Him and their stars

Chapter 173 Prototype Trend

The antique shop of the old man Trende and his granddaughter Neil opened in Area C at the end of Salvin Square.From there, as long as you turn a corner, you will be the entrance of the subway, which can be regarded as the golden location of the antique city on the third basement floor.

It is said that the ancestors of Old Trende were Earl Salvin's retainers. When they retired, they received a gift from the Earl's family and learned a lot of identification and knowledge from the upper class, so they opened such an antique shop.

Anyway, the young girl Neil has always declared this to the outside world, but she herself doesn't really believe it.

It is indeed quite difficult for grandparents and grandchildren.Neil's parents died young, and the old man took his granddaughter to raise him.He felt that he was old and his granddaughter was still young, so if something went wrong, how would he live?On the spur of the moment, he was fooled by a broker in the financial circle, so he used the old antique store as a mortgage to participate in the speculative business. Naturally, the result was that he lost all his money, and even the store was almost taken away.

Fortunately, at this time, Trende actually took out a painting by Earl Salvin.You know, the famous Earl of Wenqing Salvin, in addition to biologists, environmental engineers, urban designers, etc., also has the attributes of a great artist, and the level of painting is master-level.As a literary youth, this is of course very reasonable, right?

In short, the painting was sold for a large sum of money, and the debt was finally paid off, so that the grandparent and grandson would not live on the streets.

All of the above is what the girl Nair told Yu Lian along the way.

"Fortunately, grandpa really saved some money! Otherwise, we would really have to go homeless and become beggars. I always feel that I died of illness a few years ago." The little girl said.

"Indeed, if your grandfather can show Earl Salvin's painting, isn't it true that your ancestors should have been the earl's retainers?" Yu Lian asked.

"Who knows? If our ancestors were really retainers of the Earl's Mansion, how could they be mixed up with the current virtue? Look at the newly appointed Mayor of Wucheng, their Cheryl family used to be the third-class government secretary of the Governor's Mansion before. Well. And Besson, the richest man in our three islands, was only the accountant of Viscount Nasby in the Garrison Fleet, and now he is not all like a dog."

There is nothing wrong with that.You know, there are many dignitaries in the community now. To put it bluntly, they are the leading party during the imperial rule.

During the War of Independence, these people betrayed the lord and transformed themselves into one of the heroes in the establishment of the community.

Of course, according to their words, this is of course not a betrayal, but a return to the light.

In a sense, what the little girl said made sense.Back then Earl Salvin was the biggest wealthy nobleman in the empire on Earth. If their ancestors had really been the earl's retainers, they would have made a fortune long ago.

"I reckon, at most, he worked in the earl's house as a servant, and then he was lucky enough to meet the earl in a good mood, so he was rewarded with a painting."

Well, this explanation seems logical.

"However, because of that painting, the business of our store has improved a lot. There are even some foreign guests who come to visit. The lady you mentioned should be one of them. However, she came to our This small shop was almost a year ago."

"The lady was received by my grandfather. My grandfather helped her find things for a long time. However, I don't know anything else. If you have anything, you can ask him. Alright, here we are."

The three of them are now standing outside an ordinary shop, with a signboard of "House of Trend and Neil" hanging on the door, and various (old) handicrafts and picture scrolls are placed in an orderly manner inside the house of.This is a very ordinary antique shop, no different from all the shops on this floor.

Yu Lian remembered the photo sent by the Sharing Foundation. It was "Xia Li", the future little queen of the swarm, and the current fugitive was about to enter the store.

That photo was left by a not-so-famous travel photographer when he was shooting the famous underground antique city of Salvin Square.He took hundreds of photos in total, but only the very inconspicuous lower left corner of one photo left the image of her and this small shop in everything.

The foundation enlarged the screenshot in the lower left corner, and also repaired the clarity, and sent it to Yu Lian together.It probably shows that their sources of information are absolutely true and reliable, and they will never deceive people.

In the shop, an old man sat behind his desk, took down his magnifying glass, and looked up at the customers.

"Nell, are you back? The business is so good today? Are they all sold out?"

The little girl smiled and said: "No, I brought you a big client. He looks like a generous gentleman. Maybe one transaction is enough for us to open the store for three years!"

The old man looked at Yu Lian in some confusion, but he still squeezed out a businessman's smile: "Welcome. Dear guest. We are mainly engaged in ancient imperial paintings, handicrafts and collected publications from the imperial period. You are a noble gentleman with both courage and taste, then, my set of white bronze dolls of the 12 knights of the dawn is especially suitable for you! The whole set only costs 2 yuan!"

Yu Lian smiled noncommittally.

"In addition, I also have the first-generation hardwood engravings of the glory level. It's cheaper, and I can sell them for [-]!"

Yu Lian glanced over the shelves, and raised his eyebrows in a little surprise: "You actually have the first edition of the comic strip of "Song of Dawn" here, and this is an isolated edition."

The old man's smile became brighter, and he pointed out five fingers: "As long as."

"Okay. I want it!"

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"In addition, I also want the things you just said."

Neil said happily: "Grandpa, let me tell you? I want to eat a superstar ice cream tower!"

The old man Trende was not too happy, his smile was a little stiff, and there was no process of wits and courage in the antique business, and he was always a little bit dissatisfied.But at this time, seeing this generous big customer said again: "By the way, I would like to ask you something. This person...have you met?"

The old man carefully looked at the portrait that Yu Lian had transferred for nearly a minute.His performance was very calm, not even a slight change in his heartbeat.

Yu Lian looked at him, and pulled out another screen from the terminal, which was the clear and restored screenshot sent to him by the Foundation, and it was the moment when Xia Li walked into the store.

He kept observing the old man's face, and slowly clenched his hands.

From the very beginning, he has been secretly observing the other party.However, he couldn't even feel the slightest heartbeat.

But at this time, the old man grinned: "Nair, there is no business today. Close the door first."

Without saying a word, the little girl walked to the door and pressed the switch.

The old man Trende stood up from behind the table. He turned out to be a tall man with a height of nearly two meters, but he looked a little thin, and at first glance he looked like a tall man.Of course, his figure is very tall and straight, and his movements are still nimble. Considering his age, he can be regarded as a very healthy and hale old man.

"Don't worry, I don't mean anything malicious." Mr. Trend still had a hearty businessman's smile. Of course, if it wasn't for a mechanical red light flashing in his eyes, even Yu Lian might look very kind and friendly. Have affinity.

"It's really rare... There are prosthetic people like you here!" Yu Lian said.

Another artificial red light flashed in the eyes of the other party, and there was still a warm smile on his face, but it was a bit unnatural.

"Uh, I'm sorry, the recent fog city, and even this earth, are not very peaceful. The iron bumps in my head are also not working well, I hope I didn't scare you." The old man nodded his head, and unexpectedly There was a dull sound of gold and iron.

Because of this action, Yu Lian directly saw the gear tattoo on Trende's forearm.For a while, he really didn't suspect that the other party had any malicious intentions.

In his previous life, the organization behind this tattoo was really one of the few positive and friendly organizations that Hero Yulian had.He is also too aware of the organization and the behavior of its members.

However, has the Omnic Brotherhood already been established in this era?

(End of this chapter)