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

“Director, I want to go too,” Qin Sisi requested.

“You’re about to transfer to the National Archaeological Team, and you’re still interested in this small event?”

The director joked with a laugh.

Qin Sisi blinked her eyes and chuckled, “Exactly because I’m about to be transferred, I want to see the progress of our Anling City’s archaeological work and broaden my knowledge.”

“Alright, let’s go together then.”

Director Su Yu nodded in agreement.

The group left the Cultural Relics Protection Workshop.

As they walked, Shen Qianqian asked, “Qianqian, you’re being transferred to the National Archaeological Team?”

Qin Sisi nodded and smiled, “Yes, recently the National Archaeological Team has been looking to bring in some new blood, and the Research Institute submitted my name. I didn’t expect to pass the preliminary round, and just a few days ago, I also passed the interview.”

“Congratulations.”

Shen Qianqian laughed, “Joining the National Archaeological Team means you’ll be wandering far and wide now.”

“Yes, I heard that the archaeological squad I’m being assigned to will be heading to the Qilu Region for an excavation right after I report in,” Qin Sisi replied.

“The Qilu Region?” Shen Qianqian was taken aback.

“Mhm, it’s rumored that there might be a Great Tomb there. I’ll find out once I get there,” Qin Sisi said with a smile, excitement evident on her pretty face.

She truly loved archaeology.

Since preparing for her transfer to the National Archaeological Team and receiving this assignment, she had been making preparations, conducting a series of related investigations into the burial sites in the ‘Qilu Region.’

This time, a collection of copper artifacts had been found at a local construction site in Anling.

Like Lin Chuan, she was also very interested.

It was noon now.

The morning’s warm sun had become scorching. With barely any breeze, the temperature had soared to over thirty degrees. The tires of cars rolled forward on the road, hissing with friction.

Soon, Lin Chuan and his group arrived at the construction site on the outskirts of Anling City.

The site, planned to cover six to seven hundred acres, was originally intended to flatten the mountains and build a high-end mall, thereby creating a new economic circle for Anling and relieving the pressure on Qingxiu District.

The discovery of a batch of copper artifacts had now left the construction site in a state of suspension.

Police barriers cordoned off the site, with public security officers maintaining order.

The staff of the Cultural Relics Protection and Archaeological Research Institute were bustling about.

Director Su Yu led Lin Chuan, Qin Sisi, Shen Qianqian, and a few others past the cordon and into the construction site.

Lin Chuan looked up to see several large excavators sitting on flat ground, pressing down the overgrown weeds.

A bit further away.

Layer upon layer of mountains stretched continuously, resembling serpentine dragons coiling, meandering, and soaring, each with its own form.

“Lin, over there is where the Western Han copper artifacts were unearthed.”

Director Su Yu pointed to a large pit not far ahead and explained.

Lin Chuan walked up to the edge of the pit with the others and looked inside. It was more than ten meters wide, with many archaeologists meticulously digging.

Others were using precise instruments to measure back and forth within the pit.

The modern Archaeological Team, unlike the Touch Gold Captain’s tomb raiding, had far more advanced equipment, such as sonic detectors.

This was something the Touch Gold Captain didn’t have.

But the two were not of the same path.

The Archaeological Team relied more on instruments, whereas the Touch Gold Captain depended on heritage and personal practice, a fundamental difference.

Of course.

Some highly skilled Touch Gold Captains would also join Archaeological Teams, but that’s a different matter.

“Director, I’m going over there to have a look,” Lin Chuan pointed to a low hill a few hundred meters ahead and said.

“Comrade Lin, is there something special there?” Director Su Yu asked.

Qin Sisi also looked over curiously.

Lin Chuan chuckled dryly, “Nothing special, but I’ve heard that ancient burials were all about feng shui. Standing at a higher place might reveal something.”

“Comrade Lin’s thinking is quite unconventional,” Su Yu laughed heartily, but didn’t question further.

“Lin Chuan, I’ll go with you,” Shen Qianqian said with a smile after glancing at Lin Chuan.

“Alright.”

Lin Chuan nodded in agreement.

Before long, Lin Chuan and Shen Qianqian were on the low hill.

From the top of the hill, one could see the scorching sun beat down on the earth as if enveloped by waves of heat, while the surrounding mountains extended endlessly, encircling Anling.

Lin Chuan frowned.

Then, he shifted his gaze downward, overlooking the construction site, and shook his head, “That’s not it.”

“Not what?” Shen Qianqian asked curiously.

“Not where the tomb is located,” Lin Chuan formed a preliminary judgment and smiled.

“What?” Shen Qianqian was startled, then turned to look at Lin Chuan, “Do you really know?”

Lin Chuan grinned and said, “What if I said I know from researching, would you believe me?”

“Could I not believe you?” Shen Qianqian pursed her lips, thinking to herself, this guy always comes up with some inexplicable skills out of the blue and then claims it’s from researching.

Who checks out crime-related information with such strong learning abilities?

Lin Chuan chuckled and continued to scan the surroundings.

This was the ‘Observation’ part of the tomb raider’s ‘Observation, Listening, Inquiry, Pulse Taking.’

Observation involved using one’s eyes to look at the feng shui to locate the specific position of ancient tombs.

There are two common methods used.

First, observe the heavenly bodies above and survey the earthly veins below.

This means the tomb raider needs to judge the specific position of the ancient tomb based on the terrain of the rivers and mountains as well as the positions of the sun, moon, and stars.

Second, observe the soil marks and discern the color of the grass.

The marks and spacing on the ground’s soil and the color of the compressed grass differ above buried tombs.

This is a difficult step.

It requires the tomb raider to have rich knowledge in geography, astronomy, and feng shui.

Lin Chuan gazed intently, his eyes sweeping over the area below in the fierce sun, until they stopped at a certain point.

Corners of his mouth turned slightly upward, revealing a hint of a smile, “That must be it!”