NOVPUBUntil the first year of Guangxu, they discovered that fewer than five thousand volumes remained.
Then, by June of the twentieth year of Guangxu, only eight hundred volumes were left.
Clearly, it was very likely that the custodians had stolen them.
According to rumors, these stolen books were either sold to foreigners or to some antique dealers.
Then came the invasion of the allied forces, where treasures were plundered.
It was very likely that the box Fang Hao had fished up contained items that were stolen at that time.
"This is... the Yongle Encyclopedia!"
The viewers could hardly believe it.
It was truly shocking.
"The host is really awesome, to have fished up even this."
"Compared to this, the Twelve Zodiac Copper Heads that were caught before aren’t worth mentioning!"
"Amazing!"
"The host is really awesome, after a whole day of catching nothing yesterday, today brought a big move; it seems like you were gathering strength yesterday."
The viewers had an ’epiphany.’
The internet also completely exploded, this news shocked the entire network.
Fang Hao’s discovery of the Yongle Encyclopedia became a hot topic once again.
Without a doubt, it shot to the number one spot on the trending list!
No one could unsettle its position.
A host of internet celebrities and the like had to step back.
"What the hell? Someone actually fished up the Yongle Encyclopedia!"
"This... it’s this fisherman again!"
"This fisherman is amazing."
"This is the Yongle Encyclopedia!!!"
You might not have seen a pig run, but haven’t you at least eaten pork?
Although most netizens had never seen the Yongle Encyclopedia or read it, it didn’t stop them from recognizing this ancient and unprecedented book.
The internet had exploded.
In reality, it also caused a huge sensation.
The director of the National Library, the director of the National Cultural Relics Bureau, and a group of cultural relics magnates were all alerted.
"What, the Yongle Encyclopedia was fished up in the Eastern Sea again?"
Just recently, they heard that the Twelve Zodiac Copper Heads had been caught, and now the Yongle Encyclopedia had been caught.
Sheer surprise filled every nerve.
This is the Yongle Encyclopedia.
What could possibly compare to these books?
Compared to the Yongle Encyclopedia, the previously caught ’national treasure’ Twelve Zodiac Copper Heads seemed worthless.
They immediately made a decision.
"Let’s go, head to Jinghai immediately, set out to sea immediately!"
They had to get to the scene as soon as possible.
Not a moment could be delayed.
They feared missing out and then regretting it for a lifetime.
Instantly, numerous experts and scholars from all over the country, and some big names from the world of cultural relics, once again flocked towards Jinghai.
Jinghai was disturbed once again.
And having fished up this metal box, which contained the invaluable treasure of the Yongle Encyclopedia,
Captain Yu quickly realized there must be more down below.
This couldn’t be the only box.
There might very well be a sunken ship below.
Captain Yu immediately reported the situation and requested support.
Their current manpower was insufficient.
After all, they had to send people to inspect the seabed, and later, they had to manage the satellite.
They were simply too busy.
If there really was a sunken ship below, they would need even more hands.
After reporting the situation, Captain Yu was ready to go down and investigate whether there was indeed a sunken ship or more metal boxes like this one.
This was something many people wanted to know.
The expert from the Aerospace Department was completely dumbfounded by this scene.
What a huge event.
But what he didn’t expect was that this time... they had actually fished the Yongle Encyclopedia from the sea.
There was too much stuff beneath the sea.
It seemed like anything could be fished up.
This was truly a treasure trove, containing everything.
Indeed, he was stunned.
Just a few days out at sea had completely refreshed his understanding; his mind went blank, having completely forgotten their initial mission.
The deep-sea equipment and personnel had already descended into the sea, ready to detect the situation below.
To see if there were any sunken ships or other metal boxes.
Time ticked by every second.
Not only were the people on the boat waiting for news, including the viewers in the live stream, but also the netizens online, all were waiting for this news.
Captain Yu and Fang Hao were monitoring the underwater situation on the boat with the display screen.
Although not very clear, they could at least see the underwater situation. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
With the help of deep-sea equipment, people could dive deeper into the sea.
The underwater world was complicated but also very beautiful.
Many fish swam back and forth.
Things differed a bit.
Everyone’s focus was in the sea, all hoping to find new items.
If there was more than one metal box, then they’d have struck it big.
If a sunken ship could be found, that would be even more different.
In this iron box, there were roughly twenty or so volumes.
We ourselves only had just over two hundred volumes, and now this box alone had about twenty, accounting for one-tenth of that... You tell me, how massive this discovery was.
It was undoubtedly the biggest discovery in the worlds of cultural relics and literature.
Online, a crowd was also rushing into Fang Hao’s live stream room after receiving the news.
Fang Hao’s live stream room’s popularity soared once again, instantly gaining millions of viewers.
