Chapter 323 [0320] Antiques and Scavengers

If something happens, it will be long; if nothing happens, it will be short.

Except for a certain little yellow guy who talked so much that face-conscious Kassadin had a migraine, the schedules of these three teams were relatively smooth.

Lux and Ino arrived at Kenese in the evening of the next day. After a brief supply here, they quickly set off to the west. The next stop was a desert town called Waynebo.

Originally, the two of them were very interested in Kenese, but after experiencing the Kraft incident, they no longer have any interest in this city.

Although it is very clear that the governors of most cities in Shurima are of the same character as Governor Kenese. They all talk about reviving Shurima, but in fact they have their own little plans, but after witnessing that betrayal After that, Kenese became particularly bored in their eyes.

What about Kennese?

Wouldn’t it be nice to study magic theory honestly?

Learning makes me happy!

In this way, after staying up all night to study, the two of them completed their supplies, set out from Kenese, headed west, and successfully arrived at the small town of Wainbo three days later.

In this small town, they have to replenish a large amount of food supplies, because the straight-line distance from here to the next stop, Bumang, is more than two thousand miles.

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Walking in the market of Wenbo, Lux and Ino had a rare feeling of being dazzled - the dazzling here did not mean that there were any novelties in Wenbo that they had not seen before, but that in this desert In the deep towns, many things that appear in the market will give them an exclamation that "this thing can also be sold."

Although the two of them came here to buy food, even in the food area, all kinds of strange second-hand goods still occupied the most space in each stall.

All kinds of handicrafts and second-hand and even second-hand utensils are as if they have just been taken out of the sand, and their quality is outstanding.

It seems that the images of Lux and Ino caused some misunderstandings. Every time they stopped in front of a stall and wanted to buy something like sweet potatoes, the stall owner would enthusiastically take out the most valuable ones on the stall. That thing came in front of them.

"This is an official vessel from the Shuriman Empire!"

"Royal paraphernalia!"

"Pure gold toilet, you won't lose money even if you spend money on materials!"

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The helpless Lux could only repeat again and again that she wanted to buy food and was not interested in these handicrafts - and then every time the stall owner would seriously correct her, that they were not handicrafts, but genuine antiques...

"I dare say that the antique market in Piltover is not as lively as here." Once again, a large bag of sweet potato was placed on Sklash's back, and Lux ​​complained helplessly to Kalya, "I look like Does she look like the kind of lady who is easy to deceive? Why are you selling fake antiques to me one after another? "

"You have wronged them!" Kalya laughed loudly after hearing this, "In fact, most of what they sold you just now are genuine antiques - here, the price of counterfeit antiques is comparable to that of going to the desert. It’s much more expensive to dig out antiques!”

"No way?" Lux's eyes widened in surprise, "You said those gray-looking things are genuine antiques?!"

"Yes, they are all genuine. When it comes to appraising antiques, there should be few people who can match me."

"But, in Piltover, the prices for genuine Shurima antiques are astronomical!" Lux couldn't help turning her head and glanced at the antiques that were just like the shabby objects displayed in poor people's homes, "I'll see you at the auction house. It’s completely different from these!”

"Antiques are also divided into three, six, and nine grades." Kalya looked like a rare and strange person. "Although the Shurima Empire was destroyed, many things left by the empire were buried in the yellow sand - the time was too short. , completely insufficient for their complete destruction, so the number of antiques in Shurima is quite staggering.”

"Are you saying that most antiques are not recognized?" Lux thought for a moment, and then said again, "Only those antiques that are of relatively good quality and are precious vessels in their own right are valuable?"

"Correct answer!" Kalya admitted in a subtle tone, "You have never paid attention to the antique market in Piltover, so naturally you don't understand these things - ask Ino, she has definitely figured out what's going on here now. Chain!"

Lux tilted her head in surprise and looked at Ino beside her.

"Yes." Facing Lux's gaze, Ino looked away and nodded slightly, "I only heard about the antique auction in Piltover, but I was the one responsible for the reconstruction of Vazuan and the reorganization of the Adventurers Association. I'm watching, so I still know some of the ways - but before I came here, I didn't expect that Shurima could have so many antiques."

"Tell me!" After once again rejecting a vendor who was selling to her, Lux asked Ino in a low voice, "What's the secret here?"

"In the Piltover auction house, every few months or more than half a year, an antique from the Shurima Empire period that is of extremely high quality in terms of material and shape will appear." Ino explained, " This kind of art will naturally become popular, but because it is rare, few people can acquire this level of art.”

"Then what?"

"Then there will soon be a large number of antiques with similar styles but poor production quality entering the market." Ino spread his hands, "These inferior antiques are about the same level as the antiques they just sold you."

"So, someone is using exquisite antiques to create fashion, and then using this large amount of antiques to follow this trend and make a fortune?"

"That's right!" Ino nodded, "Before, I thought those ordinary antiques were fakes made by Piltover, but I didn't expect them to be real... If you don't come to Waynebo in person, I'm afraid no one can imagine that antiques can be so cheap that they are no different from ordinary objects. Where did so many antiques come from?"

"They were all picked out from the gravel by Shurima scavengers." Kalya said, "Seeing that group of people wearing tattered clothes and carrying "The ones with big pockets?"

"Those people who are bent over?"

"Yes, these are the scavengers. Whenever a desert storm dissipates, they will go to the place where the storm dissipates to look for various antique artifacts dug out of the ground by the storm."

"When the storm just dissipates? Isn't that very dangerous?"

"Living in the desert, isn't it normal for you to be dangerous?" Karya laughed, "Waynebo is the largest gathering place for scavengers - let's go and say hello to them. Before we set off, we need to make sure if there are large-scale desert storms recently, and they are the ones who know this best!"

Karya's small class·The antique consumption trend in Piltover:

In Piltover, in the half year of Evolution Day, the popular style is often avant-garde and bold, facing the future; in the other half year, retro and conservative styles are popular.

The cross-popularity of the two styles has promoted consumption very well, draining the wallets of many people who pursue fashion.

I grabbed a sofa by myself, and I will rest tonight and watch the game.