2020 Xia Guo.
At a trial table.
An old man looked at countless cameras, countless faces below, his eyes bright, but his mouth curved slightly.
His imposing manner was sharp and full of righteousness, showing no sign that he was the leader of the world's largest tomb raiding gang, the Old Nine Gates.
After decades, Zhang Tian found himself on the judgment table today, and it all felt dreamlike.
Beside him sat three other people.
An old man with a white beard, wearing a black hat, exuded an air of mystery, and one always felt a chill around him.
To his right sat a fat man, and beside him sat an elderly man sitting perfectly straight.
This trial was broadcast live nationwide.
Even the spectators in the courtroom numbered three thousand.
This courtroom adhered to the principles of fairness, justice, and openness.
"Heh, those tomb raiders from the Nine Gates caused countless millennia-old national treasures of our Xia Guo to be lost overseas. If not for the expert team's strenuous efforts to retrieve them, our Xia Guo would have no national treasures."
"These tomb raiders deserve to die, hurry up and sentence them, give them the death penalty!"
"I never expected bad people to live so long. These people must be almost a hundred years old? If it weren't for the wrinkles and white hair on their faces, I would have thought they were only fifty."
"Heaven and earth, Yin and Yang, it is said that these people all practice martial arts."
"What era is this? Still believing in this kind of thing?"
Below, discussions buzzed.
And the voices continued incessantly.
The trial was broadcast worldwide, and the legend of the Old Nine Gates spread widely across the globe, with no one willing to miss it.
On the solemn stage, a white-haired judge looked at the four people before him with a serious expression.
"Zhang Tian, Zhang Qiling, Wang Kaixuan, Hu Bayi, do you know your crimes?"
"Hundreds of tomb raids, thousands of national treasures lost, plundering ancient tombs like Jingjue Ancient City, Western Zhou Ghost Tomb, Prince Xian's Tomb, Seven Star Lu King's Palace, Cloud Top Heavenly Palace, and so on."
"The number of tomb raids is too many to count, truly an offense against gods and men!"
His voice was majestic and resounding.
At the trial table, Lin Tian's mouth twitched.
He showed no sign of nervousness.
"Boss, look at you, you insisted on coming to this wretched place. Now look, you're being judged by the entire nation."
"Boss, you really do like to do things like taking off your pants to fart."
Although Wang Pangzi was old, his words were still humorous.
Zhang Tian's forehead was full of dark lines. If he hadn't been in public, Zhang Tian would have definitely laid hands on him.
"Come, Qiling, tell us why you came here."
Zhang Qiling had white whiskers, but his eyes and skin still looked like they did in his youth.
Despite his age, he couldn't change his taciturn nature.
As long as Zhang Tian didn't call him, this guy would never speak first.
"Boss might want us to step into the light, no longer bearing the infamy of generations."
Zhang Qiling uttered a few words.
Zhang Tian nodded with satisfaction.
For so many years, they hadn't even dared to reveal their true identities, even though they had helped Xia Guo in so many matters.
They had retrieved so many cultural relics, yet they had always remained in the shadows. Zhang Tian was tired of this life.
So, he came. He wanted to expose himself.
He wanted them to stand in the sun again.
Zhang Tian, a reborn individual decades ago, was reborn into an antique shop. The moment he was born, his net worth already reached hundreds of millions.
Enviable. By chance, he met Pangzi, and later, after obtaining a jade pendant from Pangzi.
Zhang Tian began his treasure-filled life.
And before this, Zhang Tian also possessed his own talent.
His talent was very powerful: he could see the age, function, and usage of treasures!
In layman's terms, Lin Tian could see the attributes of antiques, mystical items, and even bosses.
This talent had led Zhang Tian all the way to victory, eventually going undercover and becoming the leader of the Old Nine Gates, controlling the entire tomb raiding world.
From the beginning, Zhang Tian discovered that this world was very strange. It was a derivative world of two novels from a world of transmigration.
