128. Time
Getting a crystal coffin away was not a difficult task for these soldiers, but the problem was that it was not a funeral parlor, but an ancient ruin. The base of the crystal coffin and the altar are made of a single piece of crystal, and to take it away, it is necessary to separate the two, thus causing irreparable damage to the ruins. This is a "crime of damaging cultural heritage" in interstellar law, and the responsibility is very heavy, even General Ji, who has a prominent family, may be sentenced to 500 years of exile. Five hundred years, I don't know if I can return to the Pegasus galaxy alive.
The soldiers looked hesitantly at the lieutenant general, who immediately pulled his boss aside and whispered, "General, this ancient tomb is the first ancient relic discovered by mankind so far, and it must be reported to the Congress." If you destroy the crystal coffin and take it away, the people of the archaeological society will definitely find it and sue us. The old man's condition is getting worse and worse, and those red-eyed brothers in your family are worried that they can't catch you, so don't be confused. โ
"Who said it was going to be submitted to Congress? Do you think the old things in Congress are really going to protect the tomb when they learn that there are a lot of powerful artifacts hidden in it? If you are wrong, their greedy nature will only be exposed, and then they will use all means to destroy and plunder, and finally let it disappear completely. I can't leave him here alone. The man jumped onto the altar and gazed intently and obsessively at the boy floating among the flowers and the waves. He wanted him to sleep quietly, undisturbed by anyone, unharmed by anyone.
"You mean we don't report it?" The lieutenant general raised an eyebrow.
"You've never done anything to hide and not report?" The man asked rhetorically without looking back.
I've done it, and it's not a lot. Don't look at the general's resolute and upright appearance, in fact, the core has long been black, and he is the patron saint of the empire on the surface, but in private he does whatever he wants and is unscrupulous. If this ancient tomb does not arouse his interest, it will naturally be reported to the Congress afterwards, but if it is fancied, even if it is unscrupulous, it will be taken for himself. "The king's palace is the belonging" is just some beautiful scenes, and it can be summed up in just three words - I don't like it.
The lieutenant general jumped on the altar, stared at the young man who was soaked in the water, faintly emitting a faint light, and sighed, "It's so beautiful, no wonder you like it!" Jessica, a rising idol star who has become a mess recently, is a little less aura than him. I was curious what he looked like when he opened his eyes. โ
The man wanted to take off his military uniform and cover the boy's whole body, but he was worried that the dust on it would stain him, so he had to say coldly, "Go down, don't look at him!" โ
Isn't it just a corpse? What's not to see? The lieutenant general's expression was confused, but he didn't dare to brush the tiger's whiskers, so he had to jump down and say to a few soldiers, "Go to the spaceship to find tools, the general will take the crystal coffin away." This tomb is the top secret of the First Legion, and those who leak it will be dealt with by military law! โ
Several of them were General Ji's henchmen, so they naturally obeyed him, used the detector to find a vent, blew it open with a particle cannon and drilled out.
The handsome man, that is, the general of the First Legion of the Empire, Ji Changye, finally turned his eyes away from the young man's beautiful carcass. The body is transferred to the text of the altar. He opened his brain and scanned them one by one, hoping to learn the identity and name of the teenager. However, there are too many gaps and breakpoints in human history, and according to the existing archaeological data, the intelligent brain is completely unable to parse the information contained in these words.
But one of the scouts made a new discovery and was shocked, "General, maybe our inference is wrong. The trace elements extracted from the stone door outside show that the history of this ancient tomb is about 3,400 years, but the trace elements extracted from this crystal coffin, these columns, floor tiles, furniture, and porcelain have their own ages, the shortest is 3,400 years, and the longest reaches 8,060. General, this is probably not just the tomb of one dynasty, it is very likely that it is the tomb of many dynasties, and each dynasty has undergone a lot of repairs and reconstructions to make this happen. This is not an ancient ruin, but an even more ancient ruin. โ
"God, you're really not mistaken? It's too old, that's too old! A blonde, blue-eyed soldier tugged at his hair excitedly. This discovery is so shocking that if it were known to the outside world, it would definitely cause an uproar. Wave. He could already imagine archaeologists from all over the Pegasus galaxy swarming in.
Ji Changye was obviously thinking of this, and his face gradually became gloomy. He must not let the outside world know the news, and even if he takes the boy away, he will not let anyone destroy his palace and relics.
"You can sleep in peace, I will protect your Yiqiฤ." He propped his hands on either side of the coffin and said in a mellow and soft tone. If this is just an ordinary monument with no energy fluctuations, the old things in Congress may send someone to protect it. But it's so special, all items emit a powerful energy magnetic field, and especially the teenager. He didn't have to think about it to know that if he was handed over to the top, those fanatical scientists would definitely use various methods to analyze this incomparably beautiful body.
