Chapter 155: The Secret of the Statue
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Gao Feng turned his head to look and found that it was a middle-aged man arguing with the waiter at the counter.
The man was emaciated, wearing an old dress, his hair was disheveled, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked very depressed.
"Open your eyes and take a good look, this is an antique, an heirloom that has been kept in our family for more than 600 years, you actually bid me thirty gold coins, you are too dark-hearted. ”
The waiter was yelled at like this, and he was naturally angry in his heart, but those who were able to be waiters here were naturally trained, and they also knew how to treat guests, so they were angry in their hearts, and they still said with good words: " This gentleman, your blue and white stone goddess statue is right, but it is really not worth so much money, according to the blue and white stone statue experts, if it is a modern work, it is within ten gold coins, this blue and white stone goddess statue, the reason why I bid thirty gold coins, is because it is an ancient sculpture, can be used as a collection, otherwise, I will not pay such a high price. ”
"Impossible, impossible. The man clutched the cyan statue in his hand and cried out in disbelief: "Please, take a good look at it, our family was a marquis six hundred years ago, how could the marquis's family take a worthless thing as a family heirloom? If it weren't for my son being seriously injured and needing money to buy medicine, I would never have sold it." Please take a closer look, it must be worth a lot. ”
The waiter said confidently, "Don't worry. I can't be wrong with these eyes, it's really just an ordinary blue and white stone statue, ten gold coins on the market, how many or how many, if you don't believe it, you can ask someone else to help you see. You can also take it to other stores to see what price others are paying. ”
"What's it, I'll take a look. Someone next to him was curious, and they also came over to see the excitement.
"Isn't this a blue and white stone statue? The carvers are good, looking at the carvers and looking at the color, they look like things from the Monroe Dynasty, which should be six or seven hundred years old. However, its material is only blue and white stone, which will not be too valuable. But because it's an item of the Monroe Dynasty, you can sell it a little more, and I'll pay thirty-five gold coins, how about it, can you buy it?"
"It's really from the Monroe Dynasty? That's worth collecting, I'll give you forty gold coins, I like the Monroe Dynasty's things, let me forget it." ”
Nine hundred years ago. The Monroe dynasty established a nation on this land for three hundred years. Eventually destroyed in a foreign attack, the Pampo dynasty was established, and after another two hundred years, the Pampo dynasty split up, and the Duke of Pampo established the Emerald Kingdom here.
The merchant who had bid for thirty-five gold coins shook his head and said, "Although it is a Monroe Dynasty thing, the material can only be regarded as average. Forty gold coins is already considered a high price, so I'll give it to you. ”
He planned to sell it after taking it back, and the price was too high to make a profit, so it was not worth selling.
"This gentleman. I like this thing, I'll sell it for forty gold coins. ”
The middle-aged man hurriedly shook his head and said, "Forty gold coins? It's too low, it's too low, my son is seriously injured, and he needs two hundred gold coins for treatment, I beg you, take a closer look, this is a good thing of the Monroe Dynasty, it was handed down from my ancestors, and it was an heirloom of the Marquis's family." ”
"The heirloom of the marquis's family, don't be kidding, the marquis has such a noble status, how can he use the statue of blue and white stone as an heirloom, your ancestor, should he not be a slave of the marquis's family?"
"This statue is real, and it is also a Monroe dynasty thing, but to say that it is an heirloom of the Marquis's family is a bit too much, I will pay forty gold coins, which is already a high price, you ask others, who else is willing to pay a higher price?"
"This ...... This, however, is too low, really too low, not enough for my son's treatment at all. The middle-aged man really didn't withdraw, when the price of forty gold coins was too different from the price in his heart, his anxious tears were about to fall.
Gao Feng has seen the ins and outs of the matter clearly, and Gao Feng was shocked to realize that there are antiques in this world, and good antiques are quite valuable.
Speaking of which, although this is a magical world, magic items will be of the highest value, but the magic world also has history, there is art, and naturally there are cultural relics and antiques, especially those noble lords, who will always put some antiques at home to enhance their taste, and naturally there will be an antique market.
The business of the Wizards' Guild is very miscellaneous and extensive, so they also buy valuable antiques, which is similar to a pawn shop.
And this blue and white stone goddess statue is an antique with a history of hundreds of years.
It's just that this antique is not very valuable, and the waiter is only willing to bid thirty gold coins for purchase, even if the merchant next to him takes a fancy to this antique, he is only willing to bid forty, no matter how high it is, no one is willing to come out.
Gao Feng was also a little curious about the antiques of this world, and his spiritual power moved, prompting his mental power to surround this blue and white stone goddess statue.
With the penetration of telekinesis, this blue and white stone goddess statue can be thoroughly examined inside and out, and any abnormalities can be seen at a glance.
But under the inspection of telekinesis, this blue and white stone goddess statue has nothing abnormal, it is completely a very ordinary sculpture.
Excluding its historical value, it will not sell for more than ten gold coins.
"Could it be that this person is lying, this blue and white stone goddess statue is not handed down from the marquis's family?" Gao Feng became suspicious, his mind moved, and he unfolded his pupil technique and looked towards the statue.
Under the eyes of God, time and space reversed, and began to see the past of the statue, and the rest of the past is not worth seeing, just look at its origin to know whether it is true or false.
