Old days in the box

Chapter 231 Taking a box on a journey to Japan?
Corinthite is one of the rarest gemstones in the world. Until 2001, there were only three in the world. Because the number was so small, it did not even form a market-oriented collection, but was all stored as specimens.

Unexpectedly, among the pile of mini gems that Zhou Xiao extracted from the sacrifice in reality, there would be such a big and bluffing treasure.

"This time, you mixed this gemstone with other gemstones, pretended to be mediocre and sold it in the third-rate market. You must be testing the local market to see who has the ability to discover the value of this gemstone first. ? You must have a larger size of red almanite on hand, right?"

Mr. Mabis became more and more excited as he spoke, and looked at Zhou Xiao with more respect.

He has served at Sotheby's for more than 20 years and has served various royal family members, invisible rich people, and wealthy people. This is not the first time he has met a collector geek like Zhou Xiao who looks low-key and behaves eccentrically.

In his opinion, since Zhou Xiao could so casually take out a piece of mullite to test the market, he must have more than just such a small piece of mullite. Maybe he actually has a large number of people behind him. We are looking for a suitable intermediary to serve him. This is an important opportunity for Sotheby's Auction House to expand into the Asia-Pacific market!
"If I guess correctly, you should be behind a gem-producing country, right? Or is it the International Gem Trading Alliance?" Mabis identified Zhou Xiao as the representative of a mysterious big financier, and asked with interest. .

"Uh..." Zhou Xiao was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond to this enthusiastic foreign representative.

What should I say? Tell him that there is actually a vast atrium behind me? The old belief that my sponsor is invincible?

"Hey, eh, eh, I understand, I understand...According to industry regulations, I shouldn't ask so many questions. You and the bosses behind you must have your own arrangements. I am too talkative. Please forgive me, Mr. Zhou."

But before Zhou Xiao could make up an answer, Mabius continued to answer, laughing again and again.

As a representative of the auction house, he really should not cross the line at will when facing such a customer who obviously has a strong background. There are many people in the world who are interested in collecting, but they may not all have clean backgrounds. In this case, they often Find some low profile agent to come out and handle this kind of thing for them.

The Tibetan knives of the ancient civilizations in the Mesopotamia and Mesopotamia may be hung in the bedroom of the rebel leader, and the antiquities that once left a name in history may be forever sealed deep in the basement of an ancient castle. These are all important in the collection and buying business. It's a very common thing.

Zhou Xiao saw that he had finished everything for her, so she followed his words and continued to ask: "So you are here this time just to help me put this gem out for sale, right?"

"In fact, it has been bid in advance, Mr. Zhou!" Mabis sounded obviously proud and snapped his fingers behind him.

A complex document translated from Chinese to English was handed to him, showing a schedule for the cruise ship.

"A buyer from Japan is very interested in your gem and has paid a deposit of US$500 million for this gem. At the same time, he also hopes that you can board the cruise ship in person and come to our auction on the cruise ship. .”

"I am here in person this time to extend a sincere invitation to you on behalf of this buyer. I hope you can come and enjoy this trip to Japan!"

Zhou Xiao took the document handed over by Mabis, which marked various collections that would appear at the cruise ship auction and the related time processes. At the end, it read "Quantum of the Seas - sponsored by Mitsubishi Group."

The luxury cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean and sponsored by Mitsubishi Group really sent an invitation full of expectations to Zhou Xiao.

Zhou Xiao hesitated for a moment, unable to keep up with the sudden change.

Why, I just came in and sat down for less than 5 minutes, and I am about to make arrangements to go abroad and participate in an international collection auction?

What kind of divine unfolding is this?
"So Mr. Zhou, what do you think?" Mabius smiled eagerly at Zhou Xiao. The pawnshop owner on the side was also excited, as if he was the one who was about to board the cruise ship to meet international buyers.

"...Since you said so, it doesn't matter if you go."

