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Actually, what Lin Bai said was not just a joke. Just that piece of heart black wood, he felt that if he brought it to the auction house, he would be able to sell it for at least a few hundred thousand. If it was refined and sculpted by a craftsman, selling it for a million was not impossible, but of course, the prerequisite for all of this was that the buyer did not know the origin of the black wood.

The formation of black wood was extremely complicated, and there were very few of them in the world right now. The auction house of Hong Kong's Sotheby's once sold a black wood made of golden silk sandalwood. At that time, it was raised to ten million by a crowd of buyers, which was not an exaggeration to say that it was more expensive than gold. Even though the quality of the mahogany wasn't as good as the golden silk sandalwood, it still wasn't something that an ordinary person could buy.

Strictly speaking, black wood could not be said to be wood, but a type of carbon. Moreover, it would produce beautiful patterns. The objects that were sculpted from black wood did not need any lacquer, and because the conditions were difficult to create and it was not easy to excavate, it was something that only the noble royal family could enjoy in ancient times.

Furthermore, in ancient China, there was a rumor saying that using black wood as a coffin could not only waterproof and remove insects from the body, but it could also nourish the earth and air. That was why most black wood were made into coffins for the royalty. This thousand-year Gloomy Heart Wood was probably dug out by the stall owner from the tomb of a noble family in the country.

"Honestly speaking, that stall owner is also lazy. If he could find and carve that thousand-year Gloomy Heart Wood and use it as a piece, there would be many people who would like to collect it. However, based on its current appearance, it's likely that no one would want it even if it were placed for a day!" Lin Bai sighed and lamented.

To be honest, he had some ideas about that thousand-year Gloomy Heart Wood. Although this thing was not a good fortune for an ordinary person, as long as he used a secret technique to dispel the dark energy in it and put it at home, or take it out and sell it, it would be a good choice.

"Just think about it. If you dare to bring this unlucky thing home, we will immediately move out!" He Jiaer wrinkled his nose, and continued to speak: "Furthermore, even if you don't want to, you have to think for the child in my stomach, we have to accumulate more merits for him, so that we don't have to be like you, which will cause others to worry about us in the future!"

Hearing that, Lin Bai could not help but scratch his head and laughed dryly. It seemed that the girls were frightened by the fact that he would occasionally give them such a dramatic scene, but now they even mentioned something like merits.

"Speaking of carving, I do recall something. When we came out of the rain forest, the Great Clan Elder told me that after you wake up, you must ask Mexico's sculptor, Ka Erzhake, to deliver some information to him. It's not a big deal now anyway, and the master sculptor's residence is not far from this Chinatown, so we can go over and take a look! " Sima Yilan replied.

After Lin Bai heard this, he nodded and agreed. Although there were many booths on the street, most of the things there were fakes, which really made people feel annoyed. And in the Rain Forest, the Great Clan Elder and the others could be considered to have done a great favor to Lin Bai. Since he had recovered, he should give them some information, so that they wouldn't be worried about him.

And after this incident, the interest that Xia Xiaoqing and the other girls had towards the antique street disappeared. These women all came with the intention of picking up the loot, but seeing that all the fake goods on the antique street were at least 90% or more, there was no point in staying any longer, so after hearing Sima Yilan's suggestion, they all nodded in agreement.

Just as Sima Yilan had said, the place where Ka Erzhake and the rest were was not too far away from the place they were at now. They only walked out of Chinatown and passed through a few small alleys before they arrived at Ka Erzhake's house.

Upon entering the courtyard, everyone was taken aback. The seemingly unremarkable courtyard was actually filled to the brim with all sorts of expensive wood, and most of them had already been carved. The more expensive the wood was, the more complicated the carving would be. Furthermore, this kind of manual work was the most tiring. In ancient times, a piece of furniture with exquisite engravings would usually require several years to complete by craftsmen.

Although the wood carvings in the courtyard weren't all that big, the carvings were extremely complicated, and each one of the wood carvings was shining with a faint light. Wood carving production requires a chisel, two, seven polishing. The reason why the furniture was so shiny was because after these wooden sculptures were formed, they were first polished with a coarse cloth, then waxed with wax, and finally wiped with soft cotton cloth.

The insiders saw the truth, while the insiders saw the excitement. Lin Bai was thinking about how to grind the wood, while Xia Xiaoqing and the other girls were shocked by the rarity of the wood in the room. Not only was there rosewood that was as thick as a bowl's mouth, there were also yellow and flowery pear trees that flew in from an unknown place. There were even vines that looked like horned dragon s.

