NOVEL NEXT Legend of the Elven Investigator
Chapter 18 Fossil Institute
"Please give me a ticket to visit the museum, thank you."
"Sincerely 50 yuan, I wish you a pleasant viewing."
Shinpei skillfully took out a 50-yuan note from his pocket wallet, and got a ticket with the shape of coal printed on it from the ticket seller of the museum.
For ordinary travelers, such tickets are quite collectible.Wiping from the tip of the nose, it seems to have a special smell of coal buried in the ground.
"Speaking of which, I have been in Heijin City for a few days, and I haven't had a good tour of the city. The Coal Museum in Heijin City and the Institute of Fossils are said to be the most unmissable places to visit. Good guy, this piece of coal is too big!" Shinpei stepped into the hall of the museum, and couldn't help but look up at a huge piece of coal placed at the main entrance.
According to a rough visual inspection, this piece of coal is tens of meters high, and I don't know how it was transported into this museum.
The formation of coal is said to be formed by complex geological processes after the remains of animals, plants, and even elves were deposited in ancient times.
It was not excavated by humans until countless years later.Coal has been seen a lot, but coal that may contain elf fossils has never been seen.
Out of curiosity, Shinpei observed the subtle texture of the coal in the exhibit very carefully.The folds of each layer and the color change of each point are the precipitation of long years.Maybe a little bit of anomaly can find a corresponding reason in history.
A certain sedimentary layer is deeper, and life may have flourished during that period; a certain sedimentary layer has complex components, and a natural disaster may have occurred.
Thinking of this, Zhenping couldn't help being in awe.
Entering the fossil exhibition area in front, Zhenping's eyes are bright, and there are transparent glass columns in this small area.
He is also very familiar with the fossils on display. The most numerous types are fossil helmets, sickle helmets, ammonites, and spiny ammonites. These fossils have the most samples and are the most complete.
At a glance, most of the fossils are not missing any parts, and it can be said that they are very lucky to be preserved intact.
The lesser number is the tentacle lily, a fossil specimen of the ancient feather insect.In contrast, the completeness of these fossils is significantly inferior.Even the most complete tentacle lily has only the lower part of the lily root fossil, and the upper half is suddenly empty, which obviously cannot be preserved.
"This is..." Shinpei suddenly found the most special ones among the specimens. They were a cranium fossil with a huge skull and walking on two legs, and a shield dragon fossil with a shield armor and four-legged ground.
Especially the former, Shinpei also suffered a lot from this ancient elf.
What kind of technology level does it mean to revive the fossils? Zhenping from the normal technology tree world can't understand it very well.Even if it is just to extract the DNA genetic information in the fossil, it is an extremely great feat to be able to recover to its original appearance again.
Shinpei was a little moved. In addition to these fossils, he also knew some rarer and more powerful fossil spirits who had been resurrected.
"Fossil pterosaurs and eccentric dragons. These two elves are the rulers of the sky and the earth respectively. They used to be at the top of the food chain in ancient times. But it seems that what the fossil museum shows here does not include these."
He does not mean that.Zhen Ping's random thoughts happened to be heard by the young man in white who was patrolling the exhibition area. His eyes were slightly surprised, as if he was a little surprised that there was a knowledgeable existence among this group of tourists.
"Sir, you really know a lot, and you even dabbled in two extremely rare elven fossils, eccentric dragons and fossil pterosaurs.
There are very few fossils of Strangegnathosaurus, because it was first discovered in the Kalos area, and it was once considered to be a unique fossil elf in the Kalos area.
However, this fossil was also unearthed in our Sinnoh area later, so it proves that in prehistoric times, these types of elves existed in the ecosystem of the Sinnoh area. "The young man in white talked eloquently, his lenses reflected a faint light, just like a researcher.
Shinpei was taken aback for a moment, and realized that the complaint just now had been heard by the museum manager, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Hehe, I just understand something, may I ask who you are?"
"My humble fellow, Yansan, is a researcher at the Fossil Research Institute next door. Today, I come to the museum to give explanations according to shifts, but it seems that everyone is not very interested in my explanations." Yansan laughed, a little helplessly.
Indeed, although there are many people who come to the museum, most of them just come to check in and visit. How many people are really interested in coal?
