The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!
Chapter 240: What Can You See Through the Internet?

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: What Can You See Through the Internet?

The uncle deliberately lowered his voice at the end, with a slightly somber expression.

After hearing his introduction, everyone shifted from initial amazement at his vast collection to focus on the incident itself.

All the swords and knives rusted overnight; indeed, it sounded bizarre.

[Some of these swords and knives look ancient, could it be poor maintenance?]

[I heard that rust can spread, could one sick sword have infected the others?]

[Do you think it’s some kind of contagious disease? Didn’t you see they are all on separate shelves, isolated?]

[That’s funny, with that much wealth to collect so many swords, how could they not maintain them?]

Evidently seeing the barrage of comments in the live stream, the uncle explained each one patiently,

"Regular maintenance of the collection is always done, basically hiring a professional Maintenance Master periodically."

"Like this Arabian Scimitar, which I’ve had for ten years, has always been in good condition."

"Of course, some of the Ancient Sword Fragments come with rust, but it’s within a normal range and not contagious..."

After roughly explaining the situation, the uncle turned his attention back to the people on the other side of the live stream.

Originally skeptical about such esoteric matters, he began considering asking for help online only after a friend’s recommendation to watch this show, realizing that Scarlett Jennings was truly skilled.

He joined the stream specifically for Scarlett Jennings, filled with anticipation upon seeing this Taoism Academy episode.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the live stream, Scarlett Jennings listened intently to the first seeker’s situation, pondering for a moment before turning to Gregory Xander,

"Do you want to go first or should I?"

This was about who should ask questions first.

According to their agreement, whoever spotted the issue and proposed a solution first would win.

Gregory Xander, still unable to find a clue from the seeker’s display, especially since it was his first time tracking an issue over the internet, refrained from arrogance and simply said,

"You go first."

Scarlett Jennings, not standing on ceremony, began questioning the uncle on the other end of the live stream,

"You mentioned your collection rusted overnight, was it all at once, or in stages or specific areas?"

The uncle replied, "Most of them rusted suddenly a week ago. I checked the surveillance footage immediately upon discovering the rust; it started around midnight but not all at once."

"Could you bring up the surveillance footage for us to see?"

The uncle nodded, quickly pulling up his computer to show everyone what happened that night a week ago.

Scarlett Jennings saw on the surveillance footage that although there were no apparent anomalies, all unsheathed swords completed rusting within 1–5 minutes.

It was Gregory Xander’s first time seeing such a phenomenon; he couldn’t sense any Shadow Energy through the Internet and could only look for clues in the video footage.

He felt it was unrealistic for Scarlett Jennings to solve the problem this way.

After all, for a Master to identify an issue, it usually required them to be physically present to sense Shadow Energy or check the Geomancy energies.

But now, over the Internet, what could be identified?

Sure enough, Scarlett Jennings spoke up, asking the seeker to replay the footage.

Gregory Xander shook his head silently, thinking she was just pretending to be calm.

The seeker on the other end complied and replayed the surveillance footage, this time slowing down the video speed.

Live stream viewers watched intently again, still finding nothing unusual.

Seeing Gregory Xander silently shaking his head beside her, viewers grew more worried.

Could they possibly fail this time?

If they couldn’t identify the problem, wouldn’t Gregory Xander look down on Scarlett Jennings?

Although not all live stream viewers were fans of Scarlett Jennings, compared to Gregory Xander, they still supported Scarlett Jennings.

Just as everyone eagerly tried to discern any issues from the footage, Scarlett Jennings suddenly spoke up again, directing the seeker,

"I need to see another angle, please move toward the other display cabinet."

The uncle complied.

Scarlett Jennings instructed him to continue moving until he reached the very edge of a cabinet. Just as he was puzzled, he heard Scarlett Jennings say,

"There, on your right."

Everyone perked up upon hearing it, and even Gregory Xander couldn’t help but look towards the camera.

The uncle’s camera slowly panned right, revealing nothing but rusted swords in the frame.

What had she found?

"It’s that broken sword in the cabinet to your right."

The uncle’s camera followed her instruction and finally focused on one of the broken swords.

It appeared to be quite ancient, seemingly a Bronze Sword, with a straight blade, broad spine, and blood groove with faint mottling patterns, though much of the blade was coated in verdigris.

The uncle was surprised when he saw this broken sword.

"This one? But I acquired it just a month ago, and it was fine then."

As he spoke, the uncle casually explained to the viewers,

"It’s an item I recently acquired from the Sui Dynasty, still quite well-preserved except for being broken. If not for that, its value would certainly surpass the others."

Because of its imperfections, the uncle had only considered it a standard part of his collection and placed it in a peripheral display case.

Now hearing Scarlett Jennings say it was due to this sword, he grew a bit apprehensive.

"I heard that burial items can easily attract Shadow Energy, could it be because of that..."

If that were the case, the uncle felt he might cry.

His room full of treasured collections!

However, Scarlett Jennings said, "Though it’s a burial item, it’s been unearthed for many years and no longer carries Shadow Energy."

Just when the uncle was about to feel relieved, she continued, "But the blade carries Evil Qi."

"Ancient Swords, especially those long-smeared with blood, often carry Evil Qi, yet this isn’t the root cause of affecting the other swords."

Scarlett Jennings seemed to intentionally withhold information at this point, causing the live audience and the seeker uncle to grow anxious.

Gregory Xander also glanced over at her, curiosity and uncertainty in his eyes.

It wasn’t until the camera zoomed in on the broken sword that Gregory Xander finally sensed a subtle anomaly over the Internet.

But he could only sense the anomaly without pinpointing it.

He wanted to know if Scarlett Jennings had really figured it out, and if so, what her answer was.

Perhaps seeing her delay, Ariel Zimmerman couldn’t help but urge her on behalf of everyone,

"Scarlett, just tell us already."

The girl’s coaxing always worked.

Everyone noticed Scarlett Jennings’ expression sof ten before she calmly said,

"The broken sword caused the surrounding swords to rust because it gave birth to a ’Sword Spirit.’"

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