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 In an unnamed tomb in China, about a dozen people were walking around. One of them took photos
 while another carefully copied the footprints left on the floor
 The leader Yang Chuin, manager of the Chinese National Culture Bureau's Artifact Management
 team, sighed. He was in his forties.
 "It's happened so many times…"
 China was the country where grave robbing happened the most. Even though all the important
 artifacts of the former empire were in the National Palace Museum in Taiwan (When Generalissimo
 Chiang Kai-shek lost the Chinese Civil War and ran to Taiwan, he took all artifacts of the empire with
 him. In total, he took about 700,000 artifacts.), an enormous number of artifacts were still owned by
 civilians. It was also estimated that there were a lot of artifacts still buried in the ground.
 Of course, the Middle East also had lots of artifacts waiting to be excavated but going there was
 dangerous because of the terrorists. So, maybe it was natural that many grave robbers came to
 China.
 The problem was that Yang could not entirely stop the illegal excavations. He couldn't focus all his
 personnel on stopping the activity, so they could only end up cleaning after the robbing was done.
 "They dug straight to the place where the artifacts were buried. It was a clear job and didn't leave any
 trace. I think it's him."
 Yang Chuin looked at Zeou Shuin while he reported with sparkling eyes.
 "Then, I guess the artifacts will not be exported."
 It was the guy who had been giving Yang a severe headache for decades. He didn't know his name or
 where he was from, but the guy had been robbing dozens of tombs using the same method.
 However, it was strange that he sold some of the artifacts abroad since, most of the time, he always
 sold the stolen artifacts in the Chinese black market. He would always get away with it after taking the
 money.
 Some of them were secretly delivered to powerful people and gangs, so Yang could do nothing about
 it.
 In a way, that relieved him. However, he couldn't let that keep happening.
 "But I found something strange."
 Zeou Shuin, while wearing a white glove made of cotton, gave Yang Chuin a black box.
 "What is this?"
 "I don't know. I've never seen this design before."
 Zeou Shuin had studied archeology at Beijing University. Although he was still young and
 inexperienced, he was smart. So, if he had never seen the design, it meant that it was really rare.
 Yang took out a white cotton glove from his pocket and then took the box from Zeou. Next, he studied
 it closely from the bottom to the top.
 "Hmm… it seems to be made of wood… but I can't even guess what kind of glaze was used. It also
 hasn't rotted in a 400-year-old tomb. This pattern is also new to me… what is it? And why did he not
 take this? Wait, where did you find it?"
 "It was lying on the floor."
 "Then, there must have been something inside, right?"
 "I think so, probably."
 "Hmm… I don't think we can appraise it. Take it to the Appraisal Committee. There must be someone
 who knows about this in there."
 "Then, the thing that was inside…"
 "We must know what this box is to find out what was inside! Check the black markets as well. There
 might be something like this. But I have a feeling that he hasn't sold this in the black market."
 Zeou Shuin thought it was strange for Yang Chuin to say something so unscientific, as he normally
 relied on scientific investigations.
 "A feeling?"
 "Yes, I think it is not for sale."
 Zeou Shuin couldn't understand him, but he put his curiosity aside and carefully wrapped the box. He
 was thinking about the date he would have with his girlfriend when he was finished.
 Eunhae moved to Insadong with her driver. When she drove herself, she rode a Porsche Macan and
 looked sexy. Now, while sitting in the back seat of a BMW7, she looked reserved and noble.
 "Do you come here often?"
 "I used to, but I haven't been here for a while."
 "Hmm… I don't know when you used to come here, but this place has changed a lot. It got a little
 brighter since foreigner tourists started to visit. I liked the way it was before, but it is also a way for a
 better living, so I just accept that."
 Eunhae got off in front of Insadong. She took Haejin and stopped in front of a normal shop that was
 located among the many shops. Anyone could pass through there.
 "Here."
 "This looks more like a souvenir shop than an antique shop."
 "I thought so at first. However, the owner of this place came to my gallery and showed me a photo. He
 said I should come here if I was interested."
 "Let's go in first."
 While going in, the dusty smell of antiques reached Haejin's nose. He used to hate the smell, but now,
 it made him feel comfortable as if he had come home.
 "Welcome."
 The man who emerged from the inside was in his forties. He was wearing a modernized hanbok and
 had a mustache. He looked like a professional.
 Of course, Haejin didn't judge a person's ability from his appearance. The artifact would tell him
 whether he was the real deal.
 "Hello. I am Lim Eunhae, owner of Saeyeon Gallery."
 "Oh! You came for the thing. Then he is…"
 The man smiled as if he knew that she would arrive.
 "This is my personal appraiser."
 "You are very young for an appraiser. You also look good. Hahaha!"
 Normally, antique appraisers were old. The better they were, the older they were. It was because
 accurate appraising required knowledge from a lot of experience.
 So, Haejin found the man even more suspicious when seeing that he was glad that the appraiser was
