Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1487 - 14: Two Centuries of Tomb Digging, Zhao Xing’s First Pot of Gold

"Seven Star Ancient Coins." Zhao Xing said, "They are used to embed between the coffin and the sarcophagus."

"You can think of it as the starry sky ceiling of the Taiyin Coffin."

"The ancients were quite romantic." Le Yao said with a smile.

Romantic? Hua Zi doesn't care about these things; he just wants to know how much each one costs.

"Don't turn over the Star Mirror; the recovery price listed on the treasure list is between fifty thousand and two hundred thousand per coin." Zhao Xing said, "The role of Seven Star Ancient Coins is not just for decoration; they are sourced from the high-level Taiyin star mines and can extend the decay time of corpses."

"These are in decent condition; let's take the median number and say it's one hundred thousand per coin."

"One hundred thousand per coin?" Cen Qionghua's eyes suddenly shined, "There's definitely several thousand here!"

"More than that." Zhao Xing smiled, "When we open the coffin, there will be more. For the burial specifications of this tomb from the second realm, there's probably at least ten thousand coins."

"Wow~ We're going to be rich!" Cen Qionghua rubbed his hands together.

Tian Qingzi moved the sarcophagus and continued to open the coffin.

"Swish~"

Sure enough, as Zhao Xing predicted, after opening the coffin, there was a pile of Seven Star Ancient Coins, though the condition varied.

Some of them had different colors, and some shapes were like the sun and moon.

"Collect them!" As the captain, Zhao Xing was naturally the one to safeguard the treasures.

"Exactly 10,000 coins." Zhao Xing counted.

"10,000 coins?" Cen Qionghua was ecstatic.

"It seems the tomb owner had a bit of an obsession." Zhao Xing speculated. Not more or less, exactly ten thousand Seven Star Ancient Coins.

"Calculating at one hundred thousand per coin, there's a total of one billion here!" Cen Qionghua could not help but marvel.

"Is there anything else inside?" Le Yao asked Tian Qingzi.

"Yes." Tian Qingzi took out two items. "But after opening the coffin, only these two remain intact."

"They look like weapons, don't they?" Le Yao eagerly looked over. What Tian Qingzi took out were two crescent-shaped pieces of equipment, each with a handle and a hollow design engraved with secret patterns.

"Sun Gold Wheel and Moon Gold Wheel." Zhao Xing said. "Mid-grade Realm Star Daoist Soldier, although two pieces, it's actually one set."

"How much are they worth?" Cen Qionghua asked.

"Counting research value, the two should be around one point eight billion." Zhao Xing replied. "Thirty-six years ago, a set was purchased, with the reference price being 1.8 billion."

"In fact, selling Mid-grade Realm Star Daoist Soldiers doesn't fetch such a high price, mainly due to their research value and collector's value."

"So, the greatest profit here turns out to be the Seven Star Ancient Coins." Cen Qionghua said. "The people of Yueluo Ancient Country were truly generous with their burials."

Indeed, it was a lavish burial; the accompanying burial items exceeded ten billion.

Cen Qionghua calculated the net worth based on the earning capacity of the second realm in Yuanhai Ancient Country; a person in the second realm working hard for a lifetime could likely save a few billion.

This is still according to Yuanhai Ancient Country's circumstances; for someone like Tian Qingzi from a major dynasty, making money is harder.

One severe injury, and medical bills for saving a life could be ruinous.

But this was burial. Did they take all their wealth into the grave without leaving anything for their descendants? Having around ten billion was considered a lavish burial. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"That's not entirely accurate." Zhao Xing said. "The Yueluo Ancient Country is so ancient; the items from this era naturally carry some additional collector's value."

"Just talking about the items themselves, are they really worth this much?"

"It's possible that Seven Star Ancient Coins were cheaper in the Yueluo Ancient Country's time."

"We need to deal with these items quickly, as the price of Seven Star Ancient Coins is showing a downward trend, and if a third, tenth... set of Sun and Moon Golden Wheels emerges, their price will drop too."

"Of course, this tomb owner was indeed wealthy among the second realm."

"The discovery of Yueluo Cemetery dates back seven thousand years; on average, tomb goods from the second realm were valued at only about two or three billion, with those surpassing ten billion being rare."

It remains that when people die, they don't usually take all their wealth to the grave. A second realm tomb opening with goods worth billions is considered normal.

"Do we want the coffin and sarcophagus?" Cen Qionghua asked.

"Yes." Zhao Xing said, "But this type of coffin is quite ordinary, many have been excavated, and it's not rare. Judging based on the intrinsic value of the item, it's worth only about a million, akin to the price of an ordinary Realm Star Daoist Soldier."

"Only?" Hua Zi quickly went up to pack the coffin and sarcophagus together. "Zhao Xing, you are really bold with wealth."

Zhao Xing smiled slightly.

Since he came to Yueluo Cemetery, it's hard for him to be poor in the future!

"Let's go, go, go, let's leave here and divide the money."

...

In a cave on Nanluo No.2413 Star Land, the four were dividing the money.

"I estimate this batch of goods is valued at about 1.28 billion total, won't be far off. The price is based on Purple God Mansion's collection list pricing."

"If sold to the Yuanhai Ancient Country's government, the total value would be reduced to eighty-five percent, but includes merit points."

Merit points impact exploration permissions as well as titles within Yuanhai Ancient Country.

Yuanhai Ancient Country established twenty exploration bases, naturally suppressing prices to profit. Major powers offer slightly higher purchase prices, but with fewer merit points.

How to balance it depends on whether the adventurer seeks money or power.

Of course, no matter the choice, taxes must be paid, which is unavoidable and not something one dares to dodge.

"Based on the earlier agreement, since I discovered the burial patterns on Nanluo No.2413 Star Land, if effective, I can first take thirty percent." Zhao Xing said. "Which is 3.84 billion. The remaining 8.96 billion, we'll split based on contributions."

Everyone agreed with this, as opening tombs consists of three phases: finding.

Since Zhao Xing first discovered this pattern and it proved effective, taking thirty percent of the total price was quite normal.

Next was the second phase, killing the Viper. The third phase, opening the tomb.