The box was heavy and light.
The lock was strong.
But this did not stop Liszt from breaking the lock on the lightest box with just a sword imbued with qi. The lock was unlocked, and the box was opened.
There was no one else in the hall. Carter sent them away, and he walked out himself. There might be valuable treasures in the box, but as a servant, he should not care.
Liszt was very satisfied with Carter's action.
Although he believed that Carter was loyal, he could not believe that all the servants were loyal. If they saw a great treasure and told others, it would be troublesome.
Don't show your wealth.
This principle must be understood.
"This box is very light, different from the other boxes. What could it contain? Or is there nothing inside? "Liszt reached out and slowly lifted the lid.
Suddenly, the bright light almost blinded his eyes. The box was filled with strong reflective white metal ores. One by one, the light from the window was reflected everywhere.
He blinked his eyes.
After adapting to the scattered light, he carefully looked at the white metal ores in the box. He took out an ore and weighed it in his hand. It was almost light, but the texture was definitely metal. It was cold and very hard.
"This is …"
He had never seen such a light metal before. To his knowledge, metals were generally very heavy.
Of course, he also knew that there was a very light metal, lithium, which was twice as light as water and could float on water. But even lithium was heavier than the metal ore in his hand. Now he felt that he was not holding a piece of metal ore, but a piece of foam.
He squeezed hard, but the metal ore did not move at all.
When he slashed with his sword, he could not cut it. He could only leave a slight mark.
"It is not foam, nor is it plastic." He looked at the ore in his hand and recalled the Knight novels he had read. He raised his eyebrows and gradually smiled. "I have probably guessed what kind of metal this is. It is as light as a feather and as hard as iron … It is the magic metal — Mithril!"
In this world, the metals were also gold, silver, copper, iron, and aluminum.
However, there were also a few special metals that were compatible with magic and were very good magic conductors. They were also essential materials for creating magic equipment.
Currently, there were three known types of magic metals — mithril, adamantine, and orichalcum.
Mithril was light as a feather, Adamantine was indestructible, and Orichalcum was indestructible.
These three magical metals also originated from dragons. It was said that there was a Mithril Dragon in the Unsetting Radiance Empire. In the Knight novels, the Silver Orders of Chivalry often appeared and followed the protagonist into battle. The standard equipment for the members of the Silver Order of Chivalry was a set of shiny mithril magic armor, and they came and went like the wind.
"Mithril is very valuable, even more valuable than gold. This chest of mithril ore is worth at least one dragon coin!" Liszt licked his lips in disappointment.
The reputation of the treasure was well-deserved!
He quickly used the Space Gem to store all the mithril ore, leaving only an empty box. Just this box of mithril ore alone could be said to be a bountiful harvest. However, he had no intention of selling it. He would keep it and use it to forge equipment when he needed it in the future.
Touching the Redblood Sword at his waist, he felt that the Redblood Sword should also contain a small amount of mithril. Its magic conduction ability was better than that of ordinary adamantine weapons.
Even if there was no dragon gem embedded, a weapon mixed with mithril would at least be a magic weapon.
"Now, let's see what's in the second chest … I wonder if there's adamantine or orichalcum." Liszt raised his sword, gently cut off the rusty copper lock, and opened the lid.
The stench hit his face.
He almost vomited from the stench.
Inside, there were many books stacked neatly. It was unknown how long the books had been stored. The stench from the thick bast paper could be said to be suffocating.
Liszt held his breath.
Liszt looked at the book at the top. The name was handwritten Serpentines — Rudolph's Alchemy Diary.
"Alchemy diary?"
Liszt's eyes flickered slightly.
Alchemists were probably a legendary profession. They might be equivalent to chemists or alchemists? Legend has it that they could use magical alchemy methods to refine ordinary stones into gold. Whoever mastered the mysteries of alchemy would have wealth comparable to that of a country.
In Knight novels, the frequency of alchemists' appearances was also quite high.
It was just that in reality, there were many people with the title of alchemist, but they did not show true alchemy. They just swindled food and drink.
Liszt, who had studied physics, did not believe in the existence of alchemy.
Of course.
In this different world with magic power, God knows if there would really be alchemy. For example, now he saw a diary with the title "Alchemy".
"It can't really record alchemy, right? Is this to let me grasp the rhythm of alchemy? Am I going to reach the peak of life so soon? "
Liszt felt his heart begin to beat faster.
The profession of alchemist, compared to the top existences such as Dragon Knight, Dragon Lord, Archmage, and Dragon Slayer, was absolutely not much worse. With money, you could really do whatever you wanted.
However, just as he was about to touch the book.
The Rudolph's Alchemy Diary, which still looked clear, was instantly broken, and then rippled into powder. Liszt's fingers directly passed through the powder and grabbed nothing.
"I … …"
In his heart, he did not know whether to say it or not.
In just the blink of an eye, the whole box of books turned into powder. With a light touch, it scattered into a pile. No longer any handwriting could be distinguished, nor could the appearance of the book be seen.
The wind blew in from the window, directly rolling up the powder and flying together with the stench.
After being stunned for a while, Liszt came back to his senses. He clutched his chest and almost vomited blood: "My alchemy!" The thick parchment book that had been stored for a long time had already decayed.
The diary that recorded alchemy also turned into ashes.
His heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife.
Although he felt that alchemy was unlikely to exist, when a trace of the possibility of alchemy's existence slipped away from his hands, the sense of loss still hit his heart painfully.
The box that should have been full of treasures of knowledge had become a pile of waste.
He sighed.
Reluctantly, he suppressed his uncomfortable mood: "Forget it, I was lucky to get it, but if I lose it, it's my fate. Who knows if alchemy is really recorded in the diary. It was an unexpected harvest, and losing it is not enough to shake my mentality. A box of mithril ore is already valuable enough. "
After comforting himself, he carefully lifted his sword and opened the third box.
It was also a book.
The top was placed with the cover of five books.
Liszt learned his lesson and did not directly touch them, but carefully remembered the cover of each book.
"Steel Ridge Kingdom World of Warcraft Guide", "Close Contact with Multi-Horned Magic Rhinoceros", "Interesting Stories of the Golden Flash Tower", "Colorful Mushrooms of the Red Monkey Forest", "Fawkes Manor on a Rainy Night".
The covers of these books were not handwritten Serpentines, but printed Serpentines. Obviously, they were published and sold on the market.
"Golden Flash Tower? Red Monkey Forest? Fawkes Manor? "
He had never heard of these three places, but he could conclude that they were all places of the Steel Ridge Kingdom. Because only the Steel Ridge Kingdom and its vassal states used Serpentines. Including Rudolph, who wrote the alchemy diary, they should all be people of the Steel Ridge Kingdom.
Liszt carefully reached out to touch the book, hoping to open a page.
However, he still failed. As soon as the book was touched, it immediately turned into powder, unable to be preserved.
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