Chapter 535 The icing on the cake
Chapter 535 The icing on the cake
"It's right here."
Lin Fan gently placed the treasure on the table. Qin Ruxue approached, her eyes gleaming with wonder and curiosity. She saw the enchanting luster on the dragon's head, as if time had stood still there.
“It’s almost like it’s alive.”
Qin Ruoxue gently touched the dragon's head, her heart filled with respect: "The craftsmanship of hundreds of years ago has reached such a level. It is truly worthy of being a national treasure."
Lin Fan smiled and said, "Even a part of the fountain embodies the pinnacle of art at that time."
"What are you going to do with it? Will you donate it?" Qin Ruxue asked curiously.
"Well, I'm still considering it."
Lin Fan's answer was vague. He thought to himself that if the restriction on the dragon head didn't hold any special secrets, donating it to the country would be a good choice; but if there was a hidden secret, that would be another matter.
"I suggest you consider carefully and not buy or sell casually in the country."
Qin Ruxue stopped talking before she finished speaking - the person in front of her was not an ordinary person, he was the dreaded Ghost King. To him, these rules might not mean anything at all.
"This thing isn't worth much, why sell it?" Lin Fan didn't seem to care.
Qin Ruxue was speechless for a moment. She suddenly realized how shallow her understanding of the world of antiques was.
"I was originally going to leave tonight, but I didn't expect to be able to participate in the magic weapon trade fair tomorrow. It's such a pleasant surprise." Lin Fan said.
"Well, let's go back after the trade fair." Qin Ruxue agreed, and at the same time, thinking of Li Weihai's matter, her heart was a little disturbed.
"Li Weihai is dead, and I should go back and take care of some matters."
"No one can predict what happens on the high seas." Lin Fan seemed quite indifferent to the matter.
Qin Ruxue said no more. She knew that talking about a person like Li Weihai in front of this person was simply making a fuss out of nothing.
Soon, Qin Ruxue said goodbye and left. Lin Fan picked up the satellite phone and dialed Zhao Ziqing's number.
During the call, Lin Fan recounted his recent experiences, while Zhao Ziqing listened quietly. Before hanging up, Zhao Ziqing asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I'll ask you to give me a full body check-up when we get home." Lin Fan responded gently.
Lin Fan's words were tinged with sarcasm: "I'm hanging up first."
Zhao Ziqing naturally understood what he meant, so she hung up the phone without saying anything more.
"It's been so long, and you're still shy?"
Lin Fan muttered to himself, then went into the bathroom, took a shower, and went to bed early. He didn't even bother to study the mysterious animal skin, thinking it wouldn't be too late to look at it after leaving this sea area.
If I really don't understand something, I can call my father and ask him. Anyway, my father is investigating the matter of the Divine Jade Cauldron, and he can also ask Axe if the legend is true.
When the morning came, Lin Fan woke up and called Qin Ruxue to go to the restaurant together.
None of those big shots left, and it was obvious that they were all qualified to participate in the upcoming magic weapon trade fair.
There were far fewer other people on the Antique. Some chose to leave, while others stayed on the high seas forever.
After breakfast, Lin Fan and his companions came to the hall where yesterday's auction took place, where quite a few people had already gathered.
This Dharma Instruments Trade Fair is not in the form of an auction, but a free trade, a bit like the previous antique trade, but the goods here are more expensive and require higher vision and luck from the buyer.
There is no shortage of inferior products on the market. If you buy the wrong one, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck.
"Let's take a casual look first."
Lin Fan put his hands in his pockets and casually browsed the exhibits around him. His senses were also quietly detecting the magical instruments around him.
“There are indeed quite a few good ones.”
Lin Fan thought to himself that genuine magical instruments were rarely seen at previous antique fairs, but here they were everywhere. Of course, they were also quite expensive, making it almost impossible to find a bargain.
Lin Fan occasionally absorbed some spiritual energy from magical instruments, believing that even the smallest benefit should not be wasted.
"What kind of magic weapon do you want to buy?" Qin Ruxue asked. She didn't know much about magic weapons and couldn't tell whether they were real or fake.
"I want to buy a few defensive ones as gifts for my friends." Lin Fan replied.
"Give it to someone? To whom? A woman?" Qin Ruxue asked curiously.
"Are you jealous?" Lin Fan looked at her with a smile.
"Of course it's for my female friends. I don't have the habit of giving gifts to men."
"Why should I be jealous? It's not like I don't have anyone to send me off."
As Qin Ruxue spoke, she raised her wrist to show a string of small bells tied with a red rope. As she moved, the bells made crisp sounds.
"The people I send gifts to are all women who are particularly close to me. Are you one of them?" Lin Fan deliberately teased her.
Qin Ruxue didn't respond, but just glared at him, then shook the bell on her wrist and walked away with a jingling sound.
A few minutes later, Lin Fan's eyes were drawn to an exquisite pendant. Lin Fan stepped forward and picked up a defensive magical weapon, and immediately saw its extraordinaryness.
"How much does this cost?" he asked.
"One hundred million."
The seller replied, "This is a high-level defensive magical weapon, very rare."
Lin Fan sighed inwardly. The seller clearly knew the product inside and out, so it was impossible for him to take advantage of it. Curious, he asked, "If you know how good it is, why are you still selling it?"
"It's not very useful for me, I want something more offensive," the seller explained.
Lin Fan thought for a moment and took something out of his pocket: "How about this? Would you like to exchange it?"
The seller's eyes flashed with interest, and he took the item and examined it carefully. Lin Fan waited patiently, remembering what Alex had told him about bartering at the magical instrument fair.
Soon, the seller nodded and agreed to the exchange.
"The pendant is yours, and this is mine." Lin Fan agreed and put away the new treasure.
Qin Ruxue watched all this from the side and asked softly, "The one you gave me is also a defensive one, right? It should be worth quite a bit, right?"
"Almost, but I have plenty of stuff like that on hand, so it's just sitting there anyway."
In fact, the storage magic treasure that his master gave him when he came down the mountain was indeed filled with various treasures and magic tools, most of which were offensive. With the Dragon Abyss Sword, these were just icing on the cake for him.
"How many defensive magic weapons do you want to buy?" Qin Ruxue asked again.
"At least eight or nine, after all, I have more than ten women to take care of." Lin Fan said half-jokingly, but in fact, he had nine engagements.
"Alas, it's troublesome to buy things with so many women. Each of them must have one."
Lin Fan muttered to himself as he continued searching for suitable magical weapons. He was very satisfied with the three new defensive magical weapons he had successfully acquired through barter at the trade fair.
As he was moving around the venue, he suddenly felt a divine consciousness sweeping over him.
A thought struck him, and he wondered if this could be the mysterious expert on the Antique, or some other cultivator? How had the news about the artifact spread?
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