Chapter 22: The Lord of the Rings

Professor Kirk is definitely not unfamiliar with The Lord of the Rings. It was because of this magical ring that he was able to appreciate the elegance of another world.

His uncle Andrew was a magician.

Referring to the Lord of the Rings again, Professor Kirk recalled: "I was very young at that time, and I lived in the country with my mother at first, and my father was far away in India. Later, my mother fell ill and was seriously ill. The kind that died. We moved from the country to London to take care of me and my mother's medical needs. To live with my crazy uncle Andrew and my aunt, and it's here that I met Polly."

He took a sip of coffee, calmed down his thoughts, and then said: "At that time, we played 'adventure games' every day, just like the description in "Treasure Island". From the small door of the attic storage room, along the There's a dark lane leading down to the cistern. We call it the 'Smuggler's Cave.' That was the day we discovered Uncle Andrew's secret..."

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"I wonder how long this tunnel is? Does it really only go to the edge of your house?" asked Digory.

Polly replied, "I don't know how long the tunnel will be, but it sure doesn't stop at the roof."

"Ah, then we can walk the whole row of houses!"

"That's right!" said Polly with certainty. "Why!"

"how?"

"We can walk into other people's houses!"

"In that case, people will be caught as thieves. That's not a joke."

"It's not what you think, what I think is just the house next door to yours."

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The airy and dark tunnel was full of dust, and the two children stepped on the rafters and walked quietly, occasionally whispering in each other's ears: "Look, it's on the top of your attic." Said, "Ha, come to the center of my house." Fortunately, the two men never fell, and the candle never went out, they came to the wall with a small door, and stopped there.

There was no handle or latch on this side of the door, and it was evident that the door was only designed to let people go in but not come out. The door had the usual hook on a wardrobe, and the two tried to open it.

"Shall I open it?" asked Diggory.

Polly replied, "I'm with you as long as you want," as she'd said before. They know they are at a critical moment, but no one is willing to back down. Digory struggled a lot, and finally opened the door.

At that moment, the rays of the sun made them blink involuntarily. Following the light, they were surprised to find that this was not an abandoned attic, but a room with a complete layout, but it was filled with a feeling of emptiness. Curiosity drove Polly forward step by step. She blew out the candles and walked into this room full of strange atmosphere. The sound of her footsteps was softer than that of a mouse.

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The house looked a lot like a living room, but structurally it was an attic. The walls are lined with shelves filled with books.

It was indeed a cold summer, but the fireplace was still burning with a warm fire, and the high-backed armchairs were facing the two children. Between Polly and the armchair was a large table covered with various things, such as books, pens, inkwells, pads, and a microscope.

The first thing that caught Polly's eye was a wooden tray, shining red, with several rings on it. They were placed in pairs, the yellow ring and the green ring were close together, they looked the same size as ordinary rings, but they were exceptionally bright and shining with an unimaginably beautiful light. If Polly had been any younger, she would have mistook it for candy and put it in her mouth.

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"The beautiful ring attracted Polly and me. There seemed to be a voice constantly calling us to put on the ring. At this moment, Uncle Andrew appeared. He looked more terrifying and weird than ever.

He tempted Polly to put on the yellow ring, and after Polly touched the ring, she suddenly disappeared before our eyes. In order to save Polly and take him home, Uncle Andrew started bewitching me again. He explained to me that this matter was to verify his experiment, and the results of the experiment showed that Uncle Andrew had succeeded. "

Jiang Ning asked, "Then, where did your uncle get the raw material for the ring?"

Professor Kirk said: "Uncle Andrew told me that his godmother Mrs. Leffy was one of the few people in this country who had 'fairy blood'. Uncle Andrew burned the box in a certain ceremony. Obviously, Uncle Andrew did not listen to her godmother. Instead, he tried to study and open the box. Uncle Andrew said that the source of this box did not come from ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon, ancient India or even Ancient China. Not from ancient Greece or Hittites, this box comes from Atlantis, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean according to legend."

After talking so much, Professor Kirk's mouth was a little dry, and he took a sip of coffee to moisten his throat. He said again: "The box came from Atlantis, which means it is older than the stone tools unearthed in Europe. Uncle Andrew passed by After a lot of experiments, he opened the box when his hair had turned white. Inside the box was something from another world, which was soil. Fine and clean soil. Because it involved the universe of another world, my uncle did not touch it rashly. After experimenting, the soil was made into a ring..."

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After talking so much nonsense, Jiang Ning's real purpose is to find the whereabouts of those magic rings. Because, the Lord of the Rings can take him to a transfer station! And that transfer station, which allows him to go to other worlds, is very important to Jiang Ning.

"So, where are those magic rings? Are they with you?" Jiang Ning asked eagerly.

Professor Kirk took a deep look at Jiang Ning, and said: "The rings are indeed still with me, and I have kept them intact. Young man, although I don't know why you are looking for the ring. But, I also know very well , I have no ability to stop you. Just, I have a request!"

"You say!"

"I hope that after you get these rings, you don't use them to do bad things. Just like me at the beginning..." Professor Kirk was a little unnatural when he said this. After all, he still felt sorry for bringing Jantis to Narnia regret.

"Please rest assured, I am looking for a ring because I have a very important thing to do. It is very important to me, it is related to my future. I promise that I will not make the same mistake as you, and I will never use other evil The younger generation will take it to another world." Jiang Ning promised.

"I trust Aslan's vision, young man!" After speaking, Professor Kirk got up, searched through boxes and boxes, and finally took out a dusty box.

He blew the dust off the box, opened the box carefully, and there were two rings in the box. A yellow ring and a green ring. Professor Kirk said: "Wearing a yellow ring can take you to another world. Wearing a green ring can bring you back safely. Wearing a yellow ring, you will appear in a forest. Every pool represents a world! You only need to jump into the pool to reach another world. And when you want to come back, you only need to wear a green ring to come back.”

Jiang Ning took the box and looked at the two rings inside, feeling very excited. With this, it will be easier to go to any world you want in the future, and you will no longer need to work hard to find items that contain coordinates from other worlds.

"Thank you very much, Professor! Thank you for choosing to believe me." Jiang Ning sincerely thanked Professor Kirk.

Professor Kirk smiled and said: "I believe that the vision of Aslan and Peters can stand side by side with justice, defeat evil, and bring peace to Narnia. And the king conferred by Aslan must not be an evil person." .”

Jiang Ning was a little speechless. After all, in Europe or America in this era, the status of Chinese people is still very embarrassing, even worse than that of black people. People are generally discriminated against. Maybe Professor Kirk didn't mean it, but he still expressed this discrimination unintentionally.

From the tone of Aslan, Peter, and Edmund he said just now, Jiang Ning could hear it.

Soon, Jiang Ning expelled these irrelevant thoughts from his mind. He doesn't care about these things. Compared with his own future, why bother with mortals?

After getting what he wanted, Jiang Ning said goodbye and left, and Professor Kirk personally sent him to the door. In his shocked eyes, he witnessed Jiang Ning soaring into the sky and flying towards London. Just like when he witnessed the creation of Aslan with his own eyes...