Treasure Hunt all over the World

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After introducing the two ancient bronze statues and admiring them for a while, Ye Tian wrapped the two top-quality antiques again and put them into the two metal suitcases sent by his men.

As for those Queen Tennet and Standing Horse 1 standard amber gold coins, Jason and a Moroccan exploration team member wiped and counted them to determine the exact number.

While Jason and the others were busy, Yahya came to Ye Tian and asked in a low voice:

"Steven, you haven't given an accurate valuation for these Queen Tennet and Standing Horse 1 standard amber gold coins, as well as these two Carthage bronze sculptures. I would like to hear their valuations. "

Ye Tian looked at this old friend, then smiled and said:

“These Queen Tennet and Station Horse 1 standard amber gold coins are now difficult to accurately value. If so many well-preserved gold coins appear at one time, their prices will definitely be greatly impacted.

In other words, the market price of this kind of top antique coins will definitely drop significantly, so it is difficult to give an accurate valuation. It depends on the market's reaction. Only when the price stabilizes can an accurate valuation be achieved.

As for the two Carthage bronze sculptures, judging from their preservation conditions and historical and cultural research value, their market values ​​are similar. I value them at US$3.5 million."

Before he finished speaking, there was an exclamation of exclamation from the scene.

"Each sculpture is worth US$3.5 million. This valuation is truly astonishing!"

“It’s incredible that two bronze sculptures in such poor condition are worth so much.”

Everyone exclaimed and became excited.

However, Yahya is not satisfied with this valuation.

"Steven, is this valuation a bit low? The value of ancient Roman sculptures and ancient Greek sculptures of the same period and with the same theme seems to be much higher than this. Why is this?"

Ye Tian smiled softly and then explained:

“You are right, Yahya, if these were two ancient Greek sculptures or Roman sculptures, no matter how poorly preserved they were, their long historical age alone would be worth more.

What's more, these two bronze sculptures are so exquisite, and the gods they carve are so important, and they are unique beings. Logically speaking, their valuation should be better."

Hearing this, Yahya nodded immediately.

Everyone else on the scene also nodded.

However, everyone heard the twist in these words, but they were a little confused.

The next moment, they understood the reason why Ye Tian gave this valuation.

“What is certain is that these two bronze sculptures are well-deserved top antique cultural relics from the perspective of artistry and historical and cultural research value.

But because they are relics of the Carthage civilization, their market value cannot go up. If they were sculptures from the same period in ancient Rome or ancient Greece, that would be another matter.

The reason is actually very simple. What determines the market price of such antiques is the European and American antique art collection market, and Western civilization originated from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.

Because the Carthaginian civilization is located in North Africa and the west coast of the Mediterranean Sea, although it has very close ties with the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, it has always been considered a marginal civilization by the West.

Because of this, the market value of antique cultural relics and works of art from the Carthaginian civilization has never gone up, even if they have high artistic and historical and cultural research value.

Just like those antique cultural relics and artworks from the ancient Egyptian civilization and Mesopotamia civilization, they also face the same experience. This is the reality of the Western antique art collection market.”

Hearing this, Yahya suddenly fell silent.

Everyone else did the same and nodded slightly.

Everyone is relatively familiar with the current situation of the Western antique art collection market.

The prices for antiques and artworks from ancient Greece and Rome are often out of reach and staggering.

However, the price of antique cultural relics and artworks from other ancient civilizations will be much lower.

The only exception is Chinese antiques, cultural relics and artworks. That is because a large number of Chinese collectors support this market, and it is still in the ascendant!

After a moment of pause, Yahya said reluctantly:

"Steven, how do you plan to distribute this Carthage treasure? Tell me what you think so I can make a report."

"First of all, make sure that this is a treasure of the Carthaginian civilization, an unexpected surprise, not the Atlantis we are looking for.

Then let’s talk about how to distribute this treasure. I have two distribution methods, which are very fair. You can listen to it and think about it before making a choice.”

Ye Tian said with a smile.

"Two distribution methods? Tell me about it, I'd really like to hear it."

Yahya nodded and said.

Later, Ye Tian said these two distribution methods.

"The first method is very simple. Let's divide the Queen Tennet and Zuma 1 standard amber gold coins in half. If the number of Carthaginian gold coins is an odd number, the extra one belongs to Morocco.

Next, we will allocate two bronze sculptures. You, Morocco, can choose first, and the remaining bronze sculpture belongs to me. The market value of the two bronze sculptures is basically equal, so this allocation is fair."

