Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 746 Discussion
At the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London, Liang En and Joan of Arc got out of the car in a hurry.They were still in their gowns and had just arrived from Mary's gallery.

Unfortunately, the gallery held its first solo exhibition on the same day as the Saudi prince's unexpected meeting.

Fortunately, there was a gap of two hours, so Liang En was able to go to the gallery to finish his affairs first, and then meet with the prince.

Although it is inappropriate for the artist not to accompany him throughout the solo exhibition under normal circumstances, it is another matter for Liang En.

After all, his current profession is a historian, and his reputation in history and archeology far exceeds that of art, so it is understandable for everyone to pay attention to the content of archaeology and history volumes in this case.

Moreover, traditionally, Liang En was required to appear in this kind of activities only for the opening speech. As for the following activities, different arrangements can be made according to different situations.

So after Liang En finished his speech and chatted with several important guests, he found an opportunity to leave the gallery, and then went straight to the place previously agreed with the Saudi prince to start the consultation plan before the action.

When they changed their clothes and came to the agreed room, the prince and President Charles just walked into the meeting room agreed in advance, and the time between the two entering was not less than 3 minutes.

Obviously, everyone involved in the plan this time belongs to the kind of crisp and neat people, so after everyone arrived and exchanged a few pleasantries, they quickly got to the point.

"Mr. Aziz, do you mean that you haven't determined our excavation target yet?" As soon as the exchange started, the Saudi prince gave Liang En an opening crit.

Because he really didn't expect that the prince, as the investor this time, would be so big-hearted that he didn't care about anything other than money and on-site communication.

"Yes, these are all determined by you professionals. Except for monitoring the movement of funds, the next actions are all up to you to decide." Prince Aziz nodded.

"After all, you are the designated partner of the Iraqi side, so it is reasonable to think that you are the core of this operation, and what we have done is to provide you with enough help."

"Can you tell me why the Iraqi side appointed me?" After hearing what the other party said, Liang En frowned and asked, "I'm not an expert in archaeology in the Middle East, and even purely from the perspective of archaeology, I'm just Just a rookie."

Although he has a lot of fame now, Liang En still has self-knowledge. He knows that he is actually only an influential newcomer in the global seniority ranking situation, far from being an authority.

Under normal circumstances, there are more than 30 historians who can rank ahead of Liang En in this aspect in Western Europe alone, so he can't figure out why the Iraqis would name and invite him to organize a scientific expedition.

"Because of your reputation, Mr. Liang." Prince Aziz said, and at the same time, his face showed respect from the heart. "No matter what the situation, you are willing to abide by regulations and ethics. This kind of ethics makes people willing to give you trust."

"So that's the case, I understand." Liang En nodded. It seems that doing good deeds is still valuable, at least after the word of mouth spreads, it can gain the trust of others on many key points.

"So now after solving the most difficult issue of trust. Our core now is to figure out where we are going to dig this time." After discussing the issue of trust, President Charles said.

"We all know that Mesopotamia has always been one of the original birthplaces of ancient human civilization, so there are many relics in that place for us to discover, but how to choose is a very complicated issue."

"You are right, there are too many relics in that area. It is not easy to find a valuable relic, especially this is our first operation, so it is best to find a relic with a higher value. Liang En nodded.

In this world, because of the Victorian colonists running around all over the earth, plus the flat terrain in the Middle East and not much vegetation cover.So most of the ruins in the Middle East have already been excavated.

For example, the city of Babylon once recorded in the Bible, the city of Ur where a large number of precious cultural relics were unearthed, Eridu, one of the five cities before the great flood in the Sumerian legend, is the holy city of the entire Sumerian nation. Ruins such as Nippur have been discovered.

If you go to a European museum now, you can still see various clay tablets, such as the "Code of Hammurabi" stored in the Louvre, and the Ishtar Gate in Berlin, Germany, etc. These are all left over from that era. under the traces.

Undoubtedly, the excavation of such large-scale relics is definitely not something that can be completed in a day or two, so if it is purely for the sake of insurance, it is obviously an idea to participate in the excavation of these relics that are still being excavated.

But it was not enough for Liang En or the prince.They all felt that since they took the risk to come to such a place, it would be a bit of a loss if they couldn't find an important discovery.

And those ruins that have been discovered have often been excavated for decades. Finding something in a place where the sand may have been sifted several times is basically similar to winning the 500 million lottery.

Fortunately, due to certain differences between the two worlds, the discovered ruins in the two worlds are not in one-to-one correspondence, so after marking all the discovered ruins on the map and checking them, Liang En discovered a key point.

"I think we can go here and have a look. I have a hunch that we might find a big discovery here." Liang En said with a pen and drew a circle on the map of southern Iraq.

"Warka—if I remember correctly, this place should be a Sasanian ruin." Prince Aziz frowned. "Of course, I don't have any opinion if you think it's appropriate."

"Of course I know this is a Sasanian ruin, but I think it's not just a Sasanian ruin." Liang En explained with a smile.

"This is especially true in Mesopotamia, where life is heavily dependent on the water from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, so the selection of cities in the agricultural era was very limited."

"And through the analysis of the known conditions of this site, I suspect that there may be some older ruins hidden under the Sassanid Persian ruins—"

Some people may think that they are professionals, and others just need to cooperate with them and do what they say, and there is no need to explain.

But Liang En felt that if he could explain it, it would be better to explain it better. In many cases, communication can reduce a lot of conflicts and improve efficiency at the same time. Judging from the current situation, his judgment is correct.

"I don't understand some of what you said, but I think what you said is right." After Liang En finished explaining, Prince Aziz smiled heartily, "So let's go to this place this time. , leave the rest of the work to me.”

(End of this chapter)