You must know that this is Heijin City, the largest coal producing area in the Sinnoh region.People here have seen more coal in a day than people have even seen in a lifetime anywhere else.As for the fossil elves, their shapes are quite different from the current elves, and there are not a few people who disagree.
Kensan's depression was almost written on his face. Shinpei sighed in his heart, but he still said comforting words: "There will always be people who are interested in fossils and coal. These are the precipitation of history. Only those who really love can see what happened in the past. My name is Shinpei, and I am practicing in Heijin City."
"I hope, I'm very happy to meet someone like you today." Kensan's bad mood came and went quickly, and after chatting and communicating with Zhenping, his favorability for Zhenping increased a bit.
"How about this? The exhibits displayed in this museum are all for the public. The Fossil Research Institute next door stores the real good things. Today I will show you the treasures of our research institute. Follow me."
Zhenping is a little dazed, are all researchers so straightforward, and a stranger who has not known him for a long time can get so close that he can be brought into the center of the research institute.Seeing Kensan's urging several times, he still followed.
After all, Shinpei is still very interested in the so-called town hall treasure.
Kensan seemed to be very disgusted with the job of explaining things like playing the piano to cows, so he just sneaked out of the museum with Shinpei and skipped work.
"I said, obviously I am a paid tourist, and you are a staff member with a certificate. Why do you act like a thief?"
"But don't you think this is more exciting? Ahem, it's actually the director of our research institute, that stubborn old man hates outsiders entering the research institute.
It's okay, it's okay, anyway, he is usually not in the office anyway, either hunting for treasure in the coal mine or going to various places to dig ore, you don't have to worry about being arrested. Yansan was quite content with swiping his ID card to unlock the door. For him who was immersed in the boring scientific research life, it seemed particularly attractive to do casual things occasionally.
Through two security doors, Shinpei successfully entered the interior of the research institute.
Compared with the crowded museum next door, the space of the research institute is significantly larger.
An entire wall seemed to be filled with fossil specimens, not just elven specimens.Plant varieties of various geological ages, common animals and even special geological structures are well organized.
"Here we are, here is the treasure of the town hall I told you about, a chrysalis fossil with a integrity of 85%." Kensan introduced the real treasure of the institute to Shinpei, with an excited tone and a fanatical expression. To him, the neighbors are actually rubbish, and only these high-integrity fossils deserve to be called elf fossils. "
Shinpei noticed the word "completeness" in Kensan's mouth, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Are there still degrees of completeness in elf fossils? Then the elf fossils seen next door, aren't they complete?"
Kensan chuckled and said, "Neighbor, in fact, most of them are fake specimens of modern reproductions, and only a few are genuine ones with real fossil parts.
As you can see, because the history is too long, many fossils have been preserved by luck, and very few of them can be preserved completely.The fossil specimen of this strange jaw dragon can even be recovered directly through the fossil resurrection device. "
Fossil resurrector?Is it the high-end machine used to resurrect fossils in the original book?
"When I challenged in the gymnasium, I met a very powerful cephalosaurus, which was also revived through the fossil resurrection device?" Shinpei asked casually, he wanted to hear what Kensan had to say.
Kensan affectionately caressed the skeleton of the cephalosaurus as if stroking the skin of a lover, and nodded after hearing the information about the cranium: "That's right, the skull of the owner of Donggang was resurrected here, but the fossils are from the private collection of the owner.
That is a complete 80% cranium fossil. It should be known that the higher the integrity of the fossil, the higher the success rate of resurrection, and the closer the resurrected elf will be to its pre-fossil appearance.
Fossil elves with very low integrity, due to the severe damage to the genetic DNA they carry, may even have resurrected elves with disabilities or other hidden diseases.Unless our research institute is very sure, we will not choose to resurrect low-integrity fossil elves. "
When he said this, Kensan looked very serious, expressing his dissatisfaction with some fossil owners to Zhenping.
Although elf fossils are rare, incomplete fossils are not everywhere. For some cunning criminals, as long as they are living fossil elves, they are a great fortune. They will even pretend to be normal guests and request the use of machines to revive those incomplete fossil elves.
In the eyes of many people, it doesn't matter whether the elves are flawed or painful.They may just want to use rarity to show their social status, or to satisfy the perverted psychological collection.It is precisely because of this that the Institute of Fossils does not welcome strangers to visit.
Shinpei knew that for these ancient elves, becoming a fossil meant having the opportunity to be resurrected in the future, but whether they would suffer or not after resurrection was not their choice.
