As early as the first time he met Ovade, he told Xu Yue that the concentration of elements on the earth was only a dozen times that of Talumia 6, but at that time Xu Yue had no idea about it. It wasn't until he officially began to study magic that he knew what the dilution of the earth's magical elements represented.

Even with the spiritual power of his current high-level magic apprentice, after another compression of the magic source model, he still couldn't sense the slightest magic element on the earth, if it wasn't for Oward before, he even thought that there was no zài magic element on the earth at all. Compared to the situation on Talemia's side, when he started meditating as if he was swimming in an elemental ocean, it was the difference between heaven and earth.

Therefore, he once thought that it was impossible for a magical civilization to exist on the earth, after all, even his spiritual power, which was more than ten times higher than that of ordinary earthlings, could not feel the magic element, let alone others. I can't even feel it, so I don't talk about using it.

But now, he felt a faint fluctuation of magic from a stall selling antiques on Antique Street.

After seeing Xu Yue stop, the fat man walked over with some confusion and asked in a low voice, "Why did you stop Xu Zi?"

Xu Yue frowned a little strangely and said, "If you see something, it may be useful to me, you can take the thing to identify it first, and then release the news." I'll be over in a moment. ”

The fat man nodded with some confusion and took the bag in Xu Yue's hand, but he still reminded before leaving: "Then you can watch it first, but if you are not sure, just wait, I can find someone to take a look, don't be deceived." ”

Xu Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry." I don't fancy this thing because it's an antique, but because it's used for something else, and it won't help you even if you find someone else. ”

"Okay, then you can do it yourself. By the way, where are we going to meet when this is done?" asked the fat man.

Xu Yue thought for a while and said: "I think you don't have to wait for me in the antique street anymore, if people see us and Haozi together, then the acting will be a goof." Just wait for me at the hotel where we discussed earlier, and let's sit down together. ”

After the fat man nodded and left, Xu Yue pretended to look casually at a few stalls nearby, and when he came to the stall where he felt the elemental fluctuations, he squatted down and looked at the things on the stall.

This stall also sells antiques, but it is very different from the antiques sold by other antique stalls, because the things on this stall are not Eastern antiques at first glance, but full of Western classical style. The style of old Western-style muskets, old Western-style pipes, pocket watches, and other things looks like a thing of 10th century Europe. He even saw a broken two-handed sword in the stall, only half of the sword was left, and the upper half of the sword was gone.

After pretending to be a little curious about the things on the stall, Xu Yue smiled at the stall owner who looked to be in his thirties with a sven look and eyes, and asked, "I see that the things in your stall are very special?

The stall owner, who was reading an antique book, looked up at him and said with a gentle smile: "Hehe,

Why, you also have a study of Western antiques?"

Xu Yue shook his head and said: "I don't understand these things, in fact, I can't understand even domestic antiques, I just feel that these Western antiques you sell are relatively novel." After all, if you find an antique market, I'm afraid you're the only one who sells antiques from abroad, right?"

Obviously, the stall owner is a good-tempered person, and when he saw Xu Yue admit that he didn't understand anything, he didn't show any disappointed expression. Perhaps there were not many guests who came to him, and suddenly someone could talk to him, so he also took on the nature of conversation.

After pushing the eyes on the nose of the shelf, the stall owner smiled and said, "My work is related to the ancient history of Europe, so I prefer to collect European antiques." Because of work, I often go abroad, and I have bought some things in the antique markets of some European countries. Coming here to set up a stall is just to take time when I usually have nothing to do, but I don't rely on this to eat. Occasionally, there are some European antiques here, so when I am interested, I will accept one or two pieces when I am interested. ”

Xu Yue looked at him and stretched out his hand with a smile and said, "Get to know him! Xu Yue used to work in a state-owned enterprise, but now he works by himself, and he can be regarded as a jobless vagrant." It's okay to come here today, but I don't know anything about antiques!"

The stall owner looked at him and smiled and stretched out his hand to shake him, then said, "Wang Bin, I am a professor of history at the university, but I studied ancient European history. I am very interested in some of the ancient history and artifacts of Europe. Nice to meet you. ”

There is not much difference in age between the two people, and the relationship has become closer after chatting for a few sentences. Xu Yue took advantage of the chat, pointed to the things on the stall and said, "Can I take a look? To be honest, I have seen a lot of domestic antiques here, but I really haven't seen them abroad." ”

Wang Bin smiled, after just a few words of chatting, he could be sure that Xu Yue really didn't know anything about antiques, and he was not the kind of person who almost wanted to buy it at a low price.

