Activating the Omniscient System, I'm doomed!

Chapter 20 River Buddha Statues

The question regarding the combination to the box in hand... has been answered:

【062291. 】

Click~

As soon as I entered the numbers, the combination lock popped open immediately.

Inside the box was something wrapped in black cloth.

Remove the black cloth that blocks out the light.

What comes into view is a piece of white jade.

It's palm-sized, crystal clear, and looks like a small screen.

An elephant is carved on the jade surface, with raised and recessed patterns, and it feels excellent to the touch.

"Such a small piece of jade is worth over 1200 million?"

Luo Yi held it in his hand and examined it carefully, but couldn't see anything mysterious about it. He then carefully put it into his bag.

The silver combination lock case is inconvenient to carry around, and it will bulge in your bag, making it too noticeable.

He found a palm-sized stone, wrapped it in black cloth, and put it back in the pit along with the silver combination lock box.

"It cannot be buried back in the same place."

As soon as the box was placed into the pit, Luo Yi took it out again.

Xiaoqiushan is a quiet place with few people on weekdays, but it gets crowded on weekends, and the management office sends people to clean up the trash.

They might become curious when they see the leveled grass, and risk being dug up.

Luo Yi removed the box and filled the pit.

They then found a barren, grassless pebble field and buried the box there.

In areas where no grass grows, a day or two of morning mist and rain can completely cover up any signs of disturbance, greatly reducing the risk of the soil being dug up.

I returned to my new home with the white jade antique; it was already 5:30.

Luo Yi put down his things, prepared a bucket and a shovel, and went to dig up the second antique under the bridge.

The reason for not choosing to operate at night is that it's too dark, and using a flashlight would attract too much attention.

Conversely, in the evening, there are idle people catching fish and shrimp, and collecting snails and crabs by the river.

At times like this, no one will notice him digging the hole; at most, they'll just come and take a look.

The owner is no longer here, and no one knows there are antiques in that place. Even if someone sees us digging a hole, it won't cause any harm.

Just to be on the safe side, he still opened the AllKnowing app and asked a question.

As expected, the antique remained undetected throughout the entire process.

However, the system suggested that he wear yellow clothes similar to work uniforms, as well as a mask and hat, to prevent outsiders from getting close to watch.

It's actually similar to the clothes worn by river cleaners and sanitation workers.

Luo Yi didn't own such clothes, so he went to the shopping street to buy one. At first glance, it looked a bit similar, but professionals could tell the difference at a glance.

It's this effect.

While the sun was still setting, Luo Yi grabbed his things and hurried to the river.

There were more people nearby than expected—jogging, fishing, walking their kids, playing and laughing—but they were all under the setting sun, while there were fewer people under the bridge.

Luo Yi looked up, followed the eastward direction, found the second archway, and went down.

The location was found hidden behind tall weeds.

If he uses his back to block it, it will be even harder for pedestrians on the river to see him.

Luo Yi arrived directly under the second archway, put down the bucket, and started digging with a shovel.

The depth of 1.31 meters is up to a person's chest.

In addition, since it was by the river, the deeper you dug, the more water there was in the pit.

"Buried in a place like this, I wonder if it will get soaked and ruined."

As Luo Yi dug, he kept an eye on the pedestrians nearby.

Before long, the shovel struck a hard object, which looked like a porcelain jar.

Pull the object out of the murky water.

It is an oval ceramic jar, like a wine cellar, with multiple layers of seals on the lid.

After prying open the seals layer by layer, a gilded seated Bodhisattva statue was revealed.

It is about 20 cm high and 14 cm wide, roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper.

Fearing he might damage the statue, Roy put it back in the jar.

Put the jar and all together into the bucket, then cover it with sand.

He wore a hat and mask, and was dressed in clothes similar to those of a cleaner, so he didn't attract any attention along the way.

After leaving the river, he found a shared electric scooter and placed the bucket on his feet.

"I wish I had a car."

……

Luo Yi pulled a bucket of rice back to the neighborhood.

To avoid attracting the attention of the security guards at the gate, he replaced the sand with rice halfway through, making it look like he had bought a bucket of loose rice.

And just like that, unsurprisingly, they brought back two antiques.

Luo Yi took the items out and cleaned them.

Then, I opened the AllKnowing app, pressed the voice button, and asked:

What kind of trouble or complications will my treasure hunt encounter today?

This problem is expected to take 9 minutes.

He just asked the question as usual.

Today's actions were taken with unusual caution, and there was little surveillance, so it shouldn't cause any trouble.

While waiting, Luo Yi opened the food delivery app again, changed the address to his new home, and then bought some vegetables and beef.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and the system provided the results.

The follow-up questions regarding today's operation have been searched:

[Follow-up to Xiaoqiushan: At 10:37 AM on Saturday, Mr. Li, a plant mover, discovered the area where you dug up the flowers and plants. These were seedlings he had selected last week, intending to move them, roots and all, to the green area on Xinyi 3rd Road. He believes it was done by inconsiderate tourists and suggests that the park also put up signs at the intersections that read "Protect the flowers and plants, picking is prohibited."]

[Follow-up problems at Xiaoqiushan: None.]

[Follow-up on the river situation: Grandpa Zhang, who was strolling along the river, noticed you. He suspected you were taking sand home to grow vegetables, and planned to take two buckets home tomorrow too—he couldn't let you get away with it. Ms. Liu, who was walking with her child, told her son, "If you don't study hard, you'll end up like me, a river cleaner."]

[Follow-up issues with the river channel: None.]

"It turns out that the flowers, trees and shrubs in the green belt were dug from the small hill."

Luo Yi only found out about this then.

He was somewhat surprised that the other party did not suspect that he had been set up.

Perhaps tourists often dig up seedlings and soil on the mountain?

As for the future of the river, it's not important. Everyone is living their own lives and doesn't pay much attention to outsiders.

Luo Yi then retrieved the previous results from the system and checked the prices of the two antiques.

A white jade inkstone screen with a design of elephants symbolizing peace and prosperity, dating from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, is valued at 1250 million yuan.

A Ming Dynasty Yongle period gilt bronze seated Manjushri Bodhisattva statue, valued at 1426 million yuan.

The total is 2676 million.

The material costs for 22 simple gene-based medicines have been fully covered.

I don't know if the seller will try to lower the price.

Selling antiques is much easier than selling gold.

Gold requires an invoice and its provenance needs to be traced.

Who cares about antiques? You can say you found them on an antique street and it doesn't matter.

The only thing that gave Luo Yi a concern was the method of receiving payment.

His domestic bank account certainly cannot receive any more large sums of money.

Therefore, the merchant must first transfer the money to an overseas account.

This time, antique dealers don't even need the system to search; they can complete the transaction directly at the antique street.

After clarifying his thoughts and needs, Luo Yi opened the Omniscient App and only asked security questions:

"I'm going to Xincheng Antique Street to sell antiques tomorrow. Will I be able to achieve the following goals? Please explain in detail if there are any special circumstances."

"Objective 1: Successfully sell two antiques and receive 2676 million yuan."

Objective Two: Ensure the entire transaction is safe and free of unforeseen circumstances.

Objective 3: To avoid causing any subsequent trouble.

This problem is expected to take 27 minutes.

The search for the question "[Selling antiques with the goal of...]" has been completed.

[Objective three cannot be achieved.]

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