, but it's been several days and he's barely had a chance to say a word to the cat.
He liked cats, but he didn't have any ulterior motives. However, even that small wish couldn't be fulfilled.
Jiu Yebai ignored him and handed the cat some water.
"Hey, kitty, have some water."
Jiu Yebai very consciously helped the cat fend off unwanted suitors. He thought his brother-in-law would be happy, right?
...
Mitchellson and his group also stopped to rest at a distance, and he used a high-powered telescope to observe from a great distance.
"Hmph, they must know how to enter the royal tomb. Stopping to rest now, taking their time, can't be wrong."
"Pei Ning, you also make arrangements for your people, and be ready to depart at any time!"
Pei Ning had already made the arrangements without him having to give any instructions.
Because she didn't just come because she accepted Mitchellson's mission; she also wanted revenge!
...
As dusk approached, Professor Chen said with some concern, "The wind is calm right now, it doesn't look like it's going to pick up any wind at all. This weather is so unusual. What if... there's no wind at sunset?"
According to the cat, if there is no wind, the mechanism of the tower gate will not open.
Professor Chen's question is also the question of many people.
The cat simply stated definitively, "There will be wind."
The third brother chimed in with a goofy grin, "The weather in the desert is unpredictable. It's calm now, but a strong wind might pick up in a minute, hahaha..."
In fact, the third brother was right!
About twenty minutes later, a strong wind really picked up!
The wind whipped up sand, almost blowing it into the sky!
The area around the shallow pool was like a yellowish-brown curtain, and the strong wind made it impossible to open one's eyes.
The staff members were holding on tightly to each other, as if they were about to be swept away by the wind!
"Is a sandstorm coming? It's too dangerous here!"
"The wind is too strong! Let's leave here and find some shelter!"
At this point, they had not yet made the connection to the so-called Tower Gate.
Cat stood next to Professor Gu and set up a barrier. The others were too busy to see anything, so they didn't even notice that the wind couldn't even stir the area around Professor Gu and his group.
Professor Gu couldn't help but chuckle. "Bringing you here really saves me a lot of trouble. This old man of mine doesn't have to do anything; it's like a picnic."
He kept looking into the pit, but the sand flying everywhere blocked most of his view. After a while, he finally noticed something.
"The tower gate has appeared!"
At the bottom of the large pit, two small towers slowly rose.
After a while, the ascent stopped, and the tower gate was fully revealed!
Just then, the strong wind suddenly stopped, and the sand fell to the ground.
As the sun set, its rays, like gold, fell upon the square platform, upon which sat two small towers.
Everyone who saw it was deeply shocked.
"There really is a tower!"
They brought all their equipment and quickly slid down into the pit.
Standing on that cold stone platform, everyone was filled with disbelief.
Qi Song quickly picked up his camera and started taking pictures of the details of the two small towers. He was quite adept at being a data recorder.
"The cat was right. A tower gate really did appear after the sandstorm."
Professor Chen: "It seems that this gate always appears at night, however, no one travels at night in the desert."
One student couldn't help but ask, "Why bother with this kind of mechanism to make it appear in the middle of the night? If the purpose is to hide the royal tomb, why not just hide it directly? With a tower like this, it will still be discovered."
Professor Chen frowned: "The ancient emperors believed that their tombs were the same after death as they were in life, so their doors were not blocked. As for why they built such a tower gate... that still needs further research."
"Now that the tower gate has appeared, let's find the entrance first."
The cat walked between the two towers.
After taking photos of the documents, Qi Song came to Maomao's side and couldn't help but ask, "Sect Leader, what's so special about these two small towers?"
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