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If it was just a simple blue and white porcelain, although this thing was quite precious and rare, it would not enter Qin Fang's eyes. But with this brocade box, it was completely different.
In other words, in the eyes of others, the value of the blue and white porcelain was far greater than the value of this brocade box.
But in Qin Fang's eyes, the result was just the opposite.
Originally, he didn't care too much about this blue and white porcelain. He simply used the detection skill to detect the authenticity of this blue and white porcelain.
When he got the result and knew that this blue and white porcelain was authentic, he didn't particularly care.
But at this time, he unexpectedly used the detection skill on the brocade box containing this blue and white porcelain. He mainly felt that the material of this brocade box seemed to be very good. He wanted to know if it was made of Phoebe zhennan wood.
Phoebe zhennan wood was an extremely rare wood and the most precious wood. In ancient times, only the royal family was qualified to use it.
Of course, in fact, there were still some items made of Phoebe zhennan wood among the people, from some tables, chairs, furniture, to some jewelry boxes, and so on. Some were even made into coffins made of Phoebe zhennan wood … This was also thanks to the characteristics of Phoebe zhennan wood, which could ensure that it would not rot for thousands of years.
To some extent, it also indirectly showed the value of this Phoebe zhennan wood.
It was just that later, Phoebe zhennan wood was gradually cut down. There was basically no new Phoebe zhennan wood left in the world. The rest were those passed down from ancient times.
Because of this, Phoebe zhennan wood had also become more precious, and the value was quite high. The number of surviving Phoebe zhennan wood was still quite rare. Many people wanted to get one or two items made of Phoebe zhennan wood, but it was not so easy.
Qin Fang was the same. This brocade box seemed to be made of Phoebe zhennan wood, which made him a little more careful …
If it was really made of Phoebe zhennan wood, Qin Fang planned to wait for Qu Yuancheng to bid for this blue and white porcelain, then ask for this brocade box.
With his relationship with Qu Yuancheng, as long as Qin Fang asked, Qu Yuancheng would definitely not refuse.
As for why Qin Fang wanted such a brocade box made of Gold-Rimmed Phoebe Nanmu, it was not because he wanted to keep it for himself, but because Gold-Rimmed Phoebe Nanmu had the characteristic of not rotting for a thousand years. He wanted to store some things that were not easy to preserve in it, such as … the peerless elixir Golden Dragon Saliva that overflowed from the puppet!
The Golden Dragon Saliva was able to maintain its spirituality on the puppet's body, but once it left the puppet's body, the spirituality would evaporate very quickly.
Qin Fang had also tried to use a jade bottle to store it, but it only slightly slowed down the speed of evaporation, but it still caused a great loss to the medicinal properties.
The longer it was stored, the more it would volatilize. It was estimated that in at most ten days to half a month, the medicinal properties would completely volatilize, and it would turn into a useless ordinary liquid.
This was also what made Qin Fang depressed!
Fortunately, the time in his prop box was almost still, which could ensure that the Golden Dragon Saliva would not evaporate when it was stored inside. But once it was taken out, there was no way to stop it.
This box made of Gold-Rimmed Phoebe Nanmu was different. It could be said that this was the best storage item, second only to the jade bottle made of Millennium Cold Jade and Warm Jade.
The effect of the Golden Dragon Saliva was very magical. Although the medicinal effect was very overbearing, it was definitely a life-saving weapon when necessary … It could be seen from Tangcheng's experience this time.
If Tangcheng had taken the Golden Dragon Saliva in advance, although he would not be completely immune to the black magic, at least those poisonous medicinal insects would not hurt him.
Therefore, Qin Fang thought about taking out some Golden Dragon Saliva to store. When necessary, he could take it out and use it without needing to scrape it from the puppet's body …
This idea was naturally very good, so Qin Fang had been paying attention to it for a long time, but there were too few Gold-Rimmed Phoebe Nanmu items. He had never found one.
Therefore, this plan could only be delayed until now. Until he saw the brocade box and saw the material of this brocade box, Qin Fang would care whether the real inside was Gold-Rimmed Phoebe Nanmu or not.
But he observed it so carefully, coupled with the cooperation of the detection skill, the result made Qin Fang suddenly stunned.
"Mechanical box?"
Qin Fang also muttered in his heart.
The material of this brocade box was indeed Phoebe Nanmu, but it was not the Gold-Rimmed Phoebe Nanmu he wanted, which made him slightly disappointed. But when the detection result of this box came out, Qin Fang was slightly stunned again.
