Wizard Immortal

Chapter 224 Auction

The spacious square is surrounded by shops, which look densely packed together.

As Fred walked along, given his status in the Kingdom of Gaur, he was surrounded by several guards who cleared the way, and he encountered no obstacles along the way.

"what?"

As he passed by the roadside, Adir was somewhat surprised to see several stalls set up by the roadside.

Beside him were several small stalls displaying odds and ends, many of which were covered in dust and dirt and looked quite old.

And this was indeed the case in Adir's eyes. Under the chip's detection, the items displayed at these stalls had a long history, at least several thousand years old.

"Is there anything you need, sir?"

Seemingly sensing Adir's gaze, a tall, middle-aged, portly merchant stepped forward. Looking at the distinguished Adir, he said with eagerness, "These things were just dug up from the ground. There are many antiques left behind by ancient elven nobles. They would be an excellent choice for collectors."

"You mean, these were all dug out from underground?"

Hearing what the other person said, Adir raised his head and looked at the other person, asking.

"Ah, that's right."

Seemingly surprised by Adir's question, the middle-aged, portly merchant paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "These were recently unearthed from a small ruin. There are quite a few good things inside. Besides the precious treasures used by the ancient elven nobles, we occasionally find things related to wizards."

"Things related to wizards."

Upon hearing this, Adir's face lit up with interest as he looked at the massive wooden table before him.

Before me were several large black wooden tables, on which were placed many items, many of which bore the marks of antiquity and looked quite old.

To Adir's surprise, as he glanced at the items before him, he could indeed see quite a few things related to wizards.

These items included a variety of things, such as materials needed for brewing potions, discarded wizard metals, and even some broken enchanted items. They were basically all completely unusable, with no value other than being collectibles.

Of course, although most of the things here were not very useful, Adir still found a few usable items through chip testing.

It was a piece of black wood, its surface looking like stone and full of cracks, but inside this black wood, there was an extremely faint fluctuation that Adir detected.

Besides the piece of wood, there is a light blue ring in the distance. It was probably a magical artifact that had been imbued with some kind of spell. Although it is almost completely destroyed now, there are still traces of the spell inside the ring. If we analyze it in detail, we should be able to obtain some information.

"Please wrap these things up for me."

After standing there for a while and thinking, he spoke to the fat boss in front of him.

"There are five items in total, and five magic stones will suffice."

After roughly counting the items, the middle-aged, portly shopkeeper, with a smile on his face, packed up the few things Adir wanted and handed them to Adir.

Before Adir could pay, a guard in a black robe stepped forward, placed five magic stones on the wooden table, and paid for Adir's bill.

"How are you feeling?"

From a distance, watching Adir's actions, Fred looked at Adir and laughed.

"good."

Adir nodded: "Although many of the things here are related to wizards, very few are usable. For us, they can probably only serve as collectibles."

"Of course, the truly usable items were all picked out as soon as they were unearthed; they couldn't possibly be left here."

Fred smiled and said, "The things displayed here are mostly of little value, or only of collectible value, and are specially prepared for ordinary nobles."

"so."

Listening to his explanation, Adir nodded and took out the black wooden block he had bought earlier from the box.

With a slight exertion of force, Adir pried open the black block of wood, revealing what was inside.

It was a black crystal ball, embedded in the center of the wooden block, and looked like a crystallized black eyeball.

"what?"

Looking at the black eyeball, Fred's face showed a hint of surprise, and his eyes became slightly serious: "It's the eyeball of a Black-eyed Beast."

"This stuff is the main ingredient in many potions. A single eyeball can be worth at least five hundred magic stones on the market."

He looked at Adir and congratulated him with a smile, "Congratulations, Adir, it seems you have a good eye and good luck."

"Perhaps."

Putting the black eyeball away, Adir had no interest in looking at anything else and looked directly at Fred, saying, "Let's go inside and take a look."

"it is good."

Fred nodded, then led Adir forward.

The market was very large, and like the wizard trading posts that Adir had visited before, it had two levels, one inside and one outside.

Comparatively speaking, the things inside will definitely be better, and there will be fewer qualified people to enter.

Upon entering, Adir glanced around and noticed that there were far fewer people than those outside.

Along the entire avenue, including Adir and his group, only a dozen or so people remained walking, and most of them were wizards; there were very few ordinary people.

"Um?"

Looking ahead, Adir paused when he saw a figure in the corner.

In that corner, a beautiful young woman with exquisite features, dressed in a long black dress, stood with several guards beside her. She was Princess Solana, whom Adir had met a few days ago.

Beside her stood Blanche, the knight commander from a few days earlier, seemingly there to watch over her.

"What's wrong?"

Watching Adir's actions, Fred chuckled, "That Princess Solana is the daughter of this king. She's quite beautiful, but unfortunately, she lacks the aptitude of a wizard."

"A very good child."

Looking at the other person, Adir didn't say anything more.

"If you take a liking to her, I can speak to His Majesty and have her handed over to you."

Looking at Adir, Fred said jokingly, "Although she is a princess, she is really just that to us. If you ask, His Majesty will probably agree."

"Forget it, I'm not interested in her."

Adir shook his head and declined with a smile.

That's a pity.

Hearing about Adir's recovery, Fred said with some regret.

