When Zhu Yu saw that the camera was still flashing and pointed at him, he had already guessed that someone was watching him!
All his previous actions had fallen into the eyes of others. Zhu Yu even guessed that others should have known by now that he had found something here!
Otherwise, it would be impossible to keep an eye on yourself!
He made a decision immediately and said to the staff member:
"If I find a treasure outside, does it count as one of them? Do I need to go through any additional procedures to dig it out?"
The treasure hunting area that Eric mentioned on the high platform before was within the wall and the castle.
Zhu Yu remembered this very clearly.
Now that he has found something outside the wall, he must be worried that if this land does not belong to Eric or some treasure hunter association, he will have to go through other procedures in full view of the public.
That would be very troublesome.
The staff member was also a little surprised, afraid that he had not heard clearly, so he asked:
"Sir, are you saying that you discovered something outside?"
"Yes. It's where I was just now." Zhu Yu pointed to the area, "I think there should be something hidden there."
"Okay, I'll confirm it first, and then report it to the superior now." The staff member was very conscientious. He registered Zhu Yu's No. 28 plate first, then took out his walkie-talkie and started reporting.
Zhu Yu could tell that the staff didn't know whether the outside of the wall was within the scope of this treasure hunt competition.
But he wasn't too worried. If yes, of course, then dig it normally. If not, then dig it yourself - you can't let this fall into the hands of others.
The staff quickly put down the walkie-talkie and said to Zhu Yu:
"Sir, Mr. Eric will come over right away. He said that he has to see it in person to be sure. But as far as I know, a large part of the land outside the wall also belongs to the owner of the castle, so please don't worry."
The staff did not leave after finishing speaking, but patiently waited with Zhu Yu.
After a while, Eric, the chairman of the Treasure Hunters Association, hurried to the gate.
Seeing Zhu Yu, a smile immediately appeared on his face:
"Mr. Zhu Yu, I didn't expect you to make a discovery here. What a surprise -"
Zhu Yu didn't expect that Eric actually knew him. He shook hands with the other person and reiterated the question he just asked the staff.
Eric smiled after hearing this and said:
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhu Yu, the land within one kilometer of this castle belongs to me, so even if it is outside the wall, it is still within the scope of this treasure hunt competition - you helped me solve a big problem this time!"
It's not like Eric has never been in this castle before, but he did not find any large-scale metal reaction.
So he started a treasure hunting contest to see if his idea was correct.
Now that Zhu Yu was doing this, he immediately understood that his previous thinking was somewhat limited.
Who stipulates that wealth must be within this wall?
Maybe hundreds of years ago, there might have been buildings outside the wall, but later due to war or other reasons, the buildings were gone, but the treasures buried inside should be there! …
Zhu Yu didn't know that Eric had put so much thought into it. He smiled and said:
"In that case, I'll mark this location and start digging."
"Okay, okay." Eric was a little curious and called a few staff members to help him, and he also followed.
The camera was also looking at this place, and Zhu Yu didn't care about it anymore.
The soil here is relatively solid and a shovel cannot move it. With Zhu Yu's consent, the staff called a small excavator to dig up the soil, revealing the stone slabs underneath.
Seeing the slate, Eric's smile became even brighter.
Of course, it's a pity. But this castle is rented, and the time is about to expire. He has not found the treasure himself. Now in the treasure hunting competition, Zhu Yu has a high chance of finding the treasure, which can be regarded as a reputation for the Treasure Hunters Association.
Although the treasure belongs to Zhu Yu, as long as Zhu Yu is drawn into this association, all the fame and fortune will remain in the association.
What a good thing!
The staff helped Zhu Yu pry open the stone slab, revealing the dark steps going down below.
"There is a high probability that there is a basement down here." One staff member guessed.
Zhu Yu took out his flashlight and looked down and said:
"It could also be a secret passage," he straightened up and pointed at the castle, "leading there!"
Eric suddenly realized:
"It must be so! This makes sense! If the castle is besieged, the people inside can come out of the secret passage and come outside the wall."
An escape route!
"Don't rush in." Eric is also a veteran. "There may be poisonous gas in here. Let it disperse for a while."
