Chapter 203 - Chapter 203: Chapter 165: You Really Understand? (Please Subscribe) (1/2)

Chapter 203: Chapter 165: You Really Understand? (Please Subscribe)

Others write books, striving for truth and relatability.

Yet Lin Chuan chooses the opposite path, better to be less realistic and avoid suspicion of documenting crimes.

Lin Chuan had come to a clear understanding. The system was definitely messing with him, offering only criminal professions with no other options.

The system’s full name should be: Criminal Life Experience System, otherwise how could it be that he pulled criminal professions every single time?

Even with Lin Chuan’s lousy luck, it couldn’t be that he’d always be caught out.

A definite nail in the coffin, absolutely nailed it!

This time, “Touch Gold Notes” first edition, with its seemingly magical hues, was actually right up Lin Chuan’s alley.

Shen Qianqian looked at Lin Chuan and asked with a smile, “Changing tracks this time?”

Ahem.

Lin Chuan cleared his throat and smiled, “A different experience, you’ll know in a few days when the new book comes out.”

“Okay, I’ll wait for your new book,” Shen Qianqian said with a smile.

“I’ll be looking forward to it too.”

Qin Sisi added her voice.

“You guys are putting a lot of pressure on me,” Lin Chuan said half-jokingly.

The three exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

Afterward.

Lin Chuan took the passenger seat in Shen Qianqian’s car and headed to the Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Research Institute.

This unit was located in Qingxiu District, not far from Linjiang Mansion, just over a ten-minute drive.

The police station was also nearby.

Upon entering the Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Research Institute, the director personally greeted Lin Chuan to discuss cooperation matters.

Mainly concerning the identification, restoration, and protection of cultural relics after excavation.

Lin Chuan didn’t make excessive demands, and the Archaeological Research Institute was willing to offer a good price.

The two parties hit it off right away.

“Comrade Lin, our institute has just unearthed a batch of relics from a construction site, which are still being cleaned and have yet to be identified. Shall we take a look together?” After discussing preliminary cooperation, the director suggested with a smile.

The director, named Su Yu, was in his forties, with short hair and a long face, a ruddy complexion, and it was clear that he had been a handsome young man in his day.

“Sure,” Lin Chuan readily agreed.

The newly unearthed relics were all placed in the cultural relic conservation studio.

Lin Chuan, the director, along with Qin Sisi and Shen Qianqian, passed through the institute’s front hall, a small courtyard, and then entered the conservation studio.

The space inside the studio was spacious, well-lit, soft, and warm.

The walls were adorned with replica cultural relics from various dynasties, while all around were various tools for relic restoration, ranging from ancient wooden carvings to modern high-tech instruments.

In the center was a long table covered with a soft white cloth, on which a batch of newly unearthed relics was placed.

Some archaeological staff, dressed in white uniforms, were brushing these relics with their brushes.

Lin Chuan stepped into the studio, his gaze landing on these newly unearthed relics.

“Lin, take a look at this relic.”

Director Su Yu pulled Lin Chuan towards the long table in the middle, pointing to one of the relics.

Lin Chuan looked over to see a bucket.

At the top of the bucket’s lid was a ring knob, with a deep body and a pair of replaced ring ears at the top, used for moving the beam.

The surface was lacquered, with red and black lacquer used for painting. The body was painted with lacquer, the lid with interconnected cloud patterns, the foot with diamond patterns, and the bucket body with four sections of paintings, each with different content.

The lines were smooth, the depiction vivid, with elements of people, animals, and mythical beasts present.

“This is a bronze ware from the Western Han Dynasty.”

Lin Chuan recognized it at a glance.

Director Su Yu and Qin Sisi exchanged surprised glances.

“I had only heard of Lin’s discerning eye, but I didn’t expect it to be so profound!” Director Su Yu praised, “Lin, how do you manage to determine the age at a glance?”

“Actually, it’s not that difficult.”

Lin Chuan walked over to the bronze bucket, pointing to the patina and patterns, explaining, “The rust and patina here all indicate an item from the Han Dynasty. The lacquer paintings unfold in different layers up and down, similar to the performance style of T-shaped silk paintings from the Mawangdui No. 1 Han Tomb in Changsha.”

“It seems our institute has found a strong partner,” Director Su Yu said with a hearty laugh.

Lin Chuan smiled modestly.

Then, Director Su Yu pointed to the next relic.

It was a bronze lamp.

Differing from ordinary bronze lamps, this one had three tiers with nine branches, each supporting a mulberry leaf-shaped lamp bowl, resembling a Fusu tree.

“A Fusu tree bronze lamp from the Western Han period, made by an official foundry.” Lin Chuan murmured, “The mere presence of these two items is enough to testify that this tomb is extraordinary.”

The bronze bucket from just now and the current bronze lamp were the most precious relics unearthed this time.

Whoever could afford to use these two items for burial in the Han Dynasty was no commoner.

But who knew.

Director Su Yu sighed, “Comrade Lin, you’ve seen our little spectacle; these relics were dug up from the construction site, and we are still locating the tomb.”

“If I may be so bold as to ask, where is this construction site?” Lin Chuan asked with a smile.

“It’s on the outskirts of Anling City, about a kilometer past Anling Bridge,” Su Yu replied with a smile, before looking at Lin Chuan and asking, “Lin, do you also dabble in archaeology?”

Lin Chuan shook his head and replied with a smile, “Just a bit interested, that’s all.”

At that moment,

Qin Sisi chimed in with a laugh, “Director, you don’t know, Lin Chuan has another identity. He’s a web novel writer, and he recently wanted to write a novel about archaeology.”

Director Su Yu looked up at Lin Chuan with a flash of surprise on his face before laughing heartily,

“I had no idea Comrade Lin was also a web novel writer. If Lin is interested, we could also take a look at the construction site. Going to the actual site for your novel could perhaps spark some inspiration.”

“Then I thank you very much.”

Lin Chuan’s face lit up with a smile.

Normally, he might have taken an interest in archaeology as a spectator, but now, he felt that he might as well try his hand at it.

After all, the system now required him to experience the tomb-robbing copy.

Theory alone was not enough; he needed to take practical action.

Time is the sole criterion for testing truth.

“It just so happens I also need to go to the construction site, so let’s go together,” Director Su Yu said cheerfully.