Chapter 3 Chapter 2 The Magnetic Treasure

I took a closer look at the "shelves" on the four walls of the room, and saw that there were actually a lot of things on the "shelves", but I couldn't see them clearly. After looking at it for a while, I said: "Look, this is a room for storing small sundries. These things, or gadgets at that time. Magnets have attraction, and the ancients didn't understand why, so they would naturally find it very interesting and become gadgets." , it's not too surprising." Qi Bai tilted his head, thinking about my words carefully, and after a while, he said: "It's possible, but...those twelve very huge people..."

I spread my hands: "Okay, even if they are aliens, they must have left long ago." Qi Bai shook his head: "It's hard to say, if they built that huge base underground—" I interrupted him: "If the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is really a huge base for aliens, then if you destroy it like this, you will be in great trouble. How big are the feet of those twelve giants?" Qi Bai said: "The records say that the feet are six feet long." I laughed and said, "Yeah, with such a big foot, if you kick your ass, I'm afraid it will kick you to the country of Java."

As I spoke, I burst into laughter, Qi Bai's expression was very happy: "I did take out something from an ancient tomb that should not belong in the ancient tomb at all, you can't deny this. " I smiled and said, "Your argument is untenable. Since that thing came from an ancient tomb, then it belongs to the ancient tomb at all." Qi Bai shook his head: "I won't play tricks on language with you, at least, you won't be able to tell what it is." At this point, I have to admit, I really can't tell what it is.Seeing that I had nothing to say, Qi Bai became complacent, threw the thing upwards, and took it back in his hand: "Everyone said that there are countless rare treasures in Qin Shihuang's tomb, and I finally got one."

I stared at him with wide eyes: "Are you serious? You don't even know what this thing is, so you think it's a strange treasure?" Qi Baichang chanted: "Tao can be said, very Tao - if a treasure is recognized immediately, it can't be called a strange treasure. Now, with the knowledge of you and me, we still can't tell what it is. Come, it can be seen that it must be a rare treasure." I thought about it carefully, and felt that what Qi Bai said was very reasonable.A diamond of that size has at least one hundred carats. Even if it is pure and flawless, its value has been determined. Only that thing, which I don’t know what it is, may have an inestimable value. How can I know it? Isn't it a strange treasure?

So I said: "You are right. If you want to start research, I will try my best to help you." Qi Bai kept throwing that thing up and catching it: "Prepare your guest room, I want to stay with you and discuss with you at any time. Let me do the specific work, and I won't disturb you." I sincerely said: "Welcome!" Qi Bai is very interesting, knowledgeable, and almost omnipotent. It is naturally interesting to meet him often, not to mention that he is also "carrying a strange treasure". I said what I meant, Qi Bai laughed, and I went upstairs with him, pointed to the door of the guest room, he opened the door, and turned around: "I just live here with you, all daily living and eating , I will handle it myself, don't worry about me."

I smiled: "I understand, unless you are willing to do something, otherwise, it will be as if you don't exist." Qi Bai said in a loud voice: "It's just in line with Guyi." As he said, he closed the door with a "bang", and I also entered the study, doing my own thing.That day Bai Su went out early in the morning, when she came back, Qi Bai was still in the room. At that time, I was sorting out some materials about the stone mountain and the strange patterns on the stone. Bai Su came to the door of the study and said, "Are there any guests?" I said: "Yes, Qi Bai, that tomb-robber genius, is resting in the guest room. The conversation I had with him was very interesting. You can listen to the recording."

In order to make it easier to sort out and record some of the things that happened in the future, I recorded all the conversations I had with my friends.Bai Su agreed, and I heard her go downstairs, and after a while, she appeared at the door of the study again: "You forgot to press the recording button." I was stunned for a moment: "How come? I clearly remember." Bai Su raised the small tape recorder in his hand: "The tape has been running, it may be a mechanical failure." I shook my head and said, "It's a pity, that was a very interesting conversation. He assumed that the Great Wall was used to guide the landing of alien spacecraft, and also assumed that the huge underground tomb of Qin Shihuang was originally a base built by aliens."

