Lu Chen was slightly taken aback. This white-haired old man spoke with such an aggressive tone. Compared to that maid from a moment ago, the difference was like heaven and earth.
Just an old man in a secret room had such an air of superiority.
However, Lu Chen naturally wouldn"t argue with him.
After all, perhaps even an appraisal master like this would have a certain amount of pride in himself.As far as appraising treasures were concerned, this sort of auction house most likely cared about a person"s ability, and a person"s character could only be regarded as secondary.
Following that, Lu Chen remained silent. He sat down on the chair in front of the old man, then felt around his chest. A lone mountain jade"s safety b.u.t.ton appeared in his palm.
When Lu Chen"s safety b.u.t.ton was revealed, the aura of the composite formation began to fluctuate.
The distance between him and the old man was only half a meter. Lu Chen believed that at such a close distance, the old man should be able to clearly sense him.
The safety b.u.t.ton fell on the table and a soft sound echoed.
The originally expressionless old man suddenly put down the teacup in his hand. When the teacup landed on the table, it clearly began to ripple.He immediately stood up. The calmness that was in his eyes from before was no longer there.
Before he could touch the safety b.u.t.ton, the elder"s gaze fell onto Lu Chen"s young and tender face.
He couldn"t help but be surprised for a moment before frowning. He then shifted his gaze back to the safety buckle.
The old man quickly opened the drawer and put on the thin transparent gloves.Then, he carefully picked up the light green safety b.u.t.ton. When his fingertips touched the safety b.u.t.ton, his body couldn"t help but tense up.
Feeling the ripples more directly, the old man was completely certain.
The old man moaned for a while, but when he looked at Lu Chen, his att.i.tude changed and he asked in surprise: "This … Is this a composite spirit gathering array formation? "Lu Chen slightly nodded his head. His gaze landed on the old man as he calmly said: "This is indeed a composite array formation, and it"s a Xiantian Spiritual Concentration Formation!"
"I"m sure Master has a lot of experience, you should be aware of the differences in this Innate Spirit Gathering Formation, right? "I"ll have to trouble you to help me calculate the starting price for this auction!"
Lu Chen"s voice was ordinary, but when it fell on the elder"s ears, it was like a thunderclap.
He swept a glance at his calmness just now and an indescribable excitement appeared on his face. Even the old man"s hand that was holding the safety b.u.t.ton was involuntarily trembling."It"s actually the legendary Innate Spirit Convergence Array?" The old man could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart.
After only three seconds had pa.s.sed, the old man suddenly came back to his senses. His eyes regained a trace of clarity as he once again looked towards Lu Chen in confusion.The old man"s tone immediately became indifferent as he said, "This young man, in our Everlasting Southern Auction House, we emphasize credibility, and credibility is our rule."
"But at the same time, reputation is also something that a guest should respect. Otherwise, if they were to spout nonsense here, it would waste their precious time."As soon as the old man finished speaking, Lu Chen was slightly startled, then immediately understood.
Needless to say, what the elder said made sense. He believed that the elder had the ability to appraise it.
However, as the owner of the treasure, he could do his best to share the information as much as he could, which would greatly reduce the amount of time an appraiser needed."Please be at ease, master. This composite Xiantian Spirit Convergence Talisman has two formations carved into it. These are indeed two Xiantian Spirit Convergence Arrays."
"If Grandmaster thinks that I have doubts because of my apt.i.tude, I still have a few other masterpieces here. I"ll have to trouble you to have a look at them!"
As Lu Chen said this, he took out another two safety buckles from his chest. These were both Innate Spirit Gathering Talismans that belonged to two different arrays.In front of such an expert, it would be hard for Lu Chen to say anything at all. It was natural for him to use something that others could see for themselves.
When the two safety buckles landed on the table, the old man"s expression changed again.The shock in his heart was indescribable, but he was no longer puzzled by Lu Chen"s status as the rightful owner of the safety b.u.t.ton.
"May I know how to address you, sir? "I have offended many people just now. Sir, please do not take offense to it."
The old man"s gentle face began to show signs of respect as he revealed an apologetic expression.
"Lu Chen."
Hearing the old man"s apologetic words, Lu Chen merely smiled and nodded his head, but did not say anything.
"Mister Lu, the auction is just following the rules. No matter what treasure comes in, we need to carefully inspect it before we can come to a conclusion. Mister Lu, please wait a moment!"After the old man finished speaking, he impatiently picked up one of the safety buckles.
The old man then took out a few oddly-shaped gems and arranged them in a strange formation.He fiddled with the safety b.u.t.ton, and from time to time, multicolored lights would shine, looking extremely gorgeous.
During this entire process, the old man"s eyes constantly shone with a brilliant light, the excitement in his heart was written all over his face.
After a long while, the elder finally stopped. He raised his head slightly and looked towards Lu Chen, a trace of surprise appearing in his eyes.Then, with a serious expression, he continued, "This old man has experienced countless treasures in his life, so it"s not like I"ve never seen jade talismans with this kind of dual formation."
"But the Spiritual Energy condensed from the Upper Sky Spirit Gathering Array is extremely pure and gentle …"Seeing this elder speak with unsatisfied thoughts, Lu Chen couldn"t help but frown. Then, he couldn"t help but interrupt him and say: "Can you just directly say how much it is worth?"
When Lu Chen suddenly said this, the old man immediately reacted and gave an embarra.s.sed smile: "Ahem … "Please excuse me!"
"According to the estimates of the Everlasting City"s jade talismans and other treasures, the starting bid for these composite Upper Sky talismans should be around one million gold coins.""The jade talisman is not bad. It is mainly because it is still lacking a little of its grade. With the combined effect of this safety b.u.t.ton, it has only reached high-grade Profound Rank."
"Let"s not talk about its grade. Although the quality of the jade is low, it is still a rare item!"
"Take it out and auction it. If we meet some wealthy factions, it should not be difficult for these people to auction it to nearly two million gold coins once they get into a compet.i.tion …"Lu Chen nodded his head, then interrupted the old man and said: "I understand, then I"ll sell these three pieces of the safety deduction!"
As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, he was shocked and couldn"t help but secretly exhale.
Although he had absolute confidence in his own safety b.u.t.ton, he didn"t think it would be so valuable.