HPMRS CH 139: Richi Rich!
Ryan was startled by the scream, and then looked into the box. When he saw the contents of the box clearly, he couldn't help making a silly sound.
Because there was actually a person in the box; to be precise, it was a skeleton, a skeleton with a golden helmet on its head and a gleaming golden armor.
No wonder Hermione screamed, after all, for a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, even in bright sunlight, a skeleton in a wooden box would be a startling sight.
The skull was lying flat on the shock-absorbing cotton in the box, underneath it was a blue velvet cloth, and he held a gold-plated and carved honour guard in his right hand. This look did not disintegrate, implying that the skeleton had been deliberately fastened and was previously placed in a standing position.
The skeleton is surrounded by a knight's plate armour from head to toe. The plate armour is made of fine materials, has gilded patterns, and is studded with stones. The strangest part was that there were two enormous holes where the armour was meant to be the thickest. Allowing the ribs of the skeleton to be seen.
Additionally, there are several gaps in the arm and leg armour. The bones inside are visible. The visor was pressed onto the helmet on the face of the skull. Gold inlaid with precious stones was used to hide the exposed face. Even the hollow eye sockets were covered with woven gold silk. Surrounded by a large number of pearl flowers, jewels inlaid with large sapphires.
What's more, every bone inside the armour is coated in gold threads and encrusted with jewels, which can be seen through the gaps in the armour.
Also, each of his fingers had a ring inlaid with a large gem. On his neck, he had a thick gold chain as thick as a thumb that was likewise inlaid with jewels of various hues. The largest fragment was even larger than a thumb.
In short, this is a jeweleton (jewel-skeleton).
"Can you tell me what this is?" Mr. Granger was taken aback and inquired. The three women in attendance had a sorry expressions on their faces. Although jewellery is appealing, this type of jewellery, which is directly inlaid in the bones, will not entice people to want to wear it on their bodies, no matter how lovely it is.
Mr. Lambert studied a lot of papers recently because he was writing adventure stories, and among them were materials regarding this object in front of him. As a result, when he heard Mr. Granger's query, he swiftly responded: "Bones dating from the 2nd to 5th centuries were discovered in the late 16th century. At the time of the Reformation, the church wishfully believed that these bones belonged to the famous early saints, to consolidate the authority of the church. They assisted the Catholic Church in forming relationships with the local population at the time, while protestants saw them as grotesque and ridiculous representatives of the faith. The biggest difference between them and standard skeletons is that they are all dressed in luxurious 18th-19th century royal clothing and jewelry, and the church holds an annual meeting for the gem skeletons. The Memorial ceremony."
It's just that due to different factions, very few churches in the UK and Northern Europe have these.
In the era without the Internet, no one would know some remote knowledge unless it was specifically searched. So it was reasonable for the Grangers to not recognize what this was.
"The people who made this thing were really rich." Hermione sighed aside.
There are hundreds of huge jewels among the thousands of gems on this, excluding the broken gems used for edging. The crimson spinel inlaid on the chest of the armour, which is the size of a dove egg, does not appear to be any smaller than the one on the queen's crown. A little thought will reveal that it is quite valuable.
Looking at the jewels inlaid on it, you know that the people who made this thing back then were not only rich but also powerful. Jewelry craftsmen who can at least achieve this level are hard to find.
"This should be something from the church. Let's see if we can find any hints." Hermione spoke as soon as Mr. Lambert's voice sank: "Because of the blue underlying the bones, this seems like it could be from France. The golden flower insignia, which represents the French royal family of the past, is painted on velvet. During our summer vacation in France, we saw a lot of comparable items."
"And then there's this." Ryan stopped speaking and reached into the box containing the gold and silver dishes to remove a wax seal. It had the French word Reims written on it.
Because many British people chose French as their foreign language, everyone present could understand the word. After reading it, Mr. Lambert said: "Ryan, you said the ghost told you that this was sent here about two hundred years ago. I think it happened to be in Napoleon's time, and France was in chaos. Some French people took important things and transferred them to England, and they were lost in the chaos. These treasures also stayed here. Reims was the place where the French royal family was coronated in the past, and it is normal for the church there to have such treasures."
The question now is how to deal with this thing? Although everyone agreed to share 50% of the proceeds in accordance with the law (the treasures on private land in the UK are divided by the discoverer and the landlord). But how we go about it is a big problem, once the French are attracted to it, it will really be troublesome for the nation.
However, Lambert quickly finalized a solution after discussing it with Mr. Granger. After returning to London, Ryan found that his father had started calling reporters.
Now that his father had a solution, Ryan entered a normal vacation life. Until this weekend when he was studying in the library, Hermione suddenly walked in from outside and put a newspaper on the table.
"Newspaper? When did your taste turn from books to the news? " Ryan asked Hermione strangely after scanning the newspaper.
"Look at the fourth edition," Hermione said briefly.
Ryan suddenly turned to the fourth edition, pretending that the previous editions did not exist. Then he was surprised to see the photo of his father and Mr. Granger standing in front of a silver-plated cross.
Below the photo is written: a dentist and a writer from London found very precious cultural relics in England. They decided to return these cultural relics to the French. The French government agreed to pay more than two million pounds as a reward for both of them.
"This is really good news," Ryan said excitedly.
"Indeed." Hermione agreed. "It's a pity that the magic world has too strict management of the exchange of Galleons, otherwise I will be able to buy those very expensive books."
Sure enough, the thinking of learning God was different from that of normal people. Ryan made a deep self-examination of the pile of money that had just appeared in his mind.
When he got home that day, he saw his parents happily discussing using the money to travel around the world and fulfilling their dream of owning a farm when they first got married. Ryan's face also showed a smile: He was happy from the bottom of his heart that he could use his abilities to bring a better life to his family.
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