Trading Cosmic Battleship From The Start
Chapter 230 - 155: This is the Antique Pawnshop_2

Chapter 230: Chapter 155: This is the Antique Pawnshop_2

At that time, Shen Shi was already five years old, and had long remembered his original name, so he did not change it.

Now, it was just casually used as an alias, but unexpectedly, it was effortlessly revealed.

It seems that even the people on this future timeline place great importance on the culture of the Earth Star Era.

"It seems Mr. Ze Ren hasn’t heard of our Graston Clan," Peggy tilted her head slightly and laughed, "We are the descendants split off from the Li Clan of Huaiyang in the Eastern Country thirteen hundred years ago. Our clan follows the ’Ritual Records’ as our foundation. I didn’t expect Mr. Ze Ren’s name also comes from this book, no wonder I’m so fated to meet Mr. Ze Yuan, and enter this place together."

"..."

There’s a lot of information in this passage.

Shen Shi guessed that the person before him likely approached him for conversation, seeing that both had just arrived, but didn’t anticipate that she was from a branch of an Eastern Country clan split a thousand years ago.

No wonder her name included the character "Li."

Shen Shi suddenly realized something — no one knows just how vast and numerous humanity on this timeline has become.

It’s known that on timeline one alone, humanity numbers one hundred seventy billion, with most distributed within the Solar System.

And this future timeline?

Shen Shi seemed to grasped some crucial information, but the current situation clearly didn’t allow him time to reflect.

"Indeed, it is fate." He smiled.

"Does Mr. Ze Ren have anything he’d like to trade?" Seeing Shen Shi acknowledge the connection, Peggy’s eyes notably sparkled as she walked a few steps closer, smiling warmly, "Peggy came here only to experience, with no particular purpose. If Mr. Ze Ren allows, why not accompany Peggy?"

"..." Shen Shi pondered briefly, then nodded in agreement, "Alright."

Actually, he felt that Miss Peggy in front of him seemed a little overly enthusiastic.

By comparison, his own demeanor was rather indifferent.

However, after thinking it over, he believed it was indeed a good opportunity to quickly understand this future timeline, and this almost entirely transformed black market.

Conversations always reveal plenty of information.

Upon agreeing, a virtual frame appeared before him.

"Peggy Bernice Lee Graston wants to become friends with you, do you agree?"

This is...a friend function?

Another previously unseen feature.

Previously, he was able to contact people like Gong Chu through the black market only after completing transactions.

"Agree."

As soon as Shen Shi gave his response, Peggy received terminal information, and upon seeing Shen Shi’s registered name, her eyes involuntarily brightened.

Antique Dealer.

There are countless antique dealers in the market, but whether selling or buying, it requires extremely strong capabilities, yet no one directly uses "Antique Dealer" as their name.

This requires recognition from all antique dealers.

Like how there are many collectors in the market, but only one person can use "Collector" as their name.

And for Antique Dealer, such a figure hasn’t yet appeared.

"Mr. Ze Ren truly has confidence." Peggy lightheartedly chuckled.

Though she thought maybe the other party wasn’t fully familiar with the rules here, using such a name clearly demonstrated confidence.

Unexpectedly, she was just thinking of meeting more people, to see if she could find someone with a Holy Land terminal alike, to engrave a marriage contract steel seal. Yet, the first person she contacted seemed quite remarkable.

Shen Shi didn’t know Peggy’s thoughts, but he roughly guessed her meaning in that sentence.

He laughed, "Confidence might be overstated, but I do have a bit of backing in antiques. Since Peggy has no particular aim, why don’t we visit antique shops together?"

"Certainly." Peggy bowed again, her long skirt swaying gently.

The style of this outfit matched exactly as Shen Shi first imagined, with actions and gestures as graceful as the wind blowing through willow trees.

Perhaps he should also get a similar outfit for Ai Xin’Er.

Shen Shi thought to himself.

But to achieve such an effect, the material wasn’t easy, maybe he could directly obtain it here.

Yet, what’s more important now is understanding this market, especially the antique segment of the market.

Thus, Shen Shi and this newly acquainted Miss Peggy headed towards an antique shop.

"Miss Peggy doesn’t seem like a first-time visitor here." Shen Shi hadn’t forgotten that his aim in joining Miss Peggy was to gather more information.

See if it’s possible to probe more information.

"Mr. Ze Ren should know that for those without a terminal, this place can only be a mysterious legend. It’s mysterious enough to be described only with the word ’Holy Land,’ but for those with a terminal, communication can occur freely via the terminal. Hence, after obtaining the terminal, the first thing I did was find my great-grandfather, another terminal holder, to inquire about everything here — it’s so magical and powerful. That our civilization stands today is only second to the achievements of the great Shen Shi predecessor... " Peggy’s gaze wandered around, showing no emotion but her expression unmistakably honored, something everyone could perceive clearly.

As if arriving at a sacred land.

Shen Shi could understand such feelings.

The more one learns about interstellar, the more they feel the power of this black market terminal.

Even Gus Land couldn’t possibly wield such technology.

It allows teleportation ignoring distances, not to mention the vast convenience of the personal space in storage.

Terminal holders can store all their assets to retrieve them anytime, anywhere.

Needless to say the benefits from transactions.

The impact on the entire civilization, and assistance to individuals are immensely significant.

If he himself were a future person suddenly discovering his civilization has such incredible aces, he would equally be excited.

After briefly conversing with Peggy, Shen Shi realized that Peggy seemed intentionally sharing some information she knew to possibly foster a closer relationship. He also gathered why Peggy was so enthusiastic — holding a market terminal virtually means possessing a shortcut to ascend the human status pyramid.

Therefore, establishing connections and friendships here provides benefits only second to transactions.

For Peggy, as a newcomer, the easiest connections to make are surely with those like her who are newcomers.

This prompted her initial interaction.

Indeed, her first introduction was stating she was the new Patriarch of the Graston Clan. As a leader of a power, even if inherited, it’s unlikely she’s someone without any fortitude who is warm-hearted to everyone.

Speculating the opposite party’s intentions eased Shen Shi somewhat.

Interest and emotions are never contradictory; even in modern society, there are few emotional relationships devoid of any interest.

"We have arrived." Shen Shi and Peggy reached an antique shop front.

"This is..."

Peggy looked up at the three flamboyant characters "Ancient Fragrance Studio."

The introduction of this shop immediately emerged in her mind.

"Mr. Ze Ren, this is an antique pawn shop, but it’s not only antique trading; it primarily focuses on acquisition."

"I know." Shen Shi smiled, "But pawn shops are the fastest way to understand market trends."

He started walking in directly.

The structure of the shop’s building is composed of two two-story corridor-style courtyard houses, the existing pediment gate is made of native stone blocks, the gate inscribed with "Quick and Slow Connection," adorned with double-wing pairs, inlaid with polished stone decoration in the middle.

Shen Shi could immediately see it’s in the style of the Republic of China and still has the original style of a pawn shop from the Republic of China.

However, whether in terms of the newness of the building or the refinement of decorations, it adds more of an upscale luxury feeling rather than a historical sense of vicissitudes.