The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 52

The Proulx Gallery. Graceful music was heard in everyone present, as all the visitors quietly inspected one by one the statue.

The gallery is divided into main galleries, expert galleries, and master galleries.

The main gallery takes up a lot of space, and also contains most of the artwork. Towards the northeast corner of the gallery, there are three works of art, all of which exude a very unique aura. Anyone who had spent time studying the art of sculpting would immediately feel an aura.

But there were more than ten thousand works of art in the gallery, and these three sculptures were thus like needles hidden in the ocean. It's hard enough for anyone to pay them.

“Most of these sculptures feel hollow. They have form but no soul. ”

The 180-year-old Prince Juneau [Zhunuo] slowly walked through the main hall, his gaze flickering past one artwork after another. Count Juneau had no other hobbies; the only thing he liked was sculptures. Every day, he spent his mornings strolling the Proulx Gallery.

But within the main gallery, there were very few sculptures capable of attracting Count Juneau's interest.

"Milord Count, is there a statue that suits your liking?" A beautiful officer by his side said to him. Since Prince Juneau came here every morning, all the officers working at the Proulx Gallery already knew him well enough.

Count Juneau shook his head and laughed. "Not found anything yet. ”

"Milord Count, the quality of the statues here is much lower than the quality of the statues in the halls of experts and halls of experts. Why do you spend every morning here? ”The female official said curiously.

Count Juneau deliberately let out a mysterious laugh. "You don't understand. There are many statues inside this main hall. Maybe hidden inside there are some good deeds. The feeling of panning gold by sifting through mud was incredible. ”

"Oh?" The officer looked at Count Juneau questioningly.

Count Juneau did not elaborate. He continued to appraise one after another of the statues without stopping, but when he reached the three artworks carved by Linley, his eyes lit up. After appraising the statues for over a century, he was able to immediately see that the three statues were special.

"Cool, natural, proud, and aloof …"

Count Juneau could not help but praise.

That word is 'essence'. In order for a work of art to be referred to as a 'good' work of art, it must have a certain special essence to it. At first glance, Prince Juneau could tell that these three artworks exuded an aura of coldness, pride, and aloofness. It was this unique aura that had stopped Count Juneau.

“Come here and help me make an offer. For these three sculptures, I am willing to bid a hundred gold coins each. ”Count Juneau to female officer.

The female officer beamed and immediately pulled out a notebook. After recording the registration number of each statue, he took out three pieces of paper and placed them next to the statues, with each piece of paper inscribed with 'one hundred gold coins' on it.

While the maid was doing administrative work, Prince Juneau continued to enjoy these three statues.

"Wait a minute!" The eyes of the shadowy Juneau suddenly shone again as he stared fixedly at the 'Velocidragon' statue'. “How could the scaly armor on the back of the Velocidragon have the same lines and lines as its legs, as if it were all done as part of a series? Logically, the scaly carapace should have been carved by a butterfly chisel, while the legs should have been carved using a straight chisel. No matter how careful one was, a sculptor was unlikely to make the lines flow together 100% perfectly! "

Count Juneau has been studying the art of sculpture for over a century.

Originally, he was not a very wealthy noble, but based on his keen gaze, he had collected many statues at low prices which he then sold at a much higher price. That was how Count Juneau became one of the rich nobles in Fenlai City.

"Milord Count?" Seeing her in a daze, the female servant couldn't help but call out to her gently.

Count Juneau's eyes blinking. He said to himself, “I did not expect that I would find such a unique piece of art in the main hall of the Proulx Gallery. I can't let anyone else realize it. If I bid a hundred gold coins, some people will notice it. This can cause the price to increase dramatically. ”

Count Juneau made a decision immediately.

He would leave these statues alone for a few days, and come back later to offer them for the past two days.

“Help me to cancel my offer. ”Count Juneau immediately said to the woman next to him.

"Cancel?" The female officer was surprised. Under their normal rules, once an offer is made, it cannot be withdrawn. But Count Juneau was a longtime customer of Proulx Gallery, which had been a very long time, and therefore the female attendant painstakingly removed all three bidding stickers.

"May I ask Mr. Count why you withdrew your offer?" The female officer asked.

Count Juneau smiled mysteriously. “There is no need for you to ask. Oh, right, I want to ask you, how many days are these three statues on display? ”

The female officer flipped through her notes, then smiled. “Three of these statues will be on display until June 30. They had just been brought here to the main hall yesterday. ”

Prince Juneau nodded slightly.

"All right, I'll hang around a little bit. You can go ahead and do what you need to do. ”Count Juneau smile.

But in his heart, Prince Juneau secretly rejoiced. In his assessment, the true appraisal of these three sculptures should be in the range of three thousand gold pieces. An ordinary sculpture by an expert was worth around a thousand gold pieces, and these three sculptures were all carved in a very unique way. Just based on that alone, the true appraisal would be doubled.

……

Count Juneau continues to visit the gallery every day. Indeed, as he had expected, since the Proulx Gallery had so many statues, no one else had managed to find these three statues. Even if one had it, they just felt that the statues looked good, and could not see the true value of these statues.

10 June.

Count Juneau once again arrived at the Proulx Gallery. Leisurely strolling through the main hall, he looked around at the options. But as soon as he reached the three statues, his face stiffened. Next to each statue, there was a bid slip.

Three stone statues, each with an offer for three hundred gold coins.

Seeing this offer, Count Juneau in a boiling heart. "Draud! Even if you look at the true value of those statues, why would you bid at such a high price just like that? It will only draw more attention to him. ”Count Juneau's heart was filled with anger, but there was nothing he could do. He had no authority to retract someone else's offer.

Everything was as open as he predicted and feared.

12 June. Count Juneau once again reached the three statues. Now, the price has changed once again.

"Five hundred gold coins?" Count Juneau's eyes narrowed. “It looks like there are some people who know the quality when they see it. ”