Chapter 557
College life is busy. Apart from the occasional club activities and lectures on weekends and evenings, the rest of the time is spent in classes, reading, eating and sleeping.
The basic courses from Monday to Saturday are full. The freshman courses are mainly public basic courses and professional basic courses. There are new things to cram into the students' minds every day.
This was not a difficult task for the students of University A who were good at studying, especially Su Miao. It had been a long time since she had felt like this, absorbing new knowledge crazily as soon as she opened her eyes.
However, today she found that Professor Wen seemed to be in a very bad mood. Although he finished the class well, he was not as energetic as usual.
However, who is without worries? Very few people can be in a good mood every day.
Just as Su Miao and He Rong were packing up to leave, Professor Wen called them over. Several students who usually communicated closely with the teacher also stayed behind.
After the other students left the classroom, Professor Wen took out an envelope and pulled out the photos inside to show them to a few people.
The photo shows that a tomb has been destroyed, with bricks and stones scattered all over the ground, and several public security comrades are checking the scene.
A male student asked, "Professor Wen, what...place is this?"
Professor Wen sighed and said, "This is the tomb of Duke Zeng. We have exchanges and cooperation with the archaeological department of Xingcheng. They sent us news a few days ago that the tomb of Duke Zeng was destroyed by thieves using explosives."
The students took a deep breath. In their limited knowledge, thieves were supposed to do it quietly, in the dead of night. But using explosives? Was that so blatant?
He Rong's face was filled with indignation. She said indignantly, "This is too rampant! Teacher, what's the situation at the tomb? Have those people been caught?"
Professor Wen shook his head and began to tell the students the details he had learned from the cultural station director and archaeological team leader in Xingcheng who were responsible for the cultural relics protection work.
After the movements in the early years, the tomb of Zeng Guogong had actually been destroyed in a mess. Fortunately, the tomb was built very solidly, so the damage was mainly to the ground buildings, and the main body of the tomb was still intact.
In recent years, there have been frequent thefts across the country. Just 10 days ago, a loud noise woke up the villagers of Fulong Mountain.
After decades of peace, the younger villagers had never seen such a scene and ran out of their homes.
Some villagers said it might be an earthquake, while some speculated that a nearby mine had exploded, because some villagers had family members working in the mine and they suddenly panicked.
The elderly village chief judged the location where the sound came from and thought to himself that something was wrong. The sound came from Fulong Mountain, which was the location of the tomb of Zeng Guogong.
He quickly called a brave young man, grabbed a flashlight and farm tools and ran up the mountain.
They hurried to the place and didn't see anyone, but the scene in front of them scared them.
I saw that a huge hole was blown open in the tomb by the explosives. The powerful impact generated by the explosion splashed soil and stones everywhere, and the scene was in a mess.
There were also some tools such as shovels and ropes scattered on the ground, which were obviously left behind by the tomb robbers when they fled in a hurry.
The mountain was quiet at this time, and the big hole was pitch black, like a monster with a bloody mouth, emitting a terrifying breath.
Everyone was horrified. The village chief immediately went down the mountain to call the police and notified the cultural center.
A male student, his face filled with anxiety, asked impatiently, "Professor Wen, have any archaeological experts gone? What's the situation now?"
Professor Wen said: "The local cultural center contacted the archaeological team and rushed over as quickly as possible.
After investigation, it was found that the tomb structure was partially damaged, but the main body of the coffin was not extensively damaged. Even Zeng Guogong's official hat was still placed on the coffin. It is speculated that the tomb robbers only stole a small number of cultural relics due to time constraints.
The male student breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"
Another classmate frowned and retorted seriously:
"What's so lucky about that?! Cultural relics were still stolen, and the tomb was damaged like this. This is an immeasurable loss!"
There was pain and regret in his tone.
"But we didn't take everything away. That's a blessing in disguise. Professor, do we need to conduct a rescue excavation?"
Professor Wen shook his head again and said earnestly, "I'm keeping you in class today because I want to give you an extra lesson in advance.
You have just started learning and are still at the theoretical knowledge stage. I would like to talk to you about the practical aspects of this incident.
Of course, you can also just listen to it as a story first."
Su Miao's eyes lit up instantly. Practical operation~ She loves to hear it~
"Professor, please speak! We want to listen!"
"What do you think is the most important survey that the local archaeological team needs to do after they arrive, besides assessing the basic environment?"
"Go to the tomb?" a classmate answered tentatively.
"That's right. Only by going down into the main tomb in person can we fully and completely survey the extent of the damage to the tomb, thus providing accurate and detailed data for subsequent cultural relics protection work.
However, this is also a very dangerous task. The hole this time is facing the underground palace where the coffin is located. The hole is not big but very deep and can only accommodate one person.
Entering the tunnel is fraught with danger. Based on what you've learned so far, what problems might you encounter?
The classmates started talking one after another:
"The tunnel was forcibly destroyed and may collapse."
"The tomb is sealed for a long time, and there is no air circulation. People may suffocate due to lack of oxygen, and may also be poisoned by harmful gases."
"Poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, bacteria and fungi, and they are not usually seen."
Professor Wen nodded with satisfaction and then asked, "If I asked you to go down there in person, would you have the courage to do so?"
The students fell silent for a moment, and everyone secretly imagined the scene in their hearts:
The dark tunnel was bottomless and the front was unknown. His only connection with the outside world was a thin rope and a walkie-talkie.
Just thinking about it makes people tremble with fear and sends chills down their spine.
Su Miao didn't say anything. She was afraid of the situations mentioned above. After all, she had never experienced them personally. She needed more knowledge to deal with them and also needed to do more psychological preparation.
But as she thought about it, her thoughts went astray. She was afraid of these real harms, but not so much afraid of the fantasy crises that most people thought of.
When talking about visiting a tomb, many people think of the danger of "ghosts". But Su Miao is not so worried. "Ghosts" are not something he has never seen before.
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