Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 221 Legal Unboxing

[Quest "Sweet Poison" Completed]

[Time consumed: s]

Survey efficiency: S

[Impact/Effect: S]

Overall Rating: SSS

[Gain lifespan +1000, plus an additional +500]

Goodness, this is the first time I've seen a reward of over a thousand lifespans. But considering that enormous messenger of disaster, Levi thinks it's nothing at all. If he hadn't watched so many monster movies, he probably would have been beaten to a pulp and was running away by the enemy long ago.

[Mysticism attribute +30, increased to 60]

[Mysticism increased to 60 (adds the trait "Solomon's Wisdom")]

[Possesses "Solomon's Wisdom," linguistics attribute +10, increased to 30]

The "Wisdom of Solomon" sounds impressive, but after scanning it, Li Wei found it wasn't very useful to him. It didn't include Solomon's memories; at best, it allowed Li Wei to read the text from the time of Emperor Arthur and to understand the purpose of patterns on ancient ruins.

That way, you won't be unable to understand the "Beware of vicious dogs" warning and foolishly push open the door to become dog food.

Of course, there were also some alchemical potion recipes, but Li Wei knew at a glance that these rubbish were completely useless.

Putting aside other things, where is he supposed to find materials like [Griffin Feather] and [Dragon Heart]?
However, judging from these alchemical recipes, those monsters may have really existed in ancient times.

As for now... well, let's pray they're all extinct.

In Livy's opinion, this "wisdom of Solomon" would have been perfect for Anne, and was a complete waste of its potential for himself. He was a detective; how could he possibly spend all his time in the library reading ancient texts?
Levi decided to keep this ability a secret from Annie, otherwise she might end up using him as a human translator.

Anyway, it's not like she can't do it herself. If it really doesn't work, she can just use it herself and say she saw it in a book by chance.

As for magical knowledge, Li Wei only knew how to use runes and magic circles, and he couldn't become a sorcerer like King Solomon.

[Additional Skill +1]

Li Wei is a staunch supporter of puppetry and continues to decisively add the [Puppeteer] skill.

[Puppeteer skill upgraded to LV6]

[Gain special ability — compression and storage]

That's a great ability!

Upon seeing this, Li Wei's spirits lifted immediately; this was exactly the ability he wanted!
For Li Wei, who is a puppeteer, the most troublesome problem is that he can never carry too many puppets with him.

Levi's most commonly used dolls are cats and birds, but those are achieved using Irene's transformation skills when creating them. Ultimately, although they can transform, their size remains the same. Levi would like to equip other dolls with mechs or something, but the problem is that their size doesn't allow it.

Even if a mecha transforms normally, it's still much bigger than a human. Do you think Li Wei can get there in a day and drag it away?

But now that we have the [Compression and Storage] ability, it's much more convenient. Li Wei can use this ability to compress those large dolls and then decompress them when he needs them.

After all, it's not surprising that a 700MB compressed file can be decompressed into a 2GB file. It's reasonable and makes no mistake!

Now, when I go out to fight in the future and encounter those monsters that bully others because of their size, I can just slam a 105mm main gun right into their face!

After all, Li Wei has always been a staunch supporter of superior firepower. It's a pity that he had no choice before. When he encountered those monsters, he could only take opportunities to snipe them. But he doesn't have to be afraid anymore. He can just keep throwing heavy firepower at them. He doesn't believe he can't kill those bastards.
Based on Li Wei's experience, he has never encountered a problem that firepower cannot solve since he came into this world.

Of course, it's quite unlikely that pure silver could be used to make cannonballs—mainly because it's expensive.

Not only that, this ability has many other uses. For example, Li Wei could refer to the settings in his game and create a base vehicle that can be compressed to normal size and then unfolded into a steel fortress... Hmm... It's a good idea, but it's best not to use it if possible. If the military finds out about this ability, he probably won't be able to escape.

Let's keep it as our trump card.

The reward wasn't huge, but it was still quite generous. For Li Wei, the [Compression and Storage] ability alone was worth it.

