Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 333 - 262: The Confused Butler

Chapter 333: Chapter 262: The Confused Butler

Little Black hesitated for a moment before nodding vigorously:

"Alright, I plan to buy it."

He thought to himself, how much more could the price rise? At most, it would double.

Then he rubbed his hands solemnly and stretched out one finger to touch the crystal—Sean Knight noticed that he purposely avoided the part with the hand bone, touching the crystal instead.

Next, Sean anxiously watched Little Black’s face.

As expected, Little Black’s expression changed the moment his fingertip touched the crystal.

Shock, enjoyment, struggle, wariness...

All kinds of expressions appeared on his face in an instant, truly astonishing!

Sean thought that if Little Black went to Hollywood, he might just become a great actor!

Eventually, Little Black let go of the crystal.

A trace of regret flashed across his face.

Sean understood that the energy inside the crystal had been completely absorbed.

Little Black was still unable to absorb the energy with a single touch, lacking the necessary focus.

Seeing Little Black’s puzzled expression, Sean took the initiative to explain:

"There is an energy contained within that can change a person’s constitution. Of course, it may also contain a bit of something else. That’s why it is considered a holy relic by the Maya clan..."

After hearing Sean’s words, Little Black had a moment of realization, but soon had new doubts.

"Before, I had absorbed some of the energy inside," Sean continued without waiting for his questions.

Little Black nodded.

However, it was impossible to verify.

And the energy was already gone...

Then he heard Sean say:

"It’s called a holy relic because it can autonomously absorb the energy of the world. So, the energy you just absorbed was what it absorbed by itself over the past two days."

Little Black’s eyes widened in surprise!

Was it really that powerful?

"Mr. Black, you don’t have to worry about buying it right now. The effects of the energy will be apparent by this time tomorrow, and then you can decide whether it’s worth purchasing.

Also, I think you should give some serious thought to your offer for this holy relic."

Sean smoothly finished his explanation and then took a sip of his tea.

The black tea tasted quite good.

Little Black slowly nodded his head.

If the effects of the energy were as Sean had described, then his ten million dollar offer was really too low.

Even twenty million might be too low.

But everything had to wait until it was verified.

After all, Little Black was quite experienced, and using some chemical methods, it should be possible to make himself feel the same sensation as before: not as intense, but at least something.

So, all he could do now was wait.

The two of them changed the subject and chatted about other things for a while.

After finishing their tea, Little Black picked up his hat, stood up, and took his leave.

Sean stood up to see him off, but only to the entrance, not going outside.

He was just a foreign nobleman.

Sean believed that among the five thousand years of Chinese civilization, the so-called nobles were nothing extraordinary.

Which family hadn’t had a noble in their ancestry?

Which prestigious family hadn’t produced an emperor?

Sean was certain that Little Black would come tomorrow, so he didn’t go out today. Instead, after putting away the crystal hand bone, he planned to return to the study to read.

Kathy Lewis came out, had someone clean up the tea set, and asked:

"Sir, how did the discussion go?"

"It should be fine. Little Black is not bad," Sean evaluated, "He has a bit of a Western nobleman’s temperament."

Kathy nodded, indicating that Sean was satisfied with her introduction.

She was also pleased.

Meanwhile, Nobleman Hugh Perkins was telling his butler:

"In four days, a big shot is holding a conference. Try to finalize the purchase of that crystal hand bone as soon as possible. I plan to bring that item to this exchange. As for the price, as long as it doesn’t exceed your authority, you don’t have to report it."

"Understood, my master," Butler Joyce said solemnly, "I will ensure that the crystal hand bone appears before you intact within three days."

Hugh Perkins was gratified and patted his butler on the shoulder before leaving.

He always trusted his butler to handle matters.

And in front of Hugh Perkins, Joyce was always so serious.

Of course, he was unable to see any other side of his butler.

Hugh Perkins never imagined that his butler would have another, or perhaps several other, faces.

However, he didn’t care. As long as the matters he entrusted to him were handled well, that was enough.

And then, Sean received the phone call in his study that he quite disliked.

After hesitating for a moment, he picked it up.

"Mr. Knight, this is Viscount Hugh Perkins’ butler, Joyce," Joyce’s tone was slightly less arrogant, just slightly.

"What’s the matter?" Sean asked.

"My master wishes to purchase the crystal hand bone from you. If you are available today, could you bring it to New York City XX Street, Number XX?"

Although the words were a request, the tone was not.

"If he wants to buy it, let him come and see it himself," Sean regretted taking the call. He had originally thought that having another potential buyer was better than relying solely on Little Black.

But he didn’t expect to be so disgusted.

Hearing that Sean was about to hang up, Joyce was really getting anxious at this moment, and he immediately blurted out:

"Five million dollars!"

His authority was twenty million dollars, but Joyce felt that five million dollars was already a high price.