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After the fence was renovated, Su Chen stood on the porch of the main house.

Something suddenly popped into my head.

The system had previously issued a warning.

Antique carriage parts are buried in the northern part of the ranch.

These past few days I've been busy repairing fences, digging wells, and taming wolf packs.

I almost forgot about that.

He opened the system panel and scrolled to the history.

[Ding! Signal detected from buried material in the northern area of ​​the ranch.]

[Type: Possibly an antique carriage part.]

[Depth: 1.1 meters.]

Estimated value: Moderate.

Medium value is also money.

Besides, there are antique carriage parts.

If it's in good condition, it can fetch several times the price if sold to a collector or museum.

Su Chen decided to go dig first thing tomorrow morning.

The next day, Su Chen got up as soon as it was light.

Pushing open the door to the main house, the gray wolf alpha was lying on the porch.

Hearing the noise, it raised its head and wagged its tail gently.

The other four wolves were scattered around the barn.

Some were dozing off, while others were pacing.

After a few days of adjustment, the wolf pack has fully adapted to life on the ranch.

Su Chen walked to the tool shed.

They dug out shovels, pickaxes, and flashlights and loaded them into the back of the pickup truck.

I also took a few bottles of water and some dry food.

Just as he was about to get on the bus, a question came to mind.

He hired Mexican workers to operate the excavator.

But he has to pinpoint the exact location himself.

The system's detection could only display coordinates in his mind.

The workers couldn't see it.

The location needs to be marked first before the workers dig.

He took out his phone and dialed the number.

"Juan, are you busy today?"

"Come to the north area of ​​the ranch and help me dig something up."

"Same as always, two hundred a day."

"No problem, Mr. Su, I'll be right there."

Su Chen hung up the phone and then summoned the gray wolf and two hunting dogs.

The hunting dog was just bought from town a couple of days ago.

One German Shepherd, one Rottweiler.

It cost eight hundred dollars, and I felt bad about it.

But these two are indeed very good at sensing and tracking.

The gray wolf led the way, with two hunting dogs following behind.

Su Chen drove his pickup truck slowly behind, heading towards the northern part of the ranch.

The northern part of the pasture is even more desolate than the southern slope.

The grasslands have degraded severely, with large areas of sandy soil exposed, where dust is stirred up by the wind.

The fence had long since collapsed, leaving only a few crooked wooden stakes stuck in the ground.

The wire lay scattered in the grass, covered in rust.

Su Chen parked the pickup truck in a relatively flat open space.

After getting off the vehicle, the Earth Treasure Hunt feature was activated.

A virtual map immediately appeared in my mind.

There is a yellow dot marked on it, about fifty meters ahead.

At a depth of 1.1 meters, the signal strength is moderate.

He walked toward the light, with the gray wolf and hounds following behind.

Walk directly above the light spot.

Su Chen stopped and drew a circle on the ground with his foot.

"Right here."

Not long after, Juan arrived with his excavator, which rumbled in.

A pickup truck followed behind, driven by his brother Louis.

The two got out of the car. Juan looked at the circle Su Chen had drawn and stomped his foot on the ground.

"Mr. Su, the soil here is loose and easy to dig, but it's prone to landslides."

Su Chen nodded.

"Dig carefully, it's okay to go slowly, just don't break anything."

Juan climbed onto the excavator, the bucket slowly lowered, and he began digging.

Louis stood nearby with a shovel, ready to clear the mud at any moment.

Su Chen stood at the edge of the pit, staring at the bucket, afraid that he might crush the things underground.

After digging about half a meter deep, the bucket brought up some wood fragments mixed in with the soil.

Su Chen's eyes lit up. He told Hu An to stop, jumped into the pit, picked up a fragment, and examined it.

The wood has turned black and there are obvious signs of corrosion on the surface.

However, it is still clear that the board material has been artificially processed.

"Keep digging, but slowly."

Juan slowed down the bucket speed and dug down little by little.

When the bucket reached a depth of nearly one meter, it suddenly hit something hard and made a muffled sound.

Juan quickly stopped, and Su Chen jumped into the pit and used his hands to dig away the soil.

A bent piece of cast iron was exposed, its surface rusted, but its shape was very regular.

Su Chen followed the iron piece to the side and gradually saw that it was the rim of a wheel.

Su Chen said in a low voice, feeling a surge of excitement.

"It's a horse-drawn carriage."

Juan and Luis also came over to look, and the two exchanged a glance, both showing expressions of surprise.

"Mr. Su, is there a carriage buried underneath?"

"It should be."

Su Chen stood up and told Juan to continue digging, but at a slower pace.

The excavator was replaced with a small bucket, and the soil layers were peeled away bit by bit.

Louis helped by holding a shovel, clearing away the loosened soil from the bucket.

As the soil layers were gradually peeled away, the complete wreckage of a horse-drawn carriage slowly came into view.

This is a 19th-century American four-wheeled carriage, approximately three meters long and two meters wide.

The wooden carriage was severely rotten, with the paint almost completely peeled off, revealing the grayish-white decayed wood.

However, the overall structure is still intact, all four wheels are still there, and the axle is not broken.

Su Chen jumped into the pit and examined it carefully.

There are several deep scratches on the side of the car.

There are also several circular dents at the back of the carriage.

Bullet hole.

"Has this carriage been involved in a gunfight?"

19th-century Montana was the era of westward expansion.

Conflicts frequently occurred between Native Americans and white colonists.

This carriage was damaged like this.

They either encountered attacks from Native Americans or bandits.

He went around to the front of the carriage and found a raised area on the side panel.

I tapped it with my hand, and it sounded hollow.

"There is a hidden layer."

Su Chen took the shovel from Louis and carefully pried open the wooden plank.

After the wooden board was pried open, a space about 20 centimeters square was revealed inside.

There was an iron box inside.

The tin box was about the size of a palm, and its surface was covered with a thin layer of rust.

However, you can still see that it is engraved with intricate patterns.

The pattern is not European in style; the lines are bold.

The pattern is abstract, resembling some kind of totem.

Su Chen took out the iron box and examined it from all angles.

There was no keyhole or handle on it; it was completely sealed.

He tried to pry it open with his hands, but it wouldn't budge.

"How do I open this thing?"

Emma's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Su Chen, what are you digging for here?"

Su Chen turned his head.

Emma was standing at the edge of the pit, holding a notebook in her hand, looking on with curiosity.

"Why are you here?"

"I heard you were coming to the North District to dig for something, so I followed you."

Emma squatted by the pit, staring at the metal box in his hand.

"What is this?"

Su Chen handed her the tin box.

"It was just dug out; it must have been an artifact from Native Americans."

"Look at this pattern, doesn't it resemble some kind of totem?"

Emma took it and examined it carefully, her expression changing slightly.

She looked up at Su Chen.

"This is the totem of the Blackfoot Indian tribe, called the 'Guardian Totem'."

"These totems are usually used on sacrificial containers, which contain important items of the tribe."

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

"Can you open it?"