Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1155 - 598

Chapter 1155: 598

Seeing those familiar and unfamiliar antiques, Sean Knight couldn’t help standing up.

"This is from our China... this is from Egypt... this one is from the Middle East, probably from Ancient Babylon, or what is now Iraq... this one is from Ancient India..."

Watching the exquisitely crafted antiques laid out before him, Sean couldn’t hold back his excitement as he educated Elijah Hastings.

Some of the items, because of their bulk and difficulty in transportation, had been disassembled, which made Sean’s eyelids twitch.

Even though these treasures were plundered, looted, or smuggled away one or two hundred years ago, seeing the host’s smug expression, he really wanted to knife the guy!

"I believe everyone here knows quality when they see it," the host stepped back two steps, the camera returning to his face, and he said, laughing,

"I won’t go into details about each item. As for their origin, I won’t discuss that either. All I hope for is that when you buy, bring enough money; otherwise, you might regret it for a lifetime if you miss out.

Perhaps many of these items you will only see once here, and then never ever again in your lifetime. So, you must cherish this opportunity!

Well then, without further ado, I believe some ladies and gentlemen are getting impatient. Next, we will auction the first batch of antiques—yes, you heard right, the first batch!

Because we have enough items, and both our time and yours is precious, this time our auction will be in batches!

The first batch of antiques is a complete set of jewelry from India made of gold and gemstones, a set of six including a crown, earrings, a necklace, and a ring. Please take a look!"

The camera shifted to a table displaying the six pieces of jewelry as a set.

The crown wasn’t large, gold at the base, inlaid with red, green, and blue gemstones, with the largest ruby as big as a thumb, twinkling under the light, emitting a brilliant sparkle.

The earrings had a classical style, with three teardrop pendants hanging from delicate gold hoops, each set with two rubies.

The necklace stood out even more, due to the pigeon-egg-sized ruby in the middle, particularly eye-catching. The rings were also inlaid with gemstones, one blue and one green, creating an uniquely beautiful look.

"This set of jewelry is said to have belonged to an ancient Indian queen. As for the era it came from and how it was acquired, I will not say. Here we have an introduction from a reputable archaeologist for your reference," the host said.

In the voice-over, the camera zoomed in, focusing on a certificate on the edge of the table.

Indeed, there was an introduction by a reputable archaeologist with photos of the jewelry.

Through Sky Eye, Sean could tell that these items were real.

"Next, we will begin the auction—starting bid at 100,000 US dollars, let the bidding commence—each bid must not be less than 10,000 US dollars—you know it’s quite a bargain, but I hope there won’t be any tricks... start!"

Although the jewelry was from Ancient India, Sean had no intention of passing it up. He watched the numbers on the screen jumping and the room numbers behind them, knowing that the auction organizers had made some preparations.

He roughly estimated and Sean confirmed that more than just the people in this large courtyard were participating in the auction, as there were already over thirty room numbers in play.

However, the bids were not substantial, with increases of only 10,000 US dollars each, and most of the bidders stopped after two minutes as the price climbed to 970,000 dollars.

Only two or three parties kept bidding, unclear if they were hired locals from India or someone particularly interested in the jewelry.

At that moment, Sean placed a bid, directly raising the auction price to 1 million.

Then there was silence.

Did he just win the bid?

While Sean was still in shock, the host announced loudly,

"Congratulations to the occupant of room number three for acquiring this lot. Next, we will auction the second batch of antiques, a collection of Ancient Babylonian carvings. Please take a look..."

Sean was a bit dazed, the auction process was indeed fast!

Then he heard a knock on the door, to which Elijah said,

"Come in!"

A white youth walked in, holding a notebook and said to Sean,

"You have won the first lot. Please proceed with the payment."

Sean didn’t say anything, and Elijah asked,

"How do we take possession of the items? What if we pay and you don’t deliver the goods?"

The youth replied,

"After payment, we will give you an address where the goods will be delivered. You can collect them after the auction is over. If you don’t trust us, you don’t have to pay and can leave after the auction. However, that means the auction will have nothing to do with you."

"Alright, we’ll pay," Sean said. "If I win multiple lots, will they all be sent to the same place in the end?"

"Yes."

As Sean was transferring the funds, he added,

"I hope you keep your promise."

He was surprised to find that the notebook had a signal during the transaction. So, did the other party unblock the signal just now?

"Don’t worry, we won’t do anything to damage our reputation," said the young man with the notebook. "We’re not only being watched by you. We also don’t want to be hunted every day after this event."

After the transfer, the young man gave Sean an address.

After the young man left, Sean opened his mobile phone again, only to find there was still no signal.