Chapter 178 The third "crown fragment"! (3k2)
When "Night Witch" Niaf makes this announcement, it means that the "Antiquities Auction" will officially enter the second stage.
Guests will begin "free transactions", and the "notary behind the scenes" of the Black Sword Mansion will witness the birth of each transaction through the "eyes of the black beast".
Swish, when Niaf lifted up her skirt again and bowed slightly to salute the guests in the audience, many guests stood up almost at the same time and walked to the seats of other guests.
Many of the guests who did not get up immediately took out the treasures they had prepared long ago from the various "storage" props on their bodies, and placed them on the table, waiting for another destined buyer to come. .
In front of all the guests' seats, the "Eye of the Black Beast" placed on the wooden plate suddenly emitted a faint gray mist. A thin crack opened in the middle, and a red light burst out from the crack, and some kind of light shone from it. The breath of deep gaze.
That’s exactly what “Notary” smells like. The "black beast" is everywhere. It will see into the inner ripples of both parties to the transaction and punish those who are lucky.
Luo Xiu stood up from his seat along with the guests who got up, and walked towards other seats.
He had no intention of selling anything to the other guests—no preparation had been made in advance. However, if there is an opportunity in the future, he can also consider making a fortune here.
While thinking about it, Luo Xiu followed the other guests and came to the seat of the first "seller" guest.
On the semi-circular table in front of the seat, there are many equipments of "rare" to "master" quality. Luo Xiu glanced briefly, and then looked at the guest who was sitting calmly in the seat.
The man's skin was a dull bronze, and when the dim light in the auditorium shone on him, it actually reflected patches of metallic luster.
He was wearing a mask and couldn't see his true appearance clearly, but the rough, "totem"-like tattoos on his exposed skin, and the brown braids divided into three groups, made Luo Xiu suspicious of him. The first impression was that of a "blacksmith" from a certain border clan tribe.
When he noticed that someone had stopped in front of his seat, the "Tribal Blacksmith" raised his head, glanced at Luo Xiu and Intis behind him, and said in a rough voice: "This is all very... Good equipment, friend, you can take a look at it and tell me which one you like, I will give you the right price."
This blacksmith from the tribe looks very simple... Luo Xiu thought this, but did not respond to him immediately. He just opened the panel and conducted a panel on the "rare" and "master" quality equipment. detection.
By now, Luo Xiu himself didn't have much need for conventional, "Master" or below equipment. But the shadows of "Holy Abyss" still need to consider some practical equipment for them.
When he was in Sina City, only the dwarf Mir had good and cost-effective equipment for sale, but it could not meet all the needs of the "Holy Abyss", and Luo Xiu could not reveal the existence of the "Holy Abyss" to him.
Moreover, Mir is now Luo Xiu's "royal blacksmith" most of the time, and he has no extra energy to forge new equipment. Therefore, purchasing a few new pieces of equipment at this antique auction was also one of Luo Xiu's original plans.
After quickly browsing the attributes of several pieces of equipment, Luo Xiu closed the panel, pointed at the two "master" and three "rare" pieces of equipment and said, "Friend, tell me their prices."
"You have a good eye." The tribal blacksmith raised his eyebrows and said:
"'Black Thorn Blood Whip', four hundred gold coins; 'Mithril Hunting Blade', three hundred gold coins; and 'Emerald Staff', 'Bloodthirsty Scimitar' and 'Silk Puppet', well, these Each item is worth one hundred gold coins."
"Okay." Luo Xiu nodded, took out ten platinum coins from the bracelet and handed them to the forger. Then he picked up the five pieces of equipment from the table and stored them in the storage bracelet.
"Generous friend." The blacksmith grinned, showing a kind and somewhat scary smile, "May your totem protect you."
Luo Xiu stopped responding to him. After completing the first transaction, he walked to the next "seller's" seat.
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About twenty minutes passed.
Luo Xiu bought more than ten pieces of "master" or "rare" quality equipment from four "sellers". He roughly calculated that these equipment could completely upgrade the equipment of Intis, "Hunting Blade" Undertaker, and "Bloodthirsty Werewolf" Boozer, and could also allow the twin sisters, and "Dream Stealer" to completely upgrade their equipment. "Human" Pior's ability has been qualitatively improved.
At the same time, Luo Xiu received a master-quality "dragon cast stone" from a "seller", also known as the "upgrade stone", which could be used to convert Luo Xiu's own "Moon-Cutting Scythe" Upgrading to Master allows this handy dual-purpose weapon to match its current strength.
In addition, after purchasing some more consumables in the extraordinary realm, Luo Xiu prepared to return to his seat and wait for the "Antiquities Auction" to end.
