"Short stick?" Lin Nian asked.
"Short stick." Masashi Toyama nodded.
The second piece of evidence was a short stick lying in the box. It was about 70 centimeters long and had a smooth surface. The material felt like it was between gold and porcelain. There were no patterns or flaws. It was round and round.
"Can I touch it?" Lin Nian sized up the short stick and realized that the two ends were different in size. If he had to describe it, this short stick was actually no different from a baseball bat, except that its appearance was much more exaggerated.
"Please don't." Masashi Tomiyama shook his head." Unlike the previous stone ghost mask, this item is an out-and-out alchemy weapon. It's extremely dangerous!"”
"Could it be that it also has some hidden mechanism?”
"Of course there is." Masashi Tomiyama nodded and walked to the bookshelf at the side to pull out a stack of white paper."" But we don't need to trigger its mechanism today. We only need to understand its basic characteristics.”
Lin Nian looked at the blank piece of paper handed to him by Masashi Tomiyama and asked in confusion,""What is this used for?"
"Have you heard of the Edgeless Heavy Sword?" Masashi Toyama said.
Lin Nian nodded and wondered why the style had suddenly changed from the magical werewolf of Leningrador to Jin Yong's martial arts.
"Place the paper vertically right above it and let go.”Masashi Tomiyama reminded.
Lin Nian did as he was told. After he let go, the paper fell vertically. The moment it touched the short stick, something strange happened. The square paper was " cut " into two halves by the short stick from the middle and fell on both sides. The cut was extremely smooth without a single hair.
The wind blew and broke his hair.
Lin Nian instantly thought of this idiom.
"This short staff is actually a sword, an extremely sharp alchemy tool!”" This is also the most dangerous item out of the three items I brought today," Masashi Tomiyama said." But if you don't touch it rashly, you won't get hurt. After all, danger is relative. Even if I put a bread stick in the passcode box, you can stuff it down my throat and choke me to death.”
"If I grab him, will my hand be cut open?”Lin Nian looked at the golden short stick and asked curiously.
"Maybe, maybe not." Masashi Tomiyama gave a very ambiguous answer and immediately explained,"" This alchemical weapon was once stored in the academy's 'ice cellar'. It was labeled as' high-risk 'along with other artifacts. It first appeared in England in 1756.”
" During the outbreak of the Seven Year War." Lin Nian learned how to answer first. Lin Xian, who was standing at the side with his mouth slightly open, spoke of the historical background first. Lin Xian could only look at him in amusement and shake his head.
"It is said that the craftsman who forged it was a royal swordsmith in England. At that time, fencing was popular among the British royal family, so this weapon was born for fencing. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with the historical background at that time.”Masashi Tomiyama said with a smile, causing Lin Nian to look a little embarrassed.
" This is actually a short sword. The craftsmanship follows the traditional British swordsmithing technique. The royal swordsmith was troubled by losing to his opponent every time he fenced, so he suddenly had the idea of making a weapon that could never be defeated.”Masashi Toyama said," If you want to defeat your enemy in fencing, you have to lock the enemy with the tip of your sword, or... The swordsmith's way of thinking might have been a little off. Compared to a victory that required more skill, he wanted to directly 'break' the enemy's weapon.”
"Really…You have imagination." Lin Nian didn't know what to say.
"This sword doesn't seem to have a blade, but in fact, all its contact surfaces are the blade. Because its raw material is very rare, it was made from the tailbone of a third-generation black dragon. Therefore, when it was made, it was given a sharp alchemy domain. This domain can't be extended and can only exist in the sword itself.”Masashi Tomiyama put down the pieces of paper, and they were all cut into pieces.
"Doesn't that mean no one can use it?”Lin Nian asked in confusion.
"Of course there is. Otherwise, it would still be in the ice cellar and no one would care about it.”Masashi Tomiyama nodded and said," There was once an'S 'class student who entered the icehouse with Headmaster Ange and used this weapon. The reason was that his bloodline was outstanding enough to be recognized by the living spirit in the alchemy weapon. Later, they even discovered that this short stick was actually forged according to the specifications of a sword. When the purity of the bloodline of the holder reached a certain level, it would transform and reveal its true appearance.”
"S grade student? Is he still in Kassel Academy?" Lin Nian was a little surprised.
"No, he graduated a long time ago. Now, he has joined the executive department to search for dragon ruins all over the world. Maybe you can meet him after you graduate and join the executive department.”Masashi Tomiyama said with a smile.
"Impressive." Lin Nian watched as Masashi Tomiyama closed the black passcode box. His gaze turned to the third box, but at this time, he said,""Actually, the two items just now have almost made me believe in the dragon civilization.”
"No, I believe that the third item is the most convincing.”"After all, there's nothing more impactful than putting a real dragon in front of you."”
