Chapter 40: The Chosen Cat
In the face of the staff of Destiny, even Catherine, who is the director of the British Museum, is very humble.
"Two, please come with me."
Catherine walked ahead and began to introduce the two of them to the museum, in such an orderly manner that no one could point out any faults.
Bai Qiming has little interest in some of the cultural relics in the museum, and viewing the cultural relics requires a wealth of knowledge and insight.
At most, he'd seen these things in textbooks, and had spent the last few decades on the battlefield, and he didn't have the heart to appreciate the thick history.
Entering the interior of the museum, through the halls of the first floor, the three of them came to an internal side hall.
In the center of the hall, a stone slab several meters high is stored, on which old murals are depicted.
This slate is the goal of Rita's trip.
Catherine walked up to the display case and took the initiative to explain: "This is a Celtic scroll that has been preserved from around the sixth century AD. ”
"This scroll is the most complete piece of information that our staff has excavated, and it is also the most comprehensive, and the others have been desertified or taken away by others because of time factors."
Rita took two steps closer and took a closer look at the frescoes on the stone slabs.
The mural is divided into four parts, and the story of a young man who becomes the king of Britain with the help of a magician, and then founded the Knights of the Round Table to protect the land and its people.
This is the story that happened before and after King Arthur obtained the sword in the stone.
The story is now so popular in England that everyone can tell a couple of words.
Catherine marveled at the frescoes, there are very few stone slabs that have been preserved so intact and have a complete story, and this one is the most well-preserved today.
"So Miss Rita, is there any secret on this, even the destiny of heaven is taken care of, and it can't be exhibited to the public, it's a pity."
Rita tilted her head and smiled, and said playfully, "It's a secret." ”
"Huh?" Catherine was shocked and quickly apologized, "I'm very sorry, I'm just out of academic curiosity, not the secret of Destiny." ”
The director of the British Museum has a high status for ordinary people, but in the eyes of Destiny, he is just an ordinary person.
Catherine naturally knew this, but it was better not to know the secret of the Mandate of Heaven.
"I, I won't bother with your investigation for now, if you have any academic questions, you can contact me at any time."
"Okay, thank you, Curator."
Catherine stepped back appropriately, leaving the side hall to Rita and Bai Qiming.
Rita stared at the stone slab for a while, then turned to Bai Qiming and asked, "What do you think of this mural?" ”
Bai Qiming's attention is mainly focused on the structure of the entire side hall, which is hidden and secure, with cameras arranged crosswise, and there is no blind spot.
"Huh?" Hearing Rita's question, Bai Qiming looked at the slate and asked, "This tells the story of King Arthur before and after he became famous?" ”
"Yes."
"It's okay, but if you look at it from the perspective of Honkai, then this story is quite interesting."
Rita was slightly interested and asked, "How do you say that?" ”
"If it's an ordinary person, you should just treat this story as a myth and legend, after all, the sword in the stone or something, it's too legendary, and King Arthur's enemies are too demonized."
"But in combination with Honkai, the enemy that King Arthur faced should be the Honkai Beast, but now most ordinary people don't know about the existence of Honkai, so they think it's the imagination of the ancients."
"Some of today's technologies are also magic or divine power in the eyes of ancient people, such as cars, airplanes, how can things made of iron shells run and fly?"
"So my guess is that King Arthur must have met a modern person, or a traverser, and the sword in the stone may be a particularly powerful modern weapon."
Rita was slightly surprised, she didn't expect Bai Qiming to be able to analyze so many things, the statement of the modern person traverser is a bit too jumpy, but it is already very close to the truth.
"Are you saying that King Arthur has anything to do with Honkai?"
Bai Qiming replied: "It's just possible, human beings can't imagine unknown things, everything is traceable, there is nothing that appears for no reason, the gods or immortals that the ancients saw may just be powerful people, just like Miss Rita, if you go back to ancient times, it is also an immortal god." ”
"Makes sense." Rita said with relief: "The Mandate of Heaven has excavated many ruins of pre-civilizations, and the legends that have been handed down are all related to mythology, and there are some scholars inside who think the same as you. ”
According to the information gathered over the years by the Mandate of Heaven, it is proved that this tablet is related to a certain divine key.
If you want to find this buried key of the gods, do you have to start with the "Sword in the Stone" and other legends of the Knights of the Round Table?
The slate she and Bai Qiming found yesterday were related to this one, but those slate were too small to be spliced, let alone find relevant clues.
Rita's real mission is also related to the Key of the Gods, and the organization behind Raven has a lot to do with it.
"Who!"
Suddenly, Rita and Bai Qiming turned around at the same time and looked at the entrance of the side hall.
"Meow!"
The white cat swayed in with a look of disdain.
Rita was puzzled: "How can there be cats in this place, are they raised in museums?" There is no fear of cultural relics being destroyed. ”
"No, it's not a cat!" Bai Qiming summoned Ruoshui Sword, and the breath on this cat's body was the same as the breath of those artificial Honkai Beasts in the factory, "It's Honkai Beast!" ”
"Meow!"
Bai Qiming's voice fell, and the cat roared, and its claws instantly became dozens of times larger and grabbed Bai Qiming.
Bai Qiming, who had been on guard, dodged the attack, and the next moment the cat had skyrocketed dozens of times, the fur on his body became smooth, armor appeared on the joints, and his four claws turned into sharp blades.
"Meow!"
The kitten showed obvious surprise that the blow just now did not kill Bai Qiming.
It's the chosen cat that stands out among tens of thousands of its kind, and it can't kill a small minion!
The cat was angry, its tail twitched, the floor was whipped to pieces, and the rocks splattered and flew around.
The next moment, the cat-shaped Honkai beast pounced with a whimper, and this time it was going to kill the man, and then the woman next to him!
Bai Qiming had already recognized this cat Honkai Beast, it was the pet of Youlandelle - Stan!
Looking at Shi Dan, who pounced on him, Bai Qiming decisively chose to dodge.
This cat is terrifyingly strong, not only has the strength of an emperor-level Honkai Beast, but also can freely control the transformation of the body, and is a top-level animal-like Honkai Beast.
In the office, Catherine, the director of the museum, poured a cup of coffee and sat in front of the surveillance to watch everything that happened in the side hall.
"Huh? This man is a bit interesting, but he is destined to die under the claws of the Honkai Beast, but Rita ......"
"S-class Valkyrie, I don't know what will happen."
A contemptuous smile appeared on Catherine's face, she belonged to a mysterious and vast organization, even if it was Destiny.
Recently, a big man in the organization needs her to complete a certain task, as long as she succeeds, the second half of her life is destined to be spent with glory and wealth!