West Borough, 2 King's Avenue, Kingdom Museum.
Although it wasn't the weekend, a long line had already formed at the door when Klein arrived.
According to descriptions in newspapers and magazines, he knew that the middle class in this world had few forms of entertainment. Besides reading newspapers, listening to operas and concerts, playing tennis and squash, appreciating various dramas, and holding or attending banquets and balls, they were left with only three options: going to parks, seeing exhibitions, and going on vacation. Due to the influence of Emperor Roselle, annual leave was already a relatively common phenomenon in this class.
At nine o'clock sharp, Klein, wearing a top silk hat, carrying a black cane, and dressed in a double-breasted woolen long suit, followed the people in front of him into the museum, holding his ticket.
There's a flow control system here, with different guides leading different groups of visitors onto different pathways.
Klein and a dozen or so others followed behind a beautiful woman, listening to her recount Roselle's life story.
This meant nothing to Klein, who was a semi-historian, so he idly checked the location of the wallet.
Because his wealth had surged to 952 pounds, just shy of 1,000 pounds, his wallet could no longer hold that much cash. He could only selectively carry a portion of it, and the rest, Klein didn't feel comfortable leaving unprotected at home, so he threw it all into the Gray Fog.
As they walked, they entered the first exhibition hall, where the female guide excitedly exclaimed:
"Gentlemen, these are all items from Emperor Roselle's daily life."
"Look, that's the velvet quilt he used, and those are the gold-plated glassware he used to drink wine."
"That was the first flush toilet he ever used, the first flush toilet in the modern sense."
Even used toilets are being exhibited? Klein suddenly felt a little sorry for Roselle.
Then, he looked at the toilet behind the glass wall and found that it was shimmering with golden light, and its surface seemed to be covered with gold leaf and engraved with intricate, flamboyant and artistic patterns.
How extravagant... Klein no longer felt sympathy for Roselle.
Separated from the toilet by only a pane of glass were Roselle's everyday clothes, including shirts with pleats on the cuffs and collar.
It was clear that the female guide greatly admired Intis's clothing culture.
Following the "Daily Use Exhibition Hall" are the original manuscripts of important documents promulgated by Roselle, including historical artifacts of extremely high value such as the Civil Code.
Just then, the female guide pointed to a display case and said:
"This is one of the notebooks left behind by Emperor Roselle. It uses his own unique and mysterious symbols that have not yet been deciphered. Many historians and Archaeologist believe that these notebooks record Emperor Roselle's most unknown secrets."
"As a romantic, I also have my own guess. Perhaps this is a symbol of a promise between Emperor Roselle and the woman he loved most; they recorded each other's lives, but could never truly be together."
You're very good at writing... Klein's lips twitched, his gaze then shifting to the notebook spread out in the display case, filled with simplified Chinese that he knew intimately:
"March 6th, damn it, the food here is making me constipated!"
"Are all the ladies in Intis this open on March 17th? Did I sleep with her, or did she sleep with me? Something feels a little off."
"March 22nd, the time has come to choose a faith: the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun on one side, and the Church of the Artisan on the other."
"My choice is without question. Praise be to you, God of All Machines!"
"One day, I will make the Church of the Artisan rename itself the Church of the God of Machinery."
... So romantic... Romantic constipation... This must be Emperor Roselle's early diary from his time travels; there's not a single piece of valuable information... His handwriting is even uglier than mine... Klein looked away and clicked his tongue a few times.
Of course, he only saw the two pages that were open; he had no idea what the rest of the content contained.
I wonder how good the security is here, and if there's a chance to sneak in and browse through it... Klein looked around and found that there were quite a few security personnel on the surface.
Perhaps there are also Beyonder from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery ... he muttered to himself, following the female guide and mingling with the crowd into the next exhibition hall, called " Roselle the Gentleman."
"This is the first love letter written by Emperor Roselle, and this is the first love poem he composed, 'When You Are Old'..." the female guide said, her eyes shining as she pointed to the manuscript in the display case.
Shameless! Yeats must be turning in his grave! Klein couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"This is a bracelet he made himself... this is the original manuscript he wrote..." the female guide introduced in an unusually reverent tone.
... Klein tried his best to keep his expression from changing.
Of course, he also believed that Emperor Roselle, whose profession included " Artisan," must have possessed exceptional manual skills.
