Chapter 403

Fatty said with some disappointment: "Is it that neither of us has a connection to the treasure, or is the stone actually not in this pile of things?"

Tianzhen didn't answer, but turned to look at Zhang Tianshi.

Zhang Tianshi, like them, had also been surveying this pile of stones just now.

It was just that there had never been too much expression on his face, so Tianzhen didn't know if he had actually seen the treasure light.

"Tianshi, how is it? Any harvest?" Fatty, being thick-skinned, asked directly.

Zhang Tianshi, however, shook his head and said: "I didn't see anything."

Hearing this, all three were slightly stunned.

The three of them, who were the first to know the news, didn't have a single one with a connection to the treasure.

This probability... is truly a bit too unlucky!

At this time, they heard that bespectacled boy using the walkie-talkie to report to Professor Chen.

When he mentioned that there was a pile of stones in the cabin, Professor Chen on the other end let out a scream.

"Little Zhao, hurry, hurry, hurry! You must bring all the stones back; not a single one can be left behind!"

Naturally, everyone heard what Professor Chen said on the walkie-talkie.

Except for the trio who guessed the reason, everyone else was completely confused.

Little Zhao completely didn't understand why they had to bring this pile of rotten stones out.

At this time, they heard Professor Chen's voice coming from the walkie-talkie: "Little Zhao, this matter is of great importance!"

"I can't explain it clearly to you in a short while; I have already sent people to meet you."

"These stones are extremely precious; you must ensure that not a single one is lost!"

Little Zhao, helpless, could only say to the others: "No choice, since the professor wants them taken away, we can only move them."

Fortunately, besides the stones, there were several huge wooden boxes in the cabin.

Under Professor Chen's request, everyone began to do manual labor, loading the stones into the boxes.

Moving stones naturally meant touching them; Tianzhen and Fatty were still a bit nervous, and every time they picked up a stone, they had to squeeze it in their hands to sense it, fearing they would miss the Unyielding Stone.

……

The Xisha assault team was working hard moving stones, but they didn't know that their discovery on the great treasure ship had already caused a sensation across the entire internet!

Especially Professor Chen's excited tone, requesting the assault team to bring all the stones back.

This immediately aroused everyone's curiosity!

Plus, Zhang Lin's storytelling was also at a critical juncture, with Zhang Dafo Ye about to pick out the treasure from a pile of stones.

The archaeological team here had actually also discovered a large number of stones!

And these stones appeared in places they shouldn't have.

In the cabin of a Ming-style treasure ship; not only that, the thunderstorm clouds slowly condensing above the treasure ship also made netizens feel alarmed.

Some people had already realized that this Ming-style treasure ship might be related to the Unyielding Stone.

For a time, various speculations emerged on the internet, all pointing to the coincidence of the great treasure ship's appearance and this pile of inexplicable stones.

【What the hell, what is going on?】

【Is this pile of stones related to the pile the Fo Ye touched?】

【God, I have goosebumps; I feel like I'm witnessing a big secret!】

【What are you all talking about? This is a Ming-style treasure ship, and it's floating in Xisha; what connection could it have with the pile of stones Zhang Dafo Ye touched in the Northeast?】

【I don't understand either, but I vaguely feel there's a problem with this matter.】

【Do you remember that Mr. Wei said this stone chooses its owner? And then Zhang Dafo Ye guessed that this stone might disappear every once in a while and then change owners!】

【Holy crap! Don't scare me! Could it be that decades after the Fo Ye found the treasure, this thing disappeared again and then appeared on this ship?】

【Can this be linked together?】

The whole internet was arguing over the stones that suddenly appeared on the treasure ship and Professor Chen's request.

Many people didn't understand, if the stones on the treasure ship really had nothing to do with the Unyielding Stone.

Why would Professor Chen have such a request?

In the Crescent Hotel, Zhang Lin, who had already reached the climax of the story, was also interrupted by the noisy sounds from the audience.

Seeing that everyone was not only discussing heatedly, Zhang Lin asked with a smile: "What's wrong, everyone? What big event happened?"

