Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 565 - 379: A Sudden Turn of Events_2

Chapter 565: Chapter 379: A Sudden Turn of Events_2

Aria took the jewelry box from Amina’s hands and carefully examined the gemstone.

It looked exactly like the one she saw in the gem mine in Southeast Asia.

To be precise, it was that one!

Excitement welled up in her heart again, she was saved!

However, the price...

Aria immediately realized a problem.

Ten million dollars was almost the limit of the funds she could mobilize.

But clearly, Sean Knight did not accept this price.

What should she do?

She was immediately at a loss.

She was the daughter, without any power, nor her own business.

Although she had some jewelry, these things were a facade, accounted for, and could not be touched.

What should she do?

Sean Knight was in no hurry, leisurely sipping tea, waiting for the other party’s reply.

Seeing no response for a long time, Sean unconsciously activated Sky Eye and saw the troubled Little Princess inside.

Could it be that there was a problem?

Sean thought about it, laughed dumbfoundedly, and guessed most of it.

He thought of the Dunhuang Scrolls Amina had given him earlier, and said,

"Princess, actually, if you have some ancient Chinese books in your hands, like the Dunhuang Scrolls you gave me earlier, or other antiques, it can also be used as payment."

"Really?" Aria exclaimed again!

She had never thought that Sean would propose such a settlement method!

In that case, it could be a good operation!

After all, she did have many things like this in her hands.

Moreover, these cultural relics from other countries were not highly valued in the Middle East.

This was the general rule worldwide - if it were not for the fact that the original Independent Declaration could be sold for a lot of money, what would an ordinary Chinese person do with this thing if they were not a history expert?

At most, it would have some commemorative significance, but they wouldn’t really care much.

"Great! I can list them first, and Mr. Knight, you can make some choices on it."

"Alright." Sean Knight nodded, this was a more suitable trading method.

Aria was very sensible, handing the jewelry box back to Amina, who returned it to Sean with both hands.

Sean casually placed the box on a small table beside him and waited for Aria to start writing the list of cultural relics.

It must be said that Aria’s English level was quite good.

Of course, it would be even better if she could speak Chinese!

However, Sean was just thinking.

Although there were many foreigners learning Chinese now, it had not reached the level of English yet.

Sean could only hope.

Aria pondered and wrote. At first, she only wrote about Chinese cultural relics, but later felt it was inappropriate, and there were not many of this kind that she collected and could get.

Those worth tens of millions needed many pieces together.

So later, she began to write about foreign cultural relics.

While writing, she wondered, would Sean agree to it?

After all, even she herself would definitely value her own country’s cultural relics more than those of other countries.

About half an hour later, Aria asked Amina to hand over the notebook with the list to Sean.

Sean glanced at it and said with a smile,

"Not bad, not bad." He pointed to the row of Chinese cultural relics and said: "Ten million dollars, plus these things, that’s enough."

The world’s largest painite, just this gimmick, was enough to exchange for these things.

Among the Chinese cultural relics, besides the Dunhuang Scrolls, there were traditional Chinese paintings by Ming and Qing Dynasty painters, porcelains from the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, jade articles from the Tang Dynasty, and even bronzeware from the Warring States Period Han.

There were about ten sets in total, a total of thirty to forty pieces (books).

In fact, just the fifty Dunhuang Scrolls, Sean felt it was almost enough.

Seeing Sean satisfied, Aria was also happy, she said,

"I will have someone pack and send these items as quickly as possible."

"Alright." Sean Knight packed up the jewelry box, "When the items arrive, let me know. If you’re in a hurry, we can trade in Jakarta or right here."

Although Amina and Aria Wilson both sincerely hoped that Sean would leave the gemstone with them, they hesitated to voice their desire until Sean left.

It was unrealistic.

Amina comforted Aria:

"Princess, at least Mr. Knight really has the gemstones and agreed to the transaction without trying to exploit us. That’s already very good."

"Yes. Mr. Knight is a good person." Aria said softly," I hope this transaction goes smoothly..."

"It will work out." Amina assured her sincerely, "Princess, you have given so many things. God will bless you!"

Sean, unaware that he had been labeled a "good guy", returned to his yacht and teased Douglas Cooper, who was sitting on the deck with a sour expression:

"What’s wrong? Just ask whatever you want to ask. I’m in a good mood today."

"What’s there for the boss to be happy about? Did you get us a new lady boss?" Douglas asked jokingly, "A princess?"

"Get lost, don’t ruin someone’s reputation!" Sean smacked him, "You should know, they have the strictest rules over there."

"My bad, my bad." Douglas laughed awkwardly, "Anyway, we’re all close friends, and this won’t spread."

Turning to Elijah Hastings and Lincoln Harrington, he continued:

"You guys agree, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you big mouth!" Elijah slapped him, "You need to change, you’ve been showing off lately!"

"Alright, alright, I’ll change..." After saying this, he couldn’t help but gossip with Sean:

"Boss, just tell us, what did you get?"

"How about Dunhuang scrolls? Fifty of them." Sean smiled, "And some celebrity paintings, and porcelain too..."

"Okay, fine, that counts." Douglas was obviously dissatisfied with these serious matters and intended to keep asking.

"Stop gossiping." Sean smacked him again, "That’s it."

Douglas looked disappointed, but he knew better than to say more.

It was obvious that Sean didn’t want to talk about it.

"Anyway, we’ll stay on the yacht for the next few days. We might head back in two days when the items arrive."

They had already planned to return to China, but the airplane incident had delayed them.

Now that things were settled, they should have some time to relax, right?

For the next few days, both sides passed the time peacefully.

Occasionally, people would step out on Aria’s yacht deck or take the yacht out to sea.

However, they spent most of their time at the port. Sometimes Amina and the maids would bring over some fruit, and Sean would have Elijah or Lincoln send seafood to them.

Douglas had volunteered to take things over, but Sean vetoed the idea —— fearing Douglas would do something inappropriate and cause trouble.

Two days later, Sean received a phone call. He had no choice but to interrupt his waiting here and decided to leave immediately.

Sean took the jewelry box over to Aria’s yacht.

"I need to see the princess." Sean told Amina as soon as he saw her, "It’s urgent."

Amina didn’t dare delay and turned around to inform Aria. A few minutes later, Amina came out and led Sean inside.

It was still the same living room and the same screen. Sean didn’t use his Sky Eye, but he could sense Aria behind the screen, her breathing somewhat rapid.

"Princess Aria, I have urgent matters and need to leave now..."

"Where are you going?" As soon as Aria heard that Sean was leaving, she exclaimed, then immediately asked, "Can... can I come with you?"

"No." Sean shook his head, "The place I’m going is quite dangerous, and time is of the essence... "

"What about... the gemstones... "

"I came here to discuss the transaction." Sean put the jewelry box on the small table, "We can trade first. You transfer the money to me and give me the items you have now. As for the other items, you can send them here or to my home in China. You should know the exact address since you’ve investigated me."

"That’s great!" Both Aria and Amina breathed a sigh of relief.

"I’ll have someone transfer the money right now!" Aria didn’t want to waste any time and said, "Amina, bring the items over now!"

Amina hesitated for a moment, bowed slightly to Sean, and left.

"Here are the gemstones." Sean walked over to the edge of the screen and passed them over, "You should check them."

Aria reached out and took them.

Sean smelled a faint fragrance and felt a moist sensation.

He suddenly realized.

Just now, the princess was taking a bath!

But it didn’t matter right now, as his mind was completely occupied with the message he had just received.

He must solve this problem as soon as possible!