Chapter Twenty-One: Copper Cat

  What was the principle of detection technique, Lin Xiao didn't understand at all, but he knew several basic uses of detection technique, one of which was to detect whether the target contained boundary power.

  White represents no boundary, red represents containing 1st level small thousand boundary, the depth of color also represents the amount of boundary contained. The jade Buddha in front of me only emits a faint white glow, indicating that it does not contain any boundary at all.

  That old goat saw Lin Xiao shaking his head and thought that the young man was probably not very satisfied, so he picked up another "antique" from the stall.

  This is a dagger with no small amount of rust on it.

  "This dagger has an even more extraordinary origin, it's a treasure left over from the Shang Dynasty, and it's been passed down through my ancestors for generations!" The other person introduced with a serious face, while Lin Xiao was constantly using detection techniques to examine other things on his stall.

  "White, white, white, and again white."

  Lin Xiao used the probing technique more than a dozen times, only to find that none of the items on the old goat-bearded man's stall contained even a hint of boundary power. He couldn't help but shake his head and let out a disappointed sigh.

  "Old man, I'll go take a look somewhere else," Lin Xiao said, ignoring the other's efforts to persuade him to stay, and continued walking towards the other end of the street.

  "Unexpectedly not a mistake! Could it be that I misjudged? The old goat-bearded man looked at Lin Xiao's departing back, and couldn't help but shake his head in regret. He had originally thought he was a fat sheep, but unexpectedly it turned out to be a fox."

  Maybe it's still too early, there are very few stalls on Antique Street, and Lin Xiao walked from one end of the street to the other, but didn't find anything with any aura.

  Looking at the stalls on the street and the various so-called antiques placed on them, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

  "If only divination could distinguish between genuine and fake antiques!" he thought with a tinge of regret.

  Unfortunately, this detection technique is only a small function attached to the system itself. The primary purpose is to detect whether an object contains boundary power, and secondarily to detect the combat power of the object, with a maximum limit of 100. Only thirdly can it identify the information of the item, but it can only detect the basic information of the item, such as when Lin Xiao uses the detection technique on a bowl, the detection technique will tell him that it is a bowl and list its size specifications, but there is no deeper level of information.

  If it's used for detecting something like firearms, then that's fine, but when it comes to antiques, it's really useless.

  "It's all about the money!" He shook his head with a look of regret, ever since he received the task 'Family Fortune 2', Lin Xiao couldn't help but think about how much everything was worth, it was as if he had become a bit of a miser.

  Because those stores had not yet opened, Lin Xiao was bored and wandered around the antique street. Just as it was almost 8 o'clock, he suddenly saw a stall in front of him surrounded by many people, with intense arguing voices coming from inside.

  Driven by curiosity, Lin Xiao also walked over and easily squeezed to the inside with his current strength, seeing the situation inside.

  "I don't want this thing anymore, give me back my money!"

  The speaker was a young man who looked very clean and tidy, his clothes were not any famous brand, but he wore them very neatly, and he also looked like a knowledgeable and reasonable person.

  At this moment, he was holding a palm-sized copper cat and facing the stall owner who wanted to return it.

  "Goods and money are clear, no refunds!" The stall owner calmly glanced at the copper cat in his hand and said with a flat face.

  The young man was suddenly anxious upon hearing this.

  "But you initially said this was a treasured item passed down from the Shang Dynasty, I went to get it appraised and they said this bronze cat is just a modern product, you're clearly cheating!"

  Perhaps it was due to indignation, but the young man's face began to flush slightly, and his hand gripping the bronze cat also tightened.

  The stall owner was probably used to encountering such situations, so he seemed very calm.

  "How much did I sell it to you for back then?" he said.

  The young man blurted out loudly: "7,000!"

  "You also know it's 7,000." The stall owner said: "A treasure passed down from the Shang Dynasty, do you think I would sell it to you for 7,000? Even 7 million is not enough. Who doesn't know that buying antiques is risky? If every piece were genuine, we wouldn't be here selling them on a street stall."

  The onlookers also started whispering to each other, and a large part of them actually agreed with the vendor's words. Who among these people hasn't bought fake goods before? But how many people like this young man come over to make a big fuss and shout for a refund?

  "Does this kid have a problem with his brain? He also wants to buy the genuine product?"

  "Another rookie, cheated and served him right, without even this common sense dare to come and buy antiques."

  "At first I also bought a lot of fake goods, but after being cheated once, I became wiser. As time went on, I understood more and naturally wouldn't be easily deceived. Relax, little brother!"

  "It's worth 7,000 yuan to learn a lesson. Little brother, don't make trouble here anymore, or else you'll be the one who loses in the end."

  The onlookers either scorned or dissuaded him, but no one supported the young man's idea. Obviously, returning the goods was out of the question.

  That young man stood in the crowd with a face full of anger and grievance, his head lowered tightly grasping that copper cat. In contrast, the stall owner sat calmly on a small stool, looking at him with an expression as if watching a joke.

  In the crowd, Lin Xiao was also watching this scene, but his gaze remained on that copper cat.

  "It's red! It's actually red!" He was shouting excitedly in his heart.

  He habitually used a detection technique on this copper cat, and unexpectedly, the copper cat gave him a huge surprise.

  The red light was not dense, but it wasn't so faint that it was almost indistinguishable either. Compared to the previous white lights, it was a world of difference.

  "No way, I must get this bronze cat!" Lin Xiao thought to himself.

  He saw that the stall owner seemed to have no intention of agreeing to a refund, and the onlookers didn't help the young man either. After some thought, he walked out and approached the young man.

  "Brother, how much are you selling this bronze cat for?" Lin Xiao said.

  "What did you just say?" The other person seemed to be in disbelief of what he had just heard, and looked at Lin Xiao, sizing him up from head to toe. He found that the other party was a young man about his own age, and didn't look like someone with money either.

  "I'm asking, how much are you planning to sell this bronze cat for?" Lin Xiao repeated again.

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