The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 27: Chapter 27: Master of Carving

Suddenly——

These fans, idle and restless, joined in the excitement, saying, ”Not just eat shit, but also cross-dressing!”

”Right!”

”Right!”

”Right!”

”Cross-dressing!”

”Cross-dressing!”

”Cross-dressing!”

Ah Da looked at everyone’s comments, thinking to himself that these jokers didn’t realize what this store had. He had already quickly glanced around; there was nothing special, just some worthless grass seed fruit polished into jewelry.

Grass seed fruit, how could it be worth any money?

Eat shit?

Cross-dressing?

All a piece of cake!

These oaths were nothing to Ah Da, just words that rolled off his tongue effortlessly. He wasn’t worried at all! He cheerfully said: ”Cross-dressing it is! But if there really is no treasure, what will you guys do?”

”We’ll eat shit too!”

”We’ll cross-dress too!”

”We’ll all do a striptease!”

Listening to this, Ah Da smiled and said, ”Alright! It’s a bet! Let’s do this!”

The decision was made!

Ah Da immediately turned around and headed back to Ji You’s little shop. As he re-entered, the camera once again focused on the less than ten square meters of the shop, and the viewers in front of their screens stared intently at the simple shelves.

They saw——

A few necklaces were sparsely placed on the shelves.

necklace.

necklaces.

necklaces.

...

Pitiful, only 9 necklaces!

The entire shop had just a mere 9 items for sale. Was the shopkeeper so poor that there was nothing to sell, or was it like a child playing house?

Then——

Ah Da laughed and said, ”Let me show you a close-up of this necklace. After following me and seeing so many treasures, you must have some experience, right? Let’s discuss, what material is this necklace made of?”

Upon hearing this, the viewers looked closely.

Many had already recognized the material—it was just ordinary grass seed fruit, the kind that grows in the wild, indifferent to the growing environment, a seed of a common weed——

This thing——

It’s practically as common as dirt, nobody wants it!

The viewers instantly fell silent.

Ah Da didn’t wait for anyone to answer, already chuckling as he said: ”Grass seed fruit!”

”That’s right!”

”The material is indeed grass seed fruit!”

”Everyone knows what grass seed fruit is, right? I believe the viewers in front of the screen don’t need me to elaborate.” As Ah Da spoke, he appeared very serious, but inside, he was already bursting with joy. Especially seeing the viewers suddenly speechless, and thinking about the sight of a crowd of people doing a striptease... oh, such a beautiful scene, too enchanting to watch——

Ah Da was even more delighted. Keeping a serious face, he said: ”Apart from its nice shape, grass seed fruit itself has no value. Now, isn’t everyone thinking that this seller is scamming people? You must be wanting to say this kind of blackhearted merchant can just go to hell! Go as far away as possible, right?”

”Indeed!”

Ah Da first affirmed with a phrase, saying, ”Daring to sell grass seed fruit! It’s a complete embarrassment! Even blackhearted cotton sellers wouldn’t dare to do this!”

”Hahaha...”

”23333...”

”Lololol...”

On the screen, a flurry of danmaku comments expressed the viewers’ feelings.

However——

Ah Da suddenly put on a serious face, and his tone shifted, ”But you know what? I want to tell everyone something today. You see someone selling grass seed fruit, but please don’t rush to curse at them! Actually——this store is not selling grass seed fruit, but craftsmanship!”

”Huh?”

”Huh?”

”Huh?”

On the screen, a series of question marks.

Ah Da didn’t play coy, as he aimed the camera at one of the beads, under the 360-degree, no-dead-angle high-definition camera’s illumination, every detail within the bead was minutely displayed—

”Look at this—”

”Ssss—”

As Ah Da adjusted the camera, everyone involuntarily gasped!

What kind of skill is this!

This level!

Simply amazing!

Even those who were illiterate and had no appreciation abilities were forced to widen their eyes in disbelief at the sight of the engraving on the bead, scarcely believing that this scene was carved into such a tiny grass seed fruit!

You could see—

On the grass seed fruit, roughly 1.5 centimeters in diameter, the tender yellow stamens, qinglu leaves, and brightly blooming flowers—vivid as if they were right in front of you, and the audience could even feel the vigorous vitality of the flowers. It seemed to contain a seed that appeared to be on the verge of breaking through the soil and sprouting soon!

This—

Simply amazing!

”This level of carving! It’s definitely master level!” said Ah Da with a face full of admiration. He had merely intended to casually showcase it to the audience, but as he scrutinized it more closely with the camera’s aid, he discovered that the carving on the grass seed fruit was even more incredible than he initially thought!

This level! Could it be the work of an art master who was just messing around in their free time?

But—

Who could it be?

Ah Da stroked his chin, pondering hard to determine which master this work might belong to.

This brushwork—

This force—

These lines—

This coloring technique...

After looking it over, Ah Da honestly couldn’t tell!

By now, plenty of the audience began to ask: ”Ah Da! Tell us, which master made this?”

”Tao Xiaobao, it’s time for your test!”

”Ah Da! Quick, tell us!”

After much contemplation, a frustrated Ah Da shook his head and offered an apologetic smile to the audience on screen, saying, ”Sorry, everyone, although I boast about having read widely, I really can’t discern which master carved this!”

If even Ah Da can’t tell, everyone listening couldn’t help feeling disappointed.

Seeing that the atmosphere had gone quiet for a moment, Ah Da immediately whipped it back up, saying: ”Do you all want to know how much I think this Grass Seed Fruit Pendant is worth?”

”Say it!”

”Say it!”

”Say it!”

”Less nonsense!”

Seeing this, Ah Da gave a slight smile, stroked his chin, and drew out his voice, slowly saying: ”I think... the carving and artistic skills are unparalleled, and their level is comparable to that of contemporary Master Song Qingfeng!”

Ssss—

Ah Da, that’s quite a statement!

Who is Song Qingfeng, you might ask?

He’s a famous Mechanical Master in the interstellar community! Currently, in the entire interstellar space, only a few individuals are capable of manufacturing Five-star Mechas, and Song Qingfeng is one of them. Fifty years ago, Song Qingfeng crafted a Five-star Mecha called ’Caesar’ especially for Five-star Admiral Luo Qi. Luo Qi piloted ’Caesar’ to repeatedly defeat the enemy and Star Beast Group, earning great military honors.

The name of Song Qingfeng, along with the name of Admiral Luo and ’Caesar’, resounded throughout the whole Alliance.

Such a figure—

How could ordinary people have the chance to meet him so easily?

Now, Ah Da actually dared to claim, saying that the carving skills of this unassuming grass seed fruit have reached the same level as Master Song Qingfeng!

This!

How is that possible!

”Ah Da, don’t just blurt out nonsense!”

”Yeah, don’t make wild guesses!”

”No matter how skilled this person is, could they be better than Master Song?”

”Ah Da, did you misjudge this time?”