The gold box surrounded by Lawrence and the others looks extremely gorgeous. The surface of the box is inlaid with beautiful mosaic patterns with a large number of precious and semi-precious stones. At the same time, the exposed gold surface is also made of winding, pinched flowers, and silk.
, piles and other means of decoration, not a single bit of space is plain.
The only flaw is that there is a huge dent on one side of the box. This dent seems to be caused by some external force. It completely destroys the decoration on that side of the box and reduces the overall appearance and preciousness of the entire box.
"What a beautiful box." Looking at the mosaic landscapes on the box, which were cleverly collaged to show some kind of three-dimensional picture, the two ladies made a sound of admiration at the same time. Lawrence and Zhu Yan also secretly felt in their hearts.
I admire the beauty of this box and the exquisite craftsmanship of the craftsman who made it.
"Fortunately, those mermaids have rich experience in salvage." Zhu Yan sighed after looking around the gold box carefully. "When they salvage, they will use a thin steel drill to search carefully in the mud near the search location to see what is there.
The scattered things, if we went into the water, we would probably miss such treasures."
"It's really lucky." This time, Lawrence once again deepened his idea of leaving professional matters to professionals, and then he cast an identification spell on the box.
[The secret box is a special product of the Peacock Empire's senior magic craftsmen, which can slow down the decay of the items placed inside to the greatest extent. It also has a strong anti-theft function and requires specific techniques to open. 】
[This secret box is only covered and sealed. The magic defense function is not activated, so it only requires brute force to open it. However, the contents inside are likely to have been destroyed. 】
"Open it with brute force?" Lawrence silently recited the last sentence of the identification in his mind, and then said to Saifei, "The magic on this box has completely disappeared, so we force this box to open through some method.
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"Do I need to destroy this box? It's really a pity, but leave this job to me." Saphiel first showed a pity expression, then took out a dagger from the armed belt around his waist, and then put
The dagger was pressed against the side of the gold box slowly and hard.
But it is obvious that the gold on the surface of this box may be mixed with some other metals to make the box stronger. Therefore, even if the force on Saphiel's arm was so strong, Lawrence could see her through the gap in the armor on her arm.
The muscles bulged. But the enchanted dagger in her hand still only poked a groove on the surface of the box, and did not pierce the thin wall of the box as expected.
"Drink--" Saphiel is naturally not the kind of guy who only relies on brute force. After a soft drink, a thin layer of transparent magic power like glass wrapped around the dagger blade in her hand. Then she shouted
With a sound, the magic-blessed dagger tip easily pierced the wall of the box and sank into the box.
A few seconds later, with the movement of the tip of Saffir's knife, the entire box was cut into two halves. But as she was cutting, wisps of black smoke with a rancid smell seeped out of the box.
After discovering that the smoke seeped out, Lawrence and the others did not rush to open the upper half of the box that had been cut off. Instead, they placed it on the ground and used sticks to open it. It must be said that his decision was correct, because the upper half of the box was used
After the wooden stick was opened, a large stream of black smoke came out of the box and then disappeared into the air.
Just as the black smoke was coming out, there was a stench that forced Lawrence and the others to cover their noses, because the stench was like a rotten egg. When the black smoke and stench dissipated, everyone
They all looked inside the box curiously, hoping to see what would be inside such a precious box for the first time.
"What is this?" What was in the box surprised everyone, because what appeared in front of them was a pile of nearly carbonized organic matter. It was completely different from the precious treasures they thought should be packed in such a box.
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"Don't move." Lawrence stopped Zhu Yan in time, who was curious and wanted to touch it. Then he took out his medical kit from the space bag, took out the tweezers and bamboo sticks, and took out the lump in the box.
The messy things were placed on a piece of cloth that had just been spread on the beach, and then the pile of things was spread out bit by bit on the white cloth.
Although this thing was a bit rotten because the magic defense on the gold box was not activated, the previous seal of the gold box itself still had a certain effect and did not let it completely rot into ashes. As Lawrence opened it little by little, he was covered with
Remnants of the hooded tights turned up on the beach.
"I always feel that this thing shouldn't be in the gold box it was originally packed in." After squatting down and taking a closer look, Saifei expressed his opinion, "I can tell that this dress should be made of leather, but no matter what
Is it because the leather treatment is too rough, I even feel that the leather is not tanned properly.”
"This is a sneak suit made of wild quilt leather." As Saifei said, this suit of clothing is some kind of emergency product made in a hurry, so Zhu Yan used those that still maintain the original characteristics of the creature.
Leather recognized what this dress was made of.
"Wild quilt?" Both Lawrence and Saphiel can communicate in Sinian, but because they are not native speakers, they do not understand some proper nouns.
"This is an extraordinary creature that originally lived in Yingzhou. Traditionally, we call such things monsters." Sakura Okita noticed Lawrence and the others' confusion, so she stepped forward to explain. "This kind is called a wild quilt.
The monster's habits are somewhat like those of a bat, a gregarious creature that likes to be active at night."
"But unlike bats, they look more like pillows. Not only do they make no sound when flying, but they are also difficult to find in the dark."
"Among the monsters in Yingzhou, this kind of monster that lives by eating small animals and insects is considered to be more friendly to intelligent creatures. Under normal circumstances, it will not attack large creatures or humans, and it can also suppress insect monsters.
Overbreeding.”
"Does that mean this thing is only available in Yingzhou?" Lawrence asked after listening to Okita Sakura's introduction to the material of this costume.
"How is that possible?" Sakura Okita shook her head, "Our ancestors accidentally brought these things with them on the first ship they came here with the Cathay people. In just a dozen years, these things appeared on the mainland.
A lot of places west of the mountains.”
"That is to say, this piece of clothing was probably made nearby." Lawrence said slightly excitedly, "Do you think this piece of clothing could have been put in by the person who took away the treasure?
, I originally thought that the explosion would destroy the body and wipe out traces, but I didn’t expect that the gold box not only did not explode to pieces, but could also be found again.”
"It's very possible." After listening to Lawrence's words, Zhu Yan also thought of something. "According to the information I checked, when the war broke out, there were patrols along the entire coastline to avoid sneak attacks by the Mauryan Empire squad.
Although comprehensive defense cannot be achieved, these patrols exist. So if this person wants to return to the coast without being discovered, it is absolutely understandable to prepare some protective equipment for himself."
"It would be great if we could find the specific place of origin of these wild quilts." Saphiel muttered, looking at the rags in front of him, "Maybe we can find some useful clues from there."
"It's a pity that even in that era, these things were widely distributed. So it's impossible to tell the specific location just by relying on these furs." Zhu Yan shook his head with regret as he spoke. It was not easy to get clues like this.
The feeling of being broken again is really terrible.