Kingdom Museum, 2 King's Road, West End.
Although it was not the weekend, there was already a long line at the door when Klein arrived.
Based on the descriptions in newspapers and magazines, he knew that the middle class in this world had fewer ways to entertain themselves. Apart from reading newspapers, listening to operas and concerts, playing tennis and squash, appreciating various dramas, and holding or attending banquets and dances, the only three options left were visiting parks, visiting exhibitions, and going on vacation. Due to the influence of Emperor Roselle, annual leave had become a relatively common phenomenon among this class.
At exactly nine o'clock, Klein, wearing a half-high silk hat, a black cane, and a double-breasted tweed frock coat, took his ticket and followed the people in front of him, step by step, into the museum.
There is a diversion here, with different tour guides leading a group of visitors to different passages.
Klein and a dozen or so people followed a beautiful woman, listening to her introduction of Roselle's life.
This made no sense to Klein, who was half a historian, so he checked the location of the wallet out of boredom.
Because his wealth had surged to 952 pounds, just one step away from 1,000 pounds, his wallet could no longer hold so much cash, so he could only selectively carry a portion of it. Klein was worried about leaving the rest unprotected at home, so he threw them all into the gray fog.
As they walked, they entered the first exhibition hall, and the female guide said excitedly:
"Everyone, these are Emperor Roselle's daily necessities."
"Look, that's the velvet quilt he covered himself with, and that's the gold-rimmed glass he drank his wine from."
"That was the flush toilet he used, the first flush toilet in the modern sense."
…
Even used toilets were put on display? Klein suddenly felt a little sympathetic towards Russell.
Then he looked at the flush toilet behind the glass wall and found that it was shining with golden light. There seemed to be a layer of gold foil on the surface and it was carved with intricate, exaggerated and artistic patterns.
What a luxury... Klein no longer sympathized with Roselle.
Separated from the toilet by only a layer of glass were Russell's daily clothes, including a shirt with pleated cuffs and collar.
It can be seen that the female tour guide is quite appreciative of Intis's clothing culture.
After the "Daily Exhibition Hall" are the original manuscripts of important documents issued by Roselle, including the "Civil Code" and other valuable historical relics.
At this moment, the female guide pointed to a display case and said:
"This is one of the notebooks left by Emperor Roselle. It uses mysterious symbols that he created and has not been deciphered yet. Many historians and archaeologists believe that these notebooks should record the most unknown secrets of Emperor Roselle."
"As a romantic person, I also have my own guesses. Perhaps this is a symbol agreed upon by Emperor Roselle and his beloved woman. They record each other, but can never be truly together."
You are very suitable for writing... Klein's mouth twitched, and his eyes turned to the notebook spread out in the display case. It was written in simplified Chinese that he was extremely familiar with:
"March 6th, damn, the food here is making me constipated!"
"March 17th, are all the ladies of Intis so open? Was it me who slept with her, or was it she who slept with me? It feels a little weird."
"On March 22, it's time to choose a faith. On one side is the Church of the Eternal Sun, and on the other side is the Church of the Craftsmen."
"My choice is without a doubt. Praise you, God of All Things!"
"One day, I will change the name of the Artisan Church to the Mechanicus."
...It’s really romantic...Romantic constipation...This should be the diary of Emperor Roselle in the early days of his time travel. There is no valuable information at all...His handwriting is uglier than mine...Klein retracted his gaze and clicked his tongue a few times.
Of course, he only saw the two pages that were spread out, and he had no idea what the rest of the content was.
I wonder how well the security measures here are. Is there a chance for me to sneak in and take a look... Klein looked around and found that there were quite a lot of security personnel in plain sight.
Maybe there are also extraordinary people from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery... He muttered, followed the female tour guide, mixed in with a group of people, and entered the next exhibition hall, which was called "Tender Roselle".
"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 tour guide pointed at the manuscript in the display case with shining eyes.
Shameless! Ye Zhi's coffin lid is about to break! Klein couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
"This is a bracelet he made himself... This is the original manuscript he wrote..." the female tour guide introduced in an extremely admiring tone.
…Klein tried hard not to let his expression change.
Of course, he also believed that Emperor Roselle, who had the "craftsman" column in the extraordinary profession, must have strong manual skills.
