Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 981 - 539 The Hyena that Tracks the Lion!_2

Chapter 981: Chapter 539 The Hyena that Tracks the Lion!_2

"Actually, one of our elders has a very fitting analysis regarding this Chinese greeting custom."

"He said that the Chinese nation is a united one, kind-hearted, righteous and with great empathy. In ancient times, it was very difficult for common people in any country to have enough to eat."

"The Chinese people, at that time, used to greet each other by asking if one had eaten, regardless of whether they knew each other or not. If someone said they hadn’t eaten, and the person asking was eating, they would definitely invite the other person to join them for food."

"This is a very precious national quality, something many other nations lack. Some civilizations have not been able to carry on, partly because of this reason!"

Sean Knight had not expected Elder Hassan to understand the "Have you eaten?" greeting in such a way, which came as a surprise to him.

"Mr. Knight, let’s have food first," Elder Hassan said, after sharing his insight, he then laughed and added, "So, I think the Chinese nation is a great nation. It is our tribe’s fortune to be able to cooperate with you!"

Sean Knight smiled and replied,

"It’s my fortune as well to be able to cooperate with you, Elder Hassan."

After Zena Fitzgerald served him his meal, Sean Knight finished eating and then planned to rest.

Lying on the bed, Sean Knight began to inventory the items he had acquired previously.

The gold he had divided with Elijah Hastings and the others wasn’t much to speak of.

It was mainly those eighteen sealed iron boxes.

The contents of the iron boxes were a real eye-opener for Sean Knight!

There was a complete set of golden scepters, masks, crowns, gold seals, etc.; boxes filled with golden bricks; and several golden statues from different religious sects—the Green Sect, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism.

Golden statues.

Sean Knight was also surprised—although Afghanistan wasn’t known as a rich gold mining area, and the gold mines that were discovered weren’t large in scale.

But as of now, just these eighteen boxes together weighed over a ton in gold!

Of course, it’s possible that these were originally plundered by a King of Persia.

Eventually, they were gathered together by Americans or by some opportunists among them. However, for some reason, they weren’t taken away.

Then there were also gemstones of very high purity in the boxes, much better than the gemstone roughs that Sean Knight had seen in the market stalls.

It could be said that only the top-notch items were preserved here.

That complete set of golden scepter utensils could definitely reveal the history of a Persian king if given to a historian.

Not every civilization has treasured historical records as much as China has from its past until today.

Many civilizations and countries, especially in the present Western Realm, have a lot of their history based on conjecture, particularly when it comes to date estimates.

Whenever new historical evidence emerges, it can significantly rewrite their history.

However, the United States is currently more focused on stabilizing order and improving the lives of people, so they haven’t reached the point of valuing history yet.

Naturally, Sean Knight didn’t plan to disclose these items at the moment.

This fortune was roughly valued at over a hundred million US dollars, but as some items needed specific evaluations, it was just a rough estimate.

However, Sean Knight wasn’t satisfied; he felt he still needed to make time to explore that Subterranean Palace.

When he used Sky Eye to spot the entrance to the Subterranean Palace, he detected no danger.

That meant it was likely safe to explore.

After setting his plan, Sean Knight closed his eyes.

Zena Fitzgerald had also quietly lain down at the edge of the bed—since that last time when Sean Knight had carried her onto the bed, Zena had waited every night until Sean Knight was in bed before she quietly lay down at the edge of the bed.

Zena Fitzgerald couldn’t be more than sixteen years old, and Sean Knight wasn’t so beastly as to cross any lines.

However, he was curious. Through Sky Eye, he saw that Zena had deep-set, large eyes, a high nose bridge, with blue eyes—a beautiful girl.

He could sense that Zena was somewhat fearful and also a bit bewildered, so Sean Knight didn’t talk much with her.

The second day, after breakfast, Sean Knight asked Zack Watson to drive again, heading to some nearby ruin sites.

"I don’t know many places; we might finish touring them in half a day," Zack said while driving.

"It’s fine; after we’re done, we’ll take a look around the base nearby," Sean Knight replied, "I’m particularly interested in finding the location of those gold mines they’ve been excavating."

Upon hearing this, Zack got excited. He immediately went to fill up the car with oil, and then drove toward a ruin at high speed.

"Come, let’s dig here," Sean Knight said, carrying a short-handle shovel, "This area seems to have been overlooked; there might be something here."

Noon, after touring the last minor ruin with Zack, who mentioned that it was once a Divine Temple abandoned even before the war.

Zack suggested taking a look as a gesture before having lunch and then searching for the source of the gold mine—actually, Elder Hassan had given Zack similar instructions.

He said, if Sean Knight kept searching for treasure in the ruins, leave him be. But if Sean Knight mentioned looking for the gold mine or other supplies at the base, then Zack should support him fully.

Just as they planned to leave, Sean Knight stopped at this Divine Temple.

"Typically, temples like this, unless they’re like the Taoist School in China, which doesn’t seek wealth, most temple guardians hide some of the money offered to their gods."