The young man was stunned for a long time, and when he saw that the big high roller had already left first, he hurriedly followed. Actually, this young man is a broth seller, where does he know what tour guides. However, he was born and raised on this island, and he has lived here for 20 years since he was born, and he knows everything about the grass and trees here. But what is the tour guide, the young man has usually seen the tour guide, they are all those who are dressed clean and decent, and the mouth is full of people who introduce various cultural landscapes, he almost recite it every day, but he doesn't know how to say it at that time.

But looking at the five hundred dollars in his hand, he gritted his teeth and followed Li Huan out.

"Sir, where do you need me to take you? We have a lot of ancient buildings here......" As soon as he chased out the door, the young man asked Li Huan tentatively. I don't know why, he always felt that there was an aura of retreat in this young man who looked about the same age as himself, it was an indescribable feeling, which made people afraid. But he couldn't think of anything that scared him so much - he seemed to have a calm expression and a generous demeanor, nothing intimidating, but he just made himself feel scared......

Of course, it is frightening, it is not an exaggeration to say that Li Huan's life in his hands is about three digits now, plus he has been in a high position for a long time, and he is a cultivator, even if he suppresses it with all his strength, does not let his spiritual power and aura leak out, so that ordinary people can feel it, but once he looks at him carefully, he will definitely have this feeling. This is the suppression of the superiors, and it cannot be avoided.

"What's your name?" Li Huan couldn't help but ask Wen Yan when he saw the young man's appearance.

"Maxim. The young man said.

"What?" Li Huan was stunned: "Your name is Maxim, and what is your full name?"

"Maxim Duterte. The young man said.

"Your father, is he Russian?" Li Huan frowned.

Filipino surnames are very interesting.

It is said that the Philippines is the "most westernized" ethnic group in the East, born with an Asian face, but all of them have a Spanish-sounded surname, either Augustine, Gonzalez, Lopez or Santos, which is the mark of Spanish colonial rule

On November 11, 1849, the Spanish Governor in the Philippines, Claveria, issued an executive decree introducing the surname to the Philippines. The decree was accompanied by a register of Spanish surnames for Filipinos to choose their surnames from village to house, and as a result, there was a peculiar phenomenon in which many villages and towns had Spanish surnames starting with the same letter. To this day, Filipino surnames are mostly Spanish.

Especially for Filipino women, it is natural for them to use their husband's surname after marrying them.

In the case of Maxim, it should be the last name of the parents, which is also common in the Philippines. Li Huan just raised his eyebrows and didn't speak, he was originally here to mix time, but he was a little curious about the sudden appearance of a typical Russian surname in the Philippines, but after a period of curiosity, it passed, and he began to let Maxim lead him to the street - Li Huan didn't have any requirements, he didn't go to see those places of interest, his request was just one, where there were more people, he would go wherever he went.

This is in line with Maxim's heart, if those lofty places Maxim does not know, where there are many people in Cebu, Maxim could not be clearer. Maxim took Li Huan crookedly and came to a back alley, and suddenly, Li Huan felt that the top of his head was dark, and when he looked up, it turned out that in order to shelter from the tropical sun, this street was completely closed off with a roof less than seven meters wide.

This is it, Li Huan nodded with satisfaction, there are many people here, and there is a canopy to cover it, even if the spy satellite comes, there is no way, to track yourself, you can only rely on people to stare at people. As long as the person who follows him is not stupid, he will definitely send cultivators, and ordinary people don't want to keep up with their own footsteps at all. However, since the cultivator, Li Huan can find out immediately.

Therefore, Li Huan spread out his spiritual power, and within a radius of one kilometer, as long as a cultivator appeared, Li Huan could immediately discover it.

Maxim didn't notice Li Huan's expression, he took Li Huan into the alley, which is a market specializing in selling all kinds of Filipino or European antiques and some local folk trinkets, just a wall away from the square, but like two worlds. The square was bustling with activity, and when you walked into the alley, the decibel level immediately lowered. When you look at it, you can feel a strong atmosphere that subverts everything.

There are a variety of inexpensive Filipino national costumes, second-hand small furniture, antiques, various collectibles, and even music records and musical instruments, ethnic art, carpets, and much more. Li Huan stopped all the way, giving him the feeling that it was similar to those small antique markets in China, the quality of the goods was uneven, the prices were relatively low, and he could bargain.

