Douluo: Lin Dong Travels Through Huo Yuhao

Chapter 98: How to save the cabbage with long legs

In the afternoon, after Jing Hongchen had dispersed the crowd, Lin Dong walked out of the villa area wearing a black robe. After all, if he was recognized, he would be in trouble.

As soon as I walked into Xuan Ziwen's office, I saw him and Lin Jiayi already waiting there. As usual, I analyzed the core formation with them.

After listening to Lin Dong's explanation, Xuan Ziwen smiled excitedly:

"With your explanation this time, I should be able to upgrade the formation to level four. Thanks to you."

"In that case, I'll leave first, Teacher Xuan?"

Seeing Lin Dong anxious to leave, Xuan Ziwen couldn't help but ask:

"Little guy, let me tell you, it's been a long time since you last practiced soul guides. You have such a strong talent for soul guides, I really can't bear to see you waste it."

Lin Dong subconsciously replied after hearing this: “Teacher Xuan, the dean seemed to have said that he would give me a set of soul guides that he made himself. I am a person who cannot calm down, so I will not waste time on soul guides. I am still more suitable for cultivation.”

Xuan Ziwen frowned at Lin Dong's serious expression, but didn't say much in the end. This was Lin Dong's own business and he had no right to interfere. Besides, with Lin Dong's current status, it was not certain who would command whom.

Although Lin Dong said this, he had his own thoughts in his mind:

In the Tianxuan Continent, he had been busy escaping, becoming stronger, and taking revenge, and had never taken the time to study the method of refining equipment. Now that his cultivation was on the right track, this method of refining equipment could not only improve his strength, but also temper his mental strength.

In addition, it is said that the Sun and Moon Empire has no shortage of various rare metals. So, with the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and the Living Being Guardian Blade in his possession, plus the successful conversion of his Yuanli, he will undoubtedly be able to bring some traditional fantasy shock to the soul guide technology of the Sun and Moon Empire.

However, although the conversion of this Yuanli was successful, he remembered that in Tianxuan, only the talisman master could condense the spiritual fire before he could start refining equipment, but now this continent seems to be several levels lower than Tianxuan.

If he used the two powerful weapons, the Ancestral Talisman and the Blade of Living Beings' Watch, although it was unlikely to be a spiritual treasure, he might be able to make some low-level soul guides by hand, saving him from a series of complicated operations such as carving the core formation.

Seeing Lin Dong lost in thought, Lin Jiayi said politely:
“Haha, Lin Dong, since we have already asked all the questions, we will not delay your training. You are the favorite of the dean and Mr. Kong now, so just go and do your work.”

After hearing this, Lin Dong no longer hesitated, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, teacher, director, then I will leave first."

After seeing the two nod, Lin Dong walked straight out of the office.

Unexpectedly, I ran into a sleepy girl at the door. She had long, smooth black hair and looked about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The most eye-catching thing is her skin, which is as white and flawless as mutton-fat jade. There is not a single pore on her pink skin, and it seems as if water could be squeezed out of it if squeezed.

The tight-fitting school uniform perfectly brought out her beautiful figure. She did not react at all to the collision with Lin Dong. She just pouts and does not say anything.

Lin Dong glanced at her calmly. Seeing that she had no intention of making things difficult for him, he was too lazy to bother about it and walked straight towards his residence.

After all, he now has some ideas that he is eager to put into practice. The sleepy-eyed Orange looked at the boy's back as he left, seeming a little confused: Is this the teacher's new student?
But she was very sleepy now and didn't have much time to think about these things. She shook her head in a daze and walked slowly into the office.

After leaving Xuan Ziwen's office, Lin Dong walked directly towards Mingde Hall. Jing Hongchen's office was at the deepest part of Mingde Hall.

As the current popular star of the academy, Lin Dong walked all the way to Jing Hongchen's office without any obstruction. Looking at Jing Hongchen who had already prepared, Lin Dong smiled and said:
"Dean, I came here today to ask you for something. I have some ideas for experiments and need some materials. After thinking about it, I think you are the most suitable person to ask for help."

Jing Hongchen asked in surprise: "Oh? You little guy actually came to me to ask for something. As long as you tell me what Sun and Moon have, I will give it to you."

