271: Chapter 271 Bullying the weak and fearing the strong

Upon hearing this, Nie Ning couldn't help but glance at the female shop assistant twice. Why did it feel a bit strange?

"You don't mean to tell me that only you have the qualifications to auction magic potions, and you want to sell that auction spot to me, right?"

No faction would do charity without a reason. Even a relatively friendly faction like the Yishi Mansion must have some unknown requirements.

"Uh..." The female shop assistant felt a bit awkward and didn't know what to say for a moment.

That was indeed how things were.

Auction qualifications weren't something you could just get whenever you wanted.

It was already difficult enough for the Yishi Mansion to bring out magic potions for auction.

Magic potions were high-end consumer goods, after all; if one couldn't even afford the auction qualification, how could they talk about purchasing magic potions?

However, this kind of magic potion sales couldn't be advertised, or it would only trigger a series of malicious bidding incidents.

For instance, a certain group might swarm in and intentionally drive down prices or cause other kinds of trouble.

Therefore, the admission tickets for the auction were handed over to the shops in Blood Rainbow City to manage.

However, money wasn't always strictly required for auction qualifications.

If they encountered a client with potential, the shops would basically just give the auction qualification away.

"How much does it usually cost to buy a Tier 4 magic potion?" Nie Ning asked.

If the price was reasonable, buying an auction qualification was fine.

To him, money didn't matter; it was better than being killed one day and leaving it all to someone else.

"A Tier 4 Knight magic potion costs around twenty high-grade magic crystals, and a Tier 4 Wizard magic potion costs about thirty to forty high-grade magic crystals," the female shop assistant said honestly.

After all, there was nothing to hide.

The prices of magic potions were generally within a constant range; you could basically find out just by asking around.

It was just that most of the time, they were unavailable even if you had the money, because very few people would take out Tier 4 magic potions to auction.

"It's not expensive, actually." Nie Ning nodded thoughtfully.

Although he didn't have enough money left, he had plenty of items and materials on him.

"When does the auction start?" Nie Ning asked again.

Upon hearing this, the female shop assistant immediately felt that there was a chance, and she smiled and replied, "The auction will be held at the Shimao Building in two days."

Hearing this, Nie Ning pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Do you offer a purchasing agency service here? I can pay a ten percent or twenty percent deposit first."

He had no interest in attending the auction, and being in an unfamiliar place, purchasing high-level items could easily invite trouble.

If the shop made the purchase on his behalf, it might reduce the chances of being targeted.

"This..." The female shop assistant hesitated slightly, because no one had ever asked others to help purchase such high-level items before.

"I cannot decide on this matter, but I can ask the supervisor for you."

She was just a low-level Wizard earning cultivation fees and couldn't possibly come up with such a large sum of money to buy a Tier 4 magic potion.

Soon after, the female shop assistant found the shop supervisor, and they finally settled the matter with a one-third deposit, which was 2,000 mid-grade magic crystals.

Additionally, a 5% handling fee on the price of the magic potion would need to be paid afterward.

Nie Ning had no objections to this; as long as it saved him trouble, it was fine.

A mere 5% handling fee—if it really came down to it, he could just go find a few more evildoers to test the waters.

To prevent either side from reneging on the deal, both parties signed a contract.

...

After leaving the shop, Nie Ning followed the female shop assistant to the Danqi Workshop.

The Danqi Workshop was a three-story building covering over a dozen mu of land, somewhat similar in style to Chinese architecture, and built entirely from a certain type of dark yellow wood.

Following the female shop assistant into the Danqi Workshop, Nie Ning caught whiffs of medicinal scents.

Relying on his Transcendent sense of smell, Nie Ning could detect the scents of several high-level materials.

If the current situation weren't inappropriate, he would have really wanted to rob the place and run.

"Watch where you're going! Are you blind?!" Just then, a noisy voice came from behind Nie Ning.

Nie Ning turned his head curiously to look, and saw a burly Tier 3 male Wizard arguing with a Tier 2 Knight.

"Sir, let's go sit over there," the female shop assistant tugged on Nie Ning's sleeve and said in a low voice, her expression somewhat unnatural.

"What's wrong? Do you know them?" Nie Ning glanced at the female shop assistant and asked.

"His name is Alex, and he is a famous rascal around here. He just broke through to Tier 3 a while ago, and his favorite thing to do is deliberately find fault and extort those weaker than him," the female shop assistant said to Nie Ning via telepathic transmission.

Nie Ning looked at Alex, a look of confusion on his face. "Doesn't anyone do anything about him?"

This was a place where Transcendents gathered, and even he didn't dare to be too ostentatious. How could someone actually dare to extort people in the middle of the street?

Moreover, this Alex was too burly... He looked like he was over 2.2 meters tall, and yet he was actually a Wizard!

From Nie Ning's perspective, it was a real waste of talent for such a person not to be a Knight.

"His older brother is the president of the Sawtooth Association and has reached the peak of Tier 4. Alex often relies on his brother's reputation to commit misdeeds here."

"Also, Alex isn't short on money; he just enjoys the thrill of bullying others, so he only extorts them symbolically..."

As the female shop assistant was speaking, she saw Alex walking over and subconsciously stepped behind Nie Ning.

At this moment, Alex wore an arrogant expression, his burly frame adding a touch of ferocity.

Nie Ning just looked at him indifferently, with absolutely no intention of giving way.

Although he didn't know what the Sawtooth Association was, a mere peak Tier 4 wasn't enough to make Nie Ning afraid.

If he broke through to Tier 4 and crafted another god-forbidden ring, even a peak Tier 4 would have to yield when they saw him!

Alex looked at Nie Ning and unleashed his aura, causing the female shop assistant's body to tremble slightly under the pressure.

But suddenly, the pressure on the female shop assistant vanished.

Before the female shop assistant could figure out the situation, she saw Alex walking over with a fierce look.

Just when she thought something was about to happen, Alex, upon approaching Nie Ning, actually took the initiative to move aside and walked toward the other end of the corridor, pretending that nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Nie Ning shook his head slightly.

He was indeed one who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

He had only released a little aura, and Alex didn't even dare to make a peep.

"What a pity..." Nie Ning couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

He had originally thought about getting some money from Alex to use.

But this guy was unexpectedly cowardly and didn't give him any chance at all.

In this situation, it was really hard for him to strike, as he wasn't someone who liked to meddle in other people's business.

Of course, the main point was that this wasn't Ska City, and he wasn't the strongest person in Blood Rainbow City.

Otherwise, he would let the Transcendents in the city know what a crime-buster was!

The female shop assistant secretly glanced at Nie Ning, inexplicably finding him a bit handsome.

Even if she were stupid, she could tell why Alex had suddenly turned cowardly.

She couldn't help but secretly guess in her heart: 'It seems that magic potion really was for his own use.'