Chapter 1211 The Temple's Mechanism

Unconsciously, Shi Lei put into use the knowledge of mechanical application that he had just obtained from Heika a few days ago.

This was a completely subconscious application, and Shi Lei himself did not notice it.

He did not 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 edge of the vault.

Shi Lei found that at the edge of the vault, the vault and the original stone pillar wall inside the hall did not seem to fit perfectly.

This is obviously not a normal thing. You know, this is a concrete vault. Even if it has been in disrepair for a long time, it is unlikely to leave any gaps between the vault and the stone pillar wall.

The most important thing is that although the vault was poured later, the roof of the hall has not been completely demolished, which is even more impossible.

Moreover, those gaps do not look like traces of disrepair and natural weathering at all, 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 inside, and he gradually saw some clues from those gaps.

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

This temple, originally, had few visitors, probably because of its small scale and so on.

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

A slight sound, if it were someone else, they would definitely not care, and they would not be able to distinguish the difference in the sound.

But even though Shi Lei himself was a student of architecture, with good hearing and understanding of mechanical applications, he immediately judged that this vault was actually hollow.

Moreover, it was definitely not the kind of pure hollowness. If it was pure hollowness, when the stone hit it, the sound would be more hollow, and there would be a little echo.

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

With his eyes back, Shi Lei began to study the stone pillars in the hall. The more he looked, the more wrong he felt. These stone pillars seemed to have some special connection with the vault.

He placed his palm on the stone pillar, carefully feeling the thickness and mottled appearance of the stone pillar. When he found a place with more peeling, Shi Lei gently tapped it with his knuckles.

The stone pillar made a sound indicating that it was not solid.

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

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

Shi Lei's heart moved slightly. Could it be that there was some kind of mechanical application mechanism hidden in the vault and the stone pillar?

Yes, mechanism!

Shi Lei suddenly froze in place. He seemed to understand the task about the black card. He had been puzzled before. Why did he need the knowledge of mechanical application to find a group of calligraphy and paintings?

Now he finally understood.

In Chinese, the word "mechanism" refers to something composed of some mechanisms. The most common thing we hear is the mechanism manufacturing in martial arts novels. Especially in some cemeteries or places where martial arts secrets are hidden, there are often such mechanisms. They are linked together, and if you make a mistake, the mechanism will be triggered, and then it will bring about a fatal disaster.

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

And 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., which may be different in material suppliers, but the final result is actually no different from modern mechanical applications.

So, let me learn mechanical application just to let me break the mechanism?

It seems that the twenty-three top masters' calligraphy and paintings should be hidden somewhere where there are mechanisms.

Could it be here?

Shi Lei quickly denied his guess. After all, the vault was built in the seventh century, and the hall was converted into a church at that time. People at that time certainly could not have built such a mechanism to hide those calligraphy and paintings, which had not yet appeared in that era.

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

But the possibility is very low. After all, if later generations knew about this mechanism and could hide such precious calligraphy and paintings, they would definitely find ways to leave clues and hand them over to their descendants. It is impossible that no one knows that such a huge mechanism is hidden in this temple until now.

Moreover, Shi Lei believes that someone spent so much effort to create such a mechanism, which must be to hide something.

What could it be?

Shi Lei did not know, but he was already eager to try.

Of course, it was impossible to check anything at this time. Even if Shi Lei had a basic understanding of the mechanism here, he could not just expose the mechanism here, and then the local government would inevitably intervene, and Shi Lei would have nothing to do.

Shi Lei didn't have any intention of stealing the things hidden in this mechanism for himself, but he didn't know enough about these mechanisms now, and he didn't have the corresponding cracking method. He was also afraid that once he exposed the existence of the mechanism here, it would attract violent cracking from the government. At that time, it would be fine if the mechanism could be successfully removed. If one was not careful, the mechanism would be damaged and the things hidden inside would also be damaged. That would be a big deal.

Therefore, Shi Lei decided to find an opportunity to explore this mechanism and find out what is inside. After that, he would see whether to notify the local government of this mechanism so that the things hidden by the Byzantine architect can be shown to the world again.

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

The next day, Shi Lei continued to accompany Sun Yiyi and Zhang Jingjing to wander around Athens step by step. He was not in a hurry to crack the mechanism.

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

At around 4pm, Shi Lei brought Sun Yiyi and Zhang Jingjing to the airport and took a chartered flight back to London.

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

During the day, Shi Lei continued to pretend to be an ordinary tourist and came to the temple again to study the mechanism from the outside.

Almost a whole day, Shi Lei also had a deeper understanding of the context of this mechanism. It must be said that if it were not for the mechanical application card that was obviously higher than the earth's technology, even if Shi Lei mastered all the knowledge of physics, it would be impossible to discover and find the context of this mechanism.

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

At around 7pm, Shi Lei left the Temple of Hephaestus, and then he patiently waited until nearly midnight before returning to the outside of the temple.

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

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