Superbase Evolution

Chapter 783: Everything is subject to the leader's decision

Chi Jiu brought a few appraisers to study the celestial statues, but unfortunately, the only information they knew about the celestial statues were old records and video materials.

No one knows what happened to the statue of the celestial being or what changes took place after it disappeared.

After several hours of appraisal, no flaws were found, but the appraiser was not sure whether the statue of the celestial being was genuine.

"Master Qingyan, what is the conclusion?" The time given by the Diman tribe for identification was running out, and the appraisers still could not come up with a result. Chi Jiu had to ask one of the old men.

The old man known as the Blue Eyes Master said to Chi Jiu respectfully, "Master Jiu, I have used pupil techniques to check the structure, texture, and age of the statue, and they are consistent with the real celestial statue."

Another appraiser also said: "I checked the outline and charm of the statue and found no problems."

"Referring to the literature, some traces on the statue also match it."

"..."

Several appraisers talked about it one after another, and it seemed that they could confirm that this statue was a genuine statue of a celestial being.

"So, this statue of the celestial being is real?" Chi Jiu asked.

“That’s not the case. After all, none of us have seen the real statue of the celestial being. We can only be sure that this statue is very similar to the celestial being statue in all indicators, but…” Master Qingyan hesitated.

"But what?" Chi Jiu frowned.

“However, there seems to be an extra damage on the left eyebrow of this statue. We have not found this damage in any literature, and this damage has not been found in the existing images of celestial statues.” said Master Qingyan.

"The statue of the celestial being has been lost for such a long time, so it's not surprising that it has been damaged." Chi Jiu said after thinking for a while.

"The key is that the damage was done a long time ago. It is not a recent injury. We cannot determine the specific year of the injury. We cannot determine whether the scar was caused before or after. There are several similar scars in smaller places on the statue, but we cannot determine them either." Master Qingyan whispered to Chi Jiu.

Chi Jiu understood what Master Qingyan meant, which was that there were still some doubts about the authenticity of the stone statue.

For something so important, if there is any doubt, no one would dare to conclude that it is authentic, and no one can afford the cost of a wrong identification.

After all, in order to take back the statue of the celestial being, the celestial being clan needs to pay a huge price. If they take back a fake statue of the celestial being, not only will they suffer heavy losses, but the entire celestial being clan will become a laughing stock.

Chi Jiu asked Master Qingyan some more questions, and after thinking for a moment, he walked towards Lin Shen.

"Captain Lin, the identification results are out, and I need you to confirm it again." Chi Jiu said.

"I don't know how to identify it, so you decide." Lin Shen said.

"You are the person in charge, and the decision can only be made by you. After all, this is related to our subsequent negotiations with the Diman tribe. If it is confirmed to be true, the negotiations will be conducted with the goal of bringing back the statue of the celestial being. This is a serious matter and can only be confirmed by you personally." Chi Jiu said.

"What are the results of the appraisal?" Lin Shen knew that he was the one pushed out by Tianrenyuan to take the scapegoat.

At this time, they let Lin Shen make the decision, and their intention was already very clear. If someone was invited back on leave, Lin Shen, the person in charge, would bear the main responsibility.

Chi Jiu asked Master Qingyan and the others to show the appraisal results to Lin Shen. Lin Shen took it and read it carefully.

The appraisal results of almost all the items above are consistent with the real celestial statue, except for the last item which says that there are several damages that have not been found in the resources and documents, and are marked as suspected to be caused by disappearance.

"Since there are doubts, it proves that there is something wrong with the statue. I think we have to let this matter go." Lin Shen said without hesitation.

He was not so determined just because Coco said the statue was fake. If he could not bring the statue back, he would not have made a big mistake. If he brought a fake statue back, that would be a big mistake. Even if Coco had not been involved, Lin Shen was not willing to take the risk of such a minor doubt. Even if he had to bear a minor punishment, it would be better than making a big mistake.

If you do nothing, you will not make any mistakes; if you do more, you will make more mistakes. Lin Shen has put the wisdom of his ancestors into practice.

"Captain Lin, you'd better think about it carefully. This is the last chance to bring back the statue of Heaven and Man. The Diman tribe has already decided to sell the statue of Heaven and Man. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to bring back the statue of Heaven and Man again in the future." Chi Jiu said.

"The Diman tribe wanted to sell the statue of the celestial being. How come I didn't know about this?" Lin Shen frowned slightly.

"Whether you know it or not, this is how things are. Captain, you should make a decision." Chi Jiu said expressionlessly.

Lin Shen thought to himself: "These bastards in Tianrenyuan are determined to make me take the blame. They didn't even tell me such an important thing in advance."

"Who are they going to sell it to? Apart from my Celestial Clan, who else can pay such a high price to purchase this Celestial Statue?" Lin Shen asked thoughtfully.

"Tian Jiuyou." Chi Jiu said a name.

Lin Shen was stunned when he heard this. He actually knew Tian Jiuyou. In fact, it was difficult to not know this person if you were in the Tianren clan.

Tian Jiuyou once competed with Emperor Tianshu for the throne. After his failure, he betrayed the Tianren clan and fled. He has always been an important figure on the Tianren clan's wanted list.

Tian Jiuyou also set up a Jiuyou Group outside, and has always regarded itself as the orthodox Tianren clan.

If Tian Jiuyou bought the statue of the celestial being, and this statue of the celestial being was authentic, it would be a slap in the face of Emperor Tianshu.

No wonder the Celestials are in such a difficult situation, and no wonder the Emperor of Heavenly Arts asked Lin Shen to come here.

Originally, it was not entirely due to the pressure from the Tianren Academy. A big part of the reason was that Emperor Tianshu still hoped that Lin Shen could help him bring back the real Tianren statue.

Otherwise, if the statue of the celestial being fell into Tian Jiuyou's hands, it would be a disgrace to Emperor Tianshu.

"The time for appraisal is approaching. Please give us a reply on what went wrong so that we can decide whether to keep or remove the statue of the celestial being." An official of the Diman tribe had an expression of watching a good show.

Chi Jiu and several appraisers looked at Lin Shen. Lin Shen cursed in his heart: "You usually treat me like air, but now you need someone to take the blame, and you are roasting me on the fire one by one, you shameless people."

Even though he cursed in his heart, Lin Shen had no choice but to take on this task.

"Can you give us some time to discuss it?" Lin Shen asked the diplomatic official.

"The statues of the gods will be sold publicly before noon tomorrow. I hope you can give us an answer now. We still need to do a lot of preparations." said the grandfather official.

"Then let us discuss it further."

"Please."

Lin Shen walked back to Chi Jiu and the others, looked at Chi Jiu and asked, "What do you think, Deputy Captain Nine? Should we welcome back this celestial statue?"

"The identification results are here. We will all obey the captain's decision." Chi Jiu was not willing to take the blame.

Lin Shen looked at Master Qingyan and the others. Master Qingyan quickly imitated Chi Jiu and said, "We will obey the leader's decision in everything."

"Then let's welcome back the statue." Lin Shen said lightly.

(End of this chapter)