Under Xiao Ran's command, several employees acted together and dragged out a crate placed at the door of the room.
The crate was quite heavy and its contents were unknown at this time.
After dragging the crate out, Xiao Ran stepped forward to check the situation.
After wiping the dust off the crate, he saw only an Arabic numeral number. No text information was found.
Such numerical numbers can also be seen on other crates, and there seems to be nothing strange about them.
The only difference is that there is a -1 after the number on this box.
After confirming that there were no traps inside or outside the crate, Xiao Ran picked up the crowbar and started to demolish it.
In a matter of moments, he had opened the crate.
What then appeared in front of everyone was a large amount of cotton cloth used to fill the gaps and prevent collisions, all of which were yellowed and discolored.
When light shines into the crate, the yellowed cotton quickly turns black and even shows signs of carbonization.
In the blink of an eye, these cotton fabrics seemed to have passed through more than two hundred years in one second, aging rapidly.
Seeing this scene, countless viewers in front of the live broadcast were amazed.
Xiao Ran and Pierre acted very calmly, as if they didn't see anything.
They had seen this kind of situation too many times and had already expected it. How could they be surprised by it.
Next, Xiao Ran took a closer look at the situation in the box.
After making sure it was safe, he began to take out the cotton cloth and threw it casually in the open space next to it.
After a while, he had taken out a lot of discolored cotton cloth and threw a pile on the ground.
With his movements, the contents contained in this crate finally appeared.
This is a dilapidated marble sculpture, lying quietly in a crate, as if sleeping.
To be more precise, this is an afterimage of Artemis, the ancient Greek goddess of hunting.
Only the upper body of the statue is left, and the left arm is missing. The surface is pitted and weathered, and the figure is somewhat blurry.
But we can still see the artistic style, which is classical art style.
Although this marble statue is seriously damaged, it still reveals an elegant and idealized beauty of classicism.
Seeing this badly damaged sculpture of the Hunting Goddess, countless people on the live broadcast let out a sigh of disappointment.
Apparently, everyone thought this tattered marble sculpture had little value.
However, Xiao Ran and Pierre, who were standing around the crate, were all stunned in place, as if they had been cast a restraining spell.
Without exception, each of their eyes shone with excitement, and their eyes were as bright as searchlights.
Of course, Xiao Ran was acting, but Pierre and the others showed their true feelings.
After a while, Pierre suddenly said excitedly:
"Wow! This is the ancient Greek sculpture from the Medici family, "Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt." This treasure actually exists. It's incredible!"
With his exclamation, everyone was awakened.
The next moment, Henry and Connell took a step forward and looked at the broken marble sculpture with wide eyes.
A smile flashed quickly in Xiao Ran's eyes, and he took a step forward to admire the sculpture.
Both inside and outside the apartment building on the ground, as well as countless viewers in front of the live broadcast, were shocked by Pierre's words.
People were stunned for a moment, and then they exclaimed in surprise.
"Ah! This broken marble sculpture is actually a sculpture from ancient Greece. If this is true, it must be a priceless treasure."
"It's actually "Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting" from ancient Greece. No wonder when I just looked at this sculpture, I felt that it had an idealized classical beauty."
While exclaiming, people were also discussing enthusiastically.
There are probably only a few people who can really understand this ancient Greek sculpture.
However, this does not prevent people from unanimously agreeing that it is a priceless treasure.
The reason is very simple. Every ancient Greek sculpture currently circulating in the world is, without exception, a priceless treasure.
For example, the statues of "Venus Broke Arm" and "Goddess of Victory" collected in the Louvre are the best proof.
While everyone was talking about it, Pierre and Henry suddenly reached out their hands and touched the surface of the marble statue.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran just laughed softly and did not stop it.
The next moment, the palms of these two guys had touched the surface of the statue.
Then stroke it gently, just like touching the skin of a beautiful woman, carefully and gently.
Seeing this scene, many people were a little surprised and didn't know why.
Immediately afterwards, Pierre and the others gave exciting answers.
"Yes, this is the famous Elgin marble from ancient Greece. It is exactly the same as the marble used in the famous Parthenon temple reliefs."
"It can be concluded that this "Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting" does come from the ancient Greek period, and is probably from the same period as the Parthenon, or even earlier."
Following Pierre's words, there was another commotion on the scene, on the ground, and in front of countless live broadcasts.
People were shocked and excited by this identification conclusion.
In the Western world, sculptures from ancient Greece have a very special meaning, and they are considered to be one of the sources of Western civilization.
"Yes, this is indeed the Elgin Marble of ancient Greece, which is enough to illustrate the region and era where this sculpture comes from."
Henry's identification conclusion was a little later, but it was completely consistent with Pierre's.
At this time, these guys' eyes were shining with excitement, and they wished they could pounce directly on this marble sculpture.
The next moment, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled and said:
"Pierre, it seems that you know the origin of this statue of Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting. Please introduce it to everyone."
"Many viewers in front of the live broadcast don't know the origin of this statue. I am the same and want to know more about this priceless treasure."
Pierre raised his head and looked this way, then nodded with joy.
"Okay, Sean, I can tell you about the origin of this statue."
"This "Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt" was discovered in Athens in the early 15th century. About twenty years later, it was bought by an Italian businessman."
"The businessman brought this statue to Italy, and later sold it to the Medici family in Florence at a high price. It has been collected by the Medici family for more than 200 years."
“During the Renaissance, Michelangelo and other sculpture masters were extremely obsessed with this ancient Greek sculpture, affectionately calling it Medici’s Artemis.”
"After Napoleon conquered Florence, he took this priceless treasure from Florence to Paris. After he was defeated, this priceless treasure disappeared."
"I didn't expect it to be hidden in this underground palace. We didn't discover it until today. It's really a blessing among misfortunes. This is definitely an amazing discovery."
Just as he said this, Henry suddenly interrupted and said:
"According to relevant historical data, this "Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting" is larger in size and should not only consist of the upper body."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran continued with a smile:
"If I guess correctly, what is contained in this box is only a part of the statue of Artemis, the Goddess of Hunting."
"The rest of the statue should be placed in other boxes, so the outside of this box is engraved with -1, which means the first part of the statue."
As he spoke, he pointed to the number engraved on the box.
Following the direction of his finger, Pierre and the others saw the number, and then they all nodded.
