Chapter 34 1.34 Loki VS Shopkeeper Luo

Loki has lived two lives, and he knows too well what these high-ranking rich people want most.

700 years ago, when Columbus discovered the New World of America, what they were most interested in was not the local natives, minerals, or large groups of wild animals.

The first thing the explorers did was to rush into the original pyramids of the Aztec civilization and bring back several exquisite crystal skulls for the queen.

500 years ago, when explorers from the British Empire discovered the pyramids in the desert of Egypt, the first thing they did was to drill in, dig out everything they could, and then transport them back to Britain for exhibition.

Not to mention gold and silver pottery, even those air-dried mummies, and even the sand on the mummies were moved back intact.

Not to mention that the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the Qing Dynasty and almost looted the world's first garden before burning the Old Summer Palace!

Not only will I rob you, but after robbing you, I will also set it on fire.

Why?

Because I have seen it.

I am a noble ruler. You, as untouchables, have no right to see the things I have seen!

When assets accumulate to a certain amount, gold and silver are no different from dirt in the eyes of capitalists. At their level, what they need is experience.

Come to the world to live, see more things you have never seen before, eat more delicacies you have never eaten, and play with more women you have never played with.

As long as you have a mouth, everyone can eat delicacies.

Women? There are 7 billion people in the world, and 3.5 billion women, who can't play with them no matter how they play.

Only antiques.

This kind of precious plaything that survived the river of time is extremely precious. This is something that most people have never seen in their lives. Not to mention that if you want to understand antiques, you need a rich wallet, rich knowledge, a lot of free time, and a little bit of luck

All of them are indispensable!

Because of this, wealthy businessmen have a strong desire to collect antiques. Especially the rare antiques that reveal nobility are treasures that everyone wants to get.

The cross that has stood for hundreds of years in the Lindisfarne Monastery is exactly this kind of cultural relic!

On weekdays, these very wealthy churches would not sell their treasures. After all, the Tang Kingdom at this time was not at war with the island nation of England at the national level, and the merchants were not easy to tear their faces and rob nakedly.

But if you encounter a pirate like Loki who comes to sell stolen goods, it will be different!

Ever since the cross fell from the carriage with a bang, Shopkeeper Luo could no longer move his eyes. But despite this, as the big cabinet of "Izumo Trading Company", he has been instilled with the idea of ​​being calm at all times since he was five years old.

Especially when going abroad. He represents the face of the Tang people. No matter what happens, he has to hold on!

"Well" gently stroked his beard, he stretched out his left hand and snapped his fingers. Seeing the order, the maid hiding behind the distant wall bowed slightly and walked into the wing room. After a while, a skinny old man with a hunched body walked in from the outside.

"Oh my god, I received this again today." The old man suddenly stopped talking halfway.

He almost jumped to the side of the cross, and suddenly knelt down with a thump! He closed his eyes and put his flexible nose on the silver cross.

"Iris" he whispered softly. Then he pressed his flexible nose to the cross and smelled almost from beginning to end.

"Lead accumulation rock!"

"A little bit of salty and wet sea breeze and a smell of fire tassels!"

"I said a big cabinet! This is a creation of the Apennine Peninsula in the Roman period! It is at least more than a thousand years old!"

"No smell can pass my old nose. This time I caught a big fish!"

"Is it sent by this idiot?"

All these words of the old man were said in Chinese. But the two of them would not know that the tall Viking standing opposite was a time traveler.

Loki could understand the Chinese spoken by the two people.

"The silver ore used to forge this cross was produced by the Aegean Sea. From 200 BC to 200 AD, Qin Shihuang sent pre-Qin Qigong practitioners to travel around the world."

"According to ancient books from the pre-Qin period, the Aegean Sea was covered with irises during that period, and the air was full of this smell, so the silverware forged in that era would also have some of it."

"This is just one of them."

"The most critical point is the lead bedrock! This is the unique geomorphic structure of the 'Cassandra' Islands near Athens. Only metal veins on the shallow surface thousands of years ago will be associated with this ore. When I put my nose close, I immediately smelled a strong smell of rock. So far, I have It can almost be concluded that it is correct!"