Zhang Lin opened his mouth to ask, and it was like opening a floodgate.

Answers came from all directions, all at once.

"Mr. Zhang, there are a large number of stones in the Ming-style treasure ship discovered by the Xisha archaeological team!"

"Yes, Professor Chen also wants the assault team to bring the stones back without leaving a single one."

"Do you think Professor Chen received some news?"

"This is a Ming-style treasure ship; could these stones be related to Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"If they really are related, could the Unyielding Stone that disappeared in modern times be inside?"

Zhang Lin listened for a few moments and roughly understood the situation.

It seems this ghost ship encountered by the Xisha archaeological team has a significant background.

Not only that, these stones also appeared suspiciously.

Zhang Lin was pondering when suddenly a voice shouted out from the crowd.

"My god! Do you think this could be the treasure coming to find a new owner again?"

"It has looked for Han Xin, looked for Zhu Yuanzhang, and also looked for Zhang Dafo Ye's benefactor; now it's looking for a new owner!"

Once these words were out, it was like putting a ladle of water into a frying pan.

The entire Crescent Hotel exploded!

Especially those big shots with status and position; their eyes lit up because of this hypothesis, followed by excitement.

Is the Unyielding Stone starting to look for an owner again?

This is simply the greatest opportunity of this century, apart from immortality!

If one could obtain this stone, whether in wealth or status, one could climb to a higher level.

After all, there was Han Xin before, Zhu Yuanzhang after, and most recently, the Fo Ye's backers and others.

Which one of these people, if brought up, isn't someone who could leave their name in history and change the course of history at will?

And they were all once owners of the Unyielding Stone!

Just thinking about this point is enough to make one tremble with excitement!

Zhang Lin, seeing the scene in an uproar, with these people wishing they could run to Xisha themselves to touch the stones.

He slapped his gavel to make everyone quiet down.

Only then did he say to Professor Liu: "Professor Liu, you are from the official side; I suppose the news Professor Chen received must be an official arrangement, right?"

"Can you take a look and tell everyone about the origin of these stones on the Ming-style treasure ship?"

"Of course, if it's classified, then no need to say."

Hearing Zhang Lin's words, everyone immediately turned their gaze to Professor Liu, each one breathing rapidly.

Professor Liu, seeing this, stood up and said: "Everyone, actually there's nothing to hide about this matter; I think some people have already guessed it."

"Actually, our Archaeological Institute is only guessing; it's because we listened to Mr. Zhang's storytelling, and coupled with the fact that this treasure ship suddenly appeared carrying a large number of stones, we had this guess."

"As for whether the guess is accurate, I'm afraid it still needs subsequent verification, but it doesn't hurt to tell everyone."

"Actually, our guess is very simple; based on Mr. Zhang's storytelling and the subsequent experiences of those who obtained the Unyielding Stone, our Ming historians believe that Zhu Yuanzhang definitely obtained this stone."

"And the stone was not passed down to Zhu's descendants, continuing to look for a fated person; the greatest possibility is that it was taken away by Zhu Yunwen."

"Everyone also knows that although this stone cannot be used by anyone other than a fated person, it doesn't mean one cannot carry it away."

"So Zhu Yunwen was not a fated person, but after Zhu Yuanzhang told him the secret, the moment he was defeated in battle, he took this stone and left."

"We guess that the voyages of the eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean might have been to look for this stone."

"Because such a huge Ming-style great treasure ship was indeed only used as the main ship for the voyages to the Western Ocean during the period of the Ming Emperor Chengzu, Zhu Di."

"So, in summary, our experts feel that the Unyielding Stone should be on this ship!"

Hum——

After Professor Liu finished speaking, the Crescent Hotel simply became a vegetable market.

Many people in the second and third-floor boxes even walked out of the boxes and came to the small balconies.

Everyone's face was full of excitement and thrill!

If the experts' guesses were correct, it meant that this stone was really looking for a new owner.

Everyone had seen the reaction of the assault team that entered the cabin just now.