Chapter 74 Secret Auction
Zuo Si knew nothing about the fact that he had been targeted by Faerun's famous evil organization [Tangled Talisman].
When he returned to the hotel, the first thing he did was to take out the soldier card that had been reborn from the [Graveyard], intending to use the remaining mana in the mana pool to upgrade it.
After the attack and killing last night, he found that with the soldier level of LV5, it might be okay to deal with ruffians and miscellaneous soldiers.
But it is still a bit too weak to truly compare with those higher-level warriors, thieves, assassins, and killers.
It must be strengthened.
However, after injecting mana equal to ten times the summoning cost, Zuo Si suddenly discovered that two completely different upgrade routes emerged on the upper and lower sides of this card.
The upward upgrades are the equipment, level and combat skills of the summoned soldiers.
What upgrades downward is the number of soldiers.
In other words, originally only one soldier could be summoned. After upgrading, it will become two to three, and then it will become four to six, and so on.
The former takes the elite route.
When you upgrade to the end, you may become the kind of powerful warrior who can rush into the crowd and unleash unparalleled power.
The latter takes the quantitative route.
Upgrade to the end and you may be able to summon a legion with just one card.
“Huh? There are branches!”
Zuo Si seemed to have discovered a new world, with a surprised expression on his face.
If it were an ordinary person, I would probably have difficulty choosing at this time.
After all, no matter which one you discard, it will give people the feeling of "making a big loss".
But he just pondered for a moment and immediately chose the elite route.
And he still paid a full 50 mana points to upgrade it two levels in one go.
[Creature Card: Human - Heavy Armored Soldier]
[LV3 White Card (can be upgraded)]
[Card Quality: Normal]
[Effect: Summon A veteran soldier with LV9 warrior level and rich combat experience.
This soldier may be a melee unit wearing full body armor, a fully enclosed steel helmet, holding a +1 long sword and a +1 kite-shaped steel shield, and is proficient in military swordsmanship, shield bash, power attack and charge. and other skills;
It may also be an archer holding a +1 compound bow, wearing a half-cuirass, carrying a bag of 40 +1 arrows, and is proficient in precision, sniping, fast climbing and movement skills.
Whether it is a melee unit or a long-range unit, it can understand any language you speak and completely obey every order given until it is killed or the summons is actively cancelled]
[ To use this card, you need to pay four points of white magic power, or four points of general magic power]
[When the summoned soldier is killed, the card will automatically enter the graveyard to wait for rebirth for three days]
It must be said that after the upgrade, both the level and the equipment are completely different from before.
Without any hesitation, Zuo Si directly chose to pay four points to activate the card.
In an instant!
A warrior so heavily armed that only his eyes were visible appeared out of thin air.
Without even a second of hesitation, he took off his helmet to reveal that familiar face, and said with a smile: "Master, I have become stronger."
"Welcome Come back!”
Zuo Si also showed a faint smile.
He could clearly observe that the soldiers' muscles hidden in the heavy armor were much more developed than before.
This also means that its strength attributes and physical attributes have been greatly improved.
Although there is already a [Shadow Servant] who can stay vigilant 24 hours a day - Yelnia, as well as a large number of shadows transformed by her.
But after seeing the returning soldiers, Zuo Si still felt an inexplicable sense of security.
Just when he was about to practice his spell-casting skills for a while, and then lie on the bed and close his eyes to sleep, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Following this, the voice of the werewolf girl came through the crack in the door. "Master! Are you asleep?"
"Is something wrong?"
Zuo Si asked subconsciously, and at the same time motioned to the soldiers to open the door.
In about two seconds, Fangers' figure appeared at the door of the room.
She first stared at the "resurrected" soldier with eyes filled with shock and disbelief. After a while, she came back to her senses and stammered: "Master...Master! Just now A tribesman who was looking for information on the street accidentally overheard a quiet conversation between two businessmen.
Today at around nine o'clock, a meeting was held on a ship docked at the dock. A secret auction.
There will be a lot of interesting things.
These include all kinds of rare and rare slaves, funerary objects dug out from an ancient elf tomb, all kinds of strange animals, magical creatures, and their eggs and babies.
I thought you might be interested in this news. "
"Secret auction? "Zuo Si was stunned for a moment.
In a "super big city" like Calimport with developed commerce and smuggling businesses everywhere, auctions are held almost every day.
But some are " Some are "legal" and some are "illegal".
Of course, the terms "legal" and "illegal" do not refer to compliance with the law in the ordinary sense.
But it has a completely different meaning.
"Legal" refers to paying a "protection fee" to the thieves guild that controls the local area, which has nothing to do with normal taxes.
Only after obtaining the "legal" certificate, the auction can be held normally.
Otherwise, the leader of the Thieves Guild will use a series of means such as stealing, threatening, kidnapping, and setting fire to the warehouse to force the organizer of the auction to surrender.
In serious cases, you may even lose your life.
As for "illegal", it naturally refers to those desperate people who are bold and do not want to pay protection fees.
Since the streets and alleys of Calimport are firmly controlled by the Thieves Guild, "illegal" auctions can only be held secretly on ships.
Customers are generally old customers, or rich people who have confirmed through testing in advance that the other party will not betray themselves.
In short, "illegal" secret auctions like this often bring out some exotic items that are not available on the market.
"Do you know the specific location of the auction and how to enter it?" Zuo Si asked bluntly.
The werewolf girl shook her head slightly: "I don't know. But Ollis used his nose to remember the smell of the two people who talked about this matter. Just walk around the port pier twice and you will definitely find it. !”
“In that case, let’s give it a try.”
Zuo Si made a decision quickly after thinking about it for a while.
Whether it is for the magic pet he has always wanted, or to create a creature card to complete a task, he has to try his luck.
Otherwise, if you just rely on the pet market, you may not be able to find the magical creature you like when the day lilies are cold.
After all, there are quite a few mages and warlocks in Calimport, and they also have the same needs.
But there are only so many rare, precious and useful magical creatures, and there are simply not enough to grab them.
In this way, Zuo Si took enough money, left the hotel with the soldier and two little werewolves in the dark, and headed straight to the noisy dock.
Although it is completely dark now, there are still many coolies and slaves carrying heavy goods.
In pubs and hotels of all sizes, you can see at a glance that they are all sailors who are drunk or even unconscious.
Some guys who were too energetic and exhausted on the sea were doing sweaty and intense exercises with scantily clad women in an inconspicuous dark corner.
Fallen!
Indulgence!
Cathartic!
It all adds up to a stunning picture.
(End of this chapter)