After Hibernating for 10,000 Years, I Was Exposed on Television - Chapter 22
Chapter 22: Augustus Cactus
“Sigh, the world of the rich. I don’t understand. I’m just a scientist. Out of sight, out of mind.”
Carter was ready to go fishing.
At that moment, the camera of the live broadcast suddenly turned to the side slightly.
Carter was stunned on the spot.
There was an unremarkable-looking cactus in a flowerpot.
However, compared to the ordinary cactus, the thorns on it were even denser than the cactus balls.
There was a purple flower bud at the top.
The moment he saw the flowers, Carter felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his entire body froze.
He returned to the sofa, took out his phone, and typed in the comments, “Can you turn the camera around and let me see those cactuses?”
A bullet comment from the plant expert was quickly noticed by many people.
“Cactuses?”
“Could it be that there’s something special about those cactuses?”
“Could they be more precious than the water-fire lilies?”
“That should make sense, right?”
“The program team, quickly take a look.”
The words of a person who won a Nobel Prize immediately attracted the attention of the program team.
The camera immediately turned, and a few cactuses appeared on everyone’s screens.
“Aren’t those just ordinary cactuses?”
“There are a lot of thorns.”
“And they’re about to bloom. This is quite rare. It’s rare to see cactuses bloom.”
At that moment, there was some sun. It shone on the cactuses.
“F*ck, it’s different, it’s different. Why are the thorns of the cactuses colorful? And they’re transparent?”
“That’s true. The reflected light is so beautiful.”
The program team members were also excited.
The cactus looked like an ordinary cactus, but it had more thorns.
After seeing the comments, they realized that the thorns were not only transparent but also refracted light in different colors. It was just like the diffracted light of a diamond.
Could it really be a rare species?
“Call Carter.”
“Please answer.”
“Is it more expensive than the water lilies?”
“Wait, I need to call my friend,” replied Carter.
“F*ck, Carter is a Nobel Prize winner in medicine. At the same time, he is also a plant expert. What does that mean? It can’t be that he doesn’t know the answer.”
“How could he not know? Maybe he is just confirming it.”
The netizens in the live broadcast room were also shocked.
What kind of background did this flower have?
Even a professor had to ask a friend! What was going on?
Jaime, Kaki, and the others who were in the room were all in a daze.
First, a flower worth 1.2 million was despised, and then there was this Nobel Prize winner.
Was this even a freaking variety show?
Megan walked up to Lynn and asked with a smile, “Senior, what kind of cactus is this?”
She was a beautiful girl that did not look bad and even smelled good.
“Look, that old man Lynn’s gaze doesn’t seem right.”
“Megan, the beautiful girl is mine. Please let her go.”
“Tsk, beautiful girls like rich people. So what if she’s a celebrity?”
“Now, let’s talk about cactuses. Don’t interrupt.”
Lynn’s reply was simple and crude.
“I don’t know. It’s a gift from someone else.”
After saying that, Lynn felt that it was a little perfunctory, so he continued, “The flowers look pretty, so I kept them.”
“Who is this old man? Why is everyone giving him expensive things?”
“I don’t understand.”
So basically, whenever he was asked about something, Lynn would always say that it was a gift.
It was the same for the paintings.
It was also the same for the 1,000-year-old lightning-struck ironwood and agarwood.
And at the moment, it seems that people were also giving away cactuses to him as well.
“Why isn’t there anyone around to gift me such things?”
A few minutes later, Carter returned to the live broadcast room and said on the public screen, “I found out.”
His voice was a little shaky.
“Aiya, Professor Carter is back.”
“Professor Carter, what kind of plant is this exactly?”
“I’m dying of curiosity. Is the cactus even worth that much?”
There were all kinds of urging voices.
On the other end of the screen, Carter was very excited. He replied, “I never thought that I would be able to see this kind of cactus in my lifetime. My friend is also a professional plant researcher. This kind of cactus is rarely seen in the world. Other than one in the British Museum, I don’t know if there’s a second one in the entire world.”
“F*ck… What’s going on? Is a small cactus that rare? I have one too.”
“F*ck, what is it? Why don’t you just say it directly?”
“Is the professor so tasteless? Why is he so tantalizing?”
“Is this cactus really more precious than the water-fire lily?”
“Judging from the professor’s tone, I’m sure it’s definitely more valuable than the water-fire lily. I just don’t know what can be more valuable than the agarwood that is sold in grams.”
There were all kinds of guesses in the comment section in just a few seconds.
Not long after, Professor Carter’s friend also entered the live broadcast room.
“This is really the same species as the one from the British Museum. Ah, it’s really rare.”
“God, why is the professor playing around with us like this? Just say the name. I’ll search for it online.”
“After our research, this cactus is called the Augustus Cactus Flower.”
“The name is quite scary. Doesn’t it sound like a Greek plant?”
“It can be found in the British Museum just by looking like this?”
“What’s the use of this thing? The name is quite impressive.”
Carter replied, “It’s because it’s really difficult to cultivate this kind of flower. At that time, in Great Britain, there was an Augustus family that specialized in cultivating this kind of flower. A hundred years ago in Great Britain, the Augustus Cactus was worth tens of millions. However, that Augustus family was destroyed in the flames of war. As a result, the cultivation method was passed down to the Patriarch. Therefore, the cultivation method was lost. The one in the Great Britain Museum is already dead. After a hundred years of war, it seems like this is the only other cactus left.”
The live broadcast room exploded.
“F*ck, am I seeing things? Didn’t they say that this cactus was destroyed in the war? How can there still be one more?”
“My God, doesn’t this mean that the cactus is priceless?”
“This is really a miracle in the history of plants.”
“What is its value now, professor? Is there an estimate for this thing?”
“A hundred years ago, it was worth tens of millions in Great Britain. Now, it may exceed 100 million.”
“Oh my God, what kind of program am I watching? Is it a national treasure? Why would such a valuable thing appear in an entertainment program?”.
“Isn’t this the kind of entertainment program with harsh conditions for celebrities to figure out?”
“You’ve come to the wrong live broadcast room. This program is called ‘Treasure Appraisal’.
Kaki and the other celebrities in the room were dumbfounded.
This was really a magical place.
Just a moment ago, Jaime wanted to touch it using his cheap hand.
Fortunately, he was stopped in time.
If he broke a thorn, he would probably have to pay a sky-high price.
“That’s not right, experts. You said earlier that the Augustus Cactus is difficult to cultivate. Could it be that Senior Lynn can cultivate this kind of cactus?” asked someone in the live broadcast room.
Everyone looked at Lynn.
The camera was also aimed at Lynn’s face at the same time.
Lynn took a bite of the kebab and said, “Isn’t this thing easy to cultivate? Can’t you just nourish it with a little sand? What’s so strange about it?”
