(This is a two-in-one chapter, the word count of two chapters!Please, don't ask me why I only have one chapter, okay?Please, please, I don't want to explain anymore!!)

Chapter 211 [Glory is My Life]

The Queen's Place.

This place is just behind that lawn in the Tower of London. It is a row full of medieval-style houses, with mixed brick and wood buildings.

Spire with dark brown walls.

This row of buildings looks particularly ghostly at night...... Especially just now, Chen Xiaolian and the three of them really saw a female ghost.

Rushing into the house, it wasn't too difficult to find the place where Queen Anne had lived - it had long since been turned into a heritage site, and there was even a written description for the convenience of tourists.

The furnishings in the house deliberately restore the style of medieval England.

When Chen Xiaolian and the three of them rushed into the house, they also deliberately looked here, and then Chen Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief.

Well, there's nothing in the area, such as armor, samurai, swords, shields, or anything like that.

According to the signage, Queen Anne lived in this building, and is said to have been imprisoned on the third floor and in the attic.

Walking into this house, although he only glanced at it twice, Chen Xiaolian couldn't help but sigh.

I have to say that when Queen Anne was imprisoned here, it was indeed miserable.

Even by medieval standards, this place of captivity is too shabby. You know, this is a queen under house arrest, a queen who once held great power.

Narrow windows, dark, damp rooms, dilapidated furniture – well, the furniture is said to be a reproduction based on historical sources.

I have to say, that Henry VIII. It is indeed a very ruthless man.

When he first loved Queen Anne, in order to marry her, he did not hesitate to oppose all of Europe, turn against the Holy See, and make the Church of England independent in order to make the Church of England independent. influenced the course of the history of world religions.

And later, when he didn't love this woman anymore, he was absolutely ruthless! Just because this woman couldn't give birth to a boy for him, he disposed of it mercilessly!

Chen Xiaolian remembered that it was mentioned in the historical materials he had read.

Queen Anne was convicted of adultery.

Queen Anne likes art on weekdays, so after she was placed under house arrest, many poets and artists who had dealings with her were arrested and tortured...... In the end, a ridiculous fact was reached: everyone had to confess and have an affair with Queen Anne.

Everyone?!hehe......

That's it. That Henry VIII didn't think it was enough, and even accused Queen Anne of having an affair with her own brother!

In addition, he was even more convicted of treason...... "This British Zhen Huan is really miserable." Chen Xiaolian sighed.

However, she probably didn't know that her biological daughter, who inherited the throne many years later, was also the greatest queen in British history, Elizabeth I.

"Okay, I said Captain, don't be emotional. Hurry up and find the basement entrance. The spare tire looked at Chen Xiaolian looking around in a daze, and couldn't help but complain.

Chen Xiaolian came back to his senses. Join the search for the Tire Brothers.

It's not easy to find a basement in this house.

To be precise...... They didn't find it!

"That female ghost can't be lying to us, is she?" the spare tire scolded.

The area of this first floor is not very large. There are no basement doors at all...... If it's a secret passage, you won't be able to find it in such a small place.

Especially the tires, he even checked the fireplace.

The shelves, the cabinets, and even every stone slab on the ground were hammered hard.

"I can assure you. The ground here is all solid. The tire exhaled and looked at Chen Xiaolian: "Little face, what should I do?"

Chen Xiaolian's face was a little ugly.

Is that queen really playing tricks on us?

No, something must have gone wrong!

At this time, in the distance, you can hear another direction behind the Tower of London. There was a loud roar of a dragon!

Chen Xiaolian's face tightened!

"I don't know what happened to that Conan. The spare tire scratched his hair: "He's quite righteous, and he actually helped us to lure the dragon away." ”

Chen Xiaolian stared carefully into the room, and looked around again.

He suddenly shook his head: "Go, get out!"

Rushing out of the house, the tire spare tire followed: "What's the matter, regimental commander?"

"We're at a loss. Chen Xiaolian's eyes were fixed on a certain place in the dark.

"Huh?"

"You think, this house is used to hold the queen, how can there be a basement? And even if there is a basement, do you think that when the queen is imprisoned, she has the opportunity to swing her head and sneak into the basement alone to hide things?"

“...... That seems to make some sense. The tires nodded.

The spare tire said angrily: "That female ghost deceived us!"

"No, she probably wasn't lying. It's just that we don't understand it from a different perspective than hers. Chen Xiaolian pointed to the house behind him, drew a circle with his fingers, and pointed around: "What she said is the last place to live......

You see, this last place of residence, we only listen to the literal meaning, and think that it is the last house where she lived.

