Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

It can be seen from the cards obtained before that the ancient Shu civilization should be passed down as part of the Chinese civilization, and this is also reflected in the quantity and quality of the cards Liang En obtained this time.

In addition to these five consumable cards, the other two cards included a skill card and an enhancement card. From these two cards, Liang En realized that the information contained in this ruins was greater than before. I think a lot.

[Handmade Bronze Manufacturing (R): Bronze is one of the earliest alloys that humans intentionally refined. It was called "gold" or "auspicious gold" in ancient China. It is an alloy of red copper and other chemical elements such as tin and lead. .

The bronze that has just been cast is golden, but the unearthed bronze turns green due to rust due to the passage of time, so it is called bronze.

The earliest use of bronze artifacts by humans began in the late Neolithic Age in Turkey, the Mesopotamia, and the area known as the Fertile Crescent in Western Asia. This area was also the location of the earliest human civilization.

But from an archaeological point of view, the discovery of bronze smelting sites in Serbia in Eastern Europe that began 7,000 years ago breaks the theory of a single origin of the invention of bronze.

In any case, around 6,000 years ago, copper smelting technology in eastern Turkey was relatively mature and spread to surrounding areas. Low levels of arsenic and copper were common in this area.

About 5,000 years ago, tin bronze appeared in Southwest Asia. A few hundred years later, bronze casting also appeared in central Europe and central Asia, marking a major leap in metallurgical technology.

The oldest bronze ware discovered in China comes from the Majiayao cultural site in Longdi. The single-edged bronze knife unearthed is the oldest known bronze ware in China and the oldest bronze knife in the world. Carbon 14 has determined it to be about 5,000 years old.

The Chinese Bronze Age includes the Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States, lasting about 1,600 years. Bronze wares of this period were mainly divided into ritual instruments, weapons and miscellaneous wares.

However, with the emergence of ironware and the advancement of pottery production technology, bronzeware gradually withdrew from historical circulation. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty at the latest, bronzeware almost completely withdrew from the stage of history.

I say almost because at the end of the Bronze Age, there were still two items made of bronze that were still produced thousands of years later. One of them was a bronze mirror and the other was a copper coin.

These things also represent the last afterglow of the Bronze Age in China and even the world. However, although this era has disappeared, the memory of casting this metal is still very precious.

Enhancement card (one-time use). After using this card, the user will gain access to all the bronze casting technology before the industrial age, whether it is a copper nail or a behemoth like the Urban Cannon. 】

"If we put it in ancient times, this skill would be enough for a person to become the most important scholar in a certain country, and even become a noble in the West. Unfortunately, now he can only become an artist at most." After reading the content on this card, Liang En sighed.

For ancient people, the casting of bronze was a very troublesome thing, especially for small pieces that were too small and large pieces that were too large. Therefore, people who could cast bronzes would naturally be regarded as high-tech talents.

Even after entering the age of artillery, because bronze is the best raw material for casting artillery, those bronze craftsmen who can cast artillery have become talents related to the fate of a country. For example, the artillery master Urban indirectly led to the creation of Constantinople. The Fall of Dinburg.

Of course, with the changes of the times and the advancement of human technology, bronze is no longer as important as it was in ancient times. For example, for today's people, this traditional hand-casting technology can only meet some artistic needs.

However, in Liang En's eyes, this technology also has an important role for him, that is, it can be used in artworks and jewelry, especially those with naturalistic styles.

Unlike some jewelry makers who pursue the preciousness of raw materials, Liang En pursues the overall design of jewelry. For the sake of color and artistic conception, he does not care much about the preciousness of the materials used.

Of course, this kind of carelessness means that as long as the color and properties meet the requirements, the materials will be used without deliberately looking at the price, instead of only using cheap materials like some extreme people.

Because in Liang En's view, this approach is actually no different from those who only use expensive raw materials, except that there are differences in price, which is far from being called creation from the perspective of beauty.

"So from a certain point of view, although this thing is not as useful as before, it is of great value to me." After thinking about the situation inside, Liang En put away the card with satisfaction, and then He looked at the next card.

The next card is a skill card, but what is interesting is that this card is a very strange card, because this card is not for Liang En himself to use.

[Sun Bird (SR): As the spiritual sustenance of the ancient Shu people, the Sun Bird can be regarded as the highest expression of their worship of the sun and ancestors.

According to legend, this bird can be regarded as the incarnation of the sun, controlling light and heat, and it is natural for historical explorers to master this legendary power.

Skill card (permanent), this card can give one or several birds the power from the sun, but those birds must be controlled by the historical explorer.

Each legendary point can allow a bird to maintain the power of the sun bird for ten minutes. This power can not only produce light and heat, but also have the power of the sun, and has a bonus to the attacks of all dark creatures or dark forces.

For example, when facing zombies, vampires, werewolves or black witches, it will cause several times the normal damage, causing fatal damage to this type of enemies.

Note that the closer the chosen bird is to the sun in legend, the better the card will work. For example, the rooster is a very suitable bird for this card, because it is generally accepted that the rooster will appear at dawn. Time to crow. 】

"A card that cannot be used for its most important power." After reading the introduction of the card, Liang En sighed subconsciously. After all, this world is just an ordinary world, and there are no so-called dark creatures or dark forces.

If placed in a fantasy world, this power might be able to defeat many enemies, but its only extraordinary use in this world is that it can reverse people's emotions when they are close to flames, making them more positive. .

After complaining about the card, Liang En summoned his own raven, and then used the card to feel it. He was surprised to find that the card matched the raven very well.

This situation occurs because there is a legend of the Golden Crow in ancient times, so the crow naturally matches the power of the sun very well. It can even be said that the two are definitely the best partners.

Of course, because he was in the guest room now, Liang En did not test the card. Instead, he took back the raven and started writing at his desk.

What he is describing now is the restoration of the archaeological site and ruins. Compared with photos, although this kind of sketch is slightly inferior in scene restoration, it can highlight some key contents and add the artist's own understanding, which is more subjective than photos. .