Early the next morning after Executive Du left, Zhu Yu arranged for Ran Jie and the others to guard the oil field. Qin Fei took a few security guards to follow the experts to conduct calculations, while he followed Aria to the ruins in the desert to play.
Although Zhu Yu is still a little worried about the safety of the oil field because of what Executive Du said, it will not help even if he is worried now. Moreover, according to normal thinking, no matter how much those ambitious guys covet the oil field, I am afraid that They will also be polite before fighting.
After all, this is not Libya, nor is it Syria. It is a member of OPEC. Within the same system, if these guys directly use force, they will really lose face.
For the time being, those guys don't want to tear off the fig leaf so quickly, and there is also the war between Da Mao and Er Mao that affects their energy, so Zhu Yu is not so anxious at the moment.
Zhu Yu and the others left early. When the off-road vehicle arrived at the ruins, the sun had just come out and there was still some coolness in the air.
After getting out of the car, Aria pointed to the ruins not far away and said:
“It is said that these are the buildings left by the ancestors here more than a thousand years ago.
The main reason why it became a ruin is that the water source that originally formed the oasis here was cut off. As a result, the people here had no way to survive, so they finally left here and it became an abandoned city. "
When Aria spoke, there was pride and emotion.
Looking over, this ruins is not big, almost the size of two football fields. The ruins of a temple in the center are considered the most complete. The closer to the edge, the more severe the collapse and damage.
What made Zhu Yu a little confused and curious was that these buildings were obviously made of stone, but the surrounding area was desert, and there was no place like Shishan Stone Mine at all.
Could it be that there were stone mines in the past, but because no one was here and the sand was relatively strong in the desert, the stone mines were eventually covered up by the desert and disappeared.
Of course, these are just guesses.
"Let's go in and take a look." Aria pulled Zhu Yu's arm, and then quickly let go.
Zhu Yu could see that the backs of Aria's ears were red.
What a shy girl.
As we walked along, the road was basically covered by sand, and occasionally there were some dead plants on it. Under some rocks, lizards or snakes were startled and scurryed around, making Aria take a few steps back in fright.
"I'm not afraid of these little things, I just didn't expect them to come out suddenly..." Aria looked at Zhu Yu who took a few steps to protect her and explained in a low voice.
The bodyguards who came with Aria also rushed forward and began to clear possible dangers on the road.
Zhu Yu and Aria walked side by side, looking left and right from time to time.
There are mostly shops on the left and right sides, and residential buildings in the courtyard behind. Looking over, there are occasionally some metal products under the ruins, mostly household appliances.
In this dry place, the metal household appliances are relatively well preserved and basically not rusty.
Occasionally, you can see traces of someone digging, but not many.
Looking at it with the eyes of heaven, there is indeed nothing worth exploring here.
"Mr. Zhu, you used to be a treasure hunting expert. Can you see that there are treasures here now?"
"I can't tell." Zhu Yu shook his head, "In fact, this site itself is considered a treasure for historians. But maybe there are many similar sites in this desert, so it is not taken seriously by others.
As for the monetary treasure, that requires a good search to find. "
The two of them walked and talked, and from time to time they would stop in front of a patterned wall that had not collapsed. This was when Aria's expertise came into play.
She will introduce the meaning of these patterns to Zhu Yu in detail, and guess what the original building of this wall was.
This surprised Zhu Yu. He didn't expect that this shy and brave girl would actually do research in this area.
It seems that women from these religious traditional countries cannot be underestimated. They will also study some knowledge about history, literature and architecture as their hobbies.
Aria saw the admiration in Zhu Yu's eyes, and her mood suddenly improved a lot, and she became more courageous. As she walked forward, she would take the initiative to talk about the ruins or the history of this country from time to time.
The ruins are not big, but within ten minutes, a few people arrived near the central temple.
The temple is a square building. The original half dome on it has been damaged, and only a few layers of masonry remain. Looking at the traces on it, it seems that birds once built nests on it, leaving some bird nests and traces of bird droppings.
When Zhu Yu saw this, he remembered how he was naughty when he was a child. He ran to the wall of the once-abandoned Brigade Horse Courtyard, lifted up the bricks on the wall layer by layer, and looked for the nests built by the birds.
It was just naughty at that time, but now I think it is quite cruel - the companions would tear out the bird's nest they found, and then take out the eggs or chicks inside to play with them.
As for the future, I will definitely not be able to survive.
Zhu Yu still remembers clearly that when he climbed up the courtyard wall, he saw a golden eagle as tall as a child at the top, and was scared away.
At that time, there were already stories that this thing could catch sheep or children and eat them.
Inexplicably looking at the brick wall above, he remembered this childhood memory.
Is it possible that the cracks in the brick wall can accommodate birds?
Zhu Yu sighed with emotion. Just as he was about to go over to see what remains in the temple, he noticed something in a nearby building out of the corner of his eye!
The temple is located in the center of the ruins. This small town has four roads, east, west, north and south, all leading to the temple in the center of the ruins.
