When the note was taken out, it was already a little yellowed. Yes, after all, it had been at least 7 years. There were only a few simple words on the unrolled note, which was Master's handwriting.
Chengyi, if fate dictates that you discover this piece of paper, then Master will no longer keep the secret. The secret is on the metal chain. Run colored water through the metal chain and wipe it dry. You will naturally see this. Whether you can understand the secret or not depends on fate.
I held the note and felt baffled. Even if I discovered the secret, could I understand it? It still depends on fate. But I kept the note out of habit. Master left me too few mementos. He didn’t even have a photo. Even his work ID was authorized, and it turned out to be a sketch of him!
Later, I don’t know if he tore it off, but I didn’t find it.
As for whether Master has an ID card, this question is a mystery. Anyway, I have never seen it!
There was nothing better to do. Everyone saw this note. Brother Chengxin stood up without saying anything and said, "I'm going out to buy a bottle of ink."
Colored water and ink are naturally the most suitable. After saying this, Brother Chengxin went out.
Qinhuai Ruyue and I were the only three people left in the room. Qinhuai and Ruyue got along quite well. When they encountered such a foggy thing, they seemed excited about something and started discussing it.
I seemed to be sitting calmly on the sofa, but how could I calm down in my heart? Thinking about this, I couldn't help but take out a metal chain and look at it carefully.
I found that this metal chain was quite heavy, at least heavier than an iron chain! And it is extremely hard, and the outer strap also has a certain degree of flexibility. If there is no flexibility, how can it be made into a chain
I don't understand metal, and I don't know what kind of material it is made of. I just feel that this silver-white metal chain has a charming luster if you look closely, but it is very restrained.
Could it be an alloy? Thinking about it, I think it’s impossible. Were there alloys in Master’s time? Have it
I can't dwell on this issue. After all, Master's circumstances are too strange. Even if you tell me that he brought back metal from Mars, I will believe it.
In terms of metal, I can't find any problems. I can only find out from the seal carvings on it. But apart from some formations and runes carved on it, I really can't see anything. To put it bluntly, I can't even see it. My understanding of the seal-carving runes and formations is limited. If I really want to study and think based on my interest, it is not an exaggeration to say that in five years, I may have a certain understanding, but it is impossible to completely implement them. .
I said I didn't notice it, but there was something slightly wrong, so small that I even wondered if I was being too picky. What was it? There are some tiny scratches on the metal chain. It looks messy to me. Is this something wrong
While I was holding the metal chain and studying it, Brother Chengxin soon came back with several bottles of red ink.
I put down the chain. Since I couldn't see anything myself, I would just follow Master's instructions.
Putting the red ink on the table, I also took the metal chains, nine in total, then opened a bottle of red ink, picked up one of the chains, and poured the red ink down from top to bottom.
The red ink flowed through the chain and slid down quickly. It seems that this metal chain has the characteristics of the magic weapon described in ancient times-killing people without blood! Because the blood marks will quickly slip off the weapon.
But there are runes and formations engraved on the chain, and ink is left in those places, making the runes and formations more clearly visible, but what's the point? I don't understand. Could it be that you want me to see the runes and formations more clearly
After waiting for a while, there were no new changes in the chain. We took a piece of paper and wiped the chain dry according to Master's instructions, only to find that there were no changes or any clues in the entire chain.
What are you doing? A few of us looked at each other in confusion. Could it be that Master had a bad taste and was teasing us
"Chengyi, what do you think?" Qinhuai, the person who is most interested in solving the mystery, couldn't hold back at first and asked me quickly.
I frowned slightly in thought, but Brother Chengxin was calm, took off his glasses, wiped them, and said, "What else can you say? Uncle Master left a message saying that there are secrets on the metal chains, but he didn't say which metal chain had the secrets, or It’s all there, so let’s test all the metal chains before talking.”
Brother Chengxin's view was correct, which made me calm down a lot, so I took my time and tested every chain. In the end, we found something different.
Three of the chains left us with incomprehensible patterns!
One of the chains, I remember, is the one I was sitting on the sofa observing just now. Sure enough, those tiny scratches formed a pattern. It turns out that the secret is really here!
