The handwriting on the bones is quite peculiar, not "inscribed" on the bones, but as if they grew directly from the bones.

[Ancient Poetry Sound Cthulhu Mythos Test 39/35 Failed]

【Gu Shiyin Biology Test 11/79 Success】

Gu Shiyin didn't know the words, but she knew what the phenomenon meant biologically.

"It's a bone tumor......

The young old man said slowly.

"What?"

"When the owner of these bones ...... When it was still alive," Gu Shiyin bit her lip, "these words grew alive on its bones. ”

“……”

【SC0/1】

[Chen Qiang's sanity test failed 45/44, and the current sanity 43]

Chen Qiang shivered slightly.

He glanced around.

Saisy was still nibbling on her beef burger.

Why was Sissi able to avoid SC? Chen Qiang thought resentfully.

It seems that thick nerves also have the benefits of coarse nerves.

"It's a disease called 'striatal osteoma,' which grows from the bone marrow from the inside out, but I don't know why...... will grow into ...... The shape of the words," Gu Shiyin said slowly, "as long as it is a creature with bones, it will be quite ...... to suffer from this disease Suffering, and then slowly decaying and dying. ”

"We Skeleton Eaters don't like to waste," the Elder's voice under the mask smiled, "We've made the most of this cow's flesh, and of course we won't spare its bones." Lo and behold, this is an X-ray of it while it was alive. We promise...... All the organs in its body are being used to the best of their ability. ”

Chen Qiang and Gu Shiyin looked at the photo.

X-ray, the poor, barely fraying livestock.

Its entire body, every inch of its bones, is covered by striatal osteomas.

On the bones, countless words have made the cow into a living "book".

……

[Helena Cthulhu Mythos Test 32/40 Success]

【Helena Chinese Test 5/80 Success】

[Helena sanity test 91/15 failed, current sanity 14]

On the ground, Helena, who shared the vision with Chen Qiang, almost fell off her chair.

She wouldn't be too surprised that the "naturally growing" osteoma on the bone naturally turned into some kind of writing.

The bizarre methods of mythical creatures are endless. Perhaps this is a spell unique to the Skeleton Eaters, who use it to record important information.

However, Helena has followed the Isis to systematically study human civilization, including various glorious eras in the history of the East and the West.

The inscriptions on the bones are indeed important texts, but they are not at all sacrificial texts or incantations, or even mystical writings.

However, at this moment, in the most peculiar form, it appeared on the cow bone.

"Chime-Clock-Small-Change-Emblem...... Shang-Jun-Nan-Lü-No. ......"

"Is this ......?"

……

"Mr. Chen," the elder said solemnly, "as you can see, all the 'remains' belong to Mordikian, the great god of the Hideout. The concept of this 'remains' is not limited to living things, but also to the 'remains' of the 'fictional concept'. ”

"You mean ......"

Chen Qiang faintly realized something in his heart.

"Mr. Chen Qiang, what you are holding in your hand is the corpse of 'knowledge'." The purple-robed priest's voice was far away.

"The 'bones' of knowledge?" Gu Shiyin tilted her head.

Over the course of their long history, the Ancients have lost too much knowledge and eventually perished.

"What you're holding in your hand isn't some great magic book," the elder said mildly, "just an 'ordinary' music book. It is part of the lost Book of Music in the Six Classics of China. ”

“……”

The Book of Music. and "Poems", "Books", "Rites", "Yi", "Spring and Autumn" and known as the classic ancient books of China. However, after the Qin and Han dynasties, the "Book of Music" was lost, and some people even suspected that the "Book of Music" never existed in this world.

"We don't just raise cattle for food, whenever there is a 'knowledge' on this planet that dies," said the old priest slowly, "our Vault will use magic to cause the scattered words to grow back on the bones of living things. ”

"The Book of Music...... It no longer exists in human society. ”

"But even if this knowledge is 'dead' in the human world," the old priest whispered, "the remains of knowledge survive in the realm of our Skeleton Eaters. Even if humanity loses more than they create, eventually, all the bones that record the lost knowledge will be stored in the Great Library of the Underground. ”

"You ...... Why do you want to do this? Chen Qiang asked softly.

"We Skeleton Eaters guard the line between life and death," the old priest's red eyes gleamed strangely, "In our Ponse language, 'Hideout' also means 'Book Collector'. We are also a family of bibliophiles, friends. Humans are a race that lives in the present, and we are the Skeleton Eaters who are always watching over the past. ”

……

Ground.

"Ms. Helena," everyone looked worriedly at Helena who was kneeling on the sofa m (o__), she looked like she was affected by the three views, and the whole person was not well, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Also...... Good. Helena looked up with difficulty.

Even the great Isis would have to pay a great deal to study the ins and outs of a civilization from its prosperity to its decline. Transferring Is's consciousness to the target race through a "consciousness exchange" to collect information is not only extremely costly, but also extremely risky.

But the Eaters ......

A bunch of scavengers!

How could they have mastered such handy magic?

Isn't it that they are not good at technology and their magical prowess is average?

They actually squatted in their own library, and they could find out all the knowledge that had died throughout the ages?

Book burning in the Qin Dynasty and destruction of the Library of Alexandria......

Every loss of human civilization is accumulating knowledge for ghouls' libraries.

What have we been up to so far? What is the archaeological test?

……

"So far," said the old priest mildly, "we purple-robed priests have only used livestock as the object of their spells. For example, if a calf is turned into a 'knowledge base', by the time it can be slaughtered, the ancient books on its entire body will be ready to grow. For a mere knowledge of human civilization, cow bones are sufficient. But ......"

He pulled out his phone: "Please take a look here." Here's the latest news from Arkham. ”

"Is it possible to connect to the Internet underground?" Ceci muttered.

"We fixed the WIFI," replied the old priest, "and the signal was not good, so we were used to browsing offline." Mr. Chen, look here! ”

Chen Qiang followed the old priest's finger and saw the title - "Located in the south of Arkham, the orthopedic treatment center in the former Salem town is officially opened, and the official of Arkham City sends a congratulatory letter"

"The Arkham you want to investigate......" the old priest said slowly, as if in memory, "is also an important place for us Eaters. ”

"I hear you."

A few decades ago, a young member of the Pickman family helped build a nuclear energy research institute at Miskanitok University there. The Pickman Family...... In our skeleton eaters, they can also be called quite talented. This time, I want to ask you about it, and it has to do with the people of their family. ”

Pen fun pigeon