Chapter 367: World-Class Treasure
The sixteenth-floor exhibition hall of the main store of Bafang Kelai Jewelry, this place could truly be described as opulent and resplendent.
In preparation for today's auspicious grand opening, Chu Mo had specially borrowed many world-class treasures from Princess Wei'er Mina!
Included among these was Britain's royal family's two most famous treasures.
The "Empire" Crown and the British King's Sceptre, with the world's largest diamond, the 530.2-carat "Star of Africa I," also known as the "Cullinan Diamond," embedded in the King's Sceptre!
All of these jewels were not for sale, any one piece could bankrupt a billionaire.
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When Chu Mo stepped out of the elevator, he was respectfully received by six maids brought in by the Fan family all at once, each of whom had a beauty score of over ninety-five, not at all inferior to the eight maids on the ninety-fifth floor of Tianxiang Garden.
At that moment, Chu Mo seemed to suddenly understand why so few hundred-billionaires had patronized the ninety-fifth floor of Tianxiang Garden since it had been established four years ago.
The true reason that these hundred-billionaires were so busy was one thing, but more importantly, those super-rich with a net worth of hundreds of billions really didn't lack such exceptional beauties at their side.
Beauties who were rare to the common eye flocked together before these top billionaires; hence ordinary people seldom saw these stunning women, but the companions of the truly top billionaires were never scarce in such resources.
Before the other guests arrived, Fan Zhijian greeted them with a beaming smile:
"Mr. Chu, these six people were recruited by our Fan family through many connections, among them, Zi Xiang and Zi Yi are a pair of rare twins! The two sisters just celebrated their twenty-first birthday the other day, Mr. Chu, you young people might want to chat more."
As he finished speaking, two stunningly beautiful women, almost identical in dress and appearance, stepped forward gently. They came to the side of Chu Mo and then greeted him with voices as tender as water:
"Mr. Chu!"
Chu Mo's eyes slightly brightened; the beauty of these twin sisters in front of him was definitely not inferior to Liang Bing, but what was more important was that beauties of this level were hard to come by, let alone twin sisters like these—truly one in tens of millions.
At least, it was the first time Chu Mo had ever seen such high-level twin girls.
He nodded slightly, but today was the grand opening day of Bafang Kelai Jewelry Store and also the day when he issued a challenge to the Lin family of the magic capital; he couldn't afford to be negligent, so after just a greeting, Chu Mo's attention returned to the array of jewelry in the exhibition hall before him.
As Chu Mo stepped forward, the twin girls named Zi Xiang and Zi Yi followed one on each side, the sisters said little, just quietly accompanying him, and when Chu Mo reached the exhibition hall, the first piece he saw was the exceedingly luxurious "Empire" Crown.
This piece was the most coveted and heart-racing of all the jewels in the British royal treasury, a crown of the empire that combined all words of praise!
Even for someone like Chu Mo who wasn't interested in jewelry, when faced with this imperial crown, he still felt his heart beat faster, and at that moment, the twin girl beside him, indistinguishable as the elder or younger sister, stepped forward gently, and then spoke softly:
"Mr. Chu, we've previously crammed some professional knowledge and understand these jewels a bit. Let Zi Yi introduce them to you!"
The woman who called herself Zi Yi had a pair of eyes that sparkled like the starry sky, and there was a tiny teardrop mole at the corner of her right eye. Just as Chu Mo thought this was an important mark to distinguish between the two sisters, he turned his head and saw that Zi Xiang, at the opposite side, also had a tiny teardrop mole at the same spot!
He slightly curled the corners of his mouth and chose not to say more.
At that moment, the elevator doors behind him opened once again, and a group of people, including Fan Gao, Zhan Bingxue, Qin Zixuan, and others, filed out!
For safety reasons, the sixteenth floor, as the level where the jewelry store displayed its most valuable items, could only be reached by one elevator, unlike other floors, which had several elevators; therefore, anyone wanting to come up had to wait for the elevator.
As the group entered the exhibition hall, the clear voice of the woman called Zi Yi beside Chu Mo narrated eloquently.
"The Imperial Crown's top cross is embedded with St. Edward's Sapphire, and at the very center sits a vibrant 'Black Prince's Ruby'–a large red spindle garnet. At the bottom center of the Crown is the world's second-largest diamond–the 317-carat 'Star of Africa II.'
Together with four rubies, eleven emeralds, sixteen sapphires, 227 pearls, and over 2800 pearls of various sizes, the crown is aptly named 'Imperial' and its preciousness is enough to rank it first among Britain's royal treasures!"
As the words of Zi Yi, the girl with a teardrop mole near her right eye, fell, Zhan Bingxue, Qin Zixuan, and a group of women also arrived in front of the Crown.
Even Chu Mo felt moved by this heirloom treasure, so naturally, these women couldn't escape being customary; their eyes, unblinkingly fixed on the Crown adorned with thousands of jewels, were filled with expressions of wonder and adoration!
Of course, even if they liked it and even if Chu Mo possessed an unlimited credit card, this Imperial Crown, symbolizing the fortune of a nation, was definitely not for sale.
This Crown was only on display thanks to the connections of Princess Mina and was to be returned to Britain after three days–it was an absolute non-sale item!
Chu Mo's gaze lingered momentarily on the Crown, then shifted around, quickly being drawn to a scepter!
As he stepped forward, the group behind him followed closely. At this moment, Zi Xiang, standing to another side of Chu Mo, began to speak:
"Mr. Chu, let me introduce you. This is the Scepter of the King of Britain, and embedded in it is the world's largest diamond, the 'Star of Africa I' weighing 530.2 carats, also known as the 'Cullinan I.'
The fist-sized Cullinan Diamond was cut into nine large diamonds and 96 smaller ones, with a total weight of 1063.65 carats, which is only one third of its original weight.
All nine large diamonds now belong to the British royal family and have been made into various eye-catching pieces of jewelry."
Zi Xiang's voice held a slight ethereal quality, and compared to the voice of Zi Yi from just moments before, it seemed more enticing. If one couldn't distinguish between the two women by appearance, Chu Mo felt that he could at least differentiate them by their voices.
In the exhibition hall, the Imperial Crown and King's Scepter were just two of the exhibits, and following these were many more priceless treasures of the same caliber. Among them was a piece of jewelry called the Tricolor Gold Fleur, which once belonged to Empress Eugenie of Napoleon III, exquisitely crafted from gold and diamonds.
An emerald Crown also drew the eye. This stunning and impressive Crown originally belonged to Swedish Princess Katharinahencket, who was once the regent of the land of Ostfriesland.
The entire exhibition hall wasn't very large, but in terms of family wealth, the items here could even bankrupt the four great families of Magic Capital.