Chapter 2: The Octagonal Bronze Bell Worth Five Million!

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Snow-white long legs: "Oh, really? Then how many steamed buns is it worth?"

"An artifact from the Warring States period, several thousand years old. Would it be worthless?"

Seeing his reluctance, Zhang Xuan said, "If it were a five-character knife coin from that era, at today's market, it could fetch a hundred thousand!"

"If it were a four-character knife coin on the back, it would be worth sixty thousand!"

"But yours has no inscriptions and there are too many in existence, so it’s only worth about three hundred yuan..."

Snow-white long legs: "What?"

"That’s really trash!"

The viewers in the livestream were stunned.

"Knife coins from the Warring States period are worth so little?"

"They’re from the Warring States era, how can they be worth less than silver dollars?"

"Xuan Ge, you’re not trying to fool us and keep it all to yourself, are you?"

Suddenly, the system’s voice echoed in Zhang Xuan’s mind.

[ Ding! ]

[ Congratulations, host, successful appraisal! You’ve earned a lottery chance! ]

A golden treasure chest appeared before Zhang Xuan’s eyes—it was a familiar scene. He clicked to draw.

As the chest opened, the system’s voice sounded again.

[ Congratulations, host, you’ve won a cash red envelope of three hundred yuan! ]

Cash, finally! Enough for an extra meal tonight.

After some self-consolation, he glanced at the scrolling comments and said to the viewers, "Some of you treasure hunters, don’t get all excited just because you see a knife coin from the Warring States."

"Many things have historical value but no economic value."

"Quantity is a very important factor in determining value."

"Scarcity makes things precious."

"You should understand this, right?"

"Why are museum pieces priceless?"

"Because there’s only one of them!"

"You need to study more and read more books."

Snow-white long legs listened with partial understanding: "So it’s valuable only if it has inscriptions?"

"I remember there are a few with inscriptions."

"Xuan Ge, wait a moment, I’ll look for them!"

Zhang Xuan was surprised: "There are more?"

Snow-white long legs pulled out a drawer and dumped everything onto the table.

A huge pile of bronze knife coins appeared like a small mountain.

Zhang Xuan’s eyes widened instantly: "Wow!"

"So many?"

"Brother, what exactly do you do?"

The livestream audience was shocked.

"Impressive!"

"This guy really scared me, collecting so many knife coins?"

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"Haha, just a pile of junk!"

Snow-white long legs rummaged through the pile, muttering, "This isn’t it... that’s not it either..."

"Strange, I clearly remember seeing some with inscriptions!"

"Could I have remembered wrong?"

Zhang Xuan was speechless and said, "Brother, let me teach you."

"Lay all these knife coins flat on the table. It doesn’t matter which side is up or how you arrange them, just spread them out so I can see one side of each coin clearly."

"Then slowly move the camera from one end to the other."

"Got it?"

Snow-white long legs: "Got it."

He did as instructed, spreading all the knife coins on the table, then held the phone camera from above and moved it slowly.

Zhang Xuan frowned, scrutinizing carefully. After a moment, he took a deep breath: "Brother!"

"You're lucky!"

"These are all worthless junk, none worth more than four figures!"

"Even if there were inscriptions, I could give you a higher estimate."

"But unfortunately, there isn't a single one!"

Snow-white long legs: "Uh... maybe I remembered wrong."

"Sorry, Xuan Ge."

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "No need to apologize."

"Although these treasures aren’t valuable individually, there are so many."

"Three to five hundred yuan each, and you probably have around a hundred!"

"Altogether, that’s worth thirty to fifty thousand!"

"Not bad at all!"

Snow-white long legs: "Oh, that’s okay then."

Zhang Xuan squinted: "Viewers, stay calm!"

"Thirty to fifty thousand is already very good!"

Just as he was about to tease the viewers further, the system’s voice sounded again.

[ Congratulations, host, successful appraisal! You’ve earned another lottery chance! ]

The golden treasure chest appeared once more.

This time, Zhang Xuan felt a bit excited.

The prize value depends on the value of the treasure.

For treasures worth thirty to fifty thousand, the prize should be pretty good, right?

He clicked to draw.

A golden light flashed.

The system announced again.

[ Congratulations, host, you’ve won a cash red envelope of thirty thousand yuan! ]

Zhang Xuan’s eyes lit up.

"Thirty thousand yuan red envelope?"

"Finally, it’s rising!"

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Zhang Xuan felt much better instantly.

Treasures worth thirty to fifty thousand can yield thirty thousand in cash.

What if the treasure was worth three to five million? Would the cash prize be three million?

Just the thought was thrilling!

Snow-white long legs sent a flying emoji: "Thanks, Xuan Ge. I won’t bother you anymore. I’m logging off."

Zhang Xuan nodded and was about to say goodbye when suddenly he saw the person’s camera tilt down, catching the redwood pen holder on the desk!

Hung beneath the pen holder was a bronze bell.

Zhang Xuan’s attention was instantly drawn to it.

"Brother!"

"Please wait!"

Snow-white long legs picked up the phone: "Xuan Ge, are you calling me?"

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath: "Yes!"

"I’m calling you!"

"Let me see the bell on your desk!"

Snow-white long legs glanced over and focused on the bronze bell: "Is this it?"

Zhang Xuan nodded: "Yes, that’s it!"

Snow-white long legs handed over the bell: "A friend gave it to me. Is it valuable?"

Zhang Xuan stared at the bronze bell, counting its eight corners, each inscribed with characters. The craftsmanship was delicate and thin, instantly recognizable!

For some reason, this bronze bell felt very familiar!

"Brother, this isn’t about whether it’s valuable or not anymore."

"If I’m right, it’s a matter of legality!"

"First, tell me, what does your friend do?"

Snow-white long legs thought for a moment: "He’s a businessman."

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath: "Got it!"

"That’s one point already!"

Snow-white long legs was puzzled: "What point?"

Zhang Xuan looked serious: "Pick it up, give it a shake, and listen to the sound."

But snow-white long legs shook his head: "Xuan Ge, I can’t."

Zhang Xuan frowned: "A man can’t say he can’t."

"Brother, don’t make me angry!"

"If I tell you to shake it, then shake it!"

Snow-white long legs said, "It’s not that I can’t... I’m allergic to the sound of this bell. Whenever I hear it, I get goosebumps and feel dizzy."

"When I picked it up earlier, I deliberately didn’t let it make a sound."

Zhang Xuan was stunned: "Really?"

Snow-white long legs: "I’m not lying, Xuan Ge."

Zhang Xuan exhaled: "That’s three points then!"

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