Chapter 201 - Chapter 201: Chapter 163 Tomb Robbing, This is Real Punishment! (Subscribe Please) (1/2)
Chapter 201: Chapter 163 Tomb Robbing, This is Real Punishment! (Subscribe Please)
Virtual World.
‘Seven Stars Lu King Palace’ instance.
In the early morning, the ancient charm of Lin Chuan’s antique shop was discernible. The shop door was slightly open, and the sunlight streamed through the windows, casting a faint glow on the shelves displaying various antiques.
A few crisp bird chirps came from afar, adding an extra layer of tranquility and realism.
At this moment.
Lin Chuan had almost confirmed that the map of the Seven Stars Lu King Palace was documented on the Warring States silk manuscript.
Next, it was time for the preparation stage before clearing the instance.
To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools.
Every professional Touch Gold Captain would make thorough preparations before setting out.
Impatient and rash individuals could not engage in the tomb robbing business.
If one entered a tomb without preparation, it was akin to seeking a joint burial with the tomb’s master.
Lin Chuan wasn’t someone who rushed. His encounters through multiple virtual lifetimes had honed his ability to be calm and decisive in all situations.
This time, whether he could clear the ‘Seven Stars Lu King Palace’ would actually affect the excitement level of the generated novel and whether he could unlock the next tomb robbing instance.
So, making more preparations had only benefits and no drawbacks.
“Marksmanship, fighting, these two skills should come in handy inside the tomb. However, God knows what lies within the tomb; I still need to integrate some Touching Gold secret skills thoroughly,” Lin Chuan murmured softly to himself.
Although Lin Chuan had already mastered the Touching Gold Secret Skill, he hadn’t yet applied it in practice, so he intended to practice it.
Let’s start with the ‘Double Finger Probe’.
Cough, don’t misunderstand.
The Double Finger Probe is a bona fide Touching Gold Secret Skill, considered an ultimate technique of the Central General of Prosperity.
In the tomb, there are often some small mechanisms, with some coffins even equipped with mechanisms that leave only a tiny hole.
To crack these mechanisms, one needs to extend a finger into them, probe the situation inside, and exert force in an instant—that is the Double Finger Probe.
Lin Chuan raised his right hand.
The sunlight cast upon this right hand, surrounded by a faint radiance, and Lin Chuan’s gaze primarily fell on the index and middle fingers of this hand.
It is the index and middle fingers that are used for the Double Finger Probe.
However, the requirements for the index and middle fingers are extremely high: long, sensitive, hard, and strong.
“‘Length’ is up to par. I need to practice the sensitivity, hardness, and strength,” Lin Chuan whispered.
There are many ways to practice the ‘Double Finger Probe.’
In the backyard of the antique shop, Lin Chuan found a large basin and filled it with hot coal slag. A few eggs were buried inside the coal slag.
Being able to swiftly and steadily pick up an egg with the index and middle fingers amidst the scorching coal slag is considered the entry level for this technique.
“Let’s give it a try.”
Looking at the basin of coal slag, Lin Chuan felt somewhat daunted, but he still decided to practice.
If one wants a smooth sailing in the real world, one has to be tough on oneself in the virtual world!
The virtual world offers chances to make mistakes; the real world does not.
Many Touch Gold Captains have perished due to minor mistakes.
No more hesitation.
Lin Chuan’s gaze focused on the coal slag, his expression concentrated and resolute. He slowly raised his right hand, his index and middle fingers tensed, and the angle between the fingers was like a pair of iron tongs.
Swish!
Lin Chuan exerted force suddenly, his index and middle fingers as quick as lightning, and plunged into the coal slag in a flash.
A burning sensation instantly radiated from the skin of his index and middle fingers. Gritting his teeth, Lin Chuan made contact with an egg.
Immediately, his fingers pinched together, the strength on them firmly clamping the egg, and he swiftly withdrew.
Phew—
Lin Chuan looked at the egg between his index and middle fingers and let out a long sigh of relief.
After several consecutive attempts, he steadily extracted the eggs each time.
A beaming smile spread across Lin Chuan’s face, and he proudly said to himself, “With this talent, it seems I’m really cut out to be a Touch Gold Captain!”
Indeed, to master the art of the Double Finger Probe, one must start training from a young age.
A finger’s mastery represents a decade of cultivation.
If Lin Chuan showed such natural talent on his first attempt, it could be said that he was a genius among Touch Gold Captains.
It would be a waste not to rob tombs.
Lin Chuan also guessed that the system probably enhanced his abilities in this regard behind the scenes, for in the virtual world, character attribute values were dictated by it.
Of course.
Being able to steadily pick an egg from coal slag using the index and middle fingers was still far from the true Double Finger Probe technique.
The essence of the Double Finger Probe lies in the perfect combination of mechanical techniques and the burst of strength.
It is not as shown in movies and TV shows, where one simply raises a right hand and pierces the mechanism with force.
In practice, one needs to insert a finger inside first, to touch and sense the construction of the mechanism and how to unlock it.
This is a dangerous step.
Because no one knows what lies inside the small hole of the mechanism.
Many Touch Gold Captains who can perform the Double Finger Probe have their index and middle fingers broken off.
Even worse, some have their entire right arm ruined.
This is the price to pay.
It is also one of the reasons behind the saying, ‘Among the seventy-two trades, Touching Gold is king.’
In the virtual world, Lin Chuan’s family is a lineage of tomb robbers.
Thus, they naturally have plenty of mechanical molds.
Soon, Lin Chuan found a set of stone gate mechanism molds in the storage.
It was a set of stone gate mechanism molds.
In tombs, stone gate mechanisms are very common.
Legend has it.
The renowned Touch Gold Captain, Cao Cao, also installed mechanisms in his tomb.
One such mechanism was hidden behind a large rock, with eight characters carved on it—Touch Gold Captain, Wealth Rolls In.
The switch for this mechanism was hidden behind the rock, and one would need the Double Finger Probe to locate and decipher the mechanism to enter the tomb.
A slight misstep would trigger the mechanism, shooting hidden arrows and causing instant death.
The stone gate mold Lin Chuan found had two doors about two meters high, mimicking a rock-made gate with two parallel small holes on the door. The holes, about one to two centimeters in diameter, only allowed a single finger to enter.
Quickly, Lin Chuan summoned the knowledge related to mechanical techniques from the Touching Gold Secret Skill in his mind, ready to apply it to a stone gate.