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A "goddess statue" as tall as a human stood tall and graceful in front of everyone, and the sound of "fucking" suddenly sounded one after another on the deck.

After the initial surprise, Wang Ansu was ecstatic. He raised his knuckles and gently tapped the dark surface of the goddess statue, making a clanging metal sound.

A goddess statue made of meteorite! So graceful, so lifelike, so uncanny!
  For the first time in his life, Wang Ansu was unwilling to use money to measure the value of meteorites. This kind of unique treasure should not be associated with something as vulgar as money. It was simply tarnishing the goddess!
  "F*ck, even the micro-expressions are forged! Look, does she look like she is smiling?"

After being reminded by sharp-eyed people, everyone noticed that the facial expression of the goddess statue was very vivid, almost like a real person, showing a very high level of craftsmanship, and there was indeed a smile on the corner of her mouth, a faint smile of relief. .

The crew members were amazed, and the two professors even went crazy.

Leonard immediately realized that this was a major discovery that would go down in history. Meteorite research was originally just a small circle, but at this moment, looking at the statue of the goddess in front of him, he seemed to see endless honor, wealth and fame. Wave to him!

Thank God! My time has finally come!

Leonard was ecstatic and insisted that this was definitely not a human creation. Even with modern technology, it is not easy to forge such a lifelike goddess statue from meteorite iron, let alone ancient times!
  "This is ironclad proof!" he shouted excitedly in English, "ironproof proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life! Ironclad proof that aliens have visited the earth! I have already thought of what to name her, and I will call her Smiling Athena! "

Leonard is a permanent director of the International Meteorite Society, and of all the people present, he is the most qualified to name meteorites.

Chen Huapei disagreed and refuted: "This goddess statue is first of all a cultural relic of our country, and then a meteorite. No private organization or individual has the right to name our cultural relics!"

When it comes to the interests of the country, Professor Chen's position is very firm. Besides, this is a goddess statue salvaged from the Chinese sea. Why should it be named after a foreign god? Empress Nuwa is not much better than Athena!
  Hearing the word "cultural relics", Wang Ansu suddenly felt happy.

What are you afraid of!
  He quickly pulled Professor Chen aside. Chen Huapei knew what Wang Ansu was thinking and said before he spoke: "Whether this goddess statue was created ten thousand years ago or whether it was made of meteorite requires further identification. But no matter what the outcome is, it does not prevent her from being a national treasure! You and I both know the consequences of stealing and selling national treasures, so I will definitely report it."

Wang Ansu said: "Professor Chen, you have misunderstood! Mr. Wang's ancestors have been loyal for generations, and my grandfather also participated in the revolution with the great leader! Even if you lend me ten courages, I will not dare to break the law or commit a crime!"

After a pause, he lowered his voice slightly and said: "It is certain to report it, but it's just a matter of time... You see, our salvage work has just begun. If we report it now, all work will have to be stopped. You know the efficiency of government departments. Yes, there is no hope of waiting for them to salvage it. Aren’t I thinking about you as well?”

Chen Huapei was silent.

The reason why he agreed to Wang Ansu's request and came all the way to the sea to bear witness was because the other party promised to donate [-]% of the meteorites and fund a certain amount of funds to his team for research.

Wang Ansu said this tactfully, but he understood it clearly.

He is already old and will retire in a few years. China does not pay much attention to underwater archeology. There are only dozens of experts and scholars in the country, but there are hundreds of projects waiting to be excavated. When it is our turn, I am afraid it will be the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.

He couldn't wait that long.

To take a step back, even if the salvage work is completed before he retires, how many scientific research projects will be allocated to his team in the end? After all, the University of Geosciences is located in Hubei. It is neither a local scientific research unit nor is it as powerful as the School of Archeology and Museology of Peking University, making it difficult to compete.

Seeing that the old professor remained silent, Wang Ansu knew that he had hit the nail on the head, and struck while the iron was hot: "How about this, let's seal up the statue of the goddess first, and then report to the superiors after the salvage is completed. It's just a temporary delay in reporting, so what's the big deal?"

"I have a condition." Chen Hua finally relaxed.

"You said it." Wang Ansu changed to honorific.

"This goddess statue is obviously not a natural creation. Do you know about Atlantis? There may be an Eastern Atlantis buried under the sea! You must be cautious when digging and salvaging. Once there is more information, I will report any further findings immediately!"

