Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

The Japanese concept of swords is very different from that of people in other parts of the world. People in other areas often regard the sword as a whole, whether it is the handle, scabbard or hand guard, it is a part of the sword.

But the Japanese look at knives and sword clothing separately. They believe that the knife strip is the knife itself, and the sword clothing is just the clothing of the knife. Therefore, they usually keep the knife blades in white sheaths, and only bring a full set of knives when going out.

The so-called white scabbard is mostly made of naturally dried hackberry wood. Since hackberry wood contains less resin, it is less likely to damage the sword itself.

The entire set of knives needs to be painted, so the blade is kept in a completely sealed state. This is what Japanese sword collectors call a sword that is prone to rust if it is left in a "no breathing" environment for a long time.

This is indeed the case, so from the perspective of long-term preservation, swords are often placed in "white scabbards" made of simple and pure materials, allowing the sword to breathe freely, and only when it is necessary to display and carry it in public. Will come with a full set of knives.

Therefore, to Liang En, it doesn't matter how broken the outside of the knife is. The real core is the blade inside. As long as the blade is intact, the sword can be considered a complete sword according to Japanese tradition.

Based on the obvious mismatch between the blade of the knife in Liang En's hand and the knife's attire, he now feels that this may be the result of the other party hastily hiding it after finding a good knife in this place.

It is not a strange thing to find Japanese swords in the Philippines, because during the Warring States Period in Japan, many ronin left their hometown to work everywhere.

These wandering warriors have become very sought-after mercenaries in Southeast Asian countries, and have even established many Japanese settlements in Southeast Asia.

After the end of the Warring States Period, the Tokugawa Shogunate announced a lockdown order, prohibiting all Japanese overseas from returning to Japan, and those Japanese samurai were therefore living in foreign lands.

In addition, the Tokugawa shogunate also exiled a group of Christian samurai to the Philippines, injecting fresh blood into this overseas Japanese group.

However, this injection was only temporary. Due to the lock-down order, these overseas Japanese settlements gradually declined, and at the same time, the weapons they carried were naturally lost in this foreign land far away from home.

Therefore, the sword blade that Liang En obtained now is most likely the weapon left by the group of overseas Japanese samurai back then, and was then appropriated by the previous owner of the saber, a Japanese officer.

After an overall inspection of the entire knife, Liang En began to use the tools on his body to clean the stem, because most of the information on Japanese knives will be engraved on the stem.

He began to use bamboo skewers and brushes to clean up the floating rust accumulated on the knife stem bit by bit. After a few rust spots were removed, he found that there were some vaguely visible scratch marks on the knife stem.

"It seems that this is a really good knife." After confirming the artificial carving marks on the rusty knife stem, Liang En sighed softly, because traditionally, only a knifemaker is satisfied with his work. An inscription will be engraved on the stem of the knife.

Of course, this does not mean that Japanese swords without inscriptions are not good. Some of the good knives without inscriptions belong to professional swordsmen, while the other part are knives given to temples or shrines. According to the rules, they cannot leave inscriptions.

There is also a more extreme situation where the knife blade is greatly shortened and the inscribed part of the knife is also cut off, so it becomes an unmarked knife. This type of sword is called the Great Mojo no Inscription and is very common among ancient swords, especially famous swords from before the Muromachi period.

But now, because the blade does not have the protective layer on the stem, the various rust stains on it are obviously much more serious than those on the blade. Therefore, except for a few strokes, it is impossible to tell what is carved on it?

But the strange thing is that normal Japanese swords, whether they are katana or tachi, only have inscriptions concentrated on one side, but the stem of this knife actually has inscriptions on both sides.

"It seems like this is a knife with a story." Liang En thought as he looked at the dilapidated inscriptions under the light. Because the rust on this knife is relatively new, it should be caused by improper storage for more than half a century.

In other words, the inscription on the knife should have been there when the Japanese officer discovered it, and the reason why the other party collected the knife was probably because he discovered the inscription on the stem of the knife.

"Let's repair it when we get back." When he finished cleaning up this place, Liang En knew he needed to stop. Because if you want to get more information, you must use cards to repair the knife.

Using a card to repair the knife will make it look like a new knife. In this case, he will not be able to explain to the customs that he clearly got a broken knife, but it was a new knife when it left the customs.

In the next week, Liang En spent his main energy on repairing the drainage system of the plantation. After the whole thing was repaired and it was confirmed that it could survive this year's typhoon season, Fan Meng and I left here and returned to Ireland.

As soon as he got home, he went into his basement and put the knife on the table. Then he took out the only one [Repair (R)] and checked the repair materials needed for the knife. .

"Carbon steel, a set of grindstones, a bucket filled with water, and a stove, which will also consume 6 legendary points - it seems that these items are quite simple to prepare."

After figuring out the required items through the power of cards, Liang En showed a look of understanding.

Obviously, repairing the blade is much simpler than repairing the entire knife. It only requires steel and some corresponding items. If you add a scabbard, it should be more troublesome than this.

After finally confirming that the [Repair (R)] card could perfectly repair the knife, Liang En used this card. The moment the card was consumed, a small handful of nails placed on the side turned into a ball of light and enveloped the blade.

This long strip of light flew directly to the stove used for temporary processing of metal parts in the ranch, and was entangled by two flames rushing out of the stove.

As more and more destiny points are poured into the flame, the flame becomes brighter and brighter. When the brightness of the flame reached a limit, it suddenly went out.

Then, the grindstone Liang En had prepared earlier and the water in the bucket were entangled with each other and flew into the light, and then there were waves of strange friction sounds in the light.

Finally, everything was over, the whetstone fell to the ground with a crackle, and the light surrounding the knife flew back to the table, and then went out quietly, revealing the intact knife blade inside.

"Let me see what's engraved on it." Liang En put on his white gloves and picked up the knife, then focused on the engraved part of the knife stem.

The first thing he looked at was the surface of the knife stem, which is the outer side of the knife when worn. Because traditionally, this is the place where the identity of the maker is engraved.

Thanks to Japan's habit of using Chinese characters in ancient times, Liang En easily recognized the three Chinese characters carved on the knife stem.

"Guang Shizuo - it seems that I really found a treasure this time." Liang En whispered softly, because he knew what these three words meant.