Kasi Empire, Ciro City.
Ciro City was the capital of Kasi Empire, with a population of a million. It was a famous city on the Profound Continent. Ciro City had beautiful sceneries and represented the unique culture of Kasi Empire. At the same time, it was also a city that revered martial arts.
In the center of Ciro City, there was a large-scale auction held once every three years. Truly rare treasures could be purchased at the auction. Every time it was held, it would attract all sorts of bigwigs. Even wealthy people from neighboring countries would travel thousands of miles to attend.
In the past few auctions held in Ciro City, not only did all sorts of treasures frequently appear, but divine weapons had even appeared twice. The divine weapon "Starry Sky" that Phoebe was currently using, obtained from Celt, had once appeared at the auction. It had changed hands many times before finally falling into Celt's hands.
This was a truly grand event. Apart from the finale auction, there were also all sorts of peculiar items for sale. Those who knew their stuff would often be able to obtain what they needed there.
Every large-scale auction was able to attract all sorts of people, and this time was naturally no exception. Even Han Shuo had spent three thousand gold coins and used unscrupulous methods to travel to Ciro City from the magical transportation matrix in Icicle City after hearing about the grand occasion of the auction in Icicle City.
Han Shuo, who had yet to fully recover from his injuries, needed to purchase materials to refine a new body for Gilbert. On the other hand, he needed to take the opportunity to inquire about the current situation in Lancelot Empire. That was why he had come to Kasi Empire's capital, Ciro City.
Compared to Ciro City, Icicle City was only a small city at the border of Kasi Empire. The Dark Mantle's stronghold had yet to reach this place. If he wanted to obtain accurate information about Lancelot Empire, Han Shuo could only come to an important imperial city like Ciro City.
When he had just arrived at Ciro City yesterday, Han Shuo had contacted members of the Dark Mantle in Ciro City and learned about the current situation in Lancelot Empire through their information.
Just as little fatty Jack had said, Brettel City was operating as usual without him. During this period of time, the Brettel City army led by Dorcas and the elite troops dispatched by King Lawrence of Lancelot Empire had officially launched a military campaign against the seven grand duchies.
With Dorcas' outstanding talent, once he received the full support of the Empire, he immediately unleashed a terrifying force.
In just over a month, under the leadership of Dorcas, this incomparably valiant army had occupied the Bavenden Duchy without the knowledge of the seven grand duchies. Furthermore, with the Bavenden Duchy as their stronghold, they had successfully defeated the hastily allied armies of the Bonton Duchy and the Etman Duchy.
Bavenden Duchy was extremely far from Brettel City. Dorcas's attack this time had come without any warning. Bavenden Duchy had never imagined that the Lancelot Empire would give up what was close at hand and attack them first. Caught off guard, they had no way to organize an effective resistance. Within a week, Bavenden Duchy's military forces had been swept away. Grand Duke Alec Ambridge had died in battle.
The neighboring duchies, Bonton Duchy and Etman Duchy, immediately joined forces to resist, but suffered a great loss in the first battle. Now, the two duchies were defending their city gates while recklessly contacting the other duchies, preparing to join forces to deal with Lancelot Empire's fierce invasion.
Of the remaining four duchies, Helen's Helon Duchy and Burt Zili's Boulet Duchy were of one mind with Han Shuo. After Han Shuo had killed Nehem Beige, the Bisli Duchy had fallen into chaos. They had suffered disastrous losses under Burt Zili's attack and were unable to play any role.
Only Benedict Sackville's Narsen Duchy could be considered to have some military strength. However, with Helen and Burt Zili playing tricks in the dark, Han Shuo was almost certain that Benedict Sackville would not be able to escape misfortune this time.
With regards to the attack of the seven grand duchies, Han Shuo was truly at ease after learning of the progress of the situation. With the full support of Lancelot Empire, without the shackles of old monster Statholme, as well as the assistance of Helon Duchy and Boulet Duchy, the seven grand duchies would truly be unable to escape this time.
Nothing had changed in Brettel City. During Dorcas's war, Brettel City had acted as a supplier of weapons and rations. When Dorcas had won, Brettel City had seized the opportunity to seize the resources and political power of that duchy. While controlling the situation, Brettel City had also seized command of a region.
The situation was excellent. This was the moment when Lancelot Empire had begun to soar.
While Lancelot Empire was invading freely, the Brut Merchant Alliance was having a headache. As the protector of the Brut Merchant Alliance, the death of lightning sacred magus Reynold had brought immeasurable losses to the Brut Merchant Alliance. What gave the Brut Merchant Alliance even more of a headache were the magical beasts surging out of Tarrag Canyon. These magical beasts were wreaking havoc in the surroundings of several cities, destroying and attacking humans everywhere.
