Chapter 219: Bags and Boxes
"What did you find again. www.biquge.info Pennis answered lazily, staggered over to the manticore, put one on his back, yawned and asked, "What's wrong here, I didn't find anything strange." ”
"Do you see this gap?" said Dilley, scratching at the wall, "I always felt that something was wrong." ”
"Do you suspect there's something hidden behind it?" Pannis was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "I think you're thinking too much, this gap is too thin, and there's almost nothing to pass through except for paper, do you think Catherine's grandfather will secretly hide a few pieces of paper here? If you really want to leave a message, even if you leave it directly on the wall, it's better than hiding in this gap. ”
"I understand what you said. Dilly's expression was still solemn, and he said very seriously: "But this gap is different. ”
"Are you serious?" Seeing that Dilly wasn't joking with himself, Pannis quickly got up from Dilly's back, stared at his old friend's face for a while, and nodded: "It seems to be true, then I understand, let's take a look at what is hidden in this gap, I hope it doesn't disappoint." ”
Leaning in front of the gap and looking inward for a moment, Pannis also understood the reason for Dilly's insistence, although looking inward through the narrow crack, it was pitch black and nothing could be seen, but the faint smell came through the gap. The smell was faint, and mixed with the damp and foul air through the cracks in the stone, even Dilly's peculiar nose and Pannis's natural keen sense of smell could not tell what it was, but they vaguely felt that it was slightly different from the smell here, and it was this strangeness that attracted the attention of the two.
The faint smell was very weird, like the smell of something that had been left for a long, long time and had been completely corrupted, if it wasn't for the Quaternary, it was unlikely that there would be a demonic beast in the forbidden area, and Pannis would even think that it was the smell left by the corpse of some kind of dead small animal.
Stared at the thin crevice in the rock wall for a few seconds, the gap was too thin for any weapon to plive into. Pannis thought for a moment, tore a piece of paper from Vivien's notebook, and slowly inserted it into the gap, the precision of the fighting spirit slowly poured into the thin paper, and the paper became as hard as a crowbar under the support of the fighting energy.
Knowing that he couldn't be distracted at this time, the girls who came over and looked nervous and focused held their breath and watched the movements of his hands without saying a word. Pannis smiled at everyone, took a deep breath, and with a slight force on his wrist, with a thin cracking sound, after a lot of stone debris fell from the rock wall, there was a sudden crisp sound, and a large flat stone chip peeled off the rock, revealing the space behind it.
Behind the stone is a small stone cave, the stone cave is so shallow that it cannot even accommodate a curled up child, the small hole looks exceptionally clean, there is no dust, no weeds, not even moss, it is surprisingly clean. However, the most shocking thing is that in the middle of the small hole, there is actually a bag made of leather, the bag is bulging, and it seems that it contains a small box.
"It seems that the previous smell was made by this leather bag. Pannis and Dilly looked at each other and nodded, "But how can this thing be behind the wall?"
"I don't know. Dilly leaned closer to observe the fracture of the falling stone slab, and said puzzledly: "Look at the covering outside the hole, it is not artificial, how do you look at it, how do you think it is a naturally generated stone wall." ”
"Not necessarily, it could be artificial. Pannis shook his head and said, "I think the mage seems to have a technique that can achieve the effect of creating walls, but this method is too rarely used, and I don't know much about it." ”
"There is indeed such a method. Vivien knocked a piece from the slate, looked at it in her hand for a while, and said, "Yes, it is indeed the effect of the stone liquid. If you look at the very center of this wall-like slab, you see, those cylindrical shapes, which are actually the core of this wall. First, weave a rattan net with vines, fix it in the position you want to close, and brush a layer of polystone liquid or polystone medicine on it, and the medicine will quickly penetrate into the rattan net, replacing the water and integrating with the rattan net. After that, the rattan net will slowly absorb the surrounding soil attribute elements, so that the rattan net will gradually turn into a stone net, and then slowly turn into a stone slab, and finally form such a stone wall. This happens to be a technique of our alchemy school, but I have to admit that the scope of application is too narrow, and there are very few people who know it. ”
"Apparently, however, the mage knew. Pannis pointed to the leather strap placed in the cave and said, "And I left some gifts." This must have been left over from the previous expedition, right?"
