Chapter 78: Black Iron Pestle and Pill Book and Iron Tickets
After the three of them met in the bar, they naturally had a happy chat.
As they chatted, Zhang Fan Akan started arguing. It turned out that it was for Akan that said, "I got the most advanced American equipment and the oldest metal armor."
Zhang Fan disagreed and believed that Greek metal armor was not the oldest, and the oldest should be the first to use metal armor in the Mesopotamians in Central Asia.
Akken felt that although the Assyrians had metal armor at that time, perhaps the Assyrians were the first country to use iron armor. However, bronze armor should have been the first to use Greece in the 15th century BC. At that time, the Assyrians might have used leather armor, and they did not popularize bronze metal armor like the Greeks. The real systematic metal armor equipment should still start with heavy infantry in Greece, because it was an established army that wore a full set of metal armor. Both the Assyrians and the Persians still mainly used leather armor, and there was no relatively unified standard, and the troops were also very primitive.
The Greeks were able to travel across Europe in the 7th century BC for 600 years without an opponent! This was thanks to heavy infantry wearing bronze armor. It was not until the emergence of the Macedonian spear phalanx and the Roman iron armored legion that the glory ended!
Persia used a lot of metal armor after the Greece war and was influenced by the Greek army. The style of the armor of the Roman legion still copied Greece. In fact, Greece's heavy infantry armor affected the manufacturing and development of war armor throughout Europe and even Central Asia. Armors that continued to modern warfare had the shadow of that era.
Akan made a long speech, Zhang Fan refuted that the Assyrians had equipped armor and famous Assyrian shields in the 15th century BC, and were the best protected army of that era!
Aken jumped up, stepped on the chair, stepped on the table, and debated loudly. The earliest bronze armor unearthed in existence was the bronze breastplate from the Mycenaean era in Greece!
Zhang Fan was not outdone. What's so great about the Mycenaean era? At that time, bronze helmets were unearthed in the Shang Dynasty of China! Can it be said that the earliest metal armor was found in China?
Aken sneered at it. The Bronze Age first appeared in Europe, and bronzes were found in 3500 BC. It appeared in the Aegean region where Greece was located!
Zhang Fan fought back, and the first area to enter the Bronze Age was clearly Babylon and Egypt in the Mesopotamia. In 3000 BC, the Mesopotamia was the birthplace of the Assyrians. There was no Greek civilization at that time!
Green Wings are naturally not interested in this semi-academic debate, but they find it funny to see the two of them blush over a pair of armor. They can actually argue from a pair of armor to the historical era. It seems that if they continue to develop, they will fight in the Stone Age!
These two people, one loves to collect and is familiar with history; the other is super intelligent, and can never forget it! This debate is all about citing classics and well-versed in ancient and well-educated literature, and no one can convince anyone.
"Okay! I won't you know the scene of war in the European world that was in ancient times in 3500 BC!" Green Wings grabbed Zhang Fan and persuaded loudly.
Zhang Fan Akan was stunned and his actions were frozen. That's right, why are you still arguing about here? Isn't this world of precepts based on war and history as the criterion? Can't all ancient mysteries be solved in the scene? What else are you still arguing about?
"I'll go to the training hall, you can do it yourself." Green Wings finished eating, threw down the words and left. This woman was fighting every second, and she worked hard to hone her fighting skills.
"I'll go to the market in the afternoon to see if there are any similar sets of props. What about you? If you find them, where will I find you?" Zhang Fan asked.
"I'm still setting up a stall under a tree to earn some merit. If I don't have a suit, I have to upgrade some good armor for the remaining person to use. Get more merit and change all my equipment to green, which is worth the suit." Akan replied.
"Well, I'll go there to find you." Zhang Fan nodded.
Zhang Fan walked around the market for an afternoon and touched almost all the visible gray props, his eyes were dazzled, and he didn't find another prompt to find a set of props. He saw two special gray props identification bonuses, both of which were props from ancient Chinese.
One of the props is a black iron pestle, one foot long, and the prompt is interesting:
‘Black Iron Pestle’ (Gray): A black iron rod that you don’t know what it is for. 120% identification bonus: Find a whetstone and grind it fine to see what changes will happen.
Zhang Fan asked the seller as usual, where did this thing come from? The seller said that it was obtained by a preceptor who died in a chaotic army in the Tang Dynasty scene of "Anshi Rebellion" in China. It was the first time he saw this kind of prop that could not be used. I wonder what it was for? He was reluctant to upgrade a large amount of merit value, so he simply took it out and sold it.
