It was already dark outside. Garuru, carrying the ever-growing glass treasure clam, was moving forward quickly, while Wu You was chasing after it.
Ten seconds later.
With a "plop," the glass treasure clam was thrown into the river by Garurumon.
Wu You was able to see the location of the treasure clam through the system; it hadn't swum away but had sunk to the bottom of the river where it had been thrown in.
After another twenty seconds or so, the cultivation and evolution of the Crystal Pearl Clam finally came to a stop.
System notification: The cultivation of the Crystal Treasure Clam is complete.
Talent: Absorbs water essence and produces pearls
Ability: Clamping clam shells
Basic Assessment: Bronze Beginner (Potential for further development exhausted)
System Description: The moon shines brightly over the vast sea, and pearls weep. This is a wondrous pearl oyster that can spit out treasures.
"Float up!" Wu You shouted excitedly towards the river. Actually, he could give the command through the system in his mind, but at this moment he was filled with anticipation and excitement.
The river began to flow, and a huge, bronze-colored, fan-shaped pearl mussel, the size of three bathtubs put together, rose from the riverbed.
Just by looking at its size, Wu You knew that the pearls produced by the glass pearl clam must be quite large.
"Open the clam shell."
It was nearly 9 p.m., and the sky was completely dark. Visibility was maintained only by starlight and the lights of distant houses.
But as soon as the clam shell opened a crack, a bright yellow light shone out from the crack like a fan-shaped flashlight.
The glass clam floats on the river surface, with half of its shell still in the water. After the shell is fully opened, the clam meat is also covered with a layer of flowing water.
In the center of the clam meat, two pearls the size of longans shone brightly in the night, causing the flowing water to ripple with light.
Wu You stared in awe at the luminous pearls inside the glass pearl oyster, even forgetting what to do next. The light emitted by the two luminous pearls made it impossible for him to see the color of the pearls themselves; the brightness was at least comparable to a European-style cylindrical table lamp.
At that moment, Wu You even had the idea of possessing the luminous pearl forever and never selling it.
However, he quickly calmed down. As long as the bio-alchemy system was available, what kind of treasures wouldn't he have in the future?
"Come here and give me the beads."
The glass-like pearl clam seemed to move forward on water, directly reaching the shore. Wu You bent down, picked up two luminous pearls, and couldn't help but play with them repeatedly.
...
Wanli Auction Company is one of the top auction companies in China. After graduating from university, Zhou Peng took over as the general manager of the Qiantang branch. Logically, he should be enjoying great success, but he has been extremely annoyed in the past two years.
Zhou Peng is the nephew of Chairman Zhou Wannian. However, Zhou Wannian has no children of his own, so he basically raised Zhou Peng as his own son.
Because of this, many people in the company were envious, especially some senior department managers who regarded Zhou Peng, who had suddenly been parachuted in, as a thorn in their side. However, due to Zhou Wannian's authority, they dared not make any outrageous moves.
However, minor actions within reasonable limits are acceptable. If Zhou Peng wants to be Zhou Wannian's successor, he must first demonstrate his abilities, a point that even Zhou Wannian wouldn't deny.
Now that we've given you this precious land of Qiantang, you must make sure you stand out from the crowd.
However, auctions also consider seniority and performance; whoever has auctioned higher prices and more valuable treasures has more influence.
Since Zhou Wannian sees Zhou Peng as a potential successor, he can't pave the way for him in everything; otherwise, he might as well hire a management team.
Wanli Auction Company is a well-known large company. People from all over the country and even the world come to them to help auction antiques and jewelry. However, truly heavyweight treasures are not available very often.
The headquarters never allocates auction resources to the Qiantang branch, instead placing them all in the Shanghai or Beijing branches. Zhou Peng is furious about this but can't find fault with it, since those two cities are indeed the economic centers of the country.
However, Zhou Peng has been in charge of the Qiantang branch for more than two years, and the highest-value auction held during that time was an ancient painting worth 7 million yuan, which is not considered a high-value auction within Wanli.
But he was just a young man who had graduated from university two years ago. In terms of connections, he only knew his uncle Zhou Wannian. Where could he find someone willing to directly provide valuable treasures to the Qiantang branch? There were many people with treasures, and many submitted them to Wanli Auction, but they all submitted them to headquarters. Who knew Zhou Peng?
