Hearing this, Lin Chuchu felt relieved. She didn't want her journey to be delayed because of her.

The snow was falling heavily outside, but it wasn't so cold inside the cave because there was a stove burning coal.

The pot on the stove was bubbling and steaming, and people were sitting in twos and threes chatting.

The ground was covered with thick mats, and there were blankets on top of the mats. Since everyone was dressed warmly, it didn't feel very cold.

It was quite boring to stay there all the time, so Lin Chuchu took out a lot of playing cards, and anyone who wanted to play could play.

Lin Chuchu then took out a book and started reading.

Time flew by and it was noon. Everyone decided to have hot pot again, as it would be a real treat.

After finishing her meal, Lin Chuchu sat at the entrance of the middle school, drinking tea from her teacup and quietly watching the snowflakes fall from the sky.

The four weeks were quiet and peaceful, possessing a unique beauty.

Mu Chen walked over and sat down next to her. "What are you looking at?"

"This kind of life is so peaceful. When we get old, we want to find a place like this and spend the rest of our lives in peace and quiet. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Mu Chen couldn't help but laugh, "Sometimes I feel like you're a tireless spinning top, doing translations, conducting research, and even leading people on missions."

"Sometimes you just act like an old person, not competing or fighting, and even wanting to retire early."

Lin Chuchu smiled and quietly leaned on Mu Chen's shoulder. "I do hope to find a place to retire, but when the country needs me, I'd rather stand up and help the country become stronger."

This is everyone's wish, and it is because of this wish that everyone can work tirelessly day and night to conduct research.

They only hope that their descendants can enjoy the benefits brought by a strong country, no longer be bullied, and not have to be subservient to others when they go out.

However, this is a long-term process, and it may take more than ten or twenty years.

No one went out all day. They had hot pot for lunch and barbecue and hot pot for dinner. Someone even suggested cooking some dumplings.

It doesn't feel like a mission at all; it's more like a vacation.

The heavy snow lasted for two days, and they stayed in the cave for those two days. No matter how anxious they were, they couldn't travel through the snow.

On the third day, the snow finally stopped, and they were finally able to set off.

They first arrived at the treasure trove, and when Lin Chuchu saw the skeletons, she was indeed terrified.

With a pale face, Team Leader Qin said, "This is after we've cleaned it up. At the beginning, it was like a war zone."

Mu Chen rolled her eyes at him. "Alright, stop talking. Do you think women are the same as us men?"

He has no sense at all. Didn't he see his wife hiding in fear?

Not only was Lin Chuchu scared, but Liu Xiaonuan was also terrified, though she was a little better off.

At least these skeletons have turned into white bones, not rotting corpses. If they were, she wouldn't have taken them in no matter what.

Soon, they arrived at the place where weapons and gold and silver jewelry were stored.

Lin Chuchu gasped, "No, they've hoarded so many weapons, are these people planning a rebellion?"

If this were in ancient times, these weapons would have been enough to overthrow a dynasty.

"Maybe they really did want to rebel, but something happened and they never came back."

"Team Leader Qin said."

However, this benefited them. Although the weapons were old and many were damaged and unusable, the gold and silver jewelry were hard currency. Whether they were sold for money or collected, they had great value.

Lin Chuchu put the items into her spatial storage, and the boxes in front of her disappeared one by one.

Suddenly, several large rats appeared in front of them. These rats had been hiding in a box, but now that the box was gone, the space had spit them out as garbage.

These rats were large and black, with shiny skin, clearly well-fed here.

Everyone kept a close eye on the situation, and the moment the rat appeared, someone shot and killed it.

Lin Chuchu was startled, and then when she saw the rat's bloody and mangled appearance, she opened her eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.

It wasn't scary, just a little disgusting.

She avoided the dead rats and continued collecting the boxes from another direction, taking half an hour to collect them all.

As for the rotten food, they just left it there to rot slowly.

The entire underground space became empty, with nothing there. After a careful inspection, no one was found to have missed anything, and everyone prepared to leave.

Just then, someone touched the wall or some switch, and a hidden door suddenly appeared in the wall.

Everyone stared in shock. Lin Chuchu noticed that Captain Qin was equally surprised, apparently he didn't know either.

Behind the hidden door was just a small room, like a warehouse.

One of the men, holding a gun, went in and looked around. "Captain," he said, "this place is full of gold and silver jewelry. It looks much better than the ones outside."

The group hurried over and found only a dozen or so boxes inside. The boxes looked shinier than the ones they had seen before, indicating that they were well-preserved.

The group first carried out the boxes and opened them one by one. Inside the top box was a crown.

It was entirely white, studded with gemstones, and besides the crown, there was a scepter with a purple gemstone at the very top.

The reactions varied, but most were disappointed.

They thought this thing didn't seem to be that valuable, but they didn't know why it was placed on top.

In their view, gold was the most valuable, after all, gold was the most expensive material for ornaments in ancient imperial dynasties.

However, Lin Chuchu didn't think so, because the gems on it were simply too big. If it were in later generations, this crown and its jewels would fetch an astronomical price.

Lin Chuchu put the items away first. Explaining it to them now wouldn't make a difference; they would understand its impact when it was introduced to China.

At the very bottom of the crown and scepter was a purple robe with exquisite embroidery, some of which appeared to be embroidered with gold thread. Next was a cloak. This set of clothes was a symbol of power and wealth.

That's why it was placed on top, and nothing else was allowed to press down on it.

After collecting the contents of the first box, we moved on to the second one. In the second box, the topmost item contained 12 luminous pearls, and the rest were all gold and silver jewels.

Take the boxes down layer by layer; the gold is at the very bottom.

Well, the valuable things are different in every place and every era.

With such a great unexpected find, everyone was in high spirits and started knocking and banging on the surrounding walls. Some even lay on the ground, hoping there were other cellars above ground, but unfortunately, there was nothing else.