Indeed, the opponent was selectively turning off the signal blocking.
Would they not affect each other?
Or was there some special equipment involved?
However, they probably wouldn’t expect that Sean Knight was using a certain special mobile phone.
Even without a signal, it could still send messages!
As the auction continued, Sean Knight casually tossed the address to Elijah Hastings.
Elijah Hastings glanced at the address and put it away.
While Sean Knight participated in the auction, Elijah Hastings, bored, started playing with his mobile phone.
Someone was watching through the cameras and saw that Elijah Hastings’s phone displayed a standalone game.
Some envy arose. These Chinese mobile phones are just more complex, capable of running some fairly complicated games without an internet connection.
And it seemed to run quite smoothly!
The sound of the mobile phone’s buttons transmitted through the eavesdropping device to the listeners, accompanied by the occasional sound of Sean Knight hitting the auction hammer, was quite audible, yet not jarring.
Soon, Sean Knight acquired another batch of antiques, and the young man came over to Sean Knight again.
But this time, he was not alone; two other people accompanied him.
The two of them were focusing on Elijah Hastings.
Elijah Hastings simply threw his mobile phone on the sofa, stretched lazily, and stood by Sean Knight’s side, taking on his bodyguard duties.
After Sean Knight transferred the money, he noticed that the young man had a remote control, which he pressed before leaving with his notebook.
When Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings settled down again, there was no signal on the mobile phone.
Quite cautious.
Elijah Hastings played with his phone again, this time holding it a bit closer to him so that the camera couldn’t see it clearly, but the person responsible for watching didn’t care.
With no signal, what could he do?
Lincoln Harrington, far away in another part of London, received the address.
He immediately took his people and drove to the address.
Lincoln Harrington and his men didn’t leave but parked the car at a distance, keeping an eye on the place.
It was a small courtyard, with no lights on, very dark.
Let’s wait, someone will come.
At this moment, Sean Knight heard the host say:
"Next up for auction is a collection of antiques from ancient Egypt, found not in a pyramid, but in a royal tomb. As those who have studied ancient Egyptian history know, not all the kings were buried inside pyramids at that time.
This collection of antiques includes two granite statues, two musical instruments, two golden masks, a golden mummy coffin, and two scarab jewelry boxes.
Everyone, please follow the camera for a look...
"
Under the camera, an assortment of items for this auction was displayed inside a set of wooden boxes.
Even though the statues were made of granite, residual paint is still visible, making them look very exquisite. The musical instruments are a pair of metal clappers, the golden masks are the typical Pharaoh masks one often sees, complete with long extensions below the neck, either beards or some kind of wood support.
The Scarab Jewelry Box—essentially a jewelry box embedded with gemstones, topped with a golden scarab, or dung beetle.
The items held significant archaeological and artistic value, and to Sean Knight, were worth the price.
Therefore, the camera lingered on them for a bit longer.
The host spoke again:
"The bidding starts at one million dollars—not less than fifty thousand dollars for each bid increment. We will now begin the bidding!"
One million dollars, not too much.
Sean Knight casually raised the bid to 1,200,000 dollars.
Without need for the host to prompt, the auction proceeded rapidly, and the bidding quickly surged to 1.8 million dollars.
Only two people were left bidding, but both became more cautious with their offers.
Sean Knight looked over and saw Room 7 and Room 31 in a standoff.
Assuming Lincoln Harrington’s preparation were almost done, he raised his hand, bidding 2 million dollars.
After that, no one else raised the bid.
Sean Knight understood their mindset.
Everyone was here to find a bargain, and your sudden high bid spoke volumes about your wealth, didn’t it?
But knowing that these people had a great many cultural relics, the others did not stir up trouble. They immediately gave up once the price exceeded their mental benchmark.
The items went to Sean Knight.
After auctioning four batches of items, Sean Knight acquired three. So when the young man came in again, a smile was on his face.
After the transaction, the young man left, and Sean Knight heard the host’s words.
"The next auctioned items are Chinese cultural relics, a group said to be ancient bronze ware over two thousand years old. Although the bronzes are somewhat corroded, they still look pretty good—please take a look."
The camera moved to several big boxes.
Seeing these bronze wares, Sean Knight’s eyes grew wide!
Damn it, these are Zhou Dynasty royal burial wares!
A set composed of nine bronze artifacts – tripods, ge, plates, jues, and other items, casually arranged here.
Indeed, the corrosion was quite serious, which Sean Knight had been prepared for.
The combination of bronze wares unearthed here didn’t weigh more than 100 kilograms, not reaching the weight of a single piece of bronze ware from China, hence the lack of technical knowledge in bronze ware preservation.
Furthermore, with millions of cultural relics from China flowing out through all sorts of channels in the last two hundred years, and the Western realm actively suppressing Chinese civilization, auction houses like Poly wouldn’t likely have driven the prices of Chinese blue and white porcelain so high if not for the opportunity to make money!
However, bronze ware was different. The inscriptions on it were true witnesses of history...
"Alright, the starting bid is 100,000 dollars—with no less than 10,000 dollars per increment. Let’s begin the bidding!"
After a spell of excitement and anger, Sean Knight had calmed down.
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