Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Does Chapter 37 really have a lid?

While Shao Xuezhen was busy, Su Xun, seeing him working day and night, couldn't help but urge him to get some rest.

"And you're the one talking? How long has it been since you looked in the mirror?"

"Huh? What's wrong with me?"

Jiang Yi handed over a mirror. Su Xun glanced at it and found that his hair had turned even whiter, and his complexion was indeed not good.

"Oh, what's the big deal? I'm young and resilient."

"Oh, by the way, have Zhang Wei get his hair dyed."

“They don’t need you to tell them,” Shao Xuezhen glanced at the communication device beside him and raised an eyebrow: “The first batch of room temperature superconductors has already been shipped, and everything is going smoothly.”

Su Xun nodded. He had chosen the materials that were most suitable for the current situation, but he still couldn't help but worry: "A lot of time has passed. Is it still possible to catch up in this regard?"

Shao Xuezhen laughed and said, "Don't worry, as long as the factory can start up, the construction speed in ASEAN will definitely exceed your imagination."

Indeed, even AI wouldn't believe that ASEAN can build a train station in just eight hours and a hospital in a week.

Since many people had already expressed interest in selling antiques, the list was quickly narrowed down, and a document was delivered to Shao Xuezhen and Su Xun on the same day.

"Come on, Comrade Su Xun, take a look too."

“Bronze animal head? Chu silk scroll?” Su Xun glanced at it and found that although these things were precious, he did not recognize anything.

Upon seeing a Yuan Dynasty blue-and-white porcelain vase labeled with the words "British Museum," he couldn't help but exclaim, "This thing can be sold? Was it stolen?"

Shao Xuezhen smiled and said, "We don't know about that. It's all free trade between private merchants, so I'm not very familiar with it."

"Tsk, old fox."

Su Xun turned to another page, which listed items acquired from domestic collectors. After a quick glance, he was somewhat surprised: "The Imperial Seal of the State? Is it real?"

"Based on the information we have so far, this matter is not very clear and we need to go and confirm it in person."

Shao Xuezhen wasn't very hopeful about this, and Su Xun also shook his head. Logically speaking, if something of this level really appeared, it would definitely have some supernatural characteristics. He should have known about this in his previous life, but the reality was not so.

The true form of this object may be buried deep underground, or it may have already been destroyed; it is highly unlikely that it will ever reappear.

Scrolling to the end of the list, Su Xun was puzzled. Something he remembered seeing before was not listed.

After thinking about it, I guess it's probably because it's too outrageous that it was taken as fake.

"What about the shortlisted candidates? Let me take a look."

"Let me ask."

A moment later, Shao Xuezhen returned carrying a computer, his expression somewhat strange.

Su Xun opened the file and his expression completely changed.

"Wow, the Nine Tripods of Yu the Great, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Houyi Bow, excellent, excellent, excellent."

Su Xun was already a little overwhelmed by the beginning. All of this, from top to bottom, highlighted that he had one thing in the Forbidden City and another in the Forbidden City. If the Forbidden City didn't have one, he had one in his.

I have things that the Forbidden City doesn't!

“Hmm—” Shaking his head, Su Xun couldn’t stand it anymore. He searched by name and found something.

The River Chart Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Upon seeing the picture, Su Xun nodded, feeling that it was not much different from what he remembered.

The person who possessed this item in their past life said they had tried to sell it many times, but no one believed them. Even the person themselves was about to give up when, unexpectedly, it began to move strangely during the apocalypse.

However, every cloud has a silver lining. This oracle bone did not help its impoverished owner before the apocalypse, but it allowed the person to live for a long time after the apocalypse. Ultimately, it was this that led to the person's tragic end of murder and robbery.

It's all about timing and fate; it's really hard to say.

"There's a good chance this thing is real. You can try to get your hands on it. By the way, this person is also a survivor. You'd better explain the situation to him. It doesn't matter who has the item, as long as it can be used."

It's likely that there's an information gap between departments, and the personnel selection department hasn't discovered this person yet.

"This? Hetu?" Even Shao Xuezhen was taken aback. He pulled over the computer and examined it carefully, but couldn't figure it out.

"The Hetu map of Fuxi?"

A discovery of this magnitude would have caused a sensation throughout the country and even the world in normal times.

"Don't get excited. The Hetu has been passed down for thousands of years. Who can say for sure who made it? It's uncertain who created this thing. If we're talking about Fuxi, perhaps?"

These words calmed Shao Xuezhen down. That made sense. The Hetu was just a star chart. It had been passed down from ancient times to the present day. Just because it appeared didn't mean it was associated with any particular person.

"That's quite an amazing thing."

If it is an authentic artifact carved on oracle bones, research in this field will take another big step forward.

After calming down, Shao Xuezhen asked, "Is there anything else we need to collect? If so, please let us know and we'll go look for it."

"That won't be necessary." Su Xun glanced at the list one last time. "That's all."

As he said before, it doesn't matter who has the goods, as long as they can be used.

He considered it and concluded that many of the ancient artifacts in his memory would most likely appear in the correct locations, so there was no need to intervene. Leaving the opportunity to the public also had its advantages.

He recruited those with superpowers because they were a destabilizing factor, and many more survivors would live to see this life, from whom even more new individuals with superpowers would emerge.

Antiques are different; every piece you collect is one less available.

Shao Xuezhen hurriedly went to arrange work, probably hoping to see several national treasures return as soon as possible.

Su Xun was also busy, as another matter soon came to her door, this time brought by Zheng Yuan.

“We’ve received some more reports about reborn beings and prophets, and there’s one of them that we’re having trouble identifying. We’d like you to confirm it.”

Oh, so this isn't fake?
Su Xun became interested. Could it be someone he knew?
"How can I confirm? Should I go and take a look?"

"Of course not. We have a record here. If needed, you can ask questions, and our staff will relay them."

Su Xun flipped through the book and found that he didn't recognize the name. This person spoke about many things after the apocalypse in a very convincing way, but he felt that something was off.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized something and said to Zheng Yuan with a smile, "Why didn't you ask him what he thought about the changes in the international situation? Did he know that the other side would disintegrate?"

Zheng Yuan seemed to have just realized this, slapped his thigh, made a phone call, and then his face turned sour.

"Investigate! Find out exactly what happened!"

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Yuan sighed and said, "We were careless. This person said that history had changed and he didn't know what the future held, so we didn't press him further."

"Even the wisest person can make a mistake. It's alright, I'm here for you." Su Xun smiled and shook his head.

News came quickly. The interrogation was simple. Once the other party realized he had been exposed, he immediately confessed—this person had a relative working in a printing factory, and he had seen the survival manual compiled by Su Xun.

(End of this chapter)