Capítulo 1570: Chapter 1656: Reaching a Consensus
In the following ti, Su Xuan got to know this team a little better. There were a total of twelve people participating in this archaeological expedition, making fourteen people in total if you included him and Brother ng.
This ti, the sponsor of the expedition was nad Luo Tianyi, reportedly the chairman of Tianyi Group. Besides Luo Tianyi, Hai You was a student of the old gentleman, along with a few specialists in relevant fields. The last and most important person was the leader of this expedition, a man in his forties who was said to have regularly journeyed through the desert.
“Old gentleman, there’s actually sothing I’m quite curious about. I wonder if it would be too abrupt to ask!”
Su Xuan rubbed his nose and spoke softly.
“Young Brother, please feel free to ask. In archaeology, we value the academic integrity of the team, and strive for perfection, don’t you agree?”
The old gentleman seed to have a well-known good temper. As he spoke, Su Xuan thought to himself that indeed, those in archaeology were different.
“Cough, cough, old gentleman, currently, Huaxia isn’t short on money. I’m curious, since Huaxia isn’t lacking funds, why does archaeology still seek sponsorship? Can’t the state support you completely?”
Su Xuan was quite curious about this matter. There seed to be a significant correlation, but he wasn’t entirely sure why, hence his curiosity.
“Haha, you’ve asked a good question, young Brother. Many are curious about this. Archaeological endeavors originally receive state funding. But in Miaojiang, we’ve conducted nurous archaeological expeditions with no results, so the procedures have beco cumberso. The governnt has granted permission for private investnt. You could say it’s a form of public-private cooperation mode!”
Huo Qiyin explained gently. Su Xuan nodded, realizing that it boiled down to the governnt losing confidence and not wanting to be the ‘Big Head’ in footing the bill. Just then, soone who was financially abundant was willing to sponsor, making for a perfect give-and-take arrangent.
Indeed, as Su Xuan predicted, this roughly sumd up the situation. In Miaojiang, where desert archaeology took place annually during the windy season, there hadn’t been any significant findings for over twenty years, costing many lives and much money.
Therefore, by this year, when Huo Qiyin proposed another desert expedition, the authorities weren’t keen, given the resources squandered over twenty years.
Just then, a company heiress voluntarily offered sponsorship, with the sole request to be part of the trip. Reportedly, her intention was rather cheesy—she wanted to write a novel about tomb raiders but hadn’t been to any ancient sites.
“Wow, that’s quite sensational!”
Su Xuan was speechless at heart. It seed unbelievable that such a large archaeological team, with expenses running into millions, was just for a book. Hard to believe indeed.
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Not dwelling much on these matters, Su Xuan didn’t inquire further. Truthfully, he showed little interest in archaeology, and even less in private tombs.
Tomb raiders generally fall into two categories: those who need money and raid tombs to earn, and those like Huo Qigang, pursuing academic research, who value scholarly endeavors over money. They are fascinated by the potential to uncover historical cultural contexts.
Of course, to Su Xuan, neither mattered. For him, money was only a nurical concept.
As for research, he never excelled in it, nor did he show any interest in past matters. To him, it seed better to fantasize about the future.
So Su Xuan didn’t bother asking why or delving into this matter, as he felt it was irrelevant to him. He was rely accompanying them, unconcerned about the rest of their affairs!
Thus, Su Xuan didn’t inquire further into the details of the expedition or its archaeological aims. He simply focused on his responsibilities, ensuring no issues would arise.
The archaeological team was set to depart in the afternoon. The schedule was tight, so Su Xuan and Brother ng decided not to return ho. Instead, they made so calls for instructions, as there weren’t many matters left to handle in Wan City, allowing Su Xuan to leave with peace of mind at this ti.
With nothing else to do, Su Xuan approached a forty-sothing man feeding cals. Cals were indispensable in desert travels—never believe those TV scenes where horses race across deserts.
While marginally feasible at the desert’s periphery, horses are impractical deep inside the desert, unable to carry a person through.
“Old Brother Bu, feeding cals I see!”
As he observed the man, Su Xuan smiled. He had learned this man was Bu Daming, from Miaojiang. Reportedly, he had frequently traveled the desert solo, once crossing the Great Desert alone with just a cal, making him quite knowledgeable about deserts.
“You must be Young Brother Su, right? I witnessed your Kung Fu prowess today; I’ll be counting on you in the desert!”
Bu Daming said with a smile, his disposition seed unhurried to Su Xuan. But Bu Daming genuinely admired Su Xuan, for he had impressively kicked that Iron-Backed Bear flying—truly a master!
“Haha, Old Brother Bu, you’re joking. In the desert, we’ll need to rely on you!”
Su Xuan found a bench nearby to sit and handed Bu Daming a cigarette, his expression serious. Su Xuan said this because, in a desert setting, incidents could easily occur.
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