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Chapter 113 History
A cave hall that is unknown how many meters underground, where the strange appearance of millions of years ago is still preserved.

It was dark and silent.

Only the drops of water seeping from the top of the cave hall, tick, tick, dripped into the pool below, like a bell, ringing death.

In such an empty underground cave, only the flickering torches gave off a faint light, and the dust was forgotten in the corner, silently watching Ye Yan and the others.

The sound of breathing spread in the air, and everything seemed to become weird.

Ye Yan looked at the second box, there was still a pile of rotten items inside, including paper, some kind of coins, and some porcelain, but most of them were already tattered and damaged. hit.There are also certain precious jewellery, but moisture has always been their nemesis.

But fortunately, there are still a small number of them left, even if time has faded them.

Ye Yan rubbed his hands on his clothes, and asked Mo Qing to move closer so that the torch could fully illuminate the situation inside. After carefully looking at it, Ye Yan carefully took out a pile of rotten paper and damaged ceramics. There were several dull metal coins, reflecting golden light under the firelight, it was gold.

And the number is not a lot, there are more than 20 pieces, except for some yellowing and some strange colors, they are all good, this is also due to the stability of gold is very good, even if gold encounters sulfuric acid, nitric acid, ammonia Acids and other substances will not undergo any chemical reactions.Gold itself has good stability and rarity, so gold will be regarded as a hard currency.

There are also broken ceramics, a pile of rotten paper, and two or three pieces of relatively ordinary gold jewelry, with some jewelry inlaid, and the workmanship is relatively rough. Because of improper preservation, the appearance is not good. All in all, the value of these things is estimated It will not be too high, and the historical reference value is very little.

It's a bunch of tasteless things to eat, and it's a pity to throw them away.

Mo Qing opened his eyes wide, and carefully groped for a gold coin. The patterns on it were still clearly visible, engraved with English letters, and there was an unknown portrait.

She looked at Ye Yan: "Why did these gold coins appear on this island?"

"Well... there are many hypotheses."

Ye Yan rubbed his index finger and searched the memories in his mind: "The Solomon Islands are located in the South Pacific Ocean, with a total of more than 900 islands. They are mainly Solomon Islanders of Melanesian race. Most of the residents believe in Christianity and Catholicism. The whole country There are 87 dialects, Pidgin is commonly used, the official language is English, and the capital is Honiara.”

Mo Qing got it right: "You mean..."

"Yes."

Ye Yan snapped his fingers: "As early as 1568, Spanish navigators sailed to the Solomon Islands, and found that this place seemed to be the Solomon Kingdom that was recorded in the "Old Testament". So Spain began to send troops to the Solomon Islands. It's a colony here."

Then, Ye Yan paused and said: "After 1830, European ships sailed to the Solomon Islands from time to time. In the middle and late 20th century, the number of people who came to Solomon Islands to do business gradually increased. And at the end of the [-]th century and the beginning of the [-]th century, here It has occupied the UK and Germany, and almost divided the entire Solomon Islands into two. The British Lever Pacific Plantation Co., Ltd. came to the Solomon Islands to do business, occupying a large area of ​​land, and operating agencies all over the islands, bringing certain development to the Solomon Islands .”

Mo Qingliu frowned slightly: "So the boxes here are for the fleet?"

Ye Yan was holding a gold coin in his hand, he stood up, his eyes flicked past Mo Qing, his eyes flickered: "I think...it might be so, this is one of the hypotheses. Well, there is still a problem, the torch It's almost burnt out, we have to get out of here as soon as possible."

"Okay, are you interested in taking a souvenir back? Leave the rest of the jewels here, or you can take them all if you want." Ye Yan played with the gold coins in his hand. He was more interested in these things than in them. The value is just to take away a relatively well-preserved gold coin and keep it as a souvenir.

These things have already become ownerless things. I don't know when and who brought them to this island. It stands to reason that it is understandable for Mo Qing and the others to take them out.However, the workmanship of these foreign items in the 19th century was actually really poor. The gold was not pure enough, and even mixed with silver or copper.The workmanship is not fine and has no historical value. Although there are gems, those jewelry are just that. On the contrary, gold coins may attract the attention of some collectors.

