Chapter 694 (1/2)

The exhibition hall was silent

But Xia Lei’s brain had not been silenced for even a second – it was like an engine running at top speed The calculations and analysis going on in an instant was not soine It was incredible! However, he himself felt that it was very normal, and natural While his mind raced for the answer, he was able to appreciate the artistry of the Mona Lisa in a cal He had applied the paint to canvas, layer by layer, and each layer was different The different colour layers had been ive shape to this renowned piece of artwork No le one looked at the wo

The last layer of paint disappeared froht, and he finally saw the canvas itself In that moment, Xia Lei stopped, and his eyes shone with excitement

There were lines drawn in pencil on the canvas These lines e It was a map!

There were also words written in Italian between the lines They were very blurry and difficult to decipher Xia Lei forced down his excite which was drawn in pencil

This here the Mona Lisa’s real value lay!

Other people would only see the foundation for da Vinci’s Mona Lisa’s smile, but this was actually the true purpose of da Vinci leaving this painting behind!

No one had realised this secret for hundreds of years, because there was no one who could or would remove the paint on the canvas and see the written content left in pencil underneath However, da Vinci would not have used this method to leave this clue behind for no reason, because his clue had been left for the person who could see it – The One!

“Mr Xia?” It was Jacqueline Eva

Xia Lei’s thoughts were interrupted and his eye returned to normal He seemed calm on the surface but his heart was in turmoil, not peaceful at all He did not knohere the hidden map on the canvas pointed to in the real world since the words were blurred, but given time, he could reconstruct it and find the place indicated on the map!

A new clue had appeared and he was now one step closer to discovering the secret of AE and the ancient alloy!

Jacuqeline Eva spoke again, “Mr Xia, you were quite focused on it Did you obtain some unique viewpoint from it?”

“My viewpoint? Is it important?” asked Xia Lei

“I am very interested in your viewpoint In my opinion, you and da Vinci are quite similar Your opinion must be very unique,” said Jacqueline Eva

She had said it unintentionally, as a comparison, but Xia Lei was struck by her words “Miss Eva, you say we are similar? What makes you say that?”

“Da Vinci is hailed as the world’s greatest all-roundeda painter, he was also a sculptor, an architect, a eologist, cartographer, biologist and author He specialized in astronoraphy, literature and art, y and hest…”

Xia Lei interrupted her “I agree that he was the world’s best all rounder, I also agree that he had the world’s highest IQ, but what he could do, I can not How are we alike?”

“You created the world’s ned possesses incredible perforivethat you are decades ahead of our tiht or your capabilities We would need decadesnow Back in his era, da Vinci also gave people the sas he discovered, were decades ahead of the time This is why I said that the two of you are similar,” said Jacqueline Eva

Xia Lei was silent His feelings were a mess

Jacqueline Eva’s explanation made him even more sure of his conjecture that Leonardo da Vinci was also someone who had taken the AE capsule He understood his own situation very well Although he did not specialise in asto learn, to research, it would not be hard for his as Da Vinci did in his era! He had already proved this He was not a mathematician, but he could solve the Rieued the entire mathematics world for a century, in his head!

A new question popped up in his head If da Vinci had also eaten the AE capsule, then where had he gotten his AE capsule fro about, Mr Xia?” asked Jacqueline Eva tentatively “Did I upset you? If that is the case, then I apologise”

Xia Lei gave a laugh “I a your coed the subject “You asked , so I’ll tell you now This painting is very beautiful It does deserve to be called a treasure of art However, like you said, it is only an oil painting To so, its value is less than that of a loaf of bread”

“Hehe, is that how you view it?” Jacqueline Eva also smiled “It sure is unique Then do you still want to buy it now?”

Xia Lei shook his head “I don’t It is only an oil painting It has less value than a beautiful wo which da Vinci had left for hi Whether this painting hung in his living room or in the exhibition hall of the Louvre Museum made no difference to hihtforward” Jacqueline Eva laughed “But this is France, the irls would love a‘Pervert! It seems like the analysis from the information was correct You are a pervert, and women are your weakness I will exploit your weakness’