Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 687 - 438: Intricate and Complicated Treasure Information_2

Chapter 687: Chapter 438: Intricate and Complicated Treasure Information_2

As time went by, those who knew about this secret gradually died, and in recent years, fewer people ventured into the desert.

Not only the outsiders, but even among the people in the area, not many knew there was a treasure hidden deep in the desert.

By our generation, only the elders of three villages knew about it.

And those two elders were killed recently."

One is innocent, but the guilt lies in possession!

"So actually, I want to persuade you not to pursue that treasure. We can find some of those shiny stones - raw gemstones - near our village."

Elder Iman cast a sly glance at Sean Knight:

"Actually, I know the value of those things too. However, having them in our possession doesn’t do us any good, as only trading with you can bring us useful items in exchange."

Sean nodded.

As long as it felt worthwhile, that was all that mattered.

"And we only dare to exchange with you." Elder Iman sighed:

"Once, there was a village to the east where someone traded stones for items with outsiders. Those outsiders then brought in more people and wiped out the entire village..."

People can be very wicked, and such things are hard to control.

"We still want to take a look at that treasure." Sean considered for a moment and insisted.

"Sigh, I know I won’t be able to dissuade you." Elder Iman shook his head:

"Everyone has a gambler’s mentality, thinking that striking it rich could easily happen to them.

Mr. Knight, I will give you a map. It can guide you to the mountain closest to the Divine Temple. However, the rest is up to you to find out.

Let me remind you, on this journey, you will encounter sandstorms, quicksands, and things that may defy common sense. If that happens, I advise you to retreat as soon as possible..."

Sean nodded.

"I won’t send anyone with you. Our village is currently short on people, and I am not sure if anyone else will come. The warriors you have trained for us still need more practice..."

"It’s fine, having the map is enough." Sean said with a smile.

"Alright, here you go." Elder Iman took out a map painted on an unknown type of leather from his robe and handed it to Sean, pointing at a spot on it, saying:

"This is our village. The winding line here is the dried-up river channel. If you follow the river channel upstream... here, it’s the mountain closest to the Divine Temple. The Divine Temple is in this direction..."

Sean accepted the map and solemnly thanked Elder Iman.

"You’re welcome. Like you said, we are collaborators - and friends. In fact, I only chose to cooperate with the Chinese after some inquiries.

In the past, outsiders who chose to help us ended up attempting to kill everyone in the village to monopolize the benefits..."

A trace of sorrow flashed across Elder Iman’s face, which reminded Sean of the movie "Red River Valley." He thought they were friends, but they turned out to be wolves!

Upon Sean’s instructions, Elijah and the others began to prepare.

They loaded buckets of water onto the off-road vehicle and also prepared some gasoline. Edgar silently poured the water from the pickup truck into the off-road vehicle and added a few packages of meat.

Seeing his eager and envious eyes, Sean knew that Edgar wanted to join them on this adventure.

However, without Elder Iman’s approval, Edgar could only stay in the village.

Besides, his wife clung to his arm tightly, constantly talking to him, apparently not wanting him to go.

Sean wondered, was it really that terrifying there?

After bidding farewell to Elder Iman and the others, Sean and his companions slowly started their vehicle and headed out of the village, turning into the dried-up river channel.

As long as it’s not the rainy season, the weather would generally be clear. Though it was only morning, the heat waves in the river channel had already rolled in one after another.

The riverbed was bone-dry and relatively flat, with occasional fish bones and dead bird bones visible.

Probably due to the sandy river bottom, it wasn’t cracked into pieces but rather looked as if it had been smoothed over by a tool, creating a very even surface.

The river channel was about 200 meters wide, and the banks on both sides were five to six meters high. Sean could imagine that it used to be a great river when there was water.

"Boss, what’s the treasure we’re looking for this time?" Douglas Cooper asked through the walkie-talkie.

Sean glanced at Elijah, who was driving, and spoke into the walkie-talkie:

"It’s an ancient Divine Temple. We’ll know what’s there when we arrive."

Thinking about it, Elijah was lucky to encounter such an adventure during his vacation.

"Elijah, if we really find the treasure, you get 10%. Then the rest of you share another 20%." Sean laid it all out clearly.

Elijah hesitated for a moment, then nodded and didn’t say anything.

For now, he would just accept whatever Sean gave him.

The main reason Sean took the majority was that he was funding the expedition.

Secondly, from what Elder Iman said, it would be challenging for ordinary people to find the treasure if it existed.

Sean had the Sky Eye, which was a great advantage, and the highest probability of finding the treasure lay in utilizing the Sky Eye.

So taking the lion’s share was justified.

Elijah provided such valuable information, and it was only natural to reward him more if they succeeded.

That is, if the treasure could be found.

The temperature outside the vehicle kept rising as they drove on.

Two hours later, the car stopped at a bend in the dried-up river channel.

Here, the shadow cast by the high cliff on the riverbank, which was seven or eight meters tall, provided some relief from the scorching sunlight.

As the four of them got out of the vehicle and set up the tent, they hid inside to avoid the heat.