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The thief was about to steal the secret manual when the final mechanism would activate, releasing a mass of white phosphorus. Upon contact, the white phosphorus would ignite instantly, and all the thief could get would be a wall of ash.
Because of such formidable theft-prevention measures, the 'Scripture Pavilion' had never been robbed.
It might be that ordinary thieves lacked the courage, and those who had the guts were mostly insiders. Knowing they didn't possess the final mechanism's password, they understood that forcing it open would yield nothing but ash.
Therefore, no one dared to target these secret manuals lightly, allowing them to be preserved.
Chen Jie memorized the three fragmented spear strokes seriously. Due to their incompleteness, he memorized them quickly.
In about an hour, Chen Jie had them mostly down.
However, he didn't hurry to leave. Instead, he reviewed them for half an hour more to ensure not a word was out of place, branding them into his mind.