The Bai family couldn't help laughing. Although we all have very rich imaginations, we can't help but laugh when we hear such a hypothesis.She walked in, and I briefly told her what Qi Bai had done this year. Then I said: "When he shows up, you can take a look at his rare treasure, it's really quite strange." Bai Su was stunned for a while: "Looking at this situation, Qi Bai's hypothesis is not impossible." I said: "I don't want to completely deny it, but when I think about it, there is always a sense of horror." Bai Su raised his head, looked up for a while, and then slowly said: "Since there are many aliens who can find evidence of their arrival on the earth in ancient Egyptian temples or other ancient buildings, why can't they Arrive in China at that time? Of course it is also possible.”

When she said this, she suddenly said: "The clocks in the living room have all stopped, what's going on?" I was startled for a moment, glanced at the small tape recorder on the table, and checked a few buttons: "Qi Bai said that the 'yibao' he got was extremely magnetic, and all his It’s just a hanging watch, it doesn’t work at all, I see that there is no sound on the tape, and all the clocks have stopped, I’m afraid it’s all due to the magnetism of that thing.” Bai Su was a little surprised: "If the magnetism is so strong, it is obviously not a natural magnetite."

As soon as she spoke, Qi Bai's voice came from the door: "Who said it was ore? It was made by precision casting." It seemed that he had already taken a bath, and his energy was much better. As he spoke, he walked in and handed the "exotic treasure" he called into Bai Su's hands. Bai Su tossed and turned, looked at it for a while, then looked at Qi Bai again.Qi Bai fully understood the meaning of her glance, and immediately raised his hand: "On my honor, this thing was taken from Qin Shihuang's tomb." Bai Su looked at it for a while, then returned the thing to him: "I don't know what it is, it seems that I have to rely on scientific tests, imagine it out of thin air, and there will be no results." I stood up, when I stood up When I got up, I found a jumping digital clock on the table. The numbers displayed on it were extremely confusing and kept jumping.

