Trading Cosmic Battleship From The Start
Chapter 260 - 170: Opening the Store Was Truly a Great Success_2

Chapter 260: Chapter 170: Opening the Store Was Truly a Great Success_2

This means that it won’t be long before everyone in the entire market knows about his shop, and might even come by personally.

It is clear that the shop’s reputation has been established.

Moreover, Shen Shi realized that a large reason for this is because of the Collector.

This highly renowned figure throughout Human Civilization has been staying in Shen Shi’s shop these days.

He seems to have treated Shen Shi’s shop as a place of research. Even though some items like Ancient Books and informational documents have been info-shielded, some items without shape and function masking, such as luxury goods, daily necessities, and even some electronic products, have been meticulously observed by him, one after another.

Not only that.

The Collector has placed bids on almost half of the merchandise, offering prices generously.

That kind of fervor, that kind of obsession.

Everyone who came to see for themselves had their perception of the Collector refreshed.

No one dared to disturb him, but the number of onlookers continued to grow.

Seven days passed by quickly.

On this day, Shen Shi’s shop had the most visitors in history!

Upon counting, there were as many as two thousand people.

Not all of them placed bids, but all of them were very interested in the transaction results.

After all, there was a rumor ever since Shen Shi opened the shop. There was concern that he didn’t genuinely intend to sell so many valuable antiques, but just used them as a lure to sell less precious antiques.

Therefore, those who finally made successful bids and truly completed transactions wouldn’t be many.

This rumor could be cleared up today for those who come to see.

Everyone was already seated in the hall prepared by Peggy, looking rather impressive, even surpassing some large market auctions, and when Shen Shi appeared, quite a few in the crowd couldn’t help but speak out.

"The Antique Dealer has come out."

"Your Excellency, is the result of the secret bidding being revealed today?"

"I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time!"

"I placed bids on ten items, my whole family staked everything, there have to be a few wins."

"Is he a true Antique Dealer or just teasing everyone? We’ll find out soon."

"The Collector is also here, I wonder how many bids the Collector has won."

"..."

Even though most were silent, the voices of a few people made it quite noisy.

Especially since some of the more brazen voices clearly belonged to those who had altered their appearance and hidden their identity.

But that didn’t matter.

Running a business will always have dissatisfied customers, as long as it doesn’t hinder making money.

Shen Shi wasn’t worried about his reputation, as he had absolute power in the antique industry.

So at this moment, he simply raised his hand, and instantly, everyone quieted down.

Voices were raised to express opinions, but no one was foolish enough to completely offend the person in front of them.

"I know you have many concerns and questions, but everything is in the results." Shen Shi’s calm voice reached each person, and then he sent out over three hundred transaction applications in one go, which were already prepared.

Many in attendance immediately received terminal notifications.

"I won!" Some people expressed surprise, not hiding their excitement as they spoke.

"I won too, two out of ten, not bad."

"Why didn’t I win?"

"Me neither."

"..."

There were ups and downs in the crowd, and even those who won just one bid were mostly jubilant, impatiently completing the transaction on the spot.

Like Peggy.

She, too, was beaming with joy.

She won a bid!

Under Shen Shi’s "hint," she offered her clan’s production line for human modification devices used in construction and industry, and successfully won a bid, obtaining a crucial complete set of the "Ritual Records" for her family!

In terms of value alone, the production line she offered was worth about one and a half times more than the set of ancient books.

But its value to her clan was immeasurable.

Because this meant they might further establish a branch and open up a new area!

But with so many people present, the majority still did not win.

Many immediately raised their voices to ask:

"Dear Antique Dealer, can you reveal how many bids were established this week?"

Facing this seemingly dissatisfied question, Shen Shi straightforwardly replied, "Three hundred and forty-five."

"Hiss——"

There was a collective intake of breath in the crowd.

Three hundred and more?

That’s not a small number!

Each of those antiques requiring bids was worth over a million gold coins, with some even valued over ten million. Some were invaluable, making it worthwhile to pay several times the price for those who set their eyes on them.

So in their original thoughts, if these premium antiques could sell a few dozen items this time, it would show the owner’s sincerity!

Three hundred and forty-five!

Once this number came out, even those who didn’t win had no complaints.

Because even in the entire market, the weekly premium antique sales volume might not reach this number, and this indicated that the Antique Dealer was genuinely selling antiques! And they also have a chance in the next week’s transactions!

It’s worth noting that the antique transaction market has long been utterly a seller’s market, where many items simply have a price but no market.

Right!

Someone suddenly realized something and, with a concealed appearance and anonymity, shouted to the Collector, "Dear Collector, can you reveal how many bids you have won?"

Suddenly, many people’s attention turned to the Collector.

Although many had shouted they had won bids, those who really shouted were only a few, and during this period, many had seen the Collector being immersed in this shop, bidding on many items.

The Collector’s extravagance has always been well-known.

If most of those two hundred and more bids were won by the Collector....

However, faced with the questions, the Collector, with a look of disappointment at Shen Shi, said, "Sir, I placed four hundred and thirty-two bids but only won seventy-six. Is it because those items did not satisfy you?"

Only seventy-six?

Many slightly widened their eyes.

The Collector only won that few?

They originally thought that at least half of them were the Collector’s winning bids.

"You should know that the items you offered were mostly personal devices, many of which have repeated functions and technology levels." Shen Shi explained calmly, "I am developing far from Human Civilization, so the priority is for development and strengthening materials needed for civilization. You should have guessed this."

"But the items I have suitable for civilization are mostly prepared for the Human Federation. Last time I traded a civilization-level Primordial Energy Device to you and was scolded by Gong Chu." The Collector sighed, unabashedly expressing his disappointment.

Shen Shi’s heart trembled slightly.

This was the first time he had heard Gong Chu’s name.

Although Gong Chu’s existence had long been confirmed, there wasn’t much introduction to this Dongfeng Corps’ leader, one of the highest legislators of humanity, in the information database.

Much of the related information was highly confidential.

But listening to the Collector now, it seemed that in this future timeline, his relationship with Gong Chu was still quite good?

Indeed, in this future timeline, the event where the Collector fled with cultural heritage during human civilization’s crisis probably never happened.

Without that factor, these two brothers, who had always had a good relationship, naturally still had a good relationship.

At this point, everyone else also realized.

If the Antique Dealer is willing to put up so many premium antiques for sale and trade, there must be a specific demand.