Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1630: Retreat to advance
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What Ye Tian is holding in his left hand is a famous Scottish round shield, about fifty-five centimeters in diameter. The shield is made of all metal and is quite heavy to carry.
Unlike other shields in the history of cold weapons, the structure of the Scottish buckler is very unique.
In addition to the handle, shield body and shield spikes that other shields have, the Scottish buckler also integrates a bayonet on the shield, turning it into an offensive and defensive weapon, which is very suitable for close combat.
In the center of the Scottish buckler, there is a conical bayonet about 30 centimeters long and protruding forward, which can be used to assassinate or block.
Of course, the bayonet of the Scottish fine iron buckler in Ye Tian's hand was not installed in the center of the shield at this time, but was removed and placed in a long strip pocket on the back of the buckler for safety.
In Ye Tian's right hand, he holds a Roman dagger about eighty centimeters long. There are several rust marks on it, but it still exudes a cold murderous aura.
Unfortunately, this antique stall does not have another famous cold weapon from Scotland, the basket-shaped gauntlet. We can only use the Roman dagger to make up for it!
The Scottish buckler and the basket-shaped gauntlet are the perfect combination, the ace combination of cold weapons that once made the British fearful!
Due to environmental constraints, Ye Tian did not wave the Scottish buckler and Roman dagger in his hands at the scene, so as not to make the people in Sarea Square even more nervous.
He just held up the Scottish buckler in front of him, held the Roman dagger in his right hand close to the edge of the buckler, made a few attacking and defensive movements, and then put them back on the stall.
Even so, the many people watching around vaguely felt a fierce murderous aura, and they were all secretly frightened.
After putting the Scottish buckler and the Roman dagger back into place, Ye Tian looked at the antique stall owner again and said with a smile:
"Fresis, please tell us about this Scottish buckler. What is its origin and how did you get this shield? Full metal Scottish bucklers are rare and I am very interested."
After hearing his words, Fresis did not respond immediately. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the Scottish buckler, with a suspicious look in his eyes, and he fell into deep thought.
The many people watching around also looked at the all-metal Scottish buckler curiously, wondering why the fine iron shield attracted Ye Tian's attention.
Of course, many people think so.
Isn't this another insidious trap? Maybe this **** Steven is trying to trick someone again. The metal Scottish buckler in front of him is just a prop.
Fresis's brows were furrowed, his expression changed drastically, and he was obviously having a fierce ideological struggle.
Ye Tian was always looking at the stall owner with a smile on his face, his expression was very relaxed, making it impossible to figure out his true thoughts.
After pondering for nearly a minute, Fresis made a decision.
He raised his head and took a deep look at Ye Tian, then said solemnly:
"Steven, I don't know if you are really interested in this all-metal Scottish buckler, and I'm not sure if you are trying to attack the east. The real target is not actually this shield.
Since I’m open for business, there’s no reason to turn away customers. That’s not in line with my business principles, and I don’t bother to do it. However, I have a request, and I hope you can agree to it.”
"What specific request? Fresis, please tell me, I am all ears"
Ye Tian smiled and nodded, with a bit of curiosity and a bit of appreciation in his eyes.
This stall owner is a good person, relatively upright, and has not shut himself out from doing his own business out of fear of losing his treasure. His mental endurance is obviously good.
Freisis nodded slightly, and then continued:
"Steven, no matter which item you are interested in here, I will quote the selling price just like I do with other customers. I will not ask for excessive prices and ruin my own brand.
In fact, I have no idea what your real goal is. You can't charge a sky-high price for every item, right? In that case, I would not be able to do business in Saraya Square.
However, no matter what you finally buy from me, after completing the transaction, I hope you can explain the item in public and give a valuation so that I can understand it.
You are the world's top antique art appraisal expert and professional treasure hunter. You have extremely sharp eyesight and have never looked past anything. You must know and master more knowledge than me.
If possible, I hope you can be noble and don't sweep away all the good things here. At least leave me something valuable. This is my business to support my family.
