Chapter 632 [Eternal Pointer (1st Update)]
A small show of your strength will help you negotiate with high bargaining chips in the future.
Before the mystery is revealed, Chen Ergou doesn't mind speculating on the other party with malice. And the reality, it may be that he is overthinking.
The two siblings took him directly to a showroom, where an old man was studying something, and he didn't pay attention to the princess when he saw her come in. Chen Ergou looked around, there was only one collection showroom here, which was larger than his mansion in the magic capital, and the collections of various styles were displayed here, and the tulip knight's full-body silver helmet purchased from Chen Ergou was also located in a corner. On the side of the inner wall window, you can also see various research results, about the exploration and research of human beings in various periods of youth.
Ancient parchment scrolls, medieval nautical charts, frescoed camps with religious overtones, Indian-style sculptures, Spanish galleons, Egyptian pyramid models, studies of Greek mythological systems, and a huge sea sand table in the center - the Caribbean Sea, Chen Ergou recognized it at a glance.
It seems that this princess is addicted to a lot, but she is a royal family, so what's wrong with being willful.
ββ¦β¦ Nope!"
Chen Ergou pinched his chin, he thought too simply.
The princess is only in her early twenties, and these collections are much earlier than twenty years ago, not only the princess is studying, but the entire tulip royal family has never given up the pursuit of the fountain of youth for many years. According to legend, as early as the early 16th century, when Spain's maritime power was at its strongest, the Spanish royal family also funded expeditions to find the fountain of youth. These royal families have never given up.
"Click~"
Suddenly, the switch behind him activated, and Oaklando pulled out a quaintly decorated box from the hidden closet, which was spotless. When it opens, it's the gleaming green gold hands.
Chen Ergou thought about it, and also opened the box he was carrying with him and took out the green gold compass.
Suddenly, the eyes of several people in the room were drawn to it, "Oh, it's the Eternal Eye! God, I finally see it!"
The old man who didn't care about it came over excitedly and was about to snatch the compass. Chen Ergou took it easy and avoided it, "Who is this?"
Margaret introduced, "I'm sorry, Professor Dorog Haslem was just too excited. He has been in charge of organizing the royal collection, and this time he came at my invitation, and he has studied the legend of the Fountain of Youth. β
"Sorry, I'm so excited, can you show me?" Haslem said calmly.
Chen Ergou shrugged and handed it to him.
Taking the compass and picking up the pointer again, Dorog Haslem began to look at it over and over again.
"The Tulip Royal Family should have started studying these a long time ago, right?
Margaret did not answer immediately, "In the spring of 1512, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de LeΓ³n led an expedition on three wooden ships and left the warm Caribbean waters of Puerto Rico to explore the northern land in search of the fountain of youth. Ponce de Leon longs for immortality, believing that if he drinks the water of this legendary spring, he will be young forever. Local legend suggests that this spring can be found on land in the north, and is surrounded by plants full of beautiful flowers. β
For months to come, the explorers sailed island by island, tasting the waters of rivers and lakes, before being forced to abandon their quest due to a shortage of supplies and hostility from the natives. But since then, various legends about the fountain of youth have become popular. β
"The major royal families in the West have been interested in it to some extent since that period. It is only in modern times, when science flourishes, that people begin to forget unrealistic legends. But there are also some more stubborn and superstitious, such as our tulip royal family. β
Chen Ergou listened carefully and did not interrupt.
"Since you want to cooperate, I won't hide it from you. Margaret said, "I didn't believe in the fountain of youth at first, but I was still young. β
"As a modern person, it is better to understand if you talk about rejuvenation. After all, today's desire for youth has given rise to many lucrative industries, cosmetics, which, although they do not rejuvenate us, can at least give us the illusion of youth. In fact, the key to this may not be related to these agents, and scientists around the world have come to believe that aging is not an immutable thing. β
"At first, I just wanted to help my brother get rid of the disease, so I rushed to the doctor and turned my idea to myths and legends. Because there is also a bizarre record in the royal family's treasured materials: a duke in the royal family once met a brilliant explorer, who claimed to have found the fountain of youth, and he lived two hundred and fifty years like a young man, only to die in World War II. β
"Only these?" Chen Ergou still didn't believe it.
Margaret said, "No, all curiosity comes from coming into contact with the Eternal Pointer...... That is, it only arose after the green gold pointer, and the deeper the study, the more addictive it was. What's more, it was later deduced from the clues that the treasure you found contained a green gold compass, didn't it?"
Chen Ergou said: "I have to say that Her Royal Highness the princess has the potential to be an explorer. Professor Haslem, have you produced any results?"
"How can it be that easy?"
Haslem fiddled with the compass hands and said, "We've done a lot of research on the Eternal Hand, and it's not one of the existing isotopes. This suggests that it is most likely made from a meteorite from the universe, a meteorite rich in gold. Its biggest effect is the manifestation of the magnetic field...... I couldn't find a direction before, but now that I have the Eternal Compass, I think there should be a lot of progress in research. β
Chen Ergou couldn't stand it anymore, and in his frightened eyes, he moved the green gold compass and the pointer, and inlaid the pointer and the compass together, and he didn't know what technique he used, only to hear a crisp sound of "click", and the pointer automatically fell into the compass.
"Ah, what are you doing, reckless fool, don't break the fetish...... Uh!" Haslem's exaggerated expression contrasted with the inlaid hands.
"Idiot, who are you talking about!" Chen Ergou took a long time to fiddle with the pointer, and seeing his skillful movements, the expressions of several people suddenly became extremely strange.
It is also strange to say that after the green gold hands and the compass are incarcerated, they begin to spin wildly like a headless fly, and the compass itself is dazzling and colorful, and the rotation of the hands is more like playing with the light, and the compass itself seems to have changed slightly.
Scenes of phantom-like patterns appear on the compass mirror.
This magical scene brought all four heads together in the room. It's a pity that this pattern is too complicated, making people's eyes widen and want to see clearly, but after a long time, the eyes are spent, but nothing is obtained.
"Lighting problem!" Chen Ergou said abruptly, "Turn off that lamp and close the curtains!"
"I'll close it!" His Royal Highness the Prince seemed to be less self-contained, and ran enthusiastically to close the curtains.
The light gradually dimmed, but the light pattern on the green gold compass became more and more intense, "Not enough, turn off that lamp too, no, turn it all off." β
"It's supposed to be a reflective mechanism, and if it's all turned off, there will be no light source......" Haslem asked.
"Listen to my try. β
Chen Ergou's voice was unquestionable.
The room went dark.
"Pak~"
With a snap of his fingers, "buzz", the dog egg floated into the air and projected a hazy light, which hit the middle of the compass.
Sudden change!
"Ahh
The princess suddenly exclaimed, "Look at the head!"