Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 766 - 465: Accidents Every Time?_2

Chapter 766: Chapter 465: Accidents Every Time?_2

Japan’s fast-acting heart-saving pills originally contained Aquilaria Crassna. Later, due to the scarcity of Aquilaria Crassna, the cost became too high, and it was replaced with other medicinal materials.

"Boss, what is this? It smells really good." Elijah Hastings asked curiously, looking at the Buddha statue in Sean Knight’s hand.

"Aquilaria Crassna, the boutique of eaglewood." Sean explained, "However, this thing is much rarer than ordinary eaglewood."

"Is eaglewood scarce?" Elijah asked doubtfully, "There are many eaglewoods on the market, and they are not expensive..."

"Then you were fooled." Since the old monk and Vicky Wilson were both sedated, Sean was not in a hurry and began to educate Elijah:

"Those on the market that claim to be eaglewood are mostly eaglewood, not true eaglewood in the real sense. It’s easy to find – just like ordinary jujube wood and thunderstruck jujube wood, they are of the same kind."

"I see!" Elijah suddenly realized.

"Moreover, this is not just eaglewood, Black Aquilaria Crassna among eaglewoods is much rarer than ordinary eaglewood!

This thing was regarded as an ’Imperial’ incense by the royal family in ancient times. There was a record that there were three kinds of incense on the Emperor’s imperial bed, one of which was Aquilaria Crassna.

Emperors also preferred to burn Aquilaria Crassna when reviewing memorials and attending court sessions, using its fragrance to ’refresh their minds’. The status of eaglewood has been unshakable from ancient times to the present.

Later, due to the preciousness of eaglewood Aquilaria Crassna, it was overexploited by corrupt officials, and eaglewood resources gradually depleted. After the Song Dynasty, it became a very precious ’luxury item’.

Even in the extravagant Qing Dynasty, the royal family began to ’limit’ the use of eaglewood. Besides sacrifices, even the emperor had to ’save and use’ it, receiving it monthly.

The value of eaglewood can be seen from this. With the passage of time, eaglewood Aquilaria Crassna is now almost extinct on the market."

After Sean said this, Elijah immediately understood.

Although the Buddha statue in Sean’s hand looks like rotten wood, it is very precious!

"So, boss, how much is this thing worth?" Elijah, a proletarian warrior who did not believe in gods and Buddhas, was armed with Marxist-Leninist thought.

Sean weighed the Buddha statue and said:

"According to the record, ten years ago, a 160-gram piece of Aquilaria Crassna was auctioned for 27 million! This one weighs five or six times more than that, think about it..."

"Wow, isn’t that over a hundred million?" Elijah couldn’t believe that this thing was so expensive!

"The rarer the thing, the more valuable it is!" Sean laughed, hid the Buddha statue in his arms, and continued:

"Alright, let’s continue. We have a big harvest this time!"

As he said this, he continued to reach into the cave.

This time, he pulled out an Arhat sculpture.

This Arhat statue was the size of a walnut, not as big as the previous one.

But what matters is the quantity, one catch and it didn’t stop, he directly pulled out eighteen!

Goodness!

With Avalokitesvara and the eighteen Arhats together, what do these guys want to do?

Reaching in again, he then pulled out a small golden box.

The golden box was the size of a fist, and it looked quite delicate, but it was impossible to tell what was inside from the surface.

Sean didn’t open it and directly put it into his pocket.

Touching again, there was nothing left inside.

He jumped down with these things, and Elijah took the wooden board up, reinstalled it.

After it was installed and there were no flaws, Elijah came down and asked:

"Boss, we emptied the place, what should we do if there is no smell left behind?"

"Let it be." Sean put the things into the prepared bag—in fact, he had already put them in the spatial realm, and wore the bag, saying: "These things were definitely robbed from our country. I didn’t ask them for compensation, so I’m being polite."

Then he took Elijah to the East Side Hall.

The door of the East Side Hall was not opened by the glasses man earlier, but now Sean carefully observed and figured out the structure of the lock. He took out two iron wires and tools from the bag, targeted the lock, and kept poking. In a moment, the lock was opened.

After unlocking, Sean and Elijah slowly opened the door together.

This heavy wooden door made a creaking sound. Fortunately, Sean and Elijah were well prepared. They took out lubricating oil, dripped some on the door shaft, slowly moved it back and forth, and when they opened it again, the sound was gone.

The door opened, and a musty smell came out from inside.

The side hall was not big, and compared with the majestic main hall, it was more like an ear room.

There was no deity enshrined inside; instead, there were some shelves with books on them.

Sean could tell that these books had certain protective measures, such as using herbal medicine sachets to prevent insects from getting close.

The humidity in the room was also acceptable, and some lime was placed around to absorb moisture.

However, such simple protective measures were not very good for the preservation of the ancient books on the shelves.

"You slowly pack up the books here, put them in bags..."

"There are so many..." Elijah hesitated.

"Look at the name, pick the good ones." Sean dropped a sentence, "I have to go there."

Elijah knew that he couldn’t rely on the boss for everything, so he reluctantly began to choose.

These things not only need to be carefully selected but also need to be carefully packed.

For this trip, they brought some sealed bags, hoping to safely take away these ancient books.

Sean went to the West Wing Temple, and after opening the door with the same method, he found that there were not only ancient books on the shelves, but also some paintings and calligraphy.