strictlysupreme Chapter 267 Collecting the Bronze Tripod
Chapter 267 Collecting the Bronze Tripod
Lin Kunlun walked around the time with a torch. He mainly observed the bronze tripod on the sarcophagus. There were no inscriptions or anything like that on the surface of the bronze tripod. Due to long-term oxidation, there was a layer of black patina on the surface. But it didn't look special. The tripod must be at least 100 pounds or even heavier.
"Xiaolu! Are you mistaken? This is not some legendary Jiuzhou Ding or something like that! It looks like just an ordinary incense burner! It's just a little bigger!" No matter how Lin Kunlun looked at it, he didn't think this thing had any spiritual power.
"How could I be wrong! This thing is a treasure. The spiritual power contained in it is more than 100 times stronger than the spiritual stone above! You should get it into the space as soon as possible!" Xiaolu urged impatiently at this time!
"Is it right? Are you sure this is the legendary spiritual tripod?" Lin Kunlun was skeptical. "You will know if you try it!" Xiaolu urged.
"Okay!" Lin Kunlun was also aroused by Xiaolu's impatience and immediately grabbed the two feet of the tripod.
Lin Kunlun took a deep breath, and held the two feet of the bronze tripod tightly with both hands, concentrating all his strength on one point. He shouted softly, and the bronze tripod slowly rose from the ground. At first, his movements were still a little strenuous, but as the bronze tripod gradually rose, he felt that the weight in his hands seemed to be gradually reduced. This made him secretly amazed in his heart, could it be that this bronze tripod really contained powerful spiritual power as Xiaolu said?
When the bronze tripod was completely off the ground, Lin Kunlun was sweating profusely, but he didn't bother to wipe it off. Instead, he stared at the bronze tripod closely, observing its changes. At this time, he found that the black patina on the surface of the bronze tripod began to fade gradually, revealing the bronze luster underneath. At the same time, he also felt a stream of warm current coming from the bronze tripod, spreading through his arms and all over his body, making him feel inexplicably comfortable.
"Lin Shuai, what's wrong with you?" Tie Feng and the others came over and asked with concern. They had just seen Lin Kunlun lifting the tripod and were worried about him.
"It's okay." Lin Kunlun waved his hand, signaling them not to worry. He looked up at Xiaolu, who was looking at him smugly, as if saying, "See, I didn't lie to you!"
Lin Kunlun's heart moved. He understood why Xiaolu was so sure that the bronze tripod was a treasure. He took a deep breath, slowly put the bronze tripod back on the ground, and then said to Xiaolu: "Okay, I believe you. This is indeed a rare treasure."
"Hehe, of course!" Xiaolu smiled proudly, and then urged: "Then get it into the space quickly!"
Lin Kunlun nodded. In order not to attract other people's attention, he asked others to search down there to see if there were other good things. At this time, they had already seen that there were many ceramic items around. It seemed that those were also used for burial, but they were not very useful to them. Tie Feng led the soldiers to light up the surroundings with torches. A soldier saw the oil lamp on the wall and lit it directly with a torch.
At that moment, a fire snake spread out from where he lit the oil lamp. All the oil lamps on the walls around it were lit up.
"What is this! The oil lamp has been lit for such a long time and it can still be lit!" Tiefeng was also shocked. He looked at the oil lamps that were lit up around him, illuminating the entire cave.
"This should be made of some special oil!" Lin Kunlun had read about this before. In ancient times, there was a kind of mermaid oil! Lamps made of this oil can burn for a long time and can be left there for a long time without evaporating. Could it be that the mermaid oil in these lamps? According to experts in modern society, the so-called mermaid oil is actually whale oil! Whale oil is very resistant to burning and was quite precious in ancient society.
"These should be mermaid oil! It seems that the owner of this cemetery is either rich or noble, and of course has no power. It is impossible for him to put so many armors and weapons on it!" Tie Feng also judged at this time.
"Marshal Lin! Do you think there is a possibility! The owner of this tomb is not the same person as the owner of the weapons and armor above!" Tie Feng looked at the tomb. And the pottery placed in the two earrings around it. And some things like the four treasures of the study! Although the four treasures of the study have now turned into ashes, they can still vaguely guess what these things are! It always feels like this is a burial object of a civil servant or someone who likes these items. In this way, the weapons and armor above may not be prepared by the owner of this cemetery. It is very likely that someone discovered this tomb later! And used it to store their weapons. This can vaguely explain why those weapons can still be preserved so well, because he and this cave were excavated at different times.
Lin Kunlun raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He had never considered this possibility before. Tie Feng's words made him realize that this ancient tomb might hide a more complicated historical background. He looked around, looking at the ceramics, the mermaid oil lamps, and the bronze tripod on the sarcophagus. Every detail told the identity and status of the tomb owner.
"Tie Feng, your observation is very detailed. This possibility does exist." Lin Kunlun said after pondering for a moment, "The owner of this cemetery may be a powerful person. He set up his own cemetery here and prepared these precious burial objects. The weapons and armor above may have been left by another owner. Maybe it was his descendants, or other forces related to him."
"In this case, there may not be what we need down there." Tie Feng looked around and inside the two side chambers very clearly. Most of the burial objects here were made of clay. So he was not very interested in the situation down there.
"So you go up there and help the soldiers carry food and weapons. I'll take people down here to see if there are any books or documents. See if we can confirm the identity of the owner." At this time, when the soldiers and Tie Feng were not paying attention, Lin Kunlun had already put the bronze tripod into the space. He wanted to see if there were any other spiritual things.
However, he turned around twice and realized that the owner of this tomb might have been more frugal during his lifetime. Maybe his family had already fallen by the wayside when he died. Although such a good tomb was built for him, he could not produce any better war supplies. The items on the ground were all clay products. If they were placed in modern society, they could be sold for a good price or directly sent to a museum. But who would want these things in ancient times when people could not even get enough food?