Successors of all mankind

Oh my god, it really is the Mona Lisa!

I learned about the meaning of this painting since I was a child, and I never thought that I would actually be able to see this masterpiece in person.

So much so that he couldn't help but feel excited when the princess stood at the door of the room.

It seems that our brilliant civilization, as dazzling as the Milky Way, has left them something worth keeping!

"It seems you are very much looking forward to it, Duke. However, it is indeed a great miracle from mankind, one of the most precious artifacts in the world."

“Look, Duke, it’s right there, by your bedside!”

The airlock, which only the princess could open, slowly opened.

Yu Le finally saw that masterpiece.

Time flows slowly across the canvas, and each brushstroke seems to hold a legend sealed by the years.

They gazed into the distance, as if they had traversed centuries of wind and frost.

Their eyes held the weight of a crown, an indomitable will, and a tenderness left for the world.

But when Yu Le saw the whole picture, he began to open his mouth wide uncontrollably and let out a silent scream.

It was indeed an oil painting, and indeed a portrait.

However, it wasn't just one person.

Instead, there are five!

The most dazzling miracle in France: Joan of Arc!

Napoleon Bonaparte, the proudest emperor of France!

France's greatest resistance, Charles de Gaulle!

The most glorious dynasty in France, Louis XIV, the Sun King!

And...and...and...the shiniest leather shoes in France, Pierre & Son...

Upon realizing who the last person was, Yu Le immediately covered her face.

Yu Le even knew the name of this painting—"God Bless France." It was a popular parody created by netizens in his time...

Our civilization is as brilliant as the Milky Way, so why is it that what has been left to your generation is always this kind of dregs?

Chapter 75 Loyalty! (Blink. 3k)

Princess Emerald noticed that Yu Le's expression seemed a little strange and stopped what she was doing.

Only she has the right to open this door.

Now she wants to add entertainment rights to this flagship ship.

She originally intended to call Yu Le over to verify, but now she wants to ask first:

"What's wrong, Duke? Is there something wrong with this painting?"

As she spoke, Princess Emerald also looked at the oil painting.

Could it have been switched?

Theoretically, this is indeed impossible, but for one of the world's most precious artifacts.

It's not impossible for it to happen, after all, a similar incident has occurred before. Another famous painting was stolen from the Winter Palace in the Land of Everfrost.

It was stolen even under extremely tight security.

To this day, no one has found out who did it.

No one ever saw that masterpiece again.

However, after gazing at her for a long time, Princess Emerald shook her head at Yu Le and said:

“Duke, I still don’t quite understand why you’re doing this. After all, I don’t see anything wrong with it.”

Yu Le opened his mouth and said:

"This painting might be a little different from what you expected..."

This is all so bizarre and so abstract.

Everyone says that meeting an old friend in a foreign land is a wonderful thing, but why did I meet this kind of 'old friend'?

Yu Le admitted that when the meme first became popular, he was quite amused by it, but he never imagined that it would become popular after the end of civilization.

This will be passed down by those who follow...

This made Jade even more astonished:

"Duke, do you know exactly what this painting depicts?"

Learning to appreciate art was also part of her curriculum. As a royal collection, this painting was naturally shown to her by her mentor.

However, this painting continued to trouble them.

According to scholars' research, the first four figures in the painting have been identified.

But the last one is different; no matter how many relics their scholars searched or how many divine secrets they sought, they remained unmoved.

There are no answers to any of them.

It seems that this is a character whose answer even the divine strategists do not know.

But that's strange. How could someone whose origins are unknown to the divine strategists be on par with these four?

"Yes, I do know..."

Seeing that Yu Le truly understood, the princess, who rarely showed emotion, unusually brightened and quickly walked to Yu Le, standing beside him as they looked at the oil painting before them, saying:

“I know the first four are Joan of Arc, Emperor Napoleon, General de Gaulle, and King Louis the Sun, but who is the fifth? He seems to be from a very distant era. Moreover, the divine strategists do not know his origins.”

"But he was able to stand with these four legendary figures, so is he going to become some outstanding president or great man in the future?"

"What exactly did he do to be placed next to these four?"

My goodness, this question is so hard to answer!

The first four are all truly etched in the annals of human history, changing the entire nation of France.

A saintly woman who raised the banner to save her country, an emperor who swept across Europe, a general who restored his homeland, and a monarch who upheld a golden age—each of them single-handedly changed the course of history, making them true legends.