As he spoke, Masashi Tomiyama opened the third passcode box. When he saw what was inside, Lin Nian's mouth was slightly agape, and he revealed a shocked expression.
He couldn't help but be shocked because there was a real dragon in front of him.
There was a cylindrical glass bottle inside the black passcode box. It was filled with pale yellow formalin, and in it was an animal about the size of a medium-sized dog. It looked like a lizard, with dense scales and a beautiful appearance. There were folded membrane wings on its back that felt like tough canvas.
The animal's eyes were closed as it slept quietly. Its membrane wings and long whiskers fluttered in the formalin. It was like a baby curled up in its mother's womb, waiting for the day it was born.
" In India in 1796, we found 'him'. This was the cub of a red dragon, but for some reason, it was swallowed by a python when it hatched. The locals found him when they killed the python and skinned it for meat. They believed that they had angered the son of the god and had offered him up in the temple. Fortunately, the Secret Party had arrived in time. If they had arrived a little later, they would have seen the village burned by the dragon flames.”Masashi Toyama looked at the baby red dragon in the glass bottle with admiration and disbelief."No matter how many times I see it, I find it amazing. Look at these patterns, scales, and membrane wings. It's a perfect creation!”
Lin Nian stood in front of the passcode box and looked down at the " animal " in the glass bottle. For some reason, he felt his heart beating very fast. He couldn't help but reach out to touch the glass bottle. This action wasn't stopped by Masashi Tomiyama because everyone would do the same when they saw this scene.
The room was extremely quiet. Everyone was admiring the perfect work born by the Creator. The baby red dragon floated in formalin, and the tentacles around its mouth floated as if they were rising between thin clouds.
"Can he still come back to life?" Young Lin asked.
'Of course! Noble things would never die. Death was just a long sleep under the ice for them.'
Someone answered him. His voice was very gentle, as if he was narrating a beautiful fairy tale.
However, the voice that answered Lin Nian did not belong to anyone in the study.
Lin Nian suddenly woke up, and a chill crawled from his spine to his neck. He took a step back and looked around with a surprised expression, as if someone wanted to hurt him. However, in the study, only Masashi Tomiyama, Manstein, and Lin Xian were shocked by his movements and looked at him.
"What's wrong? Did he receive an impact? Don't worry, although it didn't die, it won't come back to life either. Its awakening date should be in 2077. Maybe by that time, humans will have entered the cyberpunk era.”Masashi Toyama went forward to comfort him.
"Didn't you hear someone talking just now?”Lin Nian asked. The sudden shock made him pant slightly, and he looked a little excited.
"Who spoke? What did he say?" Manstein frowned and stepped forward."No one in the room said anything just now, and you suddenly took a step back as if you had seen a ghost.”
"Sis, did you hear that?" Lin Nian turned to Lin Xian decisively.
Manstein was about to say something, but Masashi Tomiyama reached out and stopped him. He shook his head slightly to signal him not to speak, waiting for Lin Xian's answer.
Under Lin Nian's gaze, Lin Xian also looked at him in confusion and shook his head.""I didn't hear anyone talking. Are you hallucinating again?”
"Does he often hallucinate? According to science, auditory hallucinations are caused by mental fatigue and a lack of coordination between work and rest. You guys just got off the plane and are still jet-lagged. Perhaps we need to plan a new schedule for him.”Masashi Toyama said.
"No, I'm not. Maybe I just misheard." Lin Nian took a deep breath and calmed down. He felt his heart beating faster and his eardrums bulging. He glanced at the glass bottle on the table and turned his head away.
Masashi Tomiyama immediately closed the passcode boxes and locked them again."You don't look too good right now. Since you've finished reading, let's call it a day. Professor Manstein, I suggest canceling his physical test in the afternoon and carrying it out tomorrow.”
"Sure, I'll inform the instructors on standby.”Manstein stood beside Lin Nian and patted his back gently.""Better, right? If you really can't do it, I'll bring you to the dormitory to rest.”
"What about my sister?" Lin Nian nodded slowly. He also realized that there seemed to be an unknown condition in his body and he needed time to recuperate.
"Your sister has been specially arranged by me to stay in the staff dormitory. Instructor Masashi Toyama will bring her there. The environment there is very good. As for you, the dormitory has already been allocated. You can only live in the dormitory of the fourth year. Most of the fourth year students are out for internships, so there are many empty dormitories.”
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Professor Manstein.”Lin Nian said.
"Get along well with your roommates. Don't fight.”Lin Xian stood beside Masashi Tomiyama and reminded Lin Nian, who was being led out of the study by Manstein.
"You too. Take care of yourself." Lin Nian turned around to look at Lin Xian, but his gaze could not help but drift to the passcode box on the table. In the end, his gaze was blocked by the closed door of the study.
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