book of old days

Chapter 199 The So-Called Taboo

Eric Lanster looked at the gloomy castle in front of him, and he couldn't help feeling a little wary of Professor Sean, and even regretted visiting.

He lived in a dangerous environment since he was a child and was isolated and helpless, so he was cautious by nature. In comparison, the other people seemed a little careless, especially Slater, who immediately showed excitement when he saw the castle in front of him.

"Cool! What a magnificent castle."

The word cool is a buzzword that has only recently become popular. Young people often use it to express their inner excitement, but Emily doesn't take it seriously. She sees castles and the like much more.

A few people walked through the open space outside the castle and walked into the gate of the wall. Inside the wall was an empty square. In ancient times, knights could prepare weapons and horses here as a preparation area for rushing out.

The castle was desolate and extremely quiet. When a group of people came, they found that the castle was not as dilapidated as it looked. The school grounds of the castle were cleaned up very clean without a single weed. When they entered the castle, the decoration inside It is also very homely, not as dark as it looks, clean and tidy.

"Professor Sean, do you live alone?" Standing in the hall on the first floor of the castle, Melison Sheila suddenly asked.

"Yes, I like being alone."

"Wouldn't that be lonely?"

"For writing, sometimes loneliness is also a necessary condition."

"How do you maintain such a big castle by yourself?" Eric asked with doubts in his heart.

"Hehe, I won't have much impact on the sanitation of the castle, so I don't need much maintenance."

These words convinced a few people. From their point of view, if a thing is not touched, it will naturally not be broken, and naturally there is no need for maintenance.

Only Emily vaguely felt that something was wrong, the castle or something seemed to need a lot of people to take care of it.

But she didn't ask.

A group of people walked through the dark corridor, stepped on the spiral staircase, and followed the tower to the second floor.

Sean, who was walking in front, introduced from time to time, "This is the banquet hall, we can have dinner here at night, I usually eat alone, the banquet hall is a bit too big for me, but with you guys It should be different."

"This is my study room. I brought all the books in the apartment here. It can be used to pass the time and it is also a good way to maintain the reading habit."

"That staircase leads up to the watchtower on the top floor, which is the highest point of the castle, great for viewing when the weather is clear."

"Oh, by the way, watch out for the stairs, many parts of this castle need repairs."

Sean said and kicked a loose stone brick.

"Professor Sean, you said that you brought us here to show some 'ancient secrets' and 'mysterious treasures'." Sam reminded.

Sean smiled, "I almost forgot if you didn't tell me, come on, it's right here."

He brought a few students to another hall, which was originally a warehouse, but now he transformed it into a showroom for use.

It was filled with the trophies he brought back from Nord, and the torch was lit, and the fire suddenly illuminated the showroom.

Gold utensils, gold sculptures, luxurious jewelry, weapons, armor, and some souvenirs that Sean brought back from Nord are almost like a private museum.

Several students were immediately stunned by what they saw.

Sam Dent ran to a piece of armor, "My God, this is the armor handed down from the era of Artorius, right? This style, this shape, and this noble family crest, this is the armor of the Northern Knights!?"

Several classmates were a little surprised, this Sam Dante is quite knowledgeable.

Sean nodded approvingly, "That's right, this is the treasure I brought out from the City of Gods, it probably came from the era of Artorius, and it's quite well preserved."

Melison asked differently: "You really discovered the city of the gods? But isn't that something you made up?"

"Hehe, not exactly, I did find a lost city on an island in the North Sea, but it may not be the residence of the gods, I have a more credible speculation about it.

Perhaps it is left by human civilization in ancient times. According to my observation and research, the climate of the world will change in the long history. Perhaps tens of thousands of years ago, it was not as cold as it is now, and there are still Human habitation may be the remains of the city of that era.

The ancient Nords regarded it as a miracle, as a treasure trove to preserve their trophies, and then it was gradually forgotten. I was lucky to find it and brought out some treasures. "

These words fascinated several people.

Eric set his sights on a bolt-action rifle: "Is this the weapon you use?"

"That's right, this is a bolt-action rifle, the latest weapon developed by the arsenal of Sword Castle, and the kingdom's army has not yet had time to equip it. It was given to me by Captain Edward as a gift from me to help him escape the pursuit of monsters. It's a great weapon, but I don't have much use for it now."

Emily walked up to the bearskin coat, and Sean specially made a wooden model to put it on, which looked very eye-catching.

"Is this bear skin used for wearing?"

"Yes, the ice field in the north of Nord is extremely cold. Only by wearing such clothes can you keep from freezing to death."

Sean introduced his collection to a few people in detail, and finally opened a box full of ancient gold coins.

"These are part of the treasure, the gold coins of ancient Brighton." Sean said as he took out five coins and threw them to the five people. "Take it, and treat it as a souvenir."

"How embarrassing..." Eric said a little uneasy.

Scott flicked it excitedly, and caught it, "Thank you, Professor, this thing is so cool."

The five people visited for a while, and they all felt that this trip was not in vain, but Emily still remembered Sean's original promise.

"By the way, cousin, what about the 'forbidden knowledge' you mentioned? What is that?"

"Cousin? Do you know each other?" Only then did a few people come to their senses.

"That's right, I'm Emily's cousin. As for taboo knowledge—come with me." Sean led a few people out of the showroom and came to the study room, where he took out his new book manuscript.

"Let's take a look, this is my new book, and I haven't finished it yet."

"Great!" Sam Dent flipped through excitedly, but Emily was a little stunned, "This is the forbidden knowledge you're talking about? But I thought..."

"Why? You don't think I'll show them magic, do you? Hahaha, what are you thinking, there is no magic in this world, but don't underestimate this manuscript, many of the contents are very sensitive and cutting-edge Technology, although it is only an idea in a novel, is theoretically achievable. Once created, it will definitely become an invention that changes the world, and it may be used in wars, bringing destruction and death, so it can also be called For taboo knowledge, you say yes."

Several people were a little speechless about Sean's far-fetched explanation, especially Emily, who didn't know what kind of expectations she had come here, and was greatly disappointed by what Sean said.

However, several boys were quickly attracted by the description in the book.

(End of this chapter)