Seeing how generous he was, Lin Dong smiled faintly:
"You are too polite, Dean. I am not so ungrateful. I want to find a cauldron that can convert power into flames. Do you have any ideas?"

Seeing Jing Hongchen fall into deep thought, Lin Dong couldn't help but wonder whether his idea was feasible. After all, Master Cheng was refining the weapon through spiritual fire at that time.

But with his current mental strength, it is obviously impossible to complete this operation, so he may have to rely on things like cauldrons and furnaces.

Jing Hongchen thought for a while and then spoke slowly:
"Hmm... From what I remember, there will be an auction at Mingdu Auction House tonight. I saw the auction list a few days ago. Maybe the item you want can be found there. As for the funding issue, the card I gave you will be enough."

Lin Dong nodded happily after hearing this: "Thank you very much, Dean."

Seeing Lin Dong about to turn around and leave, Jing Hongchen hurriedly called out to him:
"Wait, Xiao Meng and his brother also like the items in the auction. I'll ask them to go with you."

Lin Dong was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Then I will go directly to them when the time comes, so I won't bother the dean to make a special trip."

"That's fine. Do you need a guard or something?"

Lin Dong smiled and waved his hand after hearing this: "It shouldn't be necessary. The two of them are in Mingdu, and everyone is their bodyguard."

Hearing what he said, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but laugh:

"You are really good at talking, little guy. Have fun and don't worry about the money."

"Thank you very much, Dean."

Seeing Lin Dong turn around and leave, Jing Hongchen regained his composure and whispered to the waiter beside him:

"Go tell the people at Mingdu Auction House to prepare and tell them to be smart and not let some brainless idiots ruin their fun."

"Yes."

at dusk.

Lin Dong was about to go out to look for Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, but as soon as he opened the door, he saw the two standing behind him. Xiao Hongchen showed a sincere smile on his face and put his arm around his shoulders:

"Lin Dong, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't you take the initiative to come to me after you come back? You want me to come to you, right?"

Lin Dong slapped the hand on his shoulder and glared at him unhappily:
"Don't make any moves. I've told you again and again that I'm not interested in men."

After hearing this, Xiao Hongchen didn't care about the ridicule in his tone and said in a flippant tone:

"I didn't say I was interested in you. I just thought it would be nice to be friends with you."

Lin Dong looked at the sincere smile on his face with astonishment, as if he didn't expect that this usually arrogant guy would actually say such a thing.

Noticing Lin Dong's strange gaze, Xiao Hongchen blushed and coughed lightly, cursing:
"It's all Zhou Xinghao's fault. He came up with such a bad idea, saying that this would confuse your mind and I could speed up my cultivation and catch up with you."

Meng Hongchen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why do you two feel...something's not right?"

They both turned around and denied it at the same time: "I'm not interested in men!"

Under Meng Hongchen's teasing eyes, the two of them deliberately kept their distance. Meng Hongchen, who was caught in the middle, couldn't help but break the silence:

"Lin Dong, why do you want the furnace from Grandpa? What can it be used for? Refining metals?"

As if he didn't expect that she hit the nail on the head, Lin Dong was stunned for a moment and then nodded.

Meng Hongchen was a little surprised and asked: "I remember that you don't have the fire attribute, what use would that thing have for you, and... I have to remind you.

Those rare metals can rarely be easily smelted by a soul master's flame, otherwise the soul guide wouldn't have to be engraved with the core formation."

After hearing this, Lin Dong asked curiously, "Why, are these rare metals very hard?"

Meng Hongchen rolled his eyes speechlessly, and his blue pupils moved:
"Of course, otherwise not only will all fire attribute soul masters be able to easily become top soul masters, but even the power of defensive soul guides will be greatly reduced."

After listening to her explanation, Lin Dong nodded and said, "I just have some ideas, but I haven't experimented with them yet. Let's wait until I get the furnace."

"it is good."

Seeing his sister being so well-behaved, Xiao Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly, grabbed Meng Hongchen and pulled her aside:
"Meng, please come over. I haven't seen him for a long time. Let's catch up."

