[A two-in-one chapter, 6,000 words, hereby explain, not lazy. ] 】

Chapter 224 [Strange People]

Chen Xiaolian grabbed the blade of the sword in his hand and weighed it, the weight was not light.

"There seems to be a pattern on it. "The tire lane on the side.

"Well, I saw that. ”

Chen Xiaolian put the blade of the sword in front of him and observed it straight, and sure enough, he saw the ...... on the blade Under the rust, there are some strange patterns.

These patterns are clearly left over from the time of casting, on the blade and on both sides of the sword.

Chen Xiaolian immediately took out the hilt of the sword in the stone and compared it with the blade.

The rust on the hilt is a bit tighter, but the blade and hilt fit just right where they are broken.

The two things are put together, and the shape happens to be a complete Western-style ancient knight's long sword.

Chen Xiaolian saw that the two things in his hand were spliced together...... I was slightly disappointed in my heart.

Because when these two pieces were finally put together, nothing special had changed.

"I knew it wasn't that simple. Chen Xiaolian sighed.

Tire glanced at him: "What's not so simple?"

"For example...... Suddenly it glows, or it merges into one or something. Chen Xiaolian said with a smile: "I thought that if I put two things together, I would automatically restore it into a complete sword in the stone." ”

Tire smiled and didn't say anything.

......

"Did you find it?"

"It's coming!"

Sasha sat in the dimly lit room, his hands tapping quickly on the keyboard, and at the same time couldn't help but shout: "I just said, I need better equipment......!

This time. Sasha suddenly screamed, "Found it!"

On a computer screen in front of me, an image of a probe on a street was displayed. Filtered by portrait screening.

On the probe, I saw several people getting out of the car on the street. Then, soon, in the portrait screening mode, the appearance of one of the girls was cut off.

"Found it! Ninety-six percent compliant. It must be the target himself. ”

Sasha quickly notified Thunderfox with the team system.

"Boning Street, she's right there. There are ...... around Three men. East face. ”

......

"Found it. They are on Boning Street. The countess of the Norman family was with them. ”

Thunder Fox glanced at Culkin.

Kalkin was staring into the distance in a daze.

The two were standing at the top of a building, and Culkin was standing on the edge of the roof, with the street at his feet and cars coming and going.

"Are you sure?" Kalkin didn't look back, still maintaining this pulling posture, looking into the distance.

Lei Hu smiled: "I can be sure." But Sasha complained again, and he asked for better equipment. I think it's okay to satisfy him, after all, his technique is very useful to us. ”

"Then after this dungeon is over, let's satisfy him. ”

Culkin turned. I pulled out a pack of cigarettes, took out one and lit it, and took a hard puff.

His expression seemed a little strange, and his eyes were also complicated: "Thunder Fox." ”

"What?"

"Have you heard of Meteorite Troopers?"

"......" Lei Hu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I've heard of it, it seems to be quite famous." Their leader is called Autumn Fall, and I heard that he is a powerful character. ”

Culkin silently took a puff of his cigarette and threw it at his feet and stepped on it: "Autumnfall...... Hey. He's got a bit of a job. ”

After a pause, Culkin said slowly, "Those guys we met today. The person who was next to the countess of the Norman family was the Meteorite Warband. ”

"Oh?" Thunder Fox's eyes lit up: "Which one is Autumn Fall?"

"Fallfall? No, he's not here. Kalkin shook his head: "Fallfall...... It's been dead, well, it's been more than a month. ”

"Dead?!" Thunder Fox was a little surprised.

"Well, died in a copy. Culkin said lightly: "The people we met this time." After Autumnfall's death, he inherited the guys of the Meteorite Sentai team. Hey...... An interesting kid, the strength doesn't seem to be bad. ”

"What about the Meteorite Clans!...... And that autumn fall has already hung up. Lei Hu raised his eyebrows: "No matter what, we are bound to get the holy relics!"

Culkin smiled: "Then get ready to go." Bonin Street, the guys from the Meteorite Clan, too...... Then let's clean them all up together!"

“...... Do you have a grudge against the people of the Meteorite Clan?" Thunder Fox glanced at Culkin in surprise.

"How?"

"If in normal times, you will definitely say. Priority is given to doing tasks. As long as you can complete the quest conditions of the dungeon, there is no need to make any extraneous problems, and unless necessary, you will not fight to the death with other game participants. But what you mean just now is that you want to kill all the people in the Meteorite Clan?"

The corners of Culkin's eyes twitched, and he looked at Thunderfox, jumped off the edge of the roof, walked over to Thunderfox, and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"You're wrong, I don't have a grudge against the Meteorite team. I just think...... These guys now don't deserve that name. ”

......

"Now that we've got it, what do we do next?" Tire asked.

