Chapter 629 The Old Goods Market’s Energy (2/2)

Li Du saw that many of the stalls were displaying curios of all sorts. His interest piqued, he went up to ask, ”Are all these antiques?”

The stall-owner was a middle-aged Chinese man. He was fluent in English, and answered solemnly, ”Yes, it's all Chinese porcelain, brought over by my grandfather when he immigrated to the United States from China.”

Seeing Li Du's Chinese appearance, he asked, ”Are you Chinese?”

Li Du nodded. ”Yes. I've gotten interested in the cultural heritage left by our ancestors lately and would like to bring something interesting back for keeping.”

The middle-aged man waved his hand immediately. ”Then you are at the right place, buddy. Here are some of our cultural treasures. Come, on the account that we share the same ancestors, I'll give you 20 percent off whatever you choose.”

Li Du laughed. This guy was very good at drawing in business.

He released the little bug to look for something with time energy.

It would be next to impossible to find any antiques in such a place. It was way too challenging to treasure hunt at a stall like this; the goods would have been appraised and if there were any antiques, they would have been put away.

His aim was to find things that contained time energy to feed the little bug with.

In the end, the little bug turnrf around and then returned to his shoulder with disinterest. Even though the things here looked real, they were actually worthless fakes.

In that case, he didn't want to waste his time. Shaking his head, he started to walk off.

The middle-aged man grabbed hold of him and said, ”What's the matter, brother? Look, I've got good stuff here. You see, this is blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty. These are ancient coins from the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and weapons from the Sui and Tang dynasties . . . ”

Li Du decided to walk away; the more he spoke, the less reliable he sounded. Ancient coins from the Yuan and Ming dynasties? Weapons from the Sui and Tang dynasties? Possession of any one of these items would enable one to buy everything in the entire market!

He anticipated that if he stayed, the middle-aged man might also take out the bronze vessels from the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC).

As the market was huge, there was bound to be something with time energy. The little bug flew about and soon found a rusty dagger.

Li Du strolled over to the stall, which was manned by an old goods treasure hunter. He was acquainted with the owner, by the name of Wright George. He visited his cabin often to hang out.

Since it was someone he knew, he didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, ”How much for this dagger?”

Wright's eyes lit up. ”Hey, Li, what's so great about this dagger? Tell me, for friendship's sake, give me a chance to make some money.”

This dagger was not a famous item. Just that it contained time energy, and so the little bug was interested in it.

Li Du used Reverse the Past and saw the scene of a veteran with the dagger at a World War II battlefield.

The veteran had cherished the dagger, often polishing and maintaining it. After he had passed on, his family had chucked the dagger in the garage, causing it to rust.

Li Du said, ”Honestly, Wright, this knife's worthless. I just want to buy it for a look. I have no intention of collecting it or reselling it for profit.”

He enjoyed a good reputation amongst the Flagstaff treasure hunters; he wouldn't profit from his own people, but would instead help them earn money.

Hence, Wright believed his words. With no other choice, he said, ”Give me 50 for it. I bought it for 25 bucks.”

Li Du threw him 50 dollars, took the dagger and threw it into his backpack. The little bug flew in immediately to absorb the time energy within it.