Looking at Xiao Hongchen's vigilant eyes, Lin Dong knew what he was worried about, but he was also happy about it. He smiled indifferently and didn't say anything.

Xiao Hongchen looked at Lin Dong who didn’t respond, and couldn’t help but wonder in his heart:

That's not right. No matter if this kid is pretending or really doing it, Meng will suffer. This is really bad.

While Xiao Hongchen was scratching his head, Meng Hongchen had already stepped lightly from behind the two of them and came to the other side of Lin Dong. He looked at him and asked with a smile: "Lin Dong, is the cauldron you want an alchemy furnace or an ordinary cauldron?"

Lin Dong replied without hesitation: "An ordinary one is enough. I don't have such high requirements for this furnace."

"Is that so? That's quite common. If it's an alchemy furnace, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Grandpa to ask Elder Kong for help. After all, elixirs are controlled by the state. But ordinary people can't make them either."

Xiao Hongchen, who had just finished his thoughts, looked at the scene of his cabbage growing legs, and didn't know what to do for a moment.

The three of them soon arrived at the entrance of Mingdu Auction House. Looking at the magnificent building in front of them, Lin Dong couldn't help but sigh at the wealth of Riyue.

The Mingdu Auction House looks much more impressive than the Xingluo Auction House. No wonder the dean said not to worry about the money.

With the two human-shaped signboards of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and Jing Hongchen's advance instructions, the three of them had just arrived at the door when they saw a respectful waiter coming to greet them.

With a very professional smile on his face, he said, "Three distinguished guests, please follow us. We will arrange a special box for you."

Xiao Hongchen nodded indifferently. As a young master of Mingde Hall, he was already accustomed to these people's attitudes.

The waiter glanced at the three people from the corner of his eye. After seeing Lin Dong’s indifferent expression, the waiter exclaimed inwardly:
Although I don't know the identity of this young man, his temperament is slightly more powerful than that of the grandson of the Red Dust Hall Master. I have to be extremely careful now.

Led by the waiter, the three came to a private room with a number plate marked "1" outside the door. After the waiter opened the door himself, the three stepped in.

After sitting down on the sofa, the waiter first activated his soul power, and the 64-inch soul guide screen lit up instantly, which seemed to be much more convenient than Xingluo's.

Then he looked at the three people, bowed, and spoke slowly:
"Three distinguished guests, I am the waiter serving you this time. Just call me Xiao Tang. Our auction will start in five minutes. Box No. 1 has free customized meal service. Our chefs are all the best chefs in the empire. Do you need anything?"

The three of them looked at each other, and Lin Dong looked at him and smiled, "Is there any food that can strengthen the body?"

The waiter was somewhat delighted after hearing this and said, "Of course. The three thousand year old iron fist tiger we recently bought is a top-quality material for nourishing the body. There are only three of them in the entire auction house. Should I have someone serve you one?"

After seeing Lin Dong nod, the waiter turned to look at Xiao Hongchen and the other person and said respectfully, “What do you two need?”

Xiao Hongchen replied indifferently: "I am the same as him, a three thousand year old Iron Fist Tiger. I cannot lose to him."

Meng Hongchen rolled his eyes at him and said softly:

"I want a 3,000-year-old soft-bone rabbit. Remember to stew it until it's tender. It won't taste good if it's not soft. Also, no coriander."

"Yes!" The waiter responded and instructed the voice transmission soul guide:

"Did you hear that? Hurry up."

Before the auction officially began, the three portions of food were delivered to the three people as quickly as possible. The three of them ate while looking at the items on the soul guide screen.

The soul guides and medicinal herbs that were extremely precious to ordinary people did not arouse the slightest interest in the eyes of the three people until a herb appeared.

“Dear guests, this five thousand year old Qingling Anhun Orchid, after taking it, can make your mental power reach full concentration for two hours. Of course, it also has a side effect, which is that it will be difficult to concentrate in the next three days.

This item can be used when one needs to concentrate all his attention on something. After taking it, the user can concentrate on it and greatly improve the control over mental power. We call it absolute domain.

This substance has special effects, and its side effects are almost negligible. Our auction house's herbalist team went through a lot of trouble to obtain three plants, which were tied together.

