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Chapter 9 Unusual Ore

Before the end of the semester, Ah Tian really found some clues.

It was an error report on a physics experiment at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 50s.Data always go wrong due to magnetic interference.The laboratory reported an error after it was moved to the storage room of the Penn University Museum. It was finally confirmed that the objects unearthed in the ancient city of Ur contained some radiation.

The two most famous archaeological excavations in the last century, one was the golden pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt, and the other was the royal cemetery in the ancient city of Ur.

Tutankhamen was completed by Carter with the funding of a British Lord Carnarvon. This is a British tradition, capital tomb robbery.Of course, the capital to be spent here is a bottomless pit. After the Lord ran out of money, the Lord's daughter married another nobleman and continued to support Carter.

"Did the Great Sage say that there is still a man surnamed Black digging in Egypt?" Lao Zhang asked.

Ah Tian nodded. "Since the second young master of the Black family joined in more than 60 years ago, their family has not withdrawn."

"So if we keep digging, the Black family is rich enough." Old Zhang sighed.

"Earn while digging, Egyptian cultural relics are very popular."

The archeology of the ancient city of Ur was the work of the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania.Among them, the most famous one is the royal tomb of Ur. There is a special exhibition in Great Britain, and many of the remaining cultural relics are in Penn.And this Penn University Museum is good at collecting cultural relics from Mesopotamia, Egypt and China.

Most of these American colleges and universities that have sucked blood have their own museums, and their faces are very disgusting.

"I looked it up according to what Wang Yu said, and this is the relationship diagram I made during this time." A Tian pointed to the outline of the world map on the screen, and the dots and dots of marks in it, and said: "These are the most important things in this century. Archaeological discoveries, battles and major outbreaks have been reported around the time and location of unusual geological activity."

Ah Tian marked the events that happened in the same year with the same color.There are connections between some incidents, and forces from other countries are behind some incidents, and they are all connected by lines.Her hand traveled across Afghanistan, Russia and South Africa, and finally stopped at the Antarctic. "This is where the last time 'irradiated ore' got involved."

That's when Professor Holmes went.

I found that the North Pole close to Russia was also circled, so I asked Ah Tian what was going on.

"This is Murmansk, Russia's ice-free port in the Arctic Ocean. I marked it because there was a saying about it around the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, 'the ice-free Murmansk is frozen'. Given that the stone 'supposedly' could Changing the surrounding environment, who knows if some conditions were triggered in the 90s to freeze the water here. But because there is no research, I don’t know the source, and the background of the time is probably just a rumor.” Ah Tian shrugged Shrugged, "But there's no evidence for the magnetic field of the ore, so I have to count it as a rumor first."

"Great Sage, did you just say 'triggering conditions'?" Lao Zhang had been quiet for a long time, but now he suddenly spoke. "So it is possible that the stone itself stayed in place normally, but because of human activities or some other external cause, the magnetic field of the stone was activated?"

"Yes, that's what I guessed." Ah Tian agreed with Lao Zhang's thoughts: "Although I don't know what the triggering condition is now, there is no similar event in the local area before certain things happen or certain people come. Of course, we can say that the previous technological means were relatively backward, even if there was such a thing as a 'magnetic field', people thought it was just a strange force."

Lao Zhang and I both nodded.

Ah Tian continued: "I don't know what triggered the 'magnetic field' at the moment, but according to what Wang Yu said, the Yin family has actually had that strange disease for a long time, which proves that this kind of 'radiation' substance has long been Existence, thus overturning my conjecture about 'modern composites'. In addition, from Egypt, the Middle East to Central America, basically the time involved in the magnetic field revolves around the 40s and [-]s.

Even if it is due to the need to plunder resources and pass on domestic conflicts, European and American countries have invested too much in these places.Especially Anglo-American.Since the Black family went to Egypt in the last century, their current ruler has spent most of his time in Luxor even though he is old.If this ancestral interest can barely be prevaricated, then the continuous investment of the United States in the past few decades can only be said to be for the maintenance of world peace.

