The two had only left for a short while. By the time they returned to the auction house, they had turned into two different people. One was a tall and well-built fatty, and the other was a plain-looking girl from the countryside. They looked very ordinary in the bustling streets. No one would have thought that they were the ones who had attracted everyone's attention.
With the help of the city defense army, nobles from various cities of Kasi Empire, and even from other countries, entered the auction center in succession.
When Sophie arrived, she did not enter the auction house as Han Shuo had expected. Instead, she dragged Han Shuo along and lingered around the small stalls, excitedly buying some gaudy ornaments that had no practical value.
"This thing is worth three gold coins at most!" Sophie said to the stall owner with a crystal button in her hand.
"Miss, you are a beautiful crystal from the southern part of Brut Merchant Alliance. You won't be able to buy it anywhere for less than five gold coins!" The stall owner was a skinny middle-aged man. He had a sincere expression on his face as he said in all seriousness.
"Hehe, this kind of crystal can be found everywhere. Look, the color isn't particularly bright, and the workmanship of the button is so crude. You actually dare to say that this is a blue dream crystal from the southern part of Brut Merchant Alliance! Ha, you really dare to talk nonsense! Here, look, the broken crystal on my chain is a blue dream crystal. Look carefully and see if there's any difference in the luster! " Sophie took out a crystal necklace from her pocket and waved it in front of the stall owner, indicating that he could see the real blue dream crystal.
Normally, no one wearing a space ring would appear in a place like this. Therefore, when they entered, not only did Sophie put away her own space ring, she also told Han Shuo to put his space ring away as well. This way, the two of them would not be able to find anything different from ordinary people on them.
Seeing that he could not fool Sophie, the stall owner's face darkened. He said, "How about this, four gold coins. Take it if you want it, or forget it if you don't!"
"Three gold coins! Only three gold coins! The workmanship of your button is crude, it's only worth this price! Look, where the button and the crystal are embedded, there's a very fine scratch here, and here … "Sophie was like an expert, going on and on about the flaws of the crystal button.
Han Shuo stared at Sophie, dumbfounded. Listening to her unceremonious belittling of the crystal button for the sake of a gold coin, he really didn't know what she was doing this for.
Finally, under Sophie's continuous bombardment, the stall owner took the initiative to admit defeat. He handed the crystal button to Sophie with a bitter smile and said, "Three gold coins, take it. Since what you said is completely useless, why do you still want to buy it? "
"Ah! Its shape is kind of beautiful. " Sophie said something nice for the first time. She happily fastened the crystal button to the corner of her shirt, smiled at Han Shuo, and asked, "How is it? Does it look good?"
"It's alright!" Han Shuo replied. After a pause, he added, "It matches your current appearance very well!"
Apart from the rather unique shape, there really wasn't anything special about this kind of fake jewel of poor quality and crude workmanship. However, Sophie's current appearance was also very mediocre. Paired with this ordinary and crude jewelry, it actually brought out the best in each other.
Sophie obviously understood the meaning of Han Shuo's last sentence. She rolled her eyes at Han Shuo and lightly snorted, "Boss, ask him for money. Hmph, who asked you to deliberately make sarcastic remarks about me! "
Three gold coins was really nothing to Han Shuo. It was just that Sophie's attitude made Han Shuo feel both amused and infuriated. He casually took out three gold coins and handed it to the stall owner. Han Shuo followed behind Sophie and asked, "It's just a few gold coins. With your wealth, there's no need to waste time haggling, right?"
Sophie was a sky rider, and her father, Sulo, was a famous sacred knight in Kasi Empire. No matter how one looked at it, Sophie definitely wasn't someone who lacked money. For such a person to argue endlessly with a vendor over a few gold coins really baffled Han Shuo.
"What do you know? It's only at times like this that I can feel like an ordinary person!" Sophie shot a glance at Han Shuo and said meaningfully.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. He thought for a moment, then looked at the annoyance that flashed in Sophie's eyes. He immediately understood what Sophie meant.
As the daughter of sacred knight Sulo, Sophie should have been treated like the apple of his eye since birth. It was likely that everyone treated Sophie as a little princess since she was young. Money and treasures, as long as Sophie liked it, it would be a piece of cake for her to have it. It was precisely because of this that Sophie had never experienced the life of an ordinary person. That was why she wasn't interested in auctions where celebrities gathered, but lingered at the stalls of these small merchants and peddlers.
Han Shuo had lived in an ordinary family in his previous world. After his soul transmigrated to Profound Continent, his birth was even more humble. He had long gotten used to this kind of life, and therefore wouldn't be that passionate about such things. Unless it was some special item, Han Shuo really wouldn't be able to enjoy much pleasure in such places.
"Oh, right, why are you here?" Sophie suddenly recalled this question after walking for some distance. Soon after, Sophie looked at Han Shuo with some pleasant surprise and said, "You also like to seek pleasure in places like this, don't you? Hah, I should have guessed it long ago. From your clothes and space ring, I can tell that you come from a good background. It seems that we are bosom buddies! "
Looking at Sophie's self-righteous understanding, Han Shuo smiled and shook his head. He calmly said, "I'm not born into a good family like you. I've suffered all kinds of hardships when I was young. The reason I come to places like this is because those who know what's good for them can definitely find good stuff!"
"That can't be true. What kind of good stuff can there be in a place like this?!" Sophie obviously didn't quite believe it. She came to places like this purely to seek pleasure. Deep down, she didn't think that there was anything truly valuable in this place.
"You don't believe me?" Han Shuo looked at Sophie smilingly, as though he wanted to prove it to her.
"I don't believe you!" Sophie became even more resolute when she saw Han Shuo's attitude.
"Follow me!" Han Shuo beckoned at Sophie with his finger, turned around, and walked towards another area. It seemed that he really intended to prove it to Sophie.
Sophie really didn't believe him. She hurriedly followed Han Shuo, thinking, I'll see what you can do.
After squeezing through the endless stream of people for seventy to eighty meters, Han Shuo stopped in front of an inconspicuous stall. He casually picked up an ordinary gray stone and smiled at the stall owner. "Boss, how much is this stone?"
"Oh, five gold coins. If you really want to buy it, I can make it a little cheaper!" The stall owner casually replied.
"Five gold coins it is!" Han Shuo didn't have Sophie's special hobby. He casually took out five gold coins from the space ring in his pocket and handed it to the stall owner.
This time, Sophie didn't argue about the price because she had some doubts. Seeing that Han Shuo had left the stall, she hurriedly chased after him. This place was secluded to begin with. Han Shuo walked a few steps and arrived at a very remote corner, waiting for