The music echoing throughout the Prucks Hall was like a gentle stream flowing through people's hearts, and the visitors in the hall quietly appreciated each stone carving work.
The exhibition hall is mainly divided into three major exhibition halls: ordinary exhibition hall, high-level exhibition hall and master exhibition hall.
The ordinary exhibition hall has the largest area and exhibits the most stone carving works. In the northeast corner of the ordinary exhibition hall, there are three consecutive works on display. These three works have a very special temperament, and anyone who has studied stone carvings will feel that special temperament.
However, among the tens of thousands of stone carvings in ordinary exhibition halls, these three works are like a needle in the ocean, and it is difficult for people to notice them.
"These works mostly have an appearance but lack substance."
Now over 160 years old, Earl Juno walked slowly through the grand hall of the Pruxes Museum, his eyes scanning the stone carvings. The Earl had no other hobbies, just a fondness for stone carvings. He spent every morning in the Pruxes Museum.
However, in ordinary exhibition halls, there are too few works that can make Earl Zhuno's eyes shine.
"Earl, what stone carving are you looking at?" A beautiful waitress walked over, as Earl Juno came every day, some service staff in the Pruxes Pavilion were also very familiar with Earl Juno.
"Still haven't found it," said Earl Zhūnō with a shake of his head and a smile.
"Earl, the works in this ordinary exhibition hall are far inferior to those in the Master Exhibition Hall and the Grandmaster Exhibition Hall. Why do you spend most of your time here every day?" The maid asked curiously.
"Ah, you don't understand," said Earl Juno with a mysterious smile. "There are many works in this ordinary exhibition hall, and who knows where the good ones might be? The feeling of finding gold from the mud is truly wonderful."
"Oh?" The waitress looked at Count Juno with some confusion.
Earl Juno said no more, continuing to admire the stone carvings one by one. When he walked in front of Lin Lei's three works, Earl Juno's eyes lit up unintentionally. With his hundred years of experience studying stone carvings, he saw the special intention behind these three works at a glance.
"Cool, natural, proud and aloof..."
Count Juno said involuntarily.
It's a temperament, for a stone carving to be called a masterpiece, it needs a special temperament. Earl Zhuno immediately felt the cold and arrogant temperament of these three works, which moved Earl Zhuno at once.
"Come here and put a price on these three pieces of work. I'll give you 100 gold coins for each one." Earl Juno said directly to the female servant beside him.
The waitress immediately smiled and took out a notebook from her bosom, first recording the numbers of the three stone carvings and writing down their prices, then took out three stickers and stuck them next to the three stone carvings, each sticker reading '100 gold coins'.
As the waitress recorded, Earl Juno appreciated these three stone carvings more carefully.
"Huh, no way!" Juno's dull yellow eyes suddenly lit up, staring fixedly at one of the 'swift dragon' stone carvings. "The scales on this swift dragon's back and the outline of its legs are so smooth? Logically, the scales should be carved with a curved knife, while the leg outlines should be carved with a flat knife. Even if done very carefully, it's impossible to achieve 100% natural flow!"
Juno studied on stone carvings for a hundred years.
He wasn't originally a particularly wealthy noble, but relying on his unique eye for art, he collected stone carvings at low prices and sold some at high prices, making Earl Juno one of the richest men in Finlay City.
"Was it done with some kind of tool? It's impossible, the curve of the scales and the degree of concavity, except for a round knife, how could any other tool achieve such perfection?" Juno furrowed his brow deeply, he had never seen such a bizarre scene before.
"Earl Juno?" The maid next to him couldn't help but call out in a low voice.
Earl Juno's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself: "Unexpectedly, in this ordinary exhibition hall, I can also encounter such a special work. If I price it at 100 gold coins, some people will carefully observe this piece, which may cause the price of this piece to skyrocket."
Count Juno made up his mind all at once.
In the last one or two days of this exhibition, the price will be marked again without delay.
"Undo my bid," Earl Juno said directly to the female attendant beside him.
"Revoke?" The waitress was taken aback, as a general rule, once the price is quoted, it cannot be revoked. However, Count Juno was an old customer of the Prucks Club, so the waitress promptly took away the three stickers.
"How is it that you have cancelled again, Earl?" the maid asked.
"Never mind that," said Earl Juno with a mysterious smile. "By the way, what's the closing date of this exhibition of three stone carvings?"
The waitress carefully flipped through the notebook in her hand, then smiled and said: "The last day of the exhibition of these three stone carvings is June 30th. These three works were also moved here for exhibition just yesterday afternoon."
Count Juno nodded slightly.
"Alright, I'll take a look around again, you go ahead." said Earl Juno with a smile.
In Earl Juno's heart, he was secretly delighted. In his opinion, the true price of each of these three stone carvings should be around 3,000 gold coins. Because the works of a general master are usually around 1,000 gold coins. And these three stone carvings, each with a very special carving technique. This special carving technique alone can double the price of the work.
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Earl Zhūnǒ comes to the Pruxes Hall every day, and as expected, there are too many stone carvings in the ordinary exhibition hall. These three good works really haven't been noticed by anyone, even if someone sees them, they can only feel that these three works are good, but they can't see their value.
June 10th
Earl Zhūnǒ came to the Prucks Exhibition Hall again, casually observing in the ordinary exhibition hall. However, when he walked to Lin Lei's three stone carving works, his face suddenly changed, because there were price tags next to these three stone carvings.
Three stone carvings, each priced at '300 gold coins'.
Upon seeing the price, Earl Juno cursed inwardly: "Idiot, even if you think this stone carving is excellent, don't set the initial price too high, isn't that just purely attracting attention?" Earl Juno was furious in his heart, but he couldn't do anything about it, as he wasn't qualified to cancel someone else's bid.
Indeed, it was as Earl Zhūnǒ had expected.
On June 12th of this year, when Earl Juno came here again, the price of stickers had changed.
"500 gold coins?" Earl Juno's eyes narrowed, "It seems that there are many people who know their goods!"