Hearing these words, not only did the two people by the round table change their expressions drastically, but the owners of Elegant Interest and Ancient Moon Pavilion also darkened their faces.

"Shen Qiang, one must not be too arrogant," said the future owner of Ancient Moon Pavilion with a contemptuous look at Shen Qiang, "Such baseless boasting, you can blow your own trumpet here, and I can't be bothered with you. But if you say that outside, I'd take it as a challenge."

Looking at him earnestly, Shen Qiang laughed, "Why assume that I am, in fact, challenging you? Indeed, in my eyes, all of the appraisers from Ancient Moon Pavilion are nothing but incompetent fools."

The owner of Elegant Interest revealed a smile upon hearing this.

But his smile had barely emerged when Shen Qiang had already turned to look at him: "And your appraisers from Elegant Interest, they are on the same level, the same rank as them, so you have absolutely no reason to smile."

The owner of Elegant Interest went stiff for a moment, then his eyes filled with an unconvinced desire to speak.

However, at that moment, Shen Qiang had already turned his gaze towards Sun Kaiping, "Where are the ones that have yet to be confirmed?"

Pointing towards a shelf on the west side of the hall, Sun Kaiping responded, "All these here have not been confirmed yet."

Shen Qiang nodded, strode over, and said, "Leave them to me."

Sun Kaiping nodded.

Owner Ma closely followed right beside Shen Qiang.

By this time, the people around the round table had come back to their senses.

"Shen Qiang, this show-off, really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth! So many experienced masters wouldn't dare to promise anything with absolute certainty, what gives him the right to be so arrogant?"

"He is just full of hot air and provoking trouble for the sake of it. If he really had the ability, why would he be an appraiser? Why not just open his own shop and make a fortune?"

"Exactly, he's just a callow youth, a greenhorn, only good at blowing his own horn, what else is he capable of?"

Amidst the scorn of the crowd, Shen Qiang had already approached the shelves.

On the shelves, there was an assortment of items covering virtually everything.

From porcelain to bronzeware, calligraphy to jade pendants, there was everything.

If it were up to a few people to appraise nearly two hundred items, it would be nearly impossible without ten days to half a month's time.

After all, for ordinary appraisers, to appraise an antique, they need to compare its age, form, craftsmanship, characteristics, records, among various other factors to give a final verdict.

But Shen Qiang did not need all that.

All he had to do was to engage the Observation Skill and look.

However, faced with so many antiques, Shen Qiang's heart felt slightly nervous.

After all, when the governor and conception vessels were first opened, Shen Qiang had conducted an experiment. At that time, he could only use Observation Skill for 0.8 seconds at full strength. From the perspective of the doctor's legacy, being able to maintain Observation Skill for a quarter of an hour was considered the entrance to the craft.

So, although the original Shen Qiang made his first pot of gold using the Observation Skill, he was pitifully weak.

But now, things were different.

Shen Qiang had now completed the Qi Condensation phase of cultivation.

He had undergone the first of the four qualitative transformations of a cultivator.

Observation Skill, activate!

Looking along the shelves, information about each item appeared in Shen Qiang's eyes like processed computer data.

False, false, false, real!

False, false, false, false, false, real!

At this moment, Shen Qiang's mind was free of distractions, and amidst the torrent of data and images, the authenticity of the objects was crystal clear.

In the time since he had learned the Observation Skill,

though Shen Qiang's grasp of the market prices for various antiques wasn't too good, he was no longer the complete novice he had been at the beginning.

At least, as soon as the Observing the Micro confirmed the Yuan Blue and White Porcelain Vase, Shen Qiang already had a preliminary estimate in mind.

Its market price should be around five million, that is, between four and six million.

This estimate was in itself very conservative.

So, as long as there were other items that could make up forty to fifty million, Shen Qiang felt, this shop could be taken down.

After all, tens of millions might seem like a great sum to others, but for Shen Qiang, it was merely the matter of refining a few bottles of medicine.

If it weren't for Sun Kaiping and Boss Ma's presence, the price of 170 million would be purchased without a second thought, as long as Shen Qiang wanted it.

True Qi rapidly expended, and as the information of each item flickered before Shen Qiang's eyes, halfway past the shelves, he was pretty much certain that buying the shop for 170 million wouldn't be a loss.

And when Shen Qiang finished looking at all the items,

he was delighted to find that within him, a certain amount of True Qi, condensed like a liquid, still remained. The near ten-minute use of the Observation Skill had consumed about two thirds of his total True Energy.

This meant that Shen Qiang, who had completed the Qi Condensation phase transformation, had reached a beginner's proficiency in the Observing the Micro skill.

Having looked over everything, Shen Qiang turned back, looked at Sun Kaiping with a smile, and said, "Bought."

The two Appraisers who were appraising treasures at the round table were taken aback, while Sun Kaiping was overjoyed and dashed down the stairs.

The owners of Elegance and Ancient Moon Pavilion exchanged glances, both showing hesitation in their eyes, but the hesitation lasted only a moment before the owner of Ancient Moon Pavilion said coldly, "To decide to buy after just one round, I can't help but admire the audacity of youth. But such gambling will only lead to your ruin."

The owner of Elegance gave a slight smile and said, "If you're eager to take the fall, of course, I won't object." Tossing a business card casually on the table, he stood up and said, "If you lose the bet, remember to call me; maybe I can help you out."

With that, he stood and left.

The owner of Ancient Moon Pavilion also stood up with a smile, likewise leaving a business card on the table, and said, "Unlike him, I actually hope you succeed in this gamble, Ancient Moon Pavilion is flush with cash; as long as your items are good, you can call me anytime."

The two owners were leaving, and the Appraisers naturally put down the items they were appraising.

As they walked out, they said,

"Young man, don't think having a lot of stuff means it's all good; it's not uncommon to have shops full of fakes."

"Forget it, don't bother, they have money, maybe losing eighty million means nothing to them."

Hearing their mockery, Shen Qiang just gave a faint smile and didn't bother to respond.

The reason was simple.

Pride should be answered with pride, and when it comes to making money, the smarter move is to do it quietly.

After all, this was merely an initial agreement to buy. Until the paperwork was not completed and the shop and these items weren't in hand, wouldn't revealing those antiques, which were far more valuable than they could imagine, give them a chance to compete and back out?

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