Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 125: Divine Wood Fang Earrings Divine Card
Seeing that Tofu and I were going to sell something, he finally got back to the topic.

That time in Princess Gegeer's coffin, I touched four things in total. One was the jade plaque hanging around the princess's neck. I thought that thing looked familiar, so I planned to study it myself.The other three pieces, one is a jade wrench finger, one is an eight-treasure ruyi, and the other is a brand of unknown material. I saw that the shape was a bit weird at the time, so I also took it.

Shi Geda asked me to put the things on the table, and then I slowly started to look at them.

There is a rule in antiques, that is, they cannot be traded.

If you want to buy, sell or look at something, you must never take it from others or give it to others. You have to put it on the table and let him see it by himself.Otherwise, if one is not held firmly or the other is not caught in the middle, and the thing is broken, who will bear the responsibility?Antiques are worth tens of millions of dollars at every turn, and if they miss their hands, they may have to pay for it.

Tofu and I sat on the stool and drank tea while waiting for Shi Geda to bid.

I saw Shi Geda looked at it for a long time, then picked up the first one, and said: "This jade ring finger is for women, which is relatively rare. The ring finger is a symbol of power. Generally, most of the male tombs are unearthed, and few female tombs are unearthed. The color of the fingers turned yellow, obviously it was soaked too deeply by the oil of corpses. Jade with corpses is called dead jade. Most people don’t buy this kind of thing.

"Twenty thousand?" Doufu lost his voice: "The lives of our brothers are so worthless. After a trip, I touched a product worth 2 yuan. Old Chen, your vision is not good."

I took a few glances at Shi Geda, and I saw that this kid was trying to trick us, he was clearly trying to lower the price.

I wanted to ask him about Lu Su, so I didn't reply, and motioned him to continue.

Shi Geda thought he had successfully fooled me, and immediately looked down with joy, and dismissed the second eight treasures as worthless, saying: "Ruyi is precious with gold inlaid with jade. Look at this, there is only gold. Without jade, the grade will be low, and it will look vulgar, and this gold has been aged for a long time, and its color is dark, and the ruby ​​caulking on it is full of corpse oil, no, no, alas..." He sighed, gritted his teeth, and said: " In such a big Panjiayuan, the two of you can meet me as soon as you enter the door, which is also considered fate, how about this, I will accept the highest price for your things, [-] yuan, no more, what do you think?"

I laughed secretly in my heart, and said to my mother, fuck you, fifty thousand?Unless my brain was flooded, but I kept my face calm and made a look of admitting that I was unlucky, and motioned him to continue talking.This stone lump also has two brushes. When it saw the third object, its expression suddenly changed. It shook its head, sighed, and then clicked its tongue, saying: "This is a good thing."

It was about three inches long and two inches wide, black in color, with a square earring on each side, thick and heavy in the hand, it didn't feel like gold and iron, and I didn't know what it was.According to Shi Geda's desire to lower the price, no matter how good the item is, he would not boast it in front of the seller, but seeing how he can't help it, is it really a treasure?
Tofu had been fooled by Shi Geda a long time ago. Hearing that the vacated items were only worth [-] yuan, he was already like an eggplant beaten by Shuang, and he began to think about how to fight for the second time.Seeing Shi Geda's admiration, he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he said anxiously: "Why, is this treasure very valuable? How much can it sell for?"

Shi Geda took a look at the two of us and said, "Do you know what this is?"

Tofu and I shook our heads together, and he put on an inscrutable look, and said in a low voice, "I've never seen this thing before, but looking at the shape and the decoration on it, it looks like a Tatar Let's name it according to its appearance, let's call it "black wood square earrings". There is a natal god. You see, there is a monster drawn on this god card, which is a natal god. This kind of god card is only available to shamans, and the god of law follows cremation, and the god card will also be used after death. Followed by cremation, so this thing is basically out of the world, how did you get this thing?"

Princess Nagger, it is said that she is born with extraordinary talents, can talk to all spirits, and has learned witchcraft from a shaman. It is not surprising that she has a natal card.However, she did not die in Tatar, and she was not cremated according to the burial customs of Tatar shamans after her death, so this divine tablet was preserved.

Shi Geda said again: "Rare is the most precious thing, and the god card is the place where the shamans and gods entrust it. It is strange to put such a thing in the house. The price of this thing has to be considered from two aspects. One is the archaeological value. From the perspective of archaeological value, it is a priceless treasure, but from the perspective of market value..." He pointed to the jade finger and Ruyi, and said: "That is not as valuable as these two things."

Seeing that I was unmoved, Shi Geda was a little unsure, and was full of hype. In short, he criticized my three things as worthless, and probably feared that Tofu and I would become angry in the end, so he raised the price again.How can I make him happy? While talking about thinking about it, I asked him about Lu Su's recent activities.

