Professor Huo stared at the bronze vessel in his hand, his eyes as wide as copper bells.
"I never expected this queen to have so much. I truly underestimated them. How much of the people's blood and sweat did they collect?"
Upon seeing these items, the metaphysics professor subconsciously assumed they were collected from the populace.
"It's not necessarily the people's belongings. Perhaps they were rewards or stored provisions?"
Huo Qi looked at the items and negated the metaphysics professor's guess.
"Some of these relics belong to the Han Dynasty. Most of the items traded here are tiger and deer pelts."
"Even if there are gold and silver ornaments, they are few. At that time, Emperor Wu of Han held the reins of power, and the Western Regions were part of the Han territory. There's no reason for them to neglect it."
Zhou Lin speculated as he examined the items.
Captain Zhao looked around and finally spotted a dark curtain in a rear corner.
However, whatever was behind the curtain had already fallen to the ground.
Captain Zhao looked at the wooden curtain, now covered in dust, lying on the ground.
He then gently lifted it.
But as the curtain was lifted, it was like a domino effect. The lifting of one small curtain caused a large area of curtains to fall.
The moment the curtains fell, the items within were revealed to everyone's eyes.
It was a wall of pure white jade. All the walls were now exposed.
Everyone stared blankly at the white jade stone walls before them, utterly dumbfounded.
At this moment—
Marble walls?
This marble was very rare in the Western Regions, but to construct a tomb chamber so extravagantly with white jade...
Things are precious because they are rare, but to create a tomb chamber like this, it's truly...
"The cutting of this marble is very precise. The size, length, and width are all the same."
Professor Fang looked at the wall in astonishment, finding it incredible.
"The origin of this white jade is very scarce. Even the Han palaces might not have had much of it, let alone imperial tombs. I've seen white jade walls in tombs before, but judging by the quality and purity of this jade."
"It seems this jade is more pure."
Huo Qi reached out and touched the material and texture. It was even better than the white jade from last time.
The people from Sakura Country behind him looked at the white jade stones with surprise.
These jade stones...
Were extremely rare in Sakura Country, let alone these gold and silver treasures.
Even this marble was exceptionally scarce.
In the livestream.
"Holy crap, this queen really earned her title. Her ambition is no less than a man's. These ornaments, these burial objects... amazing."
"They all look so luxurious. All the money I have now, I couldn't even afford a single piece of marble, no, not even a corner of it."
"Can I say I'm envious? I'm truly envious. Even if I die, I want to be surrounded by such things?"
"You can't take these things with you when you die. If I had these, I might be robbed. So, I'll just admire others."
"That's because you don't have them. If you did, would you still say you don't want burial objects?"
"Alright, you win. I just don't have them, so I'm pretending to be noble."
In the dean's conference room.
Professor Hu and Professor Wen were shocked by the scene before them.
It's over, it's over, this is truly over.
What the hell is this?
They were so envious.
"I think this marble is truly... I should calculate how much it would be worth if it were handed over to the state."
Professor Wen felt like he was going crazy. This money, it was truly exhilarating.
"It's all thanks to Zhou Lin. Without him, we might not have seen such a thing, perhaps we wouldn't even have been able to enter."
The dean's eyes were filled with smiles as he looked at the gemstones, but his trembling hands betrayed his emotions.
"But is something carved on this wall? Some parts look raised."
One of the professors pointed at something on the wall, looking puzzled.
He voiced his confusion.
The cheers of the crowd were interrupted by this voice. Everyone focused on the large screen.
Indeed, there was a raised area, but they couldn't make out what it was.
Because it was all pure white, similar to the white jade wall.
Inside the tomb.
Zhou Lin's gaze was calm and indifferent as he looked at the white jade wall, as if he couldn't see it.
This was different from his previous greedy demeanor.
"We've seen it now. Let's think about how to get out later. Everyone look for an exit."
Zhou Lin stood to the side, still playing with a bronze object in his hand. This was something used for the ancient game of touhu, wasn't it?
He had to admit, when ancient people were bored, they played such sophisticated games, unlike today, where people are addicted to video games.
"Put it down..."
At this moment—
A childlike voice echoed from above, making everyone's hearts tighten.
They quickly looked around, but couldn't see who had spoken.
The people from Great Xia, upon hearing the voice, immediately stood by Zhou Lin's side. Captain Zhao and the others raised their weapons, ready to strike at any moment.
The people from Sakura Country were also tense, scanning their surroundings.
But after looking around, they couldn't find the speaker.
"Put it down... you cannot touch the things inside here."
The childlike voice spoke again.
Startled, everyone's hearts tightened once more.
"Professor Zhou Lin, what is that voice?"
Professor Fang, standing beside him, asked nervously, his gaze darting around.
"How should I know? But it said to put it down, so put it down. Did anyone touch anything in here? Put it down immediately."
Zhou Lin didn't understand at first, but now he did.
It seemed to be a guardian of these treasures, preventing them from touching anything.
The students from Great Xia and the mercenaries looked at each other in confusion.
"I just picked it up to look at it for a moment and put it down. I'm not messing with these things. This could be dangerous."
"Exactly. I thought the same thing. This would make us tomb robbers! These are national treasures, and we'd be punished."
"Then who touched these things?"
"You ask me, who am I supposed to ask?"
The students from Great Xia felt a sudden unease upon hearing the voice.
Captain Zhao was confident in his men. They wouldn't touch anything carelessly. He then looked at the people from Sakura Country.
Everyone from Great Xia was looking at the people from Sakura Country.
Zuo Lin felt uncomfortable under their gaze.
But he remained silent.
At this moment, in the livestream.
"What do you mean?"