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The episode of the Blue Sea Heart was over very quickly. When the few people saw Qin Fang's serious look, they understood that Qin Fang had taken a fancy to one of the auction items.
The few people also came back to their senses. They were ready to see which auction item had caught Qin Fang's eye …
It should be known that there were quite a lot of high-quality items in the auction items at the beginning. There was no lack of treasures that could be considered precious.
In an auction, it did not mean that the items placed at the end were necessarily better than the ones placed at the beginning. However, Qin Fang did not take a fancy to any of the items at the beginning. Now that he had such an expression, it was inevitable that people felt that they had to pay attention to the items.
However, the treasure that everyone was looking forward to did not appear immediately. Qin Fang only glanced at the next few auction items, but he did not have the slightest intention of bidding.
Until …
An ancient stone slab, which looked like a stone tablet mural, was carefully carried up. Only then did Qin Fang's face slightly change.
"This is it …"
The few people around him noticed this change. They were all shocked at the same time. They all looked at this stone tablet that did not seem to have any special features very curiously.
"This is a treasure from ancient Babylon. It is said that it was a very important artifact of the ancient Babylon Dynasty. It has supreme magic …"
"Everyone knows that among the Eight Wonders of the World, ancient Babylon's Hanging Garden is one of them. Unfortunately, it has completely disappeared. The treasure in front of us is said to have come from the Hanging Garden that disappeared …"
The auctioneer immediately introduced the origin of this stone tablet briefly. However, it was a little too exaggerated. Almost everyone present could not help but secretly shake their heads when they heard this.
The so-called "supreme magic" and "from the sky garden" were just gimmicks thrown out by the auction. Whether it was really as the auctioneer said, only the heavens would know …
"Bullsh * t …"
Even Qin Fang heard the auctioneer's words and scolded him very impolitely in a low voice.
Others at most did not believe the auctioneer's words, but Qin Fang could directly determine that what the auctioneer said was very bullsh * t.
"This is fake?"
Tang Feifei naturally heard Qin Fang's words. She could not help but ask.
"This thing is real, but it is not what the auctioneer said …"
Regarding Tang Feifei's question, Qin Fang also shook his head and responded simply.
"How can you be so sure?"
Qu Yuancheng and Kong Er on the side were also quite puzzled, and they could not help but ask.
At the very least, this stone slab looked quite ancient. Plus, there were some patterns carved on it, just like the introduction at the end of the auction. They were all in an authentic Babylonian style. It really did look like it was the real deal.
"The group carved on this stone slab has a history of at most a thousand years. At that time, ancient Babylon had already perished a long time ago. The Hanging Garden had also disappeared a long time ago … Do you think it's real?"
Qin Fang smiled and explained simply.
Any antique could be forged, especially this kind of antique that was hard to distinguish and easy to make mistakes. Selling one of them would make a huge profit.
Babylon used to be one of the four ancient countries. It originated from the Mesopotamia and controlled the current Middle East for quite a long time. Unfortunately, it was destroyed early. There were too few treasures that were handed down. They were either destroyed by the wars over the years, or they were kept by some collections and did not dare to be taken out easily … In short, the treasures of ancient Babylon that were handed down outside were really very rare.
The rarer something was, the more valuable it was. Such a treasure was also invaluable, so it was able to be auctioned this time. The starting price was not low, reaching as much as two million Hong Kong dollars …
Of course, this was under the condition that this auction item was authentic. After this auction, the price could basically be raised by a level.
According to Qin Fang's own estimation, the final transaction price should be about 4 million Hong Kong dollars.
Of course, if he met a collector who liked to collect antiques from ancient Babylon, then the price would be higher …
The problem was that Qin Fang could tell at a glance that the age of this stone relief was at most a thousand years old. Then, it obviously had nothing to do with ancient Babylon.
Ancient Babylon had already perished in the pre-Christian era. Many of its buildings had been destroyed in the flames of war and had long since ceased to exist.
Although there were rumors that the Sky Garden sank to the bottom of the sea with the mysterious Atlantis, the rich kings in the Middle East were very willing to spend money. They sent people to investigate the bottom of the sea near the Persian Gulf. Many sunken ships were found, but there was no trace of Atlantis or the Sky Garden. They could only treat it as a miracle that had disappeared in the long river of history.
