golden ear

Chapter 325

"Go to Jerusalem!"

According to legend, it was discovered by St. Helena, the mother of Constantine, during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land around 326.During the Crusades, the Arabs entered Jerusalem to snatch the True Cross. The Knights Templar, who guarded the True Cross, resisted tenaciously and eventually lost to the entire army, causing the True Cross to be destroyed.

Since the True Cross is worshiped by people, its fragments become holy objects and are frequently traded.Some Catholic theologians believe that the blood of Christ rendered the True Cross incorruptible, so no matter how much was removed, the total volume would not decrease.Therefore, wherever the influence of Christianity in the Middle Ages, believers always took pride in owning a fragment of the True Cross.

Wu Tianyuan flew directly to the holy land of Jerusalem, saw a fragment of the True Cross in the museum, and found some clues.

"Are you holy nails?"

One day later, he finally found two holy relics, but they were not the cross, but the nails used to crucify Jesus!
The Holy Nails are the three or four nails that historically nailed Jesus to the cross.

The legend has been found. It is said that a total of three were used in history, and there are disputes that four are used.Legend has it that one of the nails was melted and other mysterious metals were used to make it.Another one was thrown into the rough sea in order to calm the tsunami, and the sea calmed down immediately.

"What? You said the mysterious metal is Mithril!"

Wu Tianyuan was very surprised, he didn't expect Shengding to say that the mysterious metal fused into his body turned out to be the legendary mithril!A rare metal refined by a secret recipe.

Mithril has always been a kind of metal in Tolkien's fantasy works. It is very precious. It has a silvery white appearance and is much stronger than steel but very light.This kind of thing first appeared in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy series, and was later traced in the revised edition of "The Hobbit". In "The Hobbit", mithril is also called "silver iron". ".

"Mithril, everyone in the world will fight for it! It is as malleable as bronze, and can be polished like glass. Dwarves can make it stronger than steel, but light as a goose feather. Metal. It is as beautiful as silver in general, but the luster of mithril does not fade with time."

Many people later associated it with platinum, but being platinum as a qualifying candidate was too heavy.It is also possible that this legendary substance is titanium, which is as plentiful as iron ore, but it is expensive to produce, and some properties of titanium are similar to Mithril, such as strength, bright silver Shiny, corrosion resistant, and very light.

The rest might be aluminum or magnesium, which are lighter than titanium, but not as hard and much cheaper to make in a pure metallic state.Undoubtedly, as a highly educated Tolkien, he should have an understanding of these three metals and how difficult it is to produce them.

So it is most likely a high-strength aluminum alloy rather than a single pure aluminum.In reality, high-tech aluminum alloys such as aviation grades have the advantages of being stronger than steel and light and stainless.It is very consistent with the description of Mithril's properties - silvery white, light in weight and high in hardness.

"I didn't expect that the legendary Mithril actually existed!"

Wu Tianyuan became excited, this discovery was very important, especially for the Holy See.According to the Pope's secret archives, many alchemy secrets have been handed down since the Middle Ages, which can improve the efficiency of believers' meditation and prayer.

However, due to the lack of a suitable metal carrier, it cannot be mass-produced, and it can only be used in a small range for the highest level.Andrew has a ring that never leaves his body. In his words, it is filled with the light and wisdom of the Lord, and he can hear God's guidance every time he meditates!
The Holy Nail that was accidentally discovered this time also contained this mysterious metal, so Wu Tianyuan naturally couldn't let it go, once he found the Mithril Mine, it would be the biggest weapon to negotiate with the Holy See.

"Mithril turned out to be a meteorite!"

Wu Tianyuan and his team went to the wilderness of West Asia under the guidance of the holy nail, and finally found a huge meteorite crater, and finally found a lot of black meteorite fragments.

"No wonder it's so mysterious, it turned out to be a meteorite from outer space!"

This can be explained, not to mention Mithril, meteorites falling from outer space contain many mysterious and unsolved metals, otherwise Dr. Haig would not be so obsessed with collecting meteorites.Even NASA has purchased at a high price, just to find and study unknown metals.

"Contact the Pope and shock the old man!"

Wu Tianyuan called the Pope and said that he had found two holy nails and would go to the Vatican to meet him immediately.

"Believers welcome the return of the Lord's glory!"

The pope knelt down to welcome the holy nail with a pious face, and it took a while to complete the complicated ceremony. He said excitedly: "This time you have made great achievements again. The holy nail is of great significance to the Holy See because of the mithril. You don't know..."

Wu Tianyuan smiled and waved his hands and said, "I know everything! Isn't it Mithril? Look at this!"

The Pope turned out to be a piece of black ore with a puzzled look on his face, and suddenly his face changed drastically. He said in disbelief, "What kind of metal is this? It actually contains such strong light energy!"

He started to meditate without saying a word, and after a while he was very excited and said: "It's a miracle! These wonderful metals can greatly improve the effect of my meditation, and the holy power has increased a lot!"

Wu Tianyuan didn't know what their so-called holy power was?But it works!
"How much of this kind of metal do you have in your hand?" The Pope grabbed Wu Tianyuan out of composure and said excitedly, "No matter what the price is, the Holy See will get it all!"

Wu Tianyuan chuckled, this is possible, but what is the price?I haven't thought of it yet.

Seeing Wu Tianyuan's silence, the Pope quickly added: "You don't like Chinese cultural relics? Well, I can give you all the Chinese cultural relics that the Vatican has collected for hundreds of years!"

Wu Tianyuan smiled slightly and said: "Dear His Majesty, I definitely want to collect Chinese cultural relics, but recently I opened a Western art museum, and I am also interested in master oil paintings, how about this!"

Wu Tianyuan stood up and said, "In the future, as long as I find Mithril, how about [-] grams for a top-level oil painting?"

"This……"

The Pope hesitated a bit, looked at the mithril he was holding tightly in his hand, thought about its miraculous effect, gritted his teeth, and agreed.

Money counts!For them, immortality and rights are the ultimate goal!

With this weight, the pope can greatly increase his power in the church, let alone a cardinal, even a governor in white is dreaming of a baby who can improve meditation!
Think about the various famous paintings piled up in the Vatican Vatican for hundreds of years, all donated by believers, what's the use?It's better to change Mithril.

In the end, Wu Tianyuan left a small part of the Mithril mine to continue treasure hunting, and replaced all the rest with cultural relics and famous paintings. More than 300 master oil paintings returned to the capital in a mighty manner, and officially entered the Tianyuan Western Art Museum.

"You robbed the Vatican?"

Everyone looked at the oil painting gallery that was half full in an instant, and they were shocked. Each piece was a masterpiece of a master. How could the treasures in the Holy See's collection be inferior?
"Hey, I found a good way to exchange names and paintings with stones, and clearly mark the price. It's easy to be fooled!"

(End of this chapter)