Chapter 294: In Hand (3k)
“Miss Mysterious Merchant, I have something I wish to discuss with you.” A rather dull laughter rang out in the corridor, causing Su Jiu, who was still transacting with the lady, to pause slightly. He then turned his head to look, and Bai Zhi also raised an eyebrow.
He saw a very ordinary-looking student standing in the corridor, his face beaming with a smug smile, like a peacock strutting.
“What is it? Is there a problem with that monster?”
Su Jiu asked softly, somewhat puzzled. He didn’t ignore the person. He thought the person had bought a monster and encountered a quality issue, and had come to discuss a return.
“That’s not it, but what I have to say is much more serious than that.”
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s voice, Gao Dajun’s mouth curled into a smile, he waved his hand, then took a few more steps forward, hands behind his back, and said with a mysterious smile, “It must be something you would pay a great price to buy.”
“A great price?”
Confused by the other party’s mysterious way of speaking, Su Jiu frowned, then sized him up, finding that the person was indeed just a very ordinary Initial Stage Battle General, even on the weaker side. He couldn’t help but laugh and asked, “Tell me, what is this great price… If it’s information about War God Level materials, I can indeed spend ten Intermediate Magic Crystals to buy it.”
“This person’s aura is so disgusting.”
Sensing the greed emanating from the young man, Bai Zhi’s eyes flashed with disgust. Petals continuously condensed into sword shapes in her sleeves. If she were alone, she would have already killed him.
Now, she had to consider Su Jiu’s identity in the Human Country and could only endure it helplessly.
“Ten? No, this news might cost you one hundred to buy.” Smiling, Gao Dajun’s gaze landed on the black ring on Su Jiu’s hand, his words carrying a hint of implication.
“Pfft! One hundred? Did you dig up an Emperor’s tomb?”
Completely bewildered by the young man before him, Su Jiu chuckled. He had originally intended to hear the other party out, but now he had directly labeled him as a laughable braggart.
As Su Jiu laughed, Bai Zhi also covered her mouth and chuckled. Raising an eyebrow, she chimed in, “Let alone an Emperor-level tomb, even the tomb clusters of Dragon Country’s feudal lords are guarded by Battle King Level undead. On what basis does he, an Initial Stage Battle General, dare say that some information is worth one hundred Intermediate Magic Crystals?”
Seeing that Su Jiu didn’t believe him and that Bai Zhi was also mocking him, a stern look appeared in Gao Dajun’s eyes. Gritting his teeth, he looked around, then leaned in and whispered suggestively, “Don’t think I don’t know your relationship with the Ancient God Sect. I’ve already figured out your relationship with the Ancient God Sect. If you don’t want to be exposed… Heh heh.”
“Ah?”
Hearing the other party’s words, Su Jiu was stunned at first, then exchanged a look with Bai Zhi. They could both see a hint of strangeness in each other’s eyes. Relationship?
What relationship? An irreconcilable hostile one?
However, Su Jiu’s identity as a Night Watcher Elder should indeed not be revealed now. If the Black-clad Bishop nearby were to find out, it would definitely cause civilian casualties. Hmm.
Thinking this, Su Jiu narrowed his eyes, his aura gradually chilling. He then sternly reprimanded Gao Dajun in a low voice, “You’d better not spread my identity around. If it causes adverse effects, the blame will be something you cannot afford.”
If this were to anger the Black-clad Bishop and cause a large number of civilian casualties, the other party might bear enormous criminal responsibility, and even a death sentence was possible.
Su Jiu’s reprimand immediately made Gao Dajun, who had been hesitating whether to cause trouble, reveal his signature smug smile. He chuckled at Su Jiu and said, “If you don’t want me to expose your identity, give me the black ring you have on your hand.”
“Are you crazy?”
Looking at Gao Dajun, who looked like a scarred pig with his face, Su Jiu was stunned. Was this guy brain-dead? To speak to a Night Watcher, the executioner of Dragon Country, like this.
Seeing that Su Jiu had no intention of paying and was still mocking him, Gao Dajun’s face turned from green to white, then flushed red. He jutted out his thick neck and questioned, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll report you to the authorities? Then, the Dragon Hunters will come and arrest you.”
“Finally, the top three items!”
“TM, it’s too exciting, but being a supporting role is also good.”
At this moment, deafening cheers echoed through the vast hall. The cacophony was so immense it almost cracked the ceiling and rushed to the sky.
The auction was nearing its end, and the most valuable items were about to be presented. A small grass emitting a strange glow slowly appeared on the stage.
“Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass, a War God level medicinal herb. Its function is to revive the dead and flesh out the bones. Its practical effect is similar to the Great Resurrection spell cast by a War God level Priest, but it has many other unknown effects.”
“As for what those effects are, it depends on what kind of medicinal liquid you use it to create.”
The bald Master Wu’s voice, accompanied by a faint smile, instantly silenced the noisy auction.
Countless crimson gazes suddenly fixed on the medicinal herb on the crystal stage that resembled foxtail grass, their rapid breathing sounding like bellows, hissing and puffing.
Su Jiu glanced at the crystal auction stage, preparing for the auction to resume. He was too lazy to deal with Gao Dajun and stood up, waved to the waiter who was helping to serve tea, pointed at Gao Dajun, and said softly, “Get this person out. He’s disrupting our normal auction.”
Report to the authorities? Who there dares to accuse this official?
Seeing that Su Jiu was completely ignoring him, Gao Dajun gritted his teeth again and was about to say something.
“Sir, please do not disrupt the normal proceedings of the auction.”
However, he was stopped by two waiters who rushed over. Their heels scraped against the floor, and their expressions became even more unpleasant. The words that finally came out were—”You will regret this!”
He would go find Hathaway later. A pure freshman like Hathaway would definitely not be as fearless of threats as these two old foxes, the Mysterious Merchants. Heh heh…
He could already imagine how pitiable his goddess would look, begging him before him.
Gao Dajun’s appearance was like a clown needed to liven up a calm circus. Su Jiu and the other person felt somewhat animated.
With the appearance of the “Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass,” the auction atmosphere entered its hottest period. The major powers in the front rows finally began their bidding, which stunned countless people.
The initial reserve price for the “Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass” was fifty Intermediate Magic Crystals. However, the moment the auction hammer in the hands of the bald Master Wu fell, the price skyrocketed to eighty Magic Crystals. It seemed many people were here for the grass, as saving a dying loved one was more important than anything.
Spending a fortune, such extravagance and spirit were displayed by those powers in front of this top-tier medicinal herb. Some had even started using Initial Magic Crystals to make bids.
Normally, Initial Magic Crystals were exchanged for Intermediate Magic Crystals at a ratio of one to five or one to six. At the auction, it was one to eight. If one had not reached a certain level, it would be impossible to bid like this.
The steadily rising prices maintained the auction hall’s atmosphere in excited roars, never dropping for a moment.
Even though many people knew they were no longer qualified to bid for the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass under the rapidly doubling sky-high price, being able to witness the thrilling competition of money firsthand made their trip worthwhile.
Amidst the rapidly increasing prices and after nearly half an hour of bloody competition, it finally began to enter the final stage. By this time, the price of the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass had risen to a staggering one hundred and seventy Intermediate Magic Crystals.
One hundred and seventy Intermediate Magic Crystals was equivalent to several years of tax revenue for Huayang City. Such a huge sum was not something even forces like Xiangzi could easily come up with.
At this point, some smaller forces began to withdraw. As the continuous price eliminations continued…
Standing up, Su Jiu swept a glance at the surrounding forces, took a deep breath, and directly offered two hundred and fifty Intermediate Magic Crystals. Although she didn’t have that much money, she was certain that Floating Life Blossom could afford to bid over two hundred Intermediate Magic Crystals.
As for the final压轴 item, the Crimson Flame Dragon Egg, it had nothing to do with her. With almost all her net worth, she was only bidding to save Bairnis.
It wasn’t about winning a beauty’s smile with a thousand pieces of gold, but simply because of a promise. Since she had promised to give Bairnis a new life, she would do so.
Perhaps there was a factor of narrow righteousness involved, but Su Jiu herself was a chivalrous person who sought revenge and repaid kindness. For those who were good to her, she would go through fire and water for them.
Soon, Su Jiu’s massive bid caused an uproar in the hall, completely baffling the forces that wanted to continue competing.
Especially Xiangzi, she looked at Su Jiu incredulously. The money in her pocket was no longer enough to have both the bear and the fish maw, so she had to give up the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass and use the remaining money to bid for the Crimson Flame Dragon Egg.
Why did this Mysterious Merchant want to buy this medicinal herb, which was only used by the undead, at such a high price? Xiangzi and the representatives of many forces were full of confusion.
Two hundred and fifty Intermediate Magic Crystals was already the annual income of a small city. After several minutes of silent auction, the auction hall finally gradually recovered. Gazes met each other, all of them filled with excitement from the terrifying sky-high price.
At the Constantine University seating area, “Hathaway” glanced at Su Jiu, her brow furrowed slightly. If Su Jiu spent so many Magic Crystals to buy the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass, would she still be able to get the money earned from auctioning Floating Life Blossom later?
With the withdrawal of Xiangzi and other forces, naturally, no one was qualified to compete with Su Jiu. And thus, the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass, which Su Jiu had longed for, finally fell into her possession under the gaze of countless people.
“Miss Hathaway, I would like to discuss some private matters with you. May I?”
At this moment, just as “Hathaway’s” beautiful eyes were constantly thinking about how to persuade Su Jiu later to join the Ancient God Sect, a rather smug male voice rang out, causing her brow to knit.