Wang Ansu agreed without hesitation, but turned around and told his subordinates that if cultural relics were unearthed, Professor Chen must not know about it.

Some were motivated by profit, while others were enthusiastic about this astonishing discovery. Only Zhang Tian looked at Lin Yu, who was covered in meteorite iron, without saying a word, with a complicated look on his face.

He was very sure that beneath this hard and cold exterior was Lin Yu, who had been sleeping for thousands of years.

She was still asleep.

How to wake her up?

He had tried various methods, including calling her name, stroking her long black hair that had turned into meteorite, and telling her secrets that only the two of them knew... but all ended in failure.

Just when he was at a loss what to do, Wang Ansu walked over slowly and asked abruptly: "What is Atlantis?"

"Ok?"

"Attilantis, that's what Professor Chen seems to have said."

"Atlantis is a legendary prehistoric civilization. It is said that the island in the Atlantic Ocean near the Strait of Gibraltar in Europe was destroyed by a great flood about [-] BC and buried deep under the sea forever. Why do you ask this?"

"Nothing, just ask."

I said this, but I thought in my heart: Is it so awesome? You really have to be careful!
  "What did Professor Chen say?" Zhang Tian was more concerned about this.

Wang Ansu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I won't let him ruin our good deeds!"

Zhang Tian was not worried about his own interests being damaged. What he was worried about was that once the report was reported and Lin Yu was handed over to the state, he would only be able to see each other in the museum in the future.

"Old Wang, come here, I have something to tell you."

He called Wang Ansu into the cabin, closed the door, and said seriously: "Old Wang, we have been friends for ten years. Although we have been together less and less over the years, I have always regarded you as a brother from the bottom of my heart. We used to go together I will never forget the experience of being under the mountains and in the sea.”

Wang Ansu couldn't handle this sudden confession.

"Brother, don't do this. I'm afraid if you do this... If you have anything to say, just say it. As long as I can help, I will definitely help!"

"Okay, let me tell you straight, that statue of the goddess cannot be handed over!"

"what?!"

"Don't worry, listen to my explanation. Have you heard of the Tea Town Ruins? Do you know about the female doctor who disappeared half a year ago?"

"I know! Why did you call her Lin? I remember she was pretty."

"Lin Yu is a PhD candidate at Peking University's School of Archeology and Museology, focusing on plant and agricultural archeology."

Wang Ansu looked at him with a strange expression: "Do you understand so clearly? Are you a relative?"

Zhang Tian's answer almost made him jump: "This goddess statue is Dr. Lin Yulin who has been missing for more than half a year!"

……

After listening to Zhang Tian's words, Wang Ansu fell into a long silence. He doesn't doubt Zhang Tian, ​​he just doubts life a little.

"No, you want to tell me that that half-ton iron block is actually a living person?!"

"I know this is unbelievable, and I can't explain it clearly. If I had to explain it, it would be metaphysics. Just like I can accurately find the burial place of the meteorite and the specific location of the goddess statue in the vast sea, it turns out that I can't Lying, isn’t it?”

Zhang Tian did not tell the whole story, and he did not mention a word about the eight years that he traveled back to prehistory. But he must tell Wang Ansu the truth. After all, the other party is the person in charge of this salvage operation, and this matter cannot be done without his help.

"Okay, just think what you say is true. I can believe you, but the question is, can Professor Chen believe it? He now regards that thing as a national treasure! If you dare not turn it in, you will be imprisoned. Let’s eat!”

"I'm not trying to silence her, I'm trying to wake her up."

"Ah this..." Wang Ansu almost laughed out loud, but saw Zhang Tian's serious face and quickly held it back.

"Are you serious?"

"Do you think I'm joking?"

"Then... what do you want me to do? Let me declare first, I am a member of the Party and a staunch atheist. I don't know anything about weird things!"

"You just need to do me two small favors. First, block the news. Now only the people on this ship know what we have caught, and ask them not to tell the outside world."

"This one is easy. What about the second one?"

"Delay for time. Didn't Professor Chen promise you that you can postpone the report? Then let's salvage slowly until I wake her up."

"I can find ways to delay, but I can't delay indefinitely."

"One month. Give me a month and I will be able to wake her up!"