As for the "wisdom of Solomon"... well, it's better than nothing.

By then it was dawn, and everyone was awake. The girls remembered the events of their dream quite clearly, which was a good thing. However, the other soldiers didn't dream and didn't know why only they and a few others had been pulled into Solomon's dream.

After breakfast, the group set off again, heading to the room on the right that was sealed by a stone door.

Having already received King Solomon's "promise," Livy seemed quite relaxed this time. On the contrary, he was more curious about what good things King Solomon had left for them.

After all, he was a former king; he must have had many good things!

With anticipation, Li Wei watched as Katie pushed open the heavy stone door and walked into the stone hall on the other side—unlike the previous chapel, this stone hall was almost undecorated, looking ancient and desolate like a tomb, with only a stone coffin placed in the middle of the hall.

This disappointed Li Wei somewhat, as he had been hoping to see gold and silver treasures scattered all over the ground... Oh well, it's all the same.

Thinking of this, Li Wei rubbed his hands together and looked at Katie.

"Open the coffin."

In other places, people would think twice before opening a coffin. But here, there's no need. After all, King Solomon has already said it's all given to them; it's a legal gift, perfectly legitimate, so they can just take it!

"Ah."

Katie was clearly excited as well. She walked to the sarcophagus, reached out, and easily lifted the lid as if it were a piece of cardboard rather than a heavy stone. She held the lid with both hands, lifted it up, and placed it on the floor beside her.

At this point, Li Wei couldn't resist taking the gas lamp and stepping forward to shine it into the coffin, wanting to see what the treasure King Solomon had promised them really was.

Then he saw…………………

A longsword, its blade badly corroded, lay in the coffin. Besides it, a suit of armor, equally dull and lifeless, was found, with only a few gems reflecting the faint light of the gas lamp. King Solomon's body was nowhere to be found; all that remained was what appeared to be completely weathered ashes at the bottom of the coffin.

"…………………"

Li Wei had forgotten that the era of Emperor Arthur was many years ago. In the game, when you open a treasure chest that has been sealed for many years, the sword inside is still shining brightly, and you can even change your equipment on the spot to fight the BOSS.

But in reality, such a good thing doesn't happen.

Besides, even if this sword could still be used, in this age of guns and cannons, what use would it have?
Its only value is probably as a decoration hanging on the wall.

As for the rest?
That's all. Do you remember that mural? King Solomon was forced into a coffin and then sealed away.

You can't expect him to remember to bring any burial goods before those soldiers force him into his coffin. "This..."

At this moment, the others also gathered around, looking at the tragic scene inside the coffin, and for a moment they looked at each other in bewilderment.

Apart from Annie excitedly examining the patterns on the sarcophagus, it was clear that everyone else was rather... a little... (The sentence is incomplete in the original text.)

"What to do?"

Li Wei looked at Olivia.

"Do you want to take it back?"

"Me? I don't want to..."

Olivia resolutely refused. This was something from someone else's coffin, and it was something King Solomon wore before he died. This thing was considered a bit unlucky.

Even if it was a gift from King Solomon, most people...wouldn't be willing to accept it.

"Why don't you take it back, Mr. Li Wei?"

At this moment, Katie spoke up.

"I remember you said you wanted to keep things related to the investigation in your room as souvenirs and keepsakes, right? This can be considered a memento."

"Um…………………"

Upon hearing Katie's suggestion, Levi hesitated greatly, as he had indeed said something similar to Katie.

After all, you see, hunters enjoy hunting and often preserve the heads of their prey as specimens to hang on the wall. Li Wei also remembered that in his world, there was once a psychic couple who had set up an exhibition hall in their home, displaying all sorts of trophies from their exorcisms.

For example, dolls and such... Of course, most people think they are just scammers.

If these people can do it, then Li Wei can certainly do it too.

The monster's corpse is unlikely to be used as a souvenir, but keeping some mementos is a good thing.

