Ivan looked at the ancient notebook on the table and raised his eyebrows slightly.
This wealthy man who was used to seeing antique treasures naturally had some discernment. The moment he looked at the notes, he immediately realized that the origin of this thing might not be simple.
Judging from the pattern on the cover of this notebook, it looks like the style of the Heroic Age a thousand years ago. If you simply regard it as an antique, maybe it is not very valuable. The content in the notebook... is the truly valuable thing.
Since the young boy in front of him confidently took out this ancient notebook, he obviously knew his hobby of collecting, so he would never fool him with some junk antiques.
Raymond said: "Mr. Ivan, this is one of the handbooks of the "Secret Book of Potion Knowledge"."
He knew that if he directly discussed the price of ore with this fat philistine man, no matter how high the price he set, it would only be a drizzle of wealth for such a big chaebol, and he might not be interested in continuing the discussion at all.
Raymond knew this guy's character very well. As long as he came up with something that interested the fat man, he might be able to negotiate without spending any money.
He has a lot of treasures in his hands, but the only one he really wants to take out without feeling distressed is this original handbook of the "Secret Book of Potion Knowledge"!
After all, he only cares about the knowledge of potions, and doesn't have much thought about the "cultural relic value" of the manuscript itself.
It's not a loss if it can be exchanged for rainbow ore.
"Manuscript of "The Secret Code of Potion Knowledge"? Which version is this and which master copied it?"
When Ivan heard these words, he obviously became interested and asked several questions in succession.
He has a fanatical hobby for collecting antiquities, especially some legendary treasures with great backgrounds.
He knew that as long as the young man opposite him was not stupid, the things he brought out should definitely be "orphan copies" and "one-of-a-kind" treasures, in order to arouse some interest in him.
"This is the first manuscript!"
Raymond flashed with imperceptible confidence, paused for a moment, and then said: "This is the original manuscript of the ten-star potion master Igris Centia!"
"What?!"
These words were like a depth charge, causing a storm in Ivan's heart.
His little eyes flashed, cleverly concealing his shock.
Turning his eyes, he calmly took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on. Then he calmly opened the notebook and looked at it carefully.
After a while, he was roughly sure that these were the notes written by Master Sentia himself!
No matter the paper composition, style, content...all meet the conditions, if it is a fake, it will never be hidden from his eyes.
This is a treasure in terms of content, source, and cultural relic value!
this moment,
Ivan was really tempted. These were Master Sentia's handwritten notes that the arrogant potions masters in the Potions Masters Guild were "hard to find"!
But even with the waves in his heart, the shrewd fat man didn't show any strange color on his face.
"Antiquities are indeed antiquities, but why do I feel like this doesn't look like the original manuscript..."
He looked at Raymond and said calmly: "I heard that the original manuscript of Master Sentia's "Manuscript of Potion Knowledge" was lost thousands of years ago..."
Raymond obviously knew that the fat man must be playing hard to get.
After having dealt with it so many times in the game, wouldn't he know that this fat man is actually a "master of cultural relic appraisal"? With the professional appraisal method just now, would he not be able to tell whether this thing is genuine or fake?
He said with certainty: "Your Excellency Ivan, I have asked experts to identify it. This must be the original manuscript written by Master Sentia! Of course... we personally salvaged this thing from a thousand-year-old shipwreck in dangerous waters.
The antiques that come out cannot be fake."
"Oh? You salvaged it yourself?"
Ivan's pupils shrank slightly, and he once again confirmed that his identification of the notes was correct.
At the same time, he showed a hint of thought. Although the boy in front of him was young, he was obviously not easy to fool.
The pirates and adventurers who were adventuring around could salvage some rare antiquities from the sea from time to time, which was reasonable. But he didn't expect that the young pirate in front of him would be so lucky, and he was so lucky to take Thane back then.
The original manuscript of the "Manuscript of Potion Knowledge" written by Master Tia has been salvaged!
Raymond then smiled and said: "Of course, Mr. Ivan, you also know that the original manuscript of Master Sentia's handwriting is not just this one, but a complete series. When I salvaged it, there happened to be
How many..."
The number of topics is limited to this point,
He turned and continued: "I have also read the contents of this note. It contains extremely professional potion knowledge. My potion master friends have also identified it. There is a lot of lost potion knowledge in it.
..”
Now that the bait has been thrown out, it's Raymond's turn to catch people's appetites.
"That's it..."
If it were a handbook, David Ivan might still hesitate.
But this young swordsman hinted that he had obtained more, and even a complete set of manuscripts for the "Secret Book of Potions Knowledge"!
With his vision as a "master of appraisal", how could he not know the value of this original set of manuscripts?
Master Sentia's manuscript is "a page worth a thousand dollars" on the auction market. Even if the notebook contains some trivial things about life, it is worth a lot, let alone the secret book of potions?
This secret book is regarded as a classic book by potion masters around the world. The value of the potion knowledge recorded in it is immeasurable.
If those old guys from the Potion Masters Guild really found out, they would probably pay any price to get this set of notes!
Raymond urged at the right time: "So, Mr. Ivan, you have also seen that we come with sincerity."
"Well...I do have some interest in this thing."
Ivan rubbed the notebook in his hand, unable to bear to leave it.
Before, he thought that the young pirate in front of him would not be able to bring out the bargaining chip that he was interested in, so he was not interested in dealing with the ore; but now he is worried about how many notebooks he can get in exchange for his "rainbow ore"!
A small pirate group does not need too many "Rainbow Ore". If there is a complete set of "Poison Knowledge Secret Book" manuscript, he now feels that his "chips" are not enough.