The location in the southeast corner is considered a prime location. It used to be a two-story stone building. But now only half a floor remains.
There are still traces of excavation in the outer areas, and some metal fragments fell near the dug pit.
This building should have been a wealthy family's house or a very busy shop in the past.
Because looking at it from the celestial eye, there are some copper pieces and even silver pieces scattered everywhere. Although some people used metal detectors to excavate some, there was still a lot scattered in total.
Of course, the main reason why Zhu Yu noticed it was that there were several hidden compartments in the wall of the building that had not been completely broken.
There are actually some gold and silver products hidden in the secret compartment, including coins, jewelry, decorations and some utensils.
Was it because they didn't have time to take it away, or was it because the people who left didn't know that there were hidden compartments in the wall and that there were things in the hidden compartments?
"Mr. Zhu, what's wrong?" Aria asked suspiciously when she saw Zhu Yu stopped and looked to the side.
"There should be some treasures there." Zhu Yu pointed at it and said, "But if you look for it, you may destroy the wall."
"Look for it, I haven't seen a real treasure digging site yet!" Aria immediately became excited after hearing this, "I even asked people to bring tools!"
She pointed behind her, and sure enough, a bodyguard walked over quickly with a bag of tools.
The bodyguard said nothing and showed Zhu Yu the tools one by one.
"Can we dig now?" Zhu Yu asked Aria.
"Of course!" Aria dragged him inside, "As long as this temple is not destroyed. The other temples have been weathered for so long, and they cannot be protected here. If they are destroyed, they will be destroyed."
Since the owner was so grand, Zhu Yu was naturally not polite. He chose a flat shovel from the bag in the female bodyguard's hand, held it in his hand and walked towards the incomplete wall.
When Zhu Yu came up, he didn't rush towards the dark room immediately. Instead, he hit the wall with a flat shovel from the beginning.
As the flat shovel hits little by little, the sound becomes different.
Aria was a little confused at first, but soon she heard that the sound in one place was different from other places, and seemed a little empty.
"It's right here." Zhu Yu used a flat shovel to lightly tap on a hidden compartment, "It should be empty, and there may be something hidden in it."
"How do you know?" Aria came over, took the flat-head shovel from Zhu Yu's hand and knocked it there. With the vibration in her hand, she could feel that there was indeed a hole inside.
"The wall here is wider than other places." Zhu Yu said, "Compared with other places, this wall is obviously inappropriately wide. It's too wide."
"Have you noticed this detail?" Aria marveled, and then compared it. Sure enough, she found that the wall was not an exterior wall, but it was built very thick, which was obviously unreasonable.
Zhu Yu smiled reservedly under the astonished gazes, then took the flat-head shovel and began to break through the wall.
"Look again, there should be more than one space in this wall." Zhu Yu said to the others while breaking through the wall.
"I'll do it!" Aria immediately took a shovel and started banging it.
Zhu Yu quickly broke through a layer of stone bricks, revealing a dark mass inside.
Use a flat-head shovel to pull out the lump and drop it on the sand, whereupon it spreads out.
It turned out to be cloth. However, this thick cloth has been weathered after being in the wall for so long - obviously, this wall is not that closed.
The scattered cloth revealed gold coins one by one, the number of which was at least one or two hundred.
The few people who did not participate in knocking on the wall immediately showed even more amazed expressions - there was actually a treasure!
These people looked at Zhu Yu with eager eyes. And Zhu Yu became even more mysterious in their eyes.
"I found it!" Aria suddenly exclaimed, "It's also here!"
When she exclaimed, she looked at Zhu Yu, and then saw the gold coins scattered on the ground.
"You really found the treasure!" Aria threw away the shovel and walked over, squatted down and looked at it and said:
"This is a gold coin from the time of the Roman Empire. It is not very rare, but in the eyes of some specific collectors, these are treasures. There are so many of them!"
"You may also have a more valuable treasure there!" Zhu Yu said with a smile, "Let's take a look."
"Okay!" Aria agreed, and then said: "Pack up your things first."
"Leave it to them." Zhu Yu pointed at Amina and another bodyguard and said, "Go and see what you have there."
Aria smiled at Zhu Yu: "Okay!"
With Zhu Yu's help, Aria broke through the layer of stone bricks, and then saw a larger space than where Zhu Yu broke through.
There are layers of gold and silver bowls, plates and other utensils here, at least dozens of them!
"Your Highness, congratulations!" Zhu Yu said with a smile, "These sets of gold and silver tableware are worth a lot of money - they all still look brand new."
Aria was also very happy. She carefully took out two gold jugs and wine glasses inlaid with rubies and held them in her hands to admire them.
Just such a wine bottle can be exchanged for at least one hundred thousand dollars.
There are a lot of such exquisite things here!
Then they opened the third secret compartment, which contained some women's gold jewelry, all inlaid with gems.
Zhu Yu made a rough estimate. All these things add up to be worth two to three million dollars.
Maybe even higher!
I never thought that I could find so many valuable things just by looking for a ruins in this desert!
