Chapter 193: Shit, We Have Roots
"Shixun, tell me again, what did you find?"

The experts in the temporary office were shocked by what they had just heard.

I suspected that I was hallucinating.

But Wu Sehun didn't seem to be exaggerating, instead he said confidently and excitedly:

"Based on preliminary observations, we can basically confirm that we just discovered the only Goguryeo ancient tomb site in Gyeongsangnam-do, and even in the entire Dahan Kingdom."

"The shape of the tomb and the decoration on the outside of the tomb bricks are consistent with the characteristics of the tombs of nobles in the late Goguryeo Dynasty. We have systematically studied this when we were in China, and we will definitely not make a mistake."

"Are you sure?"

Expert A stood up in surprise, then sat down again unsteadily.

I was so excited that I felt a little dizzy, but my excitement was obvious.

"It is basically confirmed, but we need to open the tomb to confirm who is buried there."

Wu Sehun answered with great confidence.

Opening a tomb is like opening a blind box. This time the requirements for the blind box are very low for him. As long as the one that comes out is a Goguryeo person, he will be invincible.

Even if later research proves that the moon jar was not used to worship the Goguryeo tomb, but was just played with by ignorant children, people in the cultural relics department will still regard it as a worship of ancestors by the royal family of the Joseon Dynasty.

Because this can indirectly confirm that the Goguryeo people are the ancestors of all the citizens of the current Dahan Kingdom.

In this way, everyone will have roots!
"Oh, Shixun, why didn't you come and tell us such important news?" an expert asked in an unhappy tone.

“Because I am responsible for my own conclusions.”

"Okay, okay, I hope you can really take responsibility."

"Then don't worry about it. After all, I am the first person to discover the ruins."

Led by Wu Shixun, the old experts quickly arrived at the front of the tomb.

Anyone with a little knowledge, when seeing this kind of burial form, would basically agree in his mind that "this is an ancient tomb of Goguryeo."

The biggest suspense now is what comes out of it.

Logically speaking, such ruins should be directly protected and should not be opened.

But just like when they wanted to open the Dingling Mausoleum to see the remains of Emperor Wanli, the current archaeological team, not to mention that there is no one in the team to stop them, even if there are predecessors who try to stop them, they will be stunned and have to take a look at what the only Goguryeo site in the country looks like first.

"I heard that there are murals in the ancient tombs of Goguryeo. Will they be damaged by oxidation?"

"No, no, I've seen the ones I stole from Rare before, and they didn't oxidize at all."

"This ancient tomb is not completely sealed. If it was going to oxidize, it would have done so long ago."

"I hope the murals are complete, so that it will be a plus when applying for World Cultural Heritage status."

"I hope we can find some precious artifacts. There are really few cultural relics in our museums in South Gyeongsang Province."

"Give me two bronze artifacts. This is what we are short of."

Before opening the ancient tomb, the members of the archaeological team had already started making wishes.

Some people even found familiar reporters and asked them to help record this exciting moment from the outside.

But what they didn't know was that making a wish at the tomb was useless, and they should go directly to Qingzhou to find a craftsman named Zhang Yang.

……

As the tomb bricks were moved away, a narrow tomb passage appeared before everyone's eyes.

Expert A walked in first, followed closely by Wu Sehun.

He walked along the tomb passage into the main tomb chamber, and with the help of the light in Expert A's hand, he could see the murals covering the walls of the tomb chamber.

Red, brown, green, yellow, white, pink, black...all kinds of colors outline various wonderful patterns.

This is a unique historical site in the entire country of Korea.

“Shixun, don’t let them in.”

Expert A gave a reminder, and Wu Sehun immediately reacted. Since there were murals, it was almost certain that the owner of the tomb was from Goguryeo.

There was no need to share it with other experts at this time. The two of them should take a closer look first, as they would be the ones to be interviewed later. He quickly stepped back and blocked the tomb passage.

"What's wrong? Why don't you move forward?" asked the expert behind him.

"The senior said that there is something strange in this tomb, and he wants to study it first. If there are too many people around, there might be problems."

"That's it..."

The experts behind Wu Sehun were skeptical and passed this explanation to the people behind them.

The large army began to retreat from the tomb passage.

But Wu Sehun himself didn't move at all.

He pretended to stop people, but in fact he was observing everything in the tomb from a limited perspective.

In the middle of the tomb chamber directly opposite him, lay a sarcophagus with a relatively simple shape, without too many fancy carvings.

But in front of the sarcophagus, there are a lot of bronze artifacts, which are obviously precious burial objects.

However, these objects only attracted his attention for a short time.

Wu Sehun quickly devoted all his energy to the mural on the wall directly behind the coffin.

There are many figures on the murals, most of whom are legendary gods:

For example, the goddess with a human head and a dragon body, holding the moon, is the legendary Nuwa;

The male god with a human head and a dragon body, holding the sun, is Fuxi;

The one with the head of an ox and the body of a man, holding an ear of corn, is Shennong.
The divine man with wings and a torch is Suirenshi...

In addition to these gods in Chinese cultural legends, directly behind the sarcophagus and in the central area of ​​the wall, there is a painting of a deity standing on a dragon head, wearing a flat crown and a green robe.

Right in front of the divine man, a man who seemed to be wearing a bright yellow dragon robe was kneeling on one knee facing the green-robed divine man, holding a brown stick in both hands.

It seems as if this stick was given by a god.

Expert A walked around the tomb and his eyes finally stopped on this mural.

He turned around and found Wu Se-hun staring at the mural in a trance. He quickly walked over and asked in a low voice:
"Shixun, what do you think?"

"I think the man in the yellow robe in the picture is the tomb owner, or his imagined self."

"Where is the green-robed immortal?"

"It should be a figure like the Emperor of Heaven. This is how the king's power is granted by God." Wu Sehun guessed.

"Makes sense."

Expert A nodded and pointed in the direction outside the tomb passage, indicating that they could prepare to leave.

Now it is their turn to be interviewed. As for the follow-up research, it must be handed over to more professional people.

"Shixun, I didn't see your talent before. You won't blame me, right?"

"No, no." Wu Sehun shook his head quickly.

"That's great. We will be interviewed together later and tell the reporters about our findings in detail."

Expert A deliberately put emphasis on the word "we".

It implies that from this moment on, if you want to be in the spotlight, you have to take him with you.

Wu Se-hun smiled helplessly in his heart and replied, "No problem, senior, don't worry."

Soon, the discovery of the Goguryeo tombs in South Gyeongsang Province appeared on the front page of South Korea.

And two days later, it was seamlessly connected to the BBC and entered the international field of vision.

A report titled "The ancestors of the Great Han Ming Kingdom were the Goguryeo people, and clear evidence has been found" quickly spread internationally.

At the same time, the National Heritage Administration of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Kingdom of Dahan also announced that it would hold a press conference to display some of the newly discovered Goguryeo cultural relics to the world.

However, when it came to deciding what cultural relics to display at the press conference, the head of the National Heritage Department was in a dilemma.

Because there are so many Chinese characters on the artifacts excavated from the ancient tombs!
(End of this chapter)