They would cut off his mist-like black hair, puncture his smooth skin, and even slit open his flat chest and abdomen. Those blood-drenched scenes had just appeared in Ji Changye's mind, and his vast cosmic spiritual power began to roll up a storm.
Sensing that the liquid in the crystal coffin was stirred up by his own spiritual power, he immediately suppressed his frenzied emotions and said guiltily, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. Next time I will refrain by all means. He didn't want to treat the boy as a corpse, in his eyes, the other party just slept for a while, even if the sleep was too long, so long that he couldn't wake up in this life.
"General, general?" The scout, who had been studying frescoes and reliefs, was speechless.
"What's wrong?" Ji Changye looked back.
"Do you say these murals and reliefs are realistic?"
"According to the archaeological community, the murals and reliefs in the ancient tombs generally record the life of the tomb owner, some are realistic and some are exaggerated, but most of them should be realistic. What did you find? Ji Changye also wanted to find out the identity of the young man, so he jumped off the altar and walked towards the palace wall.
"General, you see, these walls are divided into several large plates, judging from the characters and architectural styles on the plates, a plate is a dynasty. In other words, our previous judgment was correct, this is the mausoleum of the kings of the past. But the strangest thing is that every dynasty will have a young man, and his identity is very prominent. Behold, this is him, standing on a tower before all the nations bow down; This is him, too, sitting side by side on the throne with a man with a crown on his head; This, this, this...... And this is the most amazing thing, he actually flew in the sky, and there was a city at his feet, and many people stood in the streets looking up to him, and the scene was very grand. โ
The scout felt that his three views were about to explode, and said in surprise, "General, doesn't it mean that ancient humans are very weak, and they have neither mental power and ability, nor physical strengthening?" How can he fly? This is something that only special people who have reached the SSS level in terms of physique and mental strength can do! This must have been imagined by the ancients, right? โ
Ji Changye stared at the murals and reliefs for a long time without answering. Although the patterns on the walls are intricate, including many animals, plants, people, and buildings, the builders depicted him in great detail in order to highlight the image of the boy. His smile, every move, and even every strand of his hair were sketched with a paintbrush or a carving knife, while the rest, including the tall man who repeatedly stood at his side, was a blurred silhouette.
The boy was still so young, it was impossible for him to build a mausoleum for himself so early, so Ji Changye had reason to suspect that it was built by someone else to house him, so the surrounding qiฤ became his foil. No matter who that person is, his feelings for the teenager are by no means pure.
Thinking of this, his chest was suffocated for no reason, and he secretly thought disapprerovingly: If you can spend so much energy building a cemetery for the young man, why don't you protect it while he is alive? If it were me, I wouldn't let him be in any danger.
He looked at it for a moment, then said, "Scan the frescoes and reliefs, and I'll find a few reliable people to crack them when I get back." As for the span of time, he couldn't find an answer for a while, and put it in that flying map, it should be imagination.
"Okay." The scout scanned and chattered, "General, I heard that the life expectancy of the ancients was very short, the average lifespan of the ancients was one hundred, the average lifespan of the ancients was seventy, and the average lifespan of the ancients was forty-five to fifty. I can't imagine it now! "Due to the continuous optimization of genes and the continuous enhancement of physique, the average life expectancy of modern people is four hundred and fifty years old, and special people like generals can live to eight. Nine hundred years old. Forty-five, for them is still a child, but the ancients died early.
"General, can you please take some dander or hair so that I can check the age of this king? He looks so young, he must only be twelve or thirteen years old, right? The Scout walked over to the altar with a salivating expression.
"Don't touch him." Ji Changye's tone was cold, and the soldier shrank his neck in fright.
As he spoke, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and the lieutenant general led several soldiers to run in quickly, pouring out many instruments from the space button. They were soldiers, and their carry-on space was filled with weapons and survival tools, but to dismantle a crystal coffin in the ancient tomb, they had to find more sophisticated instruments, so they made an extra trip.
"Before excavation, we also need to survey the surrounding geology and magnetic field, otherwise it will cause more damage to the entire tomb." The detectors with different functions will be placed in the most appropriate position, and then the on-site NavInfo will be input into the brain in order to calculate the best cutting plan. Before that, they had to tailor a top lid for the crystal coffin so as not to damage the boy in the water.
Ji Changye stood on the periphery, barely holding back the excitement in his heart. At the first sight of the boy, he decided to take him for himself, even at the risk of exile.
