The package was slowly opened, revealing a huge, sealed, transparent shelf in front of everyone.

The shelf was divided into countless small squares, and different items were placed in each square, and there seemed to be labels on them.

At first glance, these small squares appear to be disorderly.

"Is this the periodic table?"

Having studied chemistry for many years, Song Changyue immediately realized what was happening and exclaimed in astonishment.

The arrangement of these small squares is exactly the same as that of the periodic table.

Suddenly recalling what Xiao Chen had just said, Song Changyue had a terrifying thought.

Instantly, Song Changyue's body trembled, and he involuntarily walked forward.

After Song Changyue pointed this out, everyone realized that the arrangement of the small squares on the shelf was indeed exactly the same as that of the periodic table.

"The periodic table?"

Lin Ziyao muttered in surprise.

Old Lin seemed to have thought of something as well, and he immediately abandoned his grandson and went over as well.

Seeing his grandfather like this, Lin Ziyao was even more puzzled and stepped forward as well.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Ziyao discovered that different chemical elements were marked in these small squares.

Isn't it just a fake sample of the periodic table of chemical elements?

So what? He had sometimes seen it in the lab when he was in school.

"Mr. Ye, if you have no objections, please sign here."

The staff member handed over a document.

After confirming there were no problems, Ye Chen signed the document, and the staff member said goodbye and left respectfully.

"Xiao Chen, this...this...what's in here?!"

Song Changyue was the first to notice the difference and asked Ye Chen tremblingly.

"Grandpa, these are all true."

Ye Chen nodded, and then explained:

"These are the physical forms of all elements except for radioactive elements and elements that are not permitted to be owned by individuals, and they are arranged in the order of the periodic table."

Some of these chemical elements are radioactive and very harmful to the human body, so the "physical" ones were not collected and the collection was left blank.

As for elements that are not allowed to be owned by individuals, that goes without saying...

Upon receiving Ye Chen's affirmative answer, Song Changyue became even more excited.

As for Old Lin, a surprised smile also appeared on his old face.

Are most of them true?

Although Lin Ziyao was surprised, he wasn't too shocked and stubbornly replied:

"They're just some chemical elements, how much could they be worth?"

No matter how valuable these chemical elements are, can they be as valuable as his Northern Song Dynasty Ding kiln black-glazed partridge-spot sunflower-shaped plate?

But that's nearly 20 million.

"Ziyao, this is very valuable, extremely valuable."

After Lin Ziyao finished speaking, Old Lin immediately refuted him.

"ah?"

Seeing that it was his grandfather who was refuting him, Lin Ziyao looked puzzled.

"Ordinary elements are worthless, but some are extraordinary."

"Don't think that gold, silver, and diamonds are expensive. Compared to some of the elements in them, gold, silver, and diamonds are incredibly cheap."

"For example, praseodymium (Praseodymium No. 91) is priced at 2,000 yuan per gram, which is several times the price of gold."

"The price of 95 americium is 5,000 yuan per gram."

"No......."

Even after his grandfather finished explaining, Lin Ziyao's expression didn't change much.

It's only a few hundred thousand, nothing much.

"The price of element 98, californium, is approximately 200 million per gram, and the price fluctuates!"

But Old Lin's next sentence almost made Lin Ziyao's jaw drop.

"What?! Two... hundred million?!"

Lin Ziyao swallowed hard, his face filled with disbelief.

Not only Lin Ziyao, but Su Ningshuang and her grandmother were also extremely shocked.

Although they knew about these elements, they didn't know that some of them were so expensive!

This is terrible.

"There are also a few individual elements that may be worth millions or even tens of millions."

Mr. Lin did not list them all.

Aside from radioactive elements and elements that are not permitted for private possession, the actual chemical elements on the shelf could be worth hundreds of millions!

Let alone ordinary people, even for the super-rich, collecting all these chemical elements would be extremely difficult.

Some expensive chemical elements are often priceless and unavailable for purchase.

Collecting these elements is a time-consuming, laborious, and resource-intensive task.

Is there anyone else in the world who possesses such a real "periodic table of elements"?

Su Ningshuang suddenly asked.

"Yes, but very few. The most famous one is probably former world's richest man, Bill Gates."

Song Changyue replied.

The "periodic table" that former world's richest man Gates owns is the same as the "periodic table" that Xiao Chen gave him.

Even if Gates were incredibly wealthy, he wouldn't dare collect those radioactive elements, as survival was paramount.

Even the former world's richest man had such a "periodic table"?!

Upon hearing Song Changyue's words, Lin Ziyao was so shocked that he was speechless.

Instantly, Lin Ziyao was filled with extreme shame.

He thought he was very impressive for gifting a Northern Song Dynasty Ding kiln black-glazed partridge-spot sunflower-shaped plate worth 20 million yuan.

The result was that even with 20 million, they couldn't afford to buy even a single chemical element.

That's so embarrassing.

Lin Ziyao lowered his head, his toes digging into the ground, almost carving out a three-bedroom apartment.

The contrast is too obvious.

"Xiao Chen, I can't accept this gift."

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