Chapter 313: Witnessing History, Escaping the British Museum!
Half a minute later!
The moment everything settled, the once brilliant and resplendent Greece Hall suddenly became completely empty, with only countless shocked tourists remaining on the spot!
After a moment of silent stillness, all the tourists who had witnessed this scene regained their senses!
Immediately following, all kinds of screams and shouts filled the entire hall!
"My god, can someone tell me what happened?"
"That scene just now was truly magical!"
"Why did this happen, my God!"
"Why did they disappear!?"
Due to the very backward development of magic in this world, they had never even seen many magic props that could make objects disappear.
In their understanding, the disappearance of these artifacts had completely transcended the scope of magic!
But in reality, this was just a very simple and crude Disappearing Technique, not any kind of sorcery.
On Earth, any magician could use relevant props to achieve such an effect!
At the same time, Russell Square, after a brief stagnation, erupted completely as if a heavy bomb had been detonated!
At this moment, Chu Chen, standing in the center of the stage, seemed to have become a node connecting two spaces and times, driving countless spectators wild!
Accompanied by countless applause and screams, Chu Chen tossed the golden raffle box in his hand to the side and said to the audience offstage:
"Everyone, now that the performance has reached this point, I believe you have already witnessed my methods. Next, to save time, I must speed up the progress, because those guys might already be on their way. I think you should know who I am talking about..."
Chu Chen's words made the audience laugh again.
Of course, they knew who the "those guys" this fellow was referring to were.
"Unless you want them to catch me..."
After he finished speaking, there was another burst of loud laughter from the audience.
"Alright, everyone, no more joking. Next, the performance continues, and the difficulty is upgraded! Previously, we disappeared one artifact at a time, but this time, I will empty an entire gallery of artifacts at once!"
As his words fell, the sound of discussion rose again from the audience:
"How is this possible?"
"I don't believe it!"
"Oh my god, this is too crazy, please start your performance!"
"That's right, I can't wait anymore!"
At the same time, inside the live stream room, it was also a lively scene:
【Holy crap!】
【Disappearing an entire gallery's worth of artifacts?】
【Isn't this too exaggerated?】
【And you still say you don't know magic?】
【Good heavens, not even pretending anymore?】
【If it were anyone else, I definitely wouldn't believe it, but this is God Chu, I have to believe it!】
【Are we about to witness history?】
After a large wave of bullet comments refreshed, Chu Chen continued:
"There are many artifacts from my homeland in the British Museum. More than a hundred years ago, due to various reasons, we didn't have the ability to protect them, which is why they drifted across the ocean to a foreign land. Their displacement has become an obsession for many Huaxia people."
"In Huaxia, you often hear this saying: no Huaxia person can walk out of the British Museum with a smile... of course, that includes me."
"Today's opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. In a moment, I will represent all Huaxia people to complete a seemingly impossible feat, which is to help those artifacts from Huaxia escape the British Museum!"
Boom!
After Chu Chen finished this sentence, the live stream room completely exploded!
【Support!】
【Holy crap, is God Chu trying to empty the Huaxia Guan?】
【My god!】
【I can't wait!】
【If this can succeed, it will definitely be recorded in Huaxia history!】
【God Chu is awesome!】
【Can this really succeed?】
【Incredible, simply incredible!】
In a business car speeding along the street, upon hearing that Chu Chen was about to empty the Huaxia Guan, the King of Yingguo, Charles, immediately put away the phone he was using to watch the live stream, picked up the landline in the car, and called the museum to have them activate the highest level of security protocols!
"Carlton, are the artifacts in the underground vault still safe?" Charles asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, we have just confirmed, there are no abnormalities!" said Carlton on the other end of the line.
"Did that guy discover this secret?" Charles asked again.
"I... I don't know, but I think he shouldn't know that secret! I am very sorry, Your Majesty the King, we really tried our best, but we still couldn't stop all of this. For some reason, those artifacts were as if they had been cast with magic, and in an instant, they all disappeared for no reason..."
On the phone, Carlton's voice was exceptionally panicked!
"Carlton, now is not the time to talk about this. Those artifacts are of no importance, but those in the underground vault must not have any errors, do you understand?"
Charles's voice was very serious.
"I understand, I understand!"
At the same time, Russell Square!
After a few simple opening remarks, Chu Chen had already started a new round of magic. Accompanied by a snap of his fingers, the artifacts inside the Huaxia Guan also underwent a very magical change!
That set of solemn and respectful early Western Zhou Kang Hou Gui first emitted a low, deep hum.
The taotie patterns on the bodies of the vessels seemed to come alive; the greenish-blue patina peeled away into tiny starlike specks, and the entire vessel body, like a reflection in rippling Water, swayed gently before dissolving and disappearing from the display stand.
Immediately following, the Double Ram Zun, the Owl Pattern Gong, and a host of other bronze ritual vessels transformed one after another into streaks of bronze-colored light, gradually vanishing within the display cases.
On the plaza, an elderly overseas Chinese with white hair tremblingly raised his hand; he seemed to smell that scent spanning three thousand years, carrying the aroma of soil and sacrificial incense, and tears blurred his vision.
After all the bronze wares had completely disappeared, the compassionate eyes of the Bodhisattva on that massive silk painting, the Guiding Bodhisattva, seemed to brighten for a moment!
Following closely, the entire image, along with the mottled wall, was lifted up like a light veil, rolling into a brilliant rainbow that instantly shot out of the window.
The remaining Dunhuang scripture scrolls unfurled automatically, the ink characters upon them detaching from the paper surface to transform into a golden storm of characters, roaring as they surged into the night sky.
In the livestream chat, there was a brief vacuum of messages; everyone had their breath stolen away by this scene that transcended imagination!
Subsequently, the hooves of that set of Tang Sancai steeds, which had been raised, actually came down as if to shatter the glass of the display case, yet in reality, they did not make a single sound!
They seemed to be galloping across an invisible grassland, their brilliant glaze flowing into a variegated river, though no one knew where it flowed!
Among all this, the most shocking was the Yixian Sancai Arhat Statue.
The glazed blue enamel on the monk's robe flowed wantonly under the lights, as if fulfilling a long-cherished wish, and then immediately transformed into a solid, earthy-yellow radiance, departing with steady composure.
The Hongshan culture jade pig-dragon spiraled upward within its display case, and a dragon shadow flashed across its smooth, warm inner ring!
The Warring States jade bi rose into the air like a bright moon, its cold, clear radiance spilling across the entire pavilion!
Those Xing Kiln White Porcelain and blue-and-white porcelain pieces did not shatter; instead, they became transparent, like clear bubbles wrapping the reflections of history, floating lightly toward the distance and disappearing into the eastern horizon!
The scroll of the Tang dynasty copy of the Admonitions of the Court Instructress rolled itself up silently within its custom display case; the graceful women and the winding, fluid lines upon it, along with a thousand years of vicissitudes, were all gathered into the scroll!
It did not transform into light, but instead maintained its original silk-based appearance, as if supported by a pair of invisible and gentle hands, floating up slowly, penetrating all obstacles, and finally landing lightly into Chu Chen's empty, cupped hands, before immediately disappearing as well!
At this moment, the tourists who were visiting the Huaxia Guan were all stunned, and everyone was so shocked by this magical scene that they widened their eyes!
End of Chapter
