Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 344 - 267: I’ve Become the Target! _2

Chapter 344: Chapter 267: I’ve Become the Target! _2

By this time, the commotion had attracted the attention of many people.

Some treasure hunters who had nothing to gain from the front gate came here to see what was going on.

Gathering to watch the spectacle was not only a Chinese characteristic, these foreigners were no exception.

Sean Knight, flashlight in hand, walked down eighteen steps and reached the bottom.

He estimated the distance from the ground below to be about three meters.

Below it was not a basement, but a corridor leading forward - and judging from the direction above ground, it would most likely lead to the castle.

He took a breath, saw nothing unusual, and went on.

The stone walls on both sides of the corridor were very damp, with droplets of water seeping out in places.

The top of the passage was also covered with stone slabs, with dry roots occasionally protruding through the gaps.

After walking about ten meters forward, there was a collapsed area.

Stone slabs and some dirt had fallen, but it was not transparent.

Sean moved the slab, cleared the soil, revealed a hole large enough for a person to crawl through, and then saw that the space in front was larger.

Here, he was not yet within the range of the surrounding walls.

This was an expanded stone chamber, with four large black iron boxes wrapped in wood.

The stone chamber, which had outlets at both ends, was also somewhat collapsed with half a slab pressuring down on one of the boxes. The semi-circular lid of that box was smashed open, revealing the glittering gold inside.

Gold coins.

Sean advanced, grabbed a handful of gold coins from the football-sized broken opening.

These gold coins were much more exquisite than the ones salvaged from the seafloor, with a clear image of a man on them. There were texts on the back of the coin, which Sean couldn’t understand.

This single gold coin weighed ten or so grams, very round, obviously not comparable to the ones shaved off a gold stick.

Sean estimated that this box, nearly a meter high, could hold nearly a thousand gold coins.

The value of these gold coins was absolutely higher than those found at the seafloor.

Sean opened another box and found it also filled with gold coins.

He was a little disappointed.

If all the boxes contained gold coins, there wouldn’t be much to look forward to.

The third box was locked.

But this didn’t pose a problem for Sean. A few thrusts of the shovel broke the severely rusted lock.

Upon opening the lid, the jewelry inside brought a smile to Sean’s face.

The styles of these pieces were quite classical and very intricate. There were pearls, gemstones, diamonds; necklaces, bracelets, rings...

Sean collected this whole box directly.

Inside the fourth box were sheepskin books. Sean picked up one and flipped through it.

He didn’t understand.

Sean counted. There were about a dozen books, a bit moldy, but overall in good condition.

At this moment, Eric’s voice came from behind:

"Mr. Knight, is it safe, and did you make any findings?"

Setting aside the sheepskin book, Sean said:

"It’s safe, and I have found the treasure!"

"Really?" Eric’s tone was full of surprise, "Can I come over and take a look? Rest assured, I will bring the staff, I am just going to look!"

"Of course you can, please ask the staff to bring a rope." Sean replied.

"Okay okay," Eric immediately responded, then told the staff, "You guys hurry up and bring the rope, and also take a flashlight, follow me in!"

In a short while, footsteps could be heard.

When they arrived at the collapsed passage, Eric expanded it and crawled through with his people.

Seeing the three large boxes in front of Sean, Eric’s eyes showed a look of surprise.

There was really treasure!

Sean had already tampered with the traces of the box he had taken, and rearranged the locations of the remaining three boxes. The marks on the stone slab floor were messy, so Eric and the staff didn’t notice anything.

Sean removed the half slab, and with the staff’s flashlight shining down, the dazzling gold left people dazzled.

"It’s all gold coins!" Eric was also somewhat disappointed. Gold coins, although they directly symbolize wealth, were a bit too monotonous.

"There is also a box of sheepskin books." Sean opened the other box, revealing the books inside.

"Is there really a book? And it’s a sheepskin book!" Eric Barber exclaimed with surprise and went over to take a look, glancing at Sean Knight.

Sean nodded, and Eric immediately took out a book to look at it.

"This is... the genealogy and history of the Blue Rose Family!"

"Blue Rose Family?" Sean Knight didn’t understand.

"They’re a branch of the Iris Family— which is also the French Royal Family. Although they’re not as esteemed as some of the major nobles, they’re still low-key wealthy families in France today "

So, this was something from a famous family.

Eric continued:

"If we return these items to the Blue Rose Family, I’m sure we could earn their sincere friendship."

Friendship?

Sean chuckled.

Does he need the friendship of a family he doesn’t know?

That was not necessary at all!

Seeing that Sean didn’t respond, Eric wisely didn’t further pursue the conversation.

Next, the staff tied up the boxes with ropes, and four people carried one box and took them out— of course, the box containing sheepskin books only needed two people.

After the boxes were taken out, they were stacked at the entrance of the tunnel.

Sean came out and took deep breaths of fresh air outside— even though the tunnel was cleared, it still felt somewhat stifling.

"I’ll assign someone to guard these treasures," Eric said, "Mr. Knight, when do you plan to continue exploring inside?"

Sean said: "Let’s go in again after half an hour of rest. The air inside doesn’t feel very good."

"Indeed." Eric agreed deeply, "There’s a lack of oxygen, and I feel there are harmful gases."

Sean laughed and nodded.

The treasure hunters who were originally gathered outside saw three large boxes being carried out of the corridor, and conversation broke out immediately.

"What could be inside?"

"Look, one of the boxes is broken, inside... there are... stacks of gold coins!"

"Wow! How many gold coins would that be? These must be ancient gold coins, right? Each one could be worth a few thousand euros, right?"

"Yes, indeed. Didn’t the Treasure Hunters Federation say? The treasures found belong to the finder! These gold coins belong to that lucky Chinese boy!"

"Three large boxes! How many gold coins would that be!" someone began to feel jealous.

"That entrance must be the legendary Underground Treasure Room, right? Can we go in and try our luck?"

Someone was already holding a metal detector and planning to look inside the tunnel.

Immediately, a staff member stopped him:

"Sir, this area was found by Mr. Sean Knight, until Mr. Sean Knight finishes searching, no one else is allowed in."

"Why? Hasn’t he already found the treasure? Since he has already found it, why can’t we go in and search?"

"Mr. Sean Knight has only searched part of the tunnel and has not finished." 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 youth, he said indignantly:

"I won’t allow this despicable Chinese boy to take all the treasures! These treasures belong to France, to us! Guys, let’s go in and find the treasures!"

His shout indeed stirred several people up and they seemed eager to give it a try. In their eyes, since Sean had already found so many gold coins and had had his fill, it wouldn’t be a problem for them to have a sip of the soup.

But the staff still blocked them.

The staff members were few, while these people numbered over ten!

Just when it looked like they couldn’t hold them back, Eric stepped forward:

"What are you trying to do?"

Eric’s deterrence was effective, and the group of people stopped.

The leading white youth spoke up loudly:

"We plan to go in and see. Since this Chinese treasure hunter has already found so much, I think whatever is left inside, we should be able to go in right? After all, he has already gained something, and we’ve got nothing yet!"

"The rules are pre-established. You didn’t object before, so they must be implemented!"

Eric glanced at Sean, who was smirking, feeling somewhat annoyed. These fellow countrymen were not fighting back at all!

He knew, if he couldn’t handle the situation right now, his impression in Sean’s eyes would greatly diminish!

He still needed Sean’s assistance in the future, so he couldn’t let Sean look down on him now!

He had to toughen up!