He smiled and said, "You can just pick it up and look at it." To be honest, I just came to set up a stall for fun, and the things I brought were not of high value. These things are not as delicate as other people's stalls, most of them are metal, and even if they fall, they can't be broken. ”

Xu Yue nodded after hearing this, and began to carefully pick up the things in the stall and look at them, and finally he picked up a ring that seemed to be made of brass. The ring is made up of a brass ring with a delicately shaped dragon coiled around it. Of course, this dragon is in the shape of a pot-bellied lizard-like dragon in the West, not a Chinese dragon.

"This thing seems to be quite special! This shape looks like a prop in a fantasy novel, did people in ancient Europe also like to carve dragons on rings?" Xu Yue asked while taking the ring and observing it carefully.

Through this period of conversation, he knew that Wang Bin was not the kind of stall owner who made a living by selling antiques, setting up a stall was just his hobby, and he would not see someone interested in the things on his stall like other stall owners, so he would desperately offer a high price to kill people, so he did not hide his interest in this ring.

After exploring his collection, Wang Bin's interest in conversation also rose, and he habitually pushed his glasses and said: "No! Although European rings have changed several times in style and shape from the early exhibition to the present, there are only a few forms in total. One is to engrave the text on the ring surface, the other is to inlay gems on the ring face, and the other is to carve the image. However, even if the image is carved, ancient Europe often has flowers and butterflies, which imply beauty and contentment. Even in one period, it was the carving of figures. And even if you carve an animal, you won't carve a dragon into a ring. ”

"Oh, why?" asked Xu Yue with some curiosity.

Wang Bin smiled and said, "Because in ancient European legends, dragons are a creature that represents evil. This is very different from our national dragon as a symbol of authority and auspiciousness. So at that time, the people of Europe were repulsive to this kind of creature that represented evil. ”

"What about this ring?" Xu Yue asked as she picked up the ring in her hand with some confusion.

This starts with European myths and legends. Wang Bin said with some excitement: "The dragon did symbolize evil in ancient Europe, but in myths and legends, the image of the dragon represents power. Especially in some ancient European legends with magicians, the image of the dragon represents powerful magic in magic! By the way, I don't know how much you know about King Arthur in European mythology?"

Xu Yue shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said: "I don't know anything about it except for the image of the movie and comics, except that King Arthur seems to be great, and then he has a magical sword in the stone, and finally his twelve knights of the round table." ”

Wang Bin smiled a little and said: "King Arthur originated in the twentieth century, and was first recorded in Wales in western Britain, and the legend of King Arthur is mentioned in a poem. Subsequently, there were various speculations about the legend of King Arthur, and some said that he was the ninety-first king of England. It is also said that he was Roman or pre-Roman. Of course, I'm not talking about King Arthur, but about a very important character in Arthurian legend, the legendary magician Merlin! I think you are familiar with this figure in Western legends. ”

Xu Yue's spirits perked up when he heard this, but immediately a trace of discoloration in his eyes disappeared, since he became a magician, it was obvious that he could no longer regard the profession of magician as a legend.

"Are you saying that this ring has something to do with the legendary magician Merlin, but King Arthur and Merlin are fictional characters, right?" said Xu Yue with a smile on her face.

Wang Bin shrugged his shoulders and made an indifferent gesture and said: "Maybe it's fiction, maybe it's the original form of its characters, in fact, this has been debated by historians." But this ring really has something to do with Merlin. It was one of my trips to the countryside in England, and an old Western man was forced to sell me this ring because of his life. According to him, his ancestor was Lancelot, one of the twelve Knights of the Round Table under King Arthur, and the ring was given to the legendary magician Merlin. Hehe, of course, he didn't have any evidence to support this claim, but I still bought the ring that was said to be full of magic. At least its styling is still very chic. And the dragon also conforms to the preferences of the legendary magician!"

Xu Yue took the ring and asked with a smile: "It seems that you have been deceived by local people who like to fool tourists, and now this kind of thing is not spread on the Internet, people in some places abroad always like those wonderful handicrafts to be sold with local history or legends." A lot of people have been fooled. ”

"You can't be fooled. Wang Bin said with a strange face after saying this: "Although I can't verify whether this ring is owned by the legendary legendary magician Merlin, it is indeed an antiquity." I was bored for a while, and after the identification of this thing by the carbon 14 identification method in the real yàn room, this thing is at least 1,400 years old. Of course, the actual time may be biased by two or three hundred years. ”

Xu Yue pretended to have a somewhat surprised expression when he heard this, and while pretending to observe the ring casually, he carefully probed it with his mental power. As soon as his spiritual power came into contact with this ring, a faint fluctuation emanated from the ring. After his spiritual power came into contact with this fluctuation, his whole person was stunned.

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