Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 389 - 289: This could be a treasure that reveals history! _2

Chapter 389: Chapter 289: This could be a treasure that reveals history! _2

Being located in a developed province with a large number of high-level cultural relics unearthed, and being a major circulation hub in the past years, their museum naturally had many great pieces and attracted a lot of visitors.

However, who would mind having more pieces that could anchor the museum? Especially now that they had acquired this large bronze plate, which had been tentatively named the Chen Hou Plate since the founder of the bronze ware, or the person self-described in the inscription, was Chen Hou.

"No way! These artifacts are stored here with us, and the restoration work has just started. How could we transfer them to you? We absolutely disagree!"

Curator Lawson smiled and said:

"You don’t have the final say on this."

He turned to Sean Knight and said:

"Mr. Knight, as long as you agree to come to our museum, we will definitely show great sincerity! The lease fee will start at a minimum of a million per year! We won’t make any long-term contract either, how about a five-year term? I will also invite these experts to restore these bronze wares, and the conditions in our museum will be much better... Also, if you have any requests, please feel free to mention them. As long as we can agree, we will definitely satisfy you!"

Sean Knight shook his head and apologized:

"Curator Lawson, I’m really sorry, but I’ve already made an agreement with this museum here. I think it’s quite good as well. The bronze wares are not many here, so they will be more noticeable. You don’t really lack these items in your museum, do you? You already have a lot of great pieces, so let’s just drop the matter for today, alright?"

Curator Lawson’s smile froze on his face.

He didn’t expect Sean Knight to refuse directly without discussing any conditions!

Now Joseph Davis could finally feel relieved and at ease.

Although they were colleagues and had a similar level of hierarchy, meeting each other frequently and being polite, it was always important to save face.

But when Lawson tried to poach Sean Knight in front of him, Joseph Davis was really upset.

However, Sean Knight’s response really made him feel relieved and reassured.

What he was thinking at this time was to make sure the bronze branch museum is well managed and protected in the future, so as not to cause any scandal or trouble.

Afterward, he introduced to Sean the expert professors in their museum.

Sean greeted each and every one of them proactively.

These people were also very curious about Sean Knight. After all, being able to bring back more than 100 bronze wares at once, especially a large bronze plate with over 100 inscriptions, was really incredible!

"Some historians have also called and hoped to come over to study the inscriptions on this plate when they have time, which may push the historical chronology project even further."

Joseph Davis whispered to Sean Knight with a proud expression.

After learning that Sean Knight was the owner of the Acupuncture Bronze Figure, these experts became even more curious.

Such a young man had managed to acquire several national treasures. That was truly impressive!

It was necessary to get acquainted with such a person.

In case he managed to bring back more shocking national treasures in the future, they might be able to get a first-hand contact earlier on.

If it was only once, they wouldn’t say anything. But with a second and third time happening, they couldn’t help but have thoughts about it.

That was also the reason Curator Lawson was determined to poach Sean Knight, even if it meant having a fallout with Joseph Davis.

Unfortunately, Sean Knight didn’t follow him.

Sean Knight met all these expert professors who were old enough to be his uncles, and yet they were all very polite to him.

Some of them said, "Little Sean, you’ve done a great job with these bronze wares! This might even push our country’s history forward!"

Others asked, "Mr. Knight, how did you discover these bronze wares? This should be reported so it can inspire others to learn from you..."

Such words Sean dared not take. He himself could obtain these items because he had a special skill.

If everyone was encouraged to do the same, wouldn’t he end up being scolded to death by the experts? Sean couldn’t escape either!

Luckily, most of the people were mainly concerned about the origins and legitimacy of these bronze wares, as well as wondering how he managed to acquire these national treasure-level cultural relics consecutively.

When they found out that Sean was a treasure hunter, their curiosity increased even more.

Of course, there were also some different types of people who directly asked Sean if he knew the meaning of the characters on the plate.

Sean hurriedly shook his head. No way he could understand that, right?

The expert from Xinjiang, who was closest to the plate, looked at Sean Knight with a strong sense of superiority - He is from Xinjiang!

One of their own people, there was absolutely no problem!

He knew very well that Sean’s decision to display these bronze wares in the Xinjiang Museum must have been heavily influenced by his hometown ties.

Seeing that Sean was being surrounded by a strong crowd, he intended to rescue him and simply pulled Sean to the front of the large plate. With the pen in his hand, he pointed to a few characters on the plate and said:

"See? Sean, these few characters may be the key. But due to the rusty and blurry appearance, they have never appeared in previous Oracle Bone Script or inscriptions, so we have not yet grasped the meaning. Take a look... What do you think it resembles?"

Sean’s eyes lit up. If he had to guess the meaning of these characters, well, he’d have to pass on that opportunity.

But letting me see what these characters look like, that’s my forte!

Before he had a close look, an old man on the side, the elderly man laughed and said:

"Little Chu, don’t bother Sean with such things. His expertise is in finding these treasures. Our expertise is in studying the characters, patterns, and ages of these treasures. Let’s focus on what we’re good at, and not dabble with unnecessary things."

At this point, he also asked Sean:

"Sean, do you agree with what I said?"

Sean remembered that this man, in his sixties, was a history professor at a renowned university in the Northwest and an expert in ancient writing. His main contribution was in deciphering many Oracle Bone Scripts by himself.

Little Chu was the expert from New Bo who was waiting for Sean in front of the big plate.

With this remark, Mr. Clark felt embarrassed.

The ownership of this big plate belonged to Sean, and the use of it by New Bo was only on loan.

But with the Old Master’s words, Sean seemed to be just a carrier!

How could that be acceptable?

Of course, these words couldn’t be said here as his status was lower than the Old Master. Fortunately, Sean quickly spoke up:

"It’s okay. I’ll just have a look. Maybe I can contribute something."

The Old Master didn’t expect Sean not to go along with his words and could only give a dry laugh:

"Sure. But be careful, you can’t touch this national treasure casually."

Sean’s smile faded slightly, thinking, "Old man, have you forgotten that this big plate is mine?"

"I’m doing you a favor by showing it to you! Technically speaking, I could smash it if I wanted, and it would be my choice!"

However, he wouldn’t say such things, and instead ignored the Old Master’s words and carefully looked at the inscription.

Then he discovered that the characters pointed out by Mr. Clark were indeed obscured by rust.

But because the rust had been there for a long time, if it were removed, it could easily erase the characters as well.

This posed a challenge!

This might also be the reason why the rust on the bronze plate hadn’t been cleaned up thoroughly.

But that couldn’t stump Sean!

Seeing that there was a pen nearby, he picked it up and looked closely at the big plate.

Although this action seemed appropriate to most people present.

Everyone knew that the big plate belonged to Sean personally.

But he was standing too close to it, making it difficult for some people to avoid worrying that his actions might pose a risk of damage to the Bronze big plate.

So someone immediately warned:

"Sean! Be careful!"

"Mr. Knight, don’t get too close!"

However, after taking a quick glance, Sean resumed his natural stance, thought for a moment, and began to write on the pen.

This action confused several people.

What does that mean?

Did you figure out what the characters were?

Because of the rust, some characters might not be clear even when using rubbing techniques.

So looking at it directly would, of course, be the clearest.

But this bronze big plate was valuable, and they couldn’t afford to spend hours looking at it.

There was simply not enough time.

So, it was difficult to guess.

Now that Sean suddenly wanted to write, some people were wondering if he had really figured something out.

However, most people shook their heads.

Amateurs, the youth might think he could contribute but might just be overconfidence.

He might get disappointed later.