As for Operation 279, most of them were still active in China before the reform and opening up, but they also went to other countries through some channels such as foreign affairs visits or academic exchanges.I haven't found out exactly who they are, but if they are really coming to Egypt this time as you said, I can definitely find out this group of people.Including those in the United States and Li Yuan. "

Lao Zhang and I have been wowing.Ah Tian continued unmoved:

"If it is assumed that these forces are all acting because of the 'magnetic field', the time is now worth pondering. It seems that the world's action button was pressed 60 years ago, that is, after the Penn incident. Maybe The Chinese archaeologists who went to Egypt at the beginning had experience there, and foreign forces have always wanted to infiltrate our country. Based on the principle of "whatever foreigners want, we must find it first", that 279 came into play And was born.

According to the existing information, in addition to 60 years ago, 12 years ago is also a very important time point.Aren't Li Yuan's parents and your third uncle, who has not been identified so far, both in Sichuan?I found out that at that time, foreigners also wanted to excavate in Sichuan in the name of archaeology.They have been using this kind of trick all the time. Old dogs really can't learn new tricks, and they probably came here for our rock. "

Ah Tian quickly finished her discovery in one breath.

Lao Zhang and I "wow" again.

"About those ores, I also found some sayings."

As soon as Ah Tian poked the map, countless news headlines popped up one after another.Finally, a newspaper screenshot from the beginning of the last century stopped at the forefront.It was a New York World, and it said:

"Mayan ruins may become the main energy center of the future world? Dr. Gilles led a team to investigate."

"What the hell? Why is the Mayan ruins still generating electricity?" Old Zhang looked puzzled, "What is this New York World? I've never heard of it."

"You're right if you haven't heard of it. This newspaper closed down due to poor management shortly after publishing this report. I checked it out. It is a major feature of the New York World to attract attention with shocking or vulgar content. .” Ah Tian tapped the outrageous title with his fingertips. "But this time it's not necessarily a gimmick. Because the statement that ore is energy itself has been confirmed in many places."

With that said, Ah Tian pulled the map to South Africa again.There was a sparkling diamond that flickered on and off.

"This is Acasta, a diamond discovered in South Africa in the 400th century. It has more than 60 carats. It is different from other diamonds that were shipped to Europe and the United States once they were discovered. Acasta went around and never left Africa. It is said that it is because no one has the means to cut and polish it. There are many legends about Acasta. The weather. But these are rumors, after all, it has been [-] years since the last time it was seen."

"By the way, it also has a name." Ah Tian added. “[Life as old as Earth].”

I take a deep breath.

"[Life as old as the earth]?" Lao Zhang exclaimed, "Isn't this a diamond? Why is it called life?"

"Even though the legend about the Acasta diamond is miraculous, there are still people trying to find it. But this diamond seems to have a mind of its own, and no one has ever been chosen." Ah Tian enlarged the diamond, "I I also found some news. Among those who chase after Acasta, there is a saying. It is said that following Acasta's guidance, you can find infinite treasures."

"Wait, I'm confused by you." I made a pause gesture. "Let's not care whether the Mayan ruins can generate electricity, or whether the diamond has thoughts. But is there any relationship between the two? Why do you say that the incident in South Africa can prove that the Mayan ruins are the energy field itself?"

Ah Tian said calmly: "I didn't say that the Mayan ruins are the energy field itself. What I'm saying is that some people think that those ores are the energy field itself. Because it is said that an unusual gemstone was unearthed in that Mayan ruins."

"What gemstone?" Lao Zhang and I asked in unison.

"I haven't found this yet. There are so many Mayan ruins, how would I know which one it is. And it's too old, I can only get some information from some related events."

