Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 289 - 240: I must have this thing!

Chapter 289: Chapter 240: I must have this thing!

Checking the time, there were still ten minutes before the auction started. Isabella Taylor busily poured water and sliced fruit for Sean Knight and his three companions. At this moment, she didn’t seem like the white-collar professional she was earlier but rather, a servant.

Something occurred to Sean Knight, prompting him to ask:

"Is the ’Chen’... from the Heavenly Stems? And the ’Xuan’, is it from the start of ’Thousand Character Classic’?"

Isabella Taylor’s movement halted abruptly; she looked up, somewhat astonished at Sean Knight:

"I didn’t expect Mr. Knight to guess it."

"Actually, I should have guessed it earlier," Sean Knight chuckled, "calling it the Universe Auction House, it’s quite fitting indeed."

The conversation stopped there.

Douglas Cooper, seized by curiosity, wanted to ask but was silenced by a look from Elijah Hastings.

The auction commenced. A beautiful lady strolled into the center of the grand hall. Her crisp voice echoed in every room:

"Distinguished guests, welcome to the Universe Auction House. Without further ado, let us present the first item for auction."

A copper seal was carried to the stage by a beautiful lady dressed in Han style attire. Spotlights shone unto the copper seal, fully revealing it.

A small screen in each room displayed clear photos of all six sides of the copper seal.

While presenting the item, the host introduced:

"This copper seal belonged to Lie Jiaomi, a king of one of the Western Region Thirty Six States, the Wusun Country. It was unearthed in Kazakhstan and was authenticated as authentic by authoritative experts. Lie Jiaomi was the husband of Princess Xijun, who was married off the Han Dynasty..."

As a native of the Northwest, Sean Knight was familiar with Lie Jiaomi. Marrying off princesses was a political strategy for the ruling dynasty, but for the princesses being sent away, it was a disaster. It was a custom in the Wusun Country when the old king died, his concubines would be inherited by his successor regardless if he was his son or his brother.

Both Princess Jieyou and Princess Xijun had more than one husband, in such circumstance...

Looking at this seal filled Sean Knight with a strange discomfort.

"...The starting bid is one million yuan, with increments of no less than one hundred thousand yuan each time."

Although the starting price seemed a bit low, Lie Jiaomi’s fame and his status as the son-in-law of the Great Khan made the bidding quite animated. In no time, the price had already soared to four million five hundred thousand yuan.

"Five million." Sean Knight suddenly increased the offer.

"Five million from Guest No. 9." The host announced gently, not purposely stirring up the atmosphere. Whenever someone offered a bid, she merely announced it.

Sean Knight’s bid surprised many people because he hadn’t made a bid from the start. Was he making a sudden move to seize the deal or was it just a whim?

For this copper seal, five million was already considered a high price. After all, despite Lie Jiaomi’s fame, he was still only from one of the thirty-six states in the Western Regions. Although Wusun was considered one of the bigger states, that was about it.

If not for the famous horses produced by the Wusun Country and its significant location, the princess may not have been married into their country.

"...Third time...sold! The first auction item goes to Guest No.9!"

Sean Knight didn’t expect to win the copper seal with a casual bid. He didn’t really want it that much, but he was moved in the moment.

When the seal was delivered, Isabella Taylor assisted Sean Knight with transferring the money to the auction house.

Upon closer inspection with his Sky Eye, Sean Knight was surprised to find that the seal held a secret. What a treasure indeed!

Perfect! His luck had been skyrocketing as of late!

Seeing Sean Knight’s sudden change in expression and the smile that now spread across his face, Isabella Taylor asked out of curiosity:

"Mr. Knight, do you consider this seal to be good?"

"Yes, it’s great. In fact, I must say it is excellent!"

Sean Knight toyed with the copper seal. If not for the current circumstance, he would have already started his detailed analysis.

"...Next up, the second item for auction is the Imperial Sword of Xuanzong Emperor Zhu Zhanji of the Ming dynasty. As we know, Zhu Zhanji was an exceptionally wise and enlightened emperor. If not for his untimely death..."

The host was quite familiar with the history of Zhu Zhanji, her introduction wasn’t the least bit awkward and felt more like she was telling a story.

Due to dramas like "Ming Dynasty in 1566" and others coupled with some individuals on the internet amplifying the grandeur of the Ming Dynasty Emperors, certain emperors of the Ming Dynasty have been enormously praised.

Zhu Zhanji was one of these figures. Many people claimed that if Zhu Zhanji hadn’t died young, the fate of the Ming Dynasty might have been different. There may not have been the Tumu Crisis or the plethora of bizarre events that followed.

Of course, these are just conjectures of the people.

So although Zhu Zhanji wasn’t as famous as his grandfather, Emperor Yongle, he still had some renown. As such, his sword had a starting bid of one million yuan, and the price quickly rose to seven million one hundred thousand yuan--

From the big screen, Sean Knight saw that the sword was exceptionally well preserved and did not lose out to the blades owned by the British Museum that belonged to Emperor Qianlong.

When the sword was displayed earlier, the blade was drawn from its sheath, and it didn’t show much rust, indicating that it was well preserved.

It seemed reasonable that the personal items of emperors would be more expensive than those of kings which he had previously bought.

However, Sean Knight was not particularly interested in the sword. He suddenly remembered that he had a bronze pen in his possession and began to fiddle with it.

Isabella Taylor noticed the pen and her eyes lit up with interest. However, she held her tongue and held back from asking about it.

Her current role was not that of a staff member after all. If Sean Knight had no intentions of bringing out the pen, it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to inquire further.

In the end, the sword was taken by Guest No. 16 for eleven million yuan.

To Sean Knight’s surprise, he had not expected the sword to fetch such a high price.

"The third item is a piece of jade from Mount Kunlun. This piece of jade is far from ordinary; it nurtures a puddle of water within it, water that has existed for ten million years..."