Starting price: 150,000 gold soul coins!"

This item is a divine weapon for soul masters. It can definitely greatly improve the success rate of engraving the core formation, but the price of 150,000 is enough to make ordinary people stay away.

But there are still many people who are quite interested in this and directly call out the price:

"One hundred and sixty thousand gold soul coins!"

Lin Dong looked at the herbs on the soul guide screen, his eyes flickered with a trace of fluctuation, and he spoke softly:

"One hundred and seventy thousand gold soul coins."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience in the venue fell silent instantly. That was auction box No. 1, and the people inside were either members of the royal family or powerful figures in the empire. Only a fool would bid against them.

In the end, Lin Dong only called out the price once and successfully bought three Qingling Anhun Orchids. Seeing that he didn't say anything else, the waiter lowered his head and waited for his next instruction.

As the auction progressed, the main purpose of Lin Dong's trip was also brought to the fore.

A cauldron with a greenish-blue color all over was lifted up. The cauldron was quite sturdy, and there was a faint sense of calmness lingering all over it. There was also a lifelike flame totem painted on the surface of the cauldron.

As they slowly rotated, these fire totems actually jumped like real objects, giving people a feeling that energy was gathering around the medicine cauldron.

Lin Dong looked at the furnace in front of him and had no doubt that with this thing, he would be able to greatly improve his success rate in refining equipment.

The auctioneer's sweet voice also sounded slowly at this time:

“Dear guests, you can all see that this furnace is of a high quality. However, due to its low practicality, it has not generated any profit for the seller.

Instead, it caused him to spend all his family wealth, and now he has to sell his most proud works to have more funds for further research and to maintain basic survival needs.

The starting price for this item is: 500,000 gold soul coins!"

To spend such an expensive amount of money to buy a furnace that you don't know what it can be used for, let alone no one having the money, even if one did, no one would do such a stupid thing.

The seller behind the scenes was an old man with messy hair, who rubbed his fingers nervously. His father was a blacksmith, and he inherited his father's craft and dedicated his whole life to the dinglu.

Although he was not very familiar with soul guides and core formations, out of his love for them, he taught himself the basic knowledge about soul guides and used them all in building the furnace.

This cauldron was the result of his painstaking efforts to hammer it out one by one. If he hadn't been unable to afford food, he would not have been willing to sell it.

However, in this situation, there was not even a single person who made a bid, and the old man looked much older in an instant.

Just as he was lost in thought, a calm voice called out from the mysterious Box No. 1:
"Fifty-one million!"

The old man's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. The fact that he was valued by the big shot in Box No. 1 was enough to prove that his lifelong love was not a waste that was discarded by everyone.

Because he was too excited, even his eyes turned red.

No one in the audience dared to comment on Lin Dong's bid. No matter how confused they were, they could only keep some things to themselves. They simply couldn't afford to offend such a big shot!

Seeing that no one was bidding, Lin Dong stopped talking. The perseverance of the man who made the furnace really moved him.

The old man who sold the furnace and cauldron grabbed the hand of the waiter beside him and said in an excited tone:

"Could you please introduce that adult to me? I want to see which adult has such a good vision and can give me hope to continue to persevere."

The waiter shook his head in embarrassment after hearing this:

"I'm sorry, but our auction house has rules that the information of the seller and the buyer cannot be leaked, let alone the big shot in Box No. 1. I can't bear this responsibility."

Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes showed an undisguised disappointment and he nodded dejectedly.

Seeing that he had obtained the cauldron, Lin Dong was eager to leave. Meng Hongchen gave him a speechless look:
"What are you doing? I haven't bought anything yet, but you're in such a hurry to leave? You said you'd give us a surprise when you came back, but you didn't even want to stay with us for a while. Humph, you're just talking big."

Listening to her series of resentful words, Lin Dong pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly:
"Okay, okay, I'll see if there's anything else I need."

Meng Hongchen then pouted and smiled: "That's good enough, sit down and wait, maybe there will be something good that you like."

Lin Dong nodded, and cast his gaze towards the soul guide screen, quietly waiting for other items to appear...

(End of this chapter)