Chen Xiaolian thought for a while: "The system didn't give a prompt, and I also felt quite surprised." I originally thought that if I got such an important prop, maybe the system would give some hints. Or send a notification of some other task. ”

He glanced at Xianyin, who was staring at an oil painting not far away.

Although Xianyin turned her back to herself, as if she was looking at an oil painting, Chen Xiaolian was sure that this girl must be listening attentively with her ears pricked up.

But she and the tire spare tire they spoke Chinese - and the countess clearly did not understand Chinese.

A fairy sound, a Miao Yan, she still can't pronounce the pronunciation of these two names.

"I think the next thing to do is to deal with those guys who attacked us!" Chen Xiaolian looked stunned.

"Oh, I think it's in hand anyway......" The spare tire lowered his eyelids, "Are you really going to protect this girl?"

Chen Xiaolian looked at the spare tire, and his eyes fell on his broken arm: "It is certainly an idea of mine to protect her and fulfill her promise...... But. I decided to agree to her offer for another reason. ”

Chen Xiaolian's fists were clenched, and he said coldly: "Spare tire, you were cut off by that guy's arm! This matter must not be left like this! So the reason why I agreed to this woman's conditions is mainly because...... I've made up my mind that I won't let those people go! You can't break one of your arms for nothing! That guy has to pay!

And stay with this girl. to find the man in black as soon as possible!"

Tire's eyes were hot: "Yes! You must not let that guy go! Brother, your arm can't be broken for nothing, this matter must not be left at that!"

The spare tire whispered: "I...... I'm a little worried. I'm afraid the strength of those guys is not weak, and our people are not even, so they may not be opponents. ”

"Try it anyway. If you can't beat it, you have to fight it first!" Chen Xiaolian said coldly: "Last time, it was they who had unintentional calculations, and we suffered a loss. The skills of the man in black have room to play. But next time, we won't have the advantage!"

said. Chen Xiaolian glanced at the time.

There are still a few hours left until the cooldown time of Bai Qi.

Your strongest killer move is about to be used.

......

Xianyin has tried her best to eavesdrop, but the language spoken by these guys, Xianyin really doesn't understand.

She is actually a very smart girl, and in addition to her native English, Xianyin is also fluent in French and Spanish. It can be said that she still has a little talent for languages.

But...... Chinese, she really hasn't dabbled in.

So she listened to it for a long time. She had memorized a few of the pronunciations she had guessed might be keywords - but the chances of getting valuable news were too low for such an attempt.

But this is the case now. This is the only thing Xianyin can do.

Finally, Xianyin waited for a while, and the guy named Chen Xiaolian walked towards him.

"How's it going?

Facing Chen Xiaolian, Xianyin asked directly.

"Hmm. Chen Xiaolian's expression was very serious: "Of course we will do what we promised you." So...... The most important thing is to help you solve the problems of those attackers. ”

"How to fix it?"

"It's simple, find them and kill them. Chen Xiaolian's eyes flashed with coldness and anger.

Xianyin seemed a little nervous: "You plan to ......"

"It's simple. Their target is you, we don't really have to do much, just stay by your side, and I'm sure they'll come to you soon. ”

As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian looked at the huge vault: "I think this place is good." We can just stay in this museum. I think they'll come to you. ”

"Are you sure they're going to find it? They don't know ......."

"I'm sure. Chen Xiaolian nodded: "Believe me, there is always a way, and there are many ways." ”

At this moment, suddenly there was the sound of footsteps outside the vault.

When a few people were in the vault, the door didn't close.

And the passage outside the door, the ground is slate, and a person walks out of the elevator, his leather shoes on the floor, making a snapping sound.

The person who came was a man, slender, tall and thin.

The man was wearing a long gray trench coat with a vertical collar. Has brown hair and slightly long hair.

Looking at his appearance, there is some obvious wear and tear on the cuffs and elbows of his clothes.

He wears a pair of glasses on his face with round lenses.

A face is very clean, and it is a very rare kind of slightly delicate face among Caucasians—some of which are biased towards oriental aesthetic standards.

The man was not young, and he looked to be about forty years old.

Overall, he looked like one of those school teachers or a nerd in some clerical job.

When this man walked over, he saw Xianyin standing in the door of the vault, and his originally straight face showed a relaxed smile.

"Your Excellency, it turned out to be you, I saw that the lock of the door was smashed, and I thought it was some burglar who had entered. ”

The tall, lanky man walked to the door. glanced at Chen Xiaolian and the others.

"Ambula, it's you back. ”

Xianyin was stunned for a moment, and then smiled easily: "I didn't bring the key, but I came in in a hurry, so I had to smash the door lock." ”

"Okay, I'll get someone to fix the lock. Ambler nodded.

"Gentlemen. This is Ambler, who is the caretaker of this museum, who works for me. At the same time, he is also a good art connoisseur. Xianyin introduced Chen Xiaolian and the others.

