Chapter 1037 - 528: Investigation Report on Supreme Treasure of Advanced Industrial Civilization - Part 2

Chamberlain was quite straightforward, ordering the most expensive drink: "I’ll have a ’Blazing Sun Tequila,’ it’s imported from Great Xia.

"It’s said that the brewing process of this drink uses molecular-level black technology and adds a bit of supernatural elements, so drinking it will absolutely not cause a headache, and everyone who’s tried it has nothing but praise for it."

In the past, Western Hemisphere countries would never import Western-style drinks from Great Xia.

But again, times have changed, and the strength of Great Xia has made people around the world look up to it. Even the drinks produced by Great Xia come with a certain aura, and people with white skin accept them very well, even adding a hint of ’prestige’ to them.

Yang Fan nodded and waved at a female server, conveying the old man’s request.

A glass of Blazing Sun Tequila is priced at 60 Lan pounds in the bar.

The exchange rate between the Lan Shi Kingdom’s currency, the Lan pound, and Great Xia’s Xia Yuan has plummeted from 1:9 before the Age of Calamity to 1:1.5.

That is, 1 Lan pound equals 1.5 Xia Yuan.

From the current trend, it seems it will continue to decline in the future.

By this calculation, the price of a drink equates to 90 Xia Yuan.

Even to the Great Xia People, this price doesn’t seem cheap.

The average monthly income of the Lan shi People, when converted to Xia Yuan, is only about 1600 Xia Yuan, slightly more than half of the average monthly income in Great Xia, making it even harder for the Lan shi People to afford.

Soon.

The Blazing Sun Tequila was brought over.

Chamberlain carefully held up the drink, took a small sip, with an expression of complete delight: "I seem to feel the summer sun shining on me."

This is not nonsense, nor is it a hallucination.

The supernatural elements in the drink can indeed achieve the old man’s described effect of "summer sun shining."

Yang Fan glanced at the information displayed on the smart glasses interface, but did not mention that "this drink only sells for 15 Xia Yuan at a bar in Great Xia."

The exploitation of advanced nations over backward nations is vividly reflected in this drink.

A minute later.

Chamberlain reluctantly put down the glass and asked, "If I’m not mistaken, the reason you’ve come to see me should be related to my research on historical artifacts, right?"

Yang Fan nodded: "Yes!"

He made a gesture: "Mr. Chamberlain, let’s find a quiet place to talk, if you can give me a satisfactory answer, I’ll compensate you handsomely."

The Blazing Sun Tequila just now had already impressed Chamberlain, and the old man nodded readily: "No problem."

Not long after.

Yang Fan returned to his hotel.

Upon entering the suite, Chamberlain once again showed a look of envy: "You Great Xia People are really wealthy. I have never stayed in such a good suite in my life, maybe I should consider immigrating to Great Xia, I wonder if any museum in Great Xia would be willing to hire me."

Yang Fan smiled and said: "Mr. Chamberlain, you have a wealth of knowledge in the field of Western Hemisphere artifacts, I’m sure a museum would be willing to employ you."

Chamberlain was not so optimistic: "Great Xia is an Eastern Hemisphere country, and the Great Xia People aren’t particularly interested in the historical artifacts of the Western Hemisphere.

"Moreover, many experts in Great Xia believe that Western Hemisphere history is filled with numerous fabrications, and I don’t want to be perpetually debating these things with the Great Xia People."

The old man suddenly sighed: "But I have a feeling the Great Xia People will make a move on Western Hemisphere history sooner or later."

From his words, it seemed Chamberlain also admitted there were likely signs of forgery in parts of history.

Yang Fan interjected: "Certain strong supernatural means can use historical artifacts as a medium to trace back historical fragments in the River of Time."

Chamberlain listened, looking shocked: "Really?"

Yang Fan nodded: "The Great Xia Spirit Crow has done this, even tracing back to the more distant Ice Age mammoths."

Chamberlain’s expression changed repeatedly.

The idea of "Great Xia revising Western Hemisphere history" was originally the old man’s speculation; now he began to think the Great Xia People would definitely do this in the future.

Previously, the Western Hemisphere’s academic community always picked bones from Great Xia’s history, it’s likely that in the future, it will be Great Xia People’s turn to question Western Hemisphere history.

