eurekapd Chapter 247 The Tiger Must Be Illiterate
Chapter 247 The Tiger Must Be Illiterate
"This...the material seems to be gold?"
Upon seeing the exposed golden plate, Cangnian stretched out its claws to try to lift it, only to find that the thing was surprisingly heavy.
Looking at its luster and ductility, it's undoubtedly gold!
"This must be at least several hundred years old, right?"
It seems that Chanlan Temple had a period of considerable contact with the secular world in the past, otherwise where would such a large piece of gold have come from?
"Whatever, gold is useless to me anyway. Let's see what's engraved on it first!"
After confirming that it was gold, Cang Nian couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
This thing, in the hands of humans, might be extremely valuable.
With the resurgence of spiritual energy, the Dragon Kingdom's monetary system is bound to collapse.
But gold, regardless of the era, is always a hard currency.
However, this has little to do with the age of Cang Nian.
He doesn't need to spend money to buy things.
He can just take whatever he wants!
Wild animals should be this rugged and unrestrained!
After carefully examining the text, I was fortunate that it wasn't too far back in time. Although it was in traditional characters, I could still read it.
"Sure enough, the golden plate is engraved with the activation methods for those Buddhist treasures!"
Thankfully, I didn't press too hard, otherwise the lettering would have been severely distorted, and I would have had nowhere to cry.
After glancing at it, Cang Nian's eyes lit up.
The initial purpose of coming to Zenran Temple has been perfectly achieved!
"So that's how it is... The essence of activating a Buddhist treasure is to probe one's own divine sense into it and leave one's own spiritual imprint..."
All Buddhist treasures, and even more so the broader Dharma treasures, can be controlled in this way.
However, if the magical artifact originally had an owner who is still alive, then a spiritual battle must be fought against the spiritual imprint left by the owner.
Only by erasing the other party's mental imprint can one gain ownership of this magical artifact.
However, if the owner of the magical artifact has permission, the spiritual imprint will not reject it, and the artifact can be used for a short period of time.
But I don't think I need to do that, right?
After all, the owner of those three magical treasures, the fat monk, was already dead, and his death was even certified by the system.
"In that case, let's not delay. I can try to acquire ownership of these three Buddhist treasures right now!"
Cangnian quickly scanned the inscriptions on the gold plaque, silently reciting them in his mind.
Thump thump thump~!
But then he heard hurried footsteps outside.
"Tiger, what's wrong? Are there enemies?"
Then, Yichen rushed over and asked with concern.
When Cang Nian killed the monk, there was no sound, but when he smashed the bluestone slab, there was quite a commotion.
It's only because Cang Nian has high mental attributes and fast reading speed that Yi Chen rushed up before he could even read two lines.
"Uh... this is a gold bar... no, is this a gold coffin lid?"
"It's all text on there, Tiger, would you like me to translate it for you?"
Seeing that Cangnian was alright, except for a slightly bent gold plate among the rubble, Yichen was quite surprised and then offered a suggestion.
Cang Nian was about to refuse when he suddenly froze.
He's a tiger now!
Although evolved organisms have reached a level of intelligence comparable to humans, increased intelligence does not mean that one can do everything.
Without systematic learning, it's not surprising that a tiger can understand human speech.
But if they could understand human writing, that would be truly incredible!
"Ow~!"
Thinking of this, Cang Nian nodded quickly, as if he had been waiting for Yi Chen to say these words.
Yichen is trustworthy.
Moreover, this is not just the method of using these three Buddhist treasures in my possession, but the method of using all the Dharma treasures.
So it doesn't matter if Yichen finds out.
Even though he can read, if Yichen finds out, he will most likely pretend not to know.
But if you can disguise it, it's better to do so.
"Alright! Tiger, I'll read it to you..."
Seeing that Cangnian didn't mind him seeing the contents of the golden board, Yichen was quite pleased and enthusiastically read it aloud to Cangnian.
The characters on this gold plate look densely packed, mainly because they are in traditional Chinese characters.
In fact, there weren't many words in total, and Yichen repeated it three times without taking much time.
Meanwhile, Cang Nian pretended to listen attentively and think hard.
In fact, after reading it once, he had an unforgettable memory and practiced it repeatedly in his mind.
After Yichen finished repeating it three times, Cangnian had also figured it out.
After all, this thing itself is not some profound and mysterious technique or secret art; it is just a common method for activating magical treasures.
Bang bang bang~!
Having figured out how to imprint his own spiritual mark, Cang Nian raised his claws and quickly slapped the golden plate!
With each claw strike, the raised characters on the golden plate transformed into plum blossom claw marks.
However, the plum blossom claw print is a bit large.
Upon seeing this, Yi Chen understood that Cang Nian did not want more people or evolved creatures to know the contents of this document.
"Um... Tiger, can I ask Mink to pack this up and take it back with him?"
Seeing that Cangnian had "dealt with" the gold plate, Yichen asked.
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian looked at Yi Chen with some surprise.
Now that spiritual energy has been revived, what use is gold?
"Ahem, just consider this a keepsake for me."
Kangcheng survived, and so did Mucheng.
There should be quite a few survivors in other cities of the Dragon Kingdom as well.
Perhaps the Dragon Kingdom will restore order in the future.
In the current situation, gold has no value, but I hope it can still have value.
Seeing Cangnian's puzzled expression, Yichen chuckled self-deprecatingly.
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian remained silent for a few seconds, then nodded.
Humans are social beings, and this is especially true of the people of China.
Cities stranded on isolated islands, and groups of people scattered across various locations, can only be described as survivors of the disaster.
Only when groups of people are connected and united can they form a nation.
Cang Nian, who was once a human in a previous life, can understand this expectation.
In any case, the storage space of the little sable depends only on the space occupied by the items, not their weight.
A gold plate doesn't take up much space.
"Thank you, Master Tiger!"
Seeing that Cangnian had agreed, Yichen's face lit up with joy, and he thanked him.
Phew~!
At that moment, Cang Nian twitched the tip of his nose twice.
A sweet aroma wafted from outside.
"Big Tiger! The fruit is cooked, we can start the experiment!"
Seeing Cangnian and Yichen come out, Bai Jue, who was guarding the stove, stood up and waved his arms.
"Ow~!"
Upon hearing this, Cang Nian's spirits lifted!
Sure enough, it tasted like ordinary cooked ginkgo nuts!
That special ginkgo fruit, the size of a basketball, should make a bigger splash when it ripens!
Now, by simply testing whether cooking ordinary ginkgo fruits can remove their toxicity, we can basically determine whether we are fortunate enough to enjoy this wonderful thing!
Thinking this, Cangnian shifted his gaze to the wolf he had caught earlier.