After signing confidentiality agreements with Professor Paul and Professor Kane one by one, Ye Tian took Betty out of the School of Liberal Studies building and left Columbia University

Leaving with them was David who had just arrived at Columbia University, and it was Ye Tian who called him to come to Columbia University in order to sign a confidentiality agreement

In order to get Paul to teach them to sign the confidentiality agreement and not divulge relevant information about the City of the Sea and Atlantis, Ye Tian had to make concessions and agree to several of their requests

He promised these famous historians that if he organized a team to explore the city of the sea and Atlantis in the future, he would definitely cooperate with them to form a joint exploration team

The two sides also reached an agreement on the cooperation model, and there was no dispute.

Similar to the previous cooperation model for exploring Lima's treasures, in the joint exploration operation, no matter how many gold and silver treasures and antique artworks are found, they are all owned by Ye Tian, and no one else can covet them

Professor Paul and Professor Kane can share or share the results of academic research related to the city of the sea and Atlantis, and the great fame and fortune derived from it

Regarding this situation, when Professor Paul said that the city of the sea had a close relationship with Atlantis, Ye Tian had already thought of it, and he was not surprised at all

As a historian, what a great temptation to discover the vanished continent of Atlantis, as long as they are not stupid, who will let go of such a godsend

Obviously, these famous experts and scholars at Columbia University are by no means stupid, on the contrary, they are all extremely smart people

If they didn't know, Ye Tian would definitely have hidden information in his hands, and they might even leave Ye Tian and the Brave Fearless Exploration Company behind and go directly to Morocco to explore Atlantis

It's a pity that even if they asked questions repeatedly, no matter how eager they behaved, and even swore at the cost of gambling and swearing, Ye Tian never let go and did not reveal any more valuable information

In this case, they can only choose to compromise, stop fighting, and reluctantly sign their names on the several non-disclosure agreements that David came up with.

When they left Columbia University, Ye Tian and Betty were still in shock, as if they were daydreaming, and they both had a very unreal feeling

Not only that, but David, who received Ye Tian's call and arrived at Columbia University later, was even more shocked

It wasn't until Ye Tian's motorcade drove out of Columbia University that a sudden burst of mournful sirens came from outside the car window that the three of them woke up.

After coming to his senses, Ye Tian immediately said through the wireless invisible earphones:

"Matisse, inform the guys, go to the underground vault of Sotheby's, I have something to go there to deal with"

The gold crown, salvaged from the bottom of the English Channel, has been stored in the underground vault of Sotheby's since it arrived safely in New York.

Because of the consistent good cooperative relationship with Sotheby's auction house, the gold crown is stored in the underground vault of Sotheby's, Ye Tian has always thought that it is very safe and there is no need to worry about it

However, after it was determined that the golden crown was related to the vanished continent Atlantis, he suddenly felt that the underground vault of Sotheby's auction house was not so safe

There is no other reason for this, because this golden crown is so important.

It's important enough to shake the whole world, it's important enough to drive almost everyone afidy and crazy, and the old friends at Sotheby's are no exception

In this case, Ye Tian never dared to believe in human nature that could not be seen or touched, and may not be reliable, he only chose to believe in himself

"Okay, Steven"

Matisse's voice came through the headphones and he immediately went into action.

Although he didn't know the reason why Ye Tian suddenly went to the underground vault of Sotheby's auction house, Matisse still faithfully carried out the order and didn't ask a word

In his opinion, the New York autumn auction season is in full swing at this time, and it is normal for Ye Tian to go to the vault where antique artworks are stored, perhaps to pick up a certain antique artwork there and send it to auction.

Soon, the convoy was up Central Park West Avenue and heading straight for Midtown Manhattan to the Sotheby's auction house.

The convoy reached the middle of West Avenue in Central Park, and when it passed a well-known carving studio in Manhattan, Ye Tian suddenly stopped the convoy and asked the convoy to stop on the side of the road and wait for a while.

Immediately afterward, he opened the car door and got out of the car alone, and walked briskly into the carving studio.

In just minutes, he was out of the carving studio and back in the Paramount Marauder car.

At this time, he had a delicate and small metal box in his hand, red and black, and the appearance was engraved with beautiful patterns, which was quite artistic.

Inside that small metal box was a set of top-notch ivory carving tools.

