Chapter 39: The Golden Age of the Ming Dinasty

The professor and Nino prepared their bags for the desert island stay, the solar panels could be rolled up like a scroll, but they hadn't read all of Princess Dan's books yet so they went back to the mansion to see what other records there were.Searching among the books, they came across a drawn family tree of the Ming dynasty. "This is the daughter of Princess Dan and the general who married Emperor Yongle, Princess Dan says in the book that Emperor Yongle's reign was the golden age of the Ming Dynasty because he led a diplomatic policy of peace and non-aggression with other surrounding empires. During his time, the Forbidden City was built, the dynasty had a navy and a royal fleet that traveled beyond the Ming dynasty, the emperor supported science and culture, especially the continuation of the construction of the Great Wall, which was built the longest during the Ming dynasty. The emperor hired the best architects of that era so that the wall would be built to the highest quality."Emperor Nino was delighted, it's a shame that so many of Nino's cities have become ruins for vultures and crows.The professor looked at Nino and asked him:"I know that I shouldn't say this, but you know there are many hunters for your treasure, but no one managed to find anything, except the family of Princess Dan when the general accidentally wandered into the abandoned city."Nino smiled," the legends are true about my treasure, there was only one treasure and I'm glad that the thieves couldn't find a hidden shelter because they would have spent all that treasure on wine and gambling.As today, these were state reserves for disasters such as floods, storms and great famine.I saw in books that many emperors after me built underground tunnels and cities as shelters.If that's why we go to the Dragon's Hole, there must be another underground city hidden from the public."At that moment, the sound of a plane landing on the parking lot next to the villa was heard.Here our Dandan has arrived with the star Danica, let's go Nino take your bag, and I will help Dandan load the remaining luggage on the plane.Dandan thus transported Professor and Emperor Nino near the Dragon's Hole where the drones had already assembled a shelter. The shelter was made of transparent and strong acrylic panels, so it did not look like a shelter at all, but a modern vacation home, with bathrooms and large rooms.Dandan said goodbye to them and wished them a successful expedition."Professor, if you have any problems, you can contact me at any time.""Thanks, I hope we can find out where the remaining Ming Dynasty giants are, these robots and drones of yours will be of great help here, don't worry."After seeing off Dandan, Professor and Emperor Nino placed their belongings in the shelter."I have never lived on a desert island," said the professor."I grew up in urban places, now we are like Robinson Crusoe or Gulliver."Nino didn't know who they were, then the professor explained to him that Gulliver was like a giant on the island of little people, and that made Nino laugh."That Gulliver is just like me, " he said to the professor.The night on the deserted island passed peacefully, but unusually calm that Nino instinctively felt that they were not alone on the island and as if someone was watching them, and that was easy because of the light in the transparent walls of the shelter."Actually the thick stone walls were a big deal, protection from noise and unwanted glances of enemies."