Ivan is indeed a cunning businessman. Even though he is still eager to get this note into his pocket, his expression still looks calm and unhurried.
"Although this notebook does look like an artifact from the 'Heroic Age', whether it is Master Sentia's manuscript still needs to be identified."
He looked at Raymond and said casually: "So...how many notes have you salvaged? Do you want to use these notes in exchange for 'rainbow ore'?"
"Mr. Ivan, today I come here with sincerity, just for the 'Rainbow Ore'."
Raymond said: "As for how many notes I have in my hand...it depends on how much rainbow ore Mr. Ivan can provide."
Ivan asked casually: "How much do you want?"
"I'll eat as much as you can give me..."
Raymond's eyes narrowed slightly, and an imperceptible cold light flashed in his eyes.
This is not the same as their original plan!
Originally, Colin only said that they needed enough "rainbow ore" to refit the Iron Toad. Because this kind of rare ore was expensive, they couldn't afford to buy too much.
But now, Raymond changed his mind.
Because...he felt hostility!
Ivan was slightly surprised: "Oh... your tone is quite impressive."
Isn't this guy a little pirate? Why does he need so much ore?
The doubts in my mind disappeared in a flash.
However, he was more than happy.
The kid in front of him can speak, which means that he will definitely exchange his hands for treasures of the same value as this batch of ores.
Maybe it's not just the "Poison Knowledge Codex", but also other treasures in the sunken ship!
Now the old friend around him has hinted to himself with the promised signal that this boy is the culprit they are looking for who sank the Oliver family fleet - Captain Raymond of the "Ghost Pirates"!
Therefore, there is no way this guy can leave this island alive no matter what!
What he has to do now is to try his best to find out the whereabouts of those treasures, and then let his old friends take action. If someone accidentally dies and the whereabouts of the treasures are lost, it will be a big loss.
Ivan said confidently: "Don't worry about the quantity. It's definitely only what you eat. There's nothing I can't provide."
"oh?"
The corners of Raymond's mouth raised in a half-smile, but his eyes fell on the middle-aged man who walked in behind Ivan.
With a quick glance, he moved away instantly.
If he hadn't sensed anything wrong just now, he would have felt a hint of "hostility" from this middle-aged man who looked like an assistant.
It's not a reminder of camp hostility, but like an ordinary murderous intention.
It wasn't there when I walked in, but it is there now.
Obviously, perhaps the murderous intention came about after the middle-aged man confirmed his identity!
Ivan explained: "As you know...the smelting equipment on the ship island can only smelt gold ore, and it is not up to the standard of smelting rainbow ore. And because the giants have caused trouble on the cargo route recently, we have no choice but to smelt gold ore."
Transport the mined ore back to the headquarters. So, now there are at least hundreds of thousands of tons of ore piled up in my warehouse..."
Upon hearing this, Raymond's eyes suddenly lit up, and a crazy idea flashed in his mind.
"Can I check the quality of the ore first? You also know that rainbow ore is difficult to refine. If it is low-quality ore with too low purity, it will be of no use to me..."
With Arnold by his side, he didn't have to worry about his safety.
But after all, they came here for the "Rainbow Ore". If they come back empty-handed, they don't know if they will have the chance to get such a large amount of ore next time.
Since the other party obviously had bad intentions, Raymond had no intention of being polite and used his tactics to his advantage.
I originally planned to buy it, but now I have to grab it!
...
"You can rest assured on this! The purity of the mineral deposits we are currently mining is very high, and the randomly sampled colored stone samples have reached an astonishing 'purity of 8-12', which is the highest in any mining area in the Endless Sea.
Impossibly high purity.”
Until now, Ivan still hasn't shown much desire, and said calmly: "I am also somewhat interested in the chips you brought out. If you can really come up with 'chips' that satisfy me, maybe I will sell you some as well."
Rainbow Ore'."
What was originally a normal transaction negotiation process suddenly turned into a conspiracy between an old fox and a young fox.
Everyone wants to get the "bait" in the opponent's hand.
In the end, it all depends on who has the better move.
“‘Purity 8-12’ ore?”
When Raymond heard this, he was slightly surprised. The purity of the ore was indeed much higher than expected.
However, in order to grab it, he must see the ore!
Thinking of this, he said: "Mr. Ivan, I'm sorry this is an unkind invitation. But before trading, I still plan to see the ore first."
"Can!"
Ivan only hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
If he had to do it, he didn't plan to do it in his own manor. The treasures here were all found by him all over the world, and even breaking one of them would make him feel distressed...
The ore warehouse seems like a good place to kill people.
In fact, when Ivan heard Raymond's request to see the ore, he also guessed that a pirate might have some evil thoughts about the ore.
However, he was not worried at all.
After all, when he thought about it, hundreds of thousands of tons of ore had a volume of tens of thousands of cubic meters!
Ordinary space rings only have one cubic meter of storage space. How much storage space can he move?
Having said this, he said to the butler not far away: "Old John, take these two guests to the ore warehouse for a visit. When they are satisfied with the visit and make a decision, you will inform me..."
If they really want to fight, Ivan has no intention of staying with them.
After all, although the little pirate in front of him has a low level of extraordinary beings, news from the Navy confirms that he has the combat power to kill high-level Sequence 2 extraordinary beings.
"Okay, sir."
The old housekeeper bowed and nodded.
He turned towards Raymond and the other two and said, "Two guests, please come this way."
"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you."
Raymond pretended not to know, smiled and nodded.
Secretly, he had already used his mental power to inform Colin and Arnold of the situation.
this time,
He is going to do something big in the David family!