After Hibernating for 10,000 Years, I Was Exposed on Television - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Thousand-Year-Old Thunderstruck Wood!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Ironwood.

Birch family.

The whole wood was as hard as iron.

The wood was often used as a high-grade chopping board in the east. 

If ordinary ironwood fell into the water, it will directly sink to the bottom because of its dense texture.

It was also commonly used on the butt of all kinds of antique guns.

Ironwood existed all over the world. It was not a particularly rare wood.

Although ironwood could also be used to make a basketball pillar, it was rare.

Plus, who were the people in the program?

They were celebrities, sports experts, appraisal experts, and the executive director of a blockbuster film.

Was there a need to be so excited just because they encountered a basketball pillar made of ironwood?

Was this whole show just that? Was the audience wasting their time watching the show?

Master Bei walked over to Master Morey and said with a frown, “Master Morey, are you sure this is ironwood? Some ironwood that is old enough can indeed be harder than iron. But are you sure this is ironwood?”

“That’s right, that’s right. This is ironwood but this is not an ordinary piece of ironwood.”

Everyone was confused.

“What did he mean by not an ordinary piece of ironwood?”

The camera zoomed in on Master Morey’s face as he explained, “Although ironwood is common in every country in the world, the strength of ironwood also varies according to its age. The price of the older ironwood and the younger ironwood are completely different, and the price difference is very big. For instance, 10-year-old ironwood can be used to build a chopping board whilst 100-year-old ironwood can be used as the butt of the spear. 1,000-year-old ironwood on the other hand can be used to build a divine weapon. The price will also vary with the year. The difference is like heaven and Earth.”

Everyone realized something and looked at Morey.

“Then how much is the price of a 1,000-year-old ironwood?” asked Megan. She was asking the key question. 

“1,000-year-old ironwood, what can it do? Can it be more valuable than gold?”

Master Morey was as excited as a child. He replied, “1,000-year-old ironwood is sold in grams. Gold is currently priced at 300 per gram, but the price of 1,000-year-old ironwood can reach around 400 per gram.”

“What?”

Everyone looked at the big basketball pillar. Their mouths were dry.

This was too crazy.

“Did you know that my chisel earlier was made out of jade and was at level eight but it still curled up? Do you know what that means?” asked Master Morey excitedly. 

No one had expected ironwood to be such a big deal based on its age. 

The price range was huge. It was so expensive that it was more expensive than one gram of gold.

Master Morey looked at the crowd and the stunned Jaime.

Jaime had dunked a few times in a row earlier. He wanted to show off his skills.

He did not expect that his limelight would be stolen by a basketball pillar. 

Moreover, it was stolen without the slightest bit of temper.

A basketball pillar made out of ironwood. How much was it worth? 

If it was broken, the consequences would be unimaginable. 

Everyone suddenly realized the value of the basketball pillar. 

“Not good, not good. I’m not good at math. The official weight of a basketball pillar is 176 kg. I want to calculate the value of it.”

Master Bei frowned and said, “If it’s 1,000-year-old ironwood, the value of this basketball pillar is at least 52 million.”

“52 million? F*ck… That is crazy. A basketball pillar is worth 52 million.”

Jaime’s face turned pale.

“F*ck, I just dunked a lot. If it’s damaged, I…”

Jaime was terrified. He had just damaged a painting. If he were to damage a priceless basketball pillar, would he not go crazy?

He glanced over at Lynn, who was still practicing and shooting balls on the basketball court. He fell into a daze.

So what if he was a basketball superstar?

If he participated in the Yearning program, he might accidentally return to his previous life before liberation.

He decided to keep a low profile. Later, he would definitely give Lynn the opportunity to shoot.

He did not want to show off anymore.

A viewer commented, “F*ck, how did such a large piece of millennial ironwood be made into a basketball pillar?”

His comment caused everyone to be stunned once again.

The whole basketball pillar did not have a single screw.

What did this mean?

This meant that the basketball pillar was carved out from a whole piece of ironwood.

But what did that mean?

Master Morey was excited. He took out a transparent tool that looked like a screwdriver from his bag.

His hands were trembling slightly.

Kaki could not help but ask, “Master Morey, what kind of tool is this?”

Master Morey replied, “This is an artificial diamond tool. The whole thing is made of diamond.”

Everyone was shocked.

F*k, this was too much.

Everyone knew that diamond was the hardest material of all. 

It was even harder than gemstones. It could reach the hardness of level 10. Actually, it could even exceed level 10.

This was common knowledge.

Everyone looked at Master Morey’s operation nervously.

He picked up the hammer and aimed the diamond tool at the wooden frame.

He hit it carefully.

“Crack!”

Sparks flew everywhere.

He looked at the pillar again. There was not the slightest bit of damage.

Master Morey did not believe it. He used some strength and hit it harder. 

“Crack!”

The diamond tool cracked in half.

Master Morey was not upset about his broken diamond tool. Instead, he quickly used a magnifying glass to observe the ironwood.

Then, there was another sound that made him jumped up like a ghost who was possessed.

“Oh my God, how is this possible?”

The people in the live broadcast room and the people present were also shocked.

Kaki asked, “Master Morey, what’s wrong?”

Master Morey’s eyes were dull. He did not answer him. Instead, he quickly rummaged through his tool bag and took out a thick book from within.

The book was written in Mandarin. The cameraman zoomed in on the book.

However, no one could understand it.

As an expert, Master Morey naturally understood many languages.

Otherwise, how could he do research? Those who translated it would not be able to understand the main idea of the original text.

Master Morey flipped to a page and saw a white birch tree on it. In the picture, there was a bolt of lightning striking the tree.

“Wrong, wrong, I was so wrong,” said Master Morey as if he was going crazy.

Everyone was confused. Could it be that the expert had become mentally ill?

“This is lightning-struck ironwood.”

“Lightning-struck ironwood?”

Another new word surfaced making everyone confused once again.

Megan could not help but asked, Master Morey, please explain it to us.”

Master Morey replied excitedly, “In ancient China, there was a rumor about this. The rumor was that the high-quality ironwood would be struck by lightning every few hundred years. This was because the ironwood was a plant that should not exist in nature because it was too hard and could not be disturbed by insects. Therefore, it was punished by the heavens for a hundred years. It was almost a myth.”

Master Morey continued to explain, “If 1,000-year-old ironwood was more valuable than gold, then 100-year-old ironwood that was struck by lightning for a hundred years would be more valuable than 1,000-year-old ironwood if it was not destroyed. The conservative estimate is 1,000 dollars per gram… If the 1,000-year-old ironwood has been struck by lightning once every hundred years and ten times every thousand years, then this ironwood is simply a priceless treasure. The conservative estimate is that one gram is worth 100,000 dollars.”