Additionally, Charlie Wade is eager to find a way to expel the gue god residing within him, which has been voraciously siphoning off his spiritual energy.
To facilitate this, Charlie Wade arranged for a flight and swiftly departed the vi situated on the mountainside with Lin Wan’er (ni).
Fortunately, a spare vehicle was avable, so Charlie Wade opted not to have Don Albert drive him to the airport. Instead, he took the wheel himself, driving to the airport alongside Lin Wan’er (ni). They took off into the night, heading directly to Eastcliff. After a flightsting roughly an hour and a half, theynded at Eastcliff Airport.
The weather in Eastcliff was particrly frigid that day, with snowfall beginning in the evening and umting heavily by now, creating nearly ten centimeters of snow on either side of the runway.
Despite the heavy snowfall, Sun Zhidong (Meir) was already present, awaiting their arrival. As soon as they disembarked from the ne, he approached them and stated, “Miss, Mr. Wade, I’ve already coordinated with the cultural relics department, and we can proceed there now.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">
Charlie Wade responded with gratitude, saying, “Thank you for your assistance, Grandpa Sun!”
Sun Zhidong (Meir) replied, “Mr. Wade, you are too kind. This is simply part of my duties.”
Sun Zhidong (Meir) held a deep appreciation for Charlie Wade. Even if Charlie had not asked Lin Wan’er (ni) to speak on his behalf and had approached him directly for help, he would have dly obliged.
Subsequently, a convoy of three vehicles sped toward the outskirts of Eastcliff.
However, Charlie Wade was taken aback to learn that the Four-sided Treasure Pagoda was not housed within the cultural relics department as he had expected, but rather in the garrison station located in the suburbs of Beijing.
The primary reason for its cement in the garrison was its immense value; it is considered to be on par with the Qin Shihuang’s imperial seal. In various fields, including history and academia, it is regarded as one of the most significant cultural relics of the Chinese nation.
Furthermore, there was another highly confidential reason for this decision: relevant departments aimed to investigate whether the Four-sided Treasure Pagoda could bless the country’s destiny, based on the belief that its presence had significance.
As Charlie Wade and Lin Wan’er (ni) navigated through the camp and arrived at the main building, Sun Zhidong (Meir) quietly informed them, “The Four-sided Treasure Pagoda is secured in an underground bunker. There is a strict order that it must not leave this bunker, so if you wish to see it, we’ll need to go down.”
Charlie Wade nodded in agreement, stating, “I will follow your arrangements.”
Since Sun Zhidong (Meir) had already informed them, and the higher authorities were aware that Charlie Wade was responsible for the Pagoda’s return, the soldiers stationed at the site did not conduct extensive checks and allowed them entry into the building.
At that moment, a military representative approached, saluting Sun Zhidong (Meir) respectfully, and stated, “Mr. Sun, the higher-ups have assigned me to apany you and your guests throughout your visit.”
Sun Zhidong (Meir) nodded and inquired, “Is anyone down below?”<fn79e7> Get full chapters from f?i?n?d?n?o?v?e?l?</fn79e7>
“Yes,” the representative replied. “There are soldiers on duty 24/7 down there. Typically, some experts in cultural relics and metaphysicse to conduct research, but they have left for now and won’t return until seven o’clock in the morning.”
As he spoke, the representative opened the sole elevator leading to the underground bunker and gestured for them to enter.
Once inside the elevator, Charlie Wade noticed that aside from the first floor, there were three additional buttons: B3, B2, and B1.
This suggested that the underground bunker consisted of three levels.
The representative pressed B3, and the elevator smoothly descended until it halted at the lowest floor.
Upon exiting the elevator, the military representative guided the trio to apletely sealed room, which featured a single safe door. The entire chamber was encased in a robust steel structure. To ensure maximum security, there were no venttion ducts inside—only two tiny air vents on the safe door, designed to allow minimal airflow, just enough for mosquitoes to enter.
Outside the door, several armed soldiers stood guard, tasked with monitoring the Four-sided Treasure Tower whenever anyone was inside. When unupied, they were responsible for ensuring that no unauthorized individuals could enter.
Moreover, these guards did not possess any keys or ess codes. Such controls were in the hands of the representative. If he needed to unlock the door and enter, the soldiers would apany him, maintaining a close watch over the Four-sided Treasure Tower.
Before the door swung open, Charlie Wade focused intently on his sea of consciousness. He had previously sensed a significant loss of spiritual energy within him, leading him to suspect that the entity responsible might be concealed in his consciousness, eluding his detection.
He believed that if there was indeed a connection between the contents of his sea of consciousness and the Four-sided Treasure Tower, the moment he returned to the tower, that entity would undoubtedly reveal its link to it.
As the verification process concluded, the heavy metal door creaked open slowly. Inside, the Four-sided Treasure Tower was quietly resting on a pedestal approximately 1.2 meters high at the center of the secure room.
As Charlie Wade approached the Four-sided Treasure Tower, he suddenly felt a subtle disturbance in the depths of his sea of consciousness, akin to arge fish swimming and stirring beneath the surface of calm waters. In that moment, Charlie Wade became certain that an unknown entity resided within his sea of consciousness, and it was indeed connected to the Four-sided Treasure Tower!