Zhou Xiao didn't hesitate for too long and gave his answer with a shrug.

The matter has come to this, and since it's not a scam, he seems to have no reason to refuse the invitation.

As far as the current situation is concerned, whether it is to relax or change the environment, Zhou Xiao thinks that he really needs such an opportunity to go out——

Since the power of authority was printed into reality, he spent more and more time hiding in his room in front of the screen, and had less and less feedback from the outside world. Going on a trip might be a good way to adjust.

Anyway, he doesn’t have to pay this time.

"Great! Then I will arrange the relevant procedures and pick-up matters immediately! Mr. Zhou, is it convenient for you to see the vehicle arranged in two hours?" "Is it so urgent?"

"We are in a bit of a hurry, but the sponsor hopes that we can board the ship as soon as possible. What do you think?"

The moment Zhou Xiao made his decision, many staff from Sotheby's Auction House in the pawn shop had already stood up and walked out, starting to handle departure and other related procedures for his special guest.

A huge corporate machine spun into action just to serve his decision.

"I actually don't care... By the way, can you guys prepare a laptop?" Zhou Xiao is basically at home in a very leisurely state now, and it doesn't matter when he leaves.

As long as he packs up the mini case and mini printer when he gets home, there is basically no need to pack other things.

"This is not a problem at all. I will prepare it for you after you get in the car! You don't need to worry about the follow-up procedures. We will handle it. See you in two hours!"

Mabis had been waiting for Zhou Xiao's affirmative answer. Now that everything was finally settled, he naturally felt relieved.

He immediately stood up and shook hands with Zhou Xiao again to say goodbye. The two parties agreed to meet downstairs in Zhou Xiao's community two hours later.

Although the pawnshop owner couldn't go with Zhou Xiao, he felt honored to be sitting next to him. He felt as if he was also involved in this unique and honorable event. He kept praising Zhou Xiao for being his noble person, and for him too. Many thanks.

Zhou Xiao didn't feel anything special. He just treated it as a free distraction. He quickly left the pawn shop and returned home to simply pack his things.

Sotheby's has already handled all the paperwork for him and prepared brand-new daily necessities to be placed in his luxury suite in advance, so he basically doesn't need to bring too much.

The only most important thing is his mini case.

Zhou Xiao returned to the window. At this time, there were no special changes in the atrium in the few hours he left.

Taiyin returned to Europe and was preparing to support the Holy Roman Empire to resist the threat from Byzantium, while Freya traveled around the Atrium as a goddess, visiting every continent with old beliefs and reorganizing these scattered overseas forces.

All these tasks require time, and the results cannot be seen in a few hours.

Zhou Xiao took out Brother Cun Tou's USB flash drive and plugged it into the computer, dragged the modified Death Star model onto the desktop, and then dragged the model file directly into the window and placed it on the Eastern Continent where the mechanization project was underway.

After completing this step, he did not sit down and stare at the screen again this time. Instead, he reached out and unplugged the data cable connecting the mini chassis to the computer host, cutting off the connection between the host device and the chassis for the first time.

As the data cable was pulled out, snowflakes and garbled codes flashed across his computer screen.

The window program that had been connecting him to the atrium and running 24 hours a day on the desktop for so many days simply disappeared.

"It's true. It doesn't matter what device the carrier is. The real core is the chassis." Seeing what happened as he expected, Zhou Xiao nodded and murmured to himself.

Although this magical window has always been running in his computer, its core is not actually this computer, but the chassis of unknown origin.

Zhou Xiao's computer is only responsible for the carrier of picture output, which is equivalent to the role of the screen.

In other words, the window is not fixed in this computer. As long as he finds a laptop, Zhou Xiao can move the case to any place at any time, reconnect the case and open the window.

In this way, there will be no problem in traveling far away.

Zhou Xiao put the mini chassis with the data cable unplugged and the mini printer into his bag, packed it up and prepared to go out.

(End of this chapter)