Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 348 - Two Hundred Sixty-Nine: Kindred Spirits, Temporary Team_2

Chapter 348: Chapter Two Hundred Sixty-Nine: Kindred Spirits, Temporary Team_2

At this moment, Sean Knight was in the inn, negotiating with a beautiful woman in her thirties.

Yes, negotiating.

Joanna Davis sat quietly beside Sean, curiously looking at the noblewoman in front of her.

Amandina, the sister of Dwight Hayes, the current inheritor of the Blue Rose Family title.

"We are very sincere." Amandina, thirty years old, about 165 cm tall and weighing 50 kilograms, was very beautiful and had a noble temperament. Her face was tranquil, resembling a teacher rather than a professional manager.

However, her self-introduction was that of a financial company manager.

Sean guessed that she should be the one in power.

"I don’t sense any sincerity," Sean shook his head. "You want to take these Jiangxi items for 100,000 Euros? I think you don’t value your ancestor’s history. I’d rather keep it in my collection than let it go like this."

Sean’s words sounded logical, but Amandina understood the underlying meaning.

He was insulting her!

If their ancestors’ items were kept in someone else’s collection because their price wasn’t high enough, what does that mean?

It means she’s stingy!

And they don’t even want the history recorded by their ancestors’ own hands!

This was no different from the Chinese treasures being stolen during the weak years.

"So, Mr. Knight, what do you think the price should be for me to get back these items belonging to our Blue Rose Family?"

Amandina was well-mannered. Although Sean’s words made her angry, she didn’t show it and asked instead.

"How about you exchange them for Chinese cultural relics that you think are worth it," Sean said casually. "Of course, it’s best if they are historical materials and documents. As for porcelain, let’s forget it."

It’s not that porcelain isn’t valuable. Sean felt that if he could get Chinese cultural relics in return, those with written records would naturally be the top priority.

Objects for appreciation could prove their artistic value, but they may not necessarily have a legacy in Sean’s eyes.

Amandina didn’t expect Sean to make such a choice. She was stunned and even felt a little admiration for the young man in front of her.

Regardless, he had vision.

Amandina was in charge of the financial company in her family, but she was very interested in art and antiques.

If it weren’t for the family’s sake, she could very well have been a painter, a teacher, or a writer.

Now, these have become her hobbies.

Also, due to her profession, she knew some of the market prices of antiques and cultural relics.

Sean didn’t need those porcelain pieces and paintings, which were actually quite popular with high auction prices in recent years.

On the other hand, what he needed were ancient books containing texts, which belonged to the unpopular category. Few collectors liked them, and they often didn’t fetch high prices at auctions.

If they weren’t highly recognized by the public, they might even go unsold!

However, Amandina knew that the most important carriers of cultural heritage were precisely these currently underappreciated books, stone carvings, scrolls, and so on.

So, instead of negotiating further, Amandina sincerely said:

"We don’t have such items in our family museum. But I’ll do my best to find them."

"Alright. I’ll wait for your news." Sean nodded, as he could hear the sincerity in Amandina’s tone.

After exchanging contact information, Amandina left.

That night, Sean and Joanna entered frenzy mode again. Joanna’s strength seemed to have slightly increased after changing locations, but there was still a huge gap. In the end, she was still defeated.

Sean sent Joanna away the second day and contacted Eiris Perez.

Eiris sent Sean an address and asked him to come over.

Elijah Hastings and the other two drove Sean to a villa, where he went in alone and the three of them waited outside.

After entering the villa, Sean saw Eiris in the living room, along with a man and a woman.

The man was about fifty years old, with graying hair but looking energetic and powerful. His eyes were full of vicissitudes, suggesting that he could charm young girls.

The woman was about 27 or 28 years old, very beautiful, but had a neat and somewhat alternative crew cut, wore a camouflage uniform, and had no jewelry on her body. She had a masculine air about her.

However, the face was just too beautiful, and with the outstanding front armor, it was easy to tell that she was a girl.

When Eric saw Sean Knight come in, he smiled and said:

"Come on, Mr. Knight, welcome!

Let me introduce you."

"These two are Mr. Van Derick and Ms. Cheryl Suweton. They are both very famous treasure hunters, often teaming up to search for treasures, and this time they are our teammates."

Van Derick smiled and shook hands with Sean, saying, "Congratulations, Mr. Knight, on winning the First Treasure Hunter Competition! Seeing how amazing you young people are, I can only sigh that time has passed so quickly!"

Sean smiled and said:

"It’s because you guys didn’t participate, that’s why I got first place."

Van Derick didn’t expect Sean to flatter him like that and was overjoyed.

Cheryl shook hands with Sean without much enthusiasm, then asked:

"What are you good at?"

"Good at?" Sean understood that she was asking about treasure hunting and thought for a moment before saying:

"I know a little bit about everything."

At this, Cheryl looked a bit foolish.

What does "knowing a little bit about everything" mean?

"Well, let’s put it this way. I understand fengshui," Sean felt that his explanation was a bit vague, but he had to establish his character and explain:

"Chinese fengshui actually includes a lot, and treasure hunting is just one aspect of it. In addition, I have dabbled in appraisal, valuation, and so on."

Of course, with the evolution of Sky Eye to its current level, it was very easy to see the age and quality of items.

Then Sean pointed to the more special cup in front of Cheryl and said:

"Your cup is made of oak core and should have a history of about seventy or eighty years, right?"

Eric, Van Derick, and Cheryl were sitting there, each with a cup in front of them. But Cheryl’s cup was more special, and Sean guessed that it must be her personal favorite.

By showing off just a little, Cheryl revealed a hint of surprise and curiosity but didn’t ask any more questions.

Some things need to be tested through experiments, and this wasn’t a treasure hunt spot, so it wasn’t easy to determine anything.

Nevertheless, after Sean’s short demonstration and their prior knowledge of his "accomplishments," these two easily accepted him.

"Alright, now that we’ve signed the confidentiality agreement, let’s get down to business." As the organizer of this treasure hunt, Eric gathered the three of them in his study, handed each a piece of paper, and explained while they read:

"This time, we are looking for a treasure that originally belonged to the Golden Horde."

The Golden Horde?

Sean was taken aback; wasn’t this the state founded by Batu, Temujin’s grandson?

He glanced at Van Derick and Cheryl and noticed that they weren’t surprised at all.

Had they known beforehand?

Eric didn’t give him time to think and continued:

"I once helped a minor noble family in Central Europe find their coat of arms and came across a set of sheepskin books in the process. The books recorded a story passed down by their ancestors.

At that time, the Golden Horde marched westward, reaching as far as Poland and Hungary. But due to the death of the Great Khan of Mongolia, the army returned east.

On their way back, they defeated a successor state of Kyiv Rus, captured their Grand Duke, and demanded that the country pay a ransom of gold to release the Grand Duke.

The finance minister of the country at that time was the younger brother of the Grand Duke, and he collected gold from all over the country to prepare the ransom. However, the convoy transporting the gold disappeared. The message received by the country was that the Golden Horde took the gold but didn’t release the Grand Duke, instead killing him.

On the other hand, the Golden Horde’s records mentioned that the gold-delivering convoy never arrived, so they killed the Grand Duke and left.

Later, I checked many documents and found that the gold never appeared again. And by studying their route, I estimate that the gold should still be there, but the gold-transporting convoy met with some misfortune."

As Eric said this, he looked up at the three of them and then said seriously:

"Based on my calculations, that batch of gold is worth at least 2 billion Euros!"