Chapter 416: The Immortal (Part II)
The person who came to find Chu Tianjiang, in addition to the lobby manager of the hotel, there was also a middle-aged man, who looked like a businessman, but not a businessman like Stewart.
"Excuse me, I'm sorry, I'll go to the bathroom." After receiving the message from Chu Tianjiang with consciousness, Kelly, who was dressed as Chu Tianjiang, stood up and apologized to the two guests decently, and then instructed Nichol and Rachel to accompany the guests, and then went to the bathroom in the master bedroom.
Chu Tianjiang followed Kelly into the bedroom.
"Who's that guy?" Chu Tianjiang took Kelly into the bathroom.
"The manager of an auction house, called Warren." Kylie reverts back to her original appearance and begins to undress.
"Auction house?"
Kelly nodded and said, "He just arrived, and it seems that he took a fancy to the jewelry on a few of us, and asked if we were interested in going to the auction house." ”
"You promised?"
"No, I haven't had time to say yes, and I don't know if you're interested."
"What about you?"
"Me? Of course they were interested, and so were Nicol and Rachel. Maya and the others had been hiding behind the bedroom door and eavesdropping, probably interested as well. ”
Chu Tianjiang smiled and kissed Kelly on the face. "Okay, you just stay here and don't go out for a while."
Kelly nodded, indicating that she understood what Chu Tianjiang meant.
After getting dressed, Chu Tianjiang pressed the flush switch of the toilet. Wait until the sound of the water subsides, then walk out of the bathroom and go to the living room outside.
The fellow, Warren, kept staring at Nichole and Rachel, but not on their faces and chests, but on their hands. Normally, Nicol only reveals the diamond ring on his right hand, and the rest of the jewelry is hidden by the energy body.
Nicole's ring featured an oval red diamond almost as long as the third phalanx of her right middle finger. Rachel's ring featured a diamond-shaped blue diamond, four centimeters long and one and a half centimeters wide, with a central bulge and a very smooth finish on all four sides. Both of these diamonds are about 100 carats, and although they have been polished and not kept as they are, they are still worth a fortune.
Clearly, Warren must have been a veteran jewelry connoisseur and could tell at a glance that it was not a gemstone, but a diamond with a gemstone's luster. Red and blue diamonds are inherently rare, and they are rare to achieve the luster of a gemstone, and they are even more priceless when they are so large.
"Mr. Chu!" Warren's gaze turned to Chu Tianjiang.
"I heard...... As you began to say, your bank often holds auctions. Chu Tianjiang walked over and sat between Nichol and Rachel. It's a pity that I'm not short of money now, but I want to spend a sum of money, so I'm not interested in selling jewelry, only buying jewelry. ”
"The purpose of my visit is to invite Mr. Chu and all the young ladies to participate in tonight's jewelry auction conference."
"Really?"
Warren took out an invitation letter and handed it to Chu Tianjiang. "Tonight, we're going to auction off several treasures, and we're going to have Denver's celebrities coming and two rabbis coming to cheer. Mr. Chu is from out of town, and he may not know it, but we are the largest auction house in Denver, and we are famous for auctioning rare treasures. Judging from the outfits of these two young ladies, Mr. Chu must be very interested in treasures. ”
Chu Tianjiang looked through the invitation letter, which contained the address where the auction would be held, as well as a brief introduction to the main auction items.
Most of the lots are diamonds, or related to diamonds, and they are mainly colored diamonds of great value, or colorless diamonds over 50 carats, and diamond jewelry. Some have a very long history, such as a ring set with a red diamond worn by a former king of Iran, a blue diamond in the crown of a former king of India, and a diamond necklace once worn by Queen Victoria of England. It's just that these jewels, apart from their unique historical value, are worthless compared to those on Nicol's body.
"Mr. Chu?"
"You're right, I do have an interest in jewelry." was pinched by Rachel before Chu Tianjiang came back to his senses. "It's an honor to be invited, and I'll be there on time tonight."
"In this case, I won't bother, please Mr. Chu, and a few young ladies will be here on time tonight."
Chu Tianjiang got up with a smile and sent Warren and the hotel lobby manager out the door. The lobby experience has been arranged in each elevator according to the instructions, and two security guards have been arranged at the elevator entrance and the corridor entrance, prohibiting other people in the hotel from entering the top floor that was bought out by Chu Tianjiang.
"Husband, are you taking us to the auction?"
"Of course, I'll take you to open your eyes."
