Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 671 - 431: You... Despicable and Shameless!_2

Chapter 671: Chapter 431: You... Despicable and Shameless!_2

He didn’t have the slightest intention of participating.

Isn’t he interested in this?

But this is something very representative of Chinese civilization history!

Many Chinese tycoons, after making money, would go all out to buy Chinese cultural relics and send them back to their homeland.

As far as he knew, Sean Knight had done similar things before.

But why isn’t he speaking now?

Not only was Mike Whitmore watching Sean Knight, but Alex Young was also watching him.

He had originally guessed that Sean Knight would bid for the Yuan blue and white porcelain jar, and then he would ruthlessly raise the price to show him who’s the elder one here!

However, Sean Knight has not participated in the auction from beginning to end, which made him very depressed.

Nevertheless, he himself was quite fond of this Yuan blue and white porcelain jar, so he kept raising the price to 83 million and fifty thousand when only a little more was needed to reach that amount.

But, at this moment, there weren’t many people following.

The current price has already exceeded the bottom line of many people. In their view, although the Yuan blue and white porcelain jar has appreciation value, it is far inferior to Monet’s painting.

In the end, the Yuan blue and white porcelain jar was taken away by a slightly dark-skinned white person for a price of eighty-three million and fifty thousand.

Alex Young gave up at 82 million – he thought that his money was not coming so easily now, and there were two people still fighting when he gave up, so he thought it would go up to one hundred million, so he didn’t continue.

He hadn’t expected that it would only be at a little over eighty-three million and he regretted it – he should have held on!

In the end, he backed down, which made some people feel that this person was just here to fan the flames. In actuality, without real perseverance – a double-minded person was not worth befriending.

"Alright, this Yuan blue and white porcelain jar now belongs to Mr. Jason. After the auction, Mr. Jason, you can take this treasure away."

That Jason guy was very happy. He was almost staring at the big jar handed over by Bunny Girl, obviously genuinely liking it.

"Alright, the next item up for bidding is a very unique item. For some people, it doesn’t mean much, but for some, it’s a Holy Relic – this is a Golden Bible crafted from gold, originating from the Dead Sea!

Upon appraisal, this Bible is from around 100 AD, and you can imagine its value!"

Before Mike could finish his words, some people below had already started to make a commotion!

Obviously, some people were very excited. They seemed intent on getting their hands on this Golden Bible at all costs.

Mike was originally going to make a few jokes, but seeing the reactions of these people, he knew better than to speak and proceeded directly to start the bidding:

"The starting price is 1.8 million US dollars. Let the bidding begin!"

"2.5 million dollars!"

The first person to open their mouth directly raised the price by almost two-thirds!

"3 million dollars!"

"3.3 million dollars!"

...

Sean Knight was a little dumbfounded!

This bidding was a bit crazy!

However, he soon discovered that there were only four people participating in the bidding, and everyone else was watching the spectacle.

These four people weren’t bidding very frequently either; each of them added a bid and then slowed down. After adding, the price changed too quickly, and they couldn’t keep up.

So when the price reached 3.8 million, it stopped.

Everyone was well aware that the Golden Bible, in the eyes of some, was considered a Priceless Treasure.

But in the eyes of others, it was just an ordinary gold item, just a bit older.

In the end, this Golden Bible was taken away for 3.8 million dollars by a fanatic religious person.

Seeing the person looking at the Golden Bible in front of him, Sean Knight had no doubt that when no one was around, this person might hug the Bible to sleep or worship it every day.

Up next, Bunny Girl brought a Bronze wine goblet onto the stage.

Sean Knight’s eyes suddenly widened, and then relaxed again.

It finally arrived!

The Tiger Eating Man Wine Goblet!

Over thirty centimeters tall, and the glaze looked like it was coming from an old pit. The surface was very smooth, without the rusty traces of soil found in a newly excavated piece.

Mike glanced at Sean Knight and Alex Young, then introduced it:

"The next item up for auction is also provided by Joe. It’s a piece of bronze ware from Ancient China, dating back to over 3,000 years ago."

Joe again?

Sean Knight looked at that Joe and thought, "This guy has quite a lot of collections!"

Should he have a chat with him later and see if he can dig up any more good stuff from his collection?

"For this bronze ware’s image, it is a tiger with a person under its mouth. There are many explanations for this image, but I won’t go into details here.

I just want to tell everyone that there are two public pieces of this bronze ware in the world – one in Japan and one in France. Now, what’s in front of you is the third piece!"

Sean Knight activated Sky Eye and found that this piece was indeed genuine!

It was indeed a bronze ware from the middle and late Shang Dynasty, with no breaks or signs of restoration.

Although there were quite a few rust stains, they were not heavy.

It’s a national treasure!

More importantly, there is an inscription on the bottom!

Sean Knight may not recognize the unique oracle bone script characters, but he is sure of it!

Six characters, not many, but enough to get Sean Knight excited again!

Mike doesn’t know about the text or maybe he doesn’t care. He just tells others that there are only three of these artifacts in the world.

Sean knows what he means, and it might be Joe’s intention as well.

How precious it is!

"Joe, I want to know, why don’t you keep collecting such a precious object?"

"It’s not within my aesthetic scope." Joe shook his head, "So I thought it would be better to recommend it to someone who has affinity for it!"

Sean thought, that would be me!

"Alright, since bronze ware is a relatively unpopular collection item and this world-class treasure has a starting bid of 10 million US dollars - let the auction begin!"

"11 million dollars!"

It’s Alex Young again!

Sean looked at Alex and noticed that he was smirking meaningfully right at him!

Damn, he’s onto me!

Apparently, he’s planning to compete with me!

Alex has been watching Sean all along.

When the tiger-eating-human zun appeared, Sean, who had been calm all the time, suddenly changed his expression.

So Alex was sure that Sean was going to bid for this bronze piece!

Then let’s fight for it!

In Alex’s view, even if Sean is an upstart, he can’t compare to his own solid foundation, right?

However, his initial bid is considered a shit-stirrer in the eyes of others!

After all, he always started the bidding in previous rounds, making a big show, but in the end, he didn’t win anything!

Such existence may play a role as a plant for the auction, but for bidders, it’s extremely unfriendly.

Sean ignored Alex, considering him as nothing but a jumping clown at this moment.

"15 million." Sean raised his hand.

After a brief silence, someone immediately followed:

"16 million!"

"17 million!"

"17.5 million!"

...

The bidding price kept rising, although not by a large margin, it continued.

After all, there were only three left in the world, which was extremely tempting for anyone.

However, it is a bronze ware, so not many people understand it.

So when Sean quoted the price of 24 million for the fourth time, there were only two bidders left.

One was Alex, who always increased the bid by 500,000.

The other was a white man who hadn’t won anything yet – about thirty years old, with a stern face and extremely aggressive eyes.

"26 million." Today, a single painting sold for 100 million US dollars. Sean was now quite wealthy and didn’t hesitate to directly add 2 million.

Alex continued to follow:

"26,500,000."

The white man hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow:

"27 million!"

"30 million!" Sean was fed up with these people and directly raised the price to 30 million.

The white man looked at Sean and gave up:

"You’re ruthless! It seems that the Chinese have really become rich over these years!"

"None of your business!" Sean replied indifferently.

Alex didn’t hesitate at all:

"30,500,000!"

He’s really turned into a sticky wad of gum!

Sean frowned. This guy was getting a little too full of himself!

"35 million!"

He looked at Alex.

Would he continue to follow?