Shi Geda was taken aback when he heard the words, and said: "You are talking about Lu Su, the Ghost Crying Sword? This master has always been a ghost, and I don't know his whereabouts. What's the matter, do you want to find this Master Lu together?" ..."

Tofu said impatiently: "If you know it, just say it. Why do you ask so many questions? How can I find out about him?"

Shi Geda wanted to cheat on the goods in my hand, so he naturally tried to please him in different ways, and he didn't care about Tofu's harsh tone, so he replied, "I don't know the news about Lu Su, Ghost Crying Sword, but I know how to contact him. Go out the door and turn left, the most impressive store, 'Yiyuantang', secretly sells beheaded goods. That Mr. Lu is a good craftsman, and the goods he sells are never bad. A small store like mine , I am too embarrassed to invite him in. Most of his goods are picked up by Yiyuantang, if you two want to inquire about Lu Su's news, you can go to that place."

"Yiyuantang." Doufu muttered, grabbed my arm, and said, "It's not too late, hurry up."

Seeing that we were about to leave, Shi Geda stopped him quickly and said, "Hey, you two, things have to be done one by one. It's important to finish the things in front of you first. I will offer a friendly price for these three things, and I will accept them all at 15." , What do you think?" I took a look at Shi Geda, then slowly put the things into my arms, and said, "300 million, you can't lose a penny."

The jade ring finger and Ruyi are really not the best things, and a hundred thousand is enough, but that 'black wood square earring magic card' is really an unearthed magic weapon. If Princess Gegeer's special situation is not special, I am afraid that it will be sold in the world. It is also difficult to find the second piece, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a priceless treasure.If it weren't for being targeted by the cops now, and the things were a bit thorny, I would have to wait for it to be 'cold' for two months before making a move slowly.

There are rules for each line of work. Items that have just been unearthed are hot and difficult to get out. The more expensive the item, the tighter the scrutiny. Some bronze items are unearthed for a year or two before they dare to be sold. The jargon for this process is called " "Store cold" means to wait for the limelight to pass before selling the stolen goods.

Shi Geda was dumbfounded when he heard the quotation, and slapped his thigh and said: "I kindly treat you as friends, the two brothers can't be so ignorant of flattery, I can assure you, no one will pay higher than me if you go out of this door The price is too high, so, 20, no more."

I ignored him, thinking that I'm not that poor yet, and according to my thinking, I would rather not sell a penny of what I have worked so hard to get, and I would rather not sell it at a low price.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the gate, Shi Geda's tone changed again. He got out of the door and quickly blocked us. Tofu said: "What's the matter, you still want to grab it?"

He spoke in a high-pitched voice, which immediately attracted the attention of passers-by. Shi Geda hurriedly made a silent gesture, stomped his foot, and said, "Okay, I've convinced you, plus, this time 50 , doubled!"

Tofu was surprised, and said, "Didn't you say that these three things are junk before, why are the prices rising again and again now?"

Shi Geda sneered, and said, "Both of you are smart people. I'm a businessman. Buying low and selling high is normal. Since the two of you are not fooled, then I can only do honest business. 50, the conscience of heaven and earth, Absolutely not lying to you, this is my business card, you two can go to other houses to compare a few more times, whether you want to do business or not, we will talk about it at that time." He put the business card in our hands and let out the way.

I felt strange in my heart, it didn't look like a lie this time, could it be that this fight between me and Tofu really only yielded so much?This is not directly proportional to our efforts.

Although I thought so, I didn't say it to my face, so I greeted Tofu, followed the road pointed by Shi Geda, and searched all the way to the "Yiyuan Hall". Inquired, but said that since two days ago, this business has been temporarily closed, and there is no way of knowing the reason.

Tofu stroked his chin and speculated, "Lu Su is holding Zhenhai Stone in his hand, so he must be shipping it. He just came out of the bucket, and this Yiyuantang closed. Could there be any relationship between the two?" ?”

The clue was interrupted here, and I didn't give up, so I said: "Let's go to a few more stores, that stone lump has a way of bragging, and it's not certain whether the news in his mouth is true or not. Go to a few more stores, maybe I'll hear other news." After we made up our minds, we chose some big shops.

These days, if you have money, you can open a shop. The more money you have, the bigger the shop will be. But the business of antiques and artifacts is a secret transaction. No matter how big the shop is, there is no way out behind the scenes.

Tofu and I are not familiar with the form of Panjiayuan. There are several in a row, just use the same method, let’s talk about selling things first. I am willing to bid up to 20 yuan, and many of the slang words don't match, so Tofu and I didn't dare to ask about Lu Su hastily. One can imagine.

(End of this chapter)