However, as the note left by the master said, colored water must be used to flow through the chain! With the naked eye, you can't see these tiny scratches completely, and you wouldn't think they were a pattern.
What's even more wonderful is that I don't know what method Master used to retain the ink in these tiny scratches, but not in other places. I tried it with clean water, and it turned out that it could be easily washed away. These marks made me pour ink again to make the pattern appear again.
There is a reason why I want to do this. I am afraid that these patterns will be left like this and be discovered by someone with intentions. As for who is the person with intentions, I don’t know, it’s just my intuition that I want to do this!
But being able to wash it off easily made me feel relieved.
All uncertain factors have been eliminated, and what is left is that we have to decipher these three patterns. To be honest, these three patterns make me very speechless, just because I have never seen such weird patterns, and you have to It is intangible even if it is associated with any shape.
I wonder who has the ability to think of some messy dots and lines into a shape. These three patterns can only be called patterns. What do they specifically represent? We have a headache, but we can’t figure out why.
This reminds me of Master's words, whether you can understand this secret depends on fate.
I clenched my fists and walked back and forth irritably in the room. It really depends on fate!
In this way, the four of us stared blankly at the patterns on the chain for half an hour. No one offered any constructive suggestions. Brother Chengxin said decadently: "It seems that we are not destined. Come on, from now on." Take your time and let me clean it."
I was also sitting on the sofa a little discouraged, because I couldn't express any opinions on these three patterns. Ruyue comforted me softly and told me not to worry. I didn't have this clue originally, and we didn't have the same views on the future. Are things planned
But after Ru Yue said these words, Qinhuai suddenly started shouting: "Brother Chengxin, brother Chengxin, don't wash, don't wash."
Brother Chengxin held the chain and looked at Qinhuai inexplicably, but Qinhuai walked around the room excitedly, and then said to Ruyue: "Ruyue, what did you just say?"
"I told Third Brother not to worry." Ruyue looked at Qinhuai inexplicably.
Qinhuai scratched his hair anxiously and said, "It's not this, it's what I said just now."
"I said, don't you have any plans for the future?" Ruyue became even more confused!
"Hey, this is it!" Qinhuai suddenly became excited, and then asked me: "Chengyi, what are your future plans?"
I saw Qinhuai acting so strangely, and knew that this kid must know something, so I said in a low voice: "I'm very anxious, so please tell me the key points!"
"Okay, okay, let's talk about the important point!" Qinhuai clapped her hands fiercely, and then said: "What is the important point? It is that your future arrangements are to go sailing, and you will go to rivers and lakes. When I think of rivers, lakes and seas, I suddenly A flash of inspiration occurred to me, maybe I have some impression.”
"What?!" I stood up all of a sudden. Brother Chengxin was going to the bathroom to clean the three chains, but he came back quickly, placed the three chains on the table, and then pulled Qinhuai over. The voice was somewhat urgent as he said, "Speak quickly."
Qinhuai said: "I don't understand what these two are about, but I have some impressions of this one! You know my grandfather, I don't mean to show off, he is just a big military official. When he has nothing to do, the old man likes to set up a sand table, conduct deductions, study maps, and think about military matters. He also often likes to pull me and tell me about strategic depth and other knowledge."
Brother Chengxin and I stared at Qinhuai without daring to express our anger, let alone urging him. Qinhuai didn't want to be verbose and said directly: "Because of this, I often see the old man's maps. You know the military The maps are not open to the public, especially those that can be seen by my grandfather at his level. In short, I won’t say anything else about those maps. Many things are marked in great detail! When I first looked at the patterns on the chain, I thought they looked familiar. , but I can’t even remember why it looked familiar, so I didn’t dare to say... "
When Qinhuai said this, he glanced at me and Brother Chengxin sheepishly, and I took a deep breath and said: "I know, you have seen this pattern on a certain military map, right? ?"
"It's not that I've seen it before, but it's very similar to this small section of the pattern. By the way, there's a tributary of a big river on that map, and it looks like it!" Qinhuai said to us with certainty.
The whole room went silent as we at least one of the chains meant something!