Chapter 415 The Picture of Disorder
Needless to say, what Lei Xiao was thinking of was naturally the strange treasure map that Xuan Yue presented in the treasure house of Mailan City.
"I remember that strange and weird treasure map, hidden in the hidden mezzanine of a simple mahogany cabinet. It can be said to be extremely secret. The mountain peaks and forests on it are not only frontal, but also upside down and slanted. Indeed, It’s chaotic and disorganized.”
"In my spare time, I took it out and studied it several times with Ye Cang and others, but I never had any clue. However, the big red cross in the prominent position of the picture shows that it is a treasure map. .”
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao raised his hand and signaled the subordinates around him to slow down while he continued to think secretly.
"That strange treasure map is on my body now. Could it be that what the mercenary just described was this map?"
Nodding thoughtfully, Lei Xiao's eyes moved, and finally focused his gaze on the table of mercenaries who were discussing this matter.
There were eight mercenaries on that table, eating and drinking around a large square table filled with wine and meat.
"Is there really such a magical object?"
A slightly sharp voice sounded again.
A middle-aged man wearing low-quality leather armor and dressed as a ranger put down the half-eaten leg of frosty lamb in his hand, grabbed the wine glass on the side, and said with a suspicious expression: "Old Hei, you are probably making up a story again. Right? You once said that you subdued a bluestone black python with your bare hands, but during the escort mission last month, you let a cub fall into the air!"
"Hahaha, I remembered that this coward peed his pants in mid-air and almost extinguished the fireball on my staff!"
Another middle-aged magician in a dirty robe put down the beer glass in his hand, clutched his stomach and laughed: "From my perspective, although this guy is a swordsman, he can tell stories every day." The bard is quite suitable!”
"Brothers, can you please stop exposing me?"
A messy-haired swordsman in shabby light armor tilted his head and smiled awkwardly.
Judging from the voice, it was the mercenary who mentioned the "Graph of Discord" at the beginning.
I saw him grabbing the wine glass, taking a big sip first, and then said: "That's all, since the brothers don't want to hear what I said, I won't say it anymore."
At this moment, several large piles of shiny gold coins suddenly clattered onto the wine table.
A young man with a soft complexion, surrounded by several followers, had already appeared in front of the table of mercenaries.
The person who came was none other than Lei Xiao.
Seeing this golden brilliance, all the mercenaries were stunned for a moment. Then they put down their wine glasses and looked up at Lei Xiao. They all swallowed their foam involuntarily.
For them, the pile of golden dragons in front of them is by no means a small number.
Lei Xiao's generous move made the other mercenaries at the table around him look sideways, with expressions of surprise and admiration on their faces.
Not far away, several young waitresses carrying trays even bumped into each other just to take a look at Lei Xiao.
Those who can come up with such a skill at once are most likely the aristocrats like them, ordinary commoners, who will never be able to reach them in their lifetime!
For a moment, Lei Xiao and his group became the absolute focus of the audience.
"Your Excellency, you are..."
I saw the wild-haired swordsman's throat rolling, and he quickly stood up and asked cautiously.
Although Lei Xiao and the subordinates behind him did not exude the aura of a strong man, they were just transformed into ordinary cloth.
But these mercenaries who were licking blood from their swords every day could clearly feel that the young man in front of them was obviously not an ordinary person.
"It's nothing. I am an archaeologist. I just happened to hear you mention the "Graph of Disorder" and I was a little curious for a while. ”
Lei Xiao pushed the large piles of gold coins on the table forward at will, smiled at the wild-haired swordsman and said, "As long as you tell me about the "Graph of Discord", these golden dragons will be yours. ”
"Your Excellency, please take a seat! I will tell you everything I know now!"
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, the wild-haired swordsman looked overjoyed and quickly motioned for the other mercenaries to come closer to him, leaving an entire table for Lei Xiao alone.
"Then let's get started."
Lei Xiao sat unceremoniously in front of the wild-haired mercenary and nodded slightly.
"To be honest with you, the story about the Map of Discord was something I heard an old bard talk about after drinking during a mission not long ago."
The wild-haired mercenary nodded to Lei Xiao and sat back in his seat. He first looked at the gold coins on the table, and then said respectfully: "It is said that the Picture of Discord is also called a magic puzzle. This is an ancient alien technology, the specific origin of which is unknown.”
"This magical drawing, although it looks like a whole, is divided into several small parts."
The voice of the wild-haired mercenary became mysterious: "To restore its original appearance from the messy paper, we must find the "key" to unlock this magical puzzle preset. ”
"Default "key"? ”
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows with interest and asked: "How can we find the "key"? ”
"In reply to Your Excellency, the old bard did not explain clearly about the "key". ”
Smiling sheepishly, the wild-haired swordsman shook his head and added: "However, I listen to the old bard. This "key" seems to have been made by the creator of the Map of Discord himself." Suppose that every disordered picture is different. ”
"Only the puzzle-solver expected by the maker of the drawing can find the "key" and ultimately restore the disordered drawing to its original state. ”
"The location marked by the Map of Disorder may be a treasure trove, or it may be the resting place of the maker, waiting for the solver to come and inherit the maker's treasure or legacy."
Having said this, the wild-haired swordsman's expression revealed a trace of longing: "What is certain is that the creator of the Discord Map will not be an ordinary strong man. Therefore, as long as Discord can be found, The true location marked by the map will undoubtedly benefit the treasure hunter! ”
"In other words, is this so-called "key" the key to restoring the original appearance of the Discord Map? ”
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask: "About the "key", what else did the old bard say? ”
The wild-haired swordsman rolled his eyes and thought for a while, then said again: "The other party also mentioned that the clue to find the "key" is likely to be on the original picture of the Map of Discord! ”
"I understand."