Hearing what Ah Tian said, although he was scratching his heart and lungs with curiosity, he had no choice but to give up.Because the scope of the Mayan civilization is too wide, it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack to locate the exact location of the ruins just based on a tabloid headline from nearly a hundred years ago.

"What about the Acasta Diamond?" I asked again. "Did anyone see that diamond again later? Why are there rumors that that diamond is related to Infinity Treasure?"

"Old Wang, you are asking stupid things. Obviously, those people are blinded by interests, and they believe such nonsense." Lao Zhang said.

"Have you found any patterns?" Ah Tian's words brought our attention back to the dotted map. "Regardless of when these ores were discovered, there was some movement in the news about them 60 years ago."

I figured it was true.

"In fact, apart from 60 years ago, there was another year that was particularly lively."

I asked what year it was.

Ah Tian fiddled with the screen, and several dots suddenly lit up, connected by a line symbolizing time.

"This year."

The three of us looked at each other, and we all remembered Li Zheng's saying of "speeding up the process".

When I was at Grandpa Li's house, I briefly met the last person who was cursed by the Yin family's ancestors to come to the door, which was Li Yuan's aunt Li Zheng.Until Li Yuan was "selected", she lived under the same curse of [transformation] for decades.

"Grandpa Li did say that there are still people in the world who have been transformed like the Yin family, but most of them couldn't make it through. And he said that the transformation of the Yin family is a manifestation of the power of the magnetic field. Could it be that the Mayan ruins and African diamonds are also the so-called energy and 'infinite treasure' obtained because of the ore's magnetic field?"

Lao Zhang frowned: "So if we regard those magnetic fields as treasure maps, and the ore is the treasure, then is Egypt the treasure place?"

I nodded: "I heard from Grandpa Li that Egypt may be the end point of Project 279, no matter what they are looking for. But he has no idea why it is Egypt."

"It doesn't matter what they are looking for. As more and more 'magnetic fields' are 'triggered', there is not much time left for them." Ah Tian concluded. "When I checked the information, I also found that not only us, but also others are looking for those ores with magnetic fields. Some people even believe that these ores are not from our earth, but came from aliens purposefully."

"This is too nonsense, don't those people have basic common sense? Originally, the ore's magnetic field can provide a steady stream of energy. It's unbelievable enough. What's going on now, is it possible to create an alien civilization? Do you still want to colonize the earth in the future? .” Lao Zhang sneered at some of the people Ah Tian mentioned.

Although I also think that the invasion of extraterrestrial civilizations is nonsense, but there is an idea clamoring crazily in my mind, and the idea that I once thought was a wild idea came up again.

I called Ah Tian and Lao Zhang: "Do you still remember the thing I thought about prehistoric civilization? I think that before the earth conceived human beings, there might have been intelligent life and advanced civilization. But Those civilizations may follow the earth, I don’t know whether it is self-healing or regenerated under the action of the sun’s gravity, so the previous civilizations disappear. These stones with “radiation” may be the “suicide note” of that civilization .”

Ah Tian frowned: "You mean, these ores may not be naturally formed ores, but left by civilizations that existed before the earth was reborn?"

I nod. "I know it's nonsense."

"It's nothing nonsense, there are still people who believe in aliens." Old Zhang stretched his arms and patted me, "Actually, I always thought that what you said might not be impossible, but it was just like proving the existence of Jesus. Some things cannot be proved to be right or wrong. Anyway, I think the prehistoric civilization you mentioned is more reliable than extraterrestrial civilization. After all, the earth can have us, so why not have others?"

Before I could digest this unconditional support, Ah Tian said: "No matter how those ores come from, as long as you can get or get close to one of them, you may be able to find something else."

I slapped my head.That's right, it's been an empty talk for a long time, why didn't I expect to start with the stone itself?I'm so stupid.

Lao Zhang comforted me and said, "It's not your fault. We don't know who owns these stones, and where can we find them? Should we just go to Egypt to dig?"

