sbdcsierra Chapter 411 Bronze Furnace
Chapter 411 Bronze Furnace
"Perhaps Wu Cheng'en saw this thing and used it as a model to create the ginseng fruit."
As he spoke, Wu Sansheng lifted his foot and walked toward the fruit next to the clothes.
"Third Master, please don't take the risk. Let me go!"
Pan Ziyi stopped Wu Sansheng. He could tell from Wu Sansheng's actions that he was interested in the fruits and wanted to observe them up close.
Wu Sansheng patted Pan Zi's hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't act rashly."
Seeing this, Pan Zi had no choice but to let go of Wu Sansheng's hand and let him walk to the baby fruit.
After carefully examining it, Wu Sansheng took off his coat and then carefully wrapped a fruit in it and picked it up.
"Third Master, why did you pick that thing up?"
Panzi was sweating profusely as he watched. The five foreigners had been dead for less than fifteen minutes, reduced to only having a few sets of clothes left.
He shuddered at the sight of this terrifying thing, and now, seeing Wu Sansheng take the fruit of this thing, his heart was pounding in his chest.
"It's alright. If I'm not mistaken, this thing shouldn't be poisonous. On the contrary, it's a rare treasure."
To verify his guess, Wu Sansheng walked over to A Ning's side.
He then placed the baby fruit, which was wrapped in clothes, into Aning's hand.
Jie Lianhuan and Pan Zi were already used to this; Wu Sansheng's way of doing things had always been like this—he was all black inside and out, except for his yellow skin.
Xie Yuchen frowned slightly, but still didn't say anything. As long as Wu Xie wasn't used for experiments, he was ruthless enough to do it.
After waiting for a while and finding that Aning was not acting strangely, Wu Sansheng calmly picked up the baby fruit.
"It seems I guessed right; the fruit that grows from the seeds of this thing, which absorb nutrients from flesh and blood, is harmless."
Yuchen, bring me your backpack and put it away carefully, making sure it's not crushed.
Wu Sansheng put the baby fruit into Xie Yuchen's backpack and then carried it on his own back.
There were still four fruits left on the ground, but he didn't touch them.
I plan to make a decision after Cheng Feng returns.
Let me talk about two things.
On the other side, Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi arrived at the main entrance of the ancient building. Due to the immense power of time, the entire building was already on the verge of collapse.
The wooden door was rotten and looked like it would fall down with the slightest force.
The two pitted wooden doors are carved with three drums, perhaps some kind of sacrificial vessel.
Black Bear stepped forward and placed his hand on the door. Before he could exert much force, there was a crack, and the rotten wooden door broke open.
Black Bear waved his hand in front of his mouth and nose, and the smell of decay mixed with dust made him cough.
"Wooden buildings are not as reliable as stone buildings. It is said that the Egyptian pyramids are 8,000 years old and are still well preserved."
Cheng Feng waved his hand, sending a gust of wind carrying away some dust, and then replied:
"If we have the chance in the future, we'll go to Egypt for a trip and take a closer look at whether the pyramids are really as amazing as they seem."
"It's a company-funded trip? Then please, boss, you must take me along."
The two chatted and laughed as they stepped through the gate of the ancient building.
But the two soon stopped, because not far past the threshold was a deep pit below.
Above the deep pit are crisscrossing ivory dragon skeletons, which can be seen to be constructed using mortise and tenon joints.
I wonder which civilization was so extravagant.
Because of the shape of ivory, the widest part of the keel is only about the width of a hand.
The blind man's gaze swept over the dragon bones, then looked into the deep pit, and after estimating for a moment, he said:
"It's about five stories high. If I fall, boss, you have to fish me out!"
"If you really fall down and break your leg, I'll laugh at you for the rest of my life."
Cheng Feng glanced at Hei Xiazi and said.
Black Bear smiled but didn't say anything. If he were to slip and fall from here, he would probably find a piece of soft tofu and smash his head against it to his death.
Cheng Feng then stepped onto the ivory dragon bone. Through the subtle vibrations, he sensed that the ivory was very sturdy.
Unless deliberately damaged, it will definitely not break due to the weight of one or two people.
"It's very sturdy, let's go take a look."
Cheng Feng saw a huge bronze furnace with an animal head in front of him, but it was severely corroded, like a large tiger-skin green pepper with peeling skin.
The two walked one after the other on the palm-width ivory keel.
Even in such a narrow space, the two of them moved as if on flat ground, without any movement.
Soon the two arrived at the bronze furnace, which was wedged into the gap of the ivory dragon bone and suspended in the air below.
It's quite remarkable that these ivory tusks could withstand this enormous bronze furnace, which is four or five meters high.
"Judging from the layout here, this should be a place for sacrificial rites. Could this large furnace be used to hold the offerings?"
Black Bear stood on an ivory dragon bone, stroking his chin as he studied the bronze furnace.
"Instead of guessing, you might as well just open it and see."
"Makes sense."
Black Bear nodded in agreement, then raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.
The lid of this bronze furnace must weigh at least several hundred pounds, and there's not even a handle. The blind man couldn't handle it, so the boss had to step in himself.
Cheng Feng took two steps forward, then lightly pushed off with his feet and instantly jumped onto the bronze furnace.
Because of the rust and peeling, the lid and body of the bronze furnace are almost rusted shut, and ordinary people can't do anything about it without professional equipment.
After taking a quick look, Cheng Feng squatted down and placed his hand on the gap between the lid and the stove body.
It slid along the gap a little, and a hissing sound of metal scraping against metal rang out, making the black bear grin.
This hand isn't a hand; it's a lump of iron as hard as steel.
With a clang, accompanied by flying rust, Cheng Feng actually plunged half of his hand into the crack of the bronze furnace.
Then Cheng Feng flipped off the furnace lid, stepped on the furnace body, and forcefully lifted it up.
The rusted furnace lid was forcibly torn open by Cheng Feng, and the rust on it rustled down the furnace wall and into the abyss below.
"Boss is awesome!"
Black Bear clapped and exaggeratedly cheered.
"Basic operations are not a problem."
Cheng Feng casually tossed the furnace lid into the deep pit, patted the rust off his hands, and then ignored Hei Xiazi, looking down at the inside of the bronze furnace.
Upon seeing this, Hei Xiazi quickly ran a few steps, using the animal head carving on the bronze furnace for leverage, and arrived beside Cheng Feng.
Looking down, one could see that the interior of the bronze furnace was quite empty, with only a very strange corpse lying at the bottom of the furnace.
The corpse was over two meters tall, with a robust build and covered in red hair. Its head had a blue face and fangs, making it look like a demon.
"It's another one that hasn't decayed for a thousand years. I have a feeling it might rise up at any moment."
As Hei Xiazi spoke, his hand had already reached for the short knife. In his experience, if you encounter a corpse in an ancient tomb that hasn't turned into bones, eight out of ten will spring up and bite you.
Cheng Feng's expression shifted, and he suddenly stood up and looked down into the deep pit.
Seeing Cheng Feng's unusual behavior, Hei Xiazi quickly stood up and looked around warily.
"Let's go hide by the door first. The rice dumplings in the stove have attracted other things."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng grabbed Hei Xiazi and jumped down into the bronze furnace with him.
The two worked together seamlessly. Black Bear followed Cheng Feng's force without struggling, and in just a few seconds, they were back on the solid ground at the entrance.