Chapter 139 3.61 Legendary Gambling Game (5)

The old shopkeeper has a lot of experience in identifying cultural relics. Many times, they not only have to make use of their rich knowledge, but also have to be proficient in "human feelings and sophistication" in the troubled world of the world.

Just imagine, someone who can imitate the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" must have a good understanding of the history and culture of our country. They know the origin of He's Bi, and they also understand that this thing has almost run through the entire history of civilization in China from the time when Qin Shihuang unified the world to the current prosperous Tang Dynasty.

If a cultural relic dealer wants to "imitate" such an important national treasure, he will inevitably find the best piece of jade he can find and carefully carve it, striving for perfection.

There is such a thing on Tang Dezong's desk.

The craftsmanship is perfect! So much so that the piece of gold that replaced the broken corner was filled in just right. An inch more would make it fatter, and an inch less would make it thinner. Many carving techniques used in carving did not exist in the Qin Dynasty.

But no matter how sophisticated the imitation is, a fake is still a fake.

At this time, the jade seal in his hand had no intention of "pleasing the audience" at all.

Jade is about moisture, transparency and bright color. But the jade seal in his hand didn't match any of them. If this was a piece of "jade", a turbid jade of this grade would be of the lower second grade at best. Usually, farmers in the Tang Dynasty used this kind of jade to make a pair of bracelets for their married daughters. Businessmen with slightly better family backgrounds and literati could not appreciate such turbid miscellaneous jade.

But the mystery of this jade also lies in its "miscellaneousness".

When Lao Chaofeng put his eyes very close to the jade, he stared at the "muddy jade" for a minute. During this long minute, he stared intently at the cloud-like impurities. He discovered that these impurities were flowing through the jade at an extremely slow speed!

At the same time, after holding it for a long time, he seemed to be able to feel that the jade seal in his hand was like a heartbeat, and he was beating extremely slowly with a special frequency!

It’s like it has life itself!

Luochuan has also been a shopkeeper all his life. He had never even heard of a jade with such characteristics, not to mention seeing it! Thinking of the legendary stories about the emergence of He's Bi, he felt that the strange jade seal in his hand was most likely the real jade seal that Liu Bian lost when he fled 600 years ago!

After a long period of training, all the shopkeepers of Izumo Trading Company have the ability to "keep their expressions unchanged despite the collapse of the mountain", so even though his heart was beating wildly, shopkeeper Luo kept his face calm and did not reveal a trace of it. Abnormal movement.

Although every cell in his body was sending a signal to him: he must keep this gem as his own! But at this time, the Viking King was sitting less than one meter opposite him.

If he wanted to take action, he couldn't do it now.

Shopkeeper Luo continued to pretend to check the jade seal, while secretly observing Loki and Gustav on his left and right.

He knew that the decision-making power of the gamble before him was in his own hands, and he could identify either of the two people in front of him as the winner.

But now the question he needs to consider is who of the two has less power.

Who is better to deal with.

This answer is a no-brainer. A minute later, he put down the jade seal and announced that Loki on his left was the winner of the bet.

The crowd was in an uproar. The reason given by the old shopkeeper was that it was an ancient jade from the period of Nuwa mending the sky, and Balabala boasted fiercely. Loki chuckled. Naturally, the old guy didn't dare to tell the truth of the matter, otherwise it would be almost equivalent to indicating that the jade seal on Tang Dezong's desk was fake.

This consequence is something he, a shopkeeper, cannot afford.

With a chuckle, Loki propped up the leather bag he carried with him, just about to sweep all the trophies on the round table into the bag. A big hand suddenly stopped in front of him.

"Why, in front of the Viking King, you trash, do you still want to go back on your word?"

Gustav's face turned red and white. He knew that what he was doing was unreasonable, but he never thought that Loki would hide a treasure more valuable than a "Storm's End" fiefdom token!

Storm's End is the family honor earned by Duke Bernard through his lifelong struggle. The family castle was lost in a gambling game. If this incident was reported back to the river valley, it would become a great joke that would last for hundreds of years, and would be sung by all the Viking warriors after they had had enough wine and food.

And he himself will be transformed into various songs by the bards in the image of a prodigal son, and he will be whipped in complicated ways!

