Even after a thousand years, under the protection of the well-sealed counter, there was still not much dust on the items inside. This made the items inside even more obvious at a glance.
Under the green light of the fluorite lamps, the items on the counter became even more dazzling, like a deep dream that had been buried for thousands of years.
"These... these items are..." At this moment, Gerri and Sam became uncertain. An uncertain whim flashed across their minds. However, when they saw so many items inside the counters, they became "terrifying" at once. As a result, they didn't believe that what they saw was real.
Zhang Tie was also shocked. His mood was similar to that of Sam and Gerri. He didn't believe that he could be so lucky. Even in this age, there were always such liars near the flea markets near the railway station of Blackrock City. They would disguise these precious, special gemstones which could only be produced in the East with green or dark-colored glassware in order to lure some idiots who wanted to make a fortune.
Even before the Catastrophe, this precious gemstone was the symbol of status and wealth of a minority of Hua people in the Eastern Continent or precisely before the Catastrophe. In this age, with the appearance of alchemists, this gemstone was endowed with another shocking meaning.
This precious gemstone was called jadeite!
It was a unique jadeite.
In this age, this gemstone had another name outside the Eastern Continent — — Immortal Stone.
Before the Catastrophe, this gemstone was very precious; however, it was not excessive. Compared to the diamond which was highly valued by people in that age, the price of this gemstone was much lower than that of the diamond. However, in this age, the value of the gemstone and the diamond had been reversed.
"Nobody would be so bored as to sell fake goods here 900 years ago." Zhang Tie watched those dark green jewelries and pendants as a strange whim occurred to his mind.
"Peter..."
After hearing Gerri's name, Zhang Tie turned around and threw a glance at Gerri and Sam who looked intense. Apparently, the two people had already guessed something. However, it was really a bit terrifying. Therefore, they became nervous.
"You will see..." Zhang Tie revealed a smile. Even though he didn't lack money, he still felt that his throat was a bit dry.
The moment Zhang Tie wanted to launch a counterattack, Sam had flashed downstairs, "You... are downstairs. I'll watch from above! "
Zhang Tie knew that Sam was on sentry duty upstairs. Although Zhang Tie didn't believe that someone dared disturb them at the risk of his life, he had to be careful at this moment.
After Sam went up, Gerri dared not make a move; instead, he just watched Zhang Tie.
After taking a deep breath, Zhang Tie punched a counter in front of him.
The counter creaked. A layer of dust fell off, but it remained intact. Zhang Tie became a bit stunned. Although he only used 30% of his strength, it was already very amazing, even if it was an iron plate in front of him. It would probably leave a fist mark, but when it hit the counter that seemed to be made of glass, there was no movement.
"Before the Cataclysm, the counters of these shops that sold precious gems and other valuables didn't use ordinary glass. Instead, they used a special synthetic material that was similar to glass made by humans in that era. It was used to protect the items inside the counters from robbers and all kinds of accidents. Although this material looks like glass, it's harder than steel! "Gerri explained on one side.
Zhang Tie revealed a bit embarrassed smile as he didn't try to break this counter by force anymore. Instead, he started to fumble behind the counter. There was a movable sliding door behind the counter. After fumbling for a short while, Zhang Tie tore off the rusty lock on the sliding door and took out an item from inside the counter.
It was a dark green bracelet. Based on Zhang Tie's eyesight, he instantly identified that this bracelet was not made of glass. It was utterly different than any gemstone or stone that he had ever seen.
Without too much dust on the bracelet, it looked pretty beautiful. When Zhang Tie chatted with Donder before, Donder told Zhang Tie some superficial methods to identify real and fake emeralds. However, Donder jokingly said that Zhang Tie might not have a chance to see the real immortal stone for the rest of his life. In this age, immortal stones from the Eastern Continent were basically collected by powerful Chinese forces and became the exclusive property of alchemists in the Eastern Continent. Even though a few immortal stones were leaked out, those who could get immortal stones were definitely not commoners. At that time, Zhang Tie only had a few copper coins a day. He didn't even dare to eat a bowl of rice brew which was worth several copper coins at home. How could Donder believe that he could have a chance to touch such a precious gem for the rest of his life?
Zhang Tie then lightly pasted the bracelet on his face.
In a split second, a cool feeling was emitted from that bracelet.
Taking out a lighter, Zhang Tie directly put the bracelet onto the flame of the lighter.
After more than ten seconds, Zhang Tie moved the lighter away and wiped the place where the bracelet had been exposed to the high temperature by his sleeve. The bracelet remained unchanged. Its texture was as smooth as new.
As a pioneer, of course, Gerri knew the simplest method to identify whether such a precious gem was real or fake. Even before the Catastrophe, there were many fake emeralds, not to mention those inferior green glasses which were used to cheat people in this age.
When Zhang Tie wiped the bracelet, Gerri also moved his head towards Zhang Tie anxiously in case that he didn't see it clearly. Gerri even moved his fluorite lamp closer to Zhang Tie's hand. Seeing that the bracelet remained unchanged after Zhang Tie wiped it, Gerri took a deep breath. Glancing at the dusty counters on the first floor, Gerri instantly felt his blood rushing to his head as he staggered.
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