161: Chapter 161 What? Total value exceeds one million?

When the three items Jiang Yun selected...

A piece of deadwood, a mossy stone, and a rusty mirror...

...were placed on the desk in front of the Steward.

Throughout the entire assessment area and beyond.

A noisy clamor of discussion immediately erupted.

Most people were laymen just watching the spectacle.

"Just this? A piece of rotten wood, a broken stone covered in moss, and a rusty bronze mirror? This can be worth a hundred thousand? You've got to be kidding!"

"I think this kid knows he can't pass and is just giving up!"

"Hahaha, I thought he was something special, but it turns out he's just a flashy fraud. He must have cheated earlier!"

"Break it up, nothing to see here. If these things are worth a hundred thousand, I'll eat that pile of junk!"

The discussions from the audience outside were filled with distrust and mockery.

Meanwhile, inside the field.

Those candidates who were currently undergoing the assessment.

Although most were still troubled by the first stage.

They couldn't help but Divided Soul to steal a glance.

Their discussions.

Carried a bit of self-righteous professional observation.

"That piece of wood is dull in color and has no Spiritual Qi fluctuations. It's probably just common rotten wood, right?"

"That mossy stone... it seems to have a bit of water-attribute aura, but it's so mottled and the spiritual power dissipation is severe; it's worth five thousand at most."

"That bronze mirror is rusted to that extent, even the spiritual inscriptions are worn away. It's just a piece of scrap copper!"

"Humph, playing tricks. As expected, his true colors are revealed!"

That veteran candidate who had mocked Jiang Yun before.

Sneered even louder.

His face was full of the smugness of having seen through him.

However.

Among the crowd.

That white-haired and white-bearded old man.

When his originally disappointed eyes carefully swept over the three items.

They suddenly narrowed!

He stared intently at the texture of the deadwood.

And the faint traces of natural stone marrow on the mossy stone.

A sharp light suddenly burst from his cloudy eyes!

"This... this texture... contains a hidden universe! This stone marrow... its spiritual resonance is self-obscured!"

Stormy waves surged in the old man's heart.

The look in his eyes as he watched Jiang Yun's black-robed figure.

Instantly changed from disappointment to incomparable shock and solemnity.

"This person... his eyes are actually so sharp?! I... I misjudged him! The total value of these items definitely exceeds a hundred thousand!"

"This guy! How on earth did he manage to pick these items so quickly?"

The old man was extremely puzzled.

Even for someone like him who had studied the Domain of appraisal for many years.

He wouldn't dare say he could instantly pick out three items worth over a hundred thousand from a thousand average-quality items so quickly.

After all, this required time to screen.

The Steward's expression also became serious.

As a Medium Grade Rank 3 Appraiser.

His eyesight was far beyond what those candidates and laymen could compare to.

Almost at first glance.

He felt the extraordinary essence hidden beneath the spiritual resonance of these three items, which was restrained to the extreme and almost indistinguishable from common objects!

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"Deadwood meets spring, hiding life; mossy stone contains marrow, holding jade light; bronze mirror covered in dust, masking the true spirit... Good! What great eyes!"

The Steward couldn't help but cheer loudly in his heart.

His satisfaction with Jiang Yun instantly reached its peak.

"In such a short time, to be able to accurately find these three self-obscured treasures from those thousand mixed items! This boy's ability is simply terrifying!"

He even came up with a startling hypothesis.

"Could it be... while he was completing the first stage at that incredible speed, he even had the spare energy to distract himself and gain a clear understanding of the value of all the items on the field?!"

This thought made even him feel horrified.

However.

No matter how amazed he was, the process had to be completed.

He needed a professional assessment recognized by the Guild.

To make everyone fully convinced.

"Little friend Dong Xuan, according to the rules, these three items need to be scanned through the Guild's System to obtain a fair value before it can be determined whether you have passed."

The Steward said to Jiang Yun.

His tone already carried obvious respect.

"As it should be."

Jiang Yun responded indifferently.

The Steward said no more.

He placed the three items one by one into an appraisal formation connected to a massive light screen.

Light flowed.

Lines of information began to rapidly emerge and settle on the light screen facing the audience.

Perhaps because there was still a third stage.

Other information could not be seen for the time being.

Only the estimated value was visible.

[Item Name]: ******

[Grade]: ****

[Value Brief]:

[Estimated Value]: 430,000 federal currency

Boom!

With the appearance of the appraisal information.

It was as if a thunderclap exploded in everyone's minds!

The crystal-clear numbers on the light screen.

Were like an invisible hand.

Choking everyone's throats!

Four hundred and thirty thousand?!

One item... exceeded the assessment requirement by more than four times?!

"How... how much? Four hundred and thirty thousand? Are my eyes playing tricks on me?!"

"My god! That piece of rotten wood... what is it? What grade?! It's actually worth four hundred and thirty thousand?"

"One piece! Just one piece! He's already passed?! This... this is too ridiculous!!!"

"Who said they were going to eat the junk just now? Step forward!"

The audience outside went completely crazy.

Exclamations and the sound of people gasping for air rose one after another.

Many people rubbed their eyes.

Unable to believe everything they saw.

The previous mockery and doubt.

At this moment, turned into the loudest slaps.

Leaving them dazed and confused.

The candidates inside were even more like they had been hit with a freezing spell!

That veteran candidate who had sneered before.

The smugness on his face instantly froze.

Turning into extreme shock and disbelief.

His mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg.