……

It sounds easy to say, but when it comes to actual operation, I have no clue.

Zhang Tian has withdrawn from the front line of salvage and spends all day in the warehouse trying various weird awakening methods.

Wang Ansu often came to visit him with good wine and food. Seeing him tossing himself in different ways every day, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh: "Oh, sooner or later one of us will go crazy."

Zhang Tian never tired of it. At least in the past half month, Wang Ansu had never seen him get discouraged.

That night, Wang Ansu came to him for a drink again, chatting while drinking.

"Hey, I'm very curious, what is your relationship with this Lin Yu? Look at you, you are so crazy every day!"

"It doesn't matter. If I have to say it, I'm just a netizen."

"True or false? How would you choose online dating for someone like you?"

"Netizen! When did I say it was online dating? I want to make a game with original themes, so I am not allowed to consult professionals? Where do you think I know so much archaeological knowledge?"

Zhang Dahuyou is online again.

But who is Wang Ansu? After working hard in politics and business for so many years, how could it be so easy to be fooled?
  He chuckled and said, "There are so many professionals, why did you just hook up with someone else? Are you sure you didn't do it because she looks good?"

"What kind of hookup? A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory! Ours is a serious academic exchange!"

"You can lie to your brothers, but don't lie to yourself."

"..."

"Okay, let's be serious, it's already half the time and you haven't made any progress at all, so why don't you just forget about it. There is a high probability that the person who has been missing for half a year is gone. I asked for you two days ago. The police have already So I gave up the search. If there is no grass anywhere in the world, why should I fall in love with a flower? You can’t give up the whole forest just because of one tree!”

Zhang Tian smiled, without comment, just picked up the wine glass and touched it lightly with him: "Drink."

Even if you tell Lao Wang, he won't understand.

The relationship between Lin Yu and him was no longer as simple as friendship or love.

No one in this world can replace her. She is not a tree, she is the forest.

Wang Ansu sighed. He knew Zhang Tian very well and knew that his words must have gone in one ear and out the other.

In his opinion, Zhang Tian was so hit by the sudden change that he lost his mind.

Wang Ansu thought for a moment and thought that instead of trying to dissuade him, it would be better to help him make suggestions. After he tried all the methods, he might accept the reality and stop thinking about it completely.

So he asked: "What methods have you tried during this time?"

Zhang Tian did not hide anything and told him everything he had tried in the past half month.

After Wang Ansu listened carefully, he touched his chin and thought for a while, then asked, "Have you never tried to kiss her?"

"what?"

"Isn't that what is written in fairy tales? A sleeping princess will wake up as long as she is kissed by a prince."

"Reality is not a fairy tale..."

"You know it!"

Wang Ansu's complaints were silenced by Zhang Tianqian.

"Seriously, go ahead and try it. You've tried all the more outrageous methods, including this one."

Wang Ansu had tried his best not to smile, but Zhang Tian still caught a hint of a narrow smile.

You brat, you want to see me embarrassed, right?
  "roll roll roll!"

Zhang Tian rolled his eyes and flatly refused.

Seeing that his good brother was not fooled, Wang Ansu exclaimed that it was a pity. He was already prepared, but as soon as Zhang Tian failed, he immediately sang: "Fairy tales are all lies!"

Why not be fooled?
  Wang Ansu muttered with regret that the prank had failed and left to enjoy his nightlife.

As soon as Lao Wang left, Zhang Tian immediately locked the warehouse door.

Standing in front of Lin Yu, who had turned into meteorite, he struggled internally for a long time, and finally pouted and slowly leaned down.

Although this was a bit presumptuous and even a bit vulgar, he was really at his wits end and couldn't think of a better way.

Lao Wang's words are actually reasonable. This matter itself is outrageous. Maybe if you take the wrong approach, you will succeed.

There was a cold, hard touch between his lips.

One touch away.

He remembered that he had read a story in a novel that was embarrassing to the center of the earth. When the male protagonist resurrected the female protagonist, he shouted heartbreakingly: Resurrection! my sweetheart!
  After all, Zhang Tian still felt a little ashamed, and he couldn't do such a shameful thing.

He just stared quietly at Lin Yu's frozen smile and still vivid eyes for one second, two seconds, one minute, two minutes...

provoke! Fairy tales are indeed all lies! (End of chapter)