008 Awakening (3)
008 Su Xing (Three) ()
A group of people surrounded the glass trough where Bai Min was, watching with respect and fearful eyes. No one dared to lean forward anymore. Ryan asked the alchemist standing beside him: "Borde, what do you think of this? You alchemists should be more proficient in these ancient things."
Bode was circled around the glass trough. He was a professional, unlike others. He could see from the thick ice chips on the edge of the crystal trough that this thing had been frozen for a long time, and perhaps it had been working continuously from the age of ancient magic to the present. Bode did not understand what methods the ancient humans used to make the instrument work for so long, but this did not hinder his respect for ancient humans.
He was thinking about how this thing works, hoping to learn from it and use his own alchemy. However, the degree of accumulation of technology is too far apart, and he had no idea at all. Instead, because he was too obsessed with the sound of Ryan calling his name, he was startled.
"Sorry, I'm distracted." Bode smiled apologetically.
It’s no wonder that the people around us have long been used to it. Alchemists and craftsmen have this virtue. When they encounter strange things, they will always think about it, find ways to analyze and imitate it. However, their ability to connect with the soul is far less than that of the soul thinkers, so in most cases, this kind of behavior will do useless work, and of course, there will be occasional success.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him, and Bode coughed and thought for a while, saying, "From the tone of this place, it should be the tomb of the ancient royal family as everyone speculated. There are three possibilities for the female in this special crystal container."
Bode looked around and saw that everyone's eyes were all falling on him. He was very satisfied and suddenly became excited. He continued, "First, she is a funeral item. But this possibility is very small. We all know that ancient humans were very kind. Look at the animals buried around them, they knew that there was no need to leave a stain after their death. Besides, the women inside seemed to be alive, so this was not a burial."
"The second possibility is that she is a sealed woman. Ms. Rose said she was very dangerous, maybe this woman was a very evil person in ancient times. In order to suppress her, the royal family sealed her here together, and used the holy light..." Bode pointed to the shadowless lamp on top of his head: "Slowly weaken her power until she dies."
"The third possibility is that she is a tomb guardian. Just like in our era, the tombs of the great nobles usually have various mechanisms, and as a royal family of ancient humans, it is impossible that his tombs have no protection measures. Let us go in and out."
Someone asked: "His Excellency Bode, aren't we coming in? If she is really a guardian, she should have to deal with us at this moment, why is there still no movement?"
Bode was not angry about other people's doubts, but explained: "Although the ancient ancestors were powerful, they were all humans, not gods. This tomb has a history of ten thousand years. Even if various magic and techniques are used to delay the aging of the body, the fire of life will eventually be extinguished. Maybe this guardian is now so weak that he cannot break through this cold magic crystal tube."
Some people with dirty hearts whispered: "Since they are the guardians who are about to die, why don't we smash it open. Although we can't see clearly what the women in the ice look like, I heard that ancient humans were all handsome men and beautiful women, and judging from the outline of her body, it seems that they are not wearing clothes yet. Maybe we can taste the taste of ancient beauty."
"Get aside." Ryan laughed and scolded: "You want to die yourself, don't come to us."
The mercenaries were used to life and death, and they were a little scattered to speak. As the only woman here, Rose had long been used to it, but this did not mean that she would participate. After looking around, Rose continued to use her special abilities to start exploring the traps around her.
This place is safer than she thought. Since she came in, she has not discovered any mechanism. She and Ryan have robbed the tombs, the tombs of the great nobles, one small trap at three steps and one fatal trap at ten steps. This is the tomb of the ancient royal family. What a noble identity, it is so quiet and peaceful. Did the ancient ancestors never think of preventing tomb robbers?
The innocent ancient ancestors... Rose curled her lips. Although she was not very psychologically tempted by the kindness of the tomb owner, she actually knew in her heart that if there was a chance to let her live in the ancient times, she was willing to exchange it for everything. Her disdain was just a manifestation of her jealousy. Why could you ancient ancestors live so peacefully, so kindly, and so innocent that our descendants would starve and suffer, and they would bear the punishment of killing people.
While walking, she used her left hand's special ability to explore everywhere. Slowly, she walked to the door of the restoration area, turned her head and saw Chen Xiansong's restoration cabin in the middle, and there were several unused restoration cabins next to it, empty-handed.
It’s Hengdiao! Finally found it!