Hearing this, everyone nodded, and no one raised any objections.

Yahya and other Moroccans, too, find no excuse even if they want to object.

"What about the second distribution method?"

"The second distribution method is equally simple and clear. Morocco takes most of the Queen Tennet and Zhanma 1 standard amber gold coins, and the two bronze sculptures belong to me.

I only want two Carthage coins to be displayed in my private museum for exhibition in the future. If we look at the market value alone, the overall value of these Carthage coins is higher.

If this treasure distribution method is adopted, in terms of market value alone, your Moroccan side will get more, and I will be the loser, which is obviously more beneficial to you."

Ye Tian smiled and said the second treasure distribution method.

Before he finished speaking, a Moroccan antique and cultural relic appraisal expert raised objections.

"This is not appropriate. What if we also want those two bronze sculptures? After all, they are two top-notch antiques and have high historical and cultural research value!"

Ye Tian looked at the Moroccan, then smiled and shook his head.

"I understand your thoughts very well, but have you ever thought about it. Baal is the greatest enemy of Jehovah and the number one demon god, but Morocco is an Islamic country.

There is also a statue of Tyche, the goddess of fate and wealth, which is almost naked. Will these two bronze statues be publicly displayed in Morocco? Will it be accepted by people? "

"ah!"

The antique cultural relic appraisal expert exclaimed and was stunned.

Including Yahya, the rest of the Moroccans present were also stunned.

Although Morocco is a relatively civilized Islamic country, it is impossible to accept these two bronze sculptures, let alone display them publicly.

The rest of the people at the scene also nodded, obviously agreeing with Ye Tian's analysis.

After the words fell, the scene became quiet.

After a long time, Yahya just said:

"Steven, I already know your two treasure distribution methods, but this matter is not something I can decide. I need to report to His Majesty the King before I can give you the answer."

"No problem, I can wait, there is plenty of time"

Ye Tian smiled and nodded.

After chatting for a few more words, everyone turned to look at Jason and the others.

After a while, Jason and the others had finished counting the Carthaginian coins.

They wiped the valuable gold coins one by one, counted the quantities, and put them all into transparent plastic bags with numbers marked on them.

Next, Ye Tian and Yahya stepped forward to check the quantity.

After confirming the quantity, Ye Tian asked Jason to put the Carthage coins into a portable safe.

The two company employees who cleaned the underground secret room also returned to the surface at this time.

As soon as they took off their protective clothing, they began to report the situation in the underground secret room.

"Steven, we did not find any missing gold coins or other antique artifacts or works of art in this underground secret room. Everything hidden in the secret room has been cleared out.

As you said, this is a simple treasure room, and there are no other secret passages connected to it. There are only a few gaps on the ground and in the corners, and no other entrances or exits have been found.

We used a pulse metal detector to scan every corner of the secret room and found no other hidden metal objects. As for other situations, you need to go explore.

On the walls and floors of the secret room, we found some ancient writings and patterns that looked like Semitic writings, but were different from the Semitic writings we had found before."

Before he finished speaking, Professor Paul and others cheered in surprise.

"Ah! There are ancient words and patterns engraved on the walls and floor of the secret room. It's really great. I wonder what words these are and what information they record?"

"There is no doubt that this is another surprising discovery, but I don't know if these ancient words and patterns are related to Atlantis!"

With that said, these experts and scholars were about to step out and enter the underground secret room to explore.

Ye Tian immediately reached out to stop them.

"Gentlemen, you can't just go down like this. It's too dangerous. There's no problem if you want to explore that underground chamber, but you must wear protective clothing and tie a safety rope.

That underground secret room has been sealed for more than two thousand years. Although there are no traps, there are a lot of molds that may cause fatal injuries, so be careful! "

Professor Paul and the others were stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"You're right, Steven, we were impulsive. We should indeed take precautions before going out to explore, otherwise we might be in danger!"

"We will change into protective clothing immediately and then go down to explore, hoping to make surprising discoveries."

With that said, these experts and scholars got busy and put on full sets of protective equipment.

Ye Tian did the same and asked his men to take out a set of protective clothing and put them on.

After getting dressed, they went down to the bottom of the pit one after another and entered the underground secret room.

At this time, all the cut shrub roots in the underground chamber were cleared away, leaving the chamber empty.

Parts of the walls and ground of the secret room were also wiped by two exploration team members, revealing the walls and ground underneath.

