NOVEL NEXT Treasure hunt begins in England
Chapter 38 The Lewis Pawn
Chapter 38 The Lewis Pawn
Just as Liang En walked onto the beach, light rain began to fall from the sky.Although this kind of weather is very common for the UK, it still makes those tourists on the beach leave the beach.
This was good news for Liang En. Although he had paid for a permit to dig on the island, he didn't really want to be surrounded by people when he was digging for treasure.
"According to the records, those treasures should be hidden in a small stone room under the sand dunes." Liang En took out the thin steel rod that he carried with him and thought.
"In my original world, the chess piece was found by the cow when the discoverer was grazing the cow. This also means that the stone room is very close to the ground, and there is a certain amount of vegetation covering it."
"If this is the case, then there are not many eligible places in this bay, and a few hours will be enough to go through the whole thing."
An hour later, Liang En used the probing stick in his hand to explore all the sand dunes in this not-so-large bay, and then locked his destination on three sand dunes.
Because these three sand dunes can clearly feel that there are some hard objects that are not small in size after the probe is inserted half a meter.
It is obviously not a good idea to dig up all three dunes for inspection, so in order to save time, Liang En directly used the [Detection (N)] card in his hand.
The first [Detection (N)] card was wasted, because there was no response from the surrounding area after consuming this card, which meant that the hard object in the dune was probably just a big rock.
But when Liang En dragged his tools and ran to the second sand dune and used the card, a not-so-large space existed less than 1m deep under his feet, and the space located in that space appeared in his mind. A point of light in the .
"My luck is really good." After seeing this light spot, Liang En suddenly became excited, and at the same time, a sense of surprise came to his heart.Because for him, this was the first national treasure that he actively searched for after he got the golden finger.
After confirming the location of the underground space, Liang En immediately took out a shovel and started digging.As the surface soil was removed bit by bit, some traces of human disturbance were slowly brought up by the shovels.
For example, Liang En found several fragments of shells in this piece of soil.Considering that this sand dune is some distance away from the sea, and it is seven or eight meters above the high tide sea level, it is natural and man-made that these shells appear here.
Because the surrounding area was full of sand, Liang En had to dig out a big hole that could bury at least one person in order to prevent the sand around the target from sliding down.
Just as he was digging the hole, the rain slowly stopped.A few tourists on the beach ran over curiously and looked at Liang En's work.
But because they were just digging pits during this period of time, those tourists only went to the beach to play in the water after watching it for a while.
Interestingly, a local old man watched Liang En dig there and persuaded him, telling him that many treasure hunters had brought metal detectors here before, but those people found nothing. .
After thanking the old man, Liang En continued to dig down with a shovel.After all, in his impression, there were no metal objects in this batch of cultural relics, so it was naturally impossible for the metal detectors to find anything here.
Finally after nearly an hour of digging, the shovel hit something hard.After further cleaning, a stone slab with traces of artificial carvings appeared at the bottom of the pit.
This stone slab is very rough carved, and there are no patterns on it.It can even be said that the other party probably stripped the stone from its original place and placed it here directly.
The moment Liang En saw this stone slab, Liang En could feel his heart beating violently. It wasn't that he thought this rough stone slab was worth much, but that this stone slab represented those things in his mind that came from another The memory of the world is also useful in this world.
After taking a few deep breaths to stabilize his emotions, Liang En began to dig down along the edge of the stone slab.Soon, he discovered that this should be a small ancient secret room.
The entire secret room is embedded in the sand dunes. In order to prevent the sand dunes from completely destroying the secret room, the people who built the secret room made the walls and roof of the secret room very thick.
Although the stone slab with a diameter of no more than 1m above the secret room can be pried open with force, but considering the fragility of the cultural relics buried inside and the apparently weak walls of the secret room around, Liang En decided to look for this room. The opening of the chamber of secrets.
After all, at a glance, this location should be a treasure location rather than a burial pit, so the people who put these things in back then will definitely provide convenience for them to take out such treasures in the future, without blocking the entrance.
