The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 140 Harvest
Ryan was startled by the scream, and then he looked into the box. When he saw what was in the box, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

Because there was actually a person in the box; to be exact, a skeleton, a skeleton wearing a golden helmet and covered in shining golden armor all over the body.

No wonder Hermione screamed. After all, for a girl of twelve or thirteen, a skeleton in a wooden box would be scary even in bright sunlight.

The skeleton was lying flat on the shock-absorbing cotton wool in the box, with a piece of blue velvet cloth under it, and a gilded carved ceremonial halberd in its right hand. The fact that it was not falling apart meant that the skeleton must have been specially fixed and placed there in a standing position.

The skeleton was wrapped from head to toe in a set of knight's plate armor, which had exquisite reliefs and gilded patterns, and was decorated with a large number of gems. The most peculiar thing was that there were two large holes in the chest, which should have been the thickest part of the armor, leaving the skeleton's ribs exposed.

In addition, there are a lot of hollows on the arm armor and leg armor. The bones inside are displayed. On the face of the skull, the mask is pushed up to the helmet. The exposed face is covered with gold pieces inlaid with a lot of gems on the mouth and cheeks. Even the empty eye sockets are covered with jewels woven with gold wire. Surrounded by a lot of pearl flowers, with large sapphires in the middle.

What’s even more exaggerated is that through the gaps in the armor, you can see that every bone inside is wrapped with gold wire and inlaid with jewels.

On each finger of her hand, she wore a ring inlaid with a large gemstone. She also wore a gold chain around her neck that was as thick as a thumb and inlaid with gemstones of various colors. The largest gemstone was even as big as a thumb.

In short, this is a jeweled skeleton. The jewels on it are so rich that it is impossible to find space on the bones to add more jewels.

"What is this?" Mr. Granger asked in surprise. The three women present showed a very regretful expression. Jewelry is indeed pleasing, but this kind of jewelry directly inlaid on the bone frame is very awe-inspiring. No matter how beautiful it is, people will not want to own it.

Mr. Lambert had read a lot of information recently because he was writing an adventure novel, and there happened to be information about this thing in front of him. So after listening to Mr. Granger's question, he quickly answered: "In the late 16th century, someone excavated skeletons from around the 2nd to 5th centuries AD. At that time, it coincided with the Reformation period. The church wishfully believed that these bones belonged to famous early saints and could be used to consolidate the authority of the church. This kind of skeleton is also called "Dharmakaya". The biggest difference between them and standard skeletons is that they are all dressed in luxurious royal costumes and jewelry from the 18th century. The church holds a memorial ceremony for the gem skulls every year."

However, due to different sects, churches in Britain and Northern Europe rarely have this. In the era without the Internet, some obscure knowledge is basically unknown unless you specifically look it up. So it is understandable that the Granger family could not recognize what it is.

"The person who made this thing is really rich." Hermione exclaimed at the side.

Indeed, there may be thousands of gems on it. Excluding the broken gems used for edging, there are probably hundreds of large gems. Especially the pigeon egg-sized red spinel inlaid on the chest of the armor, which looks no smaller than the one on the Queen's crown. It is worth a lot of money.

Looking at the jewels inlaid on it, you can tell that the person who made this thing was not only rich but also powerful. At least it is not easy to find a jeweler who can make this level.

"This should be something from the church. Let's see if there are any clues?" As soon as Mr. Lambert finished speaking, Hermione replied, "This should be something from France, because you can see that the blue velvet under the skeleton is painted with a golden phoenix mark, which represents the French royal family in the past. We have seen many similar things when we traveled in France during the summer vacation." "And this." Ryan took out a wax seal from a box containing gold and silver wares. There was a French word on it: Reims.

Because many British people choose French as their foreign language, everyone present can understand this word. After reading it, Mr. Lambert said, "Ryan, you said that the ghost told you that this was sent here about two hundred years ago. I think that was the time of Napoleon, and France was in chaos. Some French people moved these important things to Britain, and then for some reason, they never came back. These treasures stayed here. Reims was the place where the French royal family was coronated in the past, so it is normal for the church there to have such treasures."

The question now is how to deal with this thing? Although everyone agrees that according to the law, the two families will share 50% of the proceeds (treasures on private land in the UK are divided equally between the discoverer and the landowner). However, how to deal with it is a big problem. Once the French are attracted, it will be really troublesome.

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 found a solution, Ryan returned to his normal holiday life. Until this weekend when he was studying in the library, Hermione suddenly walked in from outside and put a newspaper on the table.

"The Sun? When did your taste become like this?" Ryan asked Hermione curiously after glancing at the newspaper.

"Read page 4," Hermione said briefly.

Ryan flipped to page 4, pretending that the previous pages didn't exist, and was surprised to see a 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 extremely valuable cultural relics in England. They decided to return these cultural relics to the French, who were willing to pay more than two million pounds as a reward for the two of them.

"This is really good news." Ryan said excitedly.

"Indeed." Hermione agreed. "It's a pity that the wizarding world has such strict regulations on exchanging Galleons, otherwise I would have been able to buy those expensive books."

The thinking of the academic genius is indeed different from that of normal people. Ryan conducted a deep self-examination for the pile of money that 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 fulfill their dream of owning a farm when they first got married. Ryan also smiled: he was happy from the bottom of his heart that he could use his ability to bring a better life to his family.

(End of this chapter)