Of course, I would also like to thank the treasure hunters who came before. They are not in the habit of looking for treasures in the walls.
After asking the bodyguard to pack the things and carry them, Aria and Zhu Yu entered the damaged temple to visit.
There are no statues of gods in the temple, but there are many murals on the surrounding walls.
These murals have been damaged by the wind and sand, leaving only a few lines.
These lines are also relatively bright, and Zhu Yu is a little curious as to what kind of paint can be used to maintain its original color for so long.
Aria said regretfully:
"These murals should be very precious works of art, but it's a pity that they can no longer be seen clearly."
"The people who painted these things never imagined that one day this place would be abandoned, the temple would be destroyed, and wind and sand would blow in from the outside and destroy this place."
The layout of the temple is with the worship area being the largest, and then there are some places for living, teaching and so on.
Aria probably became addicted after finding the treasure earlier. She would knock on the wall with the flat shovel in her hand from time to time, hoping to find something.
Unfortunately, after visiting the entire temple, nothing was found.
After visiting the temple and finding the treasure, it would be boring to go further. The sun had already risen, and the temperature in the ruins was gradually rising. The two of them decided to go back.
When we got to the car, we turned on the air conditioner, and a stream of cool breeze dissipated the heat, and a few people finally settled down.
"These are all yours." Aria pointed to the things in the trunk and said to Zhu Yu.
"No, no, no." Zhu Yu waved his hand, "The gold coins are mine. The others are not mine."
"You're not doing this right..." Aria blushed and wanted to argue.
"When I hunt for treasures, I usually go with my friends. We always get whoever finds the treasure." Zhu Yu said seriously:
"Just like today, if it's me and my friends, the ownership of the things in the dark room depends entirely on luck. Whoever finds it belongs to whoever finds it. This way there won't be any disputes."
Aria was a little confused, but finally acquiesced to this explanation.
She actually knew that this should be regarded as a thank-you gift from Zhu Yu to herself, but this thank-you gift was such that no one could say anything else.
The off-road vehicle was driving forward when two pickup trucks from the front left came over and spotted them first. They deviated from their original direction and surrounded the off-road vehicle.
Soon, the pickup truck forced the off-road vehicle to park next to the sandbags.
Five men with hooded faces got out of the pickup truck and walked to the SUV. The leader knocked on the window and signaled the driver to lower the glass. He had something to say.
"Princess, Mr. Zhu, don't be afraid. This car is bulletproof." Amina whispered.
The two bodyguards had already taken out their guns, and Alina also took out a small pistol.
Aria leaned towards Zhu Yu and said:
"What do these people want to do? Are they trying to rob?"
Zhu Yu was not worried at all, he guessed:
"They should be going to the ruins to hunt for treasure. It looks like we are coming from that direction, so I have to ask."
The bodyguard turned to look at the instructions and Zhu Yu said:
"Come down and tell them we are tourists."
The bodyguard pulled the gun and loaded the bullet, then lowered half of the glass and said coldly to the people outside:
"What do you want to do?"
"Nothing, nothing. We saw you coming from that direction and wanted to ask if you entered a ruins."
"It has nothing to do with you." The bodyguard was probably used to being strict and had no intention of showing mercy to anyone. "Get out of the way, or we won't be polite!"
The man's face changed slightly, and then he saw the gun shown by the bodyguard.
"We are tourists, just playing in the desert." Zhu Yu didn't want to make things worse. He knew that these people must be carrying guns.
Although the car was bulletproof, it was really hard to tell if there were women in the car - his clairvoyance had seen that the other party had an RPG in the car. If this thing was to be used, even a bulletproof car would not be safe!
"I didn't find anything in there."
Hearing what Zhu Yu said, the expression in the man's eyes changed, he took two steps back and said:
"Well, I wish you have fun!"
Then he turned around and motioned for his people to move the car out of the way.
The female bodyguard raised the car window and drove away at full speed.
"Boss, why don't you keep them?" someone asked in the pickup truck.
"Don't get into trouble. This kind of car is not something ordinary people can afford to drive. If we really offend the wrong people, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to make a living in this area in the future!"
Soon, they arrived at the ruins and headed straight to the temple.
Although some people saw the traces left by Zhu Yu and others when they demolished the wall, in their eyes, it was nothing.
What they are mainly looking for is the things in the temple.
Soon the men were digging in the temple.
Not long after, suddenly, screams and gunfire rang out in the temple.
Looking from a distance, a large amount of black crows were pouring out of the temple!
After Zhu Yu and the others got away from the pickup truck, they sped away and returned to the oil field not long after.
What surprised Zhu Yu was that when he came back, he found that there were many people in the oil field.
Those people who started gathering yesterday have arrived at the oil field today!
This effect is truly unparalleled!
Seeing these energetic young men wearing camouflage uniforms and short haircuts, Zhu Yu's confidence suddenly increased.
I already have someone, who dares to come here to make trouble?
I can’t beat you to death!
(End of chapter)
