Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

"It seems like this place is quite lively." Leaving Dresden and heading south, Liang En and the others found that there were a lot of cars from the south like them on the road, but they thought about it, after all, this is a famous tourist attraction.

The Erzgebirge Mountains in Saxony, Germany, are famous for their metal minerals and kaolin. They have just been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the past two years, so naturally there are many tourists.

The goal of many of these tourists is for the mining ruins. It has to be said that there are indeed a lot of mining ruins in this area. The birth of many towns is closely related to mining.

Even the word "berg (mine)" appears in the names of cities, such as Freiberg, Schneeberg, and Marienberg. These cities were important during the heyday of mining and have left behind beautiful architecture and artwork.

This situation also made Liang En's actions much simpler. At least the issues regarding food and accommodation were easy to solve.

Soon, the car they took arrived at Seifen, a small town in the middle of the Erzgebirge Mountains in Saxony on the border with the Czech Republic. This is an ancient city with a history of more than 700 years. It once prospered from tin mining, but is still famous for its toy manufacturing.

It was originally a tin mine, but it was abandoned in the 19th century because with the expansion of international trade at that time, the cost of tin ore from Southeast Asia was lower than that of these local mines, even with freight.

Fortunately, as a mountainous forest land with abundant forest resources, coupled with the inheritance and development of traditional toy manufacturing craftsmanship for hundreds of years, the town has become... It is well-known as the "Hometown of Wooden Toys".

Many toy dealers like to come here to purchase and sell them to all parts of Germany and even the world. Visitors to the town often take a few exquisite wooden toys as souvenirs when they leave, which are suitable for all ages.

For this reason, wooden toy making is not only an important economic industry in the small town of Saifen, but has also become a way of life for local residents. The town has hundreds of wooden toy family businesses and many woodcarving artists.

In addition, wooden toys have also become an important carrier in shaping the image of the town. Wood carvings of various shapes have replaced street sculptures, telling people about the city's characteristics.

"I think we're here." Looking at a nutcracker as tall as a person under the light, Liang En said to the other people in the car, "Go to the visitor center and ask after a while. I think they should know what the situation is around them. .”

"Good idea, I think the visitor center should have records about the surrounding conditions." Fan Meng said as he parked the car in the parking lot. "But why is this town so bright?"

Because it was already night when we got here, it was completely reasonable for the town to have lights on, but it was obviously unusual for such a small village to be so bright.

According to observations, except for a few cities, most cities and villages throughout Europe tend to control the brightness of lights at night so that the light is at a level that is convenient for people but not dazzling.

"This is related to the fact that this place was originally a mine." Liang En said while looking at the brightly lit visitor center. "The candles, lights, etc. on the decorations symbolize the miners' desire for light in winter."

The lights stem from a long local tradition: miners toiled in dark mines during the day and were greeted by their families with warm lights when they returned home at night. As for now, it has transformed into a welcome for tourists from all over the world.

"You mean the private resort thirty or forty years ago? Yes, there was indeed one here. I even went there to sell snacks to earn pocket money when I was a kid."

After asking at the front desk of the visitor center, they quickly got some of the information they wanted from the fat middle-aged woman at the front desk.

"Then why do these private resorts disappear from current travel brochures?" Fan Meng asked, putting his arm on the table.

"There are many reasons. On the one hand, the large-scale unemployment and migration of people in the east after German reunification meant that the owners of those cabins did not have too much money and energy to maintain the cabins."

"On the other hand, with the reunification of Germany, the construction of resort facilities in the east is obviously much better than before, so guests can have a comfortable vacation without this type of house."

"That's it." After hearing this, Fan Meng turned his head and looked at Liang En and nodded slightly. This was much better than what they had guessed before.

In their previous plans, they had guessed that those huts were still in operation. If so, it would be much more difficult to search. But now the situation is obviously better than imagined.

After all, if these huts were abandoned, it would be much easier for them to search. At least they wouldn't have to worry about attracting too much unnecessary attention.

"It's really not a big problem if you want to travel there, because those roads still exist. Although cars can no longer be driven, there is no problem for people to just walk. In addition, there are no dangerous terrains or wild animals."

After realizing that Liang En and the others were going to this place, the travel guide at the visitor center thought for a few seconds and then gave them instructions.

For this guide, she has seen many people going to the original campsite over the years. Some of these people are young people who are curious, while others are old people who miss their past.

So she was naturally familiar with these instructions, and even took out a map to show Liang En and the others how to take the next road.

After thanking the guide and staying at the hotel they had booked in advance, Liang En and the others quickly got together to discuss tomorrow's actions.

Because they obtained the map, they quickly found where Hans' previous room was, so their action plan naturally had to change compared to the situation where they only knew the general area before arriving.

"It seems that the next action should be simpler than imagined." The situation in the picture made Liang En slightly relieved, because the house was located on a mountain range and kept a certain distance from other rooms in that area.

This means that the chance of them being discovered by outsiders in the subsequent exploration work is greatly reduced. At the same time, the chance of hiding some problems has suddenly increased a lot.

"A person with bad legs insists on building his own house on the mountain instead of staying with other people at the foot of the mountain. This seems obviously wrong. Hasn't anyone noticed it before?"

After finding the opponent's location, Fan Meng subconsciously complained.

"I think this should be reasonable. After all, he gives others the impression that he is a withdrawn and somewhat eccentric person, so living in isolation is acceptable to everyone." At this point, Liang En shook his head subconsciously.

I have to say that this Hans does have two skills. He can create a persona over several years to give people a feeling of being out of touch with strangers, so that nothing he does will arouse suspicion.

"What a cruel person." Fan Meng shuddered after thinking about it carefully. He felt that if he allowed himself to pretend to be crazy all day long, he would eventually turn into a real lunatic.