Chapter 14: The Sword Hilt and the Mysterious Crystal
Brandon walked towards the last room. He decided to take a look and leave. He had been there for a long time and it would be dark if he didn't leave. Even Brandon with his strength didn't want to spend the night in the jungle.
It was obviously a small room, and the entire door was made of metal. It was obviously different from the stone door of the previous room, which showed how special this room was. The entire door was rusty, and there was a hill of red rusty powder piled up on the ground.
There was a huge iron lock hanging on the doorknob. However, due to the passage of time, it had become very rusty and rotten, and its shape was basically invisible. The iron lock was dangling on the door handle, as if it could fall off at any time.
The entire gate seemed to be in vain, showing its weakness to the intruders. Time was the most powerful weapon. No matter how strong the door was, it had become vulnerable to a blow in the long years.
Brandon walked forward, exerted his inner strength, and slapped his palm fiercely.
Bang!
The iron door made a loud noise, and the big lock fell down. The huge sound echoed back and forth throughout the space, echoing countless times. There was the sound of things turning over in the distance. It must have been a mouse or other small animal knocking over something, Brandon thought to himself.
At this time, Skyler heard the sound and flew over, saw Brandon, and landed on his shoulder with a whoosh. Her scarlet mouth made a clear and melodious cry, and kept telling Brandon. Her eyes were filled with excitement and a hint of fear. After all, everything seemed so strange and new to Skyler.
Brandon stood for a while. Seeing that there was no other movement, he felt a little calmer and stabilised his mind. He opened the iron door. A dazzling golden light greeted Brandon's eyes as the door opened. Brandon's eyes suddenly encountered a bright light, and his pupils shrank involuntarily.
He quickly made a defensive posture and was on guard. But immediately, his eyes protruded, and his eyeballs wanted to fly out and stick to them.
Gold! Brandon's heart cried out in silence. The house was full of gold. Gold clay pots, gold dishes, gold statues... all were gold, and the ground was covered with hills of gold sand. Various gems were thrown everywhere on the ground like garbage, like beautiful shells on the beach.
Brandon couldn't hold back anymore. With golden light in his eyes, he rushed towards Jinshan. He kept rolling and making crazy screams that echoed throughout the room, making it look particularly eerie. It took him longer, but Brandon gradually began to force his eyelids apart and his eyes became clear again. Only then did Brandon notice that there were two boxes in the corner of the treasure house.
The boxes were beautifully made, with strange patterns carved on them, like gold and wood, and it was impossible to tell what material they were made of. Although the boxes were exquisite, they looked inconspicuous in the entire room. But in a room full of gold, these two boxes really stood out.
Brandon was excited, and his eyes flashed with gold. One of the boxes was so beautiful, there should've been something better inside. The box was not locked. Brandon walked forward, stretched out his claws, and then immediately retracted them.
There must be a mechanism in this unlocked box. Brandon began to feel a little suspicious. After hesitating for a while, Brandon picked a short staff made of gold from the pile of gold items. He brought the short stick to the box and used force to lift it towards the box. He rolled nimbly and quickly hid behind the pile of gold. With a click, the box opened. There were no mechanisms. Brandon secretly complained about the plots in some novels. It seemed that the plots in the novels were not so credible.
Brandon stood up from behind the pile of gold and walked over impatiently, only to find that there was only a sword hilt. The hilt of the sword was silvery white, showing a strong cyberpunk-ish neon colour. It seemed to be made of some kind of alloy. The entire hilt was covered with fine frosting.
Brandon touched it and it felt very good. The tail of the hilt There was a gem the size of a dove egg, which emits colourful light. The hilt of a sword was so luxuriously made. Brandon stroked it carefully. The feel reminded him of the ZIPPO lighter from before, which was also frosted. Brandon thought to himself.
At this time, Brandon touched a protrusion, and he pressed it hard involuntarily. With a "pop" sound, a violent white light spurted out from the hilt of the sword. Brandon was shocked. He wiped his nails unprepared, and a burning smell hit his nose. When Brandon saw it, half of his nails had disappeared.
The tip of the sword touched a pile of golden sand, and the golden sand turned into gas. He was frightened for a moment as he stared at the laser sword. The entire sword was a dazzling white colour. The sword rose and fell like a flame, and waves of heat hit his face.
The more Brandon looked at this sword, the more familiar he became. He suddenly thought, isn't this the one in the mural? The gem at the bottom of the sword hilt should be his energy source. I don’t know how to turn it off. Brandon groped up and down and finally found the button at the bottom. He pressed it hard and the white light slowly disappeared.
Brandon put down the hilt of his sword with lingering fear. This is a dragon killer, but I can't use it. But even if I can't use it, I still have to take it away to prevent others from using it against you. Brandon thought to himself. Since there was no mechanism, he became more courageous and simply opened another treasure chest with his claws.
There was a small box about ten centimetres in size inside. I shouldn't be allowed to play the open-box game. Brandon opens the box. He was immediately shocked by a crystal inside. It was a crystal the size of a fist, and its entire body glowed golden.
Brandon felt a warm and fearful feeling in his heart. It's very baffling, this bead reminds me of my elder. Although Brandon didn't know what this was, Brandon was sure that it was definitely a treasure. Brandon put the strange crystal and the sword hilt into the box, and began to put gems and gold inside.
Brandon secretly hated that the boxes were too small. After a while, the two boxes were full. Brandon lifted the box hard, holding the handles of the other two boxes with his tail. It felt like these two boxes weighed at least two hundred kilograms.
Brandon walked to the square and tied his hands towards the exit in the middle of the cliff. It was impossible to climb up with the box hanging behind him. Brandon had no choice but to go back again, empty out a box, pick and choose for half an hour, and finally set out again.