As soon as Shao Xuan took out the stone, it attracted a lot of people's attention.
The words on the wooden sign were simple and clear, so many people didn't look at anything else and went straight to the Yanjiao area.
"What is it? It's glowing?"
"It can't be nonsense, right?"
"That seems to be the place where the Yanjiao tribe is. Their animal skins were selling well before."
"Let's go and see if it's real or fake!"
No matter what their opinions were, curiosity had already risen in their hearts. They would rather waste more time than miss out on any possible rare item. For the purchasers sent by the slave owners, if they brought back rare items, their superiors would be happy, and they could get a lot of benefits. For the merchants, after buying from the tribes, they could change places and resell to other slave owners, and they could still make a profit.
On the Yanjiao side, the goods they brought were almost all sold. After Shao Xuan took out the crystal, more and more people gathered around, and they spontaneously protected him. Every year, there were many thieves who took advantage of the chaos to steal things, and they had to keep their eyes open.
This time, Shao Xuan brought a total of ten crystals, and now he only took out one.
At this time, the weather was already cold, and many people were wearing large cloak-like animal skins. It was easy to check if the crystal was really glowing, and they just had to cover it with their own coats. But don't even think about stealing. There were so many eyes around, and as long as they saw the slightest sign, they wouldn't be able to take back their claws.
One by one, people squeezed over with large animal skins that completely covered the light, and covered the crystal in Shao Xuan's hand with their large animal skins. Their eyes moved closer to look. In the dim field of vision, the small crystal emitted a clear light. Holding it, they could easily see the words in the dark.
Without waiting for them to look, Shao Xuan had already taken back his hand and showed it to the next person.
After looking at about fifty people, Shao Xuan put away the crystal and returned to his original position. He said to the crowd, "What do you think? Are you satisfied?"
Some nodded, while others remained silent. However, all of them stared at Shao Xuan with fiery eyes, waiting for him to continue.
Shao Xuan didn't say anything. Duo Kang took over the mission, but he didn't tell the whole truth. He only said that they found this crystal when they were hunting Fearsome Beasts. They dug it out from the bottom of a river that was connected to the sea. This wasn't a lie. If that river had water, it would be bigger than the one in front of the tribe. It could be considered a big river, right? It was said that the river would flow to another, bigger river, and then the bigger river would flow into the sea. This was not wrong.
As for the total number of crystals, Duo Kang only said that there were five. This was decided by Shao Xuan, Duo Kang, and the others last night.
Unlike Shao Xuan, the people who often hung around here were no strangers to Duo Kang. Therefore, they believed that Duo Kang wasn't lying. At least, he wouldn't lie completely.
While Duo Kang was introducing the glowing crystals to everyone, Black Bear, who had been away for three days, was sitting in a stone house with a large yard in the city. He was holding a large ceramic bowl and gulping down meat soup. There was a large piece of barbecued meat on a plate next to him, which he finished in two or three bites.
While Black Bear was eating, a big man hurriedly pushed open the door and came in.
"Boss, the tribesmen have something again!" the man shouted as he ran.
Every year when the tribesmen came, they would bring some rare things. Although Black Bear had left, he still sent people to keep an eye on them.
"Did something come out over there?" Black Bear wiped his mouth, put down the bowl, and asked.
"The Yanjiao people brought out a glowing stone! That stone really glows. Really, I saw it with my own eyes! "the big man was afraid that Black Bear wouldn't believe him so he quickly assured him.
"Yanjiao people again?" Black Bear muttered. He put on his coat, called his men, and strode over.
On the other side of the chaotic trading ground, Duo Kang had already explained the rules of the trade. They had also discussed it beforehand. They would use the auction mode, and five crystals would be auctioned together.
This kind of crystal would definitely attract more attention. If they split the auction, the longer it dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. They might be able to get more benefits, but the risk was too great. It was better to end this quickly and leave as soon as possible. Duo Kang had already discussed it with the Taihe people. In order to let the Taihe people pack up early, Duo Kang had also given them some grains.
Duo Kang took out a bronze sword that was as long as an arm. They had all been trading for a long time, so they could tell the value of this sword at a glance. Duo Kang used this as the starting price and let the others start bidding.
"One sword and a bag of grains!"
"Two swords!"
"Two swords and five animal skins … What, you don't want animal skins? Then let's have the grains. I promise they were just harvested this year!"
"Two swords and ten bags of grains!"
"Three swords!!"
…
Hearing the atmosphere getting hotter and hotter, and the bids getting higher and higher, Duo Kang's heart was blooming with joy.
"Boss, should we also fight for it?" the people beside Black Bear were anxious. That kind of crystal, even if it was five bronze swords, it was still worth it. Once they reached the Royal City, they just needed to resell and they could get even more.
Black Bear's gaze swept over Shao Xuan and Duo Kang. He was about to call out a price when he heard an arrogant voice shout, "A bronze cauldron!"
