After unexpectedly discovering this ancient book, Chu Chen was overjoyed. If the circumstances had been different, he would have laughed out loud to his heart's content.
After a long while, Chu Chen finally calmed down. He then spent some time reading through all the other materials.
Some friends might wonder: Now that he had obtained what he wanted, what did he need the other materials for? That might be true, but who could say for certain that what was written in those materials was correct? Besides, when Chu Chen paid the deposit, he had promised to publish the book under Yuan Dazhong's name. Going back on his word now simply wasn't his style.
As it happened, when Chu Chen skimmed through Yuan Dazhong's research on the Great Wilderness Scripture, he discovered that Yuan Dazhong had a different view of the location of the "Gold Mountain." Moreover, he had listed all his supporting materials in great detail. The more carefully Chu Chen read, the more reasonable he found it.
Of course, the explanation in the ancient book he had just found wasn't bad either. As for proving which one was true, which one was false, or whether both locations had problems, that was simple enough for Chu Chen. He only needed to investigate both places.
Chu Chen stood up and asked, "Mr. Yuan, how much do you want for all these materials?"
Yuan Guocai thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, "How about three hundred thousand? Would that be acceptable?"
Chu Chen chuckled. "These are Old Yuan's life's work. Three hundred thousand isn't expensive."
In fact, let alone three hundred thousand—even if Yuan Guocai had asked for a million, Chu Chen would have agreed. Compared with the value of the treasure, this money was truly insignificant. He had agreed to the