"Why don't you put our jewelry up for auction?" Rachel was whimsical and said, "Anyway, we can get as many of this thing as we want, take a few of them and auction them, and let those guys who look down on people see the world, and let them know what a real rare treasure is." ”
"That's not going to work."
"For what?"
"I'm not reluctant to do it, because these things are not worth anything to us, but we must not do it." Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Even if you want to take a few pieces to auction, you can't take the ones on you, because you have already used them." What's more, by now, I'm afraid everyone thinks that you are nothing more than rubies and sapphires. ”
"I'm going to show them that these aren't rubies and sapphires."
"Is that the right thing to do?" Chu Tianjiang glanced at Rachel and said, "I asked Stewart, a ring like your hand can't be valued at all, because no one has ever seen such a big and gorgeous colored diamond before." Also, the red diamond that Stewart sold in Las Vegas, which was only 10 carats, sold for 10 million ounces of gold, and later doubled the auction price. If you put your jewelry up for auction, first of all, no one can afford it, and secondly, everyone will know that we are rich. ”
"Isn't that good?"
"If you don't have enough strength, the richer you are, the more dangerous it is, understand?"
"This ......"
"Also, that guy is a person from Monicabi, and there is a good chance that Monicaabi is an energy person, and an energy person that I can't sense."
"What?" Nichol's eyes widened, looking surprised.
"Plus, she's an all-around X-warrior."
At this moment, even Rachel's eyes widened.
"I can't sense her, there are only two possibilities." Chu Tianjiang paused slightly and said, "First, she has mastered a method that can shield the energy body and prevent others from sensing it. The second is that the energy density on her body is comparable to mine, so I can't sense her. ”
"This ......"
"At the time, time was too short for me to look closely. But to be sure, the energy source is not with her, so even in the latter case, she is no match for me. Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Let's go clean up, anyway, there is nothing to do during the day, let's go shopping." ”
"What did she send that guy for?" Rachel asked.
"What do you say?" Chu Tianjiang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Is that guy looking for something?" I find it hard to believe that he is looking for your jewelry. ”
"What?" Rachel's eyes widened, too, looking incredulous.
"Why, you can't believe it?"
"Since she is an energy person, she should be like us, she can make her own diamonds, and she can make as many diamonds as she wants, is it necessary to stare at the diamonds on others?"
"Here's the problem." Chu Tianjiang twisted Rachel's nose. "Obviously, diamonds are a very important thing, so we can't even get rich at auction. If I'm not mistaken, Monica will be at tonight's auction too, and she sent that Warren to invite us. ”
"Stealing is like buying diamonds from us?"
"Of course not, that guy isn't here to steal, just to confirm the nature of those jewels on you, that is, to find out what we do. Don't forget, Warren came shortly after the guy left, so it was impossible for Monica to send Warren before meeting the guy, but made arrangements in advance. Chu Tianjiang let out a long sigh and said, "No matter what, I'll understand tonight." ”
"Okay, let's go change our clothes."
"By the way, what would we say if Monica asked where these diamonds came from?"
"Husband, this is the time to test you, so don't bother us." After saying this, Rachel also threw a flying kiss to Chu Tianjiang.
Chu Tianjiang rolled his eyes, this was indeed a test of his IQ.
The conditions under which diamonds are formed are very complex, especially for fancy coloured diamonds. Most of the diamonds on Earth were formed billions of years ago, at least tens of millions of years, in the high-temperature and high-pressure environment of the earth's mantle, and then squeezed to the surface through geological activity. For example, diamonds from Kimberley, South Africa, are all formed by geological activity. However, there are also some high-quality diamonds, formed by large meteorites or asteroid impacts, that is, the high temperature and high pressure generated during the impact change the crystal structure of carbon near the impact site, and a few become diamonds. For example, diamonds from Siberia, Russia, are almost entirely from craters, i.e., all formed by the impact of small celestial bodies.
After thinking about it carefully, Chu Tianjiang had an idea.
In a short time, Nicol and the others changed their clothes. Like last night, they were all dressed in short clothes. It's just that when they go out, they all put on fur coats.
Denver is not only the largest free trade city in the western region, but also the commercial and financial center of the western region.
In the central business district, the most common are all kinds of "banks", to be precise, currency exchange points, that is, precious metals such as silver, gold, and platinum with the nature of hard currency, as well as rare items such as natural diamonds and gemstones, are exchanged with each other to make them circulate in the market.
In addition to "banks", the most common are shops selling all kinds of high-end consumer goods and luxury goods.