There are many "sellers" who put out "epic" quality equipment, or skills or skill scrolls of the "saint" level, but that is not what Luo Xiu wants at the moment, so he has not invested additional money in it. money.
This time, there seems to be no particularly "taboo" things in the free trading session of the auction. At this stage, the auction is relatively restrained and gentle.
Luo Xiu thought this, and as he walked from the right side of the Black Sword Auditorium to his seat on the left, walking through the crowds of people, he suddenly felt an ancient, vague call that seemed to resonate.
Beside Luo Xiu, a rickety figure hidden under a white cloak passed by him.
Luo Xiu felt something in his heart, so he turned around and saw the rickety figure sitting back in the seat in the corner.
Although he was wearing a mask, Luo Xiu could roughly tell from his body shape and the age of his skin that he was an old man, and an extremely old man at that. The exposed skin on his body was basically all dead skin, and the smell he exuded was also unpleasant. It was a smell mixed with aging, stench, and corruption.
The old man sat back in his seat, and in his withered and thin hand was a necromancy staff that emitted a dark mist, which he had just obtained from another "seller".
He stroked the Necromantic Staff fondly and murmured in his sleep: "Ah... with this... the Hermitage can... enter more seals..."
"..."
...the Priory? Luo Xiu chewed on this word, always feeling inexplicably familiar.
Suddenly, the name of another hidden organization flashed into his mind.
——"The Ancient Hermitage"!
This is the pagan organization that Luo Xiu and Captain Anthony of the "Holy Judge", Connor and Pamier had judged before when they were in Red Maple City.
That old man... is he from the "Ancient Hermitage"? Combined with the vague words of "entering the seal" in the old man's murmur, Luo Xiu became more confident in his conjecture.
I couldn't see the quality and inherent skills of the Necromantic Staff in the old man's hand, but it seemed to be of 'epic' quality... Luo Xiu thought as he walked towards the old man's seat.
Luo Xiu has some new interest in the old man. Anyway, everyone is hiding their identities now, and they are also protected by the Black Sword Mansion. Even if the old man is really a member of the "Ancient Hermitage", he may even be a "fourth level destiny" "High Priest" or "Leader" of the five-fold destiny, you can't do anything to yourself.
When he reached a position where he could easily observe the old man, Luo Xiu stopped in front of another seat. While pretending to select treasures from other sellers, he secretly observed the old man's movements.
Luo Xiu saw that after the old man rubbed the Necromantic Staff for a while, he raised his right hand and made a vague stroke in the air in front of him.
The air was suddenly distorted, and chaotic ripples spread out around it. Then, a deep, ominous black crack opened.
——Dimensional rift!
Luo Xiu immediately understood that the old man should be a [Lost] fifth-level destiny. If he was really a member of the "Ancient Hermitage", he should be a leader-level figure.
The old man placed the Necromantic Staff in his hand into the dimensional rift, then stretched out his finger and lightly swiped it, and the rift was sewn back.
The air returned to its original calmness, as if nothing had happened.
Then, the old man took something out of his arms and placed them one by one on the table in front of him.
After doing this, the old man closed his eyes and restrained all his spiritual surges, and his sense of existence suddenly became extremely thin.
If Luo Xiu had not noticed the old man long ago, he would probably have thought that there was nothing special in the inconspicuous seat in the corner...
While Luo Xiu was thinking this, he kept peeking at the old man, and at the same time turned sideways and walked through the crowd, approaching the old man's seat.
Just when the old man took out something and placed them on the table, Luo Xiu could feel that the ancient, vague, and resonant call was getting stronger. It came from the old man. direction.
Just when Luo Xiu squeezed through the crowd and came to the old man's seat, he finally saw clearly what the things the old man put on the table were.
They were fragments of different shapes, some were carved from spiritual wood, some were embedded with crystal stones, and some were cast from gold and iron.
But no matter what manufacturing method is used, they all have one common characteristic - the auras they emit are quite ancient. They should come from different relics or seals, and the history of those relics or seals is undoubtedly quite long. .
Luo Xiu quickly made this judgment.
His pupils shrank at the same time.
Because he saw something very familiar to him.
Among the pile of fragments, Luo Xiu saw at a glance that there were fragments in the shape of a crown.
It was an ancient piece of crown, but after countless years, it did not have any rust. Its surface is engraved with exquisite patterns, and there are many hollows that can be set with gems, but those gems have long been lost.
As for this fragment of the crown, Luo Xiu knew exactly what its name was.
——"Fragments of King Isol's Crown"!
And that was exactly the source of the ancient and vague, resonant call.
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(There is another chapter in the evening)
(End of this chapter)