"Alright, I need to go back and handle the rest of the matters." After examining the hidden keyhole, Leonard Ethan waved goodbye to Pierce.
Since he had just figured out what the key should look like using X-ray, he was eager to go back and have a key made to unlock it, and then see what secrets were hidden inside.
"Alright, good luck with everything!" Pierce said from behind the counter. "And remember to keep your mobile phone on these days, as my father would need your opinion when selling those things brought from Germany."
"Uncle Murphy is quite fast." Hearing Pierce say this, Leonard Ethan withdrew one foot that was about to step out of the shop and turned his head back to say.
"I thought that our batch of items would be unpopular, so finding buyers might take some effort."
"That's right, collecting items related to the Cold War is indeed a very niche direction." Pierce nodded. "But my father happens to know a collector in this area, and he can help us find buyers these two days."
"Truly, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure." Leonard Ethan didn't think this was just a coincidence since Old Pierce had been in this business for more than thirty years, so naturally, he had his own channels.
"By the way, is there anything else?" At this moment, Leonard Ethan suddenly noticed that Pierce seemed to have something more to say, so he asked directly.
"There is indeed one thing." Pierce said, taking out a list from under the counter and handing it to Leonard Ethan. "This was requested by a regular customer at the store, so you can help find it when you have time."
"Victorian Era furniture? Alright, I'll keep an eye out." Considering the more than ten thousand pounds of floating cash he had, he thought collecting this kind of furniture wouldn't be too difficult.
After leaving the Emerald Antique Shop, Leonard Ethan went to a nearby professional key service and paid ten pounds for them to make a key according to his drawings. He then returned to his residence.
The first thing Leonard Ethan did when he got back was to check his email on his mobile phone.
Unfortunately, just like over a week ago, there was still no reply from the British Archaeological Association Journal in his inbox, only some bills and advertisements.
Of course, this wasn't considered bad news either. Although they didn't send an email saying they would accept the thesis, at least they didn't send a rejection letter.
It wasn't hard to understand why the British Archaeological Association Journal hadn't responded after a week.
After all, they were the top archaeology journal in the United Kingdom, and naturally, they received submissions from numerous private archaeology experts like Leonard Ethan every month, even every day.
Therefore, it was already an impressive practice for them to read each manuscript carefully. So, submissions from private experts like Leonard Ethan would naturally be placed at the back of the queue.
In his opinion, it would be a pretty good outcome if he could receive a response from them within half a month. If his luck wasn't so good, it might even be pushed to next month.
Many workers in the United Kingdom didn't only have low efficiency, but also charged high fees. For example, making a key not only cost ten pounds, but it also took five to six hours.
This meant that in the next morning, he could only stay here and wait for the locksmith to finish his work and send him a text message to pick up the key.
Out of boredom, Leonard Ethan began studying the cards in his mind. He soon discovered that these cards could be moved in his mind according to his will.
"With this, I can stack consistent cards together." This new discovery immediately gave Leonard Ethan a bold idea.
After all, though he didn't have many cards now, it could be predicted that he would definitely have more in the future. So, organizing the stack of cards in his mind now was a good idea.
However, as he stacked the four [Detection (N)] cards together, a line of text suddenly appeared on the stack.
[Consume an (N) level card and combine three of the same (N) level cards into an (R) level card.]
"It feels more and more like a card game." Seeing this line of text prompts, Leonard Ethan showed a helpless smile. "Now even card synthesis is available."
Considering that [Detection (N)] cards are easy to obtain and figuring out the details of the Golden Finger is very important, Leonard Ethan decided to synthesize the cards.
Right when he made the decision to synthesize, the card at the bottom of the stack immediately turned into a white light that enveloped all the cards above it.
A few seconds later, the light dispersed, and the original stack of black cards disappeared, leaving only a bronze card in its place.
[Detection (R): In searching for items, merely finding a good thing within a small range is no longer enough to meet the current needs, but luckily we now have the ability to search for items from a greater distance.
One-time use skill card. After obtaining an item carrying information, by consuming this card and that item, you can locate a related existing object.
This existence could be a treasure, a treasure trove, or a historic ruin. No one will know what will be found until it is discovered.]
"A pretty random card." After reading the content on this card, Leonard Ethan revealed a helpless expression. The related existence's scope was just too broad.
For example, if he used this card on the Kazzan copper pot, the guided location might be the New Military Forces' treasure, their cemetery, or even their camp in Constantinople.
If the former is revealed, consuming such a valuable cultural relic might still have a chance of making a fortune, or at least breaking even. If the latter two outcomes occur, it would be a losing deal.
Thus, when choosing an item to guide him, Leonard Ethan must carefully consider avoiding a situation where he wastes his efforts and loses everything, including his underwear.
After considering the cultural relics he currently had, Leonard Ethan found that the items he possessed lacked direct relevance and using this card would probably result in losses.
"I guess I'll have to save this card for the time being." After giving the [Detection (R)] a somewhat helpless look, Leonard Ethan had no choice but to put the card away and organize the other cards.
At 4 PM, Leonard Ethan finally got the key he had ordered. The moment he received the key, Leonard Ethan opened the rabbit lock.
With a crisp click, the entire lock split in half, revealing the internal structure.
In addition to the mechanical parts that a lock should have, Leonard Ethan found a brown object stuffed between the gears and connecting rods, reminiscent of a cigarette filter.
"This is getting more and more interesting." While thinking this, Leonard Ethan carefully used tweezers to remove the object from between the gears and connecting rods.