Chapter 144: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
If there is any place in Manhattan that has the most valuable things, apart from the underground coffers of the Federal Reserve, I am afraid that it is the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
There are more than three million items in the collection, many of which are world-class treasures and are absolutely valuable. There are many collections that are worth more than gold by unit weight, making them a great place to find loot.
Hu Ye drove all the way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but he still didn't see a single zombie. Although this seemed like a good thing, Hu Ye became more and more uneasy. In the world where the T-virus is raging, there is not a single zombie, which only means that something more terrifying exists.
So Hu Ye was even more cautious, and the weapon barely left his hand, and cautiously walked into the museum.
As with the rest of Manhattan, the museum is quiet. Only the blood stains on the ground and the toppled booths told Hu Ye that there had been bloody chaos here too.
Hu Ye was on guard while looking for valuable items, and if there was anything that was most valuable here, it was undoubtedly all kinds of antiques and works of art.
In particular, works of art are more valuable, such as paintings by Van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci, which have been auctioned for hundreds of millions of dollars. There are also several pieces of Chinese paintings and calligraphy in the museum, which are also priceless treasures.
It's a pity that these works of art are of no value to Hu Ye at all. After all, there are already the same works of art in the main world, and if Hu Ye takes one more back, he can only sell it as a high-end imitation at most, and it may bring him endless trouble.
Therefore, Hu Ye could only reluctantly abandon these works of art and instead target antiques and jewelry.
After all, antiques are not the same as works of art such as paintings, and it is unlikely that there will be only one one. Even if there were the same antiques in the Overworld, Hu Ye could claim that he had found the same item again, which was completely justifiable.
As for jewelry, it's even simpler, and after taking it back, pry off the gems set on it and sell it, and not too many people will pay attention to it.
In order to avoid trouble, Hu Ye did his homework before crossing over, searching the Internet for some antiques in the museum that were both valuable and unlikely to have only one piece as a target.
After entering the museum, Hu Ye went straight to the topic, going to the exhibition hall where these antiques were located, and searching for the targets he wanted.
At present, most parts of New York have long been without power, but fortunately, it is just noon, so Hu Ye can still use the light from outside to find the antiques he wants.
Things went well, and it didn't take long for Hu Ye to get a piece of blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty, two official kilns from the Song Dynasty, and several other fine pieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
These are all treasures of the museum, and similar porcelain has reached new highs at auction. Even if Hu Ye made a move through Boss Niu in private, he could sell it at a very high price.
In addition to these porcelains, Hu Ye also found a few European and American antiques, which should be very popular with European and American buyers after bringing them back to the main world.
It stands to reason that these antiques are very tightly protected, as long as Hu Ye removes the bulletproof glass cover, the alarm will immediately sound, and then countless guards will rush out to surround him.
However, in the T-virus-infested world, no one cares about these things anymore. Hu Ye could casually remove the antique glass cover, and he wouldn't even sound an alarm, let alone any guards. As long as he wants, he can take whatever he wants!
This also gave Hu Ye a sense of pleasure in acting recklessly, which he would never enjoy in the main world.
It's a pity that the other antiques locked by Hu Ye have been damaged for various reasons. Many of them were pushed along with the booth, reminding Hu Ye that there had been a huge chaos here, and he must not be careless.
The last antique Hu Ye wanted to pick up was a mummy mask of the pharaohs from the ancient Egyptian period. The mask is made of pure gold, and several of them are in the hands of unnamed collectors, and even if there is an extra one on the market, it will only cause a sensation at best, and will not arouse much suspicion.
The pharaoh's golden mask was in the basement exhibition hall, and Hu Ye followed the street sign on the wall and walked down a flight of stairs to the entrance of the underground exhibition hall.
There was no light in the underground exhibition hall, and Hu Ye stood at the entrance and looked inside, only to see a dark patch. Fortunately, he was prepared, took out a strong light torch to light the way ahead, and walked slowly into the exhibition hall.
Except for the place where the strong light shines, it is pitch black. In this environment, Hu Ye was more careful, almost moving forward step by step, trying not to make any sound. At the same time, he mobilizes all his senses and vigilantly pays attention to the situation around him.
Now that Hu Ye's Jiuyang True Scripture has reached the state of completion, his senses are much sharper than ordinary people. Coupled with the special ability of the T-virus bloodline to observe in detail, even if only one mosquito flew within a radius of twenty meters, he could not hide it.
Even though Hu Ye's senses were so keen, he was about to walk to the middle of the exhibition hall, but he still didn't feel anything. In the dark exhibition hall, he could only hear his own heartbeat and breathing, and nothing else.
At this time, the atmosphere was so depressed that it was terrifying, and Hu Ye subconsciously quickened his pace and walked forward. The display case where the Pharaoh's Golden Mask was stored was not far ahead, and he just wanted to get what he wanted as soon as possible and leave this disturbing place immediately.
Hu Ye soon saw the display cabinet where the golden mask was placed, and the golden mask was particularly dazzling under the strong flashlight. He walked forward quickly and smashed the butt of his gun directly into the glass cover outside.
Hu Ye used his internal force this time, and the heavy bulletproof glass cover immediately shook. Hu Ye took advantage of the situation to reach out and pick up the glass cover and it was lifted, he immediately picked up the golden mask, and before he could take a closer look, a strong feeling suddenly rose in his heart, there was danger rapidly approaching!
Hu Ye didn't think much about it, and immediately put the golden mask into the dimensional space, and at the same time used a strong flashlight to shine on the ceiling. A keen sixth sense told him that the danger was coming from that side of the ceiling.
A bright pillar of light swept across the ceiling, and Hu Ye immediately saw several zombies lying on the ceiling with their hands and feet.
These zombies are not lickers, they still retain distinctly human characteristics, and even more like humans than ordinary zombies. Their hands and feet have a special suction power, and they can move freely even when they are hung upside down on the ceiling, just like lying on flat ground.
These zombies were quietly approaching Hu Ye, and they were all stunned for a moment after suddenly being hit by the strong light, and then frantically pounced on him, moving faster than the lickers!
The distance between the two sides was already close, and these zombies pounced in front of Hu Ye in a blink of an eye, opened their big mouths to the root of their ears, and bit him hard.