Upon hearing Willow decisively say that it was a fake, Victoria turned her head and looked at her.
Meeting Willow's smile, Victoria also smiled and said, "Oh? I think it's authentic."
Willow still smiled gently, "Victoria, this ancient inkstone is a counterfeit."
Travis and Benoit exchanged glances. Willow's statement was so absolute; it seemed she was very confident.
The netizens in the live broadcast room saw the disagreement between the two and hardly had to think about it. Most of them sided with Willow.
[Although I don't understand, I'll follow Willow!]
[Willow hasn't been wrong once since earlier. If she says this inkstone is fake, it's probably fake. Why does Victoria still insist it's genuine?]
[See, once Victoria doesn't copy Willow's answer, she won't get anything right!]
At the scene of the show, the host glanced at the card in his hand, which marked the authenticity of this inkstone, which was the result of a professional identification by the program team in advance.
After reviewing the professional assessment results and hearing the conflicting answers from Victoria and Willow, the host looked surprisingly at Victoria.
The results of the professional appraisal were the same as what Victoria said! This inkstone was the real thing!
This time... Did Victoria actually get it right?
Was it just luck?
The host's initial reaction was that Victoria was lucky. Turning to Willow, he raised the microphone and asked, "Willow, how did you determine that this ancient inkstone is a counterfeit?"
Willow looked at Victoria, speaking slowly, like a teacher teaching a student, explaining to her,
"In ancient times, subjects had to avoid the emperor's name. However, the name 'George' is carved in the upper right corner of this inkstone. If this inkstone belonged to Lincoln Maverick, the emperor at that time was George V. It would be absolutely impossible to carve the character 'George' on the inkstone to avoid the emperor's name."
After a two-second pause, Willow said, "The inkstone has an emperor's name, so it must be a counterfeit."
Along with her explanation, the program team's camera shot a close-up of the ancient inkstone, clearly displaying the inscription "George" in the upper right corner, so that the audience in the live broadcast room could also see it."
After hearing Willow's words, the host looked at Peter and asked, "Teacher Montgomery, what do you think?"
Peter's character was calm and indifferent, but his eyes were filled with approving expression, "Indeed, Willow is correct. If an inkstone bears the emperor's name, it must be a counterfeit."
Hearing Peter's words, the barrage in the live broadcast room instantly heated up.
[I've heard of this rule! In ancient times, subjects had to avoid the emperor's name. Willow's reasoning makes sense!]
[Even Peter agrees with Willow's assessment. He's a professional artifact restoration expert; he wouldn't make a mistake. It's evident this inkstone is fake!]
[Wow, Willow is too amazing. She hasn't been wrong once from earlier until now!]
[Tsk, Victoria intentionally gave an answer opposite to Willow's, and she was wrong. Forget it, she should just copy Willow's answer. Let's not be too harsh on her!]
After hearing Peter's answer, the host took another look at Willow and asked, "Willow, are you sure this ancient inkstone is a counterfeit?"
Willow smiled lightly and nodded, "Yes."
The host looked at Victoria and said, "Victoria, you still think it's authentic."
Victoria replied, "Yeah."
Travis felt anxious, quietly tugging on Victoria's sleeve and lowering his voice, "I know you don't like the Montgomery family, but Peter is a professional in this matter. If he says this inkstone is fake, then it's probably fake..."
Victoria raised an eyebrow slightly, "No, it's the real thing."
Travis stared at her blankly and kept quiet.
Fine.
He knew that Victoria was stubborn.
But what could he do? Besides supporting her, what else could he do?
Benoit stared at Victoria with worried eyes.
It's so uncomfortable! He doesn't want his idol to be outdone by others!
Seeing Victoria persistently claiming it's genuine, the audience in the livestream felt helpless. Why is she so stubborn?
[Is she kidding? How can she still think it's genuine? Even Peter said it's fake, and earlier, Willow taught her so much, all in vain!]
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