Zhu Yu nodded. In fact, he is not very afraid of poisonous gases. After his physical condition was improved, he could hold his breath for a long time.
However, it is better to hide one's clumsiness than to show one's skill, so just go with the flow.
After a while, Zhu Yu took out his lighter, took out the paper from his pocket, lit it and threw it away.
The flames on the paper weakened a little, but were not completely extinguished. They were still burning under the steps. Zhu Yu said:
"Oxygen is available. I'll go down and take a look."
As he spoke, he walked down the steps with a shovel in one hand and a flashlight in the other.
Because Zhu Yu did not invite him, Eric did not go down. Staff are also waiting outside.
At this time, the movement here has attracted the attention of many people.
Some treasure hunters who had not gained much came out of the gate and planned to see the excitement.
Gathering to watch the fun has never been a special case for the Chinese, and these foreigners are no exception.
Zhu Yu walked down the steps for eighteen steps with a flashlight and reached the bottom.
He roughly estimated that it was about three meters above the ground.
The bottom is indeed not a basement, but a passage leading forward - and judging from the direction on the ground, it is probably leading to the castle.
After taking a breath and realizing that there was nothing wrong, Zhu Yu walked forward.
The stone walls on both sides of the passage were very damp, with drops of water still seeping out in some places.
The top of the passage is also covered with stone slabs. Occasionally, a piece of grass roots emerges from the cracks in the stone slabs, but they are withered.
After walking forward for about ten meters, there was a collapse.
The stone slab fell down, and there was still some soil, but it was not penetrated.
Zhu Yu moved the stone slab away, cleared the soil, and exposed a hole that a person could drill through. Then he saw that the space in front of him became larger. …
Here, it should not be within the scope of the wall.
This is an expanded stone room, with four large black iron-clad wood boxes placed inside.
The stone room with both ends collapsed, and half of the stone slab rested on a box. The semicircular lid of the box was smashed, revealing the golden stuff inside.
gold.
Zhu Yu stepped forward and grabbed a handful of gold coins from the football-sized hole.
This gold coin is much more delicate than the gold coins fished out from the bottom of the sea. It has a man's head on it, and the details are very obvious. There is writing on the back of the gold coin, but Zhu Yu can't understand it.
This gold coin weighs more than ten grams and is very round. It is obviously not comparable to the kind of gold coin cut from a gold stick.
Zhu Yu estimated that this one-meter-high box could contain at least nearly a thousand gold coins.
The value of this gold coin is definitely much higher than those found at the bottom of the sea.
Zhu Yu opened another box and found that it was also gold coins.
He was a little disappointed.
If it's all gold coins, then there really isn't much to look forward to.
The third box is locked.
But this was not a problem for Zhu Yu. He used a shovel to smash off the severely corroded lock.
Opening the lid, the jewelry inside made Zhu Yu smile.
These jewelry styles are more classic and look very exquisite. There are pearls, gems, diamonds; necklaces, bracelets, rings...
Zhu Yu collected the box directly.
In the fourth box, there are parchments one after another. Zhu Yu picked up a book and read it.
can't read.
Zhu Yu counted and found that there were more than a dozen books. They were a bit moldy, but overall they were in good condition.
At this time, Eric's voice came from behind:
"Mr. Zhu Yu, is it safe? Is there any harvest?"
Zhu Yu put down the sheepskin book and said:
"Safe, I've found the treasure!"
"Really?" Eric's tone was full of surprise, "Then can I go over and have a look? Don't worry, I will bring the staff with me, I'm just taking a look!"
"Of course, please ask the staff to bring the rope." Zhu Yu replied.
"Okay, okay," Eric replied immediately, and then said to the staff, "Hurry up and bring the rope, and by the way, bring the lighting flashlight, come in with me!"
After a while, footsteps sounded.
When they arrived at the place where the passage collapsed, Eric led people to expand the passage and then drilled through.
Seeing the three big boxes in front of Zhu Yu, Eric's eyes showed an expression of surprise.
There really is treasure!
Zhu Yu has messed up the traces of the box that was put away, and the positions of the three current boxes have also been adjusted. The marks on the slate floor were messy, so neither Eric nor the staff could see them.