Sure enough, after exploring around the secret room, Liang En found a door covered by a stone slab on the side of the secret room.But unlike what he had imagined before, this door pointed inland, not the sea.
But after thinking about it seriously, he felt that the other party's approach was correct.Because if the other party really wants to preserve these things, it is a very wise way to avoid the humid and high-salinity air from the ocean that is not conducive to preserving the items.
Thinking of this, he once again observed the small sand dune under his feet, and then became more determined.Because although the height of this dune is not high, it is the farthest from the coastline among these dunes.
Next is the time to open the secret room. Considering that these things in the previous life information were dug out in the early 19th century and can be completely preserved until the 21st century without special protection, the preservation of the things in the secret room should be very good. Some special tools are required to open.
Thinking of this, Liang En forcefully moved away the big rock that was used as the door of the secret room, then took out a low-light flashlight and shone it into the secret room.
There were a large number of white statues of different sizes in the secret room. After taking a rough look with the flashlight, he quickly reached in and grabbed the small statue that was used as a signal point and was emitting light that only he could see.
In an instant, six cards, one silver, two bronze, and three black, appeared in Liang En's mind.But now he didn't care about looking at the card he got this time, but looked at the statuette in his hand.
The statue that appeared in his palm was a noble woman in a robe sitting on a high-backed chair with a crown on her head.What is special is that the right hand of this female statue is raised to cover her cheek, which looks like a toothache.
That's right, what Liang En found now was the Isle of Lewis chess piece, which was hailed as the British national treasure in his previous life, and the one he held in his hand was the most famous queen chess piece among these chess pieces.
Of course, the fact that this chess piece is in this position does not mean that she has a toothache.Rather, in the tradition of the ancients, the gesture of covering the face with hands represents contemplation and is a symbol of wisdom.
And this also proves one thing from the side, that is, in the Middle Ages when this chess piece was manufactured, women in the royal family were not just vases, but were considered to be a character with wisdom.
(End of this chapter)
Just as Liang En walked onto the beach, light rain began to fall from the sky.Although this kind of weather is very common for the UK, it still makes those tourists on the beach leave the beach.
This was good news for Liang En. Although he had paid for a permit to dig on the island, he didn't really want to be surrounded by people when he was digging for treasure.
"According to the records, those treasures should be hidden in a small stone room under the sand dunes." Liang En took out the thin steel rod that he carried with him and thought.
"In my original world, the chess piece was found by the cow when the discoverer was grazing the cow. This also means that the stone room is very close to the ground, and there is a certain amount of vegetation covering it."
"If this is the case, then there are not many eligible places in this bay, and a few hours will be enough to go through the whole thing."
An hour later, Liang En used the probing stick in his hand to explore all the sand dunes in this not-so-large bay, and then locked his destination on three sand dunes.
Because these three sand dunes can clearly feel that there are some hard objects that are not small in size after the probe is inserted half a meter.
It is obviously not a good idea to dig up all three dunes for inspection, so in order to save time, Liang En directly used the [Detection (N)] card in his hand.
The first [Detection (N)] card was wasted, because there was no response from the surrounding area after consuming this card, which meant that the hard object in the dune was probably just a big rock.
But when Liang En dragged his tools and ran to the second sand dune and used the card, a not-so-large space existed less than 1m deep under his feet, and the space located in that space appeared in his mind. A point of light in the .
"My luck is really good." After seeing this light spot, Liang En suddenly became excited, and at the same time, a sense of surprise came to his heart.Because for him, this was the first national treasure that he actively searched for after he got the golden finger.
After confirming the location of the underground space, Liang En immediately took out a shovel and started digging.As the surface soil was removed bit by bit, some traces of human disturbance were slowly brought up by the shovels.
For example, Liang En found several fragments of shells in this piece of soil.Considering that this sand dune is some distance away from the sea, and it is seven or eight meters above the high tide sea level, it is natural and man-made that these shells appear here.
