There was just no way Kent could tell that the two pieces of the broken sword were valuable. In the eyes of everyone, the two swords were just two broken scraps of metal.
Just like with the map, this was also useless until he placed a bid.
Already, the people in the hall witnessed Kent's intelligence during the incident with the map. That incident made them aware of the kind of intellect he has when it comes to profound matters.
So the moment he placed the bid, they knew he saw something in the swords.
Those who wanted to know what he saw in the sword started whispering among themselves until one of the shameless ones manned up and asked.
"Kid, you wouldn't happen to see some value in these scraps, do you?"
Kent smiled and pointed at the sword, "It is indeed scrap, as you said. However, it is several billion years old. I only recently started my collector career, so you can say I want to buy it for my collection.
