Ryan was startled by the scream, and then looked into the box as well. When he saw the contents of the box, he couldn't help but make a grogging sound.

Because inside the box was a man, a skeleton to be exact, a skeleton wearing a golden helmet and covered in shining golden armor.

No wonder Hermione screamed, after all, for a girl of twelve or thirteen, even in bright sunlight, a skeleton in a wooden box would startle people.

The skeleton lay flat on the shock-absorbing cotton wool in the box, with a blue velvet cloth underneath, and a gilded and carved halberd in his right hand. The fact that it didn't fall apart means that the skeleton should have been specially fixed and had been placed there in a standing position before.

From head to toe, the skeleton was encased in a knight's plate armor with elaborate reliefs and gilded patterns, and decorated with a large number of precious stones. The most peculiar thing is that the armor was supposed to be the thickest chest with two large holes. Leave the skeleton's ribs exposed.

In addition to this, there are a large number of cutouts on the arm armor and leg armor. Reveal the skeleton inside. On the skeleton's face, the visor is pushed onto the helmet. The exposed face is covered with gold plates set with a large number of precious stones on the mouth and cheeks. Even the hollow eye sockets were covered with gold thread weaving. A jewel surrounded by a large number of pearl flowers and set with large sapphires in the center.

What's even more exaggerated is that through the gaps in the armor, you can see that every bone inside is wrapped with gold threads and inlaid with jewels.

On the hand armor, each finger wears a ring encrusted with large gemstones. Even around his neck he wore a thumb-thick gold chain, which was also inlaid with various colored gemstones, the largest of which was even the size of a thumb.

In short, it was a bejeweled skeleton, and the jewels on it were so rich that it was impossible to find any space on the bones to add jewels.

"What is this?" asked Mr. Granger, surprised. The three women present had a look of regret. Jewelry is indeed flattering, but this kind of jewelry set directly on the bone shelf is respectful, and no matter how beautiful it is, it will not make people want to have it.

As he had been writing about adventures lately, Mr. Lambert had read a lot of information, and among them was the information on the thing in front of him. So he listened to Mr. Granger's question and quickly replied: "Bones from the 2nd to 5th centuries A.D. have been excavated in the late 16th century. It was the time of the Reformation, and the church wishfully believed that these bones belonged to the famous early saints and could be used to strengthen the authority of the church. This type of skeleton is also known as the "Dharmakaya". The biggest difference between them and the standard skeleton is that they are all dressed in extravagant 18th-century royal costumes and jewelry, and the church holds an annual ceremony to commemorate the gemstone skeleton. ”

It's just that due to the different sects, there are very few churches in England and Northern Europe that have this. In the era when there is no Internet, some remote knowledge is basically unknown if you don't specifically look it up. So it makes sense that the Granger family didn't recognize what it was.

"The people who make this stuff are really rich. Hermione let out a sigh on the side.

Indeed, there may be thousands of gems on it, and there are hundreds of large gems in addition to the crushed stones used for rimming. In particular, the red spinel the size of a pigeon's egg embedded in the chest of the armor looked no smaller than the one in the Queen's crown, and it was worth a lot of money when you thought about it.

Looking at the jewelry set on it, you can see that the person who made this thing back then was not only rich, but also powerful. At least at this level, it's hard to find a jeweler.

"This is supposed to be a church thing, let's see if there are any clues?" As soon as Mr. Lambert finished speaking, Hermione replied, "It must be a French thing, because you can see that the blue velvet underneath this skeleton has a golden luan-tail flower mark painted on it, which represents the French royal family in the past." We've seen quite a few similar things during our summer vacation in France. ”

"And this. Ryan finished and pulled out a wax seal from the box containing the gold and silverware, with the French word on it: Reims.

Because many Brits chose French as their foreign language, everyone present could understand the word. Mr. Lambert looked at it and said, "Lane, you said the ghost told you that this was sent here about two hundred years ago. I think it was the time of Napoleon, and France was in chaos. Some French people transferred these important things to England, and later, for unknown reasons, they never returned. These treasures were also left here, and it is normal for the churches in Reims to have such treasures in the church as the coronation site of the French royal family in the past. ”

The question now is what to do with this thing, although it was agreed that according to the law the two families would each share 50% of the proceeds (the treasures of private land in England were divided equally between the discoverer and the landlord). However, how to make a move is a big problem, and once the French are brought in, it will be really troublesome.

However, Lambert quickly came up with a solution after consulting with Mr. Granger. Back in London, Ryan found that his father had started calling reporters.

Now that his father has a way, Ryan enters a normal holiday life. It wasn't until this weekend when he was studying in the library that Hermione suddenly walked in from outside and placed a newspaper on the table.

"The Sun, when did your taste become like this?" Ryan asked Hermione strangely, glancing at the newspaper.

"Look at the fourth edition. Hermione said briefly.

Ryan flipped to four editions at once, pretending that none of the previous editions existed. Then he was surprised to see a picture of his father and Mr. Granger standing in front of a silver-plated cross.

Underneath the photograph reads: a dentist and a writer from London. Extremely valuable artifacts have been found in the England region. They decided to return the artifacts to the French, who were willing to pay more than £2 million or so as a reward for both of them.

"That's great news. Ryan said with some excitement.

"Definitely. Hermione chimed in. "It's a pity that the wizarding world is too strict about the exchange of Galleons, otherwise I would have been able to buy those expensive books. ”

Xueshen's thinking is really different from that of normal people, and Ryan deeply examined himself for the pile of money that appeared in his mind just now.

When I got home that day, I saw my parents happily discussing how to use the money to travel around the world and fulfill their dream of owning a farm of their own when they first got married. A smile also appeared on Ryan's face: he was happy from the bottom of his heart to be able to use his abilities to bring a better life to his family.