The system only arrives when you're old? Then let's create a super-rich family!

That night, a bombshell announcement swept through the entire archaeological academic community and quickly spread to the elite elites and local tycoons.

Yu Cong claimed to have found the jade pendant that the First Emperor had bestowed upon Jiang Lü, confirming the rumors recorded in historical materials and filling a historical gap.

At the same time, he will launch a top-level academic seminar in Beijing that will last for half a month, inviting top experts in literature, history and archaeology from across the country to conduct a comprehensive study on the origins of the First Emperor's jade pendant and to clarify its historical facts.

The news immediately caused a great stir in the archaeological community and related circles.

The first thing that went viral was the shock and bewilderment of countless people.

[Anecdotal rumors are actually true? A jade pendant has survived for over 2,700 years without being destroyed? It's unbelievable that it's still intact today!]

A senior figure in the archaeological field was among the first to provide a popular science explanation:

Jade itself is extremely stable. Unless subjected to severe physical damage or high-temperature explosions, it can last for millennia in a sealed environment. In our early archaeological excavations, we unearthed a stone chamber from the Warring States period containing a single piece of top-grade jade. After three thousand years, it remained completely intact, with only a layer of warm, ancient patina on the surface, showing no signs of cracking.

Then someone added:

However, this also depends on the quality of the raw material itself. If the raw stone has internal cracks or hidden flaws, even without external intervention, the cracks will continue to expand over the long years, eventually disintegrating into fragments. A royal jade pendant that has survived intact for 2,700 years must be a top-grade raw material, exceptionally well-preserved.

The jade pendant bestowed by the First Emperor must have been of extremely high quality; it's quite normal for it to have survived for over two thousand years. There's no need to make a fuss about it.

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and then new guesses and doubts arose.

[Wait a minute, the symposium only lasted half a month? How could such a national treasure, capable of rewriting history, only be publicly displayed and discussed for half a month? That's far too short!]

Something's not right, something's really not right. Normally, a national-level cultural relic seminar takes at least a month, but this time it's only half a month. It's too rushed. Could this jade pendant not be ownerless?

This guess was like a thunderclap, instantly drawing a barrage of rebuttals, with almost everyone immediately rejecting this outrageous conjecture.

Stop talking nonsense! Both official and unofficial histories have definitively concluded that the lineage of the First Emperor completely ended during the Qin Dynasty; there could have been no succession!

【Exactly! Look at the powerful families in China today; every single one has a traceable lineage that has been passed down through the ages. Only the line of Qin Shi Huang is definitively established in historical records; there has been no trace of activity or rumor since the Qin Dynasty. How could they possibly have any descendants?!】

Even if some reclusive descendants truly survived to this day, more than two thousand years later, what proof could they possibly have of being direct descendants of the First Emperor? Words alone are insufficient; no one would believe them.

Someone then took the opportunity to explain the secrets of the top echelons of society, instantly raising everyone's awareness and leaving a group of middle and lower-class wealthy people dumbfounded.

The bloodline of the First Emperor has indeed been completely severed, but the bloodlines of the two top military families that founded the Qin Dynasty have been completely passed down to this day, and they now stand at the very top of the Dragon Kingdom.

These are the Wang family, whose ancestors were Wang Jian and Wang Ben, and the Bai family, whose ancestor was Bai Qi. Both are ancient families with a history spanning over two thousand years, possessing unfathomable depth and heritage.

Upon hearing this, the entire forum fell silent for a moment, then erupted in chaos.

Countless local tycoons with assets of tens or hundreds of billions were shocked and looked incredulous.

[A family with a history spanning over two thousand years? How much wealth must they have accumulated? Wouldn't they be truly richer than a country?]

Seeing that someone was curious, the person continued to reveal more, speaking calmly but with every word like a thunderclap:

[Besides the Wang and Bai families, there was also the Li family of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. These three families are collectively known as the three great ancient families of the Dragon Kingdom, often referred to simply as Wang, Bai, and Li—a respectful title.]

These three families are currently the most powerful and ancient families in the Dragon Kingdom, with a combined foundation reportedly worth fifty trillion each. Moreover, that estimate was from several years ago; now, it's likely much more.

The screen was filled with a uniform, stunning display of images.

Holy crap! Fifty trillion? The wealth of the upper class is truly beyond my imagination!

I used to think that with billions in assets, I was someone important, but now I realize I was just a frog in a well, utterly ridiculous.

Me too! Compared to these ancient families, our wealth is nothing.

Me too, +999.

Amid the fervor, some people naturally drew parallels to the most prominent newly emerging wealthy families and couldn't help but ask:

Speaking of the Qin family of Jiangnan, which has recently emerged out of nowhere, is it possible that they are also a family with a thousand-year-old heritage? They casually invest trillions and act with extravagant arrogance, completely unlike ordinary newly rich individuals.

There are very few famous people with the surname Qin. The only one I can think of is Qin Shubao, a famous general from the Tang Dynasty. Other historical figures probably don't have the same level of family wealth and influence to back it up.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a sarcastic comment popped up, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

[Qin Shubao? That's giving the Qin family too much credit. If we're talking about the most famous person with the surname Qin, shouldn't it be Qin Hui, the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty?]

This joke was instantly taken seriously by countless people, and the whole audience joined in the commotion.

[You know what, you really shouldn't say! The Qin family has always kept their ancestral identity a secret, never revealing it to the public. Could they really be descendants of Qin Hui? They're too ashamed to say it out loud!]

[Even you wouldn't dare say it. You know, Qin Hui is still kneeling on the ground at the Yue Fei Temple. If the Qin family dared to admit it, they'd lose all public favor and wouldn't be able to survive in the Dragon Kingdom.]

Throughout China, everyone knows the tragic story of Yue Fei's unwavering loyalty to his country, and everyone despises Qin Hui's despicable act of colluding with the enemy and betraying his country.

The Yue Fei Temple has stood for a thousand years, while the iron statue of Qin Hui kneels eternally, despised and infamous for generations, a legacy deeply ingrained in the public consciousness.

Once the Qin family is confirmed to be descendants of Qin Hui, their public image will be completely ruined, their reputation will be destroyed, and they will find it impossible to move an inch in the Dragon Kingdom, let alone gain a foothold.

The more people thought about it, the more convinced they became, and countless speculations followed.

[I knew it! The Qin family has been spending money like crazy lately, doing charity, building roads and infrastructure, and doing good deeds everywhere, without making any money at all. It turns out they were trying to whitewash their ancestors' stains!]

[What normal businessman would do such a losing business? The motive is clearly very clear; it's most likely to erase the stigma of being a descendant of Qin Hui!]

In an instant, public opinion across the internet was overwhelmingly in favor of Qin Hui, with almost everyone concluding that the Qin family of Jiangnan were descendants of Qin Hui, and every sentence was sarcastic and mocking.

Just as everyone was spreading misinformation and making memes, a comment that was out of place and subverted everyone's understanding suddenly appeared, instantly pausing the discussion.

Is it possible that the Qin family's ancestors were not Qin Hui at all, but rather descendants of Qin Shi Huang?