However, this is the idea of ordinary people like us, to put it simply, it is the way of thinking of Diaosi.

But we forgot about it, she is not an ordinary person, she is a queen, a noble nobleman, and a super white rich beauty.

In her concept, her place is not limited to the house where she sleeps. The facilities next to this house, such as the kitchen, firewood room, water room, and even the church, are all supporting settings for this house...... It's all her territory!

It's like saying that when a king says where I live, he won't just say it's his bedroom, but his whole palace!

So, Queen Anne's way of thinking to understand the words...... The last place she said she had stayed...... Refers to an area in the vicinity of this. With her aristocratic way of thinking, she thinks that all the supporting facilities in this neighborhood are her home. ”

As he spoke, Chen Xiaolian's eyes flashed, his finger pointed to a place, and he said in a deep voice, word by word: "Also including...... There!"

In the dark, the tires and spare tires looked in the direction that Chen Xiaolian was pointing.

Is that......

A small chapel.

......

"This is where prisoners are imprisoned. And it is also to imprison those bigwigs and criminals with a very high status. In the tradition of the British, because these people are nobles, even if they are criminals, they will be given some special treatment, such as ...... The chapel here is dedicated to prayers for high-ranking criminals imprisoned here—of course. It is also possible to perform funerals and cremation in churches after these criminals have been put to death. Chen Xiaolian said slowly: "So, this is a private church...... I think Queen Anne must have considered this private chapel to be one of her own places to live. ”

After a pause, Chen Xiaolian said slowly: "What do you think...... Under what circumstances is it possible for Queen Anne to hide things out of the sight of her guards when she is in captivity?"

"You mean...... When you go into church to pray?"

"Westerners are very religious. When it comes to prayer and repentance, no one around you bother...... Perhaps at such a time, it would be possible for Queen Anne to ask the guards to leave her side for the time being. She is also only at such times. to have a chance to do some small actions. Chen Xiaolian said quickly.

"So what are you waiting for! Get in and see!" the spare tire was the first to run towards the chapel.

This church is really small.

Typical Norman architecture.

Walking in at night, the church was dark and dark, and the narrow windows did not provide any light. Under the beam of the tactical flashlight, I could barely see the scene here.

It's very small, about the size of a normal middle school classroom...... Maybe even smaller.

And there is also a circle of thick round stone pillars, which occupy part of the space.

The height is impressive, with a dome roof that is close to three stories high.

Between round stone pillars. Arches are formed.

Overall, standing in this church. You can't help but feel a little depressed and solemn.

"Spread out and find!" Chen Xiaolian said, and the tire spare tire immediately separated and searched both sides.

Chen Xiaolian stepped forward from the aisle in the middle of the church and looked at the statue of the god placed in the front, as well as the candlestick and ritual utensils. A square stone jar, presumably used to hold holy water. It's dried up though.

Chen Xiaolian glanced at the statue above, and then looked around.

(If there was a basement, then it should have been discovered by later generations in the past few hundred years, even if there was a sword in the stone hidden inside.) I'm afraid it will also be taken away by those who come after...... But the system shouldn't give that kind of result.

So...... ）

Chen Xiaolian's heart moved!

No, not a basement in the ordinary sense!

Queen Anne speaks English and she speaks cellar!

You know, in English, there are two words for basement.

One is the cellar. One is the basement.

The latter means more formal, and generally refers to the kind of room in the basement with a formal room structure.

The word cellar represents a relatively small one, and in general, it may describe a certain wine cellar, cellar.

In English, you dig a pit under the house to put things, which can also be said to be a cellar!

And Queen Anne is talking about cellar, so ......

"Tires!"

Chen Xiaolian shouted, and the tire ran out of the left side of the church: "What's wrong?"

"Did you find anything?"

“...... Nothing. Tire said in a somewhat anxious tone: "I found a prayer room, but there was nothing." ”

"Don't look for it, I think I might have guessed something!"

......

The church also has cellars.

It's very, very small, though.

It is used to store red wine.

Wine is often used as a tool for Mass.

That's why many churches have some wine in stock.

It's a small church, but it also has a place to store wine – even though it's very, very small!

In a room on the side of the church, the entrance to this cellar is on the wall, as long as a small arch is opened...... But the entry is less than a meter high, and only half of a person's body can climb inside.

That is, it is not even possible to walk upright inside. The wine stored is only a few wooden barrels...... Of course, it's empty now. Nothing.

It's certainly not a regular basement.

It's really just a small wine cellar dug out of the ground, and the space is probably not much bigger than a bathtub.

