Song He's expression changed slightly. Only then did he notice that the entire corner was filled with small glass display cases. Strange and unusual objects lay quietly inside them, or stood upright.
He went to examine the nearest glass case first. Inside was a huge, glossy stone nearly a meter in diameter. Its color transitioned from deep red to blood red and finally pomegranate red. White flesh-like streaks ran along the edges, resembling fatty meat, making the entire stone look like a giant beast's fresh flesh.
"Teacher, what is this?" Song He had never seen anything like it.
"Chicken-blood stone... No, chicken-blood jade!" Xiang Xiaotong's eyes widened. "It might be the largest piece in the world! A classmate of mine collects this stuff and once explained it to me."
Song He was a little frightened. Even an ordinary mineral would be terrifying once it was given the title of the world's largest. "Then... how much is it worth?"
"This one alone could feed an entire village for a hundred years," Xiang Xiaotong said in a lowered voice.
Song He instinctively touched his pocket, wanting to take a picture of such an astonishing object. But the moment his fingers touched the edge of his phone, he came to his senses and silently pulled his hand away.
At the corner stood a huge brass bell, about the size of the giant bell used for the Lion's Roar technique in the movie Kung Fu. Yet the bell's surface was covered in openwork patterns of strange beasts. Inside, intertwined golden wires and rolling beads were visible. It was clearly some kind of mechanism, giving the impression that touching it would unleash a storm of hidden weapons.
"What's this one?" Song He couldn't understand it, but he was deeply shaken.
"I don't know." Xiang Xiaotong