Lu Lin sent the invitation to the Jieguang Auction to Chen Yang, and all the people in the Micro Realm who wanted to go also received it, and thoughtfully included round-trip airfare or train tickets.
The world's number one diamond—that's a huge hype! The most precious luxury item, bar none.
This is beyond the level of sweet talk like "My husband bought this for me"—unless you've lost your mind. This kind of diamond can no longer be set in rings or necklaces; only crowns and scepters, symbols of power, are worthy of such rare treasures. Aside from that, its purpose is for collection and display.
Any country would be very proud to have it in its museum, but the country wouldn't pay for it, and if it did, it wouldn't do so in the name of the state.
Some countries are quite interested, as this isn't a bad deal. If someone buys it and then donates it to the country, that's perfectly fine. Placing it in a museum can boost local tourism and significantly increase the country's reputation.
Of course, the royal family of country Y had already announced their participation before the auction even began.
The Star of Africa is already in their hands; if they could also acquire the Light of the Boundary, that would be perfect.
Furthermore, the royal family and government of country Y are separate entities, and how they spend their money is their own business.
Furthermore, the entire nation of Y supports this, and they have even spontaneously established a foundation to crowdfund the purchase of the Boundary Light.
However, the royal family of Y country is wealthy and powerful, and did not take money from its citizens. Their assertive attitude towards winning wasn't entirely due to confidence—such a large sum of money isn't something one can simply hand over. Rather, it was a way for them to project power and use royal authority to intimidate potential competitors.
Whether it will be effective or not is unknown. The royal family of Y country is rich, but they have little power.
Chen Yang didn't care about these power struggles; no matter who won, he would get the money.
He drove to Shanghai, picked up Chen Liu first, and spent some time with him. As for Li Su'er, she went shopping with Mo Xi.
Li Su'er is quite naive and trusting, to put it bluntly, she's a bit of a simpleton. Mo Xi, on the other hand, is intelligent, but it's precisely because she's so intelligent that she's extremely tactful in her actions, which is why the two of them can get along so well.
Chen Yang took Chen Liu to visit the Shanghai Museum, then they attended a lecture, and in the evening they found a place to practice boxing together before having dinner.
The only decent meal was dinner, which was at a very famous Michelin-starred restaurant. This father and son spent both of their evenings in a very laid-back manner.
Now Chen Yang is adopting a hands-off approach towards Chen Liu, letting him develop as he pleases, regardless of whether it's causing him to grow too fast. He can't stop him from growing if he's meant to.
However, there are still a few children among the new spots this year, including a student from Chenliu.
These talents who entered the micro-world have doubled their study time and become increasingly abnormal, with Chen Liu being the most abnormal of all.
Even though everyone tried their best to let them play, practice boxing and calligraphy, and do chores, they still spent more time studying.
So they could only watch as these talented individuals matured at an astonishing pace.
Chen Yang knew this was inevitable, so he let them do what they liked.
"Dad, how much do you think diamonds can sell for?"
During dinner, Chen Liu asked. Without realizing it, he had also occasionally started calling Chen Yang "Dad."
"I don't know. At first, I thought it would only be two billion, but now I think it could be as much as five billion. It all depends on the auction." Chen Yang said, taking a bite of his steak.
The Michelin-starred restaurant's food was indeed excellent; Sun Bo couldn't have made this steak, after all, he's a Chinese chef.
Chen Liu suddenly sighed like a grown-up.
"You're old, what are you sighing about?" Chen Yang scolded.
"I feel sorry for my mother. No matter how well her company does, she can only increase her wealth by this much in more than ten years. It was really not worth it for her to leave you back then, although I still like Su'er's mother very much."
Chen Yang tapped him on the head: "You should play dumb a little more in the future. I'd be more comfortable if you said this to me ten years from now. How did you know that?"
"I got it out of Uncle Ye Wu. It was easy to get him to tell me everything, from the time you met until now," Chen Liu said naturally, taking a sip of orange juice.
Chen Yang was once again worried about Ye Wu's intelligence. If he could be tricked into revealing information by a six-year-old child, he would have wasted the last twenty-odd years of his life.
There were still two days until the auction of the Boundary Light Diamond, and he came early to spend more time with Chen Liu. Although they could meet in the Microverse, he wanted to spend quality time with Chen Liu in reality as well.
That night, Chen Liu slept with Chen Yang, while Li Su'er slept with Mo Xi. Chen Liu and Chen Yang chatted briefly before entering the Micro Realm, while Li Su'er and Mo Xi didn't enter until noon. It's unclear what they talked about, but Chen Yang had no idea.
In recent days, when the people of the world finish their work, they often go through the four gates to see different scenery. There are four places to go, and they have to queue up, which will keep the people of the world entertained for a long time.
Chen Yang also went to the volcano and took out his sword and throwing knives.
Two of the throwing knives were destroyed by the lava, but the sword was intact. Chen Yang shielded it with his own body, so it seems there has been no more lava activity since then.
The volcano may have many resources that can be utilized, but they need to be developed before they can be developed. Chen Yang does not approve of others coming here. He himself had an accident, let alone others.
But he couldn't have come all this way for nothing; he carried several huge burlap sacks specifically to hold volcanic ash. This was valuable stuff, of course he couldn't miss it.
Volcanic ash is a natural building material, very useful, and can also be used to polish glass and metal, for grinding, and after processing, it can even be used as a face mask—a pure volcanic ash face mask. It's also a great choice for direct use as fertilizer.
Chen Yang carried back a sack bigger than himself. He didn't want to come to such a dangerous place often, so he might as well take more at once.
They didn't intend to use volcanic ash as a building material, but it would be a great choice for making face masks and fertilizer, and it would last them for a while.
Scholars Weng Ji and Ding Qihan will definitely be unable to resist coming again in the future. We can just have them bring some more then. They are more experienced than Chen Yang and should be able to analyze the state of the volcano in a simple way, so it will be relatively safer. However, that may have to wait until the coldest time of winter. Going there now will result in immediate dehydration and death.
The doubled spiritual energy absorption speed has also begun to show. Especially in terms of endurance, everyone hardly feels tired while working, and if necessary, they can work for a long time without feeling sore or aching.
Especially the middle-aged and elderly people, they are all very healthy and look more than ten years younger. After his health improved, Master Yun went to Longhu Mountain and came back very happy. It is said that he defeated one of his old friends.
In recent months, residents from the New Territories have also joined. In the three months since the Lunar New Year, some residents from the New Territories have already joined. However, Chen Yang is no longer in charge of this, as General Manager Wang has made excellent arrangements for the welcoming of new residents.
The residents of the New Territories are incredibly enthusiastic about the micro-world, and with the existence of the Four Gates, they roam around everywhere, but all of this is on the premise of completing their work.
Having learned from past mistakes, people in the area are now very careful when using their quotas to bring in new people, so the newcomers are generally quite well-behaved.
Microworld is now starting to resemble a town.
(End of this chapter)
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