If he were in the river valley himself, he would now have ten thousand ways to cheat the bet, and even take the precious treasure in Loki's hand for himself.

But now he was in the Conqueror's Fortress, and the only army he had at hand were the 10 companions who followed him, and his little brother who was chirping in the corner and didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Big beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. Gustav's big face turned red. He had to think of a countermeasure within 3 seconds. In desperation, he grabbed the token of Storm's End and knelt down in front of Ivar with a thud!

Then he held up the token with respectful hands and said in a deep voice: "I dedicate my family's castle to His Majesty Ivar O'Sullivan. I hope you can lead the Vikings to prosperity."

Loki was stunned. He had thought that this person would act rogue, but he never expected that he would come up with such a weird way. But I have to admit that the countermeasure that Gustav came up with in 3 seconds was actually very smart.

I really can't cheat, but I can let the person with the highest status present help me cheat!

Gustav knew that even if Ivar got the castle, he would not cross mountains and ridges to send people to settle there, because there was a towering Tianduan Mountain Range between "Yinyuyuan" and "River Valley"! If Ivar wanted to station troops in Fengxi Castle, his troops would need to go around the Scandinavian Peninsula for most of the way to get there.

His roots were in the Conqueror's Fortress, and he would not do such a stupid thing.

The fief token was in his hand, and Duke Bernard would at most pay him a rent every year. They could still live in the castle and have the right to exercise their lordship.

And if the fief token fell into Loki's hands, Duke Bernard would be miserable.

This summer, a remarkable event happened among the vassals of the River Valley. After receiving the silver coins that Loki looted from Northumbria, Hummel Blood Pigeon, the lord of Blood Pigeon Town, loaded all his troops on 10 longboats, set out from the North Sea and headed west, and finally landed on the coast of Northumbria.

In just one month, they used the high mobility of longboats to sail in inland rivers and plundered Northumbria from east to west. When they arrived in the neighboring country of Mercia, they did not stop their advance. Along the way, they burned churches, killed nobles, and robbed all the gold and silver they could, and finally came to "Kent County", the location of the Mercian royal city.

On the outskirts of Kent County, 500 Blood Pigeon Town shield axemen and 2,000 English rangers broke out in an encounter. However, what was unexpected was that the Mercian cavalry was completely annihilated under the crushing of the Blood Pigeon Town shield axemen! The general who led the team, Lancelot, the younger brother of the King of Mercia, was even taken hostage.

Hummel Blood Pigeon drove straight in and rushed all the way to the wall of the Mercian King "Honest Man" Elan. King Elan ordered the city gates to be closed and refused to fight.

However, they underestimated the Viking warriors' understanding of "defense".

Hummel lit a campfire outside the range of the bow and arrow, then he washed Lancelot, stripped him naked, and put him on the fire to start rotating the barbecue. When a piece of meat was cooked, he cut off a piece and mixed it with wine and drank it. Lancelot's miserable howling lasted for a whole morning. He had just lost his left leg.

Elan on the wall collapsed. He handed over ten boxes of gold coins in exchange for his brother. At this time, old man Hummel returned with satisfaction.

Gustav didn't know how much benefit Blood Pigeon Town got from this summer looting, but judging from their performance of being rich and powerful after returning to the village, they must have made a lot of money. Seeing that one of his vassals was about to become powerful enough to threaten his position, he lost the territory token at this critical juncture.

The three vassals under Duke Bernard will become his enemies at the same time!

Ivar smiled and looked at the token. All the onlookers gathered in Izumo Trading Company held their breath, wanting to see what he would say.

According to common sense, the king of the Vikings, His Majesty O'Sullivan, who owns the Conqueror's Fortress and has a net worth of trillions, "should" not play rogue. Of course, the word "should" should be put in quotation marks, because this "face" has always needed to be compared with chips.

When the chips are heavy enough, face, haha! It's simply something that can be ignored!

Loki looked at Ivar coldly.

There are only 6 provinces in the Viking land. And in each province, there is a castle inherited from the ancient giant era. A castle left over from prehistoric civilization is placed in front of them. No Viking can resist this temptation.

There was silence in the hall, and the air flowing between the few people was almost solidified. Ivar cleared his throat, and when he was about to speak, his sister Mehrandin beside him opened her red lips and spoke first.

"Mr. Gustave"

"Are you kidding me?"