"Finally, I also smelled a little bit of salt and fire."

"Seven hundred years ago, the ancient city of Pompeii on the Apennine Peninsula was engulfed by a volcanic eruption and was completely covered by hot volcanic ash. According to Xiao Lao's inference, this thing was most likely sold to Pompeii after it was forged, and has been placed in an open courtyard somewhere in the ancient city of Pompeii."

"Because of this, it is blown by the Mediterranean breeze day and night, which brings a little bit of salt smell."

"But suddenly one day, disaster struck. Pompeii was submerged in volcanic ash. This thing was most likely dug out from the shallow ruins of the ancient city by Western tomb robbers. Later, after several twists and turns, it was taken by this little thief. "

Gou Chaofeng and Luo, the shopkeeper, walked farther and farther away, arm in arm, whispering. Later, they had already walked into the side hall next door, and Loki could no longer hear what they were saying.

Fortunately, at least now he had obtained all the information he needed. The cross removed from the chapel of Lindisfar Monastery was indeed a valuable cultural relic as Father Francis said.

Knowing this would provide strong support for subsequent negotiations.

After half an hour, Luo, the shopkeeper, walked out of the inner hall again. However, this time he put away his smiling face and replaced it with a cold expression.

"Mr. Loki, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person!" He pointed a finger at Loki, his face livid.

"I've been doing business for ten years, and I haven't seen many Vikings, but this doesn't prevent me from knowing what kind of people you are from other channels! I don't know how you landed on the land of the Kingdom of Northumbria"

"But you can be so despicable to rob a monastery! I can't imagine that you can rudely take away their cross!"

(Fuck this guy, his face changes faster than turning a book! I really am)

Loki shook his head and chose to continue watching the performance of Shopkeeper Luo.

"Although we are foreign merchants, Ele III has been kind to my Izumo Trading Company after all! I can't accept the dirty things you got in this way!"

Shopkeeper Luo said these words in a stern voice and righteousness. Loki never knew that Viking language could even be spoken with such emphasis and tone. He still had that mysterious smile on his face and did not make any excessive reaction.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay!" He gently shook the finger that Shopkeeper Luo had extended.

"It's common for a deal to fail, but after all, we have met today, so we are still friends, right?" While shaking hands, Loki stared at his wrist again to confirm that the triangular tattoo on it was indeed the Illuminati's all-seeing eye.

"In fact, since yesterday, we have been discussing whether to melt this thing. We can spend it if it is melted into silver coins, just find a coin mold. Oh, you say I am really stupid!"

"I am really sorry to come here and waste your time for such a small matter."

After saying that, he and Sartre carried the cross back to the carriage with difficulty and turned around and left.

Shopkeeper Luo obviously did not expect Loki to react like this. In his more than ten years of experience as a counter clerk, thieves would generally panic after being discovered. Most people would use methods similar to begging and licking their hands to get the dirty things in their hands, and repeatedly warned them not to report to the police.

In this case, he could get the goods he wanted at a price close to the price of cabbage, and then get a kickback on the quotation sheet to the headquarters.

After Loki boldly expressed his intention to melt the cross, a trace of barely perceptible panic flashed in his eyes. But the professional quality of a professional shopkeeper made him still firmly collapse the serious expression on his face.

(Haha, as long as I am not frightened, then you are the ones who are frightened!)

After Loki and the other two got on the carriage, he picked up the blood axe and hit the cross hard!

There was a loud "clang" sound, and he saw from the corner of his eye that the upright body of Shopkeeper Luo suddenly trembled violently.

"Smash it, brother Sartre! I don't think this thing can be sold! Let's smash it when we get home, it will be easy to melt it then!"

As they spoke, they walked straight out of the main hall of Izumo Trading Company without even turning their heads.

However, they had only walked ten steps.

Gou Chaofeng, who had just been lying on the cross and sniffing wildly, suddenly appeared from the corner. He wore a pair of sunglasses and stood in a secret door in a remote corner of the main hall, gently waving to Loki and the other two.