I couldn't help shouting: "I don't know if this thing is some kind of rare treasure, but it can be destroyed!" As I spoke, I pointed to the clock. Bai Su and Qi Bai also said "ah", and I said: "Help me, I have a lot of precision instruments in my study, I don't want them to be completely useless, quickly put away your treasures." Instead of putting away the thing, Qi Bai moved closer to the clock. When the thing got close to the clock, the words on the clock's face jumped almost crazily. Qi Bai asked in a daze, "What is this phenomenon?" I said in a deep voice: "Strong magnetic field interference, or magnetic field induction, or magnetism caused changes in molecular currents." Bai Su said: "If it hadn't been treated with strong magnetism, natural magnets would never have such strong magnetism." Qi Bai scratched his head: "Strong magnetic treatment? Do you mean the treatment process of electric power strengthening magnetism?" He looked over at me when he said this: "Wesley, my speculation has already been proved." I pondered for a while, the phenomenon in front of me is really weird—this phenomenon is actually very common, and it can emit a strong magnetic force after electromagnetic treatment.But that thing came from the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, which is very weird. Before I asked aloud, Qi Bai had already said: "I am quite familiar with several physicists in the university here, I will go find them and let them examine it." He held the thing tightly in his hand, looked at us, thought for a while, and then said: "I will never tell anyone about the origin of this thing, and please don't tell anyone about it." Bai Sudan said: "Yes, without mentioning the origin of this thing, the inspection work is easier." I waved my hand: "Don't worry, we won't talk about it every time we meet, so don't worry about any battle for rare treasures going on." Qi Bai smiled sheepishly, grabbed the thing and left. Bai Su and I began to check various other instruments in the study, and found that all of them related to magnetism and electricity were affected. Some of the tapes were completely blank, as if they had been degaussed. And some small objects on the desktop, as long as they are magnetized substances, are also infected with magnetism, and a handful of palindromic needles can be connected one by one. Bai Su frowned: "This... the magnetism of this thing is extraordinary." I nodded: "Yes, maybe it was a piece of ore with strong magnetism, or maybe it was a meteorite, so when it was discovered at that time, it was regarded as a rare treasure, and it was sent to the emperor, and it also became a sacrificial object in the end." I added: "I say this not to deny Qi Bai's hypothesis, but to make it more likely." Bai Su was noncommittal, thought for a while, and then said: "When Qi Bai comes back, let's listen to what he has to say." For the next time, I was "cleaning up the aftermath". That small thing only appeared for a while, but the damage it caused was really not small. It can be called a magnetic storm. (The term "magnetic storm" has its specific meaning, so I'm just borrowing these two words here.) Qi Bai left, I estimated that he would come back in the afternoon, but when it was getting dark, he hadn't appeared yet. That night, Bai Su and I were going to attend a party. Anyway, Qi Bai said that I don't need to take care of everything, so when the time came, we left the residence and didn't come back until midnight. As soon as we entered the door, we saw a piece of white paper from the boss on the coffee table, on which two lines of words were written in a frivolous manner: "The experts here are useless. I will go to another place for further verification. Qi Bai." As soon as I saw Qi Bai leaving his words and left, I couldn't help being stunned for a while: "Is this plausible?" Bai Su didn't take Qi Bai's actions seriously, and smiled helplessly: "If he leaves, he won't be able to chase him back, so we have to let him go." I muttered a few words, and I couldn't get over my anger: "The next time he comes to beg me, it will make him suffer a little bit." There was nothing to say that night. The next day, I was so angry that I contacted the physicist at the university here and made an appointment to meet in the evening.In the evening, three guests came. Although they all had the title of Ph.D. in physics from a world-renowned university, they looked quite young. One of them shook hands and smiled: "Mr. Wei, in your description Among them, there are many places that are misleading and not in line with scientific facts, and some are simply too simple." I smiled and didn't say anything for myself. In this situation, on the one hand, among the recorded events, many are beyond the reach of the tentacles of modern human science. How can it be possible to give a detailed explanation?On the other hand, I always believe that although science must face up to reality, it must also have an extremely rich imagination. I did not invite these three doctors to discuss this issue, so naturally there is no need to waste much time on this issue.I mentioned Qi Bai, and the three of them said: "This man is really a wonderful man." I said, "Did he meet you yesterday?" The three nodded together, and said one by one: "Yes, he brought a very strong magnetic alloy, which is an alloy of iron, nickel and cobalt. These three metals are the most susceptible to magnetism, and the magnetic field strength of that alloy is extremely strong. High, naturally the result of enhanced