The Sky Garden had disappeared, but this stone relief with a history of more than a thousand years had been passed down. The pattern on it was indeed very similar to the style of relief on some items in ancient Babylon. It was no wonder that people would make such a judgment.
"Are you going to buy it?"
Seeing that Qin Fang seemed to be a little impatient, Qu Yuancheng asked curiously. However, he didn't care too much about this. He just said it casually.
"Of course!
This thing is still not bad … "
Qin Fang smiled and expressed affirmatively. He seemed to have the urge to buy it.
"Since this thing is not from ancient Babylon, you still plan to buy it?"
Second Kong was also puzzled. The thing didn't match. Qin Fang still wanted to spend this money. It wasn't worth it. Although they didn't care about the cost of a few million, the problem was that they would be ridiculed by others if they were to be the spendthrifts …
Losing money was a small matter, but losing face and reputation was a bigger matter!
Although Qin Fang wasn't considered in the circle of Hong Kong, Qin Fang had a close relationship with the Qu Family. His relationship with Second Kong was also quite good.
If this matter was spread out, there would definitely be people who would gossip. Qin Fang's reputation would also be tarnished. It would also tarnish the reputation of his friends and brothers.
"You don't have to worry about this. I definitely want to buy this thing …"
It could be said that so far, except for the three finale items that no one knew about, only this stone relief was in line with Qin Fang's intentions. He had already made up his mind to get this stone relief. He didn't care even if he had to spend an astronomical amount …
Qin Fang was determined to get this stone relief. He also had enough financial resources to fight for it. Naturally, he wouldn't give up.
What's more, the reason why he had to buy this stone relief was also because of his own reasons. It was just that only he knew this reason. As for the others …
If Qin Fang didn't guess wrong, there were probably no more than three people in the world who could see the real trick of this stone relief.
And the only person who really understood the meaning of this stone relief was probably Qin Fang alone …
The reason why Qin Fang was so determined was precisely because he knew the reason behind this. He knew the real mystery of this stone relief.
Although Qu Yuancheng and Second Kong were also very curious, seeing that Qin Fang didn't mention it after saying this, they were too lazy to continue asking. Anyway, even if this thing was in their hands, it was meaningless. At most, it could only be regarded as a decorative relief.
Such things were almost meaningless in modern society. Even if many of the living customs of the predecessors were still preserved, the thing on this stone relief, even thousands of years ago, when this stone relief was carved, probably only a few people really understood its meaning.
The two of them stopped asking, and Qin Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If the two of them continued to ask, Qin Fang didn't know what to say. It was very difficult to even think of a more reasonable reason.
Fortunately, Qu Yuancheng and Second Kong were the kind of people who understood the rules very well. They knew what to ask and what not to ask. If Qin Fang wanted to tell them, then naturally, he would tell them. But if he felt that this matter needed to be hidden and couldn't be told to others, then it would be useless even if they continued to ask Qin Fang.
"Tell me secretly, what's the difference with this stone slab?"
Seeing Qin Fang acting so mysteriously, Tang Feifei's curiosity was also aroused by Qin Fang. She ignored the others and whispered in Qin Fang's ear very softly.
"I'll tell you when I get back after I get it …"
Qin Fang smiled bitterly. This was obviously not the place to talk. He decided to keep it a secret for the time being. He would slowly explain the reason to Tang Feifei when he went back.
The secret contained in this stone slab relief was really a little too shocking.
If he said it in public, not to mention whether Qu Yuancheng and Second Kong would understand the meaning of what he said, just how he saw through these tricks was already very difficult for Qin Fang to explain.
"That's fine too … This is what you promised me. Don't stand me up when the time comes!"
As if she was afraid that Qin Fang would forget or deliberately go back on his word, Tang Feifei especially emphasized this sentence. Looking at her playful look, it seemed that she was also very interested in the secret hidden in this stone slab.
"Don't worry, I can hide it from anyone but you …"
Qin Fang looked quite helpless. Tang Feifei's sentence didn't have any other meaning. It was purely to express her curiosity. It didn't mean that Qin Fang would really stand her up.
(To be continued.
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