Li Pan casually picked up a pocket watch to examine it. This was a manually wound gold pocket watch, with a case made of 18k gold, platinum, and rose gold. Intricate floral designs were carved onto it with almost unmatched craftsmanship. Inside the cover was a multicolored enamel landscape painting, and the crystal back revealed a meticulously polished, exquisitely complex mechanical movement.
The quartermaster major standing behind him grinned cheekily as he introduced,
"This is a collectible masterpiece owned by the Governor of Panama, a limited-edition minute repeater from Maltese. Maltese was a renowned luxury manufacturer during the Legion Era, and as for what a minute repeater is..."
Li Pan gave him a sidelong glance,