magnetic treatment." I asked, "From the perspective of the three of you, what exactly is that?" The three doctors laughed together, and the other one laughed and said: "Yesterday Qi Bai also asked us the same question, but for some reason, our answer made him very angry." I raised my eyebrows: "The answer from the three of you is—" The three looked at each other, and one said: "I told him what it was first, and I told him that it was a kind of mischievous gadget, like a kind of electric shock device, which was placed in the palm of the hand to shake hands. It will cause other people to feel vibrations all over their bodies. Due to the high strength of the magnetic field, this alloy can invalidate some things related to electricity and magnetism, such as stopping clocks and watches, etc. It is used for pranks.” I smiled wryly, Qi Bai asked for the answer seriously, but got such an answer, no wonder he was furious. I said: "If this use is ruled out—" The oldest one among the three seemed to be very taciturn. After shaking hands, he never opened his mouth. Then he said: "Naturally, it is also possible that this irregular-shaped alloy, and some other alloys with extremely high The components of magnetic field strength, when used together, can form a kind of activity." I had a hard time listening to scientists talk, which is what happens sometimes.I said: "You mean, for example, this alloy can be the key to unlock some kind of magnetism?" The silent doctor nodded. I took a breath: "If that alloy can be used in this way, then anything can be done!" This time, it was the turn of the three doctors not to understand me very well, and they all looked at me with questioning eyes, and I hurriedly said: "I imagined that, for example, it can open a lock, and this lock is Open a large computer, then it is the key to the operation of the large computer." Except for the silent doctor, the other two laughed, and one said: "Yes, if that computer controls the launch of the Yuezhou missile, then this alloy can trigger World War III." .” His words were exaggerated, but that was exactly what I meant. The doctor continued: "However, as far as I know, there is no such powerful magnetic lock. Generally, a magnetic lock can only cause magnetic induction. If you want to record something magnetically, you don't need this." Another doctor said: "So, our conclusion is: it is a kind of prank." I smiled: "If it is a natural ore, is it possible to have such a strong magnetic field? Is it also possible? It is a meteorite, so the magnetism is so special?" The three looked at each other, and one said: "This is not within the scope of our research." The taciturn one added: "If it's a meteorite, of course it's also possible. The universe is vast. Who knows if it's really a meteorite with extremely strong magnetism? But... but the alloy that Qi Bai holds... I think it must be a meteorite." It's synthetic." The other two also agreed with this statement, and one of them added: "It is a very sophisticated industrial product." I didn't say anything more. In fact, that piece of alloy was not an ore or a meteorite, and it could be seen at a glance. The problem was that its origin was so strange that I had to make an association in this regard. The doctor asked again: "What does Qi Bai think that alloy is? Why did he get angry after hearing our conclusion?" I said: "Who knows, he may imagine that this alloy...has some special purpose." Discussing Qi Bai's "strange treasure", so far, since there are three doctors here, I took the opportunity to ask them a lot of special questions about magnetism and electricity, which are quite complicated knowledge in physics. It's just common sense. After listening to their explanations in simple terms and talking overnight, I really improved a lot of knowledge. We talked with great interest. After sending them out, the two young doctors left first. The one who said silently said that his residence was nearby and wanted to take a walk back. Since the conversation was speculative, I would accompany him and take a walk together. .This gentleman really doesn't like to talk very much. After walking for five minutes, he didn't even open his mouth. I just wanted to break up with him, but found that he had a knot between his brows, as if he had something very important on his mind. He also noticed that I seemed to want to leave, so he raised his glasses with his hand: "The alloy that Qi Bai brought us , the inspection made was actually quite preliminary, but a strange phenomenon was also discovered." I slowed down, and he also walked very slowly, and continued: "The alloy has many irregular surfaces, a total of seventy-two surfaces of different shapes, and all of those surfaces have been treated by strong electromagnetic induction. , the situation is like a tape that has been electromagnetically recorded." This is a very important discovery, I quickly asked: "Qi Bai doesn't know this?" He said: "Yes, when I told him, he was so excited that he asked to convert the magnetic field into an electrical signal-this is the principle that the sound can be heard when the tape is replayed, but I don't know what kind of equipment can do it." Convert the magnetic field on the small surface into an electrical signal, so I told him at the time that it was also possible, just an induction of a strong magnetic field." I thought for a while, and then I stopped: "The current audio and video tapes are tape-shaped, so there can be continuous sound and images. But in theory, even if there