Of course, given the current situation, it's not impossible that the Qiantang branch might auction off valuable treasures. That is, someone in Qiantang or the surrounding area might happen to have a treasure they want to auction, but they don't want to go to first-tier cities like Shanghai or Beijing, and they happen to be preparing to entrust it to Wanli Auction Company for auction...
As he pondered this, Zhou Peng covered his forehead. Multiplying all those coincidences by probability resulted in a bizarre number.
Zhou Peng got up from his executive chair in the branch office and decided to go out for a walk to clear his head.
...
The next morning, Wu You took a luminous pearl with him and went out.
Qiantang District is the most prosperous commercial area in the entire Qiantang area. It is not only a shopping paradise but also a place where delicious food abounds. Of course, it is also the main target of Wu You's trip: various pawnshops and auction companies.
However, because there are so many choices, I don't know which one to choose.
Looking at those so-called pawnshops with the character "当" (pawn) on them, they seem to be only the size of two or three roadside snack shops. They don't look like very reputable establishments at all.
However, Wu You underestimated the pawnshop. The business of pawnshops meant that their shops didn't need to be very big. They weren't banks, so how could they have a constant flow of people? But Wu You was convinced that pawnshops weren't anything special.
Standing at the entrance of Hengtong Antique Commercial Building, Zhou Peng was aimlessly scanning the bustling crowd on the commercial street in front of him. He stretched his limbs and neck slightly, took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket, and planned to smoke one to perk himself up.
He put the cigarette in his mouth and searched through his pockets for a long time but couldn't find a lighter, cursing his bad luck.
Just as I was about to put the cigarette back in the cigarette case, a hand next to me handed me a lighter, one of those very ordinary two-yuan lighters.
Zhou Peng hesitated for a moment before taking the lighter. He glanced at the owner, a sunny-looking young man who was probably around his age.
"Thanks"
After lighting a cigarette, Zhou Peng didn't forget to take one out and hand it to Wu You.
"No need, I don't smoke," Wu You replied with a smile.
After entering society, many people, like Wu You, do not smoke themselves, but always carry cigarettes and a lighter in their pockets. This is not necessarily for flattery, but to facilitate getting closer to others.
"Sir, is there an auction house in this antique market?" Wu You originally wanted to call Zhou Peng the "handsome guy" that's popular these days, but seeing how well-dressed he was, he decided to be more formal.
Zhou Peng looked Wu You up and down again. He was dressed in a plain white casual t-shirt and khaki casual pants. Of course, he didn't mean to judge a book by its cover; it was just a subconscious reaction.
"Yes, there are many auction companies inside, including Hengyuan, Guangda, and Wanli, which is one of the top auction companies in China."
Wu You nodded, took the lighter Zhou Peng returned, and then took out his phone to start searching on Baidu.
I searched for information on the scale and strength of the three auction houses: Hengyuan, Guangda, and Wanli.
He didn't try to hide it from Zhou Peng, so the latter saw his actions.
After the search was completed, Wu You had already made his choice: Wanli Auction Company. He didn't know the exact value of the luminous pearl, so choosing Wanli Auction Company, which had the largest scale and the best reputation, was a safer bet.
After greeting Zhou Peng, Wu You walked into the Hengtong Antique Commercial Building.
...
After checking the map inside the commercial building and asking a security guard inside the mall, Wu You arrived at the front desk of Wanli Auction Company's Qiantang branch in 5 minutes.
The receptionist was a beautiful woman in a cheongsam. When she saw Wu You walking over, she smiled and revealed her six pearly teeth.
"Hello sir, how can I help you?"
Although Wu You hadn't done very well in Shanghai in the past two years, he had seen his share of big events and was confident in his abilities, so he wasn't too nervous.
"I would like to entrust your company to auction an item, but I'm not sure how I should proceed?"
The receptionist did not look down on or neglect Wu You because of her clothing or other reasons, and patiently explained the situation to her.
"That's right, sir. Our Wanli Auction Company generally does not accept low-value items for auction. They need to be carefully appraised by our appraisers, and only items valued at 500,000 RMB or more will be auctioned."
"How long will it take? Is jewelry okay?"
"The appraisal time is approximately 5 to 20 minutes. Any item with economic or artistic value, such as antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jade, and gemstones, can be appraised."
At this moment, Zhao Xing, who was originally the general manager of Wanli Company's Qiantang branch and was later appointed as the deputy general manager, just walked in from outside.
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