Chapter Seven: Porcelain

  Chen Yi first arrived at the perception of scrolls.

  First-level sensory scrolls can distinguish the material and composition of objects, and can distinguish between non-biological and biological. Then what about the second and third levels? Can they help determine whether ceramics are genuine or fake?

  It's definitely worth trying!

  Chen Yi thought so and did so.

  He went to the bathroom with a pretentious air, took out a wooden box inside, and pulled open the three-level sensory scroll without hesitation.

  A deep crimson fog that only he could see enveloped him tightly. The power within his body seemed to be drained, leaving him slightly fatigued.

  At the same time, countless nouns emerged in his mind - "wood fiber, black walnut; ceramic, silicon dioxide; steel, manganese..."

  All sorts of vivid vocabulary and images flooded his mind, making him almost unable to hold back a shout.

  Fortunately, it didn't last long. When Chen Yi concentrated his mind on the mirror in front of him, a string of characters appeared and ended in an instant.

  Chen Yi muttered to himself: silver nitrate, silicate, stannous chloride...

  It can be known through simple chemistry that these are all components of glass mirrors.

  "No time?" Chen Yi thought regretfully.

  The scene in front of me flickered for a moment.

  Chen Yi was shocked to see that when he looked at the glass mirror, a line of words would naturally appear in the lower right corner - Total elemental composition time: 2 years.

  Soon, the 8 words "the time of all elements" disappeared, leaving only "2 years" faintly flashing.

  Was the mirror in the bathroom produced two years ago?

  Chen Yideng became excited at this time, and looked at other things. The door was produced 3 years ago, the floor tiles were from 4 years ago, and the faucet on the sink was from a year ago.

  Whenever a year number appears, those elements no longer appear, indicating that the scroll has some analytical capabilities.

  Continuous experiments also found that when focusing on the overall object, the displayed time is the time of the overall object, while if focusing on a part of the overall object, it can display separate times. For example, the time for the entire floor is 2 years, while individual tiles are 4 years, cement is 3 years...

  In fact, for the mages of the Kingdom of Saint Qiao, the effect of a scroll can be far more than that. During wartime, a single scroll is almost equivalent to a 30-minute radar, with third-level scrolls able to detect magical fluctuations hundreds of kilometers away, large armies tens of kilometers away, and war machines several kilometers away...

  Now, Chen Yi only needs to define the era, which is extremely easy and not worth doing for the masters, who have more convenient and effective methods.

  Chen Yicai didn't care about that much, and excitedly came out again, coming once more to the front of the cabinet displaying porcelain.

  As for antique appraisal skills, he doesn't even qualify as an enthusiast, but under the current circumstances, there are many ways to refer to. First, look at the name of the ceramic written by the auction house under the ceramic, such as "Qing Kangxi Blue and White Glaze Red Folded Branch Flower Cup". Then see if it is a 300-year-old thing, if so, continue to look at the price, if not, don't bother looking down.

  Apart from this, anything within 100 years, with a price tag of over 100,000 yuan, regardless of whether the name matches or not, is not worth wasting energy on. Some have era labels that are even more effortless. With his targeted approach, he looked faster than before and soon arrived in front of the repaired incense burner.

  It was also Chen Yi's motive for using the Perceptive Scroll.

  "Under the second piece of the bottleneck, under the second piece of the bottleneck..." Chen Yi carefully searched according to the boss's words and found that the time for other parts was 262 years. When his eyes focused on the lighter-colored part, its time was only 8 years, which matched what the boss said about making it look old.

  He let out a disappointed sigh and then laughed at himself.

  Yes, the casino owner was blind to this, and such things are even more unreliable than a broken bottle.

  At this time, the file has been signed for 78,000 yuan. The boss walked over again and said in a storytelling tone: "The whole device has four pieces suspected of being counterfeit, one large and three small. Now, as long as we can prove that the largest one is real, it won't be just 80,000 yuan anymore. Are you interested, little brother?"

  He liked Chen Yi this young master most, not only gave money generously, but also easily impulsive.

  "Four pieces?" Chen Yi raised an eyebrow and said, "You're saying that apart from the second piece below the bottleneck, there are three other fake ones?"

  "Suspicious of forgery." The boss said slowly: "Honest people don't speak in riddles, repaired porcelain is prone to such problems. However, with advanced technology now, a carbon-14 test will do. If the previous person's judgment was wrong, you'll have made a profit."

  "If, apart from the bottleneck below, the other three are genuine, how much would they be worth?" Chen Yi licked his lips and said. In the past, he didn't care about money that much, but now every penny was useful, at least in the future he wouldn't have to pawn his mother's jewelry again.

  The boss smiled like a tiger and said in a low voice, "If the other three pieces are real, this device is worth 8 million. If the second piece of bottleneck is also real, this bottle is worth 80 million."

  After finishing, as if to boost Chen Yi's confidence, he continued: "We business people generally don't send goods to institutions for testing, but if you buy with your own hands, as long as you can prove that one piece of fragment is genuine, the price will at least double. And it also proves that this thing isn't a fake."

  He took Chen Yi as a "pick-up" and used it to show off his spoiled son.

  800,000 is a considerable income.

  Thinking of this, Chen Yi carefully examined the incense burner again, confirmed that there was no mistake, and then took out his credit card to hand it over: "Let's make a quiet deal, you pack up the incense burner for me, send it directly to my car, and don't mention the price."

  The boss took over the credit card with a knowing look and took out the label from the glass cabinet, only then calling the clerk to come and pack.

  Fang Man-yi filled out all the documents, only curiously glancing at the item without asking a single question. Perhaps in her eyes, buying an expensive item was nothing special. As for where her son's pocket money went, she had never asked about it either.

  The pawnshop owner smiled and sent the mother and son away, waving his hand vigorously while saying to his partner: "Tonight was worth it, we made two deals, and each of us gets an extra day's pay."

  The buddies cheered in a low voice, and Chen Yi, who was sitting in the car, also cheered for Qiao Ran.

  Miss Fang Manyi, who had just received 5 million yuan, relaxed her mood and slowed down the car, laughing: "What good things did you buy?"

  "A piece of porcelain." Chen Yi said and then asked: "Do you know anyone who understands this field? I want to find someone to appraise it."

  "Already bought it without appraisal?" Chen's mother said, thinking for a moment: "There should be some association name cards at home, I'll go back and find them for you."

  Chen Yi nodded vigorously and began planning ways to profit in the future.

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