After carefully inspecting it and confirming that there was no danger in the upper, lower, left and right sides of the thing, Wu Liang put on special cowhide gloves and leaned forward.

Those two claws were already clear, and what he was more interested in and curious about was naturally this weird cone-shaped thing.

Looking closely, Wu Liangcai discovered that there were three circular holes at the top of the cone.

The two symmetrical round holes are relatively small.

The remaining relatively independent round hole is slightly larger, and there is a shriveled rattan-like strip inside this round hole.

Could it be that this is... half of a pangolin's head cut off by this guillotine?

Combined with the two scale-covered claws cut off at the wrist, Wu Liang came to such an inference.

He has seen live pangolins in zoos in later generations, and has also learned about the habits and morphology of pangolins through the Internet, and has a very clear idea of ​​what pangolins look like.

The two symmetrical small round holes at the top of the cone should be the pangolin's nostrils.

The larger round hole should be the pangolin's mouth.

As for the shriveled rattan-like strip, it should be the tongue of a pangolin.

Pangolins have no teeth and usually feed on ants and the larvae or eggs of some insects. The main organ for eating is the long tongue that can be poked out of the mouth to taste.

Of course, the pangolin's staple food is termites, which can effectively protect forests and dams for humans. In future generations, it will not only be a national first-level protected animal, but also a very important beneficial insect. According to scientists' observations, as long as there is one in 250 acres of forest

Adult pangolins and termites are less likely to cause harm to the forest.

However, many people may not know that the pangolin is actually a scavenger.

The smell of rotting corpses also has a huge attraction for it. Whether it is a human corpse or an animal corpse, unless it is in a special environment, most of them will inevitably undergo a process of liquefaction and decomposition, and eventually only the skeleton and teeth will remain.

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When the carcass begins to liquefy and decompose, it is the most suitable time for the toothless pangolin to eat. After all, the pangolin's digestive system is not powerful at all. After eating the food such as termites and insects, it still needs to eat some like chicken.

Small pebbles are used to grind food for digestion.

When the carrion enters the liquefied and decomposed state, it has become "liquid food", which is much friendly to the pangolin's weak digestive system.

In later generations, as corpse cremation gradually became the mainstream, the story between pangolins and human graves has been little known.

But many old people living in rural areas know it.

The pangolin is also a natural "grave robber". What it likes to do most is to use its superb drilling method to drill into newly buried graves, and eat the corpses that have entered the liquefied and decomposed state as delicacies.

Very fond of eating the brains of corpses.

Its claws can easily peel open the skull of a rotting corpse. Even if it cannot be peeled off, its tongue can easily pass through the eye sockets of a rotting corpse and reach into the brain to eat the brains directly.

It is also for this reason that China has a traditional coffin that has been passed down for thousands of years and is still used in later generations. The two side panels at both ends of the coffin must be made of cypress wood.

Because it is said that the unique smell emitted by cypress wood is the nemesis of pangolins. Once pangolins smell this smell, they will be unable to bear it and run away. This can effectively prevent pangolins from destroying the corpse of the tomb owner and disturbing the tranquility of the tomb owner.

However, the above are just popular sayings.

The scientific community has not verified this matter, and there is no official official record of this matter. Whether it can be taken seriously is still unknown.

At this moment, Wu Liangze had already become suspicious of this folk theory.

Because this is Huangchang's inscription.

What is Huangchangticuo? It is a tomb made entirely of yellow-heart cypress wood. This means that the tomb is filled with cypress wood, and the smell is stronger than that of a coffin that only has two pieces of cypress wood added to the two ends.

If the pangolin really couldn't stand the smell, it would not even dare to enter this mausoleum, let alone enter this tomb and fall into this guillotine trap on a piece of cypress. This is completely unreasonable.

"Fourth brother, what on earth is that?"

Seeing Wu Liang holding the half pangolin head and examining it carefully, Guan Yu, who was guarding Wu Liang, had never seen such a thing before, so he couldn't help but asked curiously.

"This should be something left by the dace carp."

Wu Liang turned around and showed it to everyone.

At this time, the pangolin should be called "dace carp", of course it can also be called "ling carp", because its body is covered with scales and its body shape looks somewhat similar to a fish, so it has such a name, which means "mountain carp"

of carp”.