But Ye Yan didn't take it seriously, it's not good to eat too ugly.

Mo Qing is not a greedy person, she just picked a well-preserved gold coin engraved with a certain pattern, and the same is true for Luo An.

So Ye Yan put all the remaining treasures into the box again, and Ye Yan was about to close the box and leave, but the torch was almost extinguished, so he had to leave here quickly.

Ye Yan took the torch from Mo Qing, "Let's go."

Ye Yan took the lead, Mo Qing followed behind, and Luo An hanged at the end of the team.Everyone walked out of the cave quickly. When Roan left, he turned his head and took a picture of the cave entrance, marking an end to this expedition.

"It's a pity, why didn't Lord Ye take all of them?"

"It's so uncomfortable. I've committed my collection addiction again. If it were me, I would definitely take them all away."

"The film crew of 2333 is amazing, with all kinds of props."

"Actually, I don't think it's necessary to take all of them away. Captain Mo Jin will keep one thing after taking this thing away."

"That's enough of the meme upstairs, although I also find it strange, but existence is reasonable, isn't it?"

……

On the way out, the torch was already extinguished, and the world was plunged into darkness, but fortunately, Ye Yan was carrying a flint and steel.

He fumbled for a knife and a flint and said, "The torch is out now, but I have a flint and steel with me. Now we can only distinguish the way by the short second when the flint and steel sparkle and illuminate the light."

This is undoubtedly difficult. It is almost impossible for a person to fully remember a certain image in just one second. Only a few people with special brains can do it. Otherwise, after you close your eyes, it will disappear in just a few seconds. It's spotless.However, it doesn't matter if you can't remember the details, as long as Ye Yan knows where the road is.

"Crack!"

Rubbing the magnesium bar with a knife, sparks flew all over the place. These sporadic sparks had a high temperature comparable to the surface of the sun, but they were too short, only for a moment.

But this is enough for Ye Yan, he knows where he needs to look, he just needs to find the marked position.

"Follow!"

Ye Yan yelled, took the lead, and Hawkeye continued to open. In such an environment, Hawkeye couldn't do anything, it was too dark, and there was only darkness in his vision.

During this stop and go, Ye Yan and the others got closer and closer to the exit.

After stepping on the bat feces on the ground again, the air was filled with stench, and beads of sweat hung on his forehead, and even a slight breeze could be keenly sensed.

"Tap..."

The sound of footsteps echoed in the cave. Finally, after turning a corner, Ye Yan saw the entrance of the cave not far away, filled with the long-lost sunlight, which made people unable to open their eyes. Fortunately, Ye Yan squinted his eyes and managed to Not to be blinded.

This is because the pupils of people in the dark will involuntarily dilate to collect more light, but when they suddenly shift from the dark to the light, the pupils have no time to respond, and they will absorb too much light, which the human eyes cannot bear. ——It will be blinded, and it is really blinded.

"Hehe...it finally came out."

Mo Qing squinted his eyes and looked around, feeling as if he had passed away, but he was more excited.

Ye Yan looked at the blue sky above his head: "Perhaps you should really take a vacation."

"That's right... I haven't had a holiday for a year, hehe, Lao Cui knows to ask me to work every day, and he even calls it a big assignment from heaven..."

Ye Yan: "..."

Looking at the screen from a distance, Cui Xing, who was drinking leisurely and leisurely, suddenly sprayed, feeling extremely embarrassed...

……

Ye Yan took out the gold coin from his trouser pocket, it was slightly yellowed, not the bulging golden yellow in the gold shop, but rather old.

One side is engraved with a blooming rose, and the other side is engraved with a rose that is about to bloom. The outer circle is surrounded by English letters, which should be from the hands of the British.But Ye Yan didn't have any research on currency, but he could tell that this gold coin was definitely not for circulation.

Because no matter which country's currency it is, it always likes to engrave important figures or representative things of its own country on it, rather than two roses of unknown meaning.

After rubbing it for a while, Ye Yan put the gold coin in his trouser pocket. How did these boxes appear on this island?
(End of this chapter)