"Sincerely 50 yuan, I wish you a pleasant viewing."
Shinpei skillfully took out a 50-yuan note from his pocket wallet, and got a ticket with the shape of coal printed on it from the ticket seller of the museum.
For ordinary travelers, such tickets are quite collectible.Wiping from the tip of the nose, it seems to have a special smell of coal buried in the ground.
"Speaking of which, I have been in Heijin City for a few days, and I haven't had a good tour of the city. The Coal Museum in Heijin City and the Institute of Fossils are said to be the most unmissable places to visit. Good guy, this piece of coal is too big!" Shinpei stepped into the hall of the museum, and couldn't help but look up at a huge piece of coal placed at the main entrance.
According to a rough visual inspection, this piece of coal is tens of meters high, and I don't know how it was transported into this museum.
The formation of coal is said to be formed by complex geological processes after the remains of animals, plants, and even elves were deposited in ancient times.
It was not excavated by humans until countless years later.Coal has been seen a lot, but coal that may contain elf fossils has never been seen.
Out of curiosity, Shinpei observed the subtle texture of the coal in the exhibit very carefully.The folds of each layer and the color change of each point are the precipitation of long years.Maybe a little bit of anomaly can find a corresponding reason in history.
A certain sedimentary layer is deeper, and life may have flourished during that period; a certain sedimentary layer has complex components, and a natural disaster may have occurred.
Thinking of this, Zhenping couldn't help being in awe.
Entering the fossil exhibition area in front, Zhenping's eyes are bright, and there are transparent glass columns in this small area.
He is also very familiar with the fossils on display. The most numerous types are fossil helmets, sickle helmets, ammonites, and spiny ammonites. These fossils have the most samples and are the most complete.
At a glance, most of the fossils are not missing any parts, and it can be said that they are very lucky to be preserved intact.
The lesser number is the tentacle lily, a fossil specimen of the ancient feather insect.In contrast, the completeness of these fossils is significantly inferior.Even the most complete tentacle lily has only the lower part of the lily root fossil, and the upper half is suddenly empty, which obviously cannot be preserved.
"This is..." Shinpei suddenly found the most special ones among the specimens. They were a cranium fossil with a huge skull and walking on two legs, and a shield dragon fossil with a shield armor and four-legged ground.
Especially the former, Shinpei also suffered a lot from this ancient elf.
What kind of technology level does it mean to revive the fossils? Zhenping from the normal technology tree world can't understand it very well.Even if it is just to extract the DNA genetic information in the fossil, it is an extremely great feat to be able to recover to its original appearance again.
Shinpei was a little moved. In addition to these fossils, he also knew some rarer and more powerful fossil spirits who had been resurrected.
"Fossil pterosaurs and eccentric dragons. These two elves are the rulers of the sky and the earth respectively. They used to be at the top of the food chain in ancient times. But it seems that what the fossil museum shows here does not include these."
He does not mean that.Zhen Ping's random thoughts happened to be heard by the young man in white who was patrolling the exhibition area. His eyes were slightly surprised, as if he was a little surprised that there was a knowledgeable existence among this group of tourists.
"Sir, you really know a lot, and you even dabbled in two extremely rare elven fossils, eccentric dragons and fossil pterosaurs.
There are very few fossils of Strangegnathosaurus, because it was first discovered in the Kalos area, and it was once considered to be a unique fossil elf in the Kalos area.
However, this fossil was also unearthed in our Sinnoh area later, so it proves that in prehistoric times, these types of elves existed in the ecosystem of the Sinnoh area. "The young man in white talked eloquently, his lenses reflected a faint light, just like a researcher.
Shinpei was taken aback for a moment, and realized that the complaint just now had been heard by the museum manager, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Hehe, I just understand something, may I ask who you are?"
"My humble fellow, Yansan, is a researcher at the Fossil Research Institute next door. Today, I come to the museum to give explanations according to shifts, but it seems that everyone is not very interested in my explanations." Yansan laughed, a little helplessly.
Indeed, although there are many people who come to the museum, most of them just come to check in and visit. How many people are really interested in coal?
You must know that this is Heijin City, the largest coal producing area in the Sinnoh region.People here have seen more coal in a day than people have even seen in a lifetime anywhere else.As for the fossil elves, their shapes are quite different from the current elves, and there are not a few people who disagree.