And leather shoes, no, Pierre-Claude Pierre-Claude... he, he's not even a real person!

How am I supposed to answer them that this isn't some masterpiece, but just a parody image from netizens?

Yu Le was struggling to decide whether to answer truthfully or save face for his civilization.

Why do I have to answer the jokes from our era all by myself?

After all, this kind of thing is probably fun for internal use, but it would be too awkward for outsiders to take it and treat it like a serious object...

It's like the music playing in Xiaoxitian is actually Hatsune Miku, not some pre-existing version of the series...

But as Yu Le thought about it, she spotted two other outrageous yet familiar things.

Those are two figurines.

A samurai who not only holds two swords in his hands, but also has one clenched in his mouth. A man wearing a straw hat with a silly grin on his face...

No, why are you all placed here with such solemnity?

Or is it below this painting?

Really?

I was reminded of a funny video I once watched, and I couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

Yu Le raised his hand and pointed to the three-sword style:

"Your Highness, what do you think this is?"

Princess Emerald's gaze followed Yu Le's finger to the warrior figurine, and she said in a serious tone:

“Our scholars have discovered that in ancient times, noble people were buried alive with their dead, but because this practice was too cruel, they changed it to burying terracotta figurines with the dead.”

"These two figurines were unearthed along with this masterpiece."

"As for the one you're pointing to, Duke, it's clearly a warrior figurine buried with the tomb's occupant, probably modeled after the guardian knights who served the tomb's occupant during his lifetime."

"Yes, at least someone similar to a Guardian Knight!"

Haha, the guardian knight of the tomb owner during his lifetime...

Yu Le, looking somewhat resigned to life, pointed to the grinning straw hat beside him.

"And this one?"

"This is clearly the tomb owner's serf, a slave who was buried with him so that he could enjoy a life of luxury even in death!"

Seeing such a beautiful and dignified woman introducing all this so solemnly, Yu Le was too exhausted to even cover her face.

Yu Le remembers watching a similar comedy video before, I think it was called "When Future Men Dig Up a Geek's Grave".

At the time, people just watched it for fun.

After all, it's really hard to stay relaxed when you see experts from the future giving serious introductions to those 'treasures'.

But now, Yule has seen a real-life version...

But the princess didn't stop:

"Unfortunately, the identity of this tomb owner remains a mystery, and we have never been able to confirm who he was."

Upon hearing this, Yu Le, being a member of the "otaku" community, said very seriously:

"Ah, believe me, he definitely doesn't want you to know who he is!"

"Really?" Princess Emerald was a little surprised. Why was Yu Le so sure?

However, she continued to recall the sensation that occurred when the large tomb was unearthed.

“We have found many holy tombs from humans, but this is the first time we have seen one so ancient and well-preserved. Moreover, the status of the tomb's occupant is unbelievably noble, and more than a dozen women were buried with him.”

"It is said that they were made into Egyptian mummies and buried with the deceased. And the technique was extremely advanced, because we did not find any human tissue in them."

Oh, a throw pillow!

The entertainment industry has lost its irresistible power.

However, in the end, as a homebody, he still asked out of humanitarianism:

"Did he leave any data behind? Perhaps stored it in some kind of small electronic storage device?"

At this point, Princess Emerald became even more serious:

"People at the time did indeed unearth a dataset that supposedly contained a full one hundred terabytes of data, all of which was stored in a small ancient terminal."

A full one hundred terabytes?

"Have you opened that account?"

Yu Le began to worry that his companion would be disgraced after his death.

This is so tragic and terrifying, really!

"No, the technology used in that ancient terminal is too old and too distant; we don't have the means to restore it."

"It can only be tentatively confirmed that this is all learning material, which suggests that the tomb's occupant was likely a great scientist..."

At this point, Princess Emerald hesitated and said:

"However, given that so many women were buried alive with the deceased, perhaps it should be called a university clique?"

Wow, my friend, you've been regarded by later generations as a university tycoon like Lord Bull.

Yu Le just wants to laugh now.

"That lot, you didn't open it? Can I still get it?"

Just in case, I'll try to get it for you and then destroy it.

One should leave behind a clean reputation in the world!

"It hasn't been opened, and it's impossible to obtain it, Duke. In order to restore this precious ancient data, we can only seek help from the Divine Strategist, who is also happy to learn everything about the ancient humans."