Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 745 - 458: If we can’t do 052D, can we do something smaller?_2

Chapter 745: Chapter 458: If we can’t do 052D, can we do something smaller?_2

There were security guards patrolling to maintain order, so no one forcibly bought or sold anything, and the order was generally guaranteed.

Sean looked around as if shopping at a market, while Elijah and a few others were subtly scattered around, protecting him without making it too obvious.

No one could tell unless they were a professional.

What surprised Sean was that not only did they sell seafood here, but also some banned items from back home.

Beautifully long red coral branches and large hawksbill shells – these were strictly prohibited for sale domestically.

He wondered if people could actually bring these back after buying them or selling them here.

Sean walked over, crouched in front of the stall, picked up a palm-sized but beautiful red coral, and asked:

"How much?"

"Five hundred dollars." A middle-aged Thompson woman ran the stall. She looked like the typical tropical person with dark skin, short stature, and appearing to have been exposed to wind and sunshine.

Most of the corals at the stall were this size, with five of them and one bigger one, but that one had a poorer appearance and was broken.

Sean knew that such small red coral would sell for at least 10,000 yuan in his country, of course, with proper certification.

This was quite cheap.

If transportation issues could be resolved, there was a substantial profit margin on this item.

Moreover, it seemed that the red coral had been out of the water for quite some time; it shouldn’t have been salvaged from his sea territory.

"Do you have more? I’ll take them all."

"We have bigger ones, but you... Can’t take them back, can you?" The vendor was quite considerate and carefully took out a significantly better-looking piece, about twenty centimeters tall, from the bag she was carrying.

This piece was quite good - deep red in color, with very beautiful branches, and no breakages.

"This one is 5,000 dollars..." the boss carefully quoted the price.

"I’ll take it." If this item was brought to China with proper certification, it would sell for several hundred thousand yuan.

"Brother, no, save one for me, alright?" Someone crouched next to Sean and talked to him.

"Which one do you have your eye on?" Sean turned to see a middle-aged man, Edward Miller, who was wearing glasses and stood about 1.7 meters tall with a refined demeanor.

Speaking Mandarin, he sounded proper and polite, so Sean asked.

"I’d like a large one, but I can’t take it back. Since you like it, I won’t fight you for it. You give me face, and I have to know my limits too, right?"

He picked up a 14 to 15-centimeter tall red coral with four branches and a root diameter of 1.5 centimeters from the stall and said:

"I want this one. What do you think? Can you spare it for me?"

"Sure." Sean asked the vendor to wrap up the others and took cash from his pocket, counted it, and handed it to the vendor.

The vendor carefully checked the US dollars, one by one, then took a small box from behind, carefully wrapped the corals, placed them in the box, and handed it to Sean.

"Thanks, brother." The middle-aged man also paid, 1,800 dollars for his piece, also in cash. Sean noticed that the man’s bills were quite new.

"My name is Beckett Drake. Thanks for sparing this for me. Let me treat you to dinner." Beckett pointed to the Dining Hall at the port exit and said, "The seafood here tastes great."

"Beckett Drake?" Sean was taken aback by the name.

"Yes. It’s like a Japanese name, right?" Beckett looked like he knew how Sean would react and said:

"My father named me and didn’t allow me to change it. He said it was perfectly normal to have a name like that back then. There was even Young Clan’s Yang Liulang and Wu Song, who was also known as Wu Erlang. So I just went along."

Sean nodded but immediately shook his head:

"No need to eat, I still want to look around."

Sean had seen a lot of big treasure items, which was a joy. Now browsing through stalls for treasure was also fun.

Many people looked at Sean like he was an idiot – most knew that they couldn’t take these items back to the country, and there was a love-hate relationship with them.

Now, looking at Sean was like watching a big spender. If it weren’t for the limitations, they even planned to see Sean’s reaction when he passed through Customs.

A girl nearby had been observing Sean for a while. She couldn’t help but blush, gather her courage, and approached him, saying:

"Mister, this red coral is really beautiful, but you can’t bring it back. It’s not certified. In the country, only people with a certificate can sell it, and Customs won’t let it pass."

Seeing the girl blinking her big eyes and kindly reminding him, Sean smiled and said:

"I know."

"You still buy it even though you know?"

"I have my ways. Besides, it’s so beautiful, don’t you like it too?"

"What’s the point of liking it when I can’t take it home?" The girl was very frustrated.

"Can I have your address?", asked Sean.

"Ah!", the girl let out a soft exclamation, not expecting Sean to take the initiative to ask for her contact information.

"Do you have WeChat? Can I add you?" the girl gained courage.

"Sure." Sean nodded and took out his Mobile Phone to scan the QR code.

"Give me your address and the name to ship it to." Sean added.

"Are you...?" the girl dared to guess

"Send it first." Sean teased.

"Alright." The girl showed no fear.

Her companion couldn’t bear it any longer, and a young boy wearing glasses came over and said softly:

"Xiaoyi, be cautious with your safety when you’re outside. It’s a bit... presumptuous."

"What’s presumptuous about that? We’re all compatriots, and this place is very safe! It’s still better than when you suggested going to Southeast Asia! "