"Wait, we're afraid we can't take him out." The lieutenant general's words made his face slightly pale.
He said in a deep voice, "Why? You'd better give me a reasonable explanation. โ
"General, look at the magnetic field response diagram." The lieutenant general clicked on the brain and put out the four-dimensional picture, "Just now we only cared about scanning items, not scanning the ground, you see, red. The area is an energy magnetic field, with the crystal coffin as the center, forming a unique pattern, from the periphery to the inner perimeter, the energy is becoming more and more concentrated and powerful, as if the energy in the surrounding environment is continuously extracted to supply the liquid in the coffin, in order to preserve the body of the king. If we cut off the crystal coffin, it is equivalent to destroying this energy magnetic field, and the result is very likely to lead to the rapid decomposition of the corpse! โ
Ji Changye stared at NavInfo, his eyes flickering. It is an extremely complex and symmetrical six-pointed star, surrounded by circles, and inlaid with mysterious and ancient characters, although it is not clear what its purpose is, but it can be guessed that each of its lines has a unique pattern that cannot be broken. No matter which line is broken, it will cause the energy magnetic field to disappear, and the liquid in the crystal coffin will also turn into ordinary water.
"Is there a similar energy liquid that can replace this water?" He muttered, "I have a few hot springs formed by a tenth-level energy liquid in my hands. โ
"I don't know. The tenth-level energy liquid is very destructive, and only special people can absorb and appease their bursting magnetic field molecules. Unless this king is also a special person, he can't be soaked in a tenth-level energy liquid. I don't know how the ancients did it, but the liquid in his crystal coffin is not anything we've found so far, and its molecular energy is huge, but it's very gentle, so it can be used to preserve corpses. It is estimated that this kind of graphic also played a big role, but I don't know exactly what is going on, and I can't find any information in my brain. Damn, there are more and more mysteries, and the wisdom of the ancients is really hard to fathom! The lieutenant general couldn't help but burst into foul language.
Ji Changye, who had never been shaken by any danger, understood for the first time what anxiety was. He paced back and forth in the main hall, finally making up his mind, "Give him a test. Physique. โ
"Yes!" The curious scout immediately climbed onto the altar.
"You stand away, I'll come." Ji Changye took out a bottle of disinfectant from the space button, scrubbed his hands repeatedly, and quickly steamed the water droplets with his fire-based ability, and then carefully probed into the crystal coffin. His expression was very cautious, but there was a hint of obsession in his eyes.
"Don't waste your efforts. He was ancient, no, maybe too ancient, how could he possibly have an SSS-level physique? If so, he must have been the god of his time. The lieutenant general walked over slowly.
Ji Changye didn't pay attention to him, and his fingertips approached the young man inch by inch. He clearly felt that his hands were trembling, just because he was afraid that a little heavier force would break through the young man. Smooth skin. Since he completed his last evolution at the age of ten, he has never been so wolfy, even if he is under a hundred times the pressure, even if he is seriously injured and dying, even if his mental power and ability are exhausted at the same time, he can still stand like a mecha.
The boy looked so petite and fragile, like a porcelain in the light of pearls and crystals. Ji Changye wasn't sure what kind of physique he was, and his mood was even more worried.
"Can't you issue a head?" In the end, he still didn't dare to touch the boy's body, so he had to hold on to a strand of hair fluttering left and right. Because he was too nervous, a drop of cold sweat unconsciously flowed from the corner of his forehead, worried that falling into the coffin would pollute the energy liquid, so he immediately asked his subordinates to help wipe it off.
"General, it's the first time I've seen you flustered." The lieutenant general grinned and said, "Although there are more genes in dander and more stable, a hair can also do." โ
Seeing the general separating a strand of hair with trembling hands and pinching it off with his fingertips, he said again, "General, you want to bring hair follicles, you don't even know this, do you?" โ
"Shut up, rip off the hair follicle and he'll hurt! The military department's detectors are sophisticated enough to detect genes through hair without hair follicles. Fan Zhao, don't look for trouble. Ji Changye glared at his subordinates fiercely, and then pinched the long black hair and withdrew from the water. God knows how much he wants to touch the young white. The white skin, touching his thick eyelashes, and even holding him in his arms, but he didn't dare! He was afraid of breaking him to pieces.
Fan Zhao shrugged his shoulders and teased, "Will he hurt?" General, you must not forget that this king is just a corpse, right? I admit that he was really good-looking, and he didn't look like a dead man, but he didn't breathe, his heart was ......."
"Check the genes immediately or downgrade, you choose one."
