Chapter 18 second quarter replacement

"Mr. Rügenmann, if I'm not mistaken, that knife should be the authentic work of the late Kamakura period." "So? How did you know the answer, young man?" "Hey, I said Oru, have you ever seen a Masamune-style knife? I mean, have you seen it with your own eyes?" "Hey, Wenzel, are you finally interested in Dongyang Cold Weapon? Ha, what I said, isn't it the best proof that you invite me to eat yusheng?" Oulu picked up a toothpick Only exquisite nigiri sushi. During the lunch break on Tuesday, in a Japanese restaurant outside the bureau. In fact, Deputy Minister Keir did not come to make another round of the shift that day, and Oulu slipped away shortly after I left.Although Oulu's memory is not very good, he still remembered the sashimi I owed - even added nigiri sushi and black wheel (author's note: traditional Japanese miscellaneous cooking, using a variety of different ingredients , to prepare a unique flavor by stewing. Westerners generally don’t care much about the combination of oriental dishes-this also directly leads to the wonderful combination of nigiri sushi, black wheel and sashimi): on the first day of this Friday Buy "Snow on Papyrus (Schnee auf dem Papyrus)" (Author's Note: It is somewhat similar to Miss Agatha's. A murder in the Delta), and thus postponed until after payday.

"Is it considered? Well, let's talk about it." I poured a small glass of sake for Oru. "Didn't I see it in the cold weapon museum in Langlingen?" Oulu took a sip of his wine, "Afghanistan machetes, Muslim wrist knives, Iranian serpentine swords... Hey, the Things haven’t been changed for hundreds of years.” Our Mr. Olu is showing off his hobbies again. "Don't digress, Oulu, let's go back to Dongyang from Eastern Europe?" I also took a sip of my drink—probably because of Romeo's case, the leaders of all branches went to the headquarters for a meeting this afternoon.Therefore, it doesn't matter if you enjoy more oriental atmosphere here.

"Okay okay, you impatient guy. Huh? I think I mentioned to you that when they toured London the year before last - I must have said, they took the barbecue grill to the Thames, I took my camera and went to the British Museum." "Ha, you can't enjoy it." "? That's not the case—you haven't seen that knife, so of course you don't know what is called 'enjoyment'." I couldn't help but think of the ancient knife without a scabbard in the knife room of Rügenmann's house. "The knife is not long, and there is nothing special about the knife - it is nothing more than the technique of inlaying cloth eyes on the red copper handle, and the 'head' and 'edge' are engraved with basalt beasts and some Sanskrit characters. Small print: The 'Ji Duan Ming' on the head is also in Sanskrit—you know, I don't understand those at all. However, I can guess, it should be the name of some oriental gods?", Oulu in Yusheng smeared some green wasabi on it and swallowed it in one gulp—probably because he thought it was spicy, he turned around and ordered another bottle of sake.

He used a lot of professional vocabulary in the description (the general characteristic of this kind of words is that the pronunciation is peculiar, such as "Jiduanming" Pronounced as Kibatamei, and "目通" is Menuki), even if I had read the "Sword and Sword Notes" before, it took me a long time to understand what he wanted to express. "? A papaya-shaped knife with a silver chamfer. I'll bet the layman just marvels at these garishly crafted gadgets—even if the dainty handle is only spliced ​​with a piece of raw The same goes for the rusty pieces of iron... Of course you know, Wenzel, those are just additions: what should really surprise a knife is always the edge."

"Ha, the uninitiated will be amazed when they see the layers of ripples on the Damascus tactical knife: they should really look at the 'authentic' one-calling it a 'work of art' is blasphemy?, That should be called a 'miracle' at all. Hey, there are so many stupid people in this world who don't appreciate it?" Under the dual effects of alcohol and hobbies, Oru seems to be getting more and more excited: "The blade of the knife is three-dimensional, and it looks like a jumping silver-gray flame; the layers between the flames are rich and delicate: when you change the perspective, you can even find that the flame is really burning there? Yokote and The curvature, angle, and combination of the pickaxe, the hole and the scorpion? They can all be called 'perfect'. However, that is not really a big deal. Many swordsmiths can achieve that level——Wenzel, Do you know what is the most unique feature of Masamune-style knives?" Oru drank the wine in his glass and asked me proudly.

"According to the "Sword and Sword Essentials", there should be two points - one is the 'Jiyaki' blade text you just described, and the other is the ground muscle pattern called 'rice bran muscle'." "Hey, you're right! It's a pity that the book doesn't come with a color photo—although you're right, you don't know what those are, do you?" Oulu said again Poured himself a glass of wine and helped me to top it up too. The bottle of wine was about to run out - I had to quietly signal to the waitress standing over there, saying "we don't want any more wine": anyway, we still have to go to the office in the afternoon Instantly - sending a drunk Olu back to his dingy apartment in Howzer, an experience I don't want to have to do again!

The waitress retreated knowingly. "Well, you can take a look at this—here, the poster given in this issue happens to be the portrait of the famous 'Guan Shi Zheng Zong'? It's hard to explain the texture of the ground, it's best to just look at it." Oulu picked up the newly bought "Sword Art" beside him, and handed me the poster in the middle: "If possible?" Oulu took another sip of his drink, "It's better to go to the Tokyo National Museum to take a look. You know, these national treasures are unique in this world-definitely worth the airfare !"

I took that poster - the lighting in the restaurant is quite good, and these photos are also very clear.So, I was also a little surprised to find that this undoubtedly authentic "authentic" is completely different in style from the "authentic" I saw at Mr. Rügenmann's house! Judging from the photo, the blade pattern of "Jiyaki" should be dense and slightly smooth, which is described in the description as "similar to the pattern of the coat color of a hound dalmaine"; and the knife in the knife room, However, it presents a complex and sharp broken blade-like pattern.

On the other hand, the "rice bran muscle" texture is a kind of off-white spots in the shape of rice grains that are evenly and saturatedly arranged on the ground muscles-there are absolutely no such spots on the knife in the knife room. Even the shapes of the stems of the two knives are different - the stem in the photo is shaped like the bottom of a boat (according to the description of the poster, it is the so-called "boat shape"), and the hole for fixing the blade is in the middle of the stem; The stem of the ancient knife, I remember quite clearly, is straight up and down: there is a slight depression on the side of the curve, and the curvature of the front part is slightly lower than that of the back part.As for the fixed hole, it is located at a relatively front position.

Works of the same genre, even in different ages, will not have such a big difference.In other words - the ancient knife in the knife room of Mr. Rügenmann's house is actually not an authentic work: but there is an "authentic" inscription on it - it is probably a fake made by later generations. So I actually lost the bet I made with Herr Rügenmann. "Hello, Oulu? Tell me, is there a big difference in style for works of the same genre?" I returned the poster to Oulu. "Does it mean Japanese swords? I think, maybe not - if the style is too different, it's time to create a new genre:

Japanese swordsmiths are quite picky in this regard? Hey, can I have a bottle of wine? " Oulu drank the last glass of wine, put the empty white porcelain wine bottle in front of me, and started to look for the waitress—of course, he couldn’t even find anyone: "? Huh, where did everyone go??" "Okay, my friend." But I sat up from the tatami and rubbed my sore knees, "That means you are drunk, and we should go back." Although it has been confirmed that the ancient knife in the knife room is not an authentic work, it must not be a simple fake - it seems that after I go back, I have to look through the "Knife and Sword Essentials". Oulu put the empty wine glass upside down on the table, and said with a lot of meaning: "? Well, next Tuesday I'll invite you."