I can find treasures in my dreams.

Chapter 528 The Ultimate Form of Industrial Civilization, Investigation Report on High-Level Treasures

Faced with the old man's somewhat hostile attitude, Yang Fan simply smiled and said politely, "Mr. Chamberlain, it's a pleasure to meet you."

He paused for a moment, then said, "On Azure Star, there are no upper or lower classes. We are equal individuals with equal souls, and we are engaged in an equal dialogue."

Chamberlain took another sip of wine and shook his head vigorously: "No, now everyone in the world knows that the Great Xia people have the strongest military force and the most resources in the world, so you are the superior people."

The old man then pointed to the security guard not far away: "Look! Ever since you sat down opposite me, this guy has been observing me."

"If I speak rudely or insult you, I am absolutely certain that this guy will punch me in the face and teach me a lesson."

"Conversely, if you did the same thing to me, the security guard might pretend not to see it, or at worst, he would just politely ask you to leave."

Chamberlain paused, then shrugged: "Young Mr. Great Xia, do you consider this equality?"

Yang Fan said helplessly, "This is because some stupid guys made things very bad; otherwise, this situation wouldn't have happened."

The "stupid guy" he was referring to was naturally the idiot police officer who had previously protected the locals; before that, the people of Daxia had not enjoyed any special treatment.

Chamberlain seemed to find Yang Fan someone he could talk to, and suddenly became a bit talkative:
“I have a professor friend named Johnson who teaches Materials Science at the university. He said something to me the other day.”

Johnson said that throughout the history of the planet Blue, the country that has mastered the most advanced industrial civilization will own the world.

"Back then, the Blue Lion Kingdom became the birthplace of the First Industrial Revolution and possessed powerful productivity, which is why the Blue Lion Kingdom later became the British Empire."

"Later, the Gameni Federation became the main birthplace of the Second and Third Industrial Revolutions, so the Gameni people dominated the Blue Star for nearly a century."

"Now, Great Xia has become the center of the supernatural industrial revolution. Great Xia has mastered a large number of unimaginable advanced technologies that are almost like those in science fiction movies, so now it is the turn of the people of Great Xia to begin to rule the world."

"But what is most frightening is that from now on, there may never be a second country that possesses an industrial civilization more advanced than that of the Great Xia."

Chamberlain took a breath and continued his long speech: "Because Great Xia has built a complete set of intelligent industrial systems of epoch-making significance."

"Nowadays, in most of the factories in Daxia, there are no lights on in the assembly line workshops, and not a single worker can be seen. Only the assembly line is running, and robotic arms and robots are working non-stop."

"Robots don't ask for higher salaries or more rest time; they can work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."

"The sheer size of Great Xia's industrial capacity is astonishing, allowing it to drive down the unit price of products to an astonishing level."

"Under such circumstances, no country's industrial products can compete with those of Great Xia."

Other countries either become suppliers of raw materials for Great Xia and dumping grounds for Great Xia, or serve the people of Great Xia like servants serving their masters.

Johnson called the industrial civilization of Great Xia the ultimate form of industrial civilization, so it is impossible for Azure Star to give birth to an industrial civilization more advanced than that of Great Xia.

"In the foreseeable future, the Great Xia's rule over Canglan Star will be so long that there is no end in sight, perhaps lasting for a thousand or even two thousand years."

Chamberlain then changed the subject: "Johnson also told his students in a very pessimistic way that they should never study subjects related to industry again, and that they should switch careers as soon as possible if they could."

"Because apart from Great Xia, other countries will no longer have industry, and there is a very high probability that you will not be able to find a job in the future, unless you work for a Great Xia company."

"Great Xia has a population of two billion and the best education in the world. It has a very large number of industrial talents. They are unlikely to hire lousy guys like you."

Yang Fan was uncharacteristically speechless.

He had to admit that the professor named Johnson had indeed hit the nail on the head.

Last year, the rulers of Great Xia held a meeting, during which it was made clear that in the future, Great Xia would be the only industrial nation on Azure Star.

Chamberlain took another sip of his drink and brought the topic back to the present: "People from advanced industrial civilizations are naturally the upper class, and this is something that cannot be changed by anyone's will."

Yang Fan sighed: "It seems unlikely that I can change your mind."

Chamberlain smiled for the first time: "Because I'm absolutely right."

After a short conversation, the old man realized that the other party was not an unreasonable person, so his hostility had disappeared.