After taking Li Huan into the alley, Maxim seemed to come alive, and he didn't know why Li Huan liked to wander around this kind of place - this kind of back alley is usually only liked by locals, or those poor tourists with backpacks. Li Huan, who drank a broth and threw down hundreds of dollars, didn't look like a person who came here to hang out. So even if there are a lot of good goods on this street, at least in Maxim's opinion, good quality goods. But based on his preliminary understanding of Li Huan, Maxim did not dare to recommend these products to Li Huan.

There are a lot of people in the bazaar, bustling, people coming and going, black, yellow, white and so on are all available, it seems to be very lively. But he didn't make it as loud as in the square, and seemed to lower his voice invariably. A few palm trees dot the streetscape, and antique stalls are usually set up here, as are some stalls selling snacks. The stalls here are not the same as those roadside stalls in the open air in China, the layout is more formal and tidy, the stall owner will set up a decent small shed, each shed is about ten square meters, and in the shed will be very formal on the simple containers and shelves, and the goods sold will be sorted and placed neatly.

Many tourists come here to find their favorite treasures in the market, from young and fashionable goods to grandmother-grade handmade parchments, to experience a haggling challenge that has never been seen before, even if you are not a consumer, you can be a spectator, nibble on fresh sugar cane, touch a hand-woven camel hair carpet, and identify coins from half a century ago while holding a magnifying glass like an archaeologist.

Li Huan is not interested in Taobao leakage, in such a crowded tourist attraction, he can be a tourist with peace of mind, don't think about Taobao, otherwise the possibility of being fooled is more than ninety percent. And Li Huan didn't come here to Taobao to pick up leaks, he kept searching around, Li Huan firmly believed that as long as he wandered around aimlessly for a while, the people who were staring at him with high-tech on their heads couldn't see their own images, and they would soon be crazy and send people to his side.

But it's not out of the question to wander around and buy some local products with ethnic flair. So Li Huan told Maxim what he thought, and Maxim thought about it and took Li Huan to a goldsmithing workshop.

The Philippines is rich in gold.

Since ancient times, gold mines in the Philippines have been known for their high grade and good quality. As we all know, the Indonesian-Philippine region, which is located in the tectonic magmatic activity zone of the western Pacific Ocean, produces a large number of low-sulfide epithermal gold deposits. The main gold mining areas in the Philippines are Bagio, Paraghur, Masbet, Suligao and Massala, with gold ore reserves of 136 million tons. In 2002, the Bureau of Minerals and Geosciences of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources estimated that the Philippines had gold ore reserves of 970 million tons.

Cebu province in the Philippines is also a major gold producing area. The gold mines here are mainly in the Toledo Township Copper District, where 42,950 ounces of gold were mined and refined at an average of 0.23 grams per tonne of ore prior to 1994. then

It is estimated that 461256 ounces of gold will be recovered from the mine. In addition, there are some small-scale mines in the Sigpitt area of Toledo town with relatively high gold content, which can reach 9.85 grams per tonne of ore. Gold deposits have also been found in the Garin district of the city of Consolaxiong. Ore from the Ayang-Gen area of the province of Oriental-Negro has been sampled and analysed and found to contain 4-5 grams of gold per tonne of ore and 3 grams of gold per tonne of ore...... In short, the Philippines is a gold-producing country.

And gold is really not easy to fool.

If you want to say what kind of art or antiques to buy, it is easy to be deceived by people if you are not careful, but precious metals are already very valuable in themselves, and if you want to say that they add value, at most they are some processing fees. So although gold looks earthy, it is indeed the least deceived.

Walking all the way, before coming to the goldsmith's workshop, Maxim took a breath and said cautiously: "Sir, this shop is not small, but most of the locals of Cebu like to come here to make jewelry, they have always adhered to the traditional craftsmanship to make gold, and they are very good at carving on gold. ”

Li Huan walked into the store and walked around, indeed, a piece of glittering hollow artwork is full of medieval and modern fusion style, a large piece of exquisite, intoxicating to watch, but unfortunately the price of good things is not cheap, and Li Huan really didn't see anything easy to carry - the large ones were a few pieces, but he didn't have a collection habit, so he didn't buy them.

Maybe Maxim said something to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper saw that Li Huan didn't buy anything, so he came up to sell his goods.