I would be very grateful if you could give me some pointers as to which items I have here that are of some value. This is my request. It shouldn’t be too much. I wonder if you can satisfy it? "
Hearing these words, Ye Tian couldn't help but secretly give the stall owner a thumbs up and praise him.
As expected of someone who makes a living at the antique market, what a genius!
He knew that he had poor eyesight. If there were really valuable antiques and artworks on the stall, they would inevitably be picked up by Ye Tian and become another unlucky guy in Sarea Square.
Rather than doing this, it is better to take retreat as an advance, sing a sad drama in front of everyone, and find another way to avoid being robbed by Ye Tian!
In this way, he can keep the losses to a minimum.
If Ye Tian gives a few more pointers and points out the other antique artworks on the stall that have been ignored or seriously underestimated, then bad things can turn into good things, and maybe he can make a lot of money!
Not only Ye Tian, but also many people at the scene guessed Fresis's intention and couldn't help but give this guy a thumbs up for his quick wit!
Those antique stall owners who had just been robbed by Ye Tian were beating their chests with regret, wondering why they had not come up with such a good idea. They were so stupid as pigs!
Ye Tian looked at Fresis playfully, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Okay, Fresis, I agree to your request. I have to admit that you are a very smart guy. You can actually think of using this method to deal with me. I admire you!
In your stall, if there is an antique piece of art that you have ignored and is worth a lot of money, regardless of the quantity, I will only buy one piece and leave the rest to you.
After completing the transaction, I will, at your request, explain the antique artworks I purchased, give an accurate valuation, and then highlight a few pieces of antique artwork that you have overlooked.
However, this kind of good thing only happens once. You are the first to make such a request. I can promise you. As for other colleagues, don’t even think about it. This business relies on your eyesight."
Having said this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head and glanced at the many onlookers around him, his intention was self-evident.
Fresis' face was filled with ecstasy, and he almost jumped up with excitement. There was still a little bit of fear and anxiety in his eyes.
For him, this sad drama was a great success. Next, it depends on the quality of the things in his stall!
Unlike him, the other antique dealers and stall owners in the crowd were filled with disappointment and regret.
"Hey!"
There was a sigh of disappointment at the scene, coming from the other antique dealers and stall owners.
Before he could sigh, Ye Tian already said with a smile:
"Freshis, can you now introduce this all-metal Scottish buckler and its price? I'm very interested"
Without any hesitation, Fresis immediately continued:
“This is a Scottish buckler made of fine iron. It is very heavy and has many exquisite patterns engraved on the front and back. From this point of view, this should be a ceremonial item rather than a practical weapon.
On this Scottish buckler, there are no traces left by swords, which also illustrates this point. Because of its age, many places on this shield have been rusted.
According to my personal research, this fine iron Scottish buckler should have come from the mid-to-late eighteenth century. At that time, the battlefields of Europe and even the world had already become dominated by muskets and artillery.
This also shows from another perspective that this Scottish round shield is only a ceremonial item and was not used for battlefield fighting. It is unknown who exactly this fine iron round shield belongs to.
When I went to Lille in northern France last year, I saw this Scottish buckler at a flea market. I bought it on a whim and brought it back to Nice, where it appears here today.
This Scottish buckler has a history of more than 200 years. It is indeed an antique and is not a deliberately old fake. I am offering a price of 6,500 euros for this fine iron buckler"
After quoting the price, Fresis stared closely at Ye Tian's face, looking forward to his response.
Many onlookers at the scene also looked at Ye Tian.
Many people did not believe that Ye Tian's target would be this fine iron Scottish buckler. They even thought that this was just another cover.
However, what happened next shocked everyone present.
"Six thousand five hundred euros, this price is very good, deal, Frasis, I want this Scottish buckler!"
Ye Tian nodded with a smile and extended his right hand to Fresis.
"Ah! Do you really want to buy this fine iron shield?"
Fresis exclaimed and froze on the spot.