The old man immediately did something that he later realized was incredibly brilliant: "Young Mr. Xia, you can buy me a good drink, and perhaps I'd be interested in hearing your purpose."

Due to food shortages, alcohol prices are extremely high, and Chamberlain, having finally found a sucker, took advantage of the situation.

If the old man had known that the young man opposite him was the infamous Great Xia Ghost, he certainly wouldn't have said that.

Yang Fan readily agreed: "Of course! Mr. Chamberlain, what would you like to drink?"

Chamberlain, without any hesitation, ordered the most expensive drink: "Give me a glass of 'Sun Tequila,' it's imported from Great Xia."

"It is said that this hotel's brewing process uses molecular-level black technology and adds a little supernatural ingredients. It will definitely not give you a headache after drinking it. Everyone who has tried it raves about it."

In the past, countries in the Western Hemisphere would never have imported Western-style alcoholic beverages from Bactria.

But as I said before, times have changed. The strength of the Great Xia Dynasty has made people all over the world look up to it. Even the wine produced by the Great Xia Dynasty has its own halo. People with fair skin have a very high acceptance of it, and it even has a bit of a "high-class" connotation.

Yang Fan nodded, waved to a waitress, and explained the old man's needs.

A glass of Sunfire Tequila costs 60 blue pounds, according to the bar's price tag.

The exchange rate between the Blue Lion Kingdom's currency, the Blue Pound, and the Great Xia Yuan has plummeted from 1:9 before the era of natural disasters to 1:1.5.

That is, 1 Blue Pound can be exchanged for 1.5 Summer Dollars.

Based on the current trend, prices are expected to fall further in the future.

Based on this calculation, the price of a glass of wine is equal to 90 Xia Yuan.

Even the people of Daxia felt that this price was not cheap.

The average monthly income of the Blue Lion people, converted into Xia Yuan, is only about 1600 Xia Yuan, slightly more than half of the average monthly income of the Great Xia Dynasty, making it even more unaffordable for the Blue Lion people.

soon.

The agave from the blazing sun was delivered.

Chamberlain carefully picked up the glass, took a small sip, and said with a look of pure bliss, "I feel like the summer sun is shining on my skin."

This is not nonsense, nor is it a hallucination.

The supernatural ingredients in the wine can indeed achieve the effect of "sunshine" that the old man described.

Yang Fan glanced at the information displayed on the smart glasses interface, but did not say the sentence, "This glass of wine would only cost 15 Xia Yuan in a bar in Daxia."

The plunder of less developed countries by developed nations is vividly portrayed in this glass of wine. One minute later.

Chamberlain reluctantly put down his wine glass and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, your purpose in coming to see me is probably related to my research on historical artifacts, right?"

Yang Fan nodded and said, "Yes!"

He gestured: "Mr. Chamberlain, let's find a quiet place to talk. If you can give me a satisfactory answer, I will pay you a generous reward."

The scorching agave from earlier had already impressed Chamberlain, and the old man readily nodded and said, "No problem."

Not long after.

Yang Fan returned to his hotel.

Upon entering the VIP suite, Chamberlain revealed an envious expression: "You Great Xia people are so rich. I've never stayed in such a nice suite in my life. Maybe I should consider immigrating to Great Xia. I wonder if the museums in Great Xia would be willing to hire me."

Yang Fan smiled and said, "Mr. Chamberlain, your knowledge in the field of cultural relics in the Western Hemisphere is very extensive. I believe that some museums will be willing to hire you."

Chamberlain, however, was not so optimistic: "Bactria is a country in the Eastern Hemisphere, and the people of Bactria don't have much interest in the historical artifacts of the Western Hemisphere."

"Besides, many experts on the history of the Great Xia believe that the history of the Western Hemisphere is full of fabrications, and I don't want to argue about these things with the people of the Great Xia endlessly."

The old man suddenly sighed: "But I feel that the Great Xia people will eventually take action against the history of the Western Hemisphere."

Judging from these words, Chamberlain seems to admit that some parts of history may have been fabricated.

Yang Fan interjected, "Some powerful supernatural methods can use historical artifacts as a medium to trace historical fragments in the long river of time."

Chamberlain looked shocked: "Really?"

Yang Fan nodded and said, "The Great Xia Spirit Crow did this before, even tracing back to the mammoths of the Ice Age."

Chamberlain's expression changed repeatedly.

The old man's initial speculation about "Daxia revising the history of the Western Hemisphere" has now led him to believe that the people of Daxia will definitely do so in the future.