"Guest, our craftsmanship is the best in Cebu, what you want, we can customize it, and the time will be calculated according to the fastest ......" The shopkeeper chattered next to Li Huan's ear.

"Thank you, I'll just take a look. Li Huan smiled faintly, he didn't come specifically to shop, if he could find good things, if he couldn't find them, then he should kill time. And to be honest, Li Huan really didn't find what he wanted after walking around the store. When it comes to gold products, Li Huan has come into contact with a lot of exquisite gold products. Not to mention the rest, there are two more found in the large treasure alone. The gold products in it were not exquisite and abnormal without exception, so Li Huan was really not very interested in these gold products.

After walking around, Li Huan finally gave up.

When he walked out of the door, Li Huan's eyes were attracted by something.

It was a very ordinary, not very valuable thing in a gold shop, and it could even be said to be extremely inconspicuous. In the shop full of gold, he was lying quietly on an inconspicuous counter like an ugly duckling, but the shape of that thing made Li Huan couldn't help but sigh softly.

It was a silver, looking some years old wine jug, it looked mediocre, and there was nothing too amazing, what attracted Li Huan was a piece in the middle of the jug, similar to a gold badge. This is a round badge, on the badge there is a portrait of a man's silhouette, and a circle of Russian is written on the outer circle of the badge, Li Huan carefully distinguished, this is a Russian sentence "Long live the Soviet Union".

"This is ......" Li Huan stopped and turned his head to look at the shopkeeper: "This thing is for sale?"

"Well, it's a gadget. The shopkeeper hurriedly took out the small wine jug and handed it to Li Huan, and introduced: "This thing, but it's an authentic military product, don't look at it badly, it's a decades-old thing." Although the flask is mass-produced, it is sterling silver, and the badge on it is still half gold!

Li Huan took it in his hand and weighed it, and a quaint taste greeted him.

That's right, it's the real thing.

The only army in the world that dispenses flasks is no other country than the former Soviet Union. Due to the high latitude of Russia and the many extremely cold weather throughout the year, there are more people who drink in order to warm up Russia, and there are more people who drink, and there are many people who can drink, of course, there are more alcoholics, so there are Russian soldiers who go to the battlefield with wine jugs. However, although the fear of death was eased due to the "greed" of many soldiers, the guns were not held steadily, and they were still running around, which became one of the important reasons for Russia's heavy losses in World War I.

In the early days of construction, the habit of excessive drinking among Russians was improved to a certain extent. It was not until June 22, 1941 that German fascist planes and tanks were crushed into the territory of the Soviet Union. At that time, due to the surprise of this attack, the Soviet army at the beginning of the war can be said to be crushed in one blow, Germany only took a few months to enter the suburbs of Moscow, and nearly a million Soviet troops instantly became prisoners of the Germans. This was a great blow to the morale of the Soviet army, and there was once a remark that the Germans were "invincible" in the army. In order to allay the fears of the soldiers, the Soviet Union had to order the logistics department to prepare more vodka to send to the front. Let the soldiers find some peace in the alcohol and make up for the "biting cold wind" caused by the lack of winter clothing. And when the war situation develops to a "critical moment", as the supreme commander. Big. Lin even directly ordered to give 100 grams of vodka to each front-line soldier per day.

He feared that the soldiers would lose their fighting spirit because of the fear in their heads in the midst of a high-tension confrontation. That would bring about a rout on a much larger scale than the earlier ones, which the Soviet Union could no longer afford. However, this "panacea" that saved the Soviet Union in World War II "got out of control" again after the war, probably due to the after-effects of the war, and the number of Soviets drinking increased dramatically after World War II.

By 1980, the Soviet Union had 40 million drunkards with a population of 270 million, including 4 million super-drunkards. And the amount of alcohol consumed by this group is even more jaw-dropping. By 1985, the average annual consumption of pure alcohol in the Soviet Union had reached 17-18 liters, and what was even more "embarrassing" was that 90% of the drinkers at that time had been drinking alcohol before the age of 15...... In order to change this, now the Russian army has changed the habit of distributing flasks to soldiers.

This used former Soviet flask is filled with memories of an era. When you open the cap of the bottle decorated by the portrait of Lenin, you can see the mellowness of that history. The statue of Si Da Lin inlaid on the bottle tells the story of the past years of a great country.

