49: Chapter 49 The Priceless Wooden Box!

Shen Wang was completely unable to sleep.

This Gold-tier SSR was just too explosive!

It even included a small power plant!

"Whew—"

Shen Wang took several deep breaths in a row to calm himself down.

He didn't know if it was because he was too excited or because his Constitution had increased by 1 point, but he didn't feel tired at all right now.

After thinking about it, Shen Wang brought the officers sword that Li Yunlong had given him in front of him.

"Damn it, it's time for me to enjoy life too!"

He had drawn so many awesome prizes, yet he himself was still using a Xiaomi 11 phone!

It was already 2025; surely there wasn't anyone still using a Xiaomi 11, right?

"No, I must improve my quality of life!"

Shen Wang made up his mind, picked up his phone, and opened Douyin.

He typed "Xin Quan Appraises Treasures" into the search bar.

Xin Quan was a big streamer in the antique circle, known for his sharp eye and humorous explanations.

At that moment, Xin Quan happened to be live streaming, with porcelain from a connected netizen displayed in front of the camera; Brother Quan was talking eloquently.

Shen Wang didn't hesitate; he immediately topped up his account, gifted a "Hot Air Balloon," and then requested a video connection.

"Thanks for the Hot Air Balloon, buddy! Very generous!"

Xin Quan saw the gift and the connection request, smiled, and clicked accept.

"Don't be impatient, treasure friend, we still have two friends in the queue ahead, it won't be long."

While waiting, Shen Wang's heart rate accelerated slightly.

Finally, Xin Quan's voice came through the earphones: "Alright, let's connect with this treasure friend next and see what good treasure they've brought today!"

Shen Wang's feed cut into the live stream, with the slightly plain walls of his rented room as the background.

"Hello Brother Quan, hello everyone, treasure friends."

Shen Wang adjusted the camera angle to point at the officers sword.

"Brother Quan, could you please take a look at this sword?" Shen Wang said.

"Whoa! A command sword!"

Xin Quan became interested and leaned forward slightly.

"treasure friend, this sword of yours... looks quite interesting!"

"Come on, treasure friend, zoom in a bit, yes, closer... good, hold it steady, let me get a good look at the forging patterns and rust on the blade..."

"Turn it a bit more, yes, take your time, let me see the lacquer work on the scabbard and those metal parts..."

"Hiss—you don't say... you really don't say..."

While directing Shen Wang to display it from various angles, Xin Quan muttered to himself, his expression gradually shifting from relaxed to serious.

The live stream chat became active:

"Holy crap! This shape! An officers sword? Is it real or fake?"

"Looking at this patina and rust, it feels like there's a good chance!"

"Streamer, look! There seems to be an inscription on the hilt! The camera shook for a second!"

"If this is real, it's going to be huge!"

After an extremely careful examination, Xin Quan finally leaned back and pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose:

"It's absolutely authentic!"

"treasure friend, this sword of yours is absolutely authentic!"

"Whether it's the forging craftsmanship of the blade, the blade patterns, or the style and details of the tsuba and hilt, as well as the overall sense of age, it all fits the characteristics."

"Taking everything into account, I personally tend to believe that this is a genuine Japanese Major General's sword!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the live stream exploded.

"Wow—"

"Awesome! (Voice cracking)"

"It really is an officers sword!"

"The treasure friend has hit the jackpot!"

"How much must this be worth?"

"Big boss, the background of your house looks too fake (doge emoji)!"

A genuine Japanese Major General's sword appearing in the treasure appraisal live stream maximized the entertainment value!

Shen Wang also felt reassured; it seemed the system's "aging" function was flawless.

He struck while the iron was hot and asked: "Brother Quan, then in your opinion, what is the approximate value of this sword?"

Xin Quan pondered for a moment, picked up the calculator beside him, and tapped it a couple of times.

Two, zero, equals, two-zero!

"200,000?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Wang's brows furrowed subconsciously.

This price was far below his psychological expectations!

He had originally thought that a genuine Japanese officers sword would have to be worth several hundred thousand, or even over a million, right?

It turned out to be only 200,000?

The netizens in the live stream also felt that the price was a bit low:

"Only 20? No way, right? This is a Major General's sword!"

"Feels too low, shouldn't it at least start at 50?"

"Did Brother Quan misjudge it?"

Xin Quan saw the questions in the chat and explained unhurriedly: "Everyone might have a misconception, thinking that since officers swords are very rare, they must be priceless."

"That's right, the officers swords we captured are indeed very rare, but there are plenty of officers swords that have been passed down!"

"There are tons of them on the Japanese side! The number of surviving officers swords is not as low as everyone imagines..."

After Xin Quan's explanation, the netizens understood.

Captured ones are few, but those passed down are many!

Besides, no one can prove whether this sword was captured or passed down from the Japanese side.

In fact, if it were really a captured officers sword, it would have been put in a museum long ago, as those all have written historical records.

To put it bluntly, most officers swords on the market now are passed down from the Japanese side, so the price isn't high.

Shen Wang listened and nodded to show he understood.

Brother Quan made sense; without being able to prove the provenance, the value was indeed greatly discounted.

However, at this price of 200,000, there was no need to sell it; it would be better to keep it as a souvenir.

"Alright, thanks Brother Quan, I understand."

As Shen Wang spoke, he prepared to put the sword back into the wooden box.

He thought to himself, anyway, the Brigade Commander would soon collect a batch of antiques and jewelry to trade for tanks, so there would definitely be more valuable items then; he would just keep this sword for now.

However, just as he picked up the sword and was about to close the lid—

"Wait!!!"

On the other end of the video, Xin Quan suddenly let out a loud roar that nearly cracked his voice, startling Shen Wang and everyone in the live stream!

"treasure friend! Don't move! Absolutely don't move!!"

Xin Quan's voice was filled with unprecedented urgency and excitement, his eyes locked onto the movements in Shen Wang's hands.

"Put the sword down first! Yes, put it down gently! Point the camera! At that wooden box holding the sword! Quick! Point it at it!"

Shen Wang was stunned by Xin Quan's sudden excitement and didn't understand why.

But he still complied, gently placing the sword back on the table, then picked up his phone and pointed the camera at that wooden box, which looked plain, unremarkable, and even a bit old.

The live stream chat also went silent instantly; everyone's curiosity had been piqued by Xin Quan's reaction.

On the phone screen, one could see Xin Quan had almost pressed his entire face against his camera, his eyes wide as copper bells.

He was staring intensely at the wooden box under Shen Wang's camera.

Especially the inside of the lid and the bottom of the box, while muttering unconsciously:

"Impossible... how can this be... these patterns... this craftsmanship... and this... this..."

"Treasure... treasure friend! You... you keep the camera steady! Don't shake it!"