Kensan's depression was almost written on his face. Shinpei sighed in his heart, but he still said comforting words: "There will always be people who are interested in fossils and coal. These are the precipitation of history. Only those who really love can see what happened in the past. My name is Shinpei, and I am practicing in Heijin City."
"I hope, I'm very happy to meet someone like you today." Kensan's bad mood came and went quickly, and after chatting and communicating with Zhenping, his favorability for Zhenping increased a bit.
"How about this? The exhibits displayed in this museum are all for the public. The Fossil Research Institute next door stores the real good things. Today I will show you the treasures of our research institute. Follow me."
Zhenping is a little dazed, are all researchers so straightforward, and a stranger who has not known him for a long time can get so close that he can be brought into the center of the research institute.Seeing Kensan's urging several times, he still followed.
After all, Shinpei is still very interested in the so-called town hall treasure.
Kensan seemed to be very disgusted with the job of explaining things like playing the piano to cows, so he just sneaked out of the museum with Shinpei and skipped work.
"I said, obviously I am a paid tourist, and you are a staff member with a certificate. Why do you act like a thief?"
"But don't you think this is more exciting? Ahem, it's actually the director of our research institute, that stubborn old man hates outsiders entering the research institute.
It's okay, it's okay, anyway, he is usually not in the office anyway, either hunting for treasure in the coal mine or going to various places to dig ore, you don't have to worry about being arrested. Yansan was quite content with swiping his ID card to unlock the door. For him who was immersed in the boring scientific research life, it seemed particularly attractive to do casual things occasionally.
Through two security doors, Shinpei successfully entered the interior of the research institute.
Compared with the crowded museum next door, the space of the research institute is significantly larger.
An entire wall seemed to be filled with fossil specimens, not just elven specimens.Plant varieties of various geological ages, common animals and even special geological structures are well organized.
"Here we are, here is the treasure of the town hall I told you about, a chrysalis fossil with a integrity of 85%." Kensan introduced the real treasure of the institute to Shinpei, with an excited tone and a fanatical expression. To him, the neighbors are actually rubbish, and only these high-integrity fossils deserve to be called elf fossils. "
Shinpei noticed the word "completeness" in Kensan's mouth, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Are there still degrees of completeness in elf fossils? Then the elf fossils seen next door, aren't they complete?"
Kensan chuckled and said, "Neighbor, in fact, most of them are fake specimens of modern reproductions, and only a few are genuine ones with real fossil parts.
As you can see, because the history is too long, many fossils have been preserved by luck, and very few of them can be preserved completely.The fossil specimen of this strange jaw dragon can even be recovered directly through the fossil resurrection device. "
Fossil resurrector?Is it the high-end machine used to resurrect fossils in the original book?
"When I challenged in the gymnasium, I met a very powerful cephalosaurus, which was also revived through the fossil resurrection device?" Shinpei asked casually, he wanted to hear what Kensan had to say.
Kensan affectionately caressed the skeleton of the cephalosaurus as if stroking the skin of a lover, and nodded after hearing the information about the cranium: "That's right, the skull of the owner of Donggang was resurrected here, but the fossils are from the private collection of the owner.
That is a complete 80% cranium fossil. It should be known that the higher the integrity of the fossil, the higher the success rate of resurrection, and the closer the resurrected elf will be to its pre-fossil appearance.
Fossil elves with very low integrity, due to the severe damage to the genetic DNA they carry, may even have resurrected elves with disabilities or other hidden diseases.Unless our research institute is very sure, we will not choose to resurrect low-integrity fossil elves. "
When he said this, Kensan looked very serious, expressing his dissatisfaction with some fossil owners to Zhenping.
Although elf fossils are rare, incomplete fossils are not everywhere. For some cunning criminals, as long as they are living fossil elves, they are a great fortune. They will even pretend to be normal guests and request the use of machines to revive those incomplete fossil elves.
In the eyes of many people, it doesn't matter whether the elves are flawed or painful.They may just want to use rarity to show their social status, or to satisfy the perverted psychological collection.It is precisely because of this that the Institute of Fossils does not welcome strangers to visit.
Shinpei knew that for these ancient elves, becoming a fossil meant having the opportunity to be resurrected in the future, but whether they would suffer or not after resurrection was not their choice.
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