"No kidding, no way. Unexpectedly, Vivian denied it without hesitation: "You don't know about the polystone potion, the effective cycle of this potion, is calculated in a hundred years, if it is only forty years, what we see when we come in should be a dry rattan net, at most there are some gravel attached to it." It will take at least a hundred years for the rattan net to be transformed into a stone net, and it is estimated that it will take at least 400 to 500 years to form a wall like it is now, so I said that the scope of application of this medicine is too narrow. ”
"Four hundred years?" The unexpected answer made Pannis stunned for a while, he looked at the fallen stone wall on the ground, and then looked at the leather bag in the small hole, frowned and thought and said: "It is certain that four hundred years ago, this was still the center of the forbidden land, and almost no one should be able to enter it, but there is a mage who built a wall here and left a bag, which is interesting, who is so boring to do such a thing." ”
"Are you stupid. Dilly rolled his eyes humanly and said, "If you want to know what is going on with so many useless things, if you want to know what's going on, just open the bag and see what's inside, maybe the contents can tell you the answer." ”
"Well, I must have been spending too much time with you these days, and I've become sluggish under your influence. Pannis sneered and said, "Okay, this time you have a point, you guys stand back first, and I'll see what's inside." ”
"You take the shield. Catherine handed over the most cherished magic steel shield and admonished, "Be careful, maybe it's a trap, although you won't die, but don't be too careless." ”
"Don't worry, I understand. Pannis didn't shirk either, taking the magic steel shield in front of him, feeling the residual body temperature on the grip, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his lips, he slowly approached the leather bag.
"Something is wrong, something is wrong. As soon as Pannis's fingers touched the leather bag, he immediately retracted it and frowned, "It's so strange that there is something wrong with this." ”
"How...... Huh?" Catherine also leaned in, looked at it carefully for a moment, and suddenly let out a surprised whisper: "The style and shape of this bag are wrong, how do I look like the more popular styles in recent years, including the technique of sewing and the technique of stitching, which have only become popular in recent years." ”
"That's why I'm surprised. Pannis looked at the leather bag blankly, and said suspiciously: "Moreover, you go and touch the bag, touch it lightly, basically your fingers can touch it." ”
The knight girl stretched out her hand in confusion, and as soon as her fingers touched the leather bag, she understood what Pannis meant, because when she touched the bag, before her fingers had time to exert force, she directly sank into the leather, and poked a few holes in the bag, as if it was not leather at all, but a ball of cotton wool.
"Why is this happening. Catherine said dumbfoundedly: "It looks like the latest bag, but how is it rotten like this, it will break when you touch it, this is really like it has been put for four hundred years." ”
"Well, I've heard some artists say that fashion styles are cyclical. Lina is also in frequent contact with artists in the North City of Knowledge for Michelle and Ansa, so she speculates: "Every few decades, trends become retro, and this bag may be the same." ”
"It's the elements that circulate the pops, not the real styles and shapes, let alone the sewing techniques. Pannis shook his head and said: "This is by no means the kind of situation you said, forget it, you better step back a little, I will open the bag slowly, try to preserve the integrity of the bag, see what is in it first, and then study the reason." ”
Leather bags that have been in a humid environment for hundreds of years are not difficult to open, but maintaining their integrity is a daunting task. Pannis held the shield in one hand, and five fingers danced flexibly on the bag, which lasted for more than ten minutes, and his forehead began to sweat, before he finally completed the task.
However, after the bag was fully opened, the expression on his face became even more tangled, and not only him, but everyone else had very wonderful expressions, almost staring blankly at the position of the leather bag.
There, instead of the leather bag, is a square wooden box more than 30 centimeters long, wooden boxes are very common, very ordinary, each family should have several, but the biggest problem, is that this wooden box looks like a brand new, whether it is the wood of the main part, or the metal nails that fix the wooden planks at the corners, there is no difference from the new, especially those metal nails, which are still flashing with metallic luster under the firelight, and there is no trace of rust on the surface.
"Can anyone tell me what the situation is. Dilly forgot to flick his tail, pointed straight into the air, and said with confusion: "The bag will break when you touch it, but the box is the same as new, isn't this really someone joking with us?" )