Just as everyone was shouting with the unit of measurement that Duo Kang had given, a "cauldron" suddenly appeared in the midst of all the "swords". It was very abrupt, like a group of pigs that suddenly screamed like a chicken being slaughtered.
Whoosh —
A path was forcibly broken through the crowd. Four tall men with strong muscles opened the way in front, followed by a young man wearing a silver-gray animal skin coat. There were other people around him, and the most conspicuous one was the person standing next to him, carrying a heavy object. Every step he took left a clear footprint on the ground, and his bulging meridians pulsed like dragons, as if he was withstanding an enormous pressure. On his back, there was a heavy object wrapped in cloth. A cauldron?
Everyone only felt the ground under their feet shaking with the other party's footsteps.
Bang!
The heavy cauldron was put down not far from Shao Xuan and Duo Kang. When it landed, it made a muffled sound with metal trembling. The people who heard it felt as if their hearts were shaken to their throats.
"That is …"
Someone guessed the identity of the young man.
To be able to appear in such an arrogant manner, it was naturally a slave owner in Anba City, and his status was not low.
The young man who walked slowly raised his hand and swept the non-existent dust on his animal skin coat. In a tone of charity, he said to Shao Xuan and Duo Kang, "A copper cauldron. Don't you tribesmen like copper? I'll give you a cauldron, enough for you to make a lot of swords. "
Duo Kang almost spat out a mouthful of saliva. Listening to this tone, people who didn't know would really think that they could take advantage of it. How could a copper cauldron be the same as a cast sword? Do you really think that a copper cauldron can be easily made into another thing? Do you think we're easy to fool?!
When the other party pulled down the cloth, revealing the copper cauldron that reflected the dazzling light, many people present exclaimed.
Looking at it this way, this cauldron was really good … Hey, that's not right. Why are the three legs of this cauldron not the same length?
The triangular copper cauldron's three legs were two long and one was twisted. It was not stable on the ground, and the pattern on the copper cauldron looked blurry. Even part of the circular cauldron's body was sunken in!
The slave owners here valued the cauldron very much. They used it as a ceremonial object, and certainly would not tolerate such a failure in their own homes. Now, this show-off actually took out an inferior product to bully people?!
What, did he think that he was giving charity to beggars and directly throwing trash?
Yanjiao people didn't like slave owners. If you talked to them about strength, they would talk to you about class. If you talked to them about class, they would talk to you about class. They would never talk about the same topic. So the Yanjiao people didn't like slave owners who thought they were great. But the slave owners did have a lot of good things in their hands. There was a lot of technology and knowledge that they needed to learn. They admitted this and paid some price to learn and understand it. But it didn't mean that they were afraid of the slave owners.
And when the slave owners looked at the Yanjiao people, they felt that the Yanjiao people were a group of troublemakers. They didn't listen to reason or force, and they were too damn stubborn!
Unfortunately, this young master obviously didn't understand the style of the Yanjiao people.
"No exchange! We don't want the cauldron. We only want the swords and axes that have already been forged, "Duo Kang said.
He didn't expect to be rejected. The young man frowned and wasn't satisfied with Duo Kang's answer. "You don't want it?"
"We don't want the cauldron," Duo Kang confirmed again.
The young man smiled, but there wasn't much of a smile in his eyes. Instead, there was a flash of darkness. "You must have it!"
As the young man's last word fell, the person who had just put down the cauldron bent his arms and rushed forward. His arms, which seemed to have accumulated all his strength, were like ignited cannons. He pushed the cauldron on the ground towards Shao Xuan and Duo Kang.
The cauldron, which was pushed up at high speed, flashed like a golden light. It left the ground and brought with it a biting cold wind and the chill of metal. It went straight for Shao Xuan, who was holding the crystal!
Black Bear thought that Duo Kang would intervene. After all, in this kind of situation, usually the one who intervened was the leader of the group. They represented the entire tribe. Their opinion was the decision of the entire group.
Fight or compromise? The onlookers thought to themselves.
But to everyone's surprise, Duo Kang, who was standing closest to Shao Xuan, didn't make a move. He still stood in the same spot.
Shao Xuan, who was facing the cauldron, lowered his waist and bent his knees. His whole body was like a mountain that was rooted to the ground. He raised one arm and pressed it against the cauldron.
He actually chose to take it head-on!
Bang!
With the reverberation of heavy metal, it was as if a huge drum had suddenly been struck, producing a deafening sound wave. Even the golden light reflected by the three-legged cauldron seemed to have been completely dispersed in that instant.
The moment the sound rang out, everyone in the tribe's trading area was shocked!
What happened?! This was what those who didn't see what happened were thinking.
What happened?! This was the person who saw the whole thing but couldn't react.
Black Bear's eyelids kept twitching. That kid … actually took it head-on with one hand!!
Bang!
There was another sound. This time, it was different from the explosion of sound waves. This time, it was the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
The body of the cauldron, which was almost as tall as a person, fell to the ground again. The surrounding soil and stones were shaken away. The dust was blown away by the wind, but the cauldron didn't move forward an inch. It stopped in front of Shao Xuan.
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