New Gods of North America

Wayne's life philosophy includes some relatively simple philosophies of life.

For example, "Harmony brings wealth" and "Since you're here, what else do you want to bring with you?"

Simon Sherman is the number one customer on the detective agency's current spending list.

Although Wayne knew that the other party was not here to look for him, as the owner of the detective agency, he still went over to greet him.

The main thing is to see the guest holding the gift personally, it looks quite heavy, and I don’t want to make him too tired.

Simon Sherman came with four bodyguards, two driving the car and two following in the car, all of them were strong and muscular.

Even so, Simon Sherman did not ask them to help hold the box, but insisted on carrying it himself, which shows that it was not a cheap item.

"Welcome to the detective agency, Mr. Sherman."

After Wayne greeted him, he looked at the object in the other person's hands considerately and asked, "What is this?"

"Just call me Simon." The man smiled at Wayne and explained, "This is an ancient stone tablet that I asked someone to collect in the southern continent of the Old World. I would like to ask Miss Lina to help identify it."

In everyday language, the "Old World" usually refers to a slightly larger area than the "Old Continent".

If we look at it from an abstract perspective, the Old World and the New World on the current world map are like the left and right wings of a butterfly, and each side can be further divided into two separate but continuous parts of "South" and "North".

The "Old World" in a narrow sense was originally called the "Northern World".

It refers to the "Old World North Continent" which now includes the old "civilized" countries such as Frank, Germany, and France, as well as the Kingdom of Windsor, which is now the world hegemon and faces them across the sea.

The so-called "Southern Continent of the Old World" is actually the hometown of the ancestors of the black slaves in America.

Because it was discovered early enough, but it has not been recognized by the "civilized world\

,"So when the New World was discovered, the name of that place changed from the original "Southern Continent" to "Southern Continent of the Old World".

In the understanding of civilized people,

The "Old World North Continent" can be referred to as the "Old Continent" for short.

However, the "Southern Continent of the Old World" is not allowed to be directly equated with the term "Old Continent" unless it is used in an insulting context.

Wayne nodded after listening.

oh……

It's not a gift...

So Wayne didn't reach out to take it, "Lina has gone to rest, Mr. Sherman, you can wait in the reception room for a while."

"Thank you." Simon Sherman accepted it happily, and then reiterated, "Just call me Simon."

Wayne gestured "please" to the large warehouse that had been converted into an office area:

"Yes, Mr. Sherman."

…

Simon Sherman was not one to hide his feelings.

In the reception room, although Ryan failed to call Lina over successfully, and the reason he gave was that "she might still be resting", he didn't mind showing his collection to Wayne.

Open the box and uncover the rune cloth or something that seals the inside.

This thing really seems to be an "extraordinary item".

The slab is carved from a piece of obsidian and looks hard and delicate.

It was engraved with runes, totems and hieroglyphs that Wayne could not understand.

Perhaps because it is too old, the extraordinary power contained in it has become very weak.

However, in Wayne's vision of simple lines, the outline of the stone slab and the hieroglyphs on it would still "twitch" slightly from time to time.

The style of the painting is a bit like the jagged wavy lines on an electrocardiogram, or the kind that feels like it's about to die.

From a normal perspective, everything seems normal.

When its outline "twitches", you will inexplicably want to turn around and pay attention to it, as if someone is looking at you from that side.

"This is indeed an extraordinary item." Wayne tried to help identify it, "but it probably has nothing to do with the 'Wise Sage'."

"Don't address the wise man by his name!"

Simon Sherman protested at first.

Then he rubbed his palms as if he was out of control, lowered his head and pretended to look at something, as if he was not too convinced by Wayne's conclusion:

"Does Mr. Wayne also research identification?"

Wayne casually made up an excuse, "I'm a history major."

In my impression, every time the power of the wise sage descends, the nearby "lines" will first become disordered, and then intertwine and entangle with each other.

The style of the lines feels closer to smooth curves or wavy lines, twisted but inexplicably with a regular beauty.

Just looking at the style of painting you can tell it’s different.

Wayne then asked Ryan to call for help again, and to bring Inissa along as well, as this thing seemed to be really worth a "look".