"This is a treasure!" Seeing that Li Huan was very interested in this wine jug, the boss was even more gushing.

"Hmm......" Li Huan stroked the wine jug and sensed it with his mental power.

Why did Li Huan be interested in this flask? It was because the former Soviet Union had never admitted that it had sent troops to fight in Southeast Asia. Li Huan likes the history of World War II, and he knows that the main battlefield of the Soviet Union was at the junction of the Eurasian continent and the Far East, mainly with the Germans. After cleaning up the Germans, they turned around and cleaned up the Japanese country, but the Japanese country was already defeated by that time, and where did they still have the ability to resist? After cleaning up the Japanese country, they originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and go south again, but the war ended.

So, although the Soviet army was strong, it never set foot in the islands of Southeast Asia, and it was a battlefield for the Citi Kingdom and the rest of the Allied countries -- but the question is, since the Soviet army has never been here, how did this flask appear here? If it is an ordinary flask, then not to mention, after all, the military collection during World War II was very hot. But look at this flask, its materials are exquisite, the shape is exquisite, it has not been worn out for decades, and it is obviously not often played with.

It's either new or it's been sleeping and has only recently seen the light of day. The easiest way to understand it, this thing will not be a fake, and the most important thing is that Li Huan also found a string of numbers in the wine jug - the things supplied to the army are generally numbered, and this number must be unique, this number has many meanings, and generally speaking, it is the location of the number of this unit

Dispatch time and production batch. In the regular munitions, all the numbered items must have been registered and distributed, and the details can be consulted later.

Why is Li Huan so interested in this wine jug?

It couldn't be easier. Li Huan was not only interested, he was now eager to take this wine jug for himself immediately. Because now both clues point to Siberia, but from the clues taken out by the hermitage, the bones are in the Philippine Islands. Originally, it was absolutely contradictory this time, but it happened that when Li Huan and the others dug the first pit, that is, in the hole that was hidden in the rainforest in the middle of the island and was rebuilt into an underground fortification, they found a certain former Soviet steel helmet. According to historical records, the troops of the former Soviet Union never came to the Philippines. Their main battlefield was the Soviet-German battlefield, that is, in the middle of the Eurasian continent. This was the main battlefield of the Pacific War, that is to say, this was the main battlefield of the Allies, and the Soviet Union did not participate in the Pacific War, so it is very strange that this steel helmet appeared here.

Later, Li Huan learned about the special tactical forces of the former Soviet Union from Mr. Chen, and all the problems were solved. The nature of this force and the timing of his arrival, as well as the fact that the Japanese had buried a large amount of gold in the Philippines, made it clear why they were here.

So the most reasonable speculation now is that after the special tactical forces of the former Soviet Union came to the Philippines, they came to this island, walked into the primeval forest, and discovered this secret base built by the Japanese army at that time. They found a large amount of gold in the secret base, and naturally, the gold was quietly transported by them. And this underground secret warehouse, which was rebuilt by the Japanese, happened to be recorded by the hermitage of the year. One of several suspicious places.

The clues of the hermitage to record the bones are in the Philippines, and the owner of the bones himself used a strong spiritual power to cover the whole area, and found that his remains were in Siberia.

If Li Huan guessed correctly, things should be like this. When the Japanese fled frantically, they found the place where this primeval forest was once used as a secret burial ground. They were fleeing in a frenzy, carrying a large amount of gold and valuables that needed to be buried on the spot, so they said that they would bury this secret bone in the field, and in the process of enlargement, they might have discovered the mysterious skull. What kind of person is Tlaltai Kutli, that is to be able to harden so many elites, and in the end, it was not Xiao Fei who forcibly led her with logic, so that she gave up revenge, maybe everyone who participated in the rainforest battle at that time was dead.

With such a terrible existence, how can her skull be idle?

So at that time, the Japanese ** team either didn't find this skull, which means that this skull really can't resist natural wear, or they were completely surprised by the discovery of this skull, maybe this skull has changed and even Tlaltai Cootli himself doesn't know - in the simplest way, if it can be preserved for hundreds of years in such a harsh preservation environment in the Philippines, its texture must have changed. Although it can't be regarded as a "crystal skeleton", it must also belong to the kind of existence that ordinary people know that it is extraordinary even if they look at it.

