Entering the tomb passage, Ling Chen and Tang Yuan held flashlights, illuminating the floor as they walked forward slowly. The floor was made of square stone slabs pieced together, covered in dust.
Not far along, they reached a fork in the road, staring at the two dark paths. Tang Yuan pointed to the right path, "Why don't we go this way? The scouting vehicle already went the other way, I think there's no need for us to go there."
"I think it doesn't matter which way we go," Ling Chen said. "Since this ancient tomb is a huge mechanism, the chamber is surely hidden within it. No matter which road we choose, we'll get lost inside the tomb."
"Then what do we do?"
"If you ask me, we'd better figure out the trigger conditions and patterns of the mechanism. Once we understand that, this tomb won't be a problem." As he spoke, Ling Chen pulled out a fist-sized iron ball from his backpack and rolled it along the floor of the right path.