But this pangolin suffered a serious crime.

The two front claws used for digging holes and the front face and tongue used for eating were directly cut off by this guillotine trap. Not to mention whether he would die of pain or excessive blood loss, just because he could not dig holes, he could not

Eating is enough to kill it.

to be honest.

Being beheaded like this is really miserable. Compared with this, it would be better to be beheaded directly and die a little more happily. Even being cut in half is much better than this.

"Dace?"

Guan Yu has obviously never seen such a thing. After all, pangolins are rare in the north, and in this era there are no zoos and various online encyclopedias, so it is difficult to know the world without going out.

"This is a strange fish that does not need to live in the water, but can travel through the mountains. It is difficult to see it normally."

Yu Ji gave everyone a very unscientific popular science in a timely manner, which also fully reflected people's level of understanding of pangolins in this era.

"Is there such a strange fish?"

Guan Yu was stunned.

"The world is so big that there are no wonders in it."

Yu Ji stroked his beard quite proudly, but frowned slightly and said worriedly, "I just don't know whether it is good or bad to encounter such a strange beast in this mausoleum."

"Of course it's auspicious."

Wu Liang picked up the pair of claws again and said seriously, "Since the dace and carp can reach here, it can mean that other exits have been drilled out of this mausoleum. If this exit can communicate with the outside world, there are some

The Yang Qi on the ground can enter the tomb, and the evil Qi will naturally be higher."

Some people in later generations believe that the "yang qi" in ancient times most likely refers to the "oxygen" in later generations. Anyway, it is indispensable qi for maintaining life.

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Wu Liang's explanation, it is just a matter of following the local customs.

"Young Master is absolutely right!"

Yu Ji's brows widened instantly. This guy agreed very much with Wu Liang's explanation.

"..."

Everyone was obviously more relaxed, and they were willing to believe the explanation of Wu Liang, an "authoritative" person. After all, they didn't know as much as Wu Liang.

They did not connect the pangolin with the hole they had seen in the ear chamber.

As Wu Liang said, that hole could not be dug by such a pangolin, not to mention that the pangolin was so injured that it was impossible to survive.

And at the same time.

Wu Liang's attention has returned to the two claws in his hand.

There are 5 fairly sharp nails on each of these two claws. The middle nail is the longest, followed by the two nails next to it. The two nails on the edge are much shorter, and even some of them are

Hidden under the skin.

Two pairs of claws equal exactly ten nails.

Wu Liang thought of the "golden talisman" that appeared in later novels.

That thing is said to be made from the claws of pangolins, although Wu Liang had already made ten gold rings in the "Xiao Organization" way before, and planned to give one to each of his "Gold Touching Captains".

But gold rings are actually not special at all and can easily be copied.

Pangolin nails, which people of this era know very little about, are relatively scarce, and are naturally more difficult to imitate. In the future, as a status symbol and token of the "Golden Captain", they are naturally a better choice than gold rings.

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Moreover, this move can also fill in the "traveler paradox". If the "golden talisman" really appeared in history and was not just a fabrication in later novels, this closed loop of time travel can become more complete.

If not, then let him turn the things in the novel into reality.

Such a happy decision!

However, these "gold-touching charms" also need to be engraved with the representative characters of each member of the "Xiao Organization". This can also satisfy Wu Liang's little thoughts.

…

"Dianwei, second brother, third brother."

After putting away the pangolin's claws, Wu Liang looked at Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Dian Wei, pointed at the guillotine on the ceiling in front and said, "Can you please step forward and break these traps before we can continue to go deeper?"

Investigate."

In fact, this thing is only for dealing with people who are not careful.

Wu Liang and others have now discovered this mechanism. They only need to cut off the ropes hanging the guillotines one by one below and let all the guillotines fall down. They can get through once and for all and pass safely.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

With several loud noises, the guillotines fell and became embedded in the cypress trees below.

Wu Liang and others were all wearing gas masks. Naturally, they were not afraid of being choked by the dust in their trachea. They just covered their heads and waited for the dust to gradually fall before bypassing the guillotine and continuing their in-depth investigation.

So far, they have not seen the missing big rooster.

They have not yet discovered the source of the strange, unexplainable smell that permeates the tomb.
To be continued...