Ji Changye's tone was flat, but his unfathomable gaze made Fan Zhao shrink his shoulders, and hurriedly took the long hair and put it into the detector. The results came out quickly - race: pure-blooded humans; Gender: Male; Age:???; Constitution: F; Mental Power: ???ใ
"It stands to reason that when a person dies, he can't detect his mental power at all, so why does the machine show a question mark? Age is also a question mark, which is even stranger. Fan Zhao was puzzled.
Although Ji Changye was also confused, the focus was still on the physique column. F constitution is the lowest constitution, and constitution determines the strength of the ability, which means that the boy cannot be an ability, and it is impossible to survive several generations of dynasties or even fly into the sky as depicted in murals and reliefs. He's a completely normal person.
Although he had been mentally prepared, Ji Changye was still disappointed, but he decided to try one last time, so he carefully took out a flower from the other side and brought out the periphery of the energy magnetic field. The water-stained petals quickly curled and withered until they turned to black ash, leaving only a faint smell of decay lingering on the fingertips.
Ji Changye waved his hand with a gloomy face, "Dismantle the instrument." โ
Everyone had expected it, and immediately put the instruments placed around the crystal coffin into the space button.
"General, since it's not being demolished, let's go?" Fan Zhaoti yรฌ.
"Monitor the perimeter according to the standards of the A-class base, and the authority is set to me alone." Ji Changye ordered in a deep voice. From now on, he won't let anyone near here, but the home planet is a cultural heritage of the entire human race, and no military forces are allowed to be stationed, not even sightseeing. If he hadn't had the highest authority of the military department, he wouldn't have gotten the order to land on his home planet. Once back at the Capital Star, he would proceed to purchase the closest planet to his home planet, and then set up a few checkpoints so that he could get there if someone invaded the tomb.
However, several planets near the home planet are also natural and cultural heritage, and private buying and selling are not allowed, so we have to think of a way. Ji Changye jumped onto the altar while thinking about it, staring at the boy for a long time.
"General, the monitor has been installed, and the permissions have been set, you can check it." The Scout mounted the last monitor directly above the crystal coffin.
Ji Changye connected the signal to his brain, adjusted it from all angles and directions, and then leaned over and whispered, "Goodbye my king, I will take the time to see you." After staring at the young man for a few more moments, he finally jumped off the altar and walked out, but turned back halfway and threw a flight monitor into the temple.
The flight monitor is specially used to monitor living creatures, and it is completely useless in the lifeless ancient tomb, but I don't know what kind of mentality Ji Changye still released it. Perhaps, deep down, he didn't want to believe that such a lively and agile teenager would be a corpse.
Picking up a few energy stones from other sinkholes, barely charging thirty percent of its energy, the ship slowly lifted off into the air and headed for the Pegasus galaxy millions of light-years away. Ji Changye locked himself in his bedroom and dialed a number, "Now that medicine is so advanced, is there a way to bring a dead person back to life?" โ
"Yes, โกโก. But that's illegal! A feminine-looking, scruffily dressed man appeared on the screen. He is Ji Changye's hair Xiao Su Ming, and he is also the most famous medical scientist in the empire.
"โกโก no." Ji Changye refused without thinking. He didn't need to use the teenager's cells to create a stranger with the same appearance and genetics. He wanted to bring the boy back to life, not only his body, but also his soul.
"There is no way to bring a dead man back to life except โกโก. That's not a medical category, it's a theological category. Su Ming scoffed at so-called theology. It's all interstellar times, I didn't expect that human beings still believe in Jesus Christ, and I heard that there were more religions in ancient times, but they all disappeared in the epoch of destruction, because human beings struggling in the last days don't need faith.
Thank God! Su Ming shrugged his shoulders, glad that the Terran was only Christian, otherwise he would have been driven crazy by all kinds of absurd religious stories. Science, the interstellar era only needs to believe in science, it is science that saves humanity from almost extinction, and it is also science that makes humanity one of the most powerful races in the third universe.
"Ah Ye, why are you asking such a question? Which dead man do you want to bring back to life? Su Ming asked keenly.
Ji Changye cut off the communication signal, walked to the window and looked at the vast universe, his eyebrows and eyes slowly tightened, revealing an expression of almost despair. As soon as he arrived in the capital star, an urgent telegram came from the front line, and the federal army was once again hoarding in the starport, as if they wanted to start a war. Since the beginning of the interstellar era, human technology has developed at an unimaginable speed, and the demand for energy has reached a fever pitch.
This time, the competition involves two tenth-level energy veins and dozens of fifth- to seventh-level veins, and victory or defeat is even more important. Ji Changye didn't dare to delay, immediately gathered the fleet and set off, and entrusted the matter of buying the planet to the housekeeper.