 young.
 A person with a real artifact would doubt Haejin, wouldn't he? If you took out a real artifact and some
 young fraud said it's fake, the deal wouldn't be done.
 "May we see it first?"
 "It's inside. Please, come this way."
 He opened a small door that led deeper inside the shop, there was a large space behind it. The man
 went in and motioned them to follow.
 Inside the door, there were many artifacts. They were clearly different from the souvenirs displayed in
 the outer part of the shop. Some of them were worthy enough to catch Haejin's attention.
 The man stopped in front of a table in the middle. Next, he carefully took out a painting from behind.
 "Do you know what this is?"
 He glanced at Haejin while asking. He meant 'Are you good enough to recognize this?'. He was trying
 to find out how good Haejin was.
 It was an oriental landscape painting. There was a garden that looked down on a waterfall and a guy
 who was sitting there, relaxed. Over the man, there was a large ume flower tree. It was quite
 impressive.
 "Isn't it a painting of Ma Won?"
 Ma Won was a Chinese artist who lived in the Southern Song period. He greatly had an effect on
 landscape painting in China.
 "Hoo… then you recognize this painting?"
 "It's Ume Flower Seowon."
 "You are good enough to accompany the director of Saeyeon Gallery. You're right. This is Ma Won's
 Ume Flower Seowon. Bringing it from China was not easy."
 Eunhae glanced at Haejin after asking, "You know it shouldn't be a stolen good, right?"
 If Eunhae were to keep it to herself for enjoyment, it would not be a problem. However, if she
 exhibited a stolen artifact in her gallery, she would be humiliated and might even be summoned by the
 prosecutors.
 "Of course. Its former owner was a Chinese named Wang Gwang. He made a business deal and lost
 a lot of money. The Triad, a Chinese gang, took many of his artifacts to recover the money they had
 invested. Legally, of course. That was more than 20 years ago. You can check it if you doubt me."
 His claim was so confident that Haejin thought that he was telling the truth.
 "I've already checked that."
 Just as Haejin had thought, Eunhae had tried to find out the whereabouts of the painting when the
 man left after giving her the photo.
 "You see? No one knew where this was for the past 20 years. Now, it's here."
 "How did you get it?"
 "A while ago, the owner of the painting came to Korea. Luckily, he and I are close friends. He wants
 me to sell this painting at a good price"
 Haejin chimed in, "Why does he want to sell it here instead of selling it in China?"
 "Because he is Korean."
 "What?"
 "More accurately, he is Korean Chinese. He is a middle boss in the Triad, but he is also a Korean with
 Korean citizenship. He came to Korea because he was in great danger. Now, he wants to settle down
 in Korea. He thinks that this painting could fund his stay."
 "Does that prove that it is not a stolen good?"
 "Hhhh… of course not."
 He smiled and showed them a piece of paper he had prepared in advance.
 "This is a certificate that proves that this painting was been given by a Chinese who used to own it. Of
 course, he was the boss of the Triad. Well? I think this deal is legal enough."
 Haejin could see the greed in Eunhae's eyes. An artifact like this would certainly draw attention in the
 upcoming exhibition.
 "What is the price?"
 "Five billion, no discount."
 Eunhae looked surprised, but soon she nodded. If it was real, it was worth at least that. No, if she
 could buy it with five billion, she would be buying it cheap.
 "In check?"
 Haejin interrupted to sound him out. He smiled and shook his head.
 "Oh, you know how it works. A check would leave traces. The owner of this painting doesn't want to
 leave any traces. He wants to stay low."
 Eunhae looked at Haejin. Her eyes said that everything was up to Haejin now.
 "Then, I will take a closer look. May I turn on the lights?"
 "Of course."
 While he could use magic, he was worried about losing control of his legs and embarrassing himself.
 Therefore, he preferred not to use it.
 "Hmm…"
 Haejin had seen Ma Won's paintings many times with his father. He knew well how a seal should look
 and also knew his style. Because of that, he thought a crude forgery wouldn't fool him.
 However… looking at it, he couldn't find anything that told him it was a fake. The touch of the brush
 was delicate but elegant. The seal was perfect.
 As for the paper, making fake paper was possible, so he couldn't tell if it was fake by examining the
 texture of the paper, dust or dirt.
 Then, he needed tools for a detailed analysis… but, judging from the guy's confidence, he probably
 wouldn't find out the truth even if he used proper tools.
 "Can I get a cup of water, please?"
 "You are thirsty? You must be careful."
 He brought the water and put it far away. It meant that Haejin shouldn't drink near the painting, he
 could understand that.
 Haejin pretended to drink the water and dipped his index finger into the cup. Then, he drew the spell's
 pattern on the table, as if it meant nothing.
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 The antique market that is filled with treasures and trash.
 And amongst these, Hyejin, the one who is trying to become the greatest inspector in the world.
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 Xia Wuji traveled to the world of immortality, because he could not cultivate immortality without Spiritual Roots, but could only cultivate mortal martial arts.
 
