It seemed to be made with brass as the scroll's main framework. The first time Song Da saw the scroll, he felt unable to tear his gaze away.
Song Da instinctively reached out to take the scroll from the table, but Song Er quickly grabbed his wrist. "Da, wait! There's a mechanism!"
Song Da jolted. He knew Song Er enjoyed studying strange and ingenious devices, so he nodded and stepped aside.
Song Er slowly circled the table a few times, then looked around. Suddenly, he took an ornate dagger from among the treasures.
He walked up to the table, drew the dagger, and carefully slid its blade beneath the scroll while explaining, "This should be a Gravity Mechanism. The scroll is pressing down on the mechanism's switch. Once it's removed, the switch will spring up. Who knows what traps will follow... All right."
Song Er pressed down on the dagger, then quickly lifted the scroll. After removing it, he did not move. Instead, he listened even more carefully for several seconds before slowly letting out a breath.
He pointed to a Wooden Box in the distance, apparently meant for storing jewelry. Song San understood and hurried over to fetch it. Song Er placed the box where the scroll had been, then pulled out the dagger.
"All right, it's fine now." Song Er sighed and said, "Luckily, this mechanism is ancient. If it used modern technology, it wouldn't be a neutral mechanism but a buoyancy mechanism. If the weight didn't match, it would still trigger the mechanism."
Song Da gave him a thumbs-up, then took the scroll and began examining it closely.
Soon, Song Da frowned. "Why can't this thing be opened?"
The scroll had nothing resembling a lock at its opening, yet Song Da was unable to open it despite