An invincible journey starting from a different race

"Is that so?" Aesop fell into thought, "Then let me think about what I can sell?"

Stank said, "Don't blame me for not warning you. Most adventurers who go there are men, so if you think about scraping off some of your feet and selling them to others, no one will buy it, and you'll probably get beaten up."

Aesop looked at Stank who was trying to persuade him and tilted his head.

"It doesn't matter," he said. "I already know what I'm going to sell."

As the title says, I would like to take a day off on the 1st to have a rest. I hope you will approve it.

One hundred words one ...

202 This world is so big and white

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the day for the Adventurer's Auction Conference to begin.

Although it was called a "big" auction, it was actually not that grand. Stank and Jer did not make any preparations. They just found a slightly larger empty house and then spread the news. There was no need to send out special invitations. After all, the adventurers' information channels were interconnected. As long as one or two people knew about it, everyone would know.

Therefore, the word "big" in this auction basically has the same meaning as the word "big" in what Gan Qiu, who did not want to reveal his name, said: "My sword is very big, you have to be patient."

Since Stank and Jair were the hosts, and Aesop was a newbie attending the auction for the first time, he could not sit with them in the host seat at the top, so he had to sit alone down there.

Because neither Bruce nor Ganqiu came.

Bruce said that he didn't like crowded places, especially places with a lot of men. The smell of feet, sweat and all kinds of odors gathered in a small room, which was undoubtedly a huge torture for him as a dog-beastman (only the most real smell could remind him that he was a dog-beastman, not a bear-man).

Gan Qiu, on the other hand, felt that the items at the auction were mostly not what he wanted. He only wanted puppet parts, which he could simply order at a puppet shop. Now that his former supplier, Ye Lan, had opened a shop in Dream Town, buying parts had become even easier for Gan Qiu, and his money was flowing out like water... no, like a waterfall.

This made Gan Qiu feel both sad and happy. He kept saying "This world is too cruel to modelers" while continuing to spend money. He almost supported Ye Lan's store on his own (this also made Aesop feel that the most fundamental reason why he did not come to the auction was because he had spent all his money).

What Gan Qiu didn't know was that Ye Lan used all the money he earned from him to buy better accessories, which he then installed on Noren for free.

Aesop naturally felt happy when it was installed on Noren. He felt like he was getting a new "partner" every day, but he didn't quite understand the complicated relationship chain involved.

This is a bit off topic. Aesop, who didn't know anyone, sat alone in a corner of the auction. This was what his teacher, Abel, had taught him: when faced with something you've never encountered before, you should first learn about it from a distance. Only after you understand it thoroughly can you act. This is the safest way to proceed.

But not long after, a nervous male voice sounded in his ear: "Senior, may I sit here?"

Aesop turned his head and found that the person who spoke was a human knight wearing armor, with a nervous expression on his upright face.

Aesop looked around and found that there was no one else beside him, so he pointed at himself and asked, "Your senior, are you calling me?"

"Of course," the human knight said, "This is my first time attending an auction, and I'm not very familiar with the place, so I hope you can guide me."

Aesop answered honestly: "Actually, this is my first time participating too."

"Is that so?" The young human knight breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sat down next to Aesop. "That's even better. Then we can take care of each other."

As he spoke, the young knight extended his hand to Aesop.

"My name is Rob Edelman, nice to meet you."

"My name is Aesop."

The two "newbies" exchanged names with each other, and after talking to Aesop, Rob was not so nervous anymore.

"To be honest, I always thought I was the only newcomer at this auction," Rob said. "Because I was always a knight before I became an adventurer, it hasn't been long, so I don't know much about this line of work..."

Aesop looked at Rob's sweaty forehead and asked in confusion, "Why are you so nervous?"

"Uh..." Rob's expression froze slightly after being hit in the sore spot, and then he said embarrassedly, "Before I met you, I also asked two seniors if they could guide me. But the way they looked at me was... weird. They didn't want to say anything more to me and walked away immediately. I think this might be because I don't have enough combat experience."

"Is that so?"

"Yes." Rob nodded and said, "Like I said earlier, I've always been a knight because my father was a knight. My family has been knights for generations, loyal to a certain lord. That lord hated... alien races and only operated in human territory. So most of the people I came into contact with, and even fought against, were humans. I found this kind of life boring. There's obviously more to this world than just humans. I wanted to see more races and see a wider world, so I said goodbye to the lord... Do you think I'm stupid?"