I said that's not necessary, someone has already dug it for us.

They both looked at me suspiciously.I raised my eyebrows: "Why did the experiment at the University of Pennsylvania report an error? Isn't it because of the cultural relics taken from the ancient city of Ur? The British Museum also has a batch of these cultural relics."

All three of us got excited.

"But what if we get close to those cultural relics?" Lao Zhang asked.

"It's simple, I'll get a magnetic field detection software later." Ah Tian said.

I was stunned. "You can do this?"

Ah Tian was amused by my fuss. "Actually, this is very simple, similar to the security check, except that I designed the balanced magnetic field of this software to not respond to metal objects, but to respond to different magnetic fields."

I nodded with a vague understanding.

Lao Zhang asked another question: "The exhibits of Daying have been exhibited for so many years, has the magnetic field dissipated?"

Ah Tian said: "The error reported by the University of Pennsylvania did not appear until decades later, which proves that no matter what the magnetic field is, it should last for a long time. And according to the situation in the South Pole, since the magnetic field can affect many people at once , should be stronger in theory. But since those cultural relics are not the magnetic field itself, and I don’t know how long the half-life is, I’m not sure whether there will be a reaction on the exhibits in Great Britain.”

Lao Zhang provided another idea. "Since these things are all related to cultural relics, apart from museums, many of them may actually be in the hands of private collectors."

I nodded: "This is indeed, but how do we know who has these things in their hands? They won't show them. And even if they have them, we can't borrow them to scan them."

Many cultural relics that are not on the market are indeed in the hands of collectors and cultural relic dealers.But the threshold for collecting is too high, and it is not easy to break through.

While we were talking, Ah Tian found something again.

"Before you came, I tried to find the list of people who went to Egypt, but the scope was too wide, so I checked the list of hospitalizations in September. After something happened in Antarctica, China and the United States urgently sent a medical team Treat the evacuated people. The next 13 Chinese team members went back to the country directly. Because it is an unconventional way and there is no entry and exit record, I can't find their names. But [-] of these people have stayed in Hainan Nursing home. I found out their list, all of them are scientific expedition members who have been in Antarctica all the time. The only one who has not been admitted to the nursing home, although I have not got personal information, is probably that Li Yuan.

As for the remaining 48 people, they went to the United States for treatment and stayed in a resort in Miami.Four of them were discharged the next day.Two of them are logistics team members. Perhaps because they were on the ship when the incident happened, they were not affected by the magnetic field.The remaining two are more interesting. Ah Tian paused, and continued: "One of them is Dr. Holmes' student, Alexis Heinstein, who should be the girl Lao Zhang met at that meeting."It is not yet known whether she was immune to the radiation or not.And there's that 'travel blogger' who got on board himself, Chris Yano. "

At this point, Ah Tian gave up the computer screen, on which was a bright smiling face of an Italian.

"We 'travel bloggers' are pretty darn wide. Guess what I just looked up?"

Both Lao Zhang and I looked at Ah Tian expectantly.

"This traveling Arno is going to participate in the Sushide auction in London next week. And as the seller, what he presented is a gemstone from Afghanistan." Ah Tian called out the catalog on the Sushide auction house website.

It was a clear ruby, which was different from pigeon blood red. The inside of this ruby ​​was not a blue color that seemed to exist, but a golden color that was faintly shining with sunlight.But the golden color seems to flow like sunlight, but it can't be seen from another angle.

I have to admire the group of people who make catalogs in the auction house. They are all experienced and can catch the attention of potential customers.People like me who don't understand gems feel that this thing is not ordinary, and Lao Zhang is also amazed.

I don't know much about the minerals in Afghanistan. I only know that the lapis lazuli abundant there was regarded as the hair of gods in ancient Egypt, so it is precious.It is obviously a country rich in mineral resources, but it has been trapped in the flames of war and has been unable to develop.

