Chapter 87 Ancient Corpse

And in the fragments of this pottery pot, there seems to be some metal object flashing.

I opened the fragments with a knife and saw the original shiny thing, which turned out to be a one-foot-long dagger.

The handle of the dagger is made of ivory, carved with patterns such as tiger, leopard and wolf patterns. There is a red gem at the end of the knife handle, which is still dazzling.

And the most important thing is the knife body. The knife is very thin, similar to a leaf. The knife is crescent-shaped and emits a shiny silver light, which is very different from the dark yellow emitted by bronze weapons.

I know that this must be a rare steel knife in the Qin Dynasty. Because steelmaking technology was not developed at that time, steel tools were very rare. In order to prevent rust, people often used kerosene to preserve metal weapons.

I accidentally found today that I picked up a treasure.

I picked up the knife very carefully, and then wiped the knife body with my sleeve. The light was a little colder, and at this time, the two words on the knife were also clearly seen by me, which were the word "silver fish".

It seems that the name of this knife is "silver fish".

This knife is held in the hand, with almost no weight and very light.

I have long heard that the swords in the Warring States, Qin and Han dynasties could cut iron like mud, so I also took a try and gently scratched the bronze shelf next to it.

I didn't expect that the knife cut into the copper weapon frame effortlessly, which made me feel very amazing.

So I picked up a nearly rotten bronze sword next to me and scraped it like a radish.

I thought that this silverfish knife is more useful than a gun. As long as I have this thing, even if the gun can't be killed, I can cut it with one knife.

And I heard that the ancient knife is stained with evil spirit and can exorcise evil spirits. The older the knife, the stronger the ability to exorcise evil spirits. If this knife really has a history of more than 2,000 years, Zongzi and so on, I will not be afraid.

I thought so, and the rotten copper sword in my hand had been cut to only one hilt left.

So he threw the hilt casually, then wiped the stain on the silverfish with his sleeve, pinned it to his waist, and continued to walk forward.

Actually, I have a guess about the terrain here for a long time.

When I saw the first weapon rack before, I could almost judge that this should be a decoration similar to the barracks.

There should be a weapon rack directly opposite the previous weapon rack, and in the middle of the two weapon racks is the passage to the marshal's seat. Usually, there are carpets, animal fur and other accessories on this aisle.

Sure enough, I didn't take a few steps forward and saw an unknown animal skin on the ground, which was rotten with only black slag.

What I didn't expect was that there were several dark shadows lying on the ground on the fur side.

Although it is far away, I can also see that those seem to be people.

So I accelerated my pace and ran forward and soon saw clearly that it was indeed several dead people lying on the ground.

I counted that there are five and a half bones here, because one of the bodies is not in the lower body.

These five and a half dead people died in different phases, some lying on their backs or lying on their sides, and half of them are crawling.

But these bones also have two similarities. One is that they are all wearing a black right robe, and at first glance, they are Han people in Qin. Second, a dagger was pierced in their abdomen, and some of them held daggers in their own hands. The death was not too exaggerated. Obviously, these people committed suicide.

The nearest corpse faces up to the sky, holding the dagger in his left hand and stabbing it into his abdomen. In his right hand, he holds a black copper box in his rotten and bones.

I pulled out the silverfish from my waist and pried out the box in his hand.

I took a closer look at the box with a flashlight. There was no decoration on it. Maybe it was there, but now it is full of green rust.

I broke it with my hand and found that the seam of the box was rusty and could not be opened at all.

It's not difficult for me, but it may take some effort to open the box, so I put it aside first.

Then I took a closer look at the robe worn by the dead man. It was made of silk, and only silk products can be preserved until now.

But this thick section is still relatively thick. The white cloud crane picture is embroidered with golden silk thread, and the cuffs and neckline also have golden lace. The lines are very exquisite. Obviously, this person's identity should not be low in the Qin Dynasty.

Look at the man's right waist, there are two things hanging, one is an oval bronze medal, and the other is a white porcelain bottle, only the size of a fist.

Because the leather belt on this person's waist was rotten, I simply cut the belt with a silverfish and took off the two things.

First look at this bronze medal. It is a regular oval, with a small hole at the top, which is used to wear rope. The front of the sign is written in a small seal font: "Easy to build a pipe on the Lingyu Temple", and on the back is the same white cloud crane pattern as on the clothing.

Guan Yi is the name of this person, Shangzuo, which is a kind of official position in the Qin Dynasty, but he also belongs to the seven or eight-grade sesame officials and can lead more than a dozen subordinates.

Look at the porcelain bottle, which is sealed with wax. I took it in my hand and weighed it. It was very light, but there were many particles in it.

So I cut the wax on it with silverfish and shook it in my palm. As a result, a few scarlet pills fell out of it.

I took the pill in front of my nose and smelled it, and there was a strong smell of saltpeter.

So I understood that this person may have been an alchemist before, belonging to the ancient strange man.

After reading the history of Qin, you should know that the First Emperor of Qin yearned for the art of immortality, so the alchemists at that time were usually favored and gave more than a thousand alchemists to the First Emperor of Qin.

But alchemy is also divided into two types, one is pharmaceutical and the other is fireman.

Pharmaceuticals are the people who refine elixir, but these people failed in the end, so most of them were killed.

And fire masters, who are people like Fangshi, can practice some strange things, such as fire elixir that can cause fire, fog elixir that cause smoke, and incense elixir that can refresh the brain. It is said that some powerful firemen can also practice demagogic elixir.

The elixir with a strong smell of saltpeter in my hand should be an elixir. As long as you throw it on the ground hard, it will ignite flames, which was considered a magic in ancient times.

I took a closer look at these fire elixirs. Because of the wax seal, they are still very dry. It may be useful to leave them.

So I took out the lighter, burned the mouth of the bottle again, sealed it, and put the bottle of fire elixir in the bag.

Next, I searched for several other dead ghosts. Except that these people had a bronze medal of Lingyu Temple, I didn't find much. It seems that except for this fireman, several other people are just ordinary warriors.

So, this fireman, whether according to his official position or ability, should be the leader of these people.

Since he is the leader, the copper box in his hand should have something like a secret edict.

I didn't care how dirty the floor was, so I sat down next to these dead ghosts, and then used the silver fish knife to pry the seams of the copper box. After a while, I only heard a click, and the copper box was easily pried open by me.

With the light of the flashlight, I found that there was a tubular silk in the copper box, which should be the so-called edict.

The red rope used to tie the silk was rotten. I tore the rope with a gentle force and unfolded the silk.

As soon as I opened the silk, I was a little surprised, because the handwriting on it was dark red and yellow, not written in ink, but a blood edict.

I know that blood edicts are extremely important and confidential orders. People who write blood edicts do not have a brush or like to cut their fingers to be cool, but because blood represents life or death, they write edicts with blood, indicating that the content of this edict is life-threatening.

The small seal I saw before, because the characters are relatively simple, I can barely recognize them, but now this imperial edict, on the one hand, is scribbled, and on the other hand, there are many complex words, which I can't recognize all.