Aesop shook his head and said, "Of course not. I have the same idea as you. I originally studied at a lesser-known magic academy and never left. One day, I suddenly wanted to see the outside world, so I left the academy."

After hearing Aesop's words, Rob's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had seen a close friend, and he quickly held Aesop's hand.

"We're kindred spirits! We really are!" Rob said excitedly. "Before, no one could understand me. They thought I was giving up such a good job and going against family traditions just to wander around. They said I would definitely regret it. But how could I regret it? After I came out and saw the outside world, I realized how great it is..."

"It's white and big." Aesop took over the conversation.

"Yeah." Rob nodded repeatedly, "White and big... huh?"

He was slightly startled.

This world... can it be described as white and big?

Well, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem impossible. After all, the sky is big and white.

Rob smiled and said, "Brother Aesop, you really are... quite humorous, but still quite vivid. Yes, for those of us who have lived in small places for so many years and then suddenly see the outside world, the outside world is white and big."

As he spoke, Rob seemed to remember something and sighed.

"I still remember my first battle with an alien race a month ago. That was also the battle that left the most impression on me. It was against a dwarf..."

"Well, the battle that impressed me the most was with a guy called Phoenix..." Aesop also recalled the past.

"Before this, I've never seen someone with such great strength. I had to hold the sword with both hands to barely block his one-handed attack..."

"Me too, I've never seen anything so beautiful, so powerful, so immortal..."

"But thankfully, I defeated him." Rob clenched his fists. "Even though it was with the help of my teammates, I still... defeated him in the end."

"I defeated her, too," Aesop said, "also with the help of many people."

After hearing what Aesop said, Rob looked at Aesop with more affectionate eyes, full of the joy of meeting a close friend.

Then, he sighed and said, "But that was ultimately an unfair victory. I really hope I can have another chance to fight that guy. This time, not in a group fight, but a fair, one-on-one fight between men."

Aesop nodded and was about to agree, but then he suddenly felt something was wrong: "Is this a battle between men?"

"Of course." Rob said, "Only a battle like that is worthy of two men... Hmm? Brother Aesop, is it my illusion? Why do I feel like you are sitting a little further away from me?"

"Well, it's your illusion." Aesop shook his head and began to recall. "Unfortunately, I don't have the same regret as you. After knocking her out the first time, I defeated her a third, fourth, and fifth time in a row, using various methods: missionary, bulldozer, and 'one, two, three, I'm done'. In the end, she couldn't get up again, and I won completely."

Listening to Aesop's narration, Rob was nodding at first, but as he nodded, he felt something was wrong.

"Wait, wait." Rob raised his hand to stop Aesop. "What you just said... was it really a battle?"

203 Our family has been full of serious knights for generations!

I always feel... this guy seems a little weird.

Rob felt that something was amiss with Aesop. He felt as if he and Aesop were discussing the same topic, yet they were both talking about different things. This dissonance left him feeling a bit bewildered, but before he could dwell on it, the auction had already begun.

"Hey, welcome to this year's Adventurer's Auction, or of course, the Dark Auction."

Stank and Jer, who were in charge of the meeting, gently hit the bell on the table with a hammer, drawing everyone's attention.

"Oh, the auction is about to begin." Upon seeing this, Rob immediately put aside his doubts about Aesop and shifted his focus to the podium, his emotions becoming excited. "I wonder what interesting treasures we'll see. You're all experienced adventurers, so the items you put up for auction must be extraordinary. I wonder if I'll have a chance to buy one or two."

What exactly will be put up for auction?

Is it the fine steel sword made by the dwarves, the magic book of the elves, or something that has never been seen or even heard of?

"The first one is from the cow orcs..." Stank explained as he lifted the curtain behind him.

Oh, it really is something I've never heard of before. A cow orc, I've never even seen one before...

"...Squeeze X Shadow!"

The curtain was lifted, and a huge picture of a cow orc appeared in front of everyone.

At that moment, Rob's excited expression suddenly froze, in sharp contrast to it was the sudden cheers of the other adventurers.

Ah...what?

Rob suddenly felt that the auction he attended seemed different from what he had imagined...?

It was not until the Phantom from the Cow Orc was auctioned off by an adventurer for 300 gold that Rob finally realized what kind of auction he had participated in.

"How could this happen?!" Rob was stunned. "Why is it this kind of auction?! Why would there be this kind of auction?!"

Aesop turned to look at Rob and asked curiously, "Why can't it be this kind of auction? How did you know about this auction?"

