The Black Card - Chapter 1213

[Chapter 1211 The mechanism of the temple]

Unknowingly, Shi Lei used the knowledge of mechanical applications that he had only obtained from Heika in the first few days.

This was completely a subconscious use, and Shi Lei himself didn’t even realize it.

He didn’t deliberately think about anything, but instinctively felt that this vault seemed to be more than just a vault.

As he continued to study, his eyes gradually focused on the inner edge of the vault.

Shi Lei discovered that at the edge of the vault, there did not seem to be a perfect fit between the vault and the original stone pillar walls inside the hall.

This is obviously not a normal thing. You must know that this is a concrete vault. Even if it is in disrepair, it is unlikely to leave any gaps between the vault and the stone pillar walls.

The most important thing is that although the vault was poured later, the roof of the hall was not completely removed, which makes it even more impossible.

Moreover, those gaps do not look like traces of disrepair and natural weathering. It is as if these gaps were left when the hall was built and the vault was poured.

Along those gaps, Shi Lei’s eyes seemed to be able to explore in. He gradually saw some connections from those gaps.

In order to confirm his guess, Shi Lei walked out of the hall, found a small pebble, held it in his hand and walked back.

Not many people come to visit this temple, maybe because it is relatively small in size.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Shi Lei threw up the pebbles in his hand.

If it were a soft sound, someone else would definitely not care about it and wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the sound.

But even though Shi Lei had a background in architecture, coupled with his good hearing and understanding of mechanical applications, he immediately judged that the vault was actually hollow.

Moreover, it is definitely not that kind of pure hollow. If it is pure hollow, when the stone hits it, the sound will be hollower and there will be a little echo.

None of this happened, which made Shi Lei judge that there might be some unknown secrets hidden in this vault.

Shi Lei withdrew his gaze and began to study the stone pillars in the hall. The more he looked at them, the more something seemed wrong. These stone pillars seemed to have some special connection with the vaults.

He placed his palms on the stone pillars and carefully felt the thickness and mottledness of the stone pillars. When he found a place with more peeling, Shi Lei tapped it gently with his knuckles.

The stone pillar made a sound that was not solid.

Shi Lei became more and more convinced that there must be some special connection between the stone pillars and the vault.

At this time, Shi Lei finally realized that this was not what he could see originally. The reason why he saw that there was a problem between the vault and the stone pillars was entirely because he had just learned the mechanical application knowledge for two days.

Shi Lei’s heart moved slightly. Could it be that there is some kind of mechanical mechanism hidden in the vaults and stone pillars?

Yes, agency!

Shi Lei suddenly froze in place. He seemed to understand the task about the black card. Before, he was puzzled. He was just looking for a batch of calligraphy and painting, so why did he need knowledge of mechanical applications.

Now he finally understands.

Mechanisms, in Chinese, refer to things that are made up of mechanisms. The most commonly heard of them is the creation of mechanisms in martial arts novels.

Especially in some cemeteries or places where martial arts secrets are hidden, there are often such mechanisms.

They are all intertwined, and if one wrong step is taken, a mechanism will be triggered, which will lead to fatal disasters.

In real life, such mechanisms do exist. Many archaeologists need to face such problems. Even if they are not as exaggerated as described in martial arts novels, they definitely exist.

As for the mechanisms themselves, some are made of wood, some are made of metal, and some are even made of stone.

To put it bluntly, this is the principle of mechanical manufacturing. Any mechanism is just a clever use of levers, axles, gears, etc. It may be different in the materials industry, but the final result is actually not essentially the same as modern mechanical applications. difference.

It turns out that I was asked to learn mechanical applications just to break the trap?

It seems that those twenty-three calligraphy and paintings by top famous artists should be hidden somewhere in a mechanism.

Could it be here?

Shi Lei quickly denied his guess. After all, this vault was built in the seventh century, and it was also at that time that the hall was converted into a church.

Of course, it was impossible for people at that time to build such a mechanism to hide those calligraphy and paintings. Those calligraphy and paintings had not yet appeared in that era.

Of course, it is also possible that later generations hid these calligraphy and paintings here.

It’s just that the possibility of this is very low. After all, if future generations know about this institution and can hide such precious calligraphy and paintings, then he will definitely try his best to leave clues and hand them over to his descendants. It is impossible until now, No one knows that there is such a huge mechanism hidden in this temple.

Moreover, Shi Lei believed that the reason why someone spent so much effort to create such a mechanism must be to hide something.

What could it be?

Shi Lei didn’t know, but he was already a little eager to try.

Of course, it is impossible to check anything at this time. Even if Shi Lei already has a basic understanding of the institutions here, he can’t just expose the institutions here. Then the local government will inevitably intervene, and then nothing will happen to Shi Lei. .

It’s not that Shi Lei has any intention of stealing the things hidden in this mechanism, but he doesn’t know enough about these mechanisms now and doesn’t have the corresponding method to crack them. He is also afraid that once he exposes the existence of the mechanism here, he will Attracting violent crackdowns from the government.

When the time comes, it won’t matter if the mechanism can be successfully disarmed. If one accidentally destroys the mechanism and destroys the things hidden inside, that would be a big deal.

Therefore, Shi Lei decided to find an opportunity to explore this institution. After figuring out what is inside, he would then decide whether to notify the local government of this institution so that it could be hidden by the Byzantine architect. What was raised is revealed again to the world.

After studying for a while again, it was already getting late. Shi Lei exited the temple and left with Sun Yiyi and Zhang Liangliang.

The next day, Shi Lei continued to walk around the city of Athens with Sun Yiyi and Zhang Liangliang step by step. He was not in a hurry to crack the mechanism.

The mechanism is there, and Shi Lei can come back at any time to find out.

At around four o’clock in the afternoon, Shi Lei brought Sun Yiyi and Zhang Liangliang to the airport and took a chartered flight back to London.

After spending another day in London, Shi Lei returned to Athens alone.

During the day, Shi Lei continued to pretend that he was an ordinary tourist and came to the temple again, studying the mechanisms here from the outside.

Almost a whole day gave Shi Lei a deeper understanding of the organization’s context.

It has to be said that if it weren’t for that mechanical application card that was obviously superior to Earth’s technology, even if Shi Lei had mastered all the knowledge of physics, he would not have been able to discover and find the context of this mechanism.

If we really notify the local government, there is a very high possibility that the vault here will be violently destroyed, and the treasures hidden inside will be damaged.

At around seven o’clock in the evening, Shi Lei left the Temple of Hephaestus. Then, he patiently waited until nearly midnight before returning outside the temple.

During the day, he had already thoroughly understood the security measures here. Now, it was time for him to sneak in.

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(End of this chapter)