Chapter 037: Skillfully use the source power to open the treasure box
The doom talisman that has no pattern and text will naturally have no mana, and it will no longer cause any harm to people, and Zhang Lao gently removed the blue rune paper on the original box. He folded it and put it in the blanket, then took out a key from the jacket and said, "This golden silk nanmu box was put on by my senior brother, and he gave me the key before he died." So saying, he used the key to unlock the box.
"Oh no, the lock cylinder is rusty!"
Zhong Lin said secretly in his heart: "Why is this old man Zhang always startled! As the saying goes, flowing water does not rot, and the hub does not beetle, it is strange that this lock has not rusted here for decades" But he suddenly remembered the blue rune paper left by Zhang Lao's senior brother, which was no different from the new one when it looked like it just now, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised, it can be seen that this rune is indeed exquisite, which is incredible, you must know that if it was an ordinary piece of paper, it is estimated that it would have rotted a long time ago.
At this time, Zhang Lao had already taken out a small hacksaw from his blanket, ready to cut the lock, not to mention, this old man was really careful, and he didn't know how many tools he had in his bulging blanket.
"But, Old Man Zhang, if you use such a small hacksaw to cut this thumb-thick lock, how long will it take!" Zhong Lin thought in his heart, frowning disapprerovingly, if it was in the past, when the source power was sufficient, he would not have looked at such a lock in his eyes.
"Lao Zhang, don't be so troublesome, I'll come!"
It was no one else who spoke, it was the old lady. Zhang Lao looked at the old lady with some curiosity, and a scene suddenly flashed in his mind: "A handsome policeman pulled out his pistol and fired three shots at a lock, and the lock fell in response...... "Does the old lady want to use a gun to open the lock? I didn't see the old lady with a gun! Besides, it's not easy to use a gun here......
"Old sister, you don't want to use a gun......" Zhang Lao looked at the old lady with some concern.
The old lady didn't speak, but walked directly to the box of golden silk nanmu and stretched out her hand to grab the lock on the box, only to see that she seemed to just hold it lightly, and the lock was miraculously broken into several petals with a "click".
The old lady didn't pay attention to Zhang Lao, who was already stunned on the side, and threw the torn lock aside, and then opened the box of golden silk nanmu. Gently remove a small box from the box.
The old lady and the old man Zhang didn't show a strange look when they saw the small box inside, it was obvious that they should have seen the small box before, but Zhong Lin was really surprised when he saw the small box.
It would be more accurate to say that it is not so much a small box as a small "stone box". This "stone box" is about 60 centimeters long, and the width and height are about 40 centimeters. The surface of the "stone box" is as smooth and delicate as jade, and the most wonderful thing is that there is a delicate wooden texture on it but there is not a trace of gap, if it were not for its boxy appearance, Zhong Lin really thought that it was a complete piece of jade. However, what surprised Zhong Lin even more was not this "stone box", but the moment the old lady opened the Nanmu box and took out the "stone box", Zhong Lin felt that the source power in his body instantly increased a lot. Now there are 20% of the "source power".
"Old lady, is this what you call a treasure?" Zhong Lin asked.
"No, the real treasure is still in this 'stone box'. Zhang Lao said.
"Yes, I think so, this is just a piece of jade wood that looks very exquisite, although it also has a high value, but it is not enough for you to guard it for so many years......" Saying, Zhong Lin looked at the old lady and said: "Old lady, the moment you moved the stone box out, the 'source power' in my body has risen again, and now I already have twenty percent of the source power." Zhong Lin did not hide it, and shared the good news with the old lady in time.
"Ah, great, it seems that you are the 'destined person' mentioned in the jade book!" the old lady laughed excitedly. Zhong Lin realized this, and the old lady naturally thought of it.
"Don't be too happy too early, this is a stone box made of jade wood, probably in the Ming Dynasty, there was a capable person among the clansmen, he used a piece of jade wood to make this stone box to preserve the treasure, it is also ashamed, because it is too ingenious, the method of opening was lost in the process of circulation, and now no one knows how to open it. Zhang Lao couldn't help but be a little embarrassed and continued, "Actually, the responsibilities of our clansmen in the process of keeping the treasures are different, for example, I, Zhao Lao and Lao Chen are only responsible for protection, and the person who mastered the method of opening the stone box is said to have disappeared in a war in the Qing Dynasty. ”
"How is this good, look at this stone box there is not even a gap, let alone a lock, just like a whole piece of jade, how to open this, is it difficult to break it" The old lady said with some annoyance.
