"So, within the three months that you disappeared into thin air, you and Hyde found K? Or maybe K contacted you? ”

"It's not that simple, it's not something that can be made clear in a sentence or two." Shen Tangzhi's gaze shifted to Hyde, "Ace, take out that thing and show it to Jiguang." ”

“OK，Julia。” Hyde got up and rummaged through his huge travel backpack, and he pulled out item by item, quickly piling up a hill on the floor.

Strangely, as soon as he opened his travel backpack, the room was filled with a faint fragrance, very similar to the scent of ebony, but lighter, and with a smell of "gold and iron".

My curiosity was aroused all of a sudden, what did Shen Tangzhi and Hyde find?

Half of Hyde's body was buried in his travel backpack, and the voice kept coming from inside, sounding like it was coming from some pipe, "Hey, man, you should really look at this, it's going to blow your mind!" It's a precious ancient relic that Julia and I have had a lot of trouble getting our hands on...... Ah, found it! ”

“……”

The old knife and I watched as the bearded Hyde pulled out a worn-out rectangular wooden box from his backpack with a smelly sock on it.

“Oh，sorry。” Hyde smiled apologetically, quickly tossed the sock back into the backpack, and shoved the wooden box into my hand.

As soon as I got my hands on the wooden box, I let out a "huh" - this wooden box looks very thin, but it is very heavy to hold, almost like holding a whole piece of metal!

And there was no smell of stinky socks left on the wooden box at all, but there was a burst of strange fragrance - it turned out that the fragrance wafting in the room came from this box!

These two small discoveries lifted my spirits, and I couldn't wait to look at the box in my hand.

The box is about half a meter long, about 10 centimeters wide and 10 centimeters high, and I was surprised by the touch I felt on my fingers when my hand brushed the surface of the box: "It seems to be ...... Gloomy wood. ”

The material of the box is not ordinary wood, or the metal is painted with a layer of imitation wood paint.

The surface of the box is a gray matte black, with occasional defects, but it is the original texture and damage of the wood, like a "mark", not the damage after the formation of "gloomy wood", because the texture of gloomy wood is very hard, and it is not inferior to steel.

Hearing a new term pop out of my mouth, Old Knife and Hyde asked in unison, "What is Gloomy Wood?" ”

Shen Tangzhi on the side also showed a curious look.

I explained that gloomy wood, in fact, should be counted as a kind of fossil, mostly produced in Shu, the Shu people called it "ebony" (and the ebony in the mahogany are two names), and regarded it as a treasure to ward off evil spirits and blessings.

It is formed in ancient times, by earthquakes, floods, and mudslides to bury thousands of years old trees in the primeval forest into low-lying places such as ancient riverbeds, and form them after thousands or even tens of thousands of years of carbonization process, so it is also called "carbonized wood".

Strictly speaking, gloomy wood has long ceased to be wood, but a treasure.

As the proverb goes, 'gold is sent to the underworld, in exchange for ebony to sacrifice to the heavenly spirit', for generations, gloomy wood is the first choice for emperors of all generations to build palaces and make coffins, and even private transactions are not allowed.

I weighed the gloomy wooden box in my hand: "As the old saying goes, 'Even if you have a box of jewels, it is better to have an ebony side', and this box alone is worth a fortune!" I don't know what treasure is in the box that can match this treasure box. ”

As I spoke, I glanced at Shen Tangzhi, who raised his hand and motioned for me to open it.

There was only a bronze lock on the box, but the lock was gone, so it couldn't be locked naturally, so the alternative was to wrap the box tightly in black satin - I carefully untied the black satin, then laid the box flat on the coffee table, took a deep breath, and slowly opened the lid.

There was no expected jewel, and compared to the amazing gloomy wooden box, the contents looked inconspicuous.

The box is lined with thick white cotton, and in the center is a rolled gray-white leather scroll.

I took the scroll out and unfolded it carefully.

"It's—"

Just one glance, I couldn't take my eyes off it.

There is no doubt that this is an ancient painting, but the ancient painting has extremely gorgeous colors, and the old texture and colorful vividness are blended into one, which cannot but make people feel extremely unreal...... But the scroll in my hand was really touchable, and the friction of those paints transmitted a shock through time through my fingertips, like a magic spell, making me feel like I was on the edge of the abyss and walking on thin ice.

And the content on the scroll made my scalp tingle!

It is not a terrifying monster or a bloody Shura scene, on the contrary, on the contrary, a beautiful naked girl is painted on the scroll.

The girl is in a posture of raising her hands to the sky, her slender and toned legs are bent and stretched, her long hair is scattered, and her back is facing the audience, revealing a large snow-white back......

On her back, a blood-red tattoo is impressively depicted -

A giant python with a terrifying and ugly long body hovering and spitting out a long letter!

It's exactly the same as the tattoo on my body!

Shen Tangzhi pointed at the girl and asked me, "What you just dreamed of, is it this girl with a carved pattern?" ”

At this time, I was so shocked that I could hardly think, too many questions poured into my brain at once, I was stunned for a while, as if I was listening to Shen Tangzhi's question, and after a while, it was like waking up from a dream, and my whole body trembled!

Only then did I feel that my back was cold, and I was actually soaked with sweat.

"Tattoo...... The location is different. I tried my best to suppress the countless questions that poured out of my mind, and tried to organize my words, "The girl I dreamed of was engraved on my chest. ”

I gestured the approximate position with my hand on my chest, Shen Tangzhi nodded, and she continued to ask in a guided tone: "Is there anything else different?" ”

"The hair color is not right. I vaguely remember that the girl in the dream had thick black hair, but you see, the girl's hair was crystal silver red, more like a foreign person. ”

The girl is in the center of the scroll, and that's not all about the scroll.

The girl's location must be at an extremely high place, because faint peaks and clouds can be seen below. Between the peaks, they were filled with red paint, but above the peaks, there was a large area of blue, and the girl was in this blue.

The content of the whole painting seems to be even more puzzling.

As if seeing my doubts, Shen Tangzhi said: "Hyde and I also discussed on the road, and we believe that these red areas represent lava and fire, and the blue areas represent the sky—the girl's hands are facing the sky, and she is flying towards heaven. ”

I thought for a moment, shook my head, and said, "That's not right. The blue is not the sky, but the ocean. ”

I pointed it out to Shen Tangzhi: "If you look closely at the girl's posture, she is not flying, but swimming—swimming in the water." ”

Shen Tangzhi was stunned, looked at the ancient painting for a while, and suddenly blurted out: "This is the ...... Polar Sea? ”

The content of K's text message not only foreshadowed my dream, but also clearly mentioned two terms - "Ilrero's dream" and "Polar Sea".

At least, we've now figured out the meaning of one of the words.