The scorching sun was in the sky, scorching the earth.

On the corner of the street, there is an inconspicuous little antique shop.

The shop owner Chong Ning looked ugly and full of worries.

At this time, he was constantly fiddling with a wooden box in his hand.

The wooden box is yellow in color, noble and elegant.

What's strange is that there is a fragmented puzzle on the lid of the box.

The entire puzzle is extremely complex, with eighty squares and one eye.

Only when all these small squares are assembled can the wooden box be opened.

This wooden box is the legendary Nine-Nine Machine Box.

The Nine-Nine Machine Box is the pinnacle of machine art and is extremely difficult to solve.

Chongning worked on it for a whole day without any clue and couldn't help but feel upset.

Recently, he encountered a very difficult thing.

Uncle Zhong is ill and needs an operation worth 600,000 yuan in urgent need.

Chongning's parents were absent since he was a child, so he was raised by Uncle Zhong.

I heard from Uncle Zhong that he and Chongning's father were brothers who died.

Uncle Zhong treated him as his own child and loved him very much.

In the not-so-rich countryside, I gritted my teeth and finished Chongning's education.

Chongning also lived up to Uncle Zhong's expectations and was admitted to the Department of Archeology of Luojiang University with excellent results.

After graduation, he worked hard for two years and opened a small antique shop.

Luojiang was the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, and the antique business was extremely prosperous.

There are so many antique shops, large and small, in the city, and the competition is fierce.

Chongning has lived a prosperous life with its excellent professionalism and good reputation.

But even so, all his savings are only about 100,000 yuan.

It’s a far cry from the 600,000 that Uncle Zhong needs to treat his illness!

Although we are not related by blood, the grace of upbringing is greater than heaven!

Collect money! No matter what, you have to collect 600,000!

Chongning's eyes were determined and he looked at the wooden box again.

This wooden box was discovered by Uncle Zhong in his old house not long ago.

He thought it was an old item, so he mailed it over.

Chongning was extremely pleasantly surprised after receiving it.

The material of the wooden box has fine texture and yellowish wood.

The patterns are flowing, and there is a faint fragrance.

Obviously, this is a huanghuali wood box!

The price of huanghuali is quite high.

Ten years ago, a box this big would have cost over 200,000 yuan.

Such a luxurious box must contain something extraordinary!

Once the things are sold then, Uncle Zhong’s life-saving money will be solved!

But Chongning didn't expect that the box would be so difficult to open.

The Jiujiu mechanism box is simply the ancestor of password locks!

In the end, he wanted to just smash it open!

However, this was Huanghuali's box, so he naturally didn't dare to force it open.

This made Chongning extremely depressed.

Just then, the phone rang.

"Da Ning, you disappeared! You didn't even reply to your WeChat message!"

"You are not in urgent need of money. I transferred 30,000 yuan to you."

"You collect the payment first! If you don't accept it, it will be refunded!"

On the other end of the phone was Chongning's good brother and college classmate Sun Yi.

Sun Yi has always liked outdoor adventures and opened an equipment store.

In terms of business, it is better than Chongning.

"Oh, I was busy doing puzzles and didn't look at my phone."

Chongning briefly talked to Sun Yi about the Jiujiu machine box.

Sun Yi was full of ideas and suddenly thought of something.

"If you blindly spell it by yourself, you won't be able to do it in the next life! Send me a picture and I will finish it for you in minutes!"

"It's true or false!" Chongning was doubtful, so he took a photo and sent it.

A few minutes later, the phone screen flashed.

Sun Yi actually sent an extremely detailed cracking procedure!

"How is it possible! How did you do it!"

Chongning felt incredible!

It took him a whole day to form a row!

Sun Yi sent a voice message, "In what age are you still fighting to the death?"

"I found a programmer buddy and used an AI algorithm to crack it in a few minutes!"

"AI, artificial intelligence, do you understand? This is the power of science!"

Listening to Sun Yi's triumphant tone, Chongning really wanted to kick him.

But at this moment, he was extremely happy.

Chongning thanked him, then followed the steps and started to puzzle!

Sure enough, the power of science is infinite.

After extremely tedious steps, the last piece of the puzzle was put together perfectly!

The entire pattern depicts the scene of Bian He presenting the jade.

"Crack!"

Chongning pressed it lightly and the wooden box opened!

"What is this?"

He looked at the things inside, his brows furrowed slightly, and he was a little confused.

I saw that there was a black token in the box.

The dark material is dull and very simple.

Under the token, there is an old photo.

Chongning took a closer look and was a little shocked.

I saw that there were five people in the photo.

One of them should be his father!

He looks very much like his father, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and high spirits!

"ah!"

The moment he stretched out his hand, a golden light flashed!

The dazzling golden light penetrated into his right hand and disappeared in a flash!

Chongning was startled and spread his palms, a little stunned.

I saw a dark golden lotus pattern vaguely appearing on the palm of my right hand.

There are also imprints of five ancient seal characters on the roots of the five fingers.

Metal, wood, water, fire and earth!

The five seal characters are in scattered directions and echo each other from a distance.

"What is this stuff?"
To be continued...