Lei Xiao rubbed his chin and thought to himself.
"From what we have learned so far, we can basically confirm that the strange treasure map in my hand is exactly a map of disorder."
"Since there is nothing to do this afternoon, let's find a way to unravel this disordered map. Perhaps there is no telling what unexpected treasures can be obtained at the real marked place on the map."< br>
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao, after confirming that the wild-haired swordsman had no other useful information, took Huzhang and others and left the open-air tavern under the admiring and respectful gazes of the surrounding diners and maids.
Afterwards, Lei Xiao and his party returned to the city lord's palace in Fenglong City. Under Lei Xiao's instructions, Tran quickly arranged a quiet living room in the castle.
After sitting down on the sofa in the living room, Lei Xiao's mind moved, and a piece of yellow mottled parchment appeared on his palm.
Along with the appearance of mottled parchment, a faint musty smell poured into Lei Xiao's nose.
Feeling the rustic flavor brought about by the erosion of time, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and began to look at it carefully.
This disordered drawing has no traces of cutting at the edges, and there are no lines outlining the edges. It is obviously a complete drawing.
In the center of the drawing, thick black lines are used to depict a map-like picture.
But if you look closely, you'll find it.
This picture is indeed like a jigsaw puzzle that has been put together randomly, extremely messy.
In addition to the patterns of mountains and trees, it is impossible to tell which side is the real front.
In the center of the drawing, there is a very eye-catching red cross mark.
Around the intersection, there seems to be a mountain range and a mountain stream. Because it is too fragmented, it is impossible to determine the specific location.
In addition, perhaps because it has faded over time, the red cross is not a solid line, but a dotted line.
The most unsolvable thing is that this disordered picture is not composed of pieces like a real puzzle. As long as you carefully observe the patterns and outlines, you can finally piece it together.
But every symbol on it, and even every line, is completely disrupted or even distorted, without any rules at all.
If you insist on splicing them together, you will undoubtedly be able to combine thousands of different drawings, making it difficult to distinguish them at all.
"It seems that the only way is to find the "key" to unlock the secret as the mercenary just said. ”
Lei Xiao couldn't help but ponder as he spread out the drawings on the wooden coffee table in front of him and motioned for his subordinates to study together.
"Just like what I just thought about, I have studied it many times with my subordinates before this, but I didn't get any results."
"And the mercenary mentioned that the hint about the "key" is in the Map of Disorder itself. It seems that we have to find the mystery from the map first. ”
Just when Lei Xiao was thinking about this.
I saw Chaoyan on the side, blinking his big shining eyes, while nibbling a whole piece of butter toast that Tran had just sent as a dessert from his servant.
While thinking thoughtfully, he said: "Lord, where is the "key" prompt of this disordered map? Before this, we have tried different types of energy injection or the use of detection-type manifestation spells, but we have not had any effect. ”
"Yes, ordinary methods such as roasting and soaking in water have also been tried, and the parchment itself does not have any sandwich."
Ye Cang pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and frowned: "Since conventional and unconventional methods have no effect, then where exactly is the secret of this disordered map?"< br>
"Lord, do you think that red cross is a bit abrupt?"
Seeing Bai Wei holding a piece of chocolate chip cookie that she took a bite out of, she couldn't help but wonder.
"What is marked there should be the specific location of the treasure."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and responded: "Is there anything special about this?"
"But, Lord, this picture is so complicated that people can't see the reason at all."
The plush ears on Bai Wei's head moved, and she said with a puzzled expression: "In this case, directly marking the location of the treasure does not seem to be of any use."
"Bai Wei, what do you mean...that red X-shaped mark is not the location of the treasure, but refers to something else?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao seemed to realize something, his eyes lit up and he said: "So that's it, it seems that the red mark is an important reminder of the "key" to this disordered map! ”
"Understood, this is exactly the puzzle that the other party set up using inertial thinking. Since this is a treasure map, we will naturally preconceptions that the red X-shaped mark represents the location of the treasure, but we hit the target I have fallen into a dead end of thinking.”
Ye Cang's gold-rimmed glasses reflected a ray of white light, and he said: "Lord, if this red cross mark is not the location of the treasure, but refers to something else, plus it is composed of dotted lines , the answer is naturally very obvious.”
"It's the folding line!"
Chaoyan's iconic big eyes lit up and he blurted out: "Just fold this disordered picture as marked above!"
"Let's get started."
Lei Xiao nodded and signaled Ye Cang beside him to perform the operation.
"As you command, Lord."
Bowing gracefully to Lei Xiao, Ye Cang folded the yellowed ancient parchment in sequence according to the instructions of the marks on the picture.
Sure enough, just as the nightclub had just finished folding, a faint wave of energy rippled out from the surface of the parchment.
Upon seeing this, Lei Xiao looked happy and quickly signaled Ye Cang to reopen the parchment.
Ye Cang bowed to accept the order and began to operate again.
When Ye Cang unfolded the parchment again, although the surface of the drawing was still messy, a brand new oval object pattern had appeared in the lower left corner of the drawing.
"That seems to be a mirror!"
Chaoyan's big eyes flickered, and he blurted out again: "It seems that only in the mirror can this disordered picture show its true original appearance!"
However, when Lei Xiao motioned to the tiger stick on the side to move the large coat mirror in the room.
In the mirror, the simple and disorderly picture remained unchanged.
"What the hell is going on? The painting above is obviously a mirror."
Seeing this, he tipped his head towards Chao Yan, with a puzzled expression on his pretty face. (End of chapter)