"Im... impossible! Four hundred and thirty thousand? How is that possible? He... he must have guessed! Yes! It must be good luck! This guy just has too much luck! A newcomer like me, how could he pick an item worth over a hundred thousand without even looking at it?"

The other candidates also stopped their pens one after another.

Looking at the light screen with horrified eyes.

Then looking at that calmly standing figure.

They only felt a chill rushing from the soles of their feet straight to the crowns of their heads.

While they were still racking their brains to identify dozens of basic Materials, the other party had already nonchalantly found a treasure worth four hundred and thirty thousand!

Passed directly?!!

This gap... is simply the difference between clouds and mud!

The old man took a deep breath.

Suppressing the shock in his heart.

He murmured in a low voice.

"As expected... it is so! This person's ability is far beyond what we can fathom... However... perhaps there really is a suspicion of luck involved..."

After all, Jiang Yun's selection speed was too fast!

He had picked three items almost without even a glance.

And now the value was so staggering!

This was either Heaven-Defying appraisal ability!

Or Heaven-Defying luck!

Clearly, they leaned more towards it being good luck.

The Steward also felt surprised.

Although he saw that this item was extraordinary.

He didn't expect the valuation to be as high as four hundred and thirty thousand!

This had already far exceeded his upper estimate for the value of this pile of junk!

"This kid... could it be that his luck is Heaven-Defying and he just happened to hit the one with the highest value?"

Even he began to waver a bit.

Just as everyone was in shock.

The valuation information for the other two items also gradually appeared in sequence.

And the value information of these two items.

Completely shattered all fantasies of the luck theory!

[Item Name]:

[Grade]: ****

[Value Brief]:

[Estimated Value]: 300,000 federal currency

...What!

Three hundred thousand!

Everyone was shocked again!

However.

Before everyone could recover from the impact of the second three hundred thousand.

The valuation of the third item, the bronze mirror, also appeared.

[Item Name]:

[Grade]: ****

[Value Brief]:

[Estimated Value]: 350,000 federal currency

...Holy crap!

Three hundred and fifty thousand!

Another one over a hundred thousand!

Every single item exceeded a hundred thousand!

Three items!

Total value!

Exceeds one million federal currency!

Rumble—!!!

If earlier was a thunderclap.

Then now it was a destructive mental tsunami.

Sweeping across everyone's expressions!

"One... over a million?!"

"My god! These three pieces of junk... the total value exceeds a million?!"

"What kind of god-tier eyesight is this?! Are we really looking at the same pile of things?!"

"Pah! You still call this junk? The value of these three items makes them quite good things already!"

"All three are worth over a hundred thousand?! Can this really be achieved by damn luck?"

"Luck? Why don't you go up there and show me some luck?"

"This isn't luck at all! This is strength! It's appraisal strength that crushes all other contestants!"

"Compared to this big boss, those so-called assessment Geniuses I've seen before are simply trash!"

The crowd outside boiled over.

Shock!

Discussion!

Incoherence!

Inside the field.

That veteran candidate's face turned pale.

He slumped weakly against the stone platform.

Lost in soul, unable to utter another word of mockery.

For him.

It was hard to admit others were excellent... so when he saw someone slightly excellent, he wanted to disparage them.

But at this moment.

He had to admit it!

This guy in front of him was simply too excellent... the other candidates looked at Jiang Yun with eyes as if looking at a monster, their hearts filled with awe and a sense of powerlessness.

What's the point of competing?

He could insta-kill them even with his eyes closed!

This is basically a damn smurf fishing... they were lucky the assessment format wasn't a race to see who finished first.

Otherwise, every single one of them would have failed the assessment.

The old man's mouth was also twitching slightly at this moment.

His heart was a mix of emotions.

"I originally wanted to use this assessment to easily get a certification and enjoy the admiring gazes of others... I didn't expect to run into a smurf! Fine, a smurf is one thing, but this guy... he really isn't low-key at all! He's planning to blow the whole fish pond apart!"

The Steward also completely dumbfounded.

His hand holding the last bronze mirror was slightly dazed.

One million and eighty thousand!

In the Low Grade Rank 1 assessment he presided over.

For a selection with a total value exceeding a million to appear.

This was simply unprecedented!

"sixteen years old, finished the first stage in ten minutes... second stage selected in seconds... total value of three items over a million..."

The Steward looked at Jiang Yun.

His gaze was like he was looking at a rare treasure.

"Is this even an assessment? This is clearly coming to kick the door... no, it's coming to give the Guild a surprise! A Prodigy! The Dao of appraisal is about to produce a peerless Prodigy!"

He was now absolutely certain.

This youth must possess some kind of Heaven-Defying appraisal secret technique or talent; otherwise, it would be impossible to reach this level!

Forcing down the excitement in his heart.

The Steward cleared his throat.

His voice carried a trace of an imperceptible tremor:

"Candidate Dong Xuan, for the second stage of the assessment, the total value of the selected items is one million and eighty thousand federal currency, far exceeding the hundred thousand standard. You pass with excellence!"

"Now, please write a brief appraisal report for these three items you selected to complete the third stage of the assessment!"

Although the Steward knew very well.

This third stage would naturally be a piece of cake for Jiang Yun.

But the process still had to go on.

Not only was the Steward clear on this.

Everyone present was very clear.

However.

All eyes once again focused on Jiang Yun.

Everyone was very much looking forward to it.

This mysterious black-robed man.

Was he really as familiar with the treasures he picked as if they were the back of his hand?