"I'm afraid it's absolutely impossible to break it, and I'm afraid that the treasure will also be damaged. I and the ancestors of Zhao Lao and Chen Lao have also studied the method of opening the stone box, but the efforts of several generations have not had a clue. The only consensus is that the crate should have an ingenious mechanism, but it is unknown where the mechanism is hidden. Maybe there's no way to open it from the outside!" said Zhang Lao.
"What?!There's no way to open it from the outside?What do you mean?Is it difficult to get in and open it?It's not like Sun Wukong can turn into a mosquito and fly in, and besides, it can change, and we can't get in without a little gap......" The old lady only joined the treasure team at the request of Zhang Lao and others, it can be said that she usually does not take the initiative to learn about the basic information of the treasure from Zhang Lao and others, she only knew that there was such a stone box before, as for what the stone box contained, how to open it, she never went to study, nor did she want to study it, but at this moment she was a little anxious.
Hearing the old lady say this, Zhang Lao also looked helpless. On the other hand, Zhong Lin thoughtfully dismantled the "zongzi" in his hand just now and put his hand on the stone box.
"Source Force"
When the old lady saw Zhong Lin's actions, she couldn't help blurting out the word "source force".
Zhong Lin looked back at the old lady and didn't speak, just smiled and nodded. When the old lady said that Sun Wukong turned into a mosquito and drilled inside, he thought of the source force, since the source power can enter the human body to heal diseases and probe people's souls, can you enter the inside of the stone box, find the mechanism and open the stone box?
After making up his mind, Zhong Lin had already held his breath and concentrated, and the hand placed on the stone box trembled gently. The old lady clearly saw that he was much more difficult now than when he probed Luo Ping's condition.
In just five minutes, for the old lady and Zhang Lao, it seemed that nearly a century had passed, and the two of them didn't dare to come out, so they stood there motionless, for fear that the slightest sound would make a noise to Zhong Lin.
"Click, click, click, click"
After four soft sounds, the hearts of the old lady, Zhang Lao and Luo Xiaoman suddenly rose to their throats. And Zhong Lin also opened his eyes gently. Although he had been using his source power to probe for so long this time, Zhong Lin didn't seem to have the same feeling of prostration, as he had done the previous times, but was just a little tired, because his source power was like an inexhaustible source here.
"It's done, the mechanism should be opened, Elder Zhang, the lid is on it, you can try to take it off!" Zhong Lin said to Elder Zhang with a smile.
Hearing Zhong Lin say this, the old lady and the others had their hanging hearts in their stomachs, especially Luo Xiaoman, who was like a super fan seeing a big star at the moment, with a face full of admiration, and a pair of big watery eyes looking at Zhong Lin stupidly.
Zhang Lao gently put his hand on the stone box, because he still couldn't see the gap, so Zhang Lao just gently pushed the top edge of the stone box with his hand, and the stone box didn't move at all. Zhang Lao tried to hold the edge of the upper part of the stone box with two hands and lifted it up, three centimeters away from the top of the stone box, there was a gap, Zhang Lao then gently lifted it up, and a lid was lifted up like this, although Zhang Lao was very excited, but he still tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, and lightly put the lid aside.
"Haha, this is really a thing to drop a thing, brine and tofu! Zhong Lin, your source power is specially used to open this thing, hahaha......" After the old man Zhang put the lid of the stone box steady, he laughed a little forgetfully.
"Then you underestimate the source power, it can have many effects, Zhong Lin, has your current source power increased again?"
"Yes, just as the old lady said, my current source power has reached sixty percent of the previous appearance, but it is also strange to say, with the continuous increase of source power, I feel more and more that my current source power is very different from the previous source power, and the specific difference is not clear for a while...... "Although there were some doubts in his heart, Zhong Lin still couldn't hide his excitement, and the tiredness just now had long since disappeared.
The old lady was naturally overjoyed when she heard this! Because according to what Zhong Lin had said before, even if she went out now, it was estimated that she would be somewhat sure that she would be able to save Luo Ping.
Afterwards, several people looked into the stone box. It doesn't matter if you look at it, a few people almost vomited blood without getting angry......