After a while, they continued walking forward.

Although there are few wizards here, there is a wide variety of goods, including shops that sell potions, although the quantity of potions sold is very limited.

From this, we can see that in the world of jade, the apothecary is also a highly valued profession.

Through asking questions along the way, Adir also figured out some of the differences between the two worlds.

This world is rich in resources, and the number of magic stone mines is far greater than in the places Adir had lived before. Therefore, not only is it much easier for wizards to obtain magic stones, but even some ordinary noble families can have some magic stone reserves.

According to Fred, in some exceptionally prosperous commercial areas, magic stones could even be used as currency by mortals.

As for materials, most of the materials that Adir had encountered before could be found in the Emerald World. Many rare materials that were nearly extinct in the Wizarding World could be found in the Emerald World.

During the conversation, Adir also discovered an important difference.

It seems that due to different developments, although purification potions exist in the Emerald World, purification potions made primarily from magic crystals do not exist.

In the Emerald World, magic crystals are not a precious resource monopolized by large powers, but rather a high-level currency used in trade among wizards. One hundred units of high-grade magic stones can be exchanged for one unit of magic crystal.

This situation gave Adir some ideas, such as obtaining magic crystals from the Emerald World and then selling the refined purification potions.

A bottle of purification potion that can be used to enhance the purity of mental power is extremely precious no matter where it is used. If handled properly, the benefits can be astonishing.

"It seems we arrived at just the right time this time," Fred's voice rang out again from the side.

He looked at Adir beside him with a smile: "The auctions held by the Kuma Merchant Guild are usually held every few months. Although they are not very large in scale and most of the items auctioned are not very valuable, they are still considered quite good in this area."

"So, want to go in and take a look?" he asked Adir with a smile.

"Of course," Adir replied with a smile. "Perfect timing, I'd also like to see what good stuff is around here."

"Haha, I hope I won't disappoint you."

Fred replied with a smile as he went inside.

They entered a large building, and after their identities were checked, several beautiful girls quickly came out, looking at Fred with respectful smiles: "Lord Fred, welcome."

"Um."

Fred's reaction to the girls who surrounded him was indifferent: "Is the seating ready?"

"certainly."

Hearing his words, a blonde girl who was the leader smiled and said, "Two seats have been prepared for you, sir. However, the auction will not start for a while, so you may have to wait a bit."

Upon hearing this, Adir glanced sideways, realizing that the other party had already prepared everything.

"Lord Adir, would you like to sit in a private box by yourself, or with me?"

Sensing Adir's gaze, Fred turned to look at him and asked with a smile, "This private room is quite large; it would be perfect even for the two of us together."

"Let's do it together then."

Hearing what the other person said, Adir nodded slightly and spoke directly.

After a while, led by several maids, they walked forward and arrived at a spacious hall.

Inside the lobby, besides the seats at the front, there are many rooms, seemingly for people who don't want to sit at the front.

Following Fred into a room, Adir waited for over an hour before opening his eyes again and looking ahead.

At that moment, a burst of lights began to illuminate the area ahead, and an elderly man in a red robe walked forward, facing the crowd below.

"There seem to be too many people."

Adir was somewhat surprised to hear the commotion coming from afar.

"Most of them are just ordinary people."

Fred chimed in, "According to the Kuma Merchant Guild, the more people there are, the more the auction can proceed. So for each auction, the guild sends out invitations and invites many ordinary nobles as well."

"Don't be fooled by the large number of people below. In reality, even the person in charge is only a second-class apprentice, and there are even fewer wizards among them."

Looking at the many figures below, Fred said with some disdain.

"In the entire Kingdom of Gaoluo, including you and me, there are only a few formal wizards."

Looking at Fred, Adir couldn't help but ask.

"In fact, less than five," Fred shrugged.

Upon hearing this number, Adir's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything more.

Ahead, under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, several items were carried up.

They were several black longswords, seemingly a set, with faint magical fluctuations emanating from them.

As you can see...

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, the elderly man in charge of the event shrugged and then said, "This is a set of enchanted items collected by an ancient elven noble family. After being appraised by our professionals, these longswords are very well preserved and are far sharper than ordinary weapons..."

He gave a long explanation to the many spectators below, and then invited a few people up to try it themselves.

With the chopping of several ordinary strong men, several metal shields were instantly cleaved in two, their powerful and unique sharpness catching the eye of many knights.

Starting bid: five magic stones.

As the commentary drew to a close, the elderly host, looking at the increasingly eager audience below, announced the price.

With the amplification spell, his voice instantly spread throughout the surrounding area, making it clear to everyone.

"Ten magic stones!"

"Twenty magic stones."

There was a moment of silence below, then a series of bids rang out, making the once quiet hall lively again.

Ultimately, these enchanted longswords were auctioned off for one hundred magic stones and acquired by a strong and powerful knight.

Sitting in his room, quietly watching this scene, Adir gently shook his head.

As a certified wizard, he understood perfectly well what those enchanted longswords were like.

The alchemical runes on those longswords were very faint, probably the work of some alchemy apprentice back then. Although they were still usable after a long time, they were not particularly valuable.

If these alchemical longswords were in the Maison region, they wouldn't fetch this price at all; they'd be worth at most a dozen or so magic stones.

(End of this chapter)