For example, over 2000 years ago, an impressive body of work of 1.5 to 2 million words was left behind by Aristotle, who covered various fields and showed an astonishing level of creativity.

Considering the very low productivity level at the time, it’s inevitable to question whether Aristotle really existed or if he far surpassed his contemporaries.

Even the Western Hemisphere’s citizens are full of doubt about this.

If supernatural means could be used to trace back, it could prove whether Aristotle is a real historical figure or a fabricated character created with hidden motives.

Yang Fan did not continue with this topic, but instead took out a photo and handed it over: "Mr. Chamberlain, please take a look at this."

Chamberlain took the photo and blurted out after just a glance: "Warhorse Shield!"

The old man showed a puzzled expression: "This is a shield made by a baron from the Lan shi Kingdom during the Middle Ages. The baron wasn’t a famous figure, and the Warhorse Shield was stolen by a theft gang last year, and has not been recovered since. Why are you interested in it?"

Yang Fan smiled without speaking.

Chamberlain, being seasoned and wise, realized he asked a question he shouldn’t have, so he shook his head: "Alright, just pretend I didn’t ask."

The old man immediately asked: "What information about the Warhorse Shield would you like to know?"

Yang Fan replied: "All historical research on it, who it was passed down to, and so on, the more detailed the better."

The baron meticulously crafted the Warhorse Shield and full armor as heirlooms for his family, and at first, they were certainly kept together.

Over the next thousand years, the shield and armor changed hands repeatedly, and likely during one of these exchanges, they were separated for some reason.

As the shield is a high-level Supreme Treasure and itself embodies powerful Law, past star formation and other supernatural tracing methods do not affect it, therefore, he can only use this cumbersome method, tracing each circulation link.

Yang Fan didn’t forget to offer a reward: "If you can provide me with a satisfactory answer, I will reward you with 50,000 Xia Yuan. If I find important clues from it, you will also receive another 50,000 Xia Yuan as a final payment."

This is a reasonable reward; if it’s too little, there’s no motivation to work, but too much would make the old man suspect the Warhorse Shield is a rare treasure.

Chamberlain’s eyes lit up: "Generous Great Xia sir, where’s the computer? I’ll need to consult the data in the Royal Museum’s database to provide you with a detailed report."

Yang Fan pointed to a desk: "There’s a laptop in the drawer."

Chamberlain took a few steps toward the desk, then suddenly turned back cautiously asked: "Sir, may I add an extra request?"

Yang Fan nodded: "Go ahead."

Chamberlain organized his thoughts and tentatively said: "Given the current situation, the Lan shi Kingdom is bound to split into three countries, and it might indeed change its name to Gelan Kingdom.

"I personally believe the Gelan Kingdom will fall into a prolonged decline, and its future doesn’t seem very promising, I’d like to take my family and leave the kingdom, can you help us?"

Without a doubt, the old man is a smart person.

He knows that a declining national power will inevitably lead to various problems, and a deterioration of public safety is one of them, and the future Gelan Kingdom will not be a very safe place.

And precisely because the old man is smart, he has no intention of trying to change the country because that’s too difficult, he’s only thinking of jumping ship before it sinks.

Yang Fan smiled and said: "I can help you and your family obtain permanent residency in Great Xia, but whether you can get a Great Xia National ID and enjoy Great Xia’s benefits will require your own efforts."

Chamberlain immediately beamed with joy: "It seems today is my lucky day, to have met such a kind gentleman."

Yang Fan’s mouth twitched upon hearing this.

If you knew that at the Governor’s meeting, I was the first to propose splitting the Lan shi Kingdom and then fully suppressing the Gelan Region.

It’s expected to take about 5 years to reduce the Gelan people’s current population of 43 million to 20 million in 5 years’ time because the history of the Gelan people predestines that they are extremely difficult to assimilate, would you still think I’m ’very kind’?

Half an hour later.

Yang Fan looked at a detailed, illustrated, and logically coherent report with more than 100 pages, meticulously detailing the Warhorse Shield’s history of exchanges over the years.

He only skimmed through it and found more than a dozen highly valuable clues.

He nodded with great satisfaction: "Mr. Chamberlain, you deserve the 50,000 Xia Yuan reward."