Even though the sword and armor are unusable, we can take them back, clean and repair them, and then hang them up somewhere.

Regardless, it was the armor that King Solomon wore before his death, so it still has historical value.

"Alright then, I'll take this back with me."

Thus, the investigation of the monastery came to an end. Anne applied to Olivia for permission to bring a survey team to conduct a detailed, comprehensive and thorough investigation of the building—this time, of course, it was purely for academic purposes, unlike the previous one.

Olivia agreed to this.

Unfortunately, the members of the investigation team that Olivia had sent earlier were never found; most of them had probably already become food for those monsters.

As for Li Wei, he politely declined Olivia's invitation and quickly returned to Mist City. The reason for his haste was still that group of cultists. If it were just a conspiracy from thousands of years ago, that would be one thing, but Li Wei had previously discovered the mark of the God of Calamity in the Rune Mine, which meant that these mentally challenged lunatics still existed in this world after thousands of years.

So he decided to write a report about the incident and submit it. Although it might be suspected of being some kind of fictional story, with the signatures of Katie, Olivia, and Anne confirming it, its credibility should be guaranteed. Levi also hoped to use King Solomon's experience to warn the Queen.

After all, according to general criminal rules, criminals tend to rely on certain methods. Simply put, if a criminal becomes accustomed to a certain method, they will continue to use the same method until they are caught. This is why the police can confirm that cases are committed by the same person or group and conduct joint investigations.

Judging from how this group of disaster believers danced so happily in the minefield right under King Solomon's nose a thousand years ago, they clearly had plenty of experience with this.

Ultimately, there's nothing special about it except practice makes perfect.

Who knows if they're still using this tactic? And what about the dangers and addictive properties of certain drugs…?

However, Li Wei did not give the report to the old butler, but gave it directly to Katie.

Although he still didn't know Katie's true identity, he was certain that Katie had a deep connection with the royal family. After all, when Levi asked Katie to give the report to the Queen, the latter immediately agreed.

It wasn't that Li Wei didn't trust the old steward, but he knew that if the old steward followed the proper procedures, the report might have passed through many hands. However, he couldn't confirm whether any of the disaster believers were among them. After all, the other party had even managed to infiltrate King Solomon's guards; if they hadn't made any progress after all these years, Li Wei simply didn't believe it.

So, to be on the safe side, he hoped that Katie would send the investigation report directly to the Queen.

Of course, based on the designs of many games and movies, the Queen herself might be a believer in disaster... Well, let's hope things don't turn out that dramatically.

So Li Wei first dropped Katie off in the Upper Town, and then drove back to the Clock Tower himself.

"Ding dong."

As the bell rang, the door opened, and Li Wei saw a man in a black suit straighten his back and open the door.

"Welcome back, Master."

“Oh, right, Kane…”

Li Wei was taken aback when he saw the butler in front of him, before he realized what was happening. After all, he was used to taking the elevator directly upstairs, and now that there were a few more people in the house, he wasn't used to it yet.

“These things are yours…”

Kane looked at the pocket at Levi's feet and asked.

"The spoils of war: a suit of armor and a sword. Go and have someone clean them up and put them in my room."

"Ok."

Levi walked into the tower and casually gave Kane an order, which Kane was taken aback for a moment before giving an impeccable reply.

"By the way, is there anything I can do while I'm away?"

“Miss Eileen reports that just three days ago, a Mr. Howard Dylan, who identified himself as a Royal Engineer, called you to discuss the current flagship design.”

“Royal designer… Oh, I see.”

Li Wei remembered that he was still a Thistle Knight, and as a knight, he needed his own "mount." He had chosen an airship back then. Of course, the airship had to be designed according to Li Wei's requirements, so he had made some requests. At the time, the other party said they would go back and consider it carefully. Now it seemed that they had given a result?

"I'll contact him later."

After saying this, Li Wei stepped into the elevator.

It must be said that having a few servants at home is indeed very convenient, as you don't have to worry about many things.

(End of this chapter)