Chapter 1493 Between reality and myth
"Underland?"
When Lu Fan heard this name, he was not surprised. Instead, he felt that the name sounded very consistent with his experiences along the way.
"The Underworld is a dark organization that is rarely known to the world. Its origins earlier than the Martial Alliance. It is difficult to trace back to which dynasty it was built, but their shadows can be seen in various unofficial histories and ancient books over the past hundreds of years."
"This is a businessman organization that only operates in the dark world and never sees the sun."
"Everything they have collected at home and abroad in recent hundreds of years is enough to shock the whole world."
"But this is not what they are most proud of."
Dongfang Yanran said this and paused slightly: "What makes the underworld proud most is the official recognition."
"Officially acknowledged?"
Lu Fan was slightly stunned: "What do you mean is that the official knows the existence of the underworld and supports their activities in China?"
As we all know, the official protection of cultural relics has been under the current 300 years. Any transaction of any item is regarded as a reselling of cultural relics and is an illegal act.
The huge cultural relics organizations he heard about when he went to Beijing have almost disappeared in recent years. They were either beaten to death by the upper part, imprisoned, or moved overseas, and their lives were miserable and no longer as glorious as they were.
However, such a huge disguised cultural relics organization as the underworld can be officially recognized. There is no need to think about the cultural relics that can appear in their hands, at least the national treasure level. There is definitely something shameful about it.
"In fact, there are not many cultural relics out of the underworld. Although they are the largest and oldest auction organization in China and even the world, they rarely handle cultural relics, especially some recorded cultural relics. They will not easily touch them. Even if they meet them, they will take them down and hand them over to the official."
Dongfang Yanran's words answered Lu Fan's question: "In other words, they used the huge influence of their organization to collect cultural relics from the upper class around the world, and the upper class protected their actions in China. Is this what it means?"
Dongfang Yanran nodded: "That's right."
"Then what are they auctioning?"
Lu Fan said curiously: "Since it is not a cultural relic, for a sky-high ticket worth 40 million a day, what else can attract the interest of these people besides cultural relics?"
"What you have in your hands."
Dongfang Yanran suddenly said: "Shennong's wish, mermaid tears, dust pearls, Yuwang Nine Cauldrons, Water Dividing Sword... These items that exist in real records and myths are something that everyone in the world wants to get, and even their family property and even their lives."
In Lu Fan's shocked gaze, Dongfang Yanran sighed slightly: "Ten years ago, the final treasure at the last Ziwu auction was a glass lamp that claimed to connect yin and yang and awaken the memory of the dead. Legend has it that there was a gray flame inside this lamp, called the Nether Fire. After igniting it, it could be connected with the underworld. It was a Tushishi who was digging in a supermarket tomb during the Republic of China. When he realized it was useless, he stayed at home as an oil lamp."
Chapter completed!