Chapter 133

He introduced them to Xu Qiong, Ding He, and the program host, Reporter Xiao Yang, saying:

"The artifact in this photo is called the Nine-Dragon Chi-Pattern Cup, unearthed from a noble consort's tomb dating to the Wei Jin period."

"From the image, we can clearly see."

"On the cup's walls and base, there are distinct small spots and these yellow patterns."

"Everyone can see this, right?"

"This is called 'qin', a typical example of soil-staining beneath the glaze."

"And this Night Pearl, originating from the late Eastern Han Dynasty."

"Looking at the texture and structure, its interior has already been stained with vein-like patterns resembling bloodstains."

"And there are these cottony and fuzzy, crack-like formations."

"This is called blood-staining, also known as corpse-staining."

"It is a typical hallmark of unearthed artifacts."

"Artifacts possessing this state are typical unearthed relics, characteristic of burial objects."

"They basically indicate they were buried in soil or water for hundreds or even thousands of years."

As a towering figure in the archaeological world,

Professor Ding Xuan's explanation

naturally possessed textbook-level authority.

The viewers in the live stream from "Today's Archaeology"

now also echoed Professor Ding Lao.

After all, long-term viewing

had allowed everyone to learn some relevant knowledge, more or less.

Yet, as the head of the Tomb-Robbing Special Task Force,

Xu Qiong and Ding He, the two criminal police officers, wore expressions of confusion on their faces.

He did not understand...

Why Professor Ding would bring this up at such a critical juncture.

Xu Qiong opened her mouth to say something, but ultimately held back.

A moment later.

Professor Ding Lao took out another photo.

"This was just photographed in the basement of Fang Hao's house."

"Everyone can clearly see that the texture and structure on this... do not possess the previous characteristics."

"In other words..."

Accompanying Professor Ding Lao's narration,

Group Leader Xu Qiong, who had been somewhat impatient, froze.

She stared blankly at the photo before her.

At this moment.

some unpleasant thoughts also rose in her heart.

The viewers in the live stream also changed their expressions.

Many viewers had vaguely guessed.

What Professor Ding was about to say...

"... In other words."

"These precious artifacts were not unearthed from underground."

"They did not experience an environment buried deep underground for hundreds or thousands of years... unseen by the sun."

"Instead, they were placed in a ventilated environment."

"And from some of the patina and filling marks on them, we can also easily see..."

"Over the past few hundred or even thousands of years."

"These artifacts were handled and played with in hands more than once."

"There were even specialized personnel to repair them!"

"So these precious artifacts are not unearthed relics from underground!"

"But truly passed down in the outside world..."

"Belonging to treasures even rarer than unearthed artifacts!"

"Or rather... they should be called antiques!"

Professor Ding stated the truth with a serious face.

In Fang Hao's basement,

there indeed existed treasures used by Cao Cao nearly two thousand years ago.

Every single one was an extremely precious, priceless treasure.

However, the problem was...

They were not dug out from a tomb!

But truly above ground, through the inheritance and succession of humanity...

Passed down generation by generation to the present day!

This is far, far more precious than unearthed artifacts!

After all, through the succession of history.

Under the baptism of disasters, wars, famines, and chaos...

Those antiques passed down to the present day.

Very few have survived for thousands of years.

Almost every single one is unique!

But unearthed artifacts are different.

After all, they only need to lie quietly for countless years.

And then reappear under the sky thousands of years later.

Therefore, the rarity of heirloom antiques far exceeds that of unearthed artifacts!

And any aged, valuable heirloom antique.

Is worthy of being treated as a museum's crown jewel!

And these various supreme treasures, even more precious than unearthed artifacts from tombs...

Fang Hao has collected nearly a hundred of them!

And what is even more incredible is...

These heirloom artifacts differ from unearthed artifacts.

Under the legal definition, they fall within the category of antiques.

What are antiques?

They are treasures allowed to enter the market and be traded.

And any single one of these items...

Is so valuable that its worth can be measured in "hundreds of millions."

The sale of any single artifact.

Could create a hundred-millionaire!

Yet, under such extreme temptation.

Fang Hao still kept his original heart.

Even relying on delivering food and working odd jobs to support himself...

Thinking of this.

The audience was stunned.

Fang Hao was not only not guilty.

He was even far more noble than anyone had imagined...!?

"But..."

Reporter Xiao Yang at the scene, unable to hold back, asked: