The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 377 These cultural relics cannot be taken back? Shen Le, what are you talking about?

The two experts followed Shen Le and witnessed various incredible repair methods.

Throw the wood into the nutrient solution to stimulate the growth of the wood and let it grow back on its own.

Whether it is a cross, a rosary, a coffin, or anything else, it is all wood, so just let it grow - as for whether the grown wood will lose water and deform?
"Please, they want the holy artifact, not the cultural relic." Shen Le shrugged confidently:

"As long as the power can flow through and the spiritual power can grow, that's all. As for whether it will change shape, after the spiritual power of the holy weapon is lit up, the speed of water loss and so on will be controlled by itself!"

The two experts looked ridiculous, as if to say, "What the hell are you talking about?" When repairing cultural relics, shouldn't the restorers control everything? Should they let the cultural relics themselves control everything?
Oh, what you repaired is not a cultural relic, but a sacred object, so it's okay...

Then, repair various tapestries, wool and silk that have become yellow and brittle after too long, and throw a cleaning spell on them to remove dust and dirt.

A bottle of silk fibroin solution is poured in, allowing the wool and silk to absorb the solution and change from a deteriorated and fragile state to a plump and shiny state.

A dark, wrinkled shroud was filled with silk protein solution sucked up with a syringe, and small drops of it were suspended in the broken parts of the silk, allowing each strand of silk to grow completely...

Apart from these restorative actions that they can understand, they just sit there and stare blankly, stare blankly, and continue to stare blankly, or in other words, continue to meditate.

Sometimes, the holy vessel in front of him would glow, change shape, and make a slight sound. More often, the holy vessel would not react at all, just like a stubborn stone or a rotten wood, staring blankly at Shen Le...

Only when they saw the vampires, werewolves, and priests filing in, staring at the holy artifact with ecstasy on their faces, could they guess:

Perhaps, Shen Le's kind of meditation is also part of cultural relics restoration and is effective?

By the way, it is better not to send people from China to perform the cultural relics restoration method used by Shen Le.

Even if we invite people to participate in the cultural relics restoration project of Sino-French exchange, we must not participate in the work here.

Day by day, they watched Shen Le recover like this, and they were already dizzy and their blood pressure was high. Would they like to bring a few more people from China to accompany them in suffering from high blood pressure?

Perhaps in order to cooperate with their research on cultural relics, or perhaps simply out of laziness and to save more time to play, Shen Le was not fast in repairing the holy vessel.

Basically, wooden holy objects were processed one per day, tapestries, silk and other objects were processed one every two days, and the bone objects took a full seven days because more experiments had to be done.

Of course, the 28-day Schengen visa was already valid. If he wanted to change his visa and allow him to stay longer legally, someone would naturally go and do it, without Shen Le even having to be there.
Shen Le's main focus is to help define a range among the first-class cultural relics that have been observed and identified by experts:
"It's best not to take this elephant statue back."

"This jade pig dragon...it's best not to take it back."

"Scriptures...Scriptures don't matter... I'd better take a few back..."

"You can only choose one between the Three-Ram Bronze Cauldron and the Elephant Zun. You can't take both back!"

"The Emperor Qianlong's review of armor is not a big deal, but I'd better take one of the Qing Dynasty's eternal map and the Old Summer Palace's jade seal back with me, but I can only take one back..."

He made some marks on the list, ticking a few items and crossing out a few.

In the small conference room, the two experts looked at him as if he were a monster:

"Shen Le, do you know what you are talking about? Do you know how precious these cultural relics are? Do you know how precious this opportunity is to bring them back?
——Elephant Zun, Three Rams Cauldron, Jade Pig Dragon, these are the top ones on the must-have list and must be brought back!
The Qing Dynasty Perpetual Map and the Old Summer Palace Jade Seal are at most second-class cultural relics, they are not even on the list!"

In order to select 20 first-class cultural relics from this massive amount of cultural relics, domestic cultural relic experts and various museums have almost racked their brains!
Are bronze ware not precious? Or are jade ware not precious? Or are calligraphy and paintings? Or are the Dunhuang scriptures not precious?
Every museum and every expert in every research field wants to select as many cultural relics as possible that are related to their own field and the museum, and wants to strengthen their own strength as much as possible!

Their duty is only to identify the authenticity. The specific cultural relics to be brought back will be decided by the country!

These days, domestic experts have been meeting every day, exchanging all kinds of arguments and interests. The list that was finally finalized is almost the result of everyone's hard work. You are going to change half of it just by opening your mouth?

"I know...but..."

Shen Le looked at the artifacts on the list with a melancholy look. If it were possible, if he could do it, he would definitely want to take every one of them back;
However, the experts only need to consider the value of the cultural relics. As an expert in both cultural relics and spiritual power, Shen Le has a lot more things to consider...

"Let me put it this way. In a spiritual sense, this place can be considered our country's territory and is closely related to these cultural relics."

Shen Le turned his head to look at the deputy director of the Special Affairs Bureau, and reached out to gently pat the list on the table. The deputy director blinked, a little confused, and looked at him as if he was listening to a foreign book:
"what?"

Territory!
Territory is the most important thing!
Even if it is territory in a spiritual sense, it is much more important than a mere cultural relic!

Moreover, although it is sad to say, there are so many Chinese cultural relics lost here, and there are so many first-class cultural relics...

In his opinion, the difference between choosing this and that is not that big. Being able to maintain the territory in a spiritual sense is the most important thing!
"Some cultural relics have special spiritual properties and can be used as nodes and cornerstones of spiritual territory. It is best not to move them for the time being." Shen Le looked at him cautiously:
"Some cultural relics have little to do with the spiritual territory, so it's okay to take them away. So, we should give priority to those that are not so relevant?" The deputy director frowned and thought. The two experts understood a little:
"So, those traditionally important artifacts of state power are more likely to become nodes, and it's best not to move them? Like bronze tripods and bronze artifacts?"

Shen Le's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously. Bronze ware, in any sense, is part of the "heavy weapons of the state", especially the bronze tripod;
The Jade Pig Dragon is a kind of sacrificial vessel, and it is closely connected to the spiritual power of heaven, earth, and territory;

The scriptures are not a big deal, especially since they have not been enshrined for very long and have been sealed in the cave for too long.

Their archaeological and academic value may indeed be considerable, but their connection with the spiritual power of the land is relatively small, so it doesn’t matter how they are moved…

As for the Qing Dynasty's Eternal Map and the Old Summer Palace Jade Seal, they were originally a set and were part of the ruling power of that dynasty.

Keeping one piece in Paris and taking one back home can very well establish the connection between the homeland and here, and closely link the territories here and at home.

If it can really be done, if it can really allow China to gain another spiritual territory overseas, then does the gain or loss of a mere cultural relic matter?
"I'm going to make a phone call back home!"

He pressed the tabletop and stood up. This was a serious matter, and relying on a cell phone or something was not reliable enough to ensure that there would be no leaks.

Go to the embassy and borrow the confidential line!
Since it involves spiritual territory, we can’t just listen to the cultural relics department, the Special Affairs Bureau must also make its own voice!
I called back and as expected, the domestic situation exploded.

At the scheduled meeting time, on the other end of the video, a group of Shen Le looked at the teacher who looked familiar but could not name him, and rushed to question:
"You are kidding!"

"How can this be!"

"Who said that? Shen Le? He is a young man, he is just talking nonsense, what he says is the truth?"

Shen Le huddled in a corner of the conference room, not wanting to talk. These were all seniors in the academic world, seniors of seniors, and if something went wrong, they could just call his supervisor and have the supervisor bombard him.

Fortunately, as long as he makes achievements, there will be great scholars to debate the scriptures for him. In the video, an old Taoist priest with a white beard appeared, waving a whisk, and he alone occupied half of the entire video:
"I said!"

"I am here, and my magic is indeed smoother and more powerful. How could I not know that?"

"If you don't believe me, find a few more ascetics from China! Come and give it a try! Come all the way here, casting spells all the way, and the difference will be obvious!"

If two departments that originally had nothing to do with each other start to quarrel, only the higher level can make the decision.

This process of negotiation and verification lasted for another seven or eight days. Finally, a grand ceremony of presenting cultural relics was held in Paris:
In the name of friendship, cooperation and exchange between the two countries, twenty precious cultural relics that had been lost from China were returned to China by several museums.

China appreciates the attitude of France and expresses gratitude to several museums, hoping to continue to deepen cooperation...

Shen Le huddled in a corner of the donation ceremony, his left foot to his right foot, then his right foot to his left foot. Why is the leader's speech so long...

Why are you so long-winded...

The reporter asked so many questions...

Fortunately, I don’t have to show up and fortunately, I don’t have to answer questions. By the way, when can I sneak out to see the exhibition?

Who thought of dragging me here?

At the ceremony, Bishop Marshall stood in the other corner, looking at Shen Le from afar with resentment.

They are so young, but they are so ruthless. The church has mobilized so many resources to deal with a few museums and get them to come forward!
Those blessing ceremonies, those baptisms, all require holy power!

It takes the power of faith!

Do you know how much trouble it is to consecrate those old men and restore their youthful vitality? !
Please don't come here anymore, never again...

Never mind, we have to come anyway, and the holy power can still be restored. At most, everyone will have to work harder and say a few more masses.

There are so many holy objects at home waiting to be repaired!

so many!
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