After speaking, Ying Chen directly threw Shi Bo Qiong to the ground!
Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
The item bought for an astronomical price of 800 million was just smashed like that?
Mad, absolutely mad!
Even if they had endless money and were incredibly extravagant, this wasn't how it was done!
Even Yan Yang showed a look of shock.
However, strangely, after landing on the ground, Shi Bo Qiong did not behave as everyone imagined. Instead, it bounced several times before shedding a layer of stone dust.
With the removal of this dust, everyone then discovered that Shi Bo Qiong actually had even finer and deeper textures!
These textures connected the 14 faces of Shi Bo Qiong, making it look like a complete turtle shell.
Except this turtle shell was shaped like a 14-faced polyhedron.
"No, he seems to be showing us more than just this! There's another important point..."
At this moment, someone said with a solemn expression.
"Look, no matter how Shi Bo Qiong rolls, it always maintains the posture of 'Nan Qi' below and the character 'Jiao' above! As if there's an instrument inside it that maintains equilibrium!"
Everyone subconsciously looked at the rolling Shi Bo Qiong.
Indeed, the side of Shi Bo Qiong bearing the character "Jiao" always remained in a dominant position, as if expounding some eternal truth!
"What's going on?" everyone asked in confusion.
It was then that Ying Chen stepped forward, nudged Shi Bo Qiong with his toe, and picked it up in his hand.
"Around the character 'Jiao', these six numbers correspond to Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, and Dui respectively; around 'Nan Qi', these six numbers correspond to Xun, Li, Dui, Kan, Gen, and Zhen respectively. You can try to lay them out flat according to the diagrams, and you will discover its truth..."
Upon hearing Ying Chen's words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
What were Qian, Gen, Zhen, Xun, and flat diagrams? What was Ying Chen talking about?
If they were to discuss fine wine and women, they could manage, but discussing mathematics was worse than killing them!
Fortunately, not everyone present was a complete wastrel. At least the expert responsible for appraising Shi Bo Qiong's authenticity immediately changed his expression and exclaimed.
"Give me a piece of paper, quickly!"
The expert shouted.
Soon, someone brought paper and a pen.
The expert drew rapidly.
A moment later, the expert looked up in disbelief. "Incredible, incredible!"
"How did I never think of this before?"
Upon hearing the expert's words, everyone became even more confused.
And even more curious.
"Expert Zheng, stop speaking in riddles! You know we don't understand profound things, so please explain it to us in simple, common language!" someone from the audience shouted.
Expert Zheng then turned the paper in his hand towards the audience below.
"Everyone, look, this is the flat diagram I drew based on what this gentleman said. This in the center is the character 'Jiao' of Shi Bo Qiong, and around it are the twelve numbers of Shi Bo Qiong. 'Nan Qi' is opposite 'Jiao'..."
"This pattern formation perfectly corresponds to our Dragon Country's Pre- and Post-Heaven Bagua!"
"'Jiao' represents Heaven, and 'Nan Qi' represents Earth! And this 14-faced sphere, Shi Bo Qiong, is actually what ancient people imagined when they stood between heaven and earth, looking up at the sky and down at the earth, observing the laws of the universe's operation!"
"In other words, this gentleman is absolutely right! Shi Bo Qiong is indeed not a dice, but a cosmic model!"
"Qian is Heaven, Kun is Earth, Li is the sun, Kan is the moon, Gen is the mountain, Dui is the water... the sun and moon revolve, the seasons alternate, the stars change, the mountains and rivers move, all hidden within such a small model!"
"If we were to research it further, we might even uncover more profound things! For example, whether the speed and direction of the universe's operation two thousand years ago had any subtle differences from ours now!"
Expert Zheng seemed somewhat excited and spoke continuously.
Although the audience below was still somewhat bewildered, they understood one thing.
Ying Chen had not been bragging!
Shi Bo Qiong was indeed a model made by ancient people based on the laws of the universe!
However, a new doubt soon arose in everyone's minds.
Since Shi Bo Qiong was indeed a cosmic model, why did Ying Chen say it was not the genuine article?
As if sensing their confusion, Ying Chen chuckled and offered no further explanation.
Instead, he tossed Shi Bo Qiong high into the air.
Just as everyone thought Ying Chen was about to repeat his "furious smashing of Shi Bo Qiong" act, they saw Shi Bo Qiong spin and hover in mid-air!
And its suspended position was precisely to the side of the main spotlight in the venue!
"Turn off the other lights," Ying Chen said faintly.
The staff member was stunned for a moment, then immediately followed Ying Chen's instruction and turned off the other lights, leaving only the main spotlight.
"What is he trying to do?" everyone wondered in confusion.
But before their questions were even finished, a miraculous scene unfolded!
In the space directly in front of Shi Bo Qiong, a clear image of a rotating galaxy and celestial bodies appeared!
Some celestial bodies even emitted a faint glow, making it seem as if people were not watching an image, but were inside a spacecraft, looking out a window at real planets in the distance!
The entire hall fell silent.
Everyone watched this scene in disbelief, forgetting to even breathe!
If this were to happen in modern times, it would be understandable. It was just a projection of celestial movements!
But for it to happen two thousand years ago, in ancient times, was simply unbelievable!
Most importantly, it was not achieved with any projection equipment, but with simple light illumination!
It was truly miraculous!
It had completely overturned the worldview of everyone present!
Even the most foreign-worshipping guests couldn't help but think: Our Dragon Country is actually this amazing!
Expert Zheng also looked up at the scene, his face filled with inexplicable emotion, and tears even involuntarily welled up in his eyes!
"Artistry beyond compare, artistry beyond compare! How laughable that I previously dismissed it as a mere juggling toy, it was truly a blasphemy against the wisdom of our ancestors!"
Expert Zheng murmured to himself.
At this moment, Ying Chen interrupted Expert Zheng's "emotion" and asked, "Have you noticed anything wrong?"
Expert Zheng was taken aback and replied, "No! It looks fine..."
However, Expert Zheng's words stopped abruptly.
He stared at the slowly moving celestial bodies in the image and suddenly seemed to discover something, exclaiming, "The orbits are wrong! All celestial bodies have a certain deviation, and most importantly, the direction of deviation increases with longer running time. In a few more minutes, all celestial bodies will collide!"
"This gives the impression of... like..."
Expert Zheng thought for a long time before finding a suitable analogy: "Someone made a mistake when inputting a parameter while creating a 3D model. Initially, this parameter wouldn't affect much, but the longer the model runs, the greater the parameter's influence becomes, leading to the entire model losing control!"
"Or like a primary school student buying a flawed globe, where any movement of the globe causes the poles to become slightly unbalanced until the entire sphere tilts!"
Ying Chen looked at Expert Zheng with appreciation, nodded, and said, "That's a good description. Do you understand now why I said it's not the genuine article?"
Expert Zheng suddenly realized: "I understand. A model with such errors indeed cannot be called genuine! At most, it's a defective product!"
"Although it still holds some research value, its auction value will be greatly reduced! Especially with a genuine Shi Bo Qiong in the National Museum, this defective item appears rather redundant... I estimate it would be fortunate to fetch one to two-tenths of its current price."
"No!"
In the distance, Liao Yifan heard Expert Zheng's words and instantly collapsed as if his parents had died, slumping to the ground!