is only a very small magnetic tape For a while, the sound and image above are still there, but the time is very short.” He nodded: "In theory, so, but is there any device that can convert the magnetic field on the surface of an irregular alloy?" I didn't say any more, and at the same time, I also knew the reason why Qi Bai was so eager to leave. Of course, this kind of device cannot be obtained in ordinary university physics laboratories, but there must be one. Even if not, it is not difficult to design and manufacture a set according to practical needs. As long as it is feasible in theory, it will be difficult to implement. It won't be too big. Qi Bai naturally went to the United States or an advanced country in this regard to seek answers. We talked for a few more words, and he suddenly smiled: "This alloy can provide rich imagination." I held back and didn't tell him the source of this alloy, because Qi Bai didn't want others to know. After breaking up with him, I walked like a car and walked home.It was already midnight at this time, and the street was very quiet. I walked unhurriedly, and I felt more and more that Qi Bai's idea was very possible, 221 BC (the 26th year of Qin Shihuang) , Those twelve giants that appeared in Lintao really came from aliens?And this alloy, which Qi Bai regards as a rare treasure, is related to these twelve aliens?While thinking this way, I still shook my head, thinking that it is one thing to conceive, but another thing to prove it. Although the "strange treasure" that Qi Bai got from Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum was so strange and inconceivable, it would be too much to make such a huge and unimaginable inference based on just one such thing. That night, Bai Su and I discussed for a long time, but to no avail, we both agreed that this irregular thing was very weird, but we couldn't even assume what it was. According to the opinions of the three experts, it is just a prank, of course, but, three thousand years ago, who would have thought of such a prank using strong magnetism?Even if someone thought of it and made it, there would be no target for pranks, because it only had an effect on magnetism and electricity. There was no such thing at that time, and there was only a compass. Could it be that that thing was designed to make people lose their way? Of course, this is even more impossible. Qi Bai took that thing for further research, as long as there is a result, he will naturally come and tell me.Qi Bai's whereabouts are very secretive, he left as soon as he said, and he didn't say where he went. Finding him is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. For nearly twenty days, there was no news of Qi Bai, presumably no one knew what kind of treasure it was. That night, I had something to go out, and when I came back, it was already midnight.When I was about to come to the door of my house, I saw two people hurrying over from the corner of the street.These two people, obviously waiting at the corner of the street, saw me and walked towards me. I stopped, and those two people came in front of me, both of them were very capable middle-aged men, and they greeted me very politely, and one of them said: "Mr. Wei, can you spare a little time, Meet someone who really wants to meet you?" The request is so polite, although I don't know the origin of these two people, of course it is inconvenient to refuse.But of course I wouldn't agree immediately, I just said: "That depends, who wants to see me." The two people looked at each other, and one of them put his hand into his pocket. His action made me a little bit on guard, but what he took out was a business card. After the man took out the business card, he respectfully handed it in my hand. I saw it and couldn't help being stunned. The title on the business card is very simple: "Senior Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR".The name is "Droskava".When I saw the business card, I couldn't help being surprised.There are all kinds of people who come to see me, some of whom are unimaginable, but there is always some reason. But what can a senior academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences come to see me for?I know that the title of academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences is enough to prove that this person is a great scientist, a senior academician, and naturally even more remarkable. This name seems to be a woman. Why does she come to me? I was very puzzled in my heart, and looked at those two people. Their attitudes were very respectful, and they were waiting for my answer. I thought for a while and said, "Can I ask Academician Droskava to come to the house? Tomorrow?" The two hurriedly said, "If it's convenient for Mr. Wei, Comrade Academician can come to the residence in ten minutes." I thought to myself, how strange, this "comrade academician" not only came to me with something, but it seemed that it was urgent, and he couldn't even wait until tomorrow.I nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for her to drive." Seeing that I agreed so readily, those two left happily.I entered the door and called twice, Bai Su may not have come back, she is busy with something, unless it is necessary to let me know, or it is very interesting, otherwise, she will rarely tell me what she is doing What, I will not pay attention to her, I have long been used to it. The academician came very quickly—I guess she must have been waiting at the corner of the street—I just sat down for a