Golden Eye
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| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Golden Eye 7 |
| Original Name | 黄金眼 |
| Type | Passive appraisal and perception skill 7 |
| User | Lin Chen 7 |
| Source | God-Level Investment Decision System; awarded for completing the beginner task, “First Display of Talent” 7 |
| Role | Reveals hidden information about valuable objects, supporting value discovery and investment beyond financial markets 7 |
| Highest Documented Level | Intermediate, with proficiency of 20/200 after upgrading 9 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 7, “Golden Eye and the Auction Invitation” 7 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner — 0/100 proficiency | 7 | Obtained after Lin Chen’s first successful investment. Grants a low probability of perceiving hidden information when observing valuable, historically significant objects at close range. |
| Beginner — 20/100 proficiency | 9 | Gains 20 proficiency following completion of “The Auction Trial.” |
| Intermediate — 20/200 proficiency | 9 | Lin Chen spends one skill point, raising beginner proficiency from 20/100 to 120/100 and triggering the upgrade. Perception probability, information completeness, and accuracy improve slightly; faint energy-field perception becomes available for special items. |
Abilities & Skills
Hidden Information Appraisal
Golden Eye supplies information directly to Lin Chen’s mind while he examines an object 7.
- Age and materials: Can reveal an object’s approximate period and composition 7 22.
- Value assessment: Indicates approximate value, underpricing, or whether an asking price matches an item’s worth 7 21 23.
- Authenticity clues: Detects suspicious alterations or imitation, though it does not always reach a definite verdict 7 24.
- Concealed features: Reveals clues to hidden compartments and signatures beneath surface paint 8 21.
- Special significance: Can recognize unusual technological properties, including a storage chip’s technology being far beyond the present 22.
Energy-Field Perception
Unlocked at intermediate level, this ability faintly detects energy fields associated with special objects 9.
- Detects an unusual energy field around an apparently ordinary oil painting 21.
- Registers a weak energy reaction from the blackened metal box found in Macau 22.
- Produces a much stronger reaction when Lin Chen touches the advanced chip inside that box 22.
Activation and Sensory Effects
- Passive trigger: The original skill description specifies a chance-based response rather than reliable activation on command. Deliberately staring at objects often produces nothing 7 8.
- Visual cue: Responsive objects may appear covered in an extremely faint glimmer 7 21.
- Physical sensation: Activation causes warmth in Lin Chen’s eyes; examining the Macau chip produces a distinct burning sensation 7 22.
- Information delivery: Readings can arrive as fragmented, uncertain impressions rather than complete appraisals 7 21 22.
Limitations
- Unreliable detection: Lin Chen initially receives no results during visits to a museum and antique market, or from several auction lots 7 8.
- Incomplete conclusions: Golden Eye cannot determine the metal box’s value and leaves the purported Da Vinci manuscript’s authenticity uncertain 22 24.
- No guaranteed bargain: It can identify genuine objects whose prices already reflect their value; other detected items remain beyond Lin Chen’s budget 22 23.
- Limited financial application: Lin Chen judges it less effective on modern financial products than on special objects 32.
- Appraisal is not technical analysis: Golden Eye recognizes the chip’s exceptional nature, but the detailed identification of its AI contents comes from a separate system scan 22 33.
Notable Appraisals
| Object | Golden Eye’s Reading | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Anonymous “Ming-dynasty” landscape painting | Suspected later additions; possibly late Ming to early Qing; comparatively low value 7. | Lin Chen warns Yan Qingyue, who withdraws from bidding. Another collector buys it for 1.5 million 8. |
| Zitan jewelry box | Hidden bottom compartment and severely underestimated value 8. | Yan Qingyue buys it for 400,000 and uncovers a gold filigree jeweled floral ornament. A collector identifies Ming imperial-workshop craftsmanship, placing its value at at least four million 8. |
| Oil painting in an art bonded warehouse | Possible signature concealed beneath surface paint; severely underestimated value and a faint, unusual energy field 21. | Lin Chen recognizes a potential opportunity and discreetly asks about its ownership 21. |
| Blackened metal box in Macau | Special alloy, complex internal structure, weak energy reaction, and unknown value 22. | Lin Chen buys it for 300 patacas and opens it at his hotel 22. |
| Dark blue chip inside the box | High-density information storage unit; technology far beyond the present; immeasurable value 22. | A later system scan identifies an incomplete strong-AI framework, approximately 7.3% complete and estimated to be 10–15 years ahead of the era 33. |
| Qianlong-period famille-rose vases | Genuine; value matches price 23. | Lin Chen finds no bargain in the pair 23. |
| Purported Da Vinci manuscript fragment | Very old, with distinctive design concepts; uncertain authenticity and highly variable value 24. | Lin Chen avoids bidding because of the risk 24. |
Story Role
Golden Eye enables Lin Chen to complete “The Auction Trial” by helping Yan Qingyue obtain the concealed jeweled ornament. His precise warnings and discovery deepen her suspicion that his successes involve more than the “intuition” he claims 8 9.
The skill later guides him toward the Macau chip, connecting his search for undervalued objects to advanced AI technology. When questioned about the resulting technical documents, he conceals both Golden Eye and the system, attributing his work to computer tools instead 22 33 36.