The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

Holding this thing in her palm, the System didn’t react at all. This was an iron object, and the System hadn’t unlocked this function yet.

She mulled over what the netizens had said. An iron... a piece of sheet metal for wrapping horse hooves...

’How could there be an iron in ancient times, especially one shaped like this?’

Gu Shengsheng muttered to herself, then suddenly thought of something. She quickly searched the news, specifically for a story from around November 2018. Taixi Town!

She remembered that before she transmigrated, she had seen something similar while doing an appraisal in her parallel dimension, but it was different. That one was a Western-style slug iron.

This one... it had a purely Huaxian flavor, with patterns and styles that first appeared during the Shang Dynasty.

Sure enough, Gu Shengsheng found a news article with almost no views. She clicked on it: "Taixi Town Villagers Discover Well-Preserved Shang and Zhou Ironware."

She opened the picture. Although it was blurry, she could still tell that it looked a bit like the one in her hand.

The netizens in the stream watched Gu Shengsheng bustle about, but they couldn’t help at all.

They were anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

"Host, what’s going on! Tell us already. You’re killing us with the suspense. Don’t tell me there’s really more to this thing than meets the eye?"

"And here I thought that old codger was just messing with you. I was about to tell you to just sell it for scrap!"

Gu Shengsheng smiled. "Don’t be anxious. Everyone thought this object looked familiar, and thankfully, you reminded me of an iron."

"By the end of the 19th century, foreign irons had already been introduced to Huaxia. They were generally this type, but not quite the same. That was around the eighth year of Guangxu."

"But this slug iron isn’t from that period. You can see there’s a huge, very obvious difference from the early 19th-century one I just showed everyone."

Gu Shengsheng continued, "This is a traditional Huaxian object. Most people only know about things being imported from abroad, unaware that we had them in our own country very early on. Especially this thing."

"If I’m not mistaken, this was used for torture—the punishment of branding by searing. Have any of you heard of it? It was probably something from the Shang Dynasty, and the targets were almost always women."

Then, Gu Shengsheng pointed to a small, raised bump in the middle of the object. It was very faint, but still barely discernible.

"This should be where the handle was. Female prisoners would be locked in their cells, tied to a bronze pillar, the pillar would be coated in oil, and then hot coals would be placed inside this iron object, which would generate extremely high temperatures."

"Then... it would be gently pressed against the woman’s skin."

"It was a fate worse than death. This form of punishment was invented by King Shang Zhou himself. Many unofficial histories claim it was to please Daji, but that’s unknown. However, this punishment did exist. And this object is the proof of its existence."

After she said this, many people in the live stream were at a loss for words.

There was only fear.

Just listening to Gu Shengsheng’s description was hard to comprehend. It was terrifying.

"There were so many forms of torture in ancient times, and this is just one of them! There are so many that were even more horrifying. I remember the ’human swine’ punishment."

"And the punishment of carving the bones! I saw that in a TV show, WAHHHH!"

"We had it so rough in ancient times. I’m so glad we live in a peaceful country now, and women’s status has risen. The amazing women who died back then would probably be moved to tears if they saw the present day!"

Gu Shengsheng continued to study the object in her hand. "Instead of calling this a slug iron, it would be more accurate to call it the predecessor of the slug iron."

In fact, many cultural artifacts and objects originated in Huaxia first. It was just that Huaxia’s history was too long, and most people were only familiar with things from the modern era.

They always had preconceived notions, assuming things were passed down from other places.

The netizens asked, "How much is this worth, Host?"

"It’s not expensive. Unrestored, it could sell for ten or twenty thousand. But given its condition, I can restore it, which would probably put it in the seventy to eighty thousand range."

"Its collection value lies in the fact that it proves a piece of history. So, I won’t sell it to a private collector. Selling it to a museum is the best option."

The Cultural Relics Bureau’s official account replied again: "...Miss Gu, you rang?"

"One hundred thousand. We at the Cultural Relics Bureau will take it. It’s useless for other collectors to have this. It will only be truly meaningful after we acquire it."

This comment was pinned several times before Gu Shengsheng finally saw it.

She then agreed.

The netizens were dying of laughter:

"Our Cultural Relics Bureau is living like a fake account in Boss Gu’s stream!"

"The Bureau just waits around all day watching the stream to pick up treasures! You’ve been peeking, haven’t you?"

"I’m dead. This is the first official account I’ve seen that gives off such ’pure but foolish’ vibes."

"The most unpretentious business negotiation is just using your official account to buy things in a live stream, HAHAHAHA!"

"..."

Gu Shengsheng also found it amusing. As the director, Zhao Dehai was an interesting character. The people working under him were probably all Gen Z-ers. They had been gaining a lot of exposure from her live stream every few days.

"I’ll go upstairs to restore it in a bit. You can just come over to my place to pick it up then."

She smiled, speaking to the Cultural Relics Bureau’s account through the screen.

"For now, I’m waiting for the courier. He’s coming to pick up the rings I’m sending you. Thank you all for your support!"

"Host, thanks for the rings, but... we all hope you can grant us one request!"

"That’s right, there are 200,000 viewers online right now! Host, a lot of celebrities don’t have this kind of pull."

"Host, just agree to a small fan perk for us!"

Gu Shengsheng knew they had come prepared. She asked directly, "Alright, say it. Whatever you say, I’ll do it."

"Host, we want to see you buy a car!"

"I look at cars every day. Ever since I got my driver’s license, I’ve been looking at all kinds of cars. Host, go check some out for us. We just want to watch someone else drive a luxury car."

"You driving a car is the same as us driving one ourselves."

"Not just going to a dealership and buying one off the lot. We want to see you go to a second-hand market and hunt for a luxury car bargain. Let’s see if you can find a good deal, Host!"

’...’ These netizens were getting more and more creative.

Gu Shengsheng asked, "Do you guys really want me to go? If a lot of people do, I’ll go. But I can’t guarantee I’ll find a good deal!"

At that moment, the entire screen was flooded with a single word: "Yes!"

She wasn’t sure if it was because the fans’ expectations were too high or something else.

DING-DONG. System: Emotion Value at 80,000. Reward package: Luxury Car Attribute Panel *1.

[System]: This is a grand prize package for the host’s excellent performance. 20,000 more Emotion Value is needed for the next attribute upgrade.

Please continue to work hard, Host!

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