Under this time and space reversal, Gao Feng saw the production process of the statue, and the production process was completely normal, but what the middle-aged man said was also true, this statue was really an heirloom of the Marquis's family. Because on this statue, there is a huge secret, and there is a treasure map hidden on the statue.
The treasure map is carved on the statue in a special way, and the beautiful pattern on the statue is the map of the treasure, but people who do not understand the inside story. No matter how you look at the statue, you can't see the map.
Only those who know the secrets can see the real map by using a special method to expand the map on the statue.
No wonder this statue will become the heirloom of the Marquis's family, there is indeed a big secret hidden in it, but it is a pity that his descendants may have forgotten this secret. But he only knew how to keep the statue, and in the end he was so depressed that he could only sell the statue.
Everyone is interested in the treasure map, and Gao Feng is no exception, so Gao Feng walked over and asked lightly, "Can you show me?"
"Venerable Mage, please take a look, this is a good thing. It's a good thing for the Monroe Dynasty. When the middle-aged man saw that Gao Feng was a one-star mage, he immediately rekindled his hope. Hurriedly raised the statue in his hand with both hands and sent it to Gao Feng.
Gao Feng took the statue and looked at it.
Gao Feng turned over the statue in his hand, looked at it very carefully, and after a while, in the middle-aged man's eyes, he nodded, and said slowly: "It's the blue and white stone statue of the Monroe Dynasty." This thing is not valuable, but it is not easy to come across it, I like it, you need two hundred gold coins to treat your son, right?"
"Yes, yes. ”
Gao Feng said: "That's good. I like this thing, I'll buy it for two hundred gold coins, would you like it?"
"Yes, yes, thank you so much. After experiencing the low price of others, the middle-aged man suddenly encountered the high price of two hundred gold coins offered by the peak, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly agreed.
"You are so merciful, Master Mage. ”
"Really lucky guy, met a benevolent mage. ”
"Yes, I'm really lucky, otherwise, how could this thing of his be sold for such a high price. ”
Everyone praised Gao Feng one after another, although Gao Feng paid a higher price, but no one would say that Gao Feng was an idiot, only that he was willing to help people, and that people were very kind.
And in their mouths, the unlucky middle-aged man became a lucky one to meet a benevolent mage.
This is the role of status, if you still do this in the previous peak, you have long been talked about as an idiot who spends money indiscriminately, and in the face of a one-star mage, no one dares to say that, only a benevolent mage.
Gao Feng said: "I don't have that much cash on me, how about you believe me and go to my house with me to withdraw money?"
"Yes, yes, I believe in you, Master Mage. The middle-aged man said excitedly, with two hundred gold coins, he could treat his son, and his son would be saved.
"You take it first, and when I pay for it, you give it to me. Gao Feng put the statue in his hand into the middle-aged man's hand again.
The middle-aged man hesitated, but still firmly grasped the statue in his hand, and before he saw the money, he really didn't dare to put the statue in Gao Feng's hand.
The two of them left the Wizards' Association one after the other, and Gao Feng led him towards the nearest gold shop.
There are no banks in this world, but there are gold shops, and in addition to selling gold and silver, gold shops also have the duties of a bank, which can exchange money, all kinds of currencies can be exchanged in gold shops, and gold cards can also be exchanged for equivalent gold coins in gold shops.
After a short time, the two had already arrived at the door of the gold shop, and Gao Fengyi stretched out his hand and quickly stuffed a gold card worth 1,000 gold coins into the middle-aged man's hand.
In the surprise of the other party, he said softly: "There are too many people to trade just now, let's complete the transaction here, this is a gold card of 1,000 gold coins, I bought your statue, you can go in immediately to exchange the gold coins, the authenticity of the gold card, you will know it as soon as you exchange it." ”
"You...... Didn't you just say two hundred gold coin......s? That's too much. The middle-aged man stammered, obviously, this is an honest man.
Gao Feng smiled faintly and said: "For me, a thousand gold coins are not worth mentioning, but for you, it is enough to change your life, I have been helped by others many times, and now I have the ability and can help others." ”
"Thank you, thank you. The middle-aged man was excited and didn't cry just now, but at this time, a line of tears came down from the corner of his eyes.
"By the way, where is your home address? Gao Feng thought, after all, this statue is his family's ancestral thing, maybe there are some secrets in it that need to use him, so I want to ask for the address, and it will be easier to find it in the future.
The middle-aged man hurriedly said: "My family lives at No. 303 Lichuan Avenue in the west of the city. ”
Gao Feng took the statue from the middle-aged man's hand, and the statue flashed and disappeared into his hand.
"You go and save your son, I may go to you in the future, or maybe not, you go and exchange gold coins, I am waiting for you here." Gao Feng said lightly.
"Thank you, thank you, I believe in you, you won't lie, your gold card is definitely real. The middle-aged man thanked him again, then grabbed the gold card tightly and walked quickly into the gold shop.
Gao Feng really waited outside the door for a while, and when the middle-aged man finished redeeming, he quietly followed behind him, protecting him all the way, making sure that no one was following him, and then he left with confidence.
One thousand gold coins is not a small amount, but don't kill him because of his own thousand gold coins, so Gao Feng will cautiously follow the protection and leave only after making sure that it is safe. (To be continued......)