Chen Xiaolian glanced at this Ambler.

His temperament and dress are indeed not like ordinary administrators, and indeed a bit like a nerd or an artist.

But on the whole, there is an indescribable quiet taste in the temperament of the whole person.

Chen Xiaolian saw that there seemed to be a trace of oil paint left on the sleeve of this Ambro: "You are a painter?"

"No, to be precise, just a person who likes oil paintings. ”

Ambler smiled peacefully. He has a pair of slender eyes, and his eyes belong to the very warm category.

Let's put it this way, a large part of his attributes happens to be the taste of a middle-aged warm man handsome uncle who is very popular today.

Xianyin looked at Ambler and said slowly: "Okay, we're done here, let's go up." It's not boring here, though. But I hate being in the basement for too long. Ambler should have some good coffee there, oh. And maybe tea from the East. ”

Ambler smiled faintly: "There is tea, but it is Ceylon black tea, not oriental green tea." ”

Chen Xiaolian exchanged glances with the tire spare tire and nodded.

"Oh yes. Xianyin suddenly said, "There is another thing I almost forgot." ”

The girl looked at Chen Xiaolian: "In order to thank you for the qiē you did for me before, and the qiē you are about to make for me." I want to thank you so much. ”

"Huh?" Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows.

"Quite simply, you showed me that thing. He also let me hold it in my hand and play with it for a while. Xianyin said slowly: "This is something that my family has always dreamed of. So, as a token of gratitude, I want to repay you. So...... My reward is, three gentlemen, each of you can be in the storeroom of this museum. Pick and go with something you like...... Of course, it is only on the shelves, those that are locked in the cabinet are not good, those things are family treasures, and I have no right to give them away too hastily. ”

Chen Xiaolian was stunned.

Pick one piece at random?

That's not a small deal.

Although it may be that those things that are locked in the cabinet are worth more.

But those things that are only placed on the shelves are probably not cheap!

Not to mention anything else, it is the blue and white plate of the Qianlong year, and the value is definitely seven figures - if it is an official kiln.

"You're not kidding, are you?" Chen Xiaolian looked at the girl.

"A nobleman is never too stingy with those who help him. Xianyin shook her head: "Of course I'm not joking. ”

"None of those things are cheap. Chen Xiaolian smiled.

"Then take your pick. You must be very interested in these porcelains from the East. Xianyin looked at the three of them with a smile.

Chen Xiaolian raised his eyebrows—he couldn't guess what this girl meant.

Maybe it's just pure gratitude, maybe something else?

But Chen Xiaolian thought about it......

Don't take it for nothing, don't take it!

They are all cultural relics of their own country, and the devil knows how they fell into the hands of these foreigners.

What's so embarrassing about one person taking just one piece?

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was Xianyin, Chen Xiaolian would even want to serve all the porcelain here in one pot!

Tires and spare tires were naturally not polite, and the two of them each had a piece of porcelain on the shelf at random.

The tires are the blue and white plates of the Qianlong year that Chen Xiaolian saw before. The spare tire was a pastel bottle.

Chen Xiaolian took a look at the paragraph at the bottom: Kangxi year.

――Couldn't all of these things be snatched from the Old Summer Palace?

Chen Xiaolian didn't feel guilty at all.

He walked over to the shelf and looked around, intending to get an ear bottle. But suddenly, his eyes turned and he landed on something else.

It's that old-fashioned umbrella.

I don't know why, this old-fashioned umbrella that didn't seem to have any special features fell into Chen Xiaolian's sight, and suddenly became different.

And...... Chen Xiaolian even faintly felt a strange aura.

Dangerous?

No. Doesn't seem to be accurate.

It's like you're holding an extremely sharp knife in your hand that you've never touched before.

You can feel the danger of itself......

It's a ...... feeling It's so peculiar!!

Can...... It's just an old-fashioned umbrella.

Although the black umbrella cloth is not rotten, it will not be much stronger in comparison, especially the skeleton of the umbrella has rusted.

The ghost sent the gods, Chen Xiaolian suddenly stretched out his hand and took the umbrella down.

"You said it's okay as long as it's on the shelf. Can I take this umbrella with me?" Chen Xiaolian looked at Xianyin.

Xianyin seemed to be stunned, but she thought about it for a moment. He nodded: "Of course...... But are you sure you want it? instead of picking a piece of porcelain from your country?"

Chen Xiaolian directly grabbed the umbrella in his hand and said with a faint smile: "No, I think I have a good eye for it." ”

Both the tire and the spare tire looked at Chen Xiaolian with strange eyes.

In addition, that Ambler also looked at Chen Xiaolian with a slightly strange gaze.

Don't want a precious porcelain artwork, but choose an old umbrella?

