With a "creak", a heavy iron door was pushed open, and Richard and Sherlock walked into the warehouse.

This is a hall built underground, with an area of nearly 1,000 square meters. On both sides of the hall, there are numerous wooden shelves, on which are the many collections that Sherlock has collected, all of which are very special beings - such as large gems, amber wrapped in intact insects, broken staffs, and the teeth of an old wizard who have been knocked out of life.

In the middle of the hall was an open space stacked with large, hard-to-fit shelves—strangely shaped stones, bones of some ancient giant creature, and complete specimens of demonic creatures.

It can be said that this is a very magical place, and many things that you can't think of and have different styles can be found here.

After walking in with Richard, Sherlock took the painting in his hand, ran quickly to the depths of the warehouse, and shouted: "That Richard, you can take a look at it yourself, I hope to find the Barras silver you need, I will bind this painting in a wooden frame first."

With that, Sherlock ran over a wooden frame, turned around and disappeared.

Richard shrugged, looked in the direction Sherlock had disappeared and said, "Okay." "Turn around and look for it.

......

Looking around, Richard found that since the last time he came to this collection warehouse, it was obvious that Sherlock had a lot of new collections in the warehouse during this time, such as specimens of siren corpses, complete ivory sculptures, miniature gold figures, etc.

But after looking around, I didn't find the existence of metallic palladium.

After a few more rounds, he found a lot of silvery-white metal, but most of it was silver, and a small part was platinum, which he already had and didn't need, and there was not a single gram of metal palladium.

This one......

Richard frowned slightly.

Patiently, he continued to search, and finally after more than half an hour, he shook his head and accepted the reality: Sherlock did not have metal palladium in his hands.

This is also normal, after all, the real use of metal palladium has not yet been developed in the current world, no one will deliberately collect it, and even if it is collected, many of it is used as fake silver, Sherlock's treasure chest is not a treasure chest, it is impossible to have what you want.

In this case, he can only find a way to collect it slowly by himself.

Palladium metal will always be available, but it will take a lot of time – at least a month, and if you're unlucky enough to have no suitable mines nearby, it may take two months, three months, or more.

But there is no way.

Taking a deep breath, Richard prepares to tell Sherlock the result, then leaves, looking around, but does not find Sherlock in the labyrinthine warehouse.

"Sherlock!" Richard couldn't help but shout.

"I'm here—" Sherlock's voice echoed from a corner, but sounding half-dead.

"Hmm, what are you doing?" Richard raised his eyebrows, and walked over quickly in search of a voice, and saw Sherlock crouching in a corner, his eyes looking directly at a statue with some new stone chips around it, and Sherlock holding a carving knife in his hand - it was obvious that Sherlock had been carving the statue here during the time he had disappeared.

Sherlock's workmanship was evidently superb, and the carved statue was so lifelike that it looked like a living maiden, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a double ponytail and a smile on her face.

"Beautiful, so beautiful...... Sherlock muttered as he stared at the statue, "I'm going to keep it in my heart forever." ”

As he spoke, Sherlock turned his head to look at Richard and explained, "I remember, I put her here half a month ago, and I had already done most of her by then, but because of something improvising, I walked away, and I forgot about it.

Just now, after I bound that painting of yours, I turned around and saw her, which was obviously fate, so I finished her seriously, hmm...... Perfect presence!"

Richard's eyes flashed, and he looked at Sherlock and said, "Don't you have a beautiful maid, aren't living people as good as statues?"

"No, it's different. Sherlock shook his head and said, "A living person has the benefits of a living person, and a statue has the benefit of a statue." Living people give me the most real feeling, but the statue can keep the most perfect posture forever. ”

"Of course. Sherlock thought of something again and said loudly, "The statue also has a disadvantage, that is, it is too heavy, it is not easy to carry, it is forced to carry, and it is also easy to be damaged during transportation. Therefore, once the statue is completed, the best way to deal with it is to stay in one place forever. If I want to have it forever, I can only keep it in my heart. Alas. At the end, Sherlock sighed.

Richard blinked his eyes and said, "It's not necessarily so absolute. ”

"What do you mean?" Sherlock said.

"I know there's something that can record a scene forever and keep it on paper. Richard said.

"You mean painting?" Sherlock said, gesturing to the bound painting next to him, "but painting is not real." You see, is this hell a real hell? I don't believe it. I also know that some spells can have a painting-like effect, but none of them are real. ”

Richard said: "I'm not talking about painting, nor spells, but an instrument that works with light, if I can, I'll show it to you the next time I come, and you'll understand." Of course, this machine is very special, and you have to make sure that you use it privately, and don't spread it. ”

"I, can't you believe me?" said Sherlock.

"If I don't believe me, I won't talk about the instrument. Richard said.

"That's it, that's it. Sherlock said, then asked, "By the way, how did you find your Barras silver?"

Richard shook his head: "I didn't find it, obviously you don't have it here." ”

"Then I'll ask some of my friends to take a picture of you?" Sherlock asked, his expression serious, "You know, I have a lot of friends, and although my friendship with them is not as deep as yours, they are happy to help me as long as I give them the appropriate money."

So, if I ask for money, I might be able to find the Baras silver you need. Of course, it may take a little longer, but I promise that in a month, I will definitely be able to help you find it. ”

"A month. Richard said, "Actually, if I look for it myself, it will be about a month, so I'll find it myself, so I won't trouble you." ”

"That's not going to work. Sherlock was anxious, "You don't like to take my stuff for nothing, and I don't like to take your stuff for nothing." I've already taken your paints for nothing, and I have ordered the instrument you said works with light, so I've got to give you something, right?

Otherwise, in my courtyard, except for me and Lucia, whatever you like, you can take it away. ”

Richard: "......" Are you serious?