Magellan smiled bitterly helplessly.

The vast majority of the world would not believe in the so-called Final Judgment, and even the devout believers who had clearly sensed the return of science did not think that the gods were about to open the Messiah, but Magellan knew that the fragments of science had lodged in his soul for so long.

But he could not find evidence to convince others.

Even Magellan himself dared to be sure that the end of the world was coming after he had reconciled with his soul and fully understood the existential nature of science.

So recently, Magellan has been looking out of place and worried about the people around him.

Sir Cook didn't know why Magellan suddenly became interested in the history of the trumpet, but having managed the Royal Society for many years, he knew when a researcher needed a break.

"Well," Magellan sighed with a smile, "but my way of leisure is not the same as that of the old-fashioned. ”

Jazz laughed, he knew Magellan, a man who was insulated from all forms of entertainment that would hurt the mind.

......

Baker Street.

The place has completely changed, and there are many more pedestrians than before, most of them with fresh faces, and they speak in various dialects, most of them mixed with swearing.

Magellan walked across the street, quietly avoiding pedestrians, and turned into the home of Sherlock Holmes.

That's where he can relax.

Sherlock Holmes is conducting a dangerous chemical experiment.

"I suggest you stop the experiment at once, detective," Magellan walked over to the test bench and pinched the outlet of the dropper in Holmes' hand, "The result of the reaction is a volatile gas that smells so bad that it will attract Mrs. Hudson. ”

Holmes hesitated, then let go.

"It needs to be bandaged," Holmes turned and pulled out a roll of bandages, "your hand, that's concentrated sulfuric acid." ”

"Don't worry. ”

Magellan raised his hand, his hand unharmed.

"I must admit," Holmes raised an eyebrow, "I've always wanted to dissect you. ”

"That's not what a detective is supposed to do. ”

"So I haven't done that yet. ”

Sherlock Holmes expertly handled the chemical reagents, cleaned all the lab equipment, and snuggled up on the couch.

"This city can no longer breed valuable mysteries, and there is an atmosphere that makes everyone want to be criminals, and criminals are all stupid. ”

Holmes was almost always complaining, mostly at Dr. Watson and occasionally at Magellan.

"Are you looking for an ancient horn?"

Magellan nodded: "When did you start caring about these things that had nothing to do with murder?"

"Arthur was looking for it, and he told me to ask Professor Magellan, who had gotten the treasure from the poison, how much the reward would be. ”

Sherlock Holmes laughed, and almost the moment he saw that smile, Magellan knew what the great detective had gained.

"And it just so happened that a lackluster murder case recently brought me an interesting puzzle. ”

"What?"

Magellan thought it was a little incredible, and in any case, such a coincidence was too unexpected.

"It's no coincidence," Holmes knew what Magellan was thinking, "Actually, as the King of Explorers and a friend of the Countess of New North Shire, Professor Magellan's search for the Ancient Horn is big news that everyone knows, and countless greedy outlaws have heard about it. ”

As he spoke, Holmes pulled out a large, thick black book from his collection.

It is a typical aristocratic book collection in the Middle Ages, with a parchment and silver cast cover, with a large noble coat of arms in the center, and the main body of the pattern is a sword and shield, belonging to a certain knight lord.

"There are countless outlaws in the shadows searching for a forgotten artifact in the hope that it can be exchanged for gold from Professor Magellan, and a poor leathermaker has lost his life in it. ”

"I'm sorry. ”

"Don't think so, that innocent man's death was entirely due to the greed of the criminal, and it has nothing to do with you. Holmes opened the large book and placed it in Magellan's eyes, "The relatives of the deceased have given me in return this antique book, which no one reads, and which is probably the most valuable of their possessions." ”

Hope began to rise in Magellan's heart, and he had a hunch that the truly sane man had never had in vain.

"Horn ......"

The title page of the large book is a timeless illustration with extravagant colours, a delicate horn and a powerful gold and precious stone.

"Was the deceased's ancestor a trumpet-maker?"

Holmes nodded, "You guessed it. ”

Everything is on the right track.

Because his ancestors were the craftsmen who made horns, the deceased would be targeted, and this most valuable collection of his family was the relics left by his ancestors.

"What's in it?"

Magellan couldn't wait, he knew that Holmes hadn't wasted time delving into ancient Bretanian, but Magellan was an expert on it.

"You can take a look. ”

When the book turned to the next page, Magellan suddenly realized that he could not read.

"This is not ancient Bretanian...... Gulorenian...... And it's encrypted. ”

Holmes was very pleased with Magellan's surprise.

"It's a precious little thing, it can help me get through the boring time, for a long time, but you seem to be in a hurry, so ......"

"How could a man who didn't know the ancient Lorentian language at all want to unravel this book with the basic theories of linguistic research?"

Magellan knew about Holmes' obsession with puzzles, but underestimated him.

Sherlock Holmes once solved a mystery using the alphabetical probability method, which was as follows: calculate the probability of the 26 letters in Breton appearing in the text, and then you can translate a cipher into Bretanian by matching them one by one.

This method works for all alphabetic scripts, including the ancient Loren language.

It's just that that would be very troublesome.

But now, with the help of an expert named Magellan, the time required is much shorter.

The basis of the alphabet probability method is the probability of the occurrence of different letters in the alphabetic script in the text, and before Magellan's help, Holmes knew almost nothing about the probabilities of the ancient Lorentian language, but now he has the key to it.

Soon, all the doors that had been locked were opened.

The first half of the book is about the process of making horns in the Middle Ages, while the second half is about a precious horn.

It was the collection of a leader of the Esyadians, who had fallen into the hands of the lord of the book's author after a defeat.