When Molka opened a secret chamber, the wealth before their eyes immediately stunned everyone. Though they had known beforehand that they were here to hunt for treasure, they had never imagined there would be so much gold.
A 1.2-meter-tall elephant statue cast from gold, along with a gold ornament weighing a full ton; a heap of gold coins minted during the East India Company era; eighteen coins from the Napoleonic era in the early nineteenth century; several crowns studded with diamonds; and countless jeweled ornaments.
For Molka, finding the treasure was merely the first step. Only after successfully removing it and safely transporting it back to Bulgaria could the mission be considered complete!
For Molka, the most pressing issue now was how to transport the treasure out without a hitch. The temple repairs could only stall things for a while. Given enough time, they would inevitably draw attention from all sides. The longer the night, the more dreams it bred!
This was the nineteenth century, not the India of later generations, where government-organized excavations had all manner of machinery at their disposal. Now, they could only rely on manpower to move this immense fortune!
To keep it secret, Molka and the others could not add more hands, and they could only carry the treasure at night!
Molka looked at the statue, gritted his teeth, and said viciously, "Cut all the big pieces in here into smaller chunks and move them out in batches!"
Although he knew that the ornaments would retain the greatest value if they were transported back intact, there was no time to worry about that now!
They were all made of gold anyway. Even if they were damaged, it would not stop Ferdinand from printing money!
Fortunately, none of them were religious fanatics, so they felt no