Chapter 108 Dreaming of the Broken Swords

Chapter 108 Dreaming of the Broken Swords

Chapter 108: Dreaming of the Broken Swords (V)

Main storyline:

Jinchen briefly introduced himself to you. After you listened to his explanation, you stood there in a daze as if you were shocked.

As a successor of socialism who grew up with core values, although you work in a museum and your job is to restore cultural relics, you have never thought that there are such things as "ghosts and monsters" in this world.

——Didn’t we agree that spirits are not allowed to appear after the founding of the country?
Oh, it turns out that Jinchen is more than two thousand years old this year, that’s okay.

Your head was in a daze, and you stood there thinking for a long time. It took you a long time to digest the news that almost overloaded your brain.

So you looked up at the Han Jin spirit in front of you, half stupidly and half numbly, and your lips and tongue trembled when you opened your mouth.

[You: (voice trembling) So, what you mean is that you are a monster born from this piece of Han brocade fragment.]
[You: (eyes wide open in disbelief) And no matter how I tried before, I couldn’t make those threads stay on your body for even a second longer. The fundamental reason is… because you have already become a spirit, and these “ordinary things” that have nothing special about them can’t repair your body at all? ? ]
Your voice rises unconsciously, as if you can't accept this fact that seems outrageous but is very reasonable when you think about it carefully.

——Ordinary brocade woven in the industrial age cannot be compared with the Han brocade that has been refined and survived for more than two thousand years. The silk she usually uses to repair ordinary Ming and Qing fabrics cannot be used to repair this piece of Han brocade.

Therefore, even if she reproduced the Han Dynasty loom one-to-one according to the information and parameters provided by her predecessors in the same industry, it would be of no use - the material was wrong from the beginning, and the brocade certainly could not be repaired neatly.

It’s just…it’s just that this “truth” is too painful to savor.

It was like a breath was inexplicably stuck in my throat - I couldn't swallow it nor spit it out.

You thought, twisting your face uncontrollably.

You feel as if you have been tricked by someone, but when you think about it more carefully, you feel that it is impossible for anyone to trick you. After all, no one can predict the future.

How many cultural relics do people working in museums handle every day? Who could have guessed that this Han Dynasty brocade, which can be called a national treasure, is actually a spirit?

Now that you have figured it out, a sense of melancholy arises in your heart. However, Jinchen opposite you seems to be unaware of the changes in your heart. He just smiles and nods at you, and there is even a hint of inexplicable excitement in his tone.

[Jinchen: (smiles) Yes, that’s what I mean.]
[Jin Chen: (Cheers again) I have been a spirit for thousands of years, and have practiced in the heart of the Immortal Mountain for countless years - now my body has also shed its mortal body, and it can no longer be hung with ordinary threads... That is why I have to let it be torn until now.]
Having said this, Jinchen paused slightly, as if expecting you to make some response to his words.

You stare at his smiling eyes, and suddenly a thought occurs to you: [What kind of thread would be needed to repair your true form? (Select this option to jump down to branch line 1)]

[With such a high level of cultivation, you still can't repair your body? (Select this option to jump down to branch 2)]

(Note: This branch line only affects the acquisition of game values, and does not affect the normal development of the main line. That is, no matter which branch line the player chooses, he will not die. Please choose the subsequent line according to your own ideas.)
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Branch 1:

[You: (with a curious and slightly cautious look) What kind of thread do you need to repair your body?]
[You: (Lower your voice) Can such silk thread still be found in the world today?]
You muttered to yourself and complained secretly. In fact, until now you still dare not fully believe that everything you saw was real - whether it was the things you experienced since you woke up, or the young man in Han-style deep clothing sitting opposite you, all of these were too much like a dream.

- A dream that you imagined due to overwork; it is not beautiful enough, but it is enough to solve your current difficulties.

Thinking of the "dream", you can't help but scratch your palm nervously.

The slight tingling sensation in the palm of your hand made the scene in front of you look a little more real. You calmed yourself down and looked up at Jinchen again - this demon seemed quite happy.

[Jinchen: (slightly happy) I need a five-colored silk that contains the "power of five stars".]
[You: (Surprised and puzzled) Five-star power... five-colored silk?]
Jinchen opened his mouth and uttered two names you had never heard of before, and you opened your mouth unconsciously in surprise.

The spirit probably guessed that you would have this reaction, so it put on a kind and gentle smile.

[Jinchen: (Nods) Yes, the "Five Star Power", and the five-colored silk that contains the "Five Star Power".]
[Jinchen: ____, you are a cultural relic restorer, you should have seen that my body is woven with five kinds of silk threads representing the five elements and five colors, and on it are woven five kinds of auspicious beasts from the Han Dynasty and the five stars in the sky——]
[Jinchen: (with serious eyes) What I usually practice is the vast spiritual power contained in these five stars... Therefore, my body is also full of the power of the five stars - and now that you want to repair my body, you naturally have to use the five-colored silk full of "five-star power".]
Jinchen's words sounded like a tongue twister. After listening to it for a long time, you would feel your head buzzing with those indistinguishable "power of the five stars", "five elements" and "five-colored silk".

Fortunately, although your mind is still confused at this moment, you have already grasped the key points from the few words that Jinchen kept emphasizing - if you want to repair this Han brocade, you need to use some unusual special "five-color silk", and it depends on the situation. The Han brocade master himself also knows where to get this silk thread.

That is...why didn't he get the thread himself first?

You looked confused, but you continued to ask questions honestly according to Jinchen's words.

[You: (confused) Then...how is the "five-color silk" you mentioned made? Or, where can we find this "five-color silk"?]
Jinchen looked at you deeply.

[Jinchen: The five-colored silk is not made, it is a natural thing... guided by the five stars in the sky, inspired by the five aspirations of man, and nurtured in obsession for a hundred years... before a short piece of silk can be obtained.]
[Jinchen: In other words...it is very difficult to find five-colored silk in the human world today, or even if you find it, the quantity is probably not enough.]
[Jinchen: (meaningfully) If we want to find enough five-colored silk, we may have to go to Lanke Mountain first.]
(Your frankness directly makes Jinchen like you more, but Jinchen didn't explain the "Five-Star Power" and "Five-Colored Silk" to you clearly, which makes you a little worried. Han Jinjing Soul's Favorability Value +20, Mental Stress Value +10, and continue to return to the main storyline.)
I found that QQ Reader would delete the first chapter in the chapter name. When writing the second chapter, I might add a symbol in front of it. I will just ignore the first chapter.