"Besides the appraisal certificate, the name of this auction item is given by the customer. What name do you intend to give it? You can write down its origin on this paper, and we will introduce its origin at the auction."
Ye Pengfei took out a piece of paper and handed it to the young man in white. Then, as if noticing something, he said, "Of course, if you don't want to introduce its origin, you don't have to write it."
The beautiful young man in white seemed very excited upon hearing this. "There's nothing shameful about its origin, so it's fine to talk about it."
"This pearl... no, it's a water-repelling bead. I used my flying sword to go deep into the Dragon Palace and retrieved it from the body of a thousand-year-old mother oyster."
"This is an inner core nurtured by a water creature with a thousand years of cultivation."
"If a person holds this bead, they can repel water, float on the surface of the water without sinking, or even go deep into the sea as if walking on land."
A water-repelling bead again?
A thousand-year-old mother oyster?
An inner core?
Repelling water and walking in the sea?
You're really too invested in your role, aren't you?
Do you really think you're a sword immortal who has cultivated for many years?
Today's youth should really strengthen their scientific worldview. It's fine to talk about myths and legends, but the worst thing to do is to take myths as truth!
Ye Pengfei took a deep breath.
In the past, some people would add all sorts of mythical legends to their treasures when they brought them to auction companies. However, undoubtedly, the sellers themselves did not believe these stories. Adding mythical color was merely quoting allusions to increase the auction price of their items.
What was valued by both sellers and buyers was the value of the treasure's long history.
Studying myths was only to understand the social background and psychology of people at that time that allowed them to create such mythical narratives, not to study how the immortals in myths achieved their cultivation...
Undoubtedly, the young man before him was too deeply immersed, taking myths as truth and believing himself to be an immortal.
Ye Pengfei really wanted to urge him to complete his nine years of compulsory education. However, upon seeing the young man's confident and chuunibyo demeanor, he held back his words.
If the person were ugly, even with the thought that the customer is God, Ye Pengfei would probably not be able to resist saying a few things.
But... a handsome, cute, and well-behaved young boy, no matter what he does, even if it's extremely chuunibyo, others will be more understanding.
It was clear that Fang Ming was such a person, so Ye Pengfei ultimately said nothing.
He simply picked up his pen and wrote in the auction item description:
"Water-Repelling Bead: A seawater pearl, a mineral bead containing calcium carbonate, white in color, with a soft luster and iridescent hues."
"Diameter five centimeters, perfect shape, round, artificially made, hard and difficult to break."
"In terms of birefringence, there is no dispersion phenomenon."
"Regarding myths and legends: The inner core of a thousand-year-old mother oyster from the Dragon Palace, which can repel water..."
In the auction item description, Ye Pengfei further emphasized the pearl's perfect shape, color, and historical depth. Although the mythical legends were included, they were clearly just embellishments. The texture tested by modern instruments was the key.
The beautiful young man beside him did not object to this. He simply looked at the appraisal certificate with a smile.
He asked, "When will this pearl be auctioned?"
Pearl?
Wasn't it a water-repelling bead?
Ye Pengfei was speechless. The young man had slipped up himself. It turned out he didn't believe it was a water-repelling bead either, but merely considered it an excellent quality pearl!
Let the chuunibyo be chuunibyo to the end. Why did he change it back so directly now?
Although he felt somewhat insulted intellectually, considering the excellent pearl worth one million Blue Star coins, Ye Pengfei did not mind that Fang Ming had changed his wording back to "pearl."
He said directly, "It will take considerable time to promote and build hype for this pearl and let wealthy customers in nearby cities know about it. It will be at least two weeks before we can start the bidding..."
As Ye Pengfei spoke, he observed Fang Ming's expression.
When he mentioned that bidding would start in two weeks, Ye Pengfei noticed a change in Fang Ming's expression.
Clearly, he was not satisfied with this timeframe.
Ye Pengfei immediately added, "If you are in urgent need of money, our company can advance you fifty thousand Blue Star coins."
Obviously, the pearl brought by Fang Ming was of excellent quality and perfect shape, and could be sold for at least one million Blue Star coins.
One million Blue Star coins was just an estimate.
When actually auctioned, it would definitely be priced higher than that.
Since the item had arrived and was stored in the company's possession, if the customer was in urgent need of funds, the company could naturally advance half of the price – the treasure was here and wouldn't run away anyway.
The young man smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take the advance of fifty thousand Blue Star coins first."
"I'm in urgent need of money recently."
The two exchanged the treasure and the money.
As he was leaving, Ye Pengfei even escorted Fang Ming, a major customer, to the company's entrance.
This pearl could be considered the highest-priced auction item he had encountered in a month, so it deserved such treatment.
Upon returning to his office, Ye Pengfei was filled with joy.
With this pearl, this month's work would finally show some results, and he could explain it to his father.
...
The beautiful young man, Fang Ming, walked out of the Golden Shun Auction Company.
After bidding farewell to the reluctant beautiful receptionist,
Fang Ming thought to himself, "Not bad. This water-repelling bead, created with illusion techniques, can sell for fifty thousand Blue Star coins."
"I transmigrated to this world with nothing, not even half a Blue Star coin. Now I finally have money."
Of course, Blue Star coins were not the main point.
What Fang Ming wanted was for this water-repelling bead to evoke emotional value.
Changing the worldview of a large group of people, thereby causing shock and harvesting emotional value.
This was the real key.
As long as the extraordinary properties of this water-repelling bead were discovered, and the news spread from one to ten, then to a hundred, it would surely shake the rulers of many countries on Blue Star.
Fang Ming's goal would then be achieved.
"My goal is to harvest emotional value..."
"Attracting attention is the best method."
Fang Ming was not worried about any loss of control or drawing trouble upon himself.
This involved the issue of extraordinary properties.
If he were cultivating a Yang Shen system in this world, even if he achieved the Blood Transformation Martial Saint realm, he would still be unable to withstand the siege of modern armies.
However, he wielded the Heavenly Yuan Jade and mastered the illusion system.
Compared to pure power, the brute force of a Martial Saint, the illusion system was much more adaptable in modern society. Even if armies besieged him and missiles roared, if they couldn't find Fang Ming, it would all be in vain.
The illusion system could be said to be a perfect counter to modern society.
Even weaker existences within the illusion system, who were only skilled in some mental or psychic spells, could still survive here.