In order to get this set of ivory carving tools, Ye Tian wrote a check for $10,000 in the carving studio and handed it to a young beautiful engraver, the former owner of this set of ivory carving tools.

The other party did not hesitate, nor did he have the slightest nostalgia or reluctance, and immediately sold this set of ivory carving tools to Ye Tian.

$10,000 can buy three or four sets of identical ivory carving tools, and there is still a surplus, so a fool will refuse

The convoy started again and continued towards Midtown Manhattan.

In about fifteen minutes, Ye Tian's motorcade arrived at the Sotheby's auction house building, and after some necessary inspections, then drove into the underground parking garage

After the convoy stopped in the underground parking garage, Ye Tian took Betty and David, escorted by Mattis, and walked straight into the Sotheby's auction house.

Ten minutes later, Ye Tian was already standing in front of the door of a private vault he rented, still alone, carrying the set of top-grade ivory carving tools in his hand.

Betty and David, as for them, sat in the reception room outside the vault area.

While standing at the door, Ye Tian had secretly opened the perspective, and his eyes looked through the thick vault door, and completely swept the situation inside, not letting go of a single corner.

After making sure that there were no problems and that it was very safe, he stepped forward to open the private vault.

After a series of tedious procedures, he opened the door of this heavy and abnormal private vault, and the situation inside the vault was immediately revealed.

In the vault, there are all kinds of dazzling gold and silver treasures, jewels and diamonds, and a large number of valuable antique artworks, which make people dizzy

If it were someone else, the moment they opened the door of the vault and saw the situation inside, they would definitely be stunned, stunned in place, and even crazy

But for Ye Tian, these treasures have long been commonplace, and it is difficult to make him feel excited anymore, not to mention that he has secretly seen through before, and he knows the situation here well.

He casually glanced inside, then stepped into the vault, and walked straight to the innermost row of medium-sized safes, where he stopped in front of one of them.

This safe contained the golden crown, which was what he was here for.

Soon, the safe was opened, and Ye Tian reached out and took out the red sandalwood box containing the golden crown, and turned around and placed it on the table in the center of the vault

Immediately afterwards, he opened the red sandalwood box again, gently uncovered the dark green silk, carefully took out the golden crown that covered it, held it in both hands, and began to admire it.

Just like when I first saw it in the English Channel, the golden crown is still so dazzling, and the huge Fancy Vivid blue diamond on the crown is still so pure and intoxicating

The diamonds that adorn the crown, as well as the various colored gemstones, are still crystal clear and dazzling, and under the illumination of the light, they appear extremely dazzling and radiating beautiful light.

After admiring the appearance of the crown, Ye Tian looked inside the crown and looked at the line of ancient Arabic characters engraved on the inside of the crown

At this time, the ancient Arabic text was no longer mysterious in his eyes, and he knew exactly what it meant and what secrets it might hide

As for the exact meaning of the numbers behind this string of Arabic text, it is not known

But Ye Tian was very sure that they could never be meaningless, as long as he found the City of the Sea, he would definitely be able to decipher the meaning of these numbers.

Ye Tian looked at the numbers carefully, and wrote down each number firmly and engraved it in the depths of his mind, and it was impossible to forget it.

Immediately afterward, he put the golden crown back on the table, opened the metal box containing the ivory carving tools, and took out the small electric grinder from inside.

That's right, he's going to destroy the corpse

He wanted to erase the number engraved in the golden crown and the Arabic words behind the city of the sea, leaving not a single one

In this way, although he personally destroyed a priceless top-level antique artifact, making its value greatly reduced, once it spreads, it will definitely attract countless accusations and even spit

However, he managed to keep a huge secret about Atlantis, which is the most important thing, and nothing else

From then on, he was the only one who knew what was behind the ancient Arabic script of the city of the sea, and he was the only one who knew the numbers.

Even if someone stole or otherwise obtained the golden crown, they would not be able to learn the great secret behind it

"The city of the sea is Lao Tzu's Atlantis, and it also belongs to buddies, and no one else wants to covet it"

Ye Tian muttered softly proudly, and directly turned on the switch of the small electric grinder.

"Buzz"

The sound of a motor spinning in the vault shattered the silence.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Tian directly pressed the polishing head of the electric grinder towards the numbers in the golden crown and began to destroy the corpses