"This morning, when the cycad tree suddenly bloomed in my house, I felt that a joyous occasion would befall upon me. So it was Brother Lin who recovered from your illness!" Just as the few of them were shocked at the rarity of the wood in the courtyard, an old man walked out from the house, and laughed while looking at Lin Bai.

If an ordinary elderly person were to pass the sixty threshold, their old age would be revealed, but it was as if time had stopped on Ka Erzhake's body. An old man who was over seventy years old, not only did he have a head full of black hair, his face was also extremely rosy. If not for the Great Clan Elder mentioning Ka Erzhake's age before they came, Lin Bai and the others would probably have thought that the person standing in front of them was a forty odd middle-aged man.

"Master's charm can be said to be rarely seen in this world. Even if you were to flip the entire world over, I'm afraid you wouldn't find many people as elegant as Master Ka Erzhake!" Looking at Ka Erzhake's handsome face, Lin Bai sincerely praised.

There were rumors in China that valuable wood was extremely beneficial to the human body. Originally, Lin Bai did not believe in this matter, but now that there was a living example in front of him, he could not help but not believe those words.

Ka Erzhake waved his hand while smiling upon hearing this, and said: "Bro, you really flatter me with your words, this old man is only normal contact with wood. The Great Clan Elder told me everything that happened in the Rain Forest. If not for you, Lin Bai, I am afraid that I would not be able to continue this business! "

What Ka Erzhake said was also the truth. If not for Lin Bai trying his best to stop the man-eating ants' attack, the Amazon Rainforest would have already become a desert and Ka Erzhake would not have been able to find a way to find those rare and precious wood materials.

"Look at what you're saying, master, I'm just doing my duty. No matter who it is, as long as I put my full effort, I definitely won't use 90% of my power!" Hearing the old man's praise, Lin Bai felt a little embarrassed, he touched his nose and laughed awkwardly.

Ka Erzhake laughed: "No matter what, I should thank you for this matter. Since little brother is here today, I can't let you go back empty-handed. This item was slowly sculpted by this old man with great effort. No matter what, Lin Xiaoyou, you have to accept it with a smile! "

Seeing that the old man was insistent, Lin Bai did not reject and extended both of his hands, wanting to grab the wooden sculpture the old man gifted him. However, the moment the wooden sculpture entered his hands, Lin Bai felt as if a thousand kilograms of giant boulder was placed on his hand. His wrist turned sour, and he almost threw the wooden sculpture onto the ground. He could not help but get a big shock as he looked up at Ka Erzhake with an inexplicable fear.

At this time, the small object in Lin Bai's hand was completely purple, and it looked shiny and shiny. It was something the male chicken used to sing "World's White", and although the item was small, it was exceptionally heavy. And from this piece of furniture, there was an unceasing aroma that resembled orchids.

"Master, there is no market for the purple sandalwood right now. Not only is the material precious, but the item you took out also contains the energy that Master has put in so much effort. I will not take this item no matter what!" After carefully sizing up the object in his hand, without hesitating, Lin Bai extended his hand out wanting to return the object to Ka Erzhake.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, purple sandalwood was known as the gold coin for every inch of wood, and in the industry, it was said that purple sandalwood was not worth much. Moreover, it was made by a master teacher.

"If I tell you to take it, then take it! Why are you talking so much nonsense!" Seeing that, Ka Erzhake frowned, he looked at Lin Bai and continued: If you brat, do not keep this thing, you will look down on me, Ka Erzhake!

Seeing Ka Erzhake's incomparably stern expression, Lin Bai had no choice but to take the wooden sculpture with him. Then, he respectfully bowed to Ka Erzhake!

"That's more like it! Alright, I will inform Thirteenth Elder and Great Clan Elder about your recovery as soon as possible, I will not delay your business anymore, come back and play if there is nothing else! " Seeing Lin Bai take back the jade, Ka Erzhake's expression calmed down a bit, and said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, Ka Erzhake did not keep Lin Bai and the others, and stood up to send them off. Seeing the old man's expression, Lin Bai was quiet for a moment, then said softly: "Tang Ren Street is setting up a stall to change resources, I saw a piece of thousand year Gloomy Peach Heart Wood inside, Master, if you have time, go and see if you can take it back!"