Because this box was not an ordinary brocade box. Its name was actually … "Mechanical Box".
Qin Fang had heard of the mechanical box before, so he still had some impression of it, but this kind of thing was very rare in the world, and he had never seen it before.
It could even be said that there were not many people in this world who had really seen a mechanical box. Even those masters who had worked with antiques for a lifetime might not have seen a mechanical box.
A mechanical box, as the name suggested, was a box with a mechanism installed.
This kind of thing first came from the carpenter ancestor, Lu Ban. He was the first to make a mechanical box, and then the method of making this mechanical box was passed on to his disciples.
Lu Ban was actually one of the ancestors of Qian Men, so the person who really made the mechanical box must be a member of Qian Men … What he mastered was the mechanical skill.
The mechanical skill was also one of the Qian Men's skills. It was a very magical skill.
Unfortunately, Qian Men was very secretive. Whether this magical skill was passed down, Qin Fang didn't know, but every Qian Men master who mastered the mechanical skill was definitely respected everywhere.
As for the reason, naturally, those who knew already knew. Those who didn't know didn't know anything, and there was no need to know.
The manufacturing process of the mechanical box was actually a kind of more complicated object in the mechanical skill. Don't look at its size. Its complexity was not below those large-scale mechanical skills.
The manufacturing of this kind of mechanical box was mostly to store some very important items. At the same time, the opening method was very complicated. Even if only a few people knew the opening method, otherwise, even if it was forcefully dismantled, it couldn't be opened.
The mechanical box in front of him had been around for a long time. It was even older than the Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain. It should be made in the late Song Dynasty.
Qin Fang just carefully observed it. This should be a very exquisite third grade mechanical box. It wasn't the best in the mechanical box family, but it wasn't the simplest either.
There were five types of mechanical boxes: first grade, second grade, third grade, sixth grade, and ninth grade. The difficulty of making it was determined by the number. Among them, the first grade mechanical box was the easiest, and the ninth grade mechanical box was the most difficult!
Qin Fang's third grade mechanical box was in the middle, and the difficulty was relatively moderate …
The mechanical box was used to store items, so the more sophisticated the mechanical box used, the more important the items inside were.
Qin Fang saw that this was a third grade mechanical box, so the items stored inside must be very precious. Just thinking of this, Qin Fang couldn't help but frown.
The third grade also meant that this mechanical box had three layers. Now, this mechanical box had one layer. There were still two other layers. Qin Fang wasn't very sure if they had been opened, but from the appearance of this box, it seemed that there were no signs of being discovered …
Using a third grade mechanical box to store a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain was actually a bit overkill in ancient times.
The blue and white porcelain was indeed very precious, but that was relative to the present. In ancient times, it might not be so important. Even the more exquisite blue and white porcelain might be ordinary furnishings in some rich people's homes.
But this third grade mechanical box was different. Not to mention the complexity of this thing, just its use was enough to eliminate many possibilities.
The opening method of the mechanical box was very complicated. The more complicated the mechanical box was, the more difficult it was to open. Even like the ninth grade mechanical box, there was almost no second person who could open it except for the maker himself. This was because the opening method was so complicated that it couldn't be slowly tried.
Although the opening difficulty of this third grade mechanical box was far less difficult than the ninth grade mechanical box, for most people, it was basically impossible to open it.
Even a Thousand Gates expert who knew mechanical arts might not necessarily be able to open it …
The ancient Thousand Gates was definitely the most prosperous era of development. There were almost countless experts in the sect, but now it was obvious that they had declined a lot.
Because of historical reasons, many of the Thousand Gates' skills were lost. Many Thousand Gates experts couldn't break through to the level that many great masters had reached.
Not to mention surpassing the achievements of their predecessors, it was almost impossible to even catch up …
For example, there were so many "god-like" great masters in ancient times. Lu Ban, Gui Guzi, Huang Shi Gong … and so on. Every one of them was unimaginably terrifying.
But now, other than some bullsh * t "expert", there weren't any decent big shots that could be brought out.
"Could it be that the thing inside hasn't been discovered yet?"
The Thousand Gates was still strong, but it was far from being comparable to the past. Ever since their ancestor, Lu Ban, passed away, there weren't any particularly impressive inventions.
Looking at this third grade mechanical box, although one layer had been opened, there were still two layers that hadn't been opened. Qin Fang couldn't help but think about the things inside.
Although the blue and white porcelain was precious, it was only placed in the easiest layer of the third grade mechanical box. It was most likely used to confuse people. Then, the remaining two layers were definitely used to store more precious items …
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