"I'll do it. ”

Chen Xiaolian put the tomahawk in the hand of the tire and rolled up his sleeves: "I'll go in and take a look, you guys are guarding." ”

The tire handed the tactical flashlight to Chen Xiaolian's hand: "Be careful, if there is anything wrong, shout, we will drag you out." ”

Chen Xiaolian nodded.

He leaned over and crawled down.

This cave in the ground is really small. Chen Xiaolian can barely crawl on his knees, and the depth is less than two meters.

Even if he straightens his legs, he can stretch his feet out.

It's very dirty, of course, with a lot of dust, and cobwebs as thick as silk quilts!

The dirt on the ground smells of decay!

Chen Xiaolian bit the tactical flashlight in his mouth and tried his best to climb inside to the end.

The walls of the cellar are still stony, only the floor is dirt.

However, Chen Xiaolian carefully searched around the wall for a while, and he used a flashlight to illuminate almost every stone brick.

Two minutes later, he finally made a discovery!

Under a few stone bricks in the front left corner. There is some deviation from the obvious height and others.

It's as if someone has been pulled out recently, but it has been stuffed back in, but it hasn't been stuffed in place.

Chen Xiaolian immediately dug up the dirt under this corner with his bare hands!

He's got it right!

......

"Pull me out!"

Chen Xiaolian's voice came from the cellar, and the tires immediately fell down, and then looked at the cellar, Chen Xiaolian's legs rubbed out little by little, and moved back little by little. The tires grabbed him by the legs and finally dragged him out of it with all his might.

looked at Chen Xiaolian's dark face. The tires couldn't help but laugh: "How's the air inside?"

"It's just wonderful, as fresh as the breath of a spare tire when you don't brush your teeth in the morning. Chen Xiaolian replied with a smile.

"Hey!" the spare tire didn't dare: "Don't make fun of me, okay?"

"Alright. Let's see what you found?" Tire's eyes looked at Chen Xiaolian's hand.

It's a ...... Long box.

A stone crate!

It's about a little over a meter long......

Just seeing this length, Chen Xiaolian suddenly frowned: "It's not right...... The legendary sword in the stone is only a knight's sword. ”

If the sword in the stone is in this box...... That's not long enough.

"Open it and see. "The tires bore bobbing.

Chen Xiaolian put the stone box on the ground and wiped the soil on it vigorously.

The box is a push-lid type with a dark slot inside.

After wiping off the soil, Chen Xiaolian found. On this stone box, there is actually a sentence engraved.

Obviously, it was carved with a small sharp object...... Probably a knife or a dagger or something.

"God will prove and restore my innocence!"

After Chen Xiaolian read it again, he sighed.

Needless to say, this sentence must be ...... Queen Anne left behind.

Seemingly. When the queen was imprisoned, she was very dissatisfied and wronged by the charges of adultery and treason planted on her head.

"Poor woman. Chen Xiaolian sighed and pushed the lid of the stone box hard.

A rough feeling of friction when the box lid is pushed open......

Chen Xiaolian, the tire spare tire looked at this box...... They were all stunned.

"Damn! I was deceived!!" The spare tire burst out with a roar!

There was not a single sword in the stone box.

But......

A severed sword.

No, just a sword hilt, to be exact.

"That female ghost!!I want to ......" The spare tire's eyes widened and he scolded angrily: "Where the hell did this sword come from!!Just a sword hilt!!"

"Wait a minute!" Chen Xiaolian said in a deep voice: "Listen to me first......"

"Commander, we've been tricked!" said the spare tire indignantly.

"Shut up! Listen to the little face!" the tire slapped the spare tire on the head.

"............" The spare tire closed his mouth helplessly and looked at Chen Xiaolian, but found that Chen Xiaolian's face was not disappointed or frustrated at all, but a look of surprise...... It's just a surprise, but it seems to have a faint question.

"She didn't fool us. We're not mistaken. Chen Xiaolian took a deep breath: "This is the sword in the stone!"

"......"

"Legend has it that the sword in the stone is indeed a broken sword! To be precise, it did break off later. ”

After listening to Chen Xiaolian's words, the spare tire glared and said, "How is it possible? Isn't it the sword of the king? Since it is called the sword of the king, it must be extremely bullish! How could such a bullish weapon be broken?"

Chen Xiaolian looked at the spare tire and then at the tire. He saw the same doubts in his eyes when he saw the tires.

Chen Xiaolian sighed: "You probably don't have a complete understanding of the story of King Arthur and the sword in the stone. ”

Let's put it this way, according to legend, this guy named Arthur pulled out the sword in the stone, which is indeed such a legend.