while, the doorbell rang, I opened the door, and saw a rather tall middle-aged woman standing at the door, As soon as he saw me, he said in very fluent English: "Mr. Wei, I'm sorry to bother you. I am Droskava. I want to see you." I quickly said a few polite words, invited her in, and looked at her.She is about fifty-five years old, with very short gray hair, tall and tall, and not at all particular about her clothes, so it is difficult to tell whether she is a man or a woman just by looking at her back. Her face shape is also very ordinary, but she has an unusually confident expression, which is naturally formed due to her profound knowledge, and it is awe-inspiring. After she sat down, she said: "My visit is too abrupt, but I really want to find someone through Mr. Wei. This person is very important to me." When she just entered the door, she was quite polite, but when she opened her mouth now, although she wanted something from me, her tone was full of majesty, and there was an aura that no one could refuse. I bowed slightly: "I don't know who you want to find?" The courtyard stood up: "We haven't figured out the identity of this person. We only know that he holds a South American Peruvian passport, but he is obviously Asian, and his name is Qi Bai." When I heard that what she was looking for was Qi Bai, I was both surprised and surprised.Qi Bai is a tomb robber. If he had a relationship with the Soviet State Museum, it would be reasonable, but he would have nothing to do with the Soviet Academy of Sciences.I let out a low cry and spread my hands: "It's him, this person, it's really hard to find him. In fact, I'm also waiting for news from him. I saw him about three weeks ago." Academician Droskava looked serious: "You really don't know where he is?" Her attitude made me quite unhappy, so I replied simply and coldly: "I don't know, please find him in another way." The academician was taken aback for a moment, and sighed: "I'm sorry, I've been engaged in scientific research all my life, and I'm not good at dealing with others. Is there something I did wrong?" I smiled: "No, the truth is, I really don't know where he is." I said and stood up.No matter how bad the courtyard is at socializing, you can know that it is a hint that I am not going to continue talking with her.She also stood up, but her expression was very anxious: "We can only find him from you. This is the only clue. In the record of our conversation with him, he only mentioned your name." I heard it, and my heart moved: "You guys talked with him? When did that happen?" The academician replied: "Ten days ago." I took a breath, Qi Bai went to the Soviet Union, this person is really strange, he wants to study the "exotic treasures" from the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, he can go anywhere, the United States, Germany, Britain and France, why? How about going to the Soviet Union?Now, the senior academicians of the Soviet Academy of Sciences have been alarmed. Is it because of that "exotic treasure" that they are so eager to find him? I hesitated, and the academician made a gesture, asking if I could sit down again, and I hurriedly said, "Please sit down, please sit down." She sat down, I poured two glasses of wine, handed her a glass, she took a sip, and said: "Even our vice president, although he has dealt with him before, is not very clear about his behavior." As a man, he came to us this time because...is..." She hesitated, as if she was not sure whether she should tell me.And I didn't need her to tell me, I already knew what Qi Bai was going to do.I don't know how he met the vice president of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, but since there is such a relationship, it is quite normal for him to take the "exotic treasure" to the Soviet Union, and it is not surprising. So, while the academician was hesitating, I picked it up: "He brought something and asked you to study it, didn't he?" The academician nodded again and again: "Yes, that thing, that thing—" Involuntarily, I sat up straight. The academician's expression was a bit strange: "It's an insult to hand over that thing to the Academy of Sciences for research. It's just a piece of alloy that has been treated with magnetic strengthening." I thought she had discovered something new about that thing, so I became nervous, but she made such a conclusion about that thing, which naturally disappointed me greatly. However, if "that thing" is so ordinary, why is her expression so weird?As I thought about it, I stared at her, but the academician avoided my gaze and continued: "That thing is actually not worth studying—" She repeated it again, which made my heart clearer. Wanting to cover it up, I said coldly: "If that thing is really not worth looking at, then Qi Bai is not worth looking for either." When the academician heard me say this, he was stunned for a moment, showing a rather embarrassed expression, and I smiled again: "It seems that, academician, you really don't know how to deal with interpersonal relationships. Your research subject is -" I deliberately changed the subject to make the atmosphere less tense. As soon as the subject of research was mentioned, the academician immediately regained his confidence: "I am an expert in radiant energy, especially on solar radiant energy, and I am also an expert in magnetic energy. -" The female academician introduced her research subjects, and I suddenly remembered who she was. Yes, it was her, Droskava, an outstanding female scientist in the Soviet Union.