After a while, the two of them arrived at the reception room one after another.

After listening to it, Lina took a quick look and said that this thing should have nothing to do with the "Sage".

Inesa seemed to know more about this thing:

"The Cursed Tablet... Was this excavated from some pharaoh's tomb? Are there other things?"

Simon Sherman was a little insecure because of Inessa's calm attitude.

He hesitated:

“No. The collector who transferred it to me said it was found by a group of adventurers in an ancient temple in the desert, not in a tomb.

"According to the preliminary results of my previous investigation by several professional scholars, the content mentioned on the stone tablet may point to a god in charge of wisdom and learning that people believed in at that time."

Inesa did not insist on her own opinion.

"It is indeed possible. If the tomb of the pharaoh is excavated, there will often be lighter and more valuable gold products and mummies among the burial objects. Explorers are usually unlikely to simply chisel off the stone slabs embedded in the wall."

Wayne understood what Inessa meant.

It was rare to meet a rich man like Simon Sherman. If the tomb had been excavated and there were other valuables, the seller would definitely take them out. Since he only sold this stone slab, it meant that the other party might really not have found anything more valuable at the time.

The only thing you can do is to not leave empty-handed, and take whatever you have.

Of course, it is also possible that other treasures were found, but it feels like using this thing to deceive Simon Sherman is enough.

I heard that everyone's opinions were unanimous, especially Lina's clear denial.

Simon Sherman seemed a little disappointed. "It's not an item related to the sage... My investment of several thousand pounds is in vain."

"Thousands of pounds?!" Wayne was a little convinced.

These days, the ratio of the gold pound to the US dollar is close to one to five.

Brother, if you have too much money and don't know where to spend it, would you consider asking Lina to summon the wise sage to meet you next time?

“It’s not all direct purchase costs, it also includes networking and storage and transportation costs.”

Simon Sherman explained, then looked at Inessa, "As an extraordinary item, does it have any other value?"

Inissa reached out and touched the patterns engraved on the stone slab:

"The extraordinary power contained in it has almost completely dissipated... I don't know much about ancient writing, so I may need to consult more professional historians or extraordinary people in this regard."

"Is that so... Then perhaps selling it to a suitable collector would be the right choice."

Simon Sherman did not hide his disappointment, but he did not seem to be too hurt.

After saying this, he walked to the door of the reception room, as if he was planning to ask his bodyguard to come and help him pack up.

Wayne saw that Inissa had already mastered the art. He happened to have just finished his cultural relics class today and was now very curious about real cultural relics.

So when Inissa finished her research, she followed suit and placed her hands on the stone slab, running her fingers over the hieroglyphs, feeling the unique smooth touch of obsidian.

This kind of stone is said to be hard and brittle, so it is not easy to carve on it.

The wisdom of the ancients is quite amazing.

Then as the "lines" on the slate "twitched" again,

Wayne suddenly felt as if he had touched static electricity, and was suddenly "shocked" by the stone slab.

He immediately retracted his hand reflexively.

He had previously absorbed the extraordinary material left behind by "Thin Guy" Charlie,

Because the extraordinary power contained in it has been affected by the superior existence, it has not been truly absorbed until now. It seems to be still in the "stomach". Until now, Wayne still needs to drink holy water from time to time every day to "aid digestion".

Originally, according to Wayne's estimation, it would take at least another month to completely "digest" these things.

But after being "electrified\

,"Wayne felt that the "barrier" that was originally "wrapped" outside those extraordinary powers seemed to be shattered in an instant like an ice cube, and the melting speed suddenly became very fast.

The extraordinary power that could be absorbed was captured by the "eye" in Wayne's body that opened in response to the stress and began to be absorbed rapidly.

"Excuse me."

Wayne quickly covered his stomach, pretending that he was not feeling well, and passed by Simon Sherman. In fact, he wanted to find a room immediately to absorb it quietly.

Behind Wayne, Lina's eyes widened.

Because she saw that a small piece the size of a button had silently broken off the obsidian slab where Wayne had touched.

So Lina quickly hid the thing before Simon Sherman noticed.

This thing is worth thousands of pounds...

I can't afford to pay and I don't want to pay.