Chapter 329 Opening the Ancient Box
Discovery Antiques, Lounge Area.
Larry was playing a game, but Chloe's image kept appearing in his mind.
Maybe Esmeralda was right; he didn't let Esmeralda help with the money and brought Chloe instead, just to see Chloe.
He had a lot to say to Chloe, but when he saw her, he couldn't say anything.
He felt it was unnecessary.
At this moment, he felt very conflicted and complicated inside.
It was an unprecedented feeling.
Esmeralda also wisely kept silent.
Time passed by second by second.
After about ten minutes, some men in black suits came over, one of them holding a black briefcase.
"The item is here."
"Okay."
Dashiell nodded, looked at Larry, and said, "Mr. Bennett, let's go to the office upstairs."
Larry stood up.
Dashiell made a gesture of invitation and then led the way.
With Dashiell leading, Larry and Esmeralda arrived at an office on the second floor.
Dashiell opened the black briefcase, entered the password, and opened the case.
Inside the briefcase was a small box.
It was a square box, bronze-colored, looking rusty.
"This is the box unearthed from Victor Veil's Tomb." Dashiell took out the bronze-colored small box and handed it to Larry.
Larry took it.
Although the box was small, it was quite heavy.
Larry examined it.
The box was engraved with mysterious lines and characters, but Larry didn't know what these characters meant. He also saw a small keyhole on it.
Dashiell explained, "This small box is very magical, made of special materials, very hard. Even with today's high-tech methods, it can't be cut open, and it's impossible to see what's inside."
Larry looked at it for a while, placed it on the table, and asked, "How did you get this box?"
Dashiell didn't hide anything and said truthfully, "Some time ago, a tomb raiding gang broke into Victor Veil's Tomb and got this box, but someone snatched it and brought it to Sunset City, and finally to Discovery Antiques."
Larry thought for a moment and said, "Name your price."
"One hundred million dollars," Dashiell said directly.
"Deal."
Larry didn't haggle.
One hundred million dollars was an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but it was nothing to him.
He took out his Black Dragon Card and said calmly, "Swipe the card."
Dashiell took the Black Dragon Card, his heart skipped a beat, but his face showed no expression, and he swiped the card directly.
After the payment, Larry put the bronze-colored small box into the briefcase, took the briefcase, and left.
After he left, Dashiell took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Boss, the box has been handed over to Larry."
A voice came from the phone, "Okay, got it. You don't need to worry about the rest."
"Okay." Dashiell hung up the phone.
Outside Discovery Antiques.
Esmeralda looked puzzled and asked, "Larry, what exactly is this small box? Why did you spend one hundred million dollars to buy it?"
Larry shook his head and said, "I don't know what it is either. We'll talk about it later."
Larry took a cab directly back to Scenic Villas.
Scenic Villas, Imperial Residence.
In the living room.
Larry opened the briefcase, took out the bronze-colored box, and then took out the key that Sue had given him some time ago.
He inserted it into the keyhole.
The key went in easily.
At this moment, Larry also became nervous.
What exactly was inside this bronze-colored box?
Was the content really related to the Artwork of Moonlit?
Could it really unlock the secrets hidden in the Artwork of Moonlit?
Larry held his breath.
Esmeralda was also watching intently.
She also wanted to see what was inside the box that Larry had spent one hundred million dollars on, and she was curious about how Larry had the key to open it.
Under Esmeralda's watchful eyes, Larry gently turned the key.
A crisp, clear sound echoed.
The bronze-colored box instantly opened.
Larry stared intently at the box.
Inside the box was a folded ancient scroll.
Larry carefully took it out.
The scroll was made of special materials, heavy in hand, and extremely well-preserved.
Larry unfolded it and spread it out on the table.
The scroll, though folded, was quite large when opened.
"What is this?"
Esmeralda was instantly puzzled after looking at the contents of the scroll.
Larry also looked at it seriously.
The scroll depicted eighteen small human figures.
Each figure had some red dots and lines marked on it.
Larry, being knowledgeable in medicine, immediately recognized these as annotations of human body parts.
He rubbed his chin and muttered in confusion, "Aren't these just simple annotations of human body parts? What does this have to do with the Artwork of Moonlit?"
Larry understood the diagrams; they were ordinary and had nothing magical about them.
Some parts even contradicted medical principles and conflicted with the medical knowledge he had learned.
"Who spread the rumor that the contents of this ancient box could unlock the secrets of the Artwork of Moonlit?"
Larry was baffled.
"Larry, the Artwork of Moonlit, you mentioned, is it that ancient treasure map worth eighteen billion dollars on the market?" Esmeralda asked.
"Yes." Larry nodded.
He put away the scroll, folded it back up, placed it back in the box, locked the box, and stored it in the safe at Imperial Residence.
He had obtained the box unearthed from Victor Veil's Tomb.
He had seen its contents.
But he couldn't imagine how this could be related to the Artwork of Moonlit.
To unlock this secret, he first needed to find out who spread this information.
And he needed to find the real Artwork of Moonlit.
After putting everything away, he sat on the sofa, smoking a cigarette, deep in thought.
Esmeralda saw him thinking and didn't disturb him.
After finishing his cigarette, Larry took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "Looks like I need to find Alistair."
At this moment, Alistair was already on a plane back to Aurora Citadel.
"Esmeralda, does Xerxes have a private jet?"
"Yes," Esmeralda nodded and asked, "Larry, what's up?"
Larry said, "I need to borrow Xerxes' private jet. I need to go to Aurora Citadel."
"Okay, I'll make the call."
Esmeralda immediately made the call and quickly resolved the matter.
Afterward, Larry and Esmeralda set off, taking Xerxes' private jet to Aurora Citadel.
In the afternoon, the two arrived in Aurora Citadel, a bustling metropolis with significant global influence.
On the bustling streets.
Esmeralda, following behind Larry, couldn't help but ask, "Larry, why did you suddenly come to Aurora Citadel? Who are you here to see?"
Larry, with a serious expression, said, "I'm here to find the leader of the Five Great Marshals, Alistair of the Legion of Flame Surge."
Esmeralda was shocked and asked, "Why are you looking for him?"
"To ask him for the Artwork of Moonlit."
Larry didn't hide anything.
The Artwork of Moonlit was a family heirloom of the Bennett family.
He firmly believed that the Artwork of Moonlit was in Alistair's possession.
This time, no matter what, he had to force Alistair to hand over the Artwork of Moonlit.
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