Rob said, "I heard two older adventurers discussing this at the Adventurer's Guild. They were so secretive and unwilling to speak loudly, so I naturally thought this must be a very private and special auction."

"That's no problem."

"What's okay?"

Aesop pointed at the items being auctioned and said, "Just tell me whether this is private or not, and whether it's special or not."

Rob: “…”

Rob felt deeply deceived. His expectations and yearnings for these adventurers were completely shattered. He couldn't help but shake his head and whispered, "No, I can't accept this."

"Can't accept it?"

"Yes, such a vulgar and low-brow adventurer auction." Rob gritted his teeth and said, "I can't accept such an auction."

Having said that, he suddenly stood up and prepared to leave.

"Are you going to leave like this?" Aesop asked, "Aren't you going to finish reading it? What if there's something you want later?"

Rob looked back at Aesop, the man he had originally thought was a like-minded person and a confidant, but now there was only disappointment in his eyes.

"My ancestors have been upright knights for generations!" Rob clenched his fists tightly and said in a trembling voice, "How can we linger in a place like this? Of course I have to leave. There is nothing I want here! You can't drag me down with you!"

Aesop said, "Oh," and said, "Okay then."

Rob snorted coldly and was about to leave.

"Next up for auction is a Pokémon card, whose heart capacity is second only to that of a cow orc! Simply light up this card, and the Pokémon's phantom will appear before you!"

Aesop heard footsteps again, turned around, and found that Rob had sat back down again. Suddenly he understood.

"So you like elves."

"Ahem, yes, yes." Rob's face was red at this moment. He had completely lost his previous sense of justice and his speech became stuttering. "Well, I can't say I particularly like it. I'm just curious about this ancient and mysterious race. Yes, yes, I'm curious."

Aesop nodded thoughtfully.

"How hypocritical."

Rob: “…”

"So you want to buy that?" Aesop asked, pointing at the item for auction.

"Um, well..." Rob really wanted to take a picture, but he was a little embarrassed to speak up, so he whispered to Aesop, "Well, brother Aesop. Look, my ancestors have been knights for generations..."

"You just said that." Aesop said, "So you're not going to fall with me again?"

"No, no." Rob waved his hands repeatedly and said awkwardly, "I mean, when the quotation comes later, can you help me take a picture of it?"

"I'll take a picture for you?" Aesop said, "But I don't like elves."

"No, I don't mean to ask you to take a picture, but to ask you... Oh no, please take a picture for me." Rob was also a little embarrassed. After all, it had just been a while since he finished saying those harsh words, and now he turned around and asked for help. To be honest, he felt a little embarrassed, but what could he do?

That's an elf!

From the moment Rob first laid eyes on the elves, he had been infatuated with these powerful, beautiful, undead creatures... Hmm? That sentence structure sounds familiar.

It seemed as if someone had told him this not long ago.

Rob tried to recall it, but couldn't recall it, so he ignored it for the moment and continued to plead with Aesop: "Please buy it for me and give it to me after the auction. I'll pay you then... Of course, you're not helping me for nothing. After all, my family has been knights for generations, and we still have the basic spirit of chivalry. I will definitely not pay less than what I owe you."

Listening to Rob's words, Aesop began to look at him seriously. When Rob was a little uneasy, Aesop nodded and said, "No problem, leave it to me."

Rob immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Aesop with great gratitude: "You are so kind, Brother Aesop."

But what Rob didn't expect was that the nightmare also started from this time.

"Now, let me give you a detailed introduction. As I just said, just light up this card, and the elf's phantom will immediately appear before you." Stank tapped the card, and then, an incredibly beautiful elf phantom appeared before everyone. Stank continued to read out the introduction, "Hmm, let me see what the elf's name is... It seems there's no name, only a description of this item. Well, do you want to taste the flavor that has been passed down for thousands of years? Just click..."

Before he could finish his words, the adventurers immediately exploded.

"Nod your mother's head?! A thousand years?!"

"Where the hell did you dig up this antique?! The magic has already stank, right?! No, this is not just a normal stench, this is the stench of your mother's corpse!"

"Selling this disgusting stuff again... Is that you, Stank? You've successfully disgusted me. Your mother will die tonight!"

The crowd immediately exploded and threw the debris in their hands into the stands. Stank had no choice but to retreat: "Hey, hey, hey, stop smashing things, stop smashing things! I didn't sell these, don't mistake me for someone else! If you smash me again, I'll be angry!"

This sudden commotion left Rob a little confused.