The basement was silent.
Xia Lei looked at the piece of silver metal brought back from the maze in trance.
Leonardo da Vinci It is part of the "Angel Sword". The Knights Hospitallers called it "the metal of the gods" and wanted it at all costs. Leonardo da Vinci failed to study a reason throughout his life, and the Knights Hospitaller also paid a heavy price for it but still could not obtain it. This is the story of silver metal. In his opinion, its mystery is second only to ancient alloys.
"If it was part of a sword that fell off, where is the rest? Could it be in the hands of the Knights Hospitaller? If they got this piece, they could piece together a complete sword?" Xia Lei speculated in his heart.
For a moment, his left eye twitched slightly, awakening his ability to see through.
This was the first time he had looked through the silver metal since he had acquired it.
When looking through the ancient alloy, his vision would fall into darkness. It felt like he was on the verge of death, which was very uncomfortable. But this time he didn't "fall into darkness" or feel terrible and uncomfortable. His sight was like water soaking into cotton, immersing it all over, going deep inside, blending with the silver metal.
However, there is nothing special about the silver metal. It feels like looking through a piece of ordinary metal, such as silver or aluminum. The density of the molecules is not very high, even titanium alloy cannot compare.
"It's strange that it can easily leave scratches on metal without causing any damage. It is very light but has such strength. Although I have tested its specific strength, its specific strength is obviously higher than that of titanium alloy. It's big, but it feels so ordinary to me? Did I overestimate it, or is it for some other reason?" Xia Lei was confused. Subsequently, he awakened the microscopic vision ability of his left eye while maintaining perspective, and continued to improve it.
When the ability of micro vision reached a very high intensity, the scene in the left eye suddenly changed. He seemed to suddenly enter a starry sky. There were countless stars in this starry sky, one next to another, each one shining brightly.
The starry sky painting he saw in the maze suddenly appeared in his mind. That painting was painted with minerals. After Zhu Xuanyue recovered, all the minerals disappeared, leaving only a painting, m.□.c∞om cloth. At that time, when he saw the painting, the minerals seemed to be slowly rotating, like a nebula wrapped in stars moving together. In silver metal, these sparkling minerals are still.
"What exactly are these minerals?" Xia Lei was surprised.
Jingle bell, jingle bell…
The sudden ringing of his mobile phone interrupted his thoughts and his perspective on the silver metal.
The call was from Liang Siyao, "I found what you asked me to check."
"Well, tell me."
"I'm outside your villa." Liang Siyao.
"Okay, I'll be right out." Xia Lei hung up the phone. He thought for a moment, then picked up the silver metal, put it in his pocket, and left the underground laboratory.
Walking out of the villa, Xia Lei immediately saw Liang Siyao standing under a purple and gold tree. She wore a gray sweater and tight jeans. Under the loose knitted sweater are two tall mountains rising from the ground, which is very spectacular. The tight jeans perfectly outlined the curves of her beautiful legs, and paired with the plump curves of her buttocks, they were simple yet very alluring.
She had received the nourishment of love last night and looked very good. As soon as Xia Lei came out, a smile appeared on her face, and her dark eyes could not conceal the joy and excitement.
She was so happy to meet him. If he gave her another hug and a sweet kiss, she didn't know how happy she would be.
Xia Lei walked over and whispered, "Why don't you go there in person? Just send me a text message or email."
Liang Siyao said: "Ordinary phone calls are not safe, and emails will leave traces. It is safer for me to come in person." The real reason was that she wanted to see Xia Lei. She felt now like a girl who was experiencing love for the first time. She felt itchy and empty in her heart after not seeing her sweetheart for one day. Just for this reason, she would not follow Xia Lei.
"Well, I'm in a good mood." Xia Lei didn't think much, he led Liang Siyao forward.
Only after she was far away from the villa did Liang Siyao speak up: "I found the official phone number of the Malta Palace in Rome, but I know that's obviously not what you want. I found the personal phone number of Walton, the Grand Priest of the Knights Hospitallers."
"Bar."
Liang Siyao called up a phone number, and then said: "I really don't understand why you are looking for the Knights Hospitaller. This medieval knighthood has actually existed in name only."
Xia Lei said: "You are wrong to think so. The Knights Hospitaller has its own armed force, and it is not generally powerful."
"You..." Liang Siyao suddenly understood something, "Are you looking for the Knights Hospitallers to hire their armed forces? Do you want to hire mercenaries for revenge?"
Senior sister is senior intelligence officer, and she is a senior intelligence officer in CIA. She has a strong ability in intelligence analysis, and she can see through Xia Lei's thoughts at once.
Photos of Amanda and Park Taiyong being brutally murdered appeared in Xia Lei's mind.
Liang Siyao held Xia Lei's hand and said worriedly: "I know you feel very uncomfortable now, but you have to calm down. From a certain point of view, the Hospitallers are even a physical country and a religious organization. They They have very strong beliefs and cannot be bought with money.”