Zhang Fan’s appraisal bonus can be shared with others or hidden in it to watch it yourself, just like watching goods at street stalls in antique markets. If the appraiser doesn’t tell you, even if it’s a treasure, you won’t know it.
Another piece was actually obtained by a piece of iron tiles that was more than one foot long in the hands of a Chinese preceptor who was probably not right or wrong. The red handwriting on it was blurred, but Zhang Fan still identified the antique.
‘Iron tile-shaped object’ (gray): an iron tile-shaped object with red handwriting written on it, but unfortunately the handwriting has been burned so hard that it cannot be seen clearly. 120% identification bonus: If the handwriting on the utensil can be clearly identified, this object should be able to play its role.
When Zhang Fan saw this thing, he couldn't help but take a breath: "There is such a thing!" When he asked the seller the origin of this thing, the seller should be a foreigner. He got it after killing a nobleman's house in the scene and killing the noble leader at a burned altar. But he couldn't even figure out the scene.
Zhang Fan asked in detail about the specific situation in the scene, such as the banner, the weapons and daily necessities used. The seller took out several weapons and armors from that scene. After Zhang Fan carefully identified them, he found that it was in the Five Barbarians and Invasions in China in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Zhang Fan spent nearly 2,000 merit points to buy two gray props. The two preceptors were not stupid. Although they had never seen similar gray props, they could not use them themselves. However, they always took some attention to the strange things that appeared in the world of preceptors, and the price was not low. Fortunately, the general preceptors did not recognize them, and these two gray props were inconspicuous. No one bidding, so Zhang Fan missed them.
Although I didn’t find any set props, I collected two special gray props, one of which Zhang Fan still knew, and was in a good mood. It seems that Akan was right, the sets appeared with conditions. That condition may be that the three basic abilities reached 150!
"It seems that our weakening is inevitable!" Aken said in contemplation.
"Why are we weakened after we got the set? The props of these two sets are quite strong!" Zhang Fan didn't quite understand.
"This means that mine will be greatly weakened. Otherwise, would it be possible to save your life with such powerful props?" Akan explained. "It seems that it is right to leave a green wing as a supporter. With her fighting ability to protect us, I need to be more confident in our experience in the next scene."
"You received two special gray props. I also sold more than a dozen sets of helmets and military boots. I earned 100,000 meritorious points. Today I was considered a great victory! Call Green Wings and go back to the library to check some information in the evening. Tomorrow we can go to the old Taoist to identify and upgrade props."
"I can't wait any longer. After so many props are sorted out, it's enough to see!" Aken was a little excited.
Zhang Fan smiled: "I was so confused that I had my eyes for identification today. Go and eat something quickly. I'm starving to death! Have Chinese food today."
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"Iron Certificate of Dan Book!" Aken shouted in surprise.
"Yes." Zhang Fana said affirmatively: "It is the card of death that the emperor gave to the heroes. You see, the handwriting on it is written in cinnabar, so it is called a Danshu. Half of this half of the ironware, which looks like a tiles, is actually half preserved in the court. The two pieces can be combined into a circle. It is used for anti-counterfeiting."
Aken carefully played with this 'Danshu Iron Voucher': "I'll try upgrading it."
A golden light brushed across the iron tiles, and the traces of burning on it seemed to have been wiped out a little, and the prompt also appeared:
‘Broken Iron Certificate of Dan Book’ (Gray): A promised certificate given to the heroes of the ancient monarch to the founding officials. It reads the promise made by a generation of monarchs to his loyal ministers! However, because of the burning of war, the handwriting in the cinnabar book was blurred and the content of the promise was impossible, so the iron Certificate could not play its role! If someone could identify the handwriting on it and read it out, then anyone could use it.
"It's still not usable!" Akken was a little discouraged. "The two props are evil, and that iron pestle cannot be upgraded, so it still needs to be ground. This one needs to be recognized and cannot be used."
"Give it to me, let me try it. It is my job to identify antiquities after all." Zhang Fan took it and looked at the handwriting on it carefully. "The handwriting on the cinnabar is so burnt that it can't be seen clearly. Some places have melted, but unfortunately! I can only distinguish a few words now."
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The third anniversary celebration of Zongheng has been in full swing recently, and you can also draw lottery. Let's try it~~...
Chapter completed!