The Brut Merchant Alliance was a united organization formed by various large merchant guilds. Doing business between various regions and even various countries was the true way for them to obtain huge profits. However, the magical beasts that roamed everywhere forced the various merchant alliances to station themselves in their cities. This brought immeasurable losses to the Brut Merchant Alliance, a nation that mainly relied on commerce.
Therefore, even though the Brut Merchant Alliance knew that the Lancelot Empire was invading the seven grand duchies like a raging fire, and was enjoying the fruits of the invasion to its heart's content, they had no time to spare because of the internal chaos. They could only watch helplessly as the Lancelot Empire continued to expand.
Only Han Shuo understood that the cruelty that the Brut Merchant Alliance was about to face was not limited to this. Although Tanai's Soul Race at Tarrag Canyon hadn't made any unusual movements during this period, it was very likely because their level-six tribal king had been injured in the battle with the Saintess of the Church of Light. Once this six-horned tribal king recovered, perhaps the Brut Merchant Alliance would want to cry but have no tears.
Standing on the bustling street, Han Shuo discarded the thoughts in his head and continued to search for items suitable for himself among the stalls that were everywhere.
One had to admit that this so-called auction was indeed worthy of its reputation. Before the actual auction had even begun, Han Shuo had already found two good items from among the various materials in the surroundings.
The Weeping Wood. There were tear-stained patterns on the surface of this wood. By grinding the wood into powder and refining it with several medicinal herbs, it could be made into a medicinal pellet that could calm one's inner demons.
The Multicolor Stone. In the refinement of some magical weapons that required flexibility, the Multicolor Stone could play a role in making the magical weapon extremely tough. It was also useful for Gilbert's new refinement. Gilbert's bones were mixed with the Multicolor Stone, which could make his bones even tougher.
These two items were things that Han Shuo had found this morning. The Multicolor Stone, in particular, was very useful for Gilbert.
If Gilbert had chosen to be reborn as a Bone Dragon, Han Shuo wouldn't have needed to waste too much energy. He could have directly placed his soul into the netherworld and helped him reconstruct his skeleton from his bones. However, since Gilbert had chosen to become a demon, Han Shuo had spent a lot of energy to refine a new body for him, using his original skeleton as the foundation and mixing in various rare and precious materials.
Han Shuo felt guilty towards Gilbert. This time, he had made up his mind to refine a new body to compensate Gilbert. That was why he had come here to collect truly rare materials. He wanted to refine a demonic body for Gilbert that could not only give him strength, but also have unlimited possibilities for evolution.
"Eh? What is this? Can I have a look?" Han Shuo, who was walking on the bustling street, looked left and right, searching for materials suitable for Gilbert. At this moment, he suddenly saw a dull, palm-sized stone. Han Shuo's consciousness sensed a few faint traces of strange energy from it. That was why he opened his mouth and asked.
The owner of the stall was an old woman. She was lazily sizing up the stream of people that passed by. When she heard Han Shuo's question, her attention suddenly fell on Han Shuo. With an imposing figure and extraordinary clothing, Han Shuo could tell at a glance that he was extravagant. The space ring on his finger, in particular, was proof of his wealth.
"Of course!" The old woman's face was plastered with a fawning smile as she took out the stone and respectfully handed it to Han Shuo.
Grasping the palm-sized stone, Han Shuo's demonic yuan and consciousness entered the stone together. Squinting his eyes to feel it, Han Shuo's eyes brightened. He looked at the old woman with a smile and asked, "Old lady, how much is this stone?"
"My grandfather obtained this item by accident. It has been around for many years. Since you want it, then five gold coins." The old woman thought for a moment before replying.
"Pa!" A bag of gold coins was thrown out from Han Shuo's hand. He laughed heartily and said, "Here are a hundred gold coins, I'm taking it!"
"Thank you, thank you!" The old woman was pleasantly surprised. She suddenly grabbed the bag of gold coins tightly and looked left and right. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she hurriedly put away the bag of gold coins and packed up the stall before leaving.
She had no idea what the stone was used for. Five gold coins was just a random price. A hundred gold coins was definitely a huge sum of money for her. She was in such a hurry to leave because she was afraid that Han Shuo would go back on his word.
With the Yuan Storage Stone in his hand, Han Shuo was in a very good mood and continued to stroll around aimlessly.
Suddenly, Han Shuo's expression froze as he looked in front of him with some astonishment.
He saw a young and beautiful girl with a faint smile on her face, looking at a stall with great interest. It was the beautiful girl who had gone through thick and thin with him in the Dark Forest, Sophie!
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