Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 719 Strange Things
Except for the ivory parasol handle and the pilgrim badge, they found nothing of value, and after so many years of consumption and the erosion of time, very little of value survived.

However, for the sake of caution, especially there are quite a few inside that neither Liang En nor Joan of Arc knew, so Liang En faced the big box.A [Detection (N)] card was used.

Somewhat to his surprise, the white light that indicated the discovery came from the pile of trash at the bottom of the box that he thought had been searched clean.

After removing the rotten textiles with his hands, Liang En saw a solid iron pillar the size of a baby's arm underneath.

"What is this?" Liang En picked up this thing and examined it carefully, only to find that this thing is not a whole, but a very delicate device.

The core of this thing is an iron rod of about 40 centimeters, and then [-] roughly round, but not very regular looking iron pieces are worn on it.

The reason why Liang En recognized it as an iron rod at first was because this thing had been corroded badly, and all the messy parts had rusted into a ball, and it was impossible to see the delicate structure inside without looking carefully.

"This thing was like this when it was brought back." Seeing Liang En looking at the thing in his hand, Lumbalin stepped forward and explained in a low voice.

"My great-grandmother brought this thing back and only told our family that it was an antique, but she didn't tell us what it was, or to be precise, my great-grandmother didn't know what it was, because it was this when she got it. It looks like—”

According to Lombardin, even the few Jewish bankers back then didn't know what these things were, so they simply threw them there, and were finally picked up by their great-grandmother.

As for the reason why this heavy iron was brought back, it was also very simple. Lumbalin's great-grandmother thought that as long as it was an antique, it was valuable, so she simply brought these things back.

As a result, it took a lot of effort to go around half the world and move back, only to find that no one knew what it was.No one wants to pay for this stuff.

"I can be sure that this thing is indeed an antique." After checking it again, Liang En said to the other party, "But I'm not sure how much this thing is worth."

Although this item has the highest historical value, historical value cannot be equated with economic value, so Liang En really can't estimate the price for this iron artifact.

"I think this thing is ten dollars. After all, you have helped our family a lot." Lumbalin said after thinking for a while. "Otherwise, I can only watch this thing rust day by day here."

"Okay, as for the other two items, I'll give you $500." Liang En nodded, then pointed to the silver badge and the ivory handle next to it and said, "After all, there are some problems with the preservation of these items, so the value is not very high."

"That's good. I remember trying to sell the rest of the box, and the pawn shop would only give me $100." Lombardin shook his head, then a hopeful gleam appeared on his face.

"With this money, I can buy my mother a better prosthetic. The rest of the money can also pay for the tuition and fees that Owen's sister and I need to go to school."

"If you need any help in the future, you can call this number." After thinking for a while, Liang En wrote down a phone number on a piece of paper, and handed it to Lumbalin.

"I will carry out some business in this country in the future, including some charitable things. If you need help, you can come to us."

Liang En's doing this now is purely out of kindness. After all, if he sees a smart and willing to work hard, and he has the strength to help him.

Most people will help. "Are you the Lord Liang who returned the Buddhist relic?" Looking at the name written by Liang En, Lumbalin was stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously.

"Yes, how did you recognize it?" Liang En looked at the other party somewhat. He saw that the only electrical appliances in Lombardin's house were two electric lights, so he didn't know how the other party recognized him.

"I once watched your news on the TV in the bar." Lombardin looked cautious, "I remembered how to write your Chinese name at the time."

"It's good that you've heard my name before." Liang En said with a smile. "So if you encounter difficulties that you can't solve, please come to me. We plan to donate 300 prosthetics recently. I think you can apply for one for your mother."

Because during the long war that year, the parties involved in the war planted a large amount of explosives in this country, including various unexploded bombs, as well as various landmines and IEDs.

According to statistics, 600 million landmines were planted in landmines alone during successive years of wars. Since then, 6.5 Cambodians who accidentally triggered landmines have had 4.5 permanent disabilities.

The Cambodia Landmine Victim Information Service (CMVIS) began to collect casualty data in 2010. Among the 2013 people who accidentally triggered landmines in 111, 22 died on the spot, and 89 of the remaining 72 people were permanently disabled, most of which were leg amputations.

柬埔寨全国共有1.4万个村庄，被雷区和未爆的集数炸弹等困扰的就有将近3000个，11万户农民的田地、10万户牧民的牧场以及数不清的果园林场都深受影响，水源受污染的群体达到8万户的50多万人。

So along with the establishment of the bank, Liang En and the others prepared charitable acts aimed at this landmine problem. In addition to prosthetics, they will also donate metal detectors and explosion-proof barrels to those who clear the landmines.

As for the establishment of an affiliated charity organization, it is also very simple. After all, it is a good idea to set up a charity organization if you want to promote it. At the same time, it can also satisfy Joan's desire to help others.

Of course, another reason is that Liang En's target industry is agriculture, and agriculture is greatly affected by various landmines and explosives, so efforts in this area can also be integrated with business.

To be honest, Liang En and the others only need to pay attention to economic interests if they operate in the short term, but if they decide to operate in Cambodia for a long time in the future, they must pay attention to social effects.

"I have a question, what exactly is this thing?" After returning to the hotel where she lived before, Joan looked at the mechanical part in Liang En's hand with a curious expression. "

"I don't know, but this thing should be a part of an old-fashioned machine." Liang En said, looking at the machine parts in his hand. "So I plan to check further."

Faced with this situation, Liang En's only solution was to use cards.As a [Appraisal (N)] card was used, this situation also appeared in front of Liang En.

[This is a whole cam system from the robot "writer" invented by Jaquet-Droz 240 years ago, which may carry some information that is now lost to history. 】

"Is it a robot? It looks interesting." Liang En nodded after looking at these contents. Although he didn't know who the person mentioned here was for the time being, this at least proved a direction and opened a good start for the investigation.

(End of this chapter)