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After Divine Hand and the others walked away, Xianxian approached me with a big smile, bouncing on his feet, and asked, "Where's Black Key? Hurry up and show it to me."
"Do you think you can tell if it's real or fake just by looking at it?" I shot him a sideways glance and asked with amusement.
"That's hard to say. How would I know without taking a look?!" I knew Xianxian was just curious and wanted to see it. Regardless of whether it was real or fake, it was something that Lime had brought out, which made it feel a bit more authentic!
Uh-oh, I accidentally let Xianxian slip out Lime's nickname...
Seeing the eager curiosity on Xianxian's face, I slowly raised my hand to reach into my pocket. Xianxian stared at me without blinking, trying to suppress his laughter. With my hands in my pockets, I shrugged helplessly and said, "You heard earlier that Black Key was already taken by Divine Hand, right?"
"What?" Xianxian blinked and immediately realized what I meant but still pressed on, "Did you really give it to him?"
"Absolutely!" After saying that, I glanced at Lime with guilt. Although Lime had said it was for my protection, I felt so pathetic back then! Just thinking about it now makes me want to slap myself!
Lime walked ahead in silence. Sometimes I wished he would scold me; that way, I'd know he cared and was genuine. At least it would make him seem more approachable.
"You... you..." Xianxian pointed at me, exasperated and frustrated. "What a waste! You just gave away something so important?!"
I awkwardly chuckled and said, "I had no choice back then! If I hadn't given it to them, you wouldn't have me as your brother now! A key or a brother—what would you choose?" I asked Xianxian.
"Of course it's the key..." But after I shot him a glare, Xianxian quickly changed his answer, firmly stating, "Brothers are the most important!!!"
"Haha, that's natural." Regardless of Xianxian's pained expression, I laughed happily. As for Black Key, the road ahead is still long. Since there are many treasures scattered throughout the world, we will eventually obtain them, even if the process may be a bit difficult.
"Lime, where are you going?" Xianxian suddenly stopped smiling and asked Lime. I had been busy talking to Xianxian and just followed Lime, thinking he was heading toward the center of the coffin, but unexpectedly, he was moving toward the outskirts! Shouldn't we go check that out? Divine Hand and the others have already gone!
"Going back," Lime replied succinctly.
Going back? I was confused and looked at Xianxian, who also wore a puzzled expression. I asked, "Did you go there to take a look earlier?" That didn't make sense; Lime had clearly come out from this coffin, and there was still some distance from the center. It seemed Divine Hand and the others must have seen that scene to be sure we didn't come from there. Moreover, opening a coffin would definitely not be without tricks; we didn't look like we had just opened one.
Since Lime wasn't going to take a look, perhaps he had already seen it before. Thinking of this made me admire Lime's back even more as I heard him calmly say two words: "No."
"No no no... No!?" Xianxian exclaimed, pointing at Lime with a face twisted in disbelief as if he had eaten a fly. I was momentarily at a loss for words, and Lime's expression remained indifferent. No matter what he said, it wouldn't make anyone think he was lying. I thought that even if he told me humans moved from the moon to Earth, I would believe him!
"Alright, Lime won't do anything useless. Just follow him; he won't harm you! If there's any benefit, he definitely won't shortchange you!" Seeing Xianxian looking back curiously and reluctantly, I couldn't help but chuckle lightly.
Xianxian shot me a glare and boldly said, "This Lord is just curious about what’s inside. You should know this is not an ordinary ancient tomb; it was definitely built by the Demon Clan!"
"By the way, are there only dead people in here?" I knocked on the nearby Black Coffin and realized it was also a stone coffin! Looking up, I saw that it was densely packed all around—could they all be made of black stone!?
"Since we came in, I've noticed that many of the materials used to build this Underworld are black stones. What exactly is this stone?" Although I didn't know much about geology, I knew that black stones were definitely rare! Moreover, the most important thing was that to polish such solid stones so smoothly would take hundreds of years of work! What kind of person's tomb would take hundreds of years to build? And who could live for hundreds of years?
"If it's not dead people, do you think it's for decoration?" Xianxian said while touching the coffin beside him thoughtfully for a moment before saying, "It should be... Black Crystal... right?"
Black Crystal? I looked at Xianxian; his tone seemed uncertain. Xianxian honestly nodded and said, "I'm not too sure either, but I believe the Demon Clan has the ability to do it."
"Indeed, it is Black Crystal," said Lime, who was walking ahead.
I thought he had been ignoring us all along, but it seems he heard everything. No matter how Lime knew this was Black Crystal, since he said it, it must be true. So I asked Xianxian, "Since we have some time, why don't you tell us about this Black Crystal?"
Upon hearing that she guessed correctly, Xianxian was in a good mood and said, "This Black Crystal is known for eliminating negative energy, just like obsidian. Wearing Black Crystal can help dispel bad energy from your body. For example, those who are sick, frequent complex places, hospitals, or often go out at night can effectively prevent interference from negative magnetic fields. It even has the effect of blessing. In summary, Black Crystal can ward off evil and absorb illness, making it an effective talisman that absorbs all negative energy and protects against curses and dark magic."
"It's just a psychological effect..." I remarked skeptically.
"Haha. What I just mentioned is something passed down from our ancestors. However, for you as a college student, I should explain it this way," Xianxian smiled and continued, "The chemical composition of Black Crystal is SiO2, which has been classified under the broader category of crystals. Crystals have energy fields, and so do people. Compared to humans, crystals are more stable and have functions such as refraction, transmission, energy conversion, and energy amplification. Therefore, wearing crystal jewelry can help prevent negative energy interference to some extent and stabilize normal and orderly energy."
"So the reason for using so much Black Crystal here is not only to counteract the strange magnetic field outside but also to ward off evil?" This doesn't seem scientific at all! It's utterly unscientific! This place is clearly the Underworld, or to put it bluntly, a graveyard. People in ancient tombs go to great lengths to make their tombs as bizarre and dangerous as possible. Yet here we are? Not using such advantageous geographical conditions but instead trying to ward off evil? Are they trying to keep the Earth Rat from coming in?
Xianxian also looked puzzled; this approach completely contradicted the principles of tomb construction!
No one would want their tomb to lack danger or allow a Tomb Raider to easily enter and plunder! Absolutely not! Unless...
Unless... unless they didn't want anything inside to come out, or there was another possibility...
No way! This thought hadn't fully formed before my subconscious automatically rejected it! Just as I was denying it in my subconscious, that idea vanished in an instant; I didn't even have time to think about it.
"There are many empty coffins inside..." said Lime.
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