I don't know how this gem was obtained by this guy named Chris Yano.

"The gimmick of this gem is that it is called the 'Eye of Eternity'. Not only does it have a touch of gold in it, but what is even more eye-catching is that this 'Eye of Eternity' is said to be able to make the gem mines that have been dug out A steady stream of new gems can be dug, and mines can also be dug out of ordinary mountain foothills." A Tian looked at us, "Does this sound familiar?"

This is simply too familiar.Whether it is the African diamond that is said to have infinite treasures or the energy source of Maya, all places related to [magnetic field ore] are accompanied by similar rumors.

But this Chris Arnold did not remain anonymous, nor did he conceal the origin of the gem, and he chose to appear at this time. We have to think about the reasons for his doing so.

In any case, this is currently our only real chance of getting close to that kind of stone.

I said excitedly: "Then we must go and have a look!" Ah Tian also nodded.

But after all, how can we poor students with no names and surnames get in the auction that will start next week?

When we were at a loss, Lao Zhang spoke up: "My eldest sister was talking about her gallery in Paris recently, and I asked her if she could find a way to let us in."

I remembered what Lao Zhang said.It's all because he usually does such a good job of pretending that he almost forgets that he is actually a class enemy.But I don't have much fighting spirit, so I immediately patted Lao Zhang happily: "Then if you don't bother your sister too much, please!"

He reservedly said to ask his sister.

Soon there was good news from Lao Zhang.It turned out that there would be many people Zhang Min knew in this auction, so she just took this opportunity to show her brother to the world.Lao Zhang also asked his sister if he could arrange a job for me, so maybe I could hear some inside information.

Sure enough, Zhang Min arranged an internship for me, and was responsible for introducing the collection and guiding the guests before the auction.Those who came to participate in the auction must have studied the collection enough, this position is actually to be a vase at the scene.

Surprisingly, the day of the auction was on a Thursday, and the time was set at two o'clock in the afternoon.If it weren't for some evil capitalists who don't need to go to work and school, they really wouldn't be able to spare time to participate.

The three of us took the train from Oxford to London early in the morning.Thinking about how London is here, I have to go to the British Museum to get close to the objects unearthed in Ur.

The British Museum is a very educational place full of colonial wreckage.It is also a bit like a lifeless zoo, where cultural relics from all over the world are stolen or robbed, and then put together by species for tourists to visit.

Although the display of cultural relics from all over the world is helpful to understand different cultures, at the same time, for those who have never, perhaps will never really set foot on the African and Asian continents, this form of museum can bring education and at the same time It will lead to rigid thinking.What's more, many well-known museums in the West jointly issued a statement supporting the concept of the so-called "universal museum", wanting to defend the interests of these museums in a grand manner, and to justify the aggression and plundering of cultural relics from other countries.

Mesopotamian artifacts are on the third floor of the British Museum.As soon as he stepped into the exhibition hall of the Ur ruins, A Tian's magnetic field detector began to vibrate.

It has been nearly a hundred years since the Tomb of Ur was unearthed, and it is still shrouded in a bit of a magnetic field of perseverance.And that's not even the source of the radiation.I couldn't help guessing that maybe the 'ore' with a magnetic field is as eye-catching as the [Eternal Eye], so it was used as a funeral object by the royal family of Ur.

Ancient Egyptian temples, polar viruses, Mayan energy fields, African gem mines, and war-torn Afghanistan. Are these unlikely events all related to magnetic fields?
I look forward to the auction in the afternoon even more.

Can't wait to see what that "eye of eternity" looks like, and who is that dainty Chris Arnold.

　The devils also had the idea of ​​my country's minerals back then. During the war years, Japan looted at least one billion tons of coal, hundreds of millions of iron ore, countless copper, aluminum, magnesium, lead and precious metal mines from China.

　　The fact that the United States and Japan can work together is because they share the same taste in their hearts

　　
　
(End of this chapter)