Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1122 - 587: Does the Mechanism from 3000 Years Ago Still Work?

Chapter 1122: Chapter 587: Does the Mechanism from 3000 Years Ago Still Work?

Early morning, a group of people with backpacks treaded along in the slightly sparse jungle.

The sunshine filtered through the gaps in the leaves, falling on the grass, and occasionally, one could see mosquitoes dancing in the beams of light. The sun’s rays refracted off their wings, casting a rainbow glint.

Sidney Roberts, leading the group, was very familiar with this place. Despite the absence of a path, he could find the right direction through the big trees and streams.

At last, Sidney Roberts stopped, looked around, and then down at his feet, a look of joy spread across his face. Then he turned to Sean Knight, who was walking up from behind, and said:

"Boss, I found the place with the pair of Jade pieces - it’s right there, that vacant land by the side of the stream."

Sean Knight activated Sky Eye and realized that there really were some remnants underground.

It wasn’t an ancient tomb, but rather seemed like a sacrificial pit.

The place was damp. The pit, which was a little over two meters deep, had filled with water. The buried Jade and goldware had been waterlogged, some of the Jade imbued with mud and spoiled.

The pit wasn’t large, just about two meters square, but it was layered with dozens of items.

Most of these items were made of gold and Jade, with a few bone wares among them.

No other metal artifacts were to be seen.

Nonetheless, this was quite a haul.

Sean Knight said to Sidney Roberts:

"Then you can go back. We’ll stay here for a few days; maybe we’ll find some other items."

Sidney Roberts happily replied,

"Okay, then I’m off. My wife is waiting for me to prepare for a trip into the city."

Little Town was just five or six kilometers away, and soon Sidney Roberts vanished into the jungle. Clearly, he was relaxed and in a hurry.

"Boss, could there be something... not clean here?" Elijah Hastings leaned in and asked, "Why does Sidney Roberts run like a rabbit?"

Sean Knight shook his head, as he didn’t know this either.

Leng Ru Bing, who had been quiet, spoke up:

"It’s hard to say about unclean things, but there are legends of a curse."

"A curse legend?" Sean Knight, Elijah Hastings, and those action team members who had followed along were puzzled, "What’s that?"

"It’s said that this used to be a Native American living area," Leng Ru Bing clearly had done extensive research and spoke confidently:

"But then Europeans came, and the Portuguese established a colony here, massacring the Native Americans en masse, especially after discovering large quantities of gold in the tribes. So, one after another, the Native American tribes were eradicated... and finally, the Native Americans left a curse here..."

"There really is a curse!" Elijah Hastings exclaimed.

"Yes," Leng Ru Bing sighed and continued, "It’s said to have been left by a Native American shaman at that time. He cursed the invaders who plundered this place to die from plagues, fires, floods, and so on."

"It’s probably just a legend," Elijah Hastings was skeptical.

"Decades ago, several groups of adventurers came here, seeking the Treasure mentioned in the legends. According to records, they indeed found some items left by the Native Americans. However, they soon ended up dead in the Dense Forest.

Eventually, the locals began saying it was the curse of the Native Americans taking effect. It seems the curse doesn’t affect local people. People like Sidney Roberts can pick up ancient items in the jungle without any problems."

"So it’s targeting us?" Elijah Hastings was displeased, "Is there something wrong with Sidney Roberts?"

"You can’t say that for certain. At least in recent decades, no outsiders have come here. The local youth probably don’t even know about these things. Besides, you don’t really believe in curses, do you? I don’t!"

Sean Knight was somewhat surprised. Leng Ru Bing was the most afraid of death, yet now, she didn’t believe in the curse.

Interesting!

"Actually, by studying the records left by those people, it’s clear that most of the treasure hunters probably died due to mechanisms in the Tombs they found. Those people wanted to be like the protagonists in treasure-hunting movies, but they didn’t realize they would end up as cannon fodder."

Leng Ru Bing revealed the true reason she wasn’t afraid. Of course, there was something she didn’t mention.

Leng Ru Bing had not only studied the experiences of those treasure hunters in her research at the Chrysanthemum Agency but had also looked into Sean Knight’s treasure-hunting escapades.

Although Sean Knight’s initial wealth was not from treasure hunting, his work with Containers was akin to treasure hunting.

Later, he left the Container business, became a Treasure Hunter, and his treasure hunting endeavors were not only efficient and quick but also bore a very important mark: core members never died!

This was the main reason she dared to venture out with Sean Knight and the others!

From the publicly available documents, it’s apparent that Sean Knight’s treasure hunts always yielded some, and often significant, gains. As a result of these treasure hunts, Sean Knight went from being a down and out youth to one of the world’s top billionaires in the Treasure hunting world.

Moreover, now Sean Knight had expanded beyond the profession of treasure hunting to venture into industry.

Whether it was coal mines in Afghanistan, oil in the Middle East, or agriculture here, each was on a grand scale. Any one of them could make another billionaire!

And except for the coal mines, the rest of these items were initially obtained from the Chrysanthemum Organization.

That Organization, which was a Noble Lord in the industry, got ruined by Sean Knight and a few people, their industry looted, their Leader slaughtered, and they were powerless to take revenge!