"We were discussing the appearance of those ruins. Why are they a little different from those in the live broadcast?" Qin Ye explained.
However, she was a little surprised why Zhao Wenbin came back.
Zhao Wenbin seemed to understand the confusion in his eyes and explained with a wry smile: "Alas, isn't that what those people want? I can't explain to them why cultural relics are useless to us now, but why they will be useful to those who will use them in the future..."
"My men urged me to come and see if there was any progress. Otherwise, they were a little panicked when faced with something strange. It felt like unarmed humans facing higher-dimensional creatures."
Qin Ye pinched her brows. She also felt very difficult about this matter.
If we follow their previous logic, when strange things appear, human power will also awaken, then one or two of those cultural relics will more or less stimulate special powers.
But among the many museums across the country where these artifacts are displayed, not a single one has been given new life.
It's almost as if their research is going in the wrong direction, but that's impossible—
"Well, actually, there's more to this than just this question. I came with another one." He said as he placed a suitcase on the empty table. "Open it and take a look."
"What?"
"Did you guys make any new discoveries? Is there something strange locked up inside?"
Zhao Wenbin smiled at the wild ideas of some researchers, but quickly became more serious: "I think you'll understand after you read it."
"Don't worry, there won't be any danger. If we had caught all the weirdos and put them in the box, we wouldn't be in such a passive situation."
His words also explained that there could be no weirdness in there, and the mystery was something else.
Everyone then opened the box carefully, even holding their breath, and their eyes soon became relaxed.
……soil?
It looked like some ordinary soil inside, the kind you could find everywhere.
Zhao Wenbin: "...Look carefully, this is different from ordinary soil. I'm not trying to trick you."
"It looks like ordinary soil..."
"Captain Zhao, the situation is very urgent right now. Don't joke with us about these things..."
"I looked through it, but didn't find anything special..."
Zhao Wenbin twitched his lips. Although he was a rough man, these people really didn't trust him. Oh, was he really going to fool them with mud? Not to mention at such a critical moment.
Fortunately, Qin Ye knew that Zhao Wenbin was definitely not such an unreliable person. She took the box that was passed around and looked at it carefully...
Soon, her pupils shrank and she dared not hold the box tightly anymore.
It's not the dirt that matters, it's the box.
But everyone's attention seemed to be focused on the soil, rather than the shell itself.
"There is something written on this box." Qin Ye's tone became extremely certain.
Zhao Wenbin nodded, his expression as if to say, "I told you to take a closer look, and you almost wronged me."
The crowd had no time to pay attention to the expression on his face. Instead, they gathered towards the box like a swarm, but then dispersed carefully for fear of damaging the box.
When someone took a pair of tweezers and carefully searched in the soil, they pulled out a piece of paper that seemed to have become tattered.
In the past, some papers have been excavated from cultural relics, but... the appearance of paper at this time is really too sensitive.
Those who specialized in archaeology squeezed in, pushing the rest of the researchers aside. They carefully used various sophisticated instruments to move the pieces of paper out, and then immersed themselves in extremely excited research.
"I dare to believe that this is definitely a great discovery—"
"Although this appearance is really a coincidence, I have to say that the timing is really great..."
"The words above Master seem to be connected together, and it's a bit unclear..."
"It's okay. I, your master, am a restorer of ancient artifacts. As long as the paper is still there, there's nothing I can't repair..."
As for the words on the box, someone used a small light to illuminate it, and the contents could be vaguely discerned.
“It’s still in simplified Chinese…”
A gloved researcher was puzzled. "This artifact clearly looks like it was made during the Tang Dynasty. Could these simplified characters have been carved in by someone later on for fun?"
"Without this mud, the words wouldn't be visible. It seems this mud is indeed some special material... Captain Zhao, where did you dig this?"
After he finished speaking, he noticed that the surroundings were very quiet. He glanced at his companions in confusion and subconsciously asked, "What? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Zhao Wenbin didn't know much about archaeology, so he just answered the other person's question: "It was found on the edge of a tomb in Chang'an City. It wasn't inside the tomb. But when the archaeologists were digging, they found a box outside."
"Generally speaking, burial objects should be in the tomb, not outside..." He didn't care too much about his companions who didn't respond, but continued to guess based on what Captain Zhao said.
"That only means that this box was buried later." He said decisively.
After he said this, the surroundings were still as quiet as ever.
Now, even the slow-witted researcher who was still feverishly studying the box realized something was wrong and became a bit cautious. "...Uh, did I say something terribly wrong? Why are you all so quiet?"
"...You are absolutely right." Zhang Lao slowly spoke, even raised his hand and gently patted the young comrade's shoulder, with relief in his eyes.
The researcher didn't dare to move at all.
Old Zhang looked at the words inside, which looked like they were scribbled with a knife, and let out a long sigh: "Fate..."
The text above is very brief.
"Civilization is disappearing. It's dangerous!"
"Don't explore! Don't explore! Don't explore—" Every word was heartbreaking, as if the Chinese characters were drawn in extreme fear. If you look closely, you can see the reddish-brown thumbprint.
This is the tone of modern people, as if they are guessing what will happen in the future.
However, humans must explore. How can they survive without exploring?
As for the contents of the box, someone in the past had discovered the secret of the world.
Or perhaps the box comes from the future—
Appeared in the past.
Now, the box has arrived in the 22nd century.
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