Starting My Treasure Hunting In England

"Are there any copper informants in this auction?" In a curtained guest room on the third floor of the hotel where the auction was held, a middle-aged man with brown hair asked the blond man looking at the computer screen.

"There should be, because we released the news before, so those guys will definitely send people to check, but we don't know who the guy is for the time being." said the young man who was observing the guests entering the room through the computer.

"But I analyzed five suspicious people." The young man said, clicking a few times with the mouse, and then pointed at the five photos that had just been called up on the screen. "Because they are all newcomers to this auction."

"Which one of these people do you think is more suspicious?" the middle-aged man asked, looking at the five photos on the screen. If Liang En were here, he would find a photo of himself in it.

"These two people." The young man said, pointing to an Arab and a black man in the five photos. "Because the background information of these two people is somewhat vague, there is some room for manipulation."

"What about this guy?" the middle-aged man asked, placing his hand on Liang En's photo. "Why do you think he is less suspicious than the first two people?"

"Because this person is a scholar who has suddenly become famous recently. He not only deciphered the ancient Egyptian writings, but also recently discovered the Vikings' American colony Vinland and found the secret of Greek fire." The young man pointed to Liang En on the screen. Photos speak.

"There are several items from ancient Egypt and ancient Viking civilization in today's auction, so it is very normal for scholars like him who mainly study this area to be attracted."

"More importantly, the thing we used as bait this time is not the object of the other party's research. If he is really an informant, it can help us lure out the traitor."

"You are right. Sometimes an unqualified informant can help us much more than a qualified informant, so I really hope that this person is Copper's informant."

The middle-aged man pointed at Liang En's photo and said. Of course, Liang En, who had already entered the lobby, didn't know that a conversation about him was taking place upstairs. At this time, he was busy flipping through the list of items that the waiter had just given him.

In order to avoid embarrassing those down-and-out nobles, the auction would only send out a detailed list of items when all guests entered the auction site.

Before this, guests would only get a list that roughly described the types of items to be auctioned, and would not know the details of those items.

Although the sources of goods in this auction have become diverse now, the problems of the past no longer exist. However, this habit has been passed down to this day as a tradition at auctions, and has become a feature of auctions.

In fact, many customers now come to the auction for this vague lot list, because it can reflect the long history and unique style of the auction.

"This auction looks like something special." Looking through the beautifully printed auction manual in his hand, Liang En showed a look of surprise, because he found that there were several auction items that looked very good.

For example, there were several very well-preserved papyrus scrolls. Although the photos showed only a few words on the scrolls, through this bit of text, he realized that what was recorded on these scrolls was ancient Egypt's most famous "" Book of the Dead.

For many ordinary people, the most profound impression about the ancient Egyptian "Book of the Dead" may be a shirtless big guy who doesn't look like a good guy holding a book made of gold or black stone and reading it. The picture of curse.

But in fact, the real "Book of the Dead" is just a common funerary object in ancient Egypt, which will be engraved on walls, coffin boards or papyrus.

The content inside does not summon terrible sandstorms or resurrect mummies like in the movies, but records things about the afterlife and allows the souls of the deceased to smoothly reach the pure land of the underworld.

In addition to ancient Egyptian papyri, other auction items also look very good, such as a set of Renaissance armor, a beautifully decorated musket or an ancient Roman glass.

The thing Liang En was looking for this time was among the pile of auction items. Soon, he flipped to the end of the cargo list and found his target.

This thing is a belt prayer book from the Tudor period in England. The whole book looks only about the size of a palm, but the cover of the book is made of gold and inlaid with various gemstones, and uses reliefs to show the scriptures. story.

"It seems that this should be something from a big noble or the royal family." Liang En shook his head gently, "But you have to see the authenticity to be sure. You can't tell the authenticity just by looking at the photos. .”

After everyone was seated, a middle-aged man in a tuxedo walked up to the stage, greeted the guests present, and then announced the start of the auction.

Because there was nothing Liang En wanted to buy among the items at the beginning, he could just take the opportunity to observe the characteristics of this auction.

Compared with those outside auctions, the process of this kind of private auction is cleaner and neater. For example, the host of the auction will not use some words to stimulate everyone's desire to buy like outside auctions.

For this reason, it was soon the auction of "The Book of the Dead". At this time, Liang En immediately grabbed the sign in his hand and was ready to bid.

According to Huaxia, there is no possibility of leakage of something with a wide open door, so after the starting price of 7,500 euros was quoted, the overall price immediately rose rapidly.

Fortunately, although this item is relatively rare, it is not an orphan after all, and it is also a relatively unpopular collection. Therefore, Liang En finally bought this volume of "Book of the Dead" for 12,000 euros.

For him, this "Book of the Dead" that was 100% dug out from the grave was not for collection, but was intended to be sold to the New York real estate developer Mr. Bruce.

Because Mr. Bruce needs such an ancient Egyptian cultural relic to donate to the Egyptian government to pave the way for his future investment in Egypt.

In fact, he planned to buy an ancient Egyptian painted coffin at the auction in Canada a few months ago, so he specially asked Liang En to help him check the quality of the thing. As a result, during the official auction, Liang En discovered that the coffin was Fake.

In this case, Mr. Bruce naturally did not buy the fake coffin. But after that auction, he always hoped that Liang En could help him find a good ancient Egyptian artifact.

"I can probably earn about 6,000 euros this time." Liang En thought after buying the "Book of the Dead", "But the most important thing is that I gained a favor."

"Especially considering that after applying for an archaeological permit related to the Sinai Peninsula this time, Mr. Bruce, who develops real estate in Egypt, may be able to come in handy."

So during the break after the one-hour auction, Liang En immediately called Mr. Bruce to inform Mr. Bruce of the news.

The fact was just as he had imagined. Not only was Mr. Bruce willing to pay 18,000 euros to buy the "Book of the Dead," but he also made it clear on the phone that he owed him a favor.