"This is the basic education textbook he improved to educate his children. Each word has a corresponding picture... This is a small game he invented for his own children. It is similar to Intis chess, but for some reason, the method of playing has not been widely spread... This is a building block toy he invented, also for his children..." The female tour guide said with a bit of tenderness unconsciously.
Isn't this just chess... Besides, Lego will ask you for royalties! Klein could only curl up the corners of his mouth to hide his other emotions.
He took a quick glance and found a woman over 1.7 meters tall standing in front of the display case.
The lady had waist-length chestnut hair and a very well-proportioned body, neither fat nor thin.
She was wearing a girlish yellow cake skirt, but an old-fashioned black soft hat, with fine plaid tulle hanging down, covering her face.
She stood in front of the display case, staring at the items inside, and did not leave for a long time.
When Klein and the others followed the guide to the next exhibition hall, she still did not change her posture.
After passing several exhibition halls, the female guide pointed to the front and said:
"What you will see next is the restored study of Emperor Roselle."
"Of course, that's just part of it."
As they were talking, Klein and the others entered the exhibition hall, and the view before them suddenly opened up.
This place has almost become a library, with rows of bookshelves all around, some as high as two stories, with stairs underneath and passages between them, forming a three-dimensional book paradise.
"You can imagine that the owner here once climbed up and down the stairs looking for the book he wanted to read..." The tour guide described a vivid picture.
No, Roselle would definitely ask a servant to look for it instead of going there himself... Klein silently retorted.
In the center of the rows of bookshelves are desks, chairs, brass lamp stands and other items, all of which are covered with glass and have no contact with the outside world.
Klein took a quick look and found a stack of manuscripts with yellowed paper.
The stack of manuscripts was not spread out, so only the contents of the first page could be seen.
It depicts a rectangular object with a detailed description:
"This is a portable and miniaturized application of the telegraph. Through it, you can connect to people who have the same item, send and receive messages that you want to exchange, or even talk directly."
"It requires better positioning, and I think we can boldly look to the sky where there are no obstructions and the signal can be better transmitted."
…
Emperor, you didn’t even let go of your cell phone… Klein couldn’t help but cover his face with his hands.
At this time, the guide introduced the stack of manuscripts:
“…They record the brilliant ideas of Emperor Roselle, the inventions he had not yet realized, and the glory of our human civilization!”
Klein didn't pay close attention to the flattering words and casually looked at other things.
Suddenly, he found a bookmark in a hardcover book on the table.
The outer part of the bookmark is painted with a child's scribbles.
Emperor Roselle is not good at painting... Klein just laughed in his heart when he suddenly remembered something:
Roselle once disguised a "blasphemous card" as a bookmark and put it in a book!
Could it be this one? Klein observed it carefully for a few seconds without noticing anything, but he didn't find any clues.
That’s right. The Emperor said that the “Blasphemy Card” is against divination and prophecy. Under normal circumstances, its specialness cannot be discovered at all... If it was so easy to identify, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery would have taken it away long ago... Klein shifted his gaze and looked at other books. He found that many of them had a bookmark, and these bookmarks were of different shapes.
He hesitated for a moment, used the "clown" ability to control his facial muscles, and asked curiously:
"Are these all the books that Emperor Roselle has read?"
"I'm sorry, I mean, are these all the original books?"
The female guide nodded affirmatively:
"Yes, these are the items in Emperor Roselle's study, including but not limited to books, manuscripts, bookmarks, lamp stands, ink bottles... However, many more things have been destroyed in several conflicts."
Klein nodded slightly and examined the bookmarks again.
Russell mentioned in his diary that he wanted to put the "blasphemous card" inside a very valuable book, so that no one would think that the most valuable thing in the book was actually an inconspicuous bookmark... Well, which of these books is very valuable? Klein recalled the details of the diary and used them to eliminate them.
"Glorious Times", unlike...
The History of the Kingdom of Intis is not like...
"Geography of the Northern Continent", this is possible, but not very likely...
"The Principles of Improvement in Steam Machinery", ibid....
Klein scanned them one by one, and his eyes suddenly stopped on the first stack of manuscripts he saw.
It records the things on Earth that Russell wanted to invent but didn't have the conditions to invent.
There was also a bookmark there, which depicted Roselle wearing the emperor's attire.
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