Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 375 - 282: Exchange Only, Not For Sale

Chapter 375: Chapter 282: Exchange Only, Not For Sale

The two parties agreed to meet at the Hilton Hotel in New York the next day to view the Golden Battle Skirt.

Torris also said he would bring experts with him, and Sean did not refuse but made it clear that no photographs or videos were allowed.

Torris agreed and left with his entourage.

Only then did Sean realize that not only the two men in black suits were in the tavern, but also four ordinary-looking men were Torris’s bodyguards!

Seems they were quite cautious.

Sean chatted with John for a few more moments before leaving with Elijah Hastings and others to head to the Freight Yard.

By the time Sean arrived, the Container Auction was drawing to a close.

Jason rushed over excitedly to tell Sean:

"Today, the seven containers were traded for a total of 190,000 dollars! This is the highest price in the past month!"

In the morning, Sean already knew that the cost of these seven containers was around 12,000 US Dollars. In that case, they made a big profit.

Nowadays, due to the popularity of container auctions, many people have posted relevant content on social media, attracting others to hunt for treasures.

The influx of newcomers led to four more Container Auction businesses at the New York Port Cargo Yard.

As a result, the price of unclaimed containers has risen.

The original prices of three to five hundred dollars have now increased to at least a thousand dollars.

Sean knew this was a temporary trend, as most abandoned containers were not very valuable.

But as long as a few high-value containers exist, such a fever will not subside in the short term.

Even if it does, it won’t decrease by much.

Just like jadeite gambling stones.

The probability of winning is very low, but the market always spreads more winning stories than losing ones.

Because people like to listen to those stories.

That’s all.

Everyone believes they will be the protagonist in the winning story.

Sean patted Jason’s shoulder and said:

"Keep up the good work, if you have any issues, call me directly."

Jason rarely called Sean before, solving any issues himself. He knew Sean was busy treasure hunting and often not in New York.

So if there was a problem, unless he ran into Sean at the Cargo Yard, he would handle it on his own.

However, as one of the earliest to follow Sean, Jason was honest with Sean, expressing any issues directly. Sean would often not refuse to help.

"Bosuns, come to my house at noon for lunch. Freya said she hasn’t seen you for a long time and you never come over for meals anymore."

"Alright, I’ll come to your house for lunch." Sean figured since he didn’t have anything else to do, he’d go.

At noon, Sean and the three others went to Jason’s home for lunch, where they praised Freya’s cooking skills. In the afternoon, they returned to the Villa and Sean took out the Golden Battle Skirt in his study again.

Elijah and the others played a game of cards in the living room downstairs.

Sean carefully observed the details of the Golden Battle Skirt.

Although the Golden Battle Skirt had been cleaned after being unearthed and then sealed in plaster to be shipped here, almost all the original traces visible to the naked eye were gone.

But with Sean’s Sky Eye open, he could see some subtle traces on the Golden Battle Skirt.

These included the properties of the soil, the composition of the stone materials, and some other characteristics.

The main reason Sean wanted to see these was to find similar artifacts when he could make time to go to northern Wales.

Just like Sean believed that the Xia Dynasty definitely existed, he just hadn’t found the key evidence yet.

After about half an hour, Sean finally put down the Battle Skirt.

The people who had obtained this Battle Skirt had cleaned it too thoroughly, leaving very few traces to be found.

Sean Knight felt that even if he went there himself, it would be mostly up to luck.

After all, the place was huge, and he had few identifiable features to work with.

As soon as he put down the Battle Skirt, Smith called.

"Sean, I heard you found another great treasure?"

Smith was one of the more trusted people in Sean’s dealings, and they’d cooperated long-term. So, Sean didn’t have much to hide from Smith.

"Yes, I found a Golden Battle Skirt that may be from Wales over 3,000 years ago."

"I know about it," Smith said hastily. "I know about the Golden Shawl; I heard that the pattern and craftsmanship of your Golden Battle Skirt are very similar to it?"

"Yes," Sean nodded. "Some say they’re identical."

"I have a guest who would like to have a look..."

"Mr. Smith, I’m afraid that’s not possible now. I’ve already promised a guest who said they would like to discuss purchasing the Golden Battle Skirt tomorrow."

Smith sounded surprised: "I didn’t expect someone would have contacted you so quickly... What’s your reserve price...?"

"The guest coming tomorrow will bring an authoritative expert to appraise it. If it’s authentic, then my reserve price..."

Sean hesitated for a moment and said, "My guest is an Englishman."

Smith understood instantly:

"So it’s a priceless treasure?"

As soon as Smith mentioned a priceless treasure, Sean immediately felt that this matter should be handled differently. He quickly said:

"Yes, yes, it’s a priceless treasure. So, I hope to exchange it for some Chinese cultural relics, preferably of the priceless variety."

Smith understood instantly and said quickly:

"Then I’ll wait for your good news. If you succeed in the exchange, please be sure to inform me."

Sean laughed and said it was no problem.

The idea came to him suddenly, a stroke of inspiration thanks to Smith’s reminder.

But after hanging up the phone, Sean felt that only in this way could the maximum value of the Golden Battle Skirt be realized!

Even if he sells it and Torris Connor pays a lot, even one billion US dollars, what’s the benefit to himself?

He still has several billion US dollars in his account!

If he could exchange the Golden Battle Skirt for Chinese cultural relics, especially those valuable books for research, their value would definitely be higher than several billion cash!

Sean felt more and more that he should do just this!

However, he didn’t tell Torris Connor in advance, as everything still needed to wait for the appraisal results tomorrow.

Although Sky Eye had already told him that this was indeed something from over 3,000 years ago, if the expert brought by Torris Connor had a different opinion, he would be powerless.

Of course, Smith’s phone call also let Sean know that there were no shortage of buyers for this item.

He didn’t worry about selling it.

As he found an exquisite box to put the Golden Battle Skirt in, Sean suddenly thought of the golden coins in his spatial realm.

Thinking of these golden coins, he also thought of Cheryl Suweton.

Where was this quirky girl now?

He made a call, and it was still turned off.

Sean felt a bit melancholic.

Maybe he had really lost her.

Or perhaps this was a test for both of them?

As for what he felt towards Cheryl, Sean couldn’t describe it clearly.