"So. Let's go up. In my lounge, hot water happened to be boiling. I can get some black tea. ”

Ambler smiled faintly and turned around and walked towards the elevator.

......

In the lounge on the left side of the first floor of the museum.

Ambler turned to get his teacup.

"Ambler was someone who worked for my father, and he knew a little bit about art appreciation. He has been working in this museum since my father's death, and he is the curator and caretaker here, so to speak. When I was younger, he also taught me oil painting. ”

"Are those in your studio?" asked Chen Xiaolian casually.

"Yes. Pity...... Later Ambler told me that I had no talent for painting. I accepted him and shifted my time and energy to something else. Xianyin nodded: "However, Amble's painting is very good. I don't know how to draw though. But at least after a few years of study, I still know some appreciation. It's a pity that he is very conservative. He refused to promote himself, and he did not like to socialize in the circle of painters. I even suggested that I would pay for him to hold an exhibition, but he refused.

It seems that his greatest interest is to stay in this small museum and guard the artworks in the museum. Live an ordinary day. ”

Chen Xiaolian sighed, looking at Ambler's back, this tall and thin middle-aged man was making tea, Chen Xiaolian smiled: "It's not bad to be a hermit." ”

The tire on the side suddenly said, "Hermit, you mean Tao Yuanming?"

Chen Xiaolian smiled: "Do you still know Tao Yuanming?"

"Come on, I've at least been to middle school. Tire smiled.

Amblor suddenly turned around. glanced at Chen Xiaolian, and then smiled slightly: "Thank you for your compliment." actually compared me with Tao Yuanming. I don't think I'm any comparison to that great poet. ”

Chen Xiaolian was stunned, he looked at Amble: "You...... Do you understand what we're saying?"

The two sentences that Chen Xiaolian and the tire talked about just now were in Chinese.

Ambler nodded: "Under the east fence of picking chrysanthemums, you can see Nanshan leisurely." Tao Yuanming's poems, I also know some - ah, I do know some Chinese. ”

Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely see the South Mountain.

This verse came from Amblor's mouth. He pronounced the words correctly!!

It can be said that there is no weird emphasis on ordinary foreigners speaking Chinese.

Chen Xiaolian couldn't help but feel a little surprised and surprised.

Xianyin glanced at Ambler and seemed a little curious: "I never knew that you still knew Chinese." ”

Ambler smiled faintly, he placed the teacups in front of several people, and poured tea from one cup to another.

"You shouldn't have forgotten Jì, I'm Russian. Ambler smiled: "Because of some special historical periods, in my motherland, there are many people who understand Chinese. And in the countries of these guests, there are also quite a few people who know Russian - this is the result of a special historical period a few decades ago. ”

"But at your age, you shouldn't have experienced that historical period. Chen Xiaolian looked at Ambler.

Ambler did not answer the question and placed the teapot on the table.

Chen Xiaolian noticed that Ambler seemed to understand some oriental culture.

At least, he didn't drink black tea with milk and sugar, as other Europeans do.

In the teacup in front of you is a very simple and oriental-style black tea.

"Have you been to our country?" Chen Xiaolian looked at Ambler.

Ambler thought for a moment and nodded: "I've been there, but it's been a long time ago." ”

"I didn't even know you had been. I remember you always stayed in London, stayed in this museum, never liked to go far away. Xianyin said curiously.

"As I said, that was a long time ago, Your Excellency, Count. ”

Chen Xiaolian can feel that this Ambler is indeed a very special person.

How so?

He seemed to be very unusual about everything.

For example, he saw that the outside door was smashed, but instead of calling the police, he took the elevator directly to the basement to observe...... He didn't even have a weapon, so he went down and looked at it very calmly - didn't he think that if it was really a robber, he himself was a weak man, and he went down to the basement to find his own death?

Another example is that the spare tire has a broken arm, and the gauze is still tied to the body and has not been removed - such a seriously injured person, but he is running around outside, if he were an ordinary person, this situation should be lying on a hospital bed.

If you were anyone, you wouldn't be able to help but take a few more looks.

And Ambler ...... Chen Xiaolian noticed that except when he was in the basement vault, he looked at the spare tire twice. After that, he never observed the spare tire in particular - as if the spare tire was a very ordinary ordinary person.

......

[One thing to inform, today I am in Shanghai to participate in the event.

And tomorrow there is an official event, and after I attend the event during the day tomorrow, I will take the train home at six o'clock in the evening, and it is estimated that it will be eight or nine o'clock when I get home.

So, tomorrow's update, all I can say is that I will definitely be more.

But tomorrow's update is destined to be late--after all, I won't be home until around eight or nine o'clock in the evening.

I would like to inform you of this in advance.

Thank you for your understanding. 】

- Dancing. (To be continued......)