Chapter 103: Treasure in Hand
Hearing the priest's words, Huayang's first reaction was that this guy was telling a lie, he had been in charge of the stone dagger for so many years, he should have studied the stone dagger carefully, if that was the case, it was impossible not to know what the characters on it were.
It's just that Hua Yang thought about it again, now that the priest has given him the most precious stone dagger, even if he doesn't say what the characters on it mean, it's not much use, unless he doesn't know about the characters at all.
"This is it. Thinking of this, Hua Yang squatted in front of the priest, and adjusted the angle of the stone dagger in his hand to the light, and several faint and vague characters appeared in front of the priest's eyes, and he could probably see what kind of characters they were.
"How is this possible? I've never found out!" the priest looked at the characters that suddenly appeared on the stone dagger, his eyes widened, and his face was full of fear, he really hadn't seen such characters before today.
In the past, the priests only used stone daggers in the ritual of divine sacrifice, and they were usually kept carefully in the safe, and he didn't have the action of holding it in his hand carefully like Huayang, you must know that this is a sacred relic of the tribe!
Sometimes things in the world are so strange, Huayang's lack of cherishing made him discover a secret that is not big or small, and the priest worships the holy relics, but finds nothing.
"Do you know these characters, and what do they mean?" Hua Yang asked the priest to look at the characters on the stone dagger for a while, and when the priest recovered from the shock, he looked at the expression on his face and asked softly.
The stone dagger is a sacred relic of the tribe, and the characters on it are likely to be the words or symbols of their tribe, if the priest can crack it, maybe it will make Huayang have some good gains.
"These two characters are the words of our tribe, but after all these years, I don't recognize them all. I can only roughly see that one is the meaning of bravery. The priest looked at the two characters on the dagger and thought for a long time.
Although the culture of the tribe was spread among the priests, it could not keep up with the progress of modern civilization. Ever since the discovery of this tribe, foreign cultures have been impacting the people of the tribe, even the priests.
"Isn't there any secret recorded on this?" Huayang was a little disappointed when he heard the priest's words, and asked again unwillingly.
"Of course not, it's only five characters in total, so there's no secret at all. The priest shook his head and said.
Huayang was a little disappointed, but he felt in his heart that what the priest said was right. No matter what the secret, it is impossible to record it in five words. Just now he was carried away by today's harvest, so he felt that the characters on it were of great use.
But now that I calm down and think about it, it is very likely that the text on it is the name of the dagger or the name of the tribe, which is used to declare the belonging of the stone dagger. Only this speculation is the closest to the truth.
After knowing what the characters meant, Huayang put away the stone dagger, then looked at the priest and asked, "Tell me, where is the puppet stone." As long as you are honest, I can spare you a small life. ”
"What kind of puppet stone, I really don't know! All my money is in the safe, if you want, I can give it to you!" said the priest with a panic on his face, looking at Huayang desperately begging for mercy.
"It's what you added to the teacup, don't tell me, you didn't do anything in the tea!" Huayang heard the priest's words, and reminded him with a gloomy face, hoping that the priest could honestly cooperate with him.
"You mean the Oracle Crystal? That is also in the safe, and that black box is in it. The priest was stunned for a moment before he realized what Huayang was talking about, and then hurriedly said it.
Only then did Huayang realize that he and the priest did not call the puppet stone differently, no wonder the priest had been insisting that he didn't know the puppet stone just now, and it was a misunderstanding for a long time.
"Mr. Hua, what he said is this box. Hearing the priest's words, Shura, who was standing on the side, immediately took out the black box he said and respectfully handed it to Huayang.
Huayang took the box and opened it, only to see a blue, transparent and crystal-like irregular stone appear in front of him. It is about the size of a fingernail, and when illuminated by the light, it exudes a charming and brilliant sheen.
"Is this the Puppet Stone?" Huayang turned his head to look at Shura, he didn't know what the verification method of the Puppet Stone was.
"According to the description in that quest, the Golem Stone is a blue, crystal-like item that can be the size of an egg at the largest and the smallest is a grain of rice, and will quickly dissolve and be colorless and odorless if exposed to water, and will be unscathed when roasted by flames. Shura, who stood aside, carefully recalled the way the Golem Stone had been firm in the quest description.
In the beginning, the Order's killers had never heard of the Golemstone's name. However, there are capable people in the organization, and even the identification method is announced when the task is issued, so that no one will pass by when they see the real thing.
"It's no problem to dissolve in water, he has already tried it for us, but if it is roasted by fire..."Huayang glanced at Shura, who immediately took out a lighter from his body and handed it to Huayang with a clatter.
Huayang carefully scraped a little light blue powder from the stone in the box with a stone dagger, and then stretched the stone dagger to the flame to roast. After a full minute, Hua Yang took the stone dagger from the fire, only to see that the light blue powder on it was unscathed.
"Sure enough, it's a puppet stone!" Shura couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he saw this scene. Finding the Golem Stone is one of the organization's heaven-level tasks, and if Shura can take the Golem Stone back to hand in the task, then he can not only get a reward, but also become a high-level killer!
After seeing Shura confirm that this thing was really a puppet stone, Shura closed the lid of the box with a snap and put it on himself very naturally. Huayang came here to be a puppet stone, and of course it was impossible to give this thing to others.
Shura next to him watched Huayang carry the puppet stone into his bag, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. Because he had already guessed this result before bringing Huayang here.
At the beginning of the nameless island, Shura was hunted down, and when he said the news, he wanted to exchange the puppet stone for Huayang. After that, leading the way for Huayang was also part of this verbal agreement, and now that things appeared, Shura certainly didn't dare to go back.
Although the disappointment in Shura's eyes flashed, he was still noticed by Huayang, his eyes rolled, and he said to Shura with a smile, "Do you think you want to take the puppet stone back and hand in the mission?"