Chapter 549 - Chapter 549 Playing at Expertise (2/2)

“So, it means the original altar was used by An Lushan when he staged his rebellion as a sacrificial object to Heaven, and for some reason, it reappeared during the Southern Song Dynasty and was then used in high school history classes to teach the tadpole script for Northern Expedition sacrificial ceremonies.”

Chen Yu’s face showed even more appreciation; this young girl really got it with just a little hint.

While they were speaking, Professor Wang came over from the shelves next door.

“Sir, why are you confusing our researchers again?”

An additional layer of disgust appeared on Chen Yu’s face; this old man was the type who had no real talent of his own yet was jealous of those who did.

He had more than once claimed others’ research reports as his own, and he also restricted the researchers here from conducting their projects independently.

“Professor Wang, I have a question. This jade ring should date back to the Yuan Dynasty, so why does it say here it was made during the Yongle era, crafted by the imperial jade workshop?”

Professor Wang glanced sideways and noticed that he was the researcher for this finger ring, and all the information had been personally written by him.

“Nonsense! Whether it’s the era or the crafting style of the jade, this piece is clearly from the Ming Dynasty, how could it possibly have been made during the Mongol Yuan period?”

Wu Aiai by his side immediately pouted.

“Professor, we’ve already discussed this with you several times that the date for this ring is wrong, but you just wouldn’t listen.”

Professor Wang suddenly felt embarrassed; even he didn’t know the exact dating of the ring, but he insisted on perpetuating his mistake to maintain his credibility on this floor.

When Chen Yu perceived Professor Wang’s psychological state, he almost wanted to laugh; wasn’t this a typical case of calling a deer a horse?

“Core Tower really lives up to its reputation! Even someone like Professor Wang could be recruited. It’s hard to tell how many impostors there are here.”

Chen Yu might have done it on purpose; he raised his voice so high while speaking that it nearly reached every corner of the floor.

Not long after, several older experts came storming over with great momentum.

“Who was talking just now? What do you mean by ’impostors’? We’re officially recognized experts and professors, validated by the relevant departments outside!”

Just as they were about to confront the speaker, they noticed Professor Wang standing there, and their anger subsided significantly, a flush of embarrassment appearing almost simultaneously on their faces.

For the moment, no one pursued Chen Yu any further, instead preparing to return to their respective workstations.

“Wait a minute!” Professor Wang shouted, “What’s the matter with you all? Didn’t you hear that guy insulting you?”

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The crowd turned away, not uttering a word.

If it wasn’t for Professor Wang’s status, they would have probably spoken their minds by now.

Seeing the silence of the crowd, a surge of nameless anger welled up in Professor Wang, and he walked straight over to Chen Yu.

“Little brat, since you claim that what I’ve verified is incorrect, I’m going to test you! There are dozens of unappraised items on that shelf over there. If you can identify all of them, I’ll accept defeat.”

Chen Yu chuckled and walked directly to the nearby shelf without saying much else.

It must be said that the collection of treasures on the first floor of Core Tower was indeed of high quality—the items whose value hadn’t been determined were all rare treasures, hard to come by in a thousand years.

Chen Yu inwardly marveled for a moment before picking up an object carved from yellow and white jade.

Both its material and the patina on the outside reached the standard of fine jade ware.

Just as he was about to take a closer look, Professor Wang suddenly came over.

“Then tell us, what’s the provenance of this item?”