Chapter 445 - Chapter 445 Martin Nolan (1/2)

Chapter 445 Martin Nolan

“Ladies and gentlemen, I know many of you desire this painting, and now I am bringing it out for a public auction. If someone can offer a price that satisfies me, be it money or other items, I am willing to part with it.”

No sooner had these words been spoken than the room erupted into excitement.

Wu Daozi himself is a painting sage from the East, and without exception, everything he creates is a masterpiece among masterpieces.

Hansis, being a collector himself, held a particular fondness for such ink wash landscape paintings and immediately wanted to raise his bidding paddle.

Chen Yu quickly held down his wrist.

“This landscape painting isn’t worth buying. If you’re really interested in paintings of this type, you should consider other options.” Find your next read at Novgo

Hansis looked completely baffled, his gaze somewhat vacant.

“Mr. Chen, so many people say this painting is authentic, it must be right. Why can’t I buy it?”

Chen Yu leaned in close to Hansis’s ear, “Trust me, this is a forgery!”

Hansis’s eyes widened in disbelief, hardly able to believe his own ears.

How could a painting so fervently contested by so many be a fake?

At this moment, the scene had already descended into chaos, with the price soaring to over three billion.

A few people were crowding forward as if they had gone mad.

In the end, the painting was bought by a rather thin-looking middle-aged man for an astronomical price of forty-eight billion.

The guy was sitting in a power wheelchair, emanating a strange aura as if he had been injected with some kind of medical substance.

Chen Yu tilted his head, observing the man closely.

He noticed that the muscle structure of the man’s legs wasn’t quite normal, severely atrophied.

“Hmph, it’s that guy again!” Hansis said with displeasure, “Relying on the backing of the Knights of the Round Table, he struts around here like he owns the place.”

Chen Yu looked puzzled, “What did you say? He’s related to the Knights of the Round Table?”

Hansis nodded, “His name is Marco Nolan. He was born with a disability and was supposed to die at the age of six, but his family is under the protection of the Knights of the Round Table, so he received a special medicine that extended his life.”

Chen Yu immediately understood that this guy was basically a test subject for the Knights of the Round Table.

He was indeed fortunate that the reaction of the medicine in his body was deemed a success, ensuring his survival until today, though it couldn’t repair his necrotic muscles.

Given his current physical condition, he could live at most another two years.

Chen Yu now felt an almost instinctual loathing towards the Knights of the Round Table, yet he was not ready to openly break with them just yet.

Although he greatly disliked Marco Nolan’s arrogant demeanor, he didn’t want to stoop to his level.

“I came to this ship to obtain only the best. No matter how valuable it is, as long as it’s a treasure of the world, I will add it to my collection, which is different from the purpose of the rest of you here.”

His flippant manner and mocking voice seemed to suggest that, in his eyes, everyone else on the ship was merely a lowly figure trying to pick up bargains.

The atmosphere in the room immediately escalated, with palpable anger visible in everyone’s eyes.

Hansis was fuming as well. Although he currently held the status of a wealthy businessman, his ancestors were royalty after all.

Chen Yu squinted his eyes—in his view, the guy was simply courting death.

After taking a moment to regulate his breathing, he pushed through the crowd and approached.

“Mr. Martin, if I’m not mistaken, the painting you have there is a fake, isn’t it?”