Previously, historians in the Western Hemisphere nitpicked the history of Bactria, but in the future, it will likely be the Bactrians who question the history of the Western Hemisphere.

For example, Mr. Aristotle, who left behind a magnificent work of 150 million to 00 million words more than 2000 years ago, whose works covered various fields and demonstrated an astonishing creative power.

Given the extremely low level of productivity at the time, it is hard not to doubt whether Mr. Aristotle actually existed, far surpassing the works of his contemporaries.

Even people in the Western Hemisphere are skeptical about this.

If supernatural means can be used to trace back time, then it can be proven whether Aristotle was a real historical figure or a fictional character fabricated by some people with ulterior motives.

Yang Fan did not continue the topic, but instead took out a photograph and handed it over: "Mr. Chamberlain, please take a look at this."

Chamberlain took the photo, glanced at it, and blurted out, "The Warhorse Shield!"

The old man looked puzzled: "This is a shield made by a baron from the medieval Blue Lion Kingdom. This baron wasn't a famous figure, and his warhorse shield was stolen by a gang of thieves last year and hasn't been recovered yet. Why are you interested in it?"

Yang Fan smiled but remained silent.

Chamberlain, being a shrewd old man, realized he had asked an inappropriate question, so he shook his head and said, "Alright, just pretend I didn't ask."

The old man then asked, "What aspects of the Warhorse Shield would you like to know?"

Yang Fan replied, "The more detailed the historical research on it, the better, including who it passed through and so on."

The baron meticulously crafted the warhorse shield and full-body armor as family heirlooms, which were certainly originally stored together.

Over the next thousand years, the shield and armor changed hands time and again, mostly during one of these transactions when the shield and full-body armor separated for some reason.

Since this thing is a high-level treasure and is itself a powerful law, supernatural methods such as tracing through celestial phenomena have no effect on it in the past. Therefore, he can only use this cumbersome method to trace every link in the circulation process.

Yang Fan also offered a reward: "If you can give me a satisfactory answer, I will give you a reward of 5 Xia Yuan. If I find important clues, you will receive an additional 5 Xia Yuan."

This is a reasonable reward. If the money is too little, there will be no motivation to work, but it can't be too much either, otherwise the old man will suspect that the warhorse shield is a rare treasure.

Chamberlain's eyes lit up immediately: "Generous Mr. Great Xia, where is a computer? I need to consult the Royal Museum's database to provide you with the most detailed possible report."

Yang Fan pointed to a desk: "There's a laptop in the drawer."

Chamberlain took a few steps toward the desk, then suddenly turned back and asked cautiously, "Sir, may I add one more request?"

Yang Fan nodded and said, "Please go ahead."

Chamberlain organized his thoughts and tentatively said, "Judging from the current situation, the Blue Lion Kingdom will definitely split into three countries, and this country may really be renamed the Grand Kingdom."

"I personally believe that the Kingdom of Gran will fall into a long period of decline, and the future of the kingdom is probably not bright. I want to leave the kingdom with my family. Can you help us?"

Without a doubt, the old man was a smart man.

He knew that the decline of national power would inevitably be accompanied by all sorts of problems, one of which was the deterioration of public security. In the future, the Kingdom of Gran would not be a very safe country.

It was precisely because the old man was a smart man that he did not try to change the country, because it was too difficult. He only thought about jumping ship and leaving before the ship sank.

Yang Fan smiled and said, "I can help you and your family obtain permanent residency in Great Xia, but whether you can get a Great Xia citizen card and enjoy Great Xia's benefits depends on your own efforts."

Chamberlain immediately beamed with joy: "It seems today is my lucky day, as I have met a very kind gentleman."

Yang Fan's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this.

If you knew that at the Council of Rulers, I was the first to propose splitting up the Blue Lion Kingdom and then suppressing the Gran region with all my might.

It is estimated that it will take about 5 years to reduce the population of the Glen people from the current 4300 million to 2000 million in 5 years, because the history of the Glen people makes them extremely difficult to assimilate. Do you still think I am "very kind"?

After half an hour.

Yang Fan saw a well-organized report with pictures and clear logic, totaling over 100 pages, which detailed the history of the Warhorse Shield over the years.

He only glanced at it briefly, but found more than a dozen extremely valuable clues.

He nodded with great satisfaction: "Mr. Chamberlain, you deserve a reward of 5 summer dollars."

(End of this chapter)