 Mortal martial arts can only strengthen the body and cannot enter the Tao? Xia Wuji expressed his disbelief.
 
 Iron cloth shirt + golden bell cover + Vajra tactics + Fudo Ming king body = golden body immortal body!
 
 Golden Immortal Body + Eight Steps of Heavenly Dragon + Dragon Elephant Town Tiangong = Heavenly Dragon Battle Body!
 
 The mortal martial arts “Big Tiger Boxing” only has three layers?
 
 No, it’s three hundred floors!
 
 With a punch, the ancient White Tiger became apparent, and the Galaxy Cluster rushed for thirty Third Stage days!
 
 Flick the finger to destroy the fairy sword, crush the demon emperor with one hand, step on the demon emperor with his foot, and crush the immortal king with his fists.
 
 Xia Wuji said: In front of daddy, no one is allowed to pretend to be forced! !
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 There is a Ghost Doctor living by the Lethe River who only treats illness for ghosts. He had only one rule. All the ghosts who wanted him to help must obey three rules: one, swim across the Lethe River, two, tell him their story, and three, leave behind something that belongs to them. No one knows anything about him and no one knows why. The Ghost Doctor is mysterious; no one knows where he came from, no one knows where he’s headed to, they only know that he’s residing by the Lethe River with his rules.
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 Lu Fan traveled to the world of Gaowu and was bound to a gift and return reward system!
 As long as you give various resources and items to others, you will get dozens or hundreds of times the rewards back!
 【Ding! You gave the opponent 1 Foundation Establishment Pill, and a critical hit will return 10 Foundation Establishment Pills! 】
 【Ding! You brought an epiphany to the opponent, and a critical hit will return 200 epiphanies! 】
 【Ding! You gave the opponent a pet, and a critical hit will return 4,000 pets! 】
 【Ding! You gave the Empress a plane, and returned 800 million planes in a critical strike! 】
 ...........
 With such a system, Lu Fan feels that there is no problem that he cannot solve.
 However, he discovered that the person next to him was actually an old man!
 "Boss, I'm sorry, actually my system is for automatic martial arts training 24 hours a day.
 It’s really a waste of resources! "
 "Brother, let me tell you quietly, my talent is SSS level unlimited plunder.
 I secretly robbed a lot of attributes and resources from you before, I'm sorry! "
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 The feudal kingship has been declining, and the wave of revolution is sweeping the mainland.
 The Pentium’s machinery rumbling and roaring, the old existence whispered.
 When the magic power profoundly changed the world, the carol of the knight also faded from the romantic color.
 Hot air balloons, airships, bombers; griffins, chimeras, giant dragons. Guns and magic go together, wisdom and faith coexist! When the overture of industry is played, magic is no longer mysterious!
 Those who have awakened from the tower are about to embark on a magical journey…
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 With veteran Hemi and Wannian Milk riding through the Pirate World, Wright was able to take charge of the power of Azeroth’s Holy Light. 
 “Eighteen years!” 
 “Finally, no one can stop the export of labor and capital!” 
 “Labor and capital are great swordsmen!” 
 The navy: “Your Excellency Marshal, you can kill people, don’t forget the whole group!” 
 Wright: “…”
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 When he woke up, Chen Fan found himself transported to a world of high martial arts.
 Three hundred years ago, the world here changed drastically, spiritual energy revived, catacombs invaded, and human warriors suffered heavy losses.
 Chen Fan, who came across time, sadly found that he didn't seem to have martial arts talent, but fortunately, he awakened the infinite potential system.
 As long as you hang up or fight monsters, you can get potential points and upgrade the realm of skills with one click!
 Gods and demons are immortal for a thousand layers! There is still a breath, immortality!
 Dispersing the Ten Thousand Layers of the Ten Thousand Divine Sword! Sword shadows from all directions, thousands of swords piercing the heart!
 Three thousand bodies and one hundred million layers of outer bodies! All the gods and demons of the heavens are all my incarnations!
 ...
 Since then, Chen Fan has gone farther and farther on the road of invincibility...
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 [System+Alaya Consciousness+Aura Recovery+Monster Killing Upgrade+…]