Rose was overjoyed and rushed back to the cultivation room and told Ryan excitedly about her discovery. The group of people were moved immediately and followed her to the cultivation room. When they saw several restoration chambers, they cheered loudly. Ryan rubbed his hands and said, "I thought there was only one permanent bed, but I didn't expect there to be so many, and the other six were still empty. Remember, we can't move the ancient ancestors' sleeping bed, and the others don't matter. Your Excellency Zhan Shibang just said that we can't disturb the ancestors' sleeping, but the empty permanent bed is not like this. You guys, use your means to move the empty permanent bed back to the ground..."
Wow! The group of people cheered. Bode, who heard the sound, saw it and jumped up: "So many, I want one, I want one to do alchemy research, leave one for me, and I will not sell it all."
Huh? What is this? Ryan found a strange silver circular device on the ground next to Chen Xiansong's restoration cabin. He picked it up and looked at it for a while, asking Bode to come over to confirm it. He didn't know what it was. He also said: "There are too many things created by the ancestors in ancient times, and there are many strange things that we cannot use at all. Anyway, this thing is not heavy. It's better to keep it as a memory. It's also a symbol for the descendants in the future."
Ryan thought about it, so he put it in his pocket.
A successful "tomb robbery" can turn a group of people into nouveau riche and live a superior life. Ryan and Bode have gained huge wealth. They dissolved their mercenary group, Ryan and Rose returned to their hometown to get married, bought a manor, and donated some money to the local real-powered nobles, and got the last aristocratic status. They are ambitiously working hard to become a new person in real-powered in the Kate Kingdom.
Bode returned to the String Flowers Dynasty. He set up a large caravan to work for him. At the same time, he also built an alchemy room to focus on his own research. There is no airtight wall in the world. Ryan and Bode excavated an ancient royal tomb. The special incident spread in the mercenary world. Many people were very interested in the only remaining Heng Bed in the tomb. However, with the strong intervention of Zhan Shibang and his teacher, not many people had just taken action to steal it. After all, it was unwise to offend two soul-thinking people at the same time and were also powerful nobles. Moreover, behind them, the Soul Thinking people Association was standing. This was a group that even the Sun God Cult had to give in. Its influence was enough to make any king tremble with many geniuses and awesome.
People's encounters are different. Three years later, with the support of huge funds, Ryan's success in becoming a lord of a town was already rich. Tax revenue alone made him rich. Rose is now a nobleman, because she no longer has to be in the wind and rain and is frightened. She was already quite beautiful, and she had a good meal and dress, and became more and more beautiful, becoming a dazzling noble lady.
Bode, because he was not very concerned about the operation of the caravan, was cheated of a lot of money. In addition to the high research expenditure of the alchemy house, he was heavily in debt in less than three years and fell from a nouveau riche to the bottom again.
At night, the depressed Bode was drinking ale at home with a little sour wine. He missed the life of being energetic and spending money two years ago. He missed the days when he could spend money and study alchemy crazily. He missed the days when people were staring at them with envious and jealous eyes, rather than the current hot and ridiculous sight.
Tuk tuk tuk tuk, the knock on the door came from the dilapidated wooden door. Bode, who was drunk, opened the door unhappily and roared: "I have said everything, I don't have money, don't come...ah, it's you, Jacks."
A middle-aged man with brown curly hair stood outside the door, his eyes like an eagle. The man greeted Bode and observed the situation in the room. He smiled and said, "Captain, it seems that your life is not easy for you recently."
Bode snorted, "Are you here to mock me too, Jacks."
"How could that be? Actually, I'm here to ask the team leader for help." Jayce smiled.
Bode let him into the house and said weakly: "You should also see my current situation. Don't say helping you, my own life is a problem. By the way, what difficulties have you encountered? The money you get is not much less than mine. It's enough for you to marry ten or eight wives and live for hundreds of years."
Jacks entered the room and pulled a shabby chair to sit down: "Not long ago, I became obsessed with gambling, and I was cheated. They all won all their property, but they owed him a loan shark. They had the support of the nobles behind them, and I couldn't beat them. The nobleman asked me to tell me that if I wanted to waive the loan shark, I would steal the last Hengbed in the ancient tomb, and afterwards, I would get a lot of money, a lot of money. When the tomb was finally sealed, it was an alchemy trap set by the leader, so you had to help with this matter. The leader, the money was divided into two parts, and it would not be much worse than the wealth you had obtained before."
Bode took a breath, surprised by the other party's boldness: "You are crazy, dare you go against the Soul Thinker Association?"
"For money, I dare to do anything now, and to become a superior again, I am willing to do anything." Jacks' eyes were filled with crazy desire for power: "Captain Bode, do you want to continue living in such a low-ranking bungalow? Besides, the noble who commissioned me to do things is no worse than the soul-thinking person."
Bode was stunned: "Is it..."
"Sun God servant!" Jacks whispered.
Chapter completed!