Chapter 867 Trap
"That's right. She also said there would be no problem with the place we dug yesterday, but what happened?"
The other archaeologists couldn't help but whisper in agreement.
Vanessa wanted to speak up to defend herself, but she suppressed her anger.
"This is exactly what I wanted to explain to everyone..." Nie Yao's lips curled slightly, and she said slowly: "The reason why I said that Vanessa can't be blamed entirely for what happened yesterday is because yesterday's collapse was more of a trap than an accident!"
"A trap?" The archaeological team leader was stunned and asked in confusion, "Trap? Where did the trap come from?"
The other archaeological members also stared at Nie Yao with wide eyes, their faces full of surprise.
"Of course it was a trap set by the craftsmen who built this underground tomb!" Nie Yao smiled faintly and said in a deep voice, "This is the tomb of Queen Hatshepsut. It has remained safe and sound for thousands of years, not only because it has been well hidden, but also because of the good protection measures!"
"So what Miss Nie means is that tomb robbers have found this place before, but were trapped in a trap?" The archaeological team leader said hesitantly.
Nie Yao nodded and explained in a low voice, "Yes, there should be quite a few traps in this tomb, and yesterday's accident was the first trap, set up to prevent outsiders from breaking in. That's why I said that Vanessa can't be blamed entirely for yesterday's accident!"
"Miss Nie, what you said does make sense..." One member of the archaeological team tilted his head, pondering the situation, and murmured softly, "I felt it was a little strange at the time. We had clearly conducted a geological survey and there were no problems, but it was as if some mechanism had been triggered and it suddenly started to collapse!"
The archaeological team leader frowned and said to Nie Yao, "Miss Nie, according to what you said, our future work will only become more difficult. This trap actually evaded the detectors and radar scans, and it almost caused an accident for our workers..."
"Yes, it seems that the difficulty of this project has exceeded our imagination!" Other members of the archaeological team couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
"Could this trap scare you off?" Vanessa, standing by, finally couldn't help but sneer and said, "When we were investigating the ancient tombs before, there were all kinds of poison gas traps inside. Didn't they come here too?"
"Vanessa, you're so amazing, how come you didn't see through the first trap?" A dissatisfied member of the archaeological team coldly retorted, "Is it because it was the excavators going down there, not you, that you don't care?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't expect such a trap to be set!" Vanessa retorted angrily.
"Stop arguing—" The archaeology team leader waved his hand unhappily, stopping the argument between his teammate and Vanessa, and whispered to Nie Yao, "Miss Nie, have you encountered similar traps over there?"
"Not yet, but I've repeatedly reminded everyone to be careful!" Nie Yao smiled faintly and whispered, "I came here to advise you not to ignore all the details for the sake of progress. Otherwise, if you fall into a trap, the consequences will be disastrous. This time it was a collapse, who knows what will happen next time?"
She glanced at Vanessa and said with a smile, "Ms. Vanessa Campbell, I don't care whether you have a prejudice against me or not. I don't want to deny your abilities and achievements, and I hope you can learn from this!"
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