Zhu Yu moved the half of the stone slab away, and the staff illuminated it with a golden light that made people dizzy.
"They are all gold coins!" Eric was also a little disappointed. Although gold coins directly symbolize wealth, they are a bit too monotonous.
"There is also a box of parchment books." Zhu Yu opened the other box and revealed the books inside.
"Is there really a book? Or a parchment book!" Eric walked over to take a look in surprise, and he glanced at Zhu Yu. …
Zhu Yu nodded, and Eric immediately took out a book and started reading.
"This is...the genealogy and history of the Blue Rose family!"
"Blue Rose Family?" Zhu Yu didn't understand.
"It's the Iris family—a branch of the French royal family. Although it's not as famous as some of the great nobles, it is still a low-key wealthy family in France today."
It turns out that this is still a well-known family thing.
Eric continued:
"If you send these things back to the Blue Rose family, I think you should be able to gain their sincere friendship."
friendship?
Zhu Yu just laughed.
Does he need the friendship of an unknown family?
That’s not necessary at all!
Seeing that Zhu Yu didn't answer, Eric was too interested to continue the conversation.
Next, the staff tied the boxes firmly with ropes, and then four people lifted each box and carried the boxes out - of course, only two people were needed for the box containing the parchment.
After the boxes were carried out, they were piled at the entrance of the tunnel.
Zhu Yu walked out and breathed in the fresh air outside - although the inside was open, it still felt stuffy.
"I will send someone to take care of these treasures." Eric said, "When does Mr. Zhu plan to continue exploring?"
Zhu Yu said: "Let's rest for half an hour before going in. It feels like the air inside is not very good."
"Indeed." Eric felt the same. "The oxygen is very insufficient, and it feels like there is harmful air."
Zhu Yu smiled and nodded.
The treasure hunters who were originally gathered outside started talking when they saw three large boxes being carried out from the passage.
"What could be in here?"
"Look, a box is broken, and inside... there are gold coins! A box full of gold coins!"
"Oh! How many gold coins are these? These should be ancient gold coins, right? One of them costs several thousand euros, right?"
"Yes, yes. And didn't the Treasure Hunters Federation say that the treasure you find belongs to you! These gold coins belong to that lucky Chinese boy!"
"Three big boxes! How many gold coins are these?" Someone started to get jealous.
"That cave entrance should be the legendary underground treasure room, right? Can we go in and try our luck?"
Someone has already taken a metal detector and plans to enter the tunnel to take a look.
Immediately, a staff member stopped him:
"Sir, Mr. Zhu Yu found this place. No one else is allowed in until Mr. Zhu Yu has finished."
"Why? Hasn't he already found the treasure? Since he has found it, why can't we go in and look for it?"
"Mr. Zhu Yu only found part of the passage, and the search is not over." The staff patiently explained.
"But he has already gained something and has come out." The person who wanted to break through was a tall white young man. He said angrily:
"I will not allow all the treasures to be taken away by this hateful Chinese boy! These treasures belong to France and belong to us! Come on, guys, let's go in and find the treasures together!"
His shouting really inspired many people to stand up and be eager to try - in their opinion, since Zhu Yu had found so many gold coins and eaten meat, it was natural for them to drink the soup.
But the staff still stopped in front.
There are only a few staff members, but there are more than a dozen people in this group!
When he was about to be unable to stop him, Eric stood up:
"What do you want to do?"
Eric's intimidation was still there, and the dozen or so people stood still.
The white young man headed by him said loudly:
"We plan to go in and take a look. Since this Chinese treasure hunter has found so many things, I think we should be able to go in if there is anything left inside, right? After all, he has already harvested something, but we haven't yet!"
"The rules are set. If you didn't object before, then they must be implemented!"
Eric looked at Zhu Yu, who was smiling but not smiling, and was a little annoyed. These compatriots were not living up to expectations at all!
He knew that if he couldn't solve it now, the impression he left with Zhu Yu would be greatly reduced!
Zhu Yu will still be needed to do things in the future, so he can't let Zhu Yu look down on him now!
You must be tough!