Xia Lei said: "I have my own way, just leave this matter alone."
Liang Siyao rolled her eyes at Xia Lei and said, "We are already together, do you still treat me as an outsider?"
"I don't want to involve you. It won't do you any good."
"I know you care about me and don't want me to get involved in trouble and danger, but I am your woman. If you have difficulties, I want to share them with you."
Xia Lei pretended to frown, "When men do things, do women have to help in?"
"Okay, okay, I don't care about you, okay? Male chauvinism..."
Xia Lei reached out and patted her butt.
At this moment, the dissatisfaction in Liang Siyao's heart was instantly shaken away. In the rippling ripples, her heart softened and her feet softened. She didn't know where she got the courage. She didn't care if there was anyone around, she suddenly hooked her arms around Xia Lei's neck and gave him a sweet and passionate kiss.
It was actually seen by several workers passing by.
"I'm going to strangle you, but Xia Dong has another one? Her legs are so beautiful!"
"Stop chirping, do you know who she is?"
"Who is she?"
"Of course you, a newcomer, don't know this. Let me tell you, Zi, she is our Director Xia's first girlfriend Liang Siyao. She is a master of Wing Chun. I will fight fifty of you!"
"Isn't it too exaggerated to beat one person to fifty? But her legs are really beautiful!"
"Why did she break up with our Director Xia?"
"I don't know, but who can leave us, Director Xia? No, if we break up, we don't want to come back."
"You think so, when will Queen Shentu come back?"
"How do I know? If you have the guts to ask Director Xia, don't you know?"
"Get to work, you guys, stop thinking so wildly."
Several workers smiled and left. Liang Siyao was also satisfied. She let go of Xia Lei and said with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that they will see you?"
Xia Lei shrugged, "So what if I see them? I don't care what they think of me, do you care?"
"I don't care. Well, men do things, and women...well, women also do things." Liang Siyao smiled, turned around and left.
Xia Lei watched her leave. He did not rush to call Walton, but went to the materials laboratory inside the Thunder Horse Military Factory.
The materials laboratory is a very important existence. Materials purchased for manufacturing weapons need to be inspected by the laboratory and can only enter the production area after passing the test. In addition, it also conducts research on some new materials to provide material science support for the Thunder Horse Military Factory. This laboratory not only has ordinary staff, but also highly paid materials scientists.
As soon as Xia Lei arrived, he said to the head of the materials laboratory, a materials scientist named Li Youden: "Look at this piece of metal. Is there any way to cut it and analyze it?"
He took out the piece of silver metal and handed it to Li Youden's hand.
Li Youden looked at it with a look of surprise and curiosity, "Dr. Xia, what kind of metal is this? I've never seen it before. It's so special."
"Don't worry about this, just answer my question." Xia Lei.
"We just came back with a high-precision laser cutting machine, which should be able to cut. But, Director Xia, how much do you want to cut?" Li Youden was obviously not sure about Xia Lei's "one".
Xia Lei said: "The better, the better. It's best if no one can tell it has been cut. Do you understand what I mean?"
Li You paused and said, "Well, I understand, I'll do it right away."
"How long do you want?"
"It will be fine soon, but I can't be sure if I analyze it." Li Youden.
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you here." Xia Lei.
After Li Youden left, Xia Lei sat at Li Youden's desk, then took out his mobile phone and dialed the number Liang Siyao gave him.
The phone rang for about fifty seconds before someone answered. A man said in Italian: "Who are you? Who gave you this number?"
The number provided by Liang Siyao was obviously a private number that was not public. It was not surprising that the other party would ask such a question when they saw an unknown caller.
Xia Lei said in Italian: "I am Xia Lei."
The man on the other end of the phone fell silent for at least thirty seconds before he said, "It's you, a thief from China."
"Steal? If you keep talking to me like this, we won't need to contact you anymore, and what you want will never appear in front of you." Xia Lei.
"Isn't what you did an act of stealing? It's our sacred object, it's very important to us! You shouldn't steal it. Well, I'll give you a million dollars, how can you give it back to us? Like? In addition, I can make an exception and grant you the title of knight, turning you into a noble."
"One million dollars? Haha." Xia Lei sneered: "How about this? I'll give you one million dollars and you apologize to me."
"Do you know who I am?" The voice on the other end of the phone was angry.
"Grand Priest Walton, leader of the Knights Hospitallers. You may also have secret armed knights, knights, knight captains and grand masters, but what I want to tell you is that I don't care. You If you don't respect me, I don't respect you. I'm not calling you to pray, I'm calling you to make a deal."
Walton was silent for a moment, "What does your deal mean?"
"God's metal, I can give it to you and let your holy objects return."
"You... what do you want from us?" Walton's voice was already trembling with excitement.
"Send a capable person to talk to me, or you can come in person."
"What exactly do you want?" Walton asked.
"Goodbye." Xia Lei hung up the phone.