Tina stood near the front of the hall. She took out the parchment map and studied it, then pulled out a directional instrument to check their bearings, only to find that all the instruments had failed and could no longer indicate direction.
So she could only step forward and compare the markings on the walls one by one against the map in her hand.
Yam and Fei Charlie both leaned in to examine the patterns on the parchment, then compared them once more with the statues carved on the doors. They felt that their knowledge was rather lacking. They truly could not understand abstract art—or rather, what the hell was drawn on this parchment?
The two exchanged glances. It seemed neither of them had the temperament of an artist.
"Captain Tina, is there anything you need us to do?" Although Yam could not make out what was on the parchment, he could still follow Captain Tina's orders. Maybe all they needed to do was step forward and push open the Stone Gate, so he took the initiative to ask.
"I need to find the west. There are four doors in this hall, but I don't know which one is west," Tina said.
"Why do we need to find the west?" Yam asked.
"The west is the direction we need to go, and it is also where the final burial chamber of this tomb lies. If we choose the wrong direction, it will be the road from the living to death!" Tina did not mention whose tomb it was, merely glossing over that point, but she made the importance of the direction clear. If they chose wrong, it would mean death for many of them.
After entering the Underground Space, they had encountered numerous difficulties. Although the underground Monsters were generally