 After traveling to a world where spiritual energy was revived, Lin Mo quietly began his journey of killing monsters and upgrading.
 Lin Mo: As long as I make a slight move, it is already the limit of this world.
 Monsters: Σ(ﾟдﾟllll)……
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 “I can destroy a whole country singlehandedly.” 
 “Really?” 
 “Of course.” 
 Baili Qingfeng raises his sword. The electromagnetic field activated by his thunderous aura propels his sword that was forged with superconducting Red God Steel to blow up an aircraft carrier three hundred kilometers away at Mach 20. The flames from the armory illuminates the sky. 
 … 
 This is a world where both knowledge and martial arts matter.
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 Residing within the dense forest in Nore are the beautiful elves of Elune Forest. After the young elves began to be hunted by the humans to become slaves, the Queen of Elune decided that young elves could not leave the forest until after their adult ceremony at fifty years old. When Hai’an’s ceremony finally arrived, he was excited to be able to finally travel away from his home and see everything the world had to offer. However, he got more than he bargained for.
 What was supposed to be a simple ceremony turned into Hai’an transmigating to the body of… a plant?!
 Stuck as a small sapling called Shaking Grass, Hai’an was bought and given as a birthday gift to a retired Starfleet Marshal named Auguste.
 After retiring due to political conflict, Auguste spends his time trying to find more of his missing race, the ancient dragons. Unexpectedly receiving Hai’an, Auguste believes him to be nothing more than a rare, exotic plant. To his surprise, he finds that this little plant is intelligent and learns more and more every day.
 How will this stoic, unfeeling dragon fall in love with the little transmigrated elf who lost his body?
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 The world is changing, disasters are coming, and monsters are looting. In order to ward off monsters and digitize the world, everyone will get a combat or auxiliary job through awakening at the age of eighteen, and upgrade and become stronger by killing monsters. Lu Yan awakened the weakest combat professional necromancer at the beginning, but got a professional assistance system, and the second awakening hidden professional necromancer. Necromancer has a crispy skin, if you touch it...
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 Crossing to the Naruto World, Uchiha Tonan obtained the ‘Legacy Inheritance System’. As long as the people who acknowledged him died, he could inherit all abilities of the deceased. 
 Therefore… 
 “Konoha’s higher-ups mistreated the Uchihas. So, I’ve decided to lead the clan to launch a coup d’état after three years.” 
 “Ding! Gained Uchiha clan’s acknowledgment.” 
 Two years later. 
 “Tonan, this is the evidence of the Uchiha clan’s betrayal. When all is said and done, it’s your clan. So, I want to hear your opinion.” 
 “I’ll always stand on the village’s side.” 
 On that fateful night, Tonan stood on the Hokage Rock, coldly watching the Uchihas’ annihilation. 
 He spread his hands, being grateful to his clansmen’s gifts. 
 The next day. 
 “Lord Hokage, I shed blood for Konoha and became the village’s sword. And this was how you treated the meritorious clan.” 
 “Tonan, didn’t you agree to it!?” 
 “I don’t know what you are talking about. The fury of clan extermination is irreconcilable. Today, I will destroy the Sarutobi and Shimura clans to appease my clan members’ souls in heaven.” 
 A high-leveled hunter often puts on a disguise to lower the prey’s guard.
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 Tokyo, Toyonozaki College, 3rd floor of the teaching building.
 One boy was leaning against the fence, and the other boy was holding a few sheets of thin paper. The latter was introducing the information on the paper to the former. No matter how he looked, he looked like a third-rate salesman coming to the door to sell cheap products that were not popular.
 An Yilun was also holding the crumpled planning book, his glasses were covered with a thin layer of mist due to panting, and his face was filled with anxiety and confidence.
 “Senior Xiao, I need you!”
 “what?”
 The boy opposite An Yilun immediately raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth that were raised in shock gradually returned to their original state as the eyes left, with a suspicious smile in his eyes.
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