Chapter 22: The Lord of the Rings
Professor Kirk is no stranger to the Lord of the Rings. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 It was because of this magical ring that he was able to appreciate the style of another world.
His uncle, Andrew, was a magician.
Speaking of the Lord of the Rings again, Professor Kirk recalled, "I was very young, living in the country with my mother and my father in India. Later, my mother got sick, and she was very sick and was about to die. In order to take care of me and my mother's illness, we moved from the countryside to London. I lived with my crazy uncle Andrew and my aunt, and it was here that I met Polly. ”
He took a sip of his coffee, quietly gathered his thoughts, and then said, "At that time, we were playing 'adventure games' every day, just like Treasure Island described. From the small door of the attic storage room, a dark path was drilled down the cistern. It was on that day that we discovered Uncle Andrew's secret......
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"I wonder how long this tunnel is? Is it really just on the edge of your house? Diggory asked.
Polly replied, "I don't know how long the tunnel will be, but it certainly doesn't stop at the rooftop." ”
"Ah, in that case, we could walk through the whole row of houses!"
"That's right!" Polly affirmed, "Oops! ”
"How?"
"We can go to other people's houses!"
"In that case, you'll be arrested as a thief, and that's not a joke."
"It's not what you think, I'm just thinking about the house next door to your house."
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The airy, dark tunnel was filled with dust, and the two children crept on their rafters, occasionally whispering in each other's ears, "Look, up above your attic." Or they might say, "Ha, it's time to go to the center of my house." Fortunately, the two men never fell, and the candle never went out, and they came to the wall with a small door, where they stopped.
There are no handles or latches on this side of the door, and it is clear that the door is only designed for people to walk in but not to come out. There was a hook on the door that was common on a wardrobe, and the two tried to open it.
Diggory asked, "Shall I go open it?" ”
Polly replied, "I'll support you as long as you want." "Just like she said before. They know they are at a critical juncture, but no one is willing to back down. Diggory tossed around and finally opened the door.
At that moment, the rays of the sun made them blink. They followed the light and were surprised to find that this was not an abandoned attic, but a well-laid out room, but it was empty. Driven by curiosity, Polly walked forward, blowing out the candles and entering the room with a strange atmosphere, her footsteps softer than that of a mouse.
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The house looks a lot like a living room, but structurally, it is indeed an attic. The walls are lined with shelves filled with books.
It was indeed a cold summer, with a warm fire burning in the fireplace and a high-backed armchair with its back to the two children. Between Polly and the armchair was a large table piled high with various things, such as books, pens, inkwells, notebooks, and a microscope.
The first thing that caught Polly's eye was a wooden tray with a shimmering red sheen and several rings on it. They were placed in pairs, the yellow ring and the green ring next to each other, looking the size of a normal ring, but unusually bright and shining, shining with an unimaginably beautiful light. If Polly had been any younger, she would have mistaken it for candy and put it in her mouth.
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"Beautiful rings that attracted me and Polly. It's as if a voice is constantly calling us to put on our rings. At this time, Uncle Andrew appeared. He seemed more frightening and eerie than ever. He tempted Polly to wear the yellow ring, and Polly suddenly disappeared before our eyes when she touched it. In order to save Polly and bring him home, Uncle Andrew began to bewitch me again. He explained to me that it was all about validating one of his experiments, and the results of the experiment showed that Uncle Andrew had succeeded. ”
Jiang Ning opened his mouth and asked, "Then may I ask, where did your uncle get the raw materials for the ring?" ”
"Uncle Andrew told me that his godmother, Madame Leffy Sr., one of the few people in the country who had 'fairy blood,' had given Uncle Andrew a box and told him that if she died, Uncle Andrew would have it burned in some ritual," Professor Kirk said. Apparently, Uncle Andrew didn't listen to her godmother. Instead, he tried to open the box, and Uncle Andrew said that the box did not come from ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon, ancient India, or even ancient China. Nor from ancient Greece or the Hittite, the box comes from Atlantis, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean. ”
After saying this, Professor Kirk had a dry mouth, took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat, and said again: "The box is from Atlantis, which means that it is older than the stone tools excavated in Europe. Uncle Andrew's experiments took place when his hair had turned gray before he opened the box. The box contained something from the otherworld, which was soil. Fine, clean soil. Because it involves a universe in another world, my uncle didn't make rash contact. Instead, after experimentation, the soil was made into a ring......"
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After talking so much nonsense, Jiang Ning's real purpose was the whereabouts of those magic rings. Because, the Lord of the Rings can take him to a staging station! And that transit station can allow him to go to other worlds, which is very important to Jiang Ning.
"So, what about the rings? Is it in your place? Jiang Ning asked eagerly.
Professor Kirk glanced at Jiang Ning deeply and said, "The rings are indeed still with me, and I keep them intact. Young man, although I don't know what your reason is for looking for a ring. However, I am also well aware that I have no power to stop you. Just, I have a request! ”
"You say!"
"I hope you don't do bad things with these rings when you get them. It's like I was ......" Professor Kirk was a little unnatural, and after all, he regretted bringing Jantis to Narnia in the first place.
"Rest assured, I'm looking for a ring because I have something very important to do. It's important to me and it's about my future. I promise that I will not make the same mistakes as you, and I will never bring other evil people to other worlds. Jiang Ning assured.
"I believe in Aslan's vision, young man!" With that, Professor Kirk got up, rummaged through the cabinets, and finally pulled out a dusty box.
He blew the dust off the box and carefully opened it, which contained two rings. A yellow ring, a green ring. Professor Kirk said, "Wearing a yellow ring can take you to another world. Bring a green ring that will allow you to come back safely. Wearing the yellow ring, you will appear in the middle of a forest with waterholes, each representing a world! All you have to do is jump into the waterhole to reach another world. And when you want to come back, all you need to do is wear a green ring and you're back. ”
Jiang Ning took the box and looked at the two rings placed inside, and his heart was excited. With this, it will be easier to go to any world in the future, and there will be no need to bother looking for items containing coordinates from another world.
"Thank you very much, Professor! Thank you and choose to trust me. Jiang Ning is sincerely grateful to Professor Kirk.
Professor Kirk smiled and said, "I believe that Aslan and Peter's vision can stand side by side with justice to defeat evil and bring peace to Narnia. And the king who was canonized by Aslan must not be an evil person. ”
Jiang Ning was a little speechless, in the end, in Europe or America in this era, the status of Chinese is still very embarrassing, even inferior to blacks. Widespread discrimination, perhaps Professor Kirk didn't mean it, but he still unintentionally expressed this discrimination.
Jiang Ning could hear it from the tone in which he said Aslan, Peter, and Edmund just now.
Soon, Jiang Ning banished these irrelevant thoughts from his mind. He didn't care about that, so why bother with mortals compared to his future?
After getting what he wanted, Jiang Ning said goodbye and left, and Professor Kirk personally escorted him to the door. In his shocked eyes, he witnessed Jiang Ning soaring into the sky and flying towards London. Just as he had seen Aslan's creation......