Ye Feng indeed didn't know much about antiques, but that didn't stop him from beating Tang Zhiyang.
"Good! Ambitious!" Tang Zhiyang chuckled, looking at Ye Feng as if he were an idiot.
Ye Feng didn't waste any more words and said directly, "Alright, if we're going to compete, let's do it quickly!"
"Fine! Let's get this jade tripod to the boss first as collateral!" Tang Zhiyang said.
Soon, Tang Zhiyang brought the jade tripod to the boss and asked, "Boss, how much for this Han Dynasty jade tripod?"
"This Han Dynasty jade tripod! It's not expensive, just 1.88 million!" the boss said with a smile.
Hearing this, Tang Zhiyang snorted, clearly thinking the jade tripod wasn't worth that much.
However, in his opinion, Ye Feng was bound to lose, and since he wouldn't be the one paying, the more expensive, the better. He could then fleece Ye Feng properly.
Therefore, even though the jade tripod wasn't worth that much, he readily agreed, "Okay, leave it here for now. We'll pick it up when we come to pay later!"
Seeing that Tang Zhiyang wasn't bargaining, the boss was overjoyed and quickly said, "Alright! I'll make sure to keep it safe!"
Thus, the five of them headed towards the first competition area.
On the way, Xiao Feifei complained, "That broken tripod costs 1.88 million? It's not even worth 880,000!"
Zhou Lingyu also nodded, "Exactly. Although that jade tripod is from the Han Dynasty, it's worth at most six to seven hundred thousand! Tang Zhiyang didn't bargain at all; he's deliberately trying to trick us!"
Ye Feng heard this and smiled, "How do you know he won't trick himself!"
However, the two girls glanced at Ye Feng and shook their heads.
It was clear that in their eyes, Ye Feng couldn't possibly win against those two.
"What do you two mean? You have no confidence in me at all?" Ye Feng said speechlessly, seeing their reaction.
However, their answer was surprisingly consistent: "No!"
"Uh, it seems I need to show you something!" Ye Feng said indignantly.
Soon, they arrived at the Ten Thousand Yuan Bargain Hunting area.
It was a large underground space, brightly lit above, with various antiques, ceramics, bronzes, jade, paintings, calligraphy displayed below... anything imaginable was there.
All items in this area were priced between ten thousand and one hundred thousand yuan. There was also a recognized appraisal institution within the bargain hunting area.
However, it required an appraisal fee, costing thirty thousand yuan per appraisal.
Therefore, people who were not confident dared not take items for appraisal easily, as losing the appraisal fee on top of the purchase price would be a significant loss.
Despite this, as it was called the Ten Thousand Yuan Bargain Hunting area, there were quite a few genuine items, though most were priced around tens of thousands, with very few exceeding one hundred thousand.
"Before we start, let me reiterate! The loser not only has to pay for the jade tripod! But also all expenses incurred during the competition!" Tang Zhiyang said to Ye Feng, his tone casual.
"What? You didn't say that before!"
Hearing this, the two girls immediately protested.
But Ye Feng stopped them and smiled, "Alright! I hope you remember that! Can we start now?"
"Haha! Yes! Let's begin!" Tang Zhiyang said with a laugh.
Ye Feng nodded and then led the two girls to wander around inside.
This left the two girls utterly bewildered, wondering where Ye Feng got the confidence to accept the bet.
Zhou Lingyu looked at Ye Feng's confidence and wondered if he was hiding his true abilities.
But after following Ye Feng and observing him for a while, they fell into despair.
Because Ye Feng went through everything, touching each item as he passed. This left them speechless.
This clearly showed he knew nothing!
When people appraise antiques, there are techniques involved.
There's the patina observation method, the age identification method, the tapping and listening method... in short, there are principles and foundations.
Ye Feng, on the other hand, just touched everything as he looked, sometimes not even looking at all.
Gambling with someone without understanding anything, isn't that just reckless?
Even though Ye Feng had money now, he shouldn't squander it like this!
"Ye Feng, you really are! You don't understand but you still insist on competing!" Xiao Feifei said speechlessly, seeing Ye Feng touching everything.
Although she knew Ye Feng had agreed to the bet for her, such blind impulsiveness was not advisable.
Ye Feng just smiled at her words and continued to touch things as he went.
Seeing this, Xiao Feifei was speechless and turned to Zhou Lingyu, "Lingyu, Ye Feng doesn't understand anything. Can you help us take a good look? Otherwise, we're doomed!"
Zhou Lingyu nodded, "Okay! I'll do my best!"
After speaking, she frowned and glanced at Ye Feng, because based on her understanding of Ye Feng, he shouldn't be such an impulsive and reckless person!
However, seeing that Ye Feng truly seemed to know nothing, she could only help him look as they walked.
Meanwhile, as Ye Feng was carefully selecting items, Tang Zhiyang had already made his choice.
He had chosen an exquisite porcelain piece, priced at eighty-eight thousand yuan.
"Brother Yanxuan, what do you think of this porcelain?" Tang Zhiyang asked.
Zhao Yanxuan quickly went to examine it and his eyes lit up.
"Wow, a good find! Look at the patterns, the glaze, and the firing technique. It's Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain!" Zhao Yanxuan said excitedly.
Tang Zhiyang nodded, "Exactly. I recognized it as Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain at first glance. Selling it for over a hundred thousand should be no problem, right?"
"It could even sell for three hundred thousand! However, the condition is slightly lacking. Over a hundred to two hundred thousand is more than enough!" Zhao Yanxuan nodded.
Hearing his words, Tang Zhiyang's confidence soared, and he laughed, "Haha! Then I'll choose this one! After looking around, there probably aren't many more expensive than this here!"
Afterward, they looked towards Ye Feng's side, where he was still walking and touching things.
In the beginning, he picked up each item to examine it. Later, he simply ran his hand over the items as he walked past, not even looking.
This scene made Tang Zhiyang and Zhao Yanxuan burst into laughter.
"Haha! I'm dying of laughter! That good-for-nothing is just swiping past without even looking?" Tang Zhiyang roared with laughter.
Zhao Yanxuan saw this and chuckled, "Congratulations, Brother Zhiyang, this round is in the bag!"
What they didn't know was that every item Ye Feng touched, his Sea God's power seeped into it.
Every item in the venue that Ye Feng touched was completely understood by him.
As Ye Feng was about to finish his circuit without finding what he wanted, Xiao Feifei and Zhou Lingyu were both anxious for him.
In fact, Ye Feng had already found several special items that could be sold for two to three hundred thousand yuan.
However, he didn't choose them immediately but decided to look around the entire area first.
As he reached a very dirty porcelain piece in the far corner, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
He picked it up and examined it closely, discovering it was a large-mouthed porcelain vessel.
This porcelain piece was heavy and filled with dirt inside.
Ye Feng continued to activate his Sea God's power, sensing it carefully, and then a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He said, "Very good, this is it!"
Afterward, Ye Feng carried this porcelain piece towards Tang Zhiyang and the others...