Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

For Butler Robuchon, finding the missing ducal crown as soon as possible is obviously the most important thing. So early the next morning, they received four full brown paper bags.

"I think it's really difficult to find the crown now." After taking out the things inside, Liang En looked at the photos with a thoughtful expression, because these photos looked really bad:

Some of them are reproductions of oil paintings, and the only seven or eight photos of the real thing are all very old black and white photos, so that the details cannot be seen clearly. "

"No way, the information just now said that they sold these things in the early 20th century, and it was pretty good to have so many images of that era." Fan Meng, who was helping rummaging around, shook his head and said.

Liang En had to admit that what Fan Meng said was right. After all, both photography and portraits were very rare at that time, and many people might not be able to leave any image data about themselves in their lifetime.

Fortunately, such things will have detailed written records and drawings, so it will not be too difficult to rely on these ancient materials to search for them according to the drawings.

"Actually, this is just a small problem, two gentlemen." Joan of Arc, who was also looking through the information, knocked on the edge of the table and said, "The biggest problem now is how we should solve the problem brought by 100 years of time. The problem."

"Don't be nervous Jeanne, I already have my own ideas in this regard." Liang En smiled and shook his hand and said, "At least we found the sales records of that year, so we should be able to track the past step by step."

Unlike those more common jewelry, the British Duke's crown does not have much gold on it, let alone gemstones, so the real value lies in the history of the thing itself rather than the raw materials on it.

This means that if the crown still exists, it should still appear in the form of a crown, rather than being destroyed and remade into new jewelry like ordinary jewelry.

And this is an important reason why Liang En is willing to take on this job, because at least he can be sure that what he can find does exist, and is not a fake or something that has been destroyed.

"That means we have to go on a business trip again." Joan of Arc shook her head helplessly and said, "Because the records indicate that the crown was sold to a millionaire in the United States at the time."

"Why Americans?" Fan Meng asked with some confusion. After living in the UK for so many years, he also knew the habits of the British. For example, he always looked down on Americans in a vague way.

And a duke can be said to be the face of Britain. Under such circumstances, it always seems a bit strange to sell a crown of honor to an American.

It is not surprising that Americans would buy this kind of thing, because at the beginning of the 20th century, the wealthy Americans were very envious of the European aristocrats, so they would naturally pursue everything they had.

The most famous of them is the legendary Million American Bride. At that time, many daughters of wealthy families from the United States married British aristocrats. For example, the mother of British Prime Minister Churchill during World War II was a bride from the United States.

Of course, not many of these unions are for love, most of them are a transaction: the American rich get the capital to show off, and these European aristocrats get the much-needed money.

"You are right, but the problem is that even if the British look down on Americans, they are willing to pay." Liang En shrugged and smiled.

"For those down-and-out British nobles, they naturally sell their belongings to those who are willing to pay the most. At this time, they definitely don't care about the so-called respectability."

"Okay, this is quite in line with British character." After listening to Liang En's explanation, Fan Meng nodded in approval. "I'm going to book a flight now. If nothing unexpected happens, we can leave tomorrow."

Because they often need to travel on business, Liang En and the others' luggage is actually packed. As soon as the tickets are purchased, they can take off directly.

Liang En also has good news for this trip, that is, he can finally take his ravens out with him this time, instead of keeping them at home like before.

The reason for this good news is that when Liang En was busy at home these days, he unexpectedly discovered that the card [Atrus Treasure House (SR)] could not only hold things but also living things.

Of course, what is said on the card that this space cannot contain living creatures is true in most cases. For example, Liang En’s previous experiments with insects and small animals found that they could not be locked at all, let alone contained. .

It wasn't until he returned home this time that he tried to put some food in it, but a raven jumped in front of him, and he unexpectedly discovered that raven could be put into this space.

After further experiments, he found that the creatures that had a direct connection with him in the occult were the only living creatures that could be put into this space.

In other words, the only ones who can enter that space now are Jeanne d'Arc, Elizabeth Bartow, and the three fat birds who are obviously more than a circle larger than ordinary ravens.

Although it is a pity not to be able to carry all living creatures, it is great to be able to do this. After all, even carrying three birds with you can bring more powerful investigation capabilities to Liang En, let alone two. A living person.

Because they wanted to leave as early as possible, Liang En and the others simply bought tickets for 6 a.m. that day. In this way, during the 7 hours and 40 minutes it took for the plane to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, the three of them caught up on their sleep on the plane.

After all, they set off at 3:40 in the morning in order to catch the plane. Even if the three of them were much stronger than ordinary people, it was a bit overwhelming to get up so early.

When the plane landed at JFK Airport, the local time was 8:40 in the morning. Because they had not eaten breakfast before, Liang En and the others had breakfast at the airport as soon as they left the customs. The beginning of the trip.

This is the second time Liang En and the others have come to the city of New York, but because they had very urgent things to do when they came last time, they didn't take a good look at the city before.

As the largest city and port in the United States, New York is a world-class city that directly affects the global economy, finance, media, politics, education, entertainment and fashion.

Many international institutions, multinational companies and banks in the world, including the United Nations headquarters, are headquartered in New York. For many multinational companies, it is a dream to have their headquarters here.

For this reason, people in this city are always in a hurry. Countless people come here from all over the world to pursue their dreams.

Strictly speaking, Liang En and the others also came here to pursue their dreams, but they were pursuing a certain cultural relic that had been missing for nearly a hundred years.

Because the work this time is neither urgent nor urgent. So on the first day they arrived in New York, Liang En and the three of them didn't go directly into work. Instead, they simply found a hotel and stayed there for a day.

It wasn't until it was almost time to rest the next day that the three of them took the things they needed and went straight to the New York Public Library, ready to find what they wanted.