Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 782 Seifen
"It seems that this place is very lively." Leaving Dresden and heading south all the way, Liang En and the others found that there were a lot of vehicles on the road in the south like them. But think about it, this is a famous tourist attraction after all.

The Ore Mountains in Saxony, Germany, is famous for its metal minerals and kaolin. It has just been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the past two years, so there are many natural tourists.

Many of these tourists' goals are for the mine relics. It has to be said that there are indeed a lot of mine relics in this area.The birth of many towns is closely related to mining.

Even the word "Berg (mine)" appears in the names of cities such as Fehleberg, Schneeberg, Marienberg.These cities were very important during the mining heyday and left behind exquisite architecture and artwork.

This situation also made Liang En's actions much easier, at least it was easy to solve the problems about board and lodging.

Soon, the car they took came to Seiffen, a small town in the middle of the Ore Mountains in Saxony, on the border with the Czech Republic. This is an ancient city with a history of more than 700 years.It once prospered from tin mining, but is still famous for its toy manufacturing.

At the earliest time, it was a tin mine, but it was abandoned in the 19th century, because at that time, with the expansion of international trade, the cost of tin mines from Southeast Asia was lower than that of these local mines even with the freight.

Fortunately, the woodland in the mountainous area has rich forest resources, coupled with the inheritance and development of the traditional craft of toy manufacturing for hundreds of years, the town has become a town.Known far and wide as the "Hometown of Wooden Toys".

Many toy dealers like to come here to purchase, and then sell them all over Germany and the world.And tourists in the small town often bring a few exquisite wooden toys as souvenirs when they leave, suitable for all ages.

For this reason, wooden toy making is not only an important economic industry in Saifen Township, but also a way of life for local residents.There are hundreds of family businesses of wooden toys and many wood carving artists in the town.

In addition, wooden toys have also become an important carrier to shape the image of the town.Wooden sculptures of various shapes have replaced street sculptures, telling the characteristics of the city to people coming and going.

"I think we're here." Looking at a nutcracker taller than a person under the lights, Liang En said to the others in the car, "Go to the visitor center and ask in a while, I think they should know what's going on around them .”

"Good idea, I think the visitor center should have records about the surrounding conditions." Fan Meng said while parking the car in the parking lot. "But why is this town so bright?"

Because it was already night when we arrived here, it was completely reasonable to light up the lights in the town, but it was obviously unusual for such a small village to be so bright.

According to the observed situation, except for a few cities, most cities and villages in Europe tend to control the brightness of lights at night, so that those lights are at a level that is convenient for people but not dazzling.

"This is related to the original mine here." Liang En said looking at the brightly lit visitor center, "The candles, lights, etc. on the decorations symbolize the miners' desire for light in winter."

The lights stem from a long local tradition: when miners toil in the dark mine shafts during the day, they are greeted with warm lights by their families when they return home at night.As for now, it has been converted into a welcome for tourists from all over the world.

"You mean a private resort three or 40 years ago? That's right, there used to be a place here. When I was young, I even went there to sell dim sum for pocket money."

After asking at the front desk of the visitor center, they quickly got some news they wanted from the chubby middle-aged woman at the front desk.

"Then why do these private resorts disappear in the current travel brochure?" Fan Meng asked with his arms on the table.

"Many reasons, on the one hand, because of the large-scale unemployment and migration of people in the east after the reunification of Germany, the owners of those huts did not have too much money and energy to maintain the huts."

"On the other hand, with the unification of Germany, the construction of these resort facilities in the east is obviously much stronger than before, so guests who do not have this type of house can also enjoy a comfortable vacation."

"So that's it." After hearing this, Fan Meng turned his head and looked at Liang En and nodded slightly. This was much better than what they had guessed before.

In their previous plan, they had guessed that those huts were still in operation. If so, it would be much more difficult to search, but the situation is obviously better than expected.

After all, if these huts are abandoned, it will be much easier for them to search, at least they don't have to worry about attracting too much unnecessary attention.

"If you want to travel there, it's really not a big problem, because those roads still exist. Although cars can no longer drive, there is no problem for people to walk alone. Besides, there are no dangerous terrain and wild animals."

Realizing that Liang En and the others were going to this place, the tour guide at the visitor center gave them instructions after thinking for a few seconds.

For this guide, she has also seen many people who went to the original campsite over the years. Some of these people are young people who are curious, while others are old people who miss their past.

So she was familiar with these instructions, and even took out a map to show Liang En and the others how to take the next road.

After thanking the guide and staying in the hotel booked in advance, Liang En and the others quickly got together to discuss tomorrow's action.

Because they got the map, they quickly found out where Hans' previous room was, so the action plan had to be changed compared to the situation where they only knew the general area before they came.

"It seems that the next action should be simpler than imagined." The situation in the picture made Liang En slightly relieved, because the house was located on a mountain, keeping a certain distance from other rooms in that area.

This means that the chances of them being discovered by outsiders in the next exploration work will be greatly reduced, and at the same time, the chances of some hidden problems will suddenly increase a lot.

"A person with bad legs insists on building his own house on the mountain, instead of choosing to be with other people down the mountain. This seems obviously wrong. Has no one noticed it before?"

After finding the other party's location, Fan Meng subconsciously complained.

"I think this should be reasonable. After all, he gives other people the impression that he is a lonely and somewhat weird person, so living in isolation is acceptable to everyone." Liang En subconsciously shook his head at this point.

I have to say that this Hans does have two skills, and it took several years to create a personality that gives people a feeling that strangers should not enter, so that nothing he does will arouse suspicion.

"It's really ruthless." Fan Meng shuddered after thinking carefully. He felt that if he allowed himself to pretend to be crazy all day long, he would become a real crazy one day.

(End of this chapter)