John looked at the hawker with a half-smile, which made the hawker dodge slightly. But he soon pretended to be calm.
"Do you really dare to say this? This is the astrological chart of the Harvest Empire, right? When did it become a sacrificial object of the Sun Empire? And if this thing was cast with a lot of gold, it wouldn't weigh this much, right?"
Although the two major indigenous civilizations have a lot of interactions with each other, their respective styles still maintain great characteristics and can be easily distinguished.
The vendor blushed and was embarrassed by what he said. He was just a small vendor who had never gone to school. Naturally, he did not understand the relatively obscure archaeological knowledge in academia. Those words were all made up of boasts he heard in the market.
It's just a cliché, just to fool ignorant foreigners.
However, the hawker who has been working in the market for several years has also developed a thick skin. Although he blushes a little, it is not visible at all on his brown-red face caused by the hot weather.
He smiled coquettishly and said:
"Sir, you are really knowledgeable. Yes, this is the astrological chart of the Harvest Empire's priests. Although it doesn't use much gold, there is still gold, right? Sir, you only need three hundred gold pounds to get this rare Harvest Empire antique astrology.
Maybe you can make a lot of money if you buy it..."
The price was suddenly reduced by 70%, which seemed very sincere.
John shook his head.
He said in a nonchalant tone:
"I like to collect antiques, not sell them, and astrological disks are not rare in the Harvest Empire. Almost everyone with high status has one, and there are a lot of them unearthed. The value of yours can be higher even if it is mixed with some gold. Five
Ten pounds, this is my last offer, you have already made a lot of money, if you don't sell it, forget it."
Seeing that John's attitude didn't look like he was cheating, the hawker hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth and decided to accept the other party's offer. In fact, if the price were converted into gold, he could have a gold medal hanging around his neck. Although the gold content of the federal gold pound is higher than that of Brooke,
The gold pound was low, but it was also the strongest currency in the New World. And his purchase price was only a few dozen pesos, less than a gold pound.
"Sir, this is yours..."
Of course, although the hawker feels that he has made a lot of money, he still looks like he has lost money. This is the basic operation of a businessman.
John paid for the metal astrological disk while the people around him looked at him as if he had taken advantage of him.
Not far away, Nick asked curiously:
"Klaus, is there anything special about your astrological chart?"
Judging from the behavior of the eldest son of the Hessenser family all the way, he is not the kind of ignorant rich young man who lets others take advantage of him. Since he spent fifty gold pounds to get this thing, there must be something that others have not seen.
Something is there.
John smiled and explained for his younger brother.
In fact, part of what he just said to the hawker was true, but also part of it was false.
In the business world, there are psychological battles again and again. You fool me and I fool you, just to see who is more capable and more sophisticated.
"Although this astrological disk is a characteristic of the Harvest Empire, this country or civilization very much advocates the use of stars for divination. Basically, from the nobles and priests to the common people, almost everyone has an astrological disk."
"It's just that common people use astrology disks made of clay or carved from wood or stone. Only nobles use astrology disks made of metal, animal teeth, and jade. And although this gold astrolabe is not made of gold as the main material
It is made of gold, but it is more precious than gold. I couldn't tell the material of this astrological disk for a while, but what is certain is that it undoubtedly contains rare and extraordinary metal components."
In his spiritual vision, the restrained but strong spiritual light is very conspicuous. It can be said that even if this thing has no extraordinary effect, the material alone is worth the money he spent this time.
Stimulated by John's pick-up, Nick and the others strolled through most of the market with undiminished interest, but John, who had the word "fat sheep" on his head, did not take action again.
Because I didn't find anything interesting.
In addition to the three or five pieces of Empire of the Sun style pendants and jewelry and other souvenirs that young Nick initially purchased under John's guidance as gifts for his family, he also bought a gold mask for himself.
The thing was a bit like the Pharaoh mask of Nile in the Black Continent. It had a simulated human outline and looked like the face of a handsome man. John raised his eyes and scanned it, but did not find any spiritual light. He thought it was just an antique imitated by the locals, and it was also
It is not made of pure gold, but is made of copper and silver plated with gold. However, the craftsman who made this thing has good skills, and it is a work of art worth collecting. The price of one hundred gold pounds is not a loss.
Faced with John's comments, Nick was very satisfied as he was shopping for the first time without any eyelashes. The more he looked at the mask, the more he liked it.
When we returned to Lulu, we didn't put it away, so we just held it in our hands and played with it, making gestures with it from time to time.
Everyone just treated it as a child and didn't pay much attention to it.
The open-air market was really quite large. Seeing that the sky was already turning yellow, and it was already getting late after buying the mask, Nick Adams could only reluctantly leave the market under the persuasion of the butler, and came to the place where he had sent someone to book in San Jose.
Stay at the hotel, prepare to rest for the night and board the airship to leave tomorrow.
In addition to the large slums, San Jose still has many good places. At least in terms of accommodation, there are many high-end hotels and special gourmet restaurants.
Because they were traveling on an airship together, and for the convenience of movement, the relationship between the two parties gradually became closer, so Nick decided to book this hotel for John and the others.
This is a high-end Spanian-style hotel with a history of several decades. It is luxuriously decorated with southern European style and Mediterranean-style decoration, making people feel like they are in a Mediterranean country in the old continent.
The hotel they stayed in had a warm-style tea restaurant, or coffee shop, because the coffee habit spread from the Near East was more popular in Sparnia, rather than the mainstream tea drinking in Brooke.
John ordered a cup of black coffee with half a cup of fresh milk and sugar and sat on the soft chair, reading a book and tasting his own alternative afternoon tea.
But soon he couldn't sit still anymore.
Because of a coincidence or a coincidence, Klaus's ex-girlfriend and her fiancé also checked into this hotel. At this time, the two of them were sitting at the couple's table, each staring at his back with intense eyes.
Especially the woman's complex eyes with resentment mixed with nostalgia and a hint of tenderness in her eyes made John's scalp tingle and he felt quite uneasy.
If it weren't for the excellent Dingjing Kungfu, I would probably not be able to pretend anymore.
In fact, he didn't read much while holding the book. After all, being stared at by a woman, or a woman who is an ex-girlfriend, would make anyone else feel thorns in their backs and restless, especially this ex-girlfriend.
Your real ex-girlfriend.
Not to mention the dagger-like eyes of the man next to this ex-girlfriend.
After more than ten minutes, John finally couldn't help but turned around and said:
"Miss Stannis, isn't it rare that your elders haven't taught you that it is impolite to stare at others all the time? And I have no relationship with you at all now, no more than a stranger, so we should avoid it in the future
When we meet, we should also pretend to turn a blind eye when we meet. This is a better choice for you, me and our respective families."
John no longer calls each other by their first names, but directly calls them by their last names. The use here is undoubtedly a sign of deliberate alienation.
Miss Gwen's face turned pale when she heard this.
Originally, she had thought that if Klaus really missed her, then she could generously be his secret lover and at the same time maintain her status as the fiancée of the Hatton family heir and the future Baroness Hatton.
But the cruel facts let her know how unkind it was to be attacked by a man who had once pursued her, especially when she still had some thoughts about this man, lingering feelings for him, and the thought of rekindling their relationship.