After controlling the bug for so long, Li Du was still confused about a lot of its information.
For example, how did the bug level up? By absorbing time energy? How much time energy could it absorb to level up? Was there a unit of measurement?
However, he also understood some information, such as the choice the bug made when it absorbed time energy.
The time energy it absorbed was at least 50 years old, and the more cherished an item was, the more it was attracted to the time energy.
Li Du thought that perhaps it was not only the time energy that attracted it, but also the effort or energy that people put into it, just like how he had to expend energy every time he used the bug.
In any case, this would be of great help to his work in storage auctions. Generally, the older and more cherished the item, the more valuable it would be.
The little bug flew into a woven bag. Inside the woven bag, there was a simple and unadorned calf leather waist bag.
Li Du thought that it was attracted to the bag, but that was not the case. It continued to fly in and pounced on a watch.
Seeing this, he controlled the bug to avoid absorbing time energy from the watch, and then carefully observed the watch.
The style of the watch was very ordinary. It was just a wristwatch with a red watch band and a golden shell. It felt like a gold watch.
This discovery made Li Du feel refreshed. After looking at the front, he looked at the back of the watch. It was still a golden case, with two lines of words: Patek-Philippe and Trossi-Leggenda. In between these two lines of words was a logo: a cross and four swords connected together.
Seeing the first line of words, Li Du knew that he had to take down this storage unit. He had another chance to pick up a bargain!
Patek-Philippe translated to Patek Philippe, the world's leading watch manufacturer!
He took out his phone and Googled it. Patek Philippe's logo was the logo on the back of the watch, a cross and four swords connected together. This was called the Caracol Cross.
Since it was a Patek Philippe watch, and the case was gold, it was basically a gold watch.
Every Patek Philippe watch had a serial number. Li Du could not find the serial number, so he searched for the name Trossi-Leggenda.
As soon as he typed in the fourteen letters, the information that came out stunned him.
"Trossi Leggenda, an out-of-print Patek Philippe timepiece. Its first owner was the former president of the Ferrari Racing Company, Count Carlo Felice Trossi."
"Count Troisi, a former racer, won countless victories in his racing career, including the 1947 Italian Grand Prix, during which he wore this watch throughout …"
"This 46mm in diameter timer was obviously specially chosen by Count Trosy as a common timer. It's used in racing and flying sports, and its excellent readout function allows for accurate timing …"
"This watch has great symbolic and historical significance. It was made in 1932, when racing and airplanes were on the rise …"
"The two outstanding names of Patek Philippe and Ferrari make this watch unique. In 2001, it was auctioned at Sotheby's in Geneva for 2345000 Swiss francs!"
Seeing this, Li Du was in a trance. What's with this watch? Over two million Swiss francs?
The Swiss franc was equivalent to the Swiss franc, and it had a 1: 1 exchange rate with the US dollar. In other words, this watch was worth more than 2 million US dollars seven to eight years ago!
Although he had made a lot of money after joining the industry, he was still shocked to see a watch that was worth millions.
Now, he understood why so many people were in this industry, and why the people in this industry called themselves' treasure hunters. '
What was the difference between buying a priceless treasure for a few hundred or a few thousand dollars and being picked up?!
There was a photo of Count Carlo Felice Trossi on Google. In order to confirm the information on the watch, Li Du expended some energy to use his ability to relive time.
Immediately, a series of images appeared in his field of vision. A skinny old man with gray hair was making a watch, a handsome young man was testing the watch, and a handsome middle-aged man was leaning against a car, holding up a golden trophy, the watch on his exposed wrist …
And behind the middle-aged man was a red racing car logo of a jumping horse. This was the Ferrari that all car lovers were familiar with!
After confirming the identity of the watch, Li Du kept the bug and tried to calm down.
It was difficult. After all, he was looking at a watch worth more than two million US dollars.
And that two million US dollars was the price eight years ago. Based on inflation and the times, the value of the watch had doubled. Five million US dollars would not be a problem!
The auction for the fourth storage unit began. Rick was still the first to bid. "Two hundred dollars!"
Li Du looked at him with a smile and shouted, "One thousand dollars!"
The treasure hunters shook their heads and backed out again. To them, the storage unit at the Public Land Information Center was not worth a four-digit bid.
Because of Li Du's previous bid, the treasure hunters thought that he was deliberately trying to get back at Rick. No one would have thought that this storage unit would contain such a shocking value!
Rick said coldly, "One thousand one hundred dollars!"
"Two thousand dollars!" Li Du followed up with the same sneering expression on his face.
Lil 'Rick was filled with hatred. He shouted at Li Du, "Idiot, you have two storage units and only one car. Do you think you can clean them all?"
Li Du whistled and said, "I have money!"
"Two thousand one hundred dollars!" Rick said quietly.
Li Du said, "Three thousand dollars!"
"Three thousand one hundred dollars!"
"Four thousand dollars …"
The bidding between the two made the treasure hunters exclaim in delight. At the same time, many of them were puzzled.
"What's going on with Li Du? Did he fight with Rick and the others today? "
"Who cares what's going on? This is interesting."
"You don't know the reason? Rick made a fool out of Li and Hans. They're here for revenge. "
"What's going on?" The treasure hunters suddenly became interested.
A young black man became the focus of attention. He said proudly, "Li and Hans got ivory and earned more than two hundred thousand dollars, right?"
"Yes, what about it?"
"They attended a book auction not long ago and earned more than two hundred thousand dollars!" the young black man said.
His words became a bombshell. The treasure hunters looked at the two with envy and jealousy. "What a lucky b * stard, they can join the Hundred Thousand Club!"
The young black man laughed and said, "That's the problem. They didn't succeed. Rick found a loophole."
Li Du listened to the discussion of the treasure hunters and stared at Rick fiercely. It was as if he was provoked by the words.
Seeing this, Hans came up to Li Du and said, "That's enough, money shouldn't be wasted like this. For God's sake, shut up …"
Rick bid again, "Seven thousand one hundred dollars!"
Li Du pushed Hans away and shouted, "Eight thousand dollars! B * stard, with us here, don't even think about taking a storage unit! "
Hans gave him a hard shove and shouted, "What do you want? Eight thousand dollars for a bunch of trash? Are you crazy?! "
Rick made a gangster's throat-slitting gesture at Li Du and shook his head.
The auctioneer was grinning from ear to ear. "Eight thousand dollars, eight thousand dollars, eight thousand dollars, very good, this storage unit belongs to you, Chinese boy!"
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