Zhang Tian estimated that this world combined the worlds of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" and "Nodame Cantabile".
That's why so many characters appeared, and the great tombs and world maps in this world were several times larger than in his previous life.
"Is it too late for us to clarify now?"
Hu Bayi frowned slightly. They had already hollowed out Xia Guo, who would believe them?
Moreover, decades ago, the only group of professors and experts who had dealings with them were dead. Even if Zhang Tian had a hundred mouths,
He probably couldn't explain it clearly.
"Haha, have you forgotten? Recently, a scientist invented something called a brain-computer interface that can extract memories and produce playback effects."
"However, this technology is not perfect, but we can use our true qi to make the memories more complete and compensate for any memory gaps."
Zhang Tian smiled and spoke softly.
Indeed, the longer he stayed in this world, the more secrets Zhang Tian discovered.
Not only were there ghosts and zombies, but one could also cultivate and practice martial arts, and so on.
This was also the reason why they, who had lived for nearly a hundred years, were unharmed.
With their cultivation levels, they could live for another three to five hundred years without any problems.
"Ah? Boss, it's still you. It's like a little cow getting electroshock therapy, so comfortable it's heavenly!"
"If this is announced, Fatty's heroic deeds will spread throughout the world! Then, young ladies will be within reach, right?"
Wang Pangzi said, his fleshy face already creased into a smile like a chrysanthemum.
Seeing that Lin Tian and the others not only showed no remorse but also smiled,
Not only the judge but also the audience were enraged.
"What kind of people are these? Tomb raiders, and they have the audacity to be arrogant?"
"This is contempt, contempt for the court. I suggest they be cut in half immediately!"
"This is simply outrageous. This is a court, not a playground. As expected, bad people never change."
"They stole so much, even destroying an entire ancient city. These people are not worthy of sympathy."
In an instant, the audience below erupted.
Seeing them laughing and chatting, even the judge couldn't contain himself.
If he hadn't needed to follow the rules,
He would have already issued a sentence to these four.
The judge took a deep breath.
"Just yesterday, the legendary Nine Gates also dissolved!"
"And today, the main figures of these four factions have finally been apprehended, and today, they will be judged."
"However, before the trial, we have invited our scientist, Expert Chen Xi."
As the judge spoke, a woman in a white coat, with short hair and no expression on her face,
A cold woman slowly walked over.
There was no expression on the woman's face, but when her eyes fell on the four people, a flicker of killing intent flashed within them.
And a trace of anger.
These were all captured by Zhang Tian and the other three.
"Boss, look at this little vixen. When we caught the yellow weasel and entered its tomb, we never saw the yellow weasel show us so much killing intent."
Pangzi said with a grin. Zhang Tian gave him a blank look.
"We're being judged, be serious."
Saying that, Zhang Tian looked at the woman before him.
She looked very familiar, he seemed to know her.
"Hello everyone, my name is Chen Xi. Expert Chen Daoyuan is my grandfather, and I am also the developer of the Memory Machine."
After Chen Xi finished speaking, a burst of applause erupted from below.
"Goddess Chen, she is my idol."
"Really, she is an expert at twenty-four years old, known as Xia Guo's number one expert, and also recognized as the most beautiful woman in Xia Guo. How can there be such a perfect person in the world?"
"Chen Daoyuan, that was Xia Guo's only old expert who was not afraid of death and dared to fight against tomb raiders. He is worthy of respect."
"It is said that the memory machine she developed can be used today. This is a great invention, a truly epoch-making one."
"Hurry, expose them, expose all their crimes!"
A commotion arose below.
"My grandfather and my father were all killed by them. This incident caused me to lose my father and grandfather from a young age."
"I swear, I will avenge them, I will expose your crimes. I developed the memory recorder, and I want the whole world to see the shameless faces of tomb raiders!"
As Chen Xi spoke, she waved her hand, and a machine was brought out.
"Memory Recorder!"