However, God is pitiful, and it is estimated that the Japanese did not take it away in the end. For one, they didn't know the importance of the skull. Second, they were on a frenzied run, and even if they found that the skull was a little different, it would be buried along with the treasure. After such a series of coincidences, in the end, it was cheaper for the troops sent by the former Soviet Union to find gold - after the tactical special forces of the former Soviet Union came to the Philippines, they found the secret warehouse of this Japanese ** team by chance, and they took the gold, if the eyebrow skull was stored in this treasure room at that time, it must have been taken away by them.

Of course, all this is just Li Huan's personal speculation. He didn't have any evidence. But so many clues come together to finally point to this inference and prove that this inference is correct. At least under the current circumstances, Li Huan can only think of such an inference. So Li Huan took the wine jug in his hand and weighed it for a while, then raised his head and asked, "How much is this?"

I have to say that this boss is good at looking at people, he sees that Li Huan has an extraordinary temperament, and he seems to be very interested in this wine jug, the boss narrowed his eyes and said enthusiastically: "Don't worry about my friend, I am the most practical in business." Well, since you like this flask so much, I will transfer it to you for five thousand dollars, and I will make you a friend. ”

When Li Huan heard the price, he looked at the boss's extremely sincere face, and really wanted to spit on his face directly.

Lao Tzu is rich, but he can't be the wronged boss! And today I just came out to kill time, I have a lot of time!

In fact, Li Huan doesn't know much about this kind of military supplies, but even if it is a precious metal in some years, it is at most a mass product. Of course, the age value should be taken into account, but whether the antique is worth anything depends on who has used it. There is no cultural heritage, and it is not worn by some famous military officer, if you want to say that there is a gem on it, even the gold is a thin gold piece, where can it be worth so much money?

This guy actually asks for 5,000 US dollars for a mouth, doesn't he think he is a Kaizi?

However, this place is a bazaar, and it is one of the few places where you can pay back the money at a sky-high price, and in line with the principle of cutting to death, Li Huangou gave a counteroffer of one hundred dollars. Hearing this outrageous counteroffer, Maxim was stunned, the difference between this five thousand and one hundred is a bit too big? At first, Maxim thought that Li Huan was the kind of person who didn't care about money, because he could give hundreds of dollars for a broth, so he brought him to this place, who knew that Li Huan didn't follow the routine at all.

Of course, Maxim was influenced by Li Huan's arrogance, so he brought Li Huan to this gold shop. Touching his conscience, he said that the craftsmanship of this gold shop is indeed good, but after all, it is a gold business, and the bigger the business in this world, the more dishonest people are, which is almost a certainty. Maxim was in a hurry, he didn't know how to face Li Huan's price, just now when his agent entered the door, he also told the store owner that Li Huan's distinguished identity, although he didn't know what Li Huan's identity was, but with a large stack of dollars to give at will, his identity was definitely not low.

He grew up on this island since he was a child, and he also knew the owner of the shop, so he was relieved to boldly bring Li Huan here. Maxim felt a little embarrassed, he subconsciously looked at the shopkeeper, but he didn't expect the shopkeeper to be angry, but his head was like a rattle: "Four thousand five hundred dollars." ”

Li Huan smiled, this guy dropped 500 in one bite, which shows that he lied about the price too high before, and when he saw that he really wanted to buy, he began to take the initiative to reduce the price, so that the price could get closer to the psychological expectations on both sides as soon as possible.

So Li Huan directly gave a counteroffer of two hundred, and the two sides bargained fiercely.

In the end, under the expression of the store owner who was about to cry, the transaction was sold at a price of 500 US dollars, and the final price was one-tenth of the owner's price. Just when Maxim saw that the two of them had killed the price to one-tenth, thinking that the shopkeeper must be unhappy, he saw that he was getting the five hundred dollars in cash given by Li Huan, and the constipation-like expression on his face before had long disappeared, but he was smiling like a wrinkled chrysanthemum......

It's really amazing, this is probably a businessman, right?

After completing the transaction, the shopkeeper was very happy, and Li Huan was also very happy, and did not show it, put away the wine bottle and turned around. Li Huan didn't speak in front, after he bought this wine jug, he no longer had any interest in other goods. He walked quickly out of the alley with Maxim and walked until he stopped at the café he had just had.

Maxim stopped talking.