Because the surrounding area was full of sand, Liang En had to dig out a big hole that could bury at least one person in order to prevent the sand around the target from sliding down.
Just as he was digging the hole, the rain slowly stopped.A few tourists on the beach ran over curiously and looked at Liang En's work.
But because they were just digging pits during this period of time, those tourists only went to the beach to play in the water after watching it for a while.
Interestingly, a local old man watched Liang En dig there and persuaded him, telling him that many treasure hunters had brought metal detectors here before, but those people found nothing. .
After thanking the old man, Liang En continued to dig down with a shovel.After all, in his impression, there were no metal objects in this batch of cultural relics, so it was naturally impossible for the metal detectors to find anything here.
Finally after nearly an hour of digging, the shovel hit something hard.After further cleaning, a stone slab with traces of artificial carvings appeared at the bottom of the pit.
This stone slab is very rough carved, and there are no patterns on it.It can even be said that the other party probably stripped the stone from its original place and placed it here directly.
The moment Liang En saw this stone slab, Liang En could feel his heart beating violently. It wasn't that he thought this rough stone slab was worth much, but that this stone slab represented those things in his mind that came from another The memory of the world is also useful in this world.
After taking a few deep breaths to stabilize his emotions, Liang En began to dig down along the edge of the stone slab.Soon, he discovered that this should be a small ancient secret room.
The entire secret room is embedded in the sand dunes. In order to prevent the sand dunes from completely destroying the secret room, the people who built the secret room made the walls and roof of the secret room very thick.
Although the stone slab with a diameter of no more than 1m above the secret room can be pried open with force, but considering the fragility of the cultural relics buried inside and the apparently weak walls of the secret room around, Liang En decided to look for this room. The opening of the chamber of secrets.
After all, at a glance, this location should be a treasure location rather than a burial pit, so the people who put these things in back then will definitely provide convenience for them to take out such treasures in the future, without blocking the entrance.
Sure enough, after exploring around the secret room, Liang En found a door covered by a stone slab on the side of the secret room.But unlike what he had imagined before, this door pointed inland, not the sea.
But after thinking about it seriously, he felt that the other party's approach was correct.Because if the other party really wants to preserve these things, it is a very wise way to avoid the humid and high-salinity air from the ocean that is not conducive to preserving the items.
Thinking of this, he once again observed the small sand dune under his feet, and then became more determined.Because although the height of this dune is not high, it is the farthest from the coastline among these dunes.
Next is the time to open the secret room. Considering that these things in the previous life information were dug out in the early 19th century and can be completely preserved until the 21st century without special protection, the preservation of the things in the secret room should be very good. Some special tools are required to open.
Thinking of this, Liang En forcefully moved away the big rock that was used as the door of the secret room, then took out a low-light flashlight and shone it into the secret room.
There were a large number of white statues of different sizes in the secret room. After taking a rough look with the flashlight, he quickly reached in and grabbed the small statue that was used as a signal point and was emitting light that only he could see.
In an instant, six cards, one silver, two bronze, and three black, appeared in Liang En's mind.But now he didn't care about looking at the card he got this time, but looked at the statuette in his hand.
The statue that appeared in his palm was a noble woman in a robe sitting on a high-backed chair with a crown on her head.What is special is that the right hand of this female statue is raised to cover her cheek, which looks like a toothache.
That's right, what Liang En found now was the Isle of Lewis chess piece, which was hailed as the British national treasure in his previous life, and the one he held in his hand was the most famous queen chess piece among these chess pieces.
Of course, the fact that this chess piece is in this position does not mean that she has a toothache.Rather, in the tradition of the ancients, the gesture of covering the face with hands represents contemplation and is a symbol of wisdom.
And this also proves one thing from the side, that is, in the Middle Ages when this chess piece was manufactured, women in the royal family were not just vases, but were considered to be a character with wisdom.
(End of this chapter)
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