Under the illumination of two strong lighting lamps, the situation in the secret room was clearly visible and very real.

As the two exploration team members said, there are indeed some ancient words and patterns carved on the walls and floors of the secret room.

It can be seen from the structure of those ancient characters that they are characters of the Semitic language family.

To be more precise, it is Phoenician writing.

After seeing those Phoenician texts, Professor Paul immediately walked to the cleared areas and began to study those ancient texts.

Ye Tianze walked around the secret room and pretended to take a serious look at the situation here.

In just a moment, Professor Paul and the others had discovered something.

“Stephen, these ancient characters carved on the wall are all Phoenician characters. Phoenician characters were developed by the Phoenicians on the basis of Egyptian hieroglyphics. They are the earliest alphabetic characters.

Most of the existing alphabetic scripts can basically be traced back to Phoenician scripts, such as Hebrew, Latin, ancient Greek, etc. The discovery of these Phoenician scripts can be said to be very important.

In these Phoenician texts, I saw the words castle and soldiers. It seems that your guess is correct. There may have been a castle here, and this underground secret room is just an auxiliary building of the castle..."

Professor Paul was so excited as he introduced the origin of the Phoenician texts.

The other experts and scholars were all the same, staring at the ancient words and patterns with bright eyes.

While they were analyzing and studying the ancient characters and patterns, they were discussing passionately, and they were all very involved.

Ye Tian stepped forward and checked the ancient texts, and then said:

"These ancient Phoenician characters and patterns seem to be the biggest treasure and the most valuable thing here. I hope these ancient characters and patterns can bring us a huge surprise.

You are here to slowly study these ancient Phoenician characters and patterns. I went up first. The exploration work outside is still continuing. I still have things to do, so I will not study with you anymore.

Let me emphasize once again that everyone is researching, so be sure to pay attention to safety and never take off your protective clothing. There are no traps here. Regarding this, everyone can rest assured! "

"Understood, Steven, we will pay attention to safety, don't worry"

Professor Paul and the others responded in unison, but did not even look back.

Afterwards, Ye Tian and Yahya left the underground secret room and returned to the top of the mountain.

At this time, other areas on the top of the hill had been scanned, but unfortunately no other metal objects hidden underground were found.

Not only that, Jason and the others also used portable deep ground-penetrating radar to scan the ground on the top of the mountain.

As a result, only a medium-sized cave was discovered deep in the mountain. According to the ground on the top of the mountain, it was about thirty meters tall.

But they did not find a secret passage connected to it, and the cave had no exit to the outside world.

Ye Tian stepped forward to check the situation and made a quick judgment.

It was a naturally formed cave, not man-made, and it was a deserted place. Naturally, there could be no treasure hidden in it.

Apart from this natural cave, nothing else has been discovered.

Although various exploration groups exploring several hillsides have scanned some metal objects buried underground, they are either burial objects or broken farm tools, etc., and have nothing to do with treasures.

After an hour or two of exploration, the top of the hill and the surrounding slopes were basically explored.

Although everyone found no clues related to Atlantis, they did find a Carthage treasure. It was a fruitful harvest and the trip was not in vain.

Now only the fishing village on the west side of the hillside remains, which has not yet been fully explored.

Seeing that the time was approaching noon, Ye Tian went straight to Yahya and whispered to him:

"Yahya, if we don't find anything in the fishing village below, we will go to the bottom of the sea to explore. These Carthaginian gold coins and antique cultural relics can no longer be placed here.

It is also unrealistic to carry them on exploration operations, as that may cause irreparable heavy losses. I suggest transporting them to the Brave and Dauntless for storage.

There are all my people on board the Brave and Dauntless, and the security is very tight. We will also board that ship later to launch exploration operations at sea. You can rest assured about safety issues! "

Hearing this, Yahya couldn't help but fell silent.

Then he discussed it in a low voice with two other Moroccans before making a decision.

"Okay, Steven, we agree to transfer these Carthaginian gold coins and antique artifacts to the Brave and Dauntless. The ship is indeed safer. We can also avoid worries and start the next step of exploration!"

"That's great. I'll arrange the rest."

Ye Tian nodded.

Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie and informed the captain of the Brave and Dauntless to send a helicopter to transport these Carthaginian gold coins and antique cultural relics.

A moment later, the Brave and Intrepid, which was anchored on the distant sea, released the medium-sized helicopter that came with the ship and flew directly towards the top of the hill.