But to be precise, the sword in the stone is not the "sword of the king".

Rather, it is the "sword of the king".

In other words, whoever can draw the Ziqing Sword is the lover of the Zixia Fairy......

This Nima is the Supreme Treasure Journey to the West......

Whoever can pull this sword out of the stone is the chosen king of heaven.

That's why it's called "the sword of the king".

But this sword. Later, it was indeed broken in Arthur's hands.

The function of this sword is that the wielder can...... Gain the power of immortality. Keep the magic of youth alive!

But from a sharp point of view...... It doesn't seem to be particularly reliable. The symbolism of this sword is greater than that of actual combat.

Legend has it that Arthur drew his sword in the stone and became the chosen king.

But at one point, he was in the middle of a battle...... The opponent is a strong guy - the name will not be mentioned.

In short, according to legend, King Arthur and this guy fought three times.

These three games are not sword matches, but marksmanship (seems a bit evil?)

King Arthur actually lost in the third game. So the king was very unhappy. He pulled out what he thought was the big killer weapon, the sword in the stone, to hack this opponent to death. This is tantamount to magnifying the move.

As a result, this ultimate move was not released, but was abused.

The sword in the stone was cut off by the other party!

According to legend. It is because, God thinks that this contest between King Arthur and the other party is unjust, and King Arthur has violated the spirit of knighthood. So let the sword in the stone be broken, so as to give King Arthur a warning.

“...... Well. That's what the general legend says. Therefore, many people who don't know the legend of the sword in the stone don't know about it...... The sword in the stone was indeed broken later. Chen Xiaolian thought for a while: "Of course, according to legend, King Arthur later got a more powerful sword. That sword was sharper and stronger than the sword in the stone, and it was the weapon that King Arthur later held that was invincible all over the world.

Therefore, the sword in the stone is actually just a symbol of power with more symbolic meaning than actual combat.

It's not as powerful as everyone thinks. ”

Chen Xiaolian said this, picked up the hilt of the sword and looked at it.

Although it has been around for an unknown number of years, the hilt of this sword looks like it is covered with thick rust, and the rough feeling is very uncomfortable when you grasp it in your hand.

"This should be the hilt of the sword in the stone. Chen Xiaolian sighed: "No matter what...... That's what we're looking for......"

He was finished......

[System Prompt: You have found the quest item required by the random mission, please leave the Tower of London area with this item!] 】

"Sure enough, that's right!" Chen Xiaolian perked up!

But then, his heart moved......

Hold it without losing it?

Does the system mean ...... Will someone come and take it?

Just thinking of this, all of a sudden, the faces of the three people changed!

In the direction of the hall of the church, a voice was heard!

It was the sound of heavy footsteps!

And as the sound approached, a ball of candlelight flickered.

A figure, hunched over a shabby and dirty monk's robe, with his head hanging and holding a candle in his hand, slowly approached under the flickering flames!

This figure seems to have appeared from the church out of nowhere, without warning!!

When the figure walked less than a few meters away from the three of them, he seemed to raise his head.

An old face is like a dried orange peel, cloudy old eyes, and fingers like chicken feet......

This guy is so old that he almost looks like he's going to fall down at any moment.

But in that cloudy old eye, under the candlelight, it seemed to burst out with a sharp light!

"Let go...... Put down the artifact...... This is not something you should touch. ”

The hoarse sound sounded like it came from a broken bellows.

Chen Xiaolian and the other three were stunned!

No one knows where this old monk came from.

Chen Xiaolian subconsciously grabbed the hilt of the sword and tried to put it into the storage watch...... But it failed.

Got a hint from the system: This item cannot be stored for the time being!

Damn it!

The corner of Chen Xiaolian's eyes jumped!

Obviously, the old monk in front of him, although he looked dying, would definitely not be so simple.

"What if you don't put it down?" Chen Xiaolian grabbed the hilt of the sword in the stone with one hand and thrust it into his belt with force, while his hands clenched the dreadnought tomahawk handed over from the tire hand with both hands.

"Stealing holy relics is a capital offense...... the old monk slowly bent down and placed the candle on the ground in front of him.

But when he had placed the candle on the ground, he slowly stood upright......

Strange things have happened!

His originally stiff body suddenly straightened his back!

His height was suddenly much taller!

At this moment, the old monk took a deep breath, sighed softly from his mouth, and read out a sentence.

"Glory is my life!"

............

[I think everyone can guess who this old monk is.]

Asking for a monthly pass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

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...... (To be continued......)