"This is a basic education textbook he improved for educating his children. Each word has a corresponding picture... This is a small game he invented for his children, similar to Intis chess, but for some reason, the rules of the game did not become popular... This is a building block toy he invented, also for his children..." The female guide said with a touch of warmth.
This is just chess... and Lego will be charging you royalties! Klein could only curl the corners of his mouth to hide his other emotions.
He glanced at it and noticed a woman over 1.7 meters tall standing in front of the display case.
This woman has long, waist-length chestnut hair and a very good figure; she is neither fat nor thin.
She wore a girlish yellow tiered dress, but with an old-fashioned black soft hat, the thin checkered tulle hanging down to obscure her face.
She stood in front of that display case, gazing at the items inside, and didn't leave for a long time.
Even after Klein and the others followed the guide to the next exhibition hall, she still didn't change her posture.
After passing through several more exhibition halls, the female guide pointed ahead and said:
"Next, you will see the restored study of Emperor Roselle."
"Of course, only part of it."
As they spoke, Klein and the others entered the exhibition hall, where a vast space suddenly opened up before them.
This place has almost become a library, with rows of bookshelves all around, some as high as two stories. There are stairs underneath them and passageways between them, forming a three-dimensional book paradise.
"You can imagine that the owner of this place once climbed up and down the stairs, searching for the book he wanted to read..." the guide described a vivid scene.
"No, Roselle will definitely send a servant to find it, rather than doing it himself..." Klein silently retorted.
In the center of those rows of bookshelves were desks, chairs, brass lamp stands, and other items, all encased in glass to prevent them from coming into contact with the outside world.
Klein glanced at it and immediately spotted a stack of manuscripts, the paper of which was yellowed.
The stack of manuscripts was not laid out, so only the contents of the first page were visible.
It depicts a rectangular object and includes a detailed description:
"This is a portable, miniaturized application of the telegraph machine, which allows you to connect with people who own the same item, send and receive messages, and even talk directly to each other."
"This requires a better positioning. I think we can boldly turn our attention to the sky, where there are no obstacles and we can better transmit signals."
"Your Majesty, you even go after my phone..." Klein couldn't help but cover his face with his hand.
At this point, the guide introduced the stack of manuscripts:
"... They record the brilliant ideas of Emperor Roselle, his inventions that he never had a chance to realize, and the glory of our human civilization!"
Klein ignored the flattery and casually looked at other things.
Suddenly, he noticed a bookmark tucked inside a hardcover book on the table.
The exposed parts of the bookmark depict images that resemble a child's random scribbles.
Emperor Roselle wasn't good at painting... Klein had just scoffed at this in his mind when he suddenly remembered something:
Roselle once disguised a " Card of Blasphemy " as a bookmark and slipped it into a book!
Could it be this one? Klein observed it carefully for a few seconds without revealing anything, but found nothing amiss.
Indeed, the Emperor said that the " Card of Blasphemy " is anti -Divination and anti-prophecy, and its special features are not noticeable under normal circumstances... If it were so easy to identify, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery would have taken it long ago... Klein shifted his gaze and looked at the other books, and found that many of them had a bookmark, and these bookmarks were all different in shape.
He hesitated for a moment, then used his " Clown " abilities to control his facial muscles and asked curiously:
"Are all these books that Emperor Roselle read?"
"Excuse me, I mean, are these all the original books?"
The female guide nodded affirmatively and said:
"Yes, these were all items from Emperor Roselle's study, including but not limited to books, manuscripts, bookmarks, lamp stands, ink bottles... However, much more was destroyed in several conflicts."
Klein nodded slightly and examined the bookmarks again.
Roselle mentioned in his diary that he wanted to tuck the " Card of Blasphemy " inside a very valuable book, so that no one would suspect that the most valuable item in that book was actually an inconspicuous bookmark... Hmm, which of these books is truly valuable? Klein recalled the details from the diary and used that as a basis for elimination.
" The Glorious Age " is unlike...
The History of the Kingdom of Intis is unlike...
The Geography of the Northern Continent * is a possibility, but not highly likely...
" Principles of Improving Steam Machinery ", same as above...
Klein scanned through them one by one, his gaze suddenly stopping on the first stack of manuscripts he saw.
It records Earth objects that Roselle wanted to invent but didn't have the means to do so.
There was also a bookmark there, depicting Roselle dressed in imperial attire.