219: Auctions

Yuantong Pet Shop.

Third floor.

"Since Mr. Wang trusts me, I'll take the liberty of appraising them for you."

Manager Huang nodded politely and looked at the two items placed before him.

Detection Skill, activate.

Equipment: lords spear.

Type: Weapon.

Rank: Diamond.

Rank Limit: One hundred.

Attributes: Strength +500, Agility +500.

Enchantment Effects: One: Increases user's movement speed by twenty percent. Two: Increases stamina recovery speed by ten percent.

Three: Fearless Charge: Equipment-specific skill, requires active activation by the equipment user. For three seconds after activation, the damage dealt by the equipment user with the knight's spear is increased by one hundred percent.

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Lords Flame (S): The Soul Flame of the Skeleton Lord, a top-tier Materials of the death type, can be used for the advancement of death-type creatures.

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"Hiss!"

After seeing the information on these two items, Manager Huang gasped.

"Top-grade? Diamond Rank equipment?"

"And the Rank limit is only one hundred?"

Gripping the knight's spear with both hands, Manager Huang uncharacteristically lost his composure.

As the store manager of the Yuantong Chamber of Commerce, he had seen quite a few rare pieces of equipment, some of which were even more valuable than Diamond Rank equipment.

But...

This knight's spear was different.

Such high-quality equipment with a low Rank limit was extremely rare.

Aside from being crafted over a very long period by a highly skilled Awakener Blacksmith, there was only one other way to obtain such equipment: opening treasure chests.

But...

Treasure chests were only guaranteed to drop from boss-level monsters, and while they would yield items of corresponding value based on the chest's color, the probability of obtaining equipment from them was incredibly low.

This made high-quality equipment with low wear Rank limits highly sought after in the market.

"Mr. Wang, although I, Old Huang, am not a Awakener appraiser, based on my many years of experience, your piece of equipment is worth at least ten thousand lower grade sacred crystal stone."

"If you come across someone in urgent need, the transaction price could even increase by thirty or fifty percent."

Manager Huang said with a trembling voice.

"Oh?"

Hearing his words, Wang Chen was momentarily stunned, but then a look of joy appeared on his face.

This price was double what he had previously estimated himself.

Indeed, it's best to find a Awakener for such matters.

"Then... Manager Huang, what about this magical Materials?"

Wang Chen smiled and pointed to the "Lords Flame."

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Manager Huang's expression became somewhat hesitant.

"S-Rank magical Materials generally fluctuate in price between one thousand lower grade sacred crystal stone and ten thousand lower grade sacred crystal stone."

"However, your Materials, Mr. Wang, are a bit special."

"I, Old Huang, dare not make a hasty judgment."

"I can only say..."

Manager Huang paused while speaking, then said with some embarrassment:

"It might sell for a thousand lower grade sacred crystal stone, or it might fetch an astonishingly high price."

"Is that so?"

Wang Chen nodded upon hearing this.

Manager Huang's judgment was not far off from his previous guess.

"Mr. Wang, our Yuantong Chamber of Commerce happens to have an auction tonight."

"If it's alright with you, I can help you add these two items to the auction list."

Seeing Wang Chen deep in thought, Manager Huang spoke up.

"Then I'll trouble Manager Huang with that."

Wang Chen nodded upon hearing this.

"Oh, right."

"Manager Huang, your Yuantong Chamber of Commerce has a very wide scope of business. I also have some odds and ends here. Could you please help me deal with them as well?"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Chen took out the spatial ring he had taken.

All the things he didn't need were put into this spatial ring.

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. It's my honor, Manager Huang."

Manager Huang chuckled as he took the spatial ring, said something to Wang Chen, and then began to examine it.

Soon.

After withdrawing his consciousness from the spatial ring, Manager Huang calculated for a bit and then asked:

"Mr. Wang, how about I buy the items in this spatial ring for two hundred million gold coins?"

"Two hundred million?"

"No problem!"

Wang Chen nodded upon hearing this; it was even a bit higher than he had previously estimated.

"Then, would you prefer to be paid in gold coins or Holy Quartz?"

Manager Huang asked again.

"Holy Quartz, please."

Wang Chen said without hesitation.

He had now completely left the novice Awakener stage, and future transactions would mostly be settled in Holy Quartz.

Didn't the organizing committee even thoughtfully convert his prize money into Holy Quartz after the National Freshman Competition?

For him, gold coins were only needed for daily expenses.

After purchasing three Giant Tooth Tigers, Wang Chen had emptied most of the gold coins accumulated in his card.

Of the remainder, he kept a small amount for pocket money and transferred the rest to his parents' accounts.

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"Alright, then I'll directly transfer it to your Holy Quartz account. That's a total of twenty thousand lower grade sacred crystal stone."

Manager Huang operated on the data terminal a few times, chuckling as he spoke.

"Mhm!"

"Then I won't bother you any longer. See you tonight. I'll have to trouble Manager Huang to take me to the auction then."

At this moment, the three Giant Tooth Tigers were packed and sent up by the shop assistant, so Wang Chen stood up and bid Manager Huang farewell.

"Mr. Wang is too polite."

Manager Huang stood up and chuckled as he escorted him downstairs.

Finally.

"Oh, right, I'll send you a list of auction items later, Mr. Wang."

"Although it won't include information on the main items, it can still provide you with some reference, Mr. Wang. If there's anything you need from it, you can also let me know in advance."

Manager Huang added.

"Alright, thank you very much, Manager Huang!"

Wang Chen nodded, then left the shop under Manager Huang's reluctant gaze.

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After leaving the Yuantong Pet Shop, Wang Chen casually found a hotel to stay in.

He planned to rest and relieve the fatigue accumulated over the past half month in the Barren Land.

As for the Giant Tooth Tiger...

Wang Chen was not in a hurry to synthesize their contracts.

The Ancestral Divine Beast's appearance had caused too much commotion, and he didn't want to bring trouble upon himself.

Ding!

As he just walked out of the hotel bathroom, Wang Chen heard a notification sound from his data terminal.

He picked it up and saw that it was indeed the list of auction items for tonight sent by Manager Huang.

"You two, stop bullying the Giant Tooth Tigers over there."

Pulling Ice Purity and Susu, who had scared the Giant Tooth Tigers into trembling, aside, Wang Chen sat on the bed and began to examine the list.

As soon as he opened it, a dazzling array of items appeared before his eyes.

Manager Huang had meticulously and thoughtfully marked all the item information, and also written his estimated transaction prices next to them.

"Manager Huang is someone I can cooperate with long-term in the future."

Seeing this, Wang Chen nodded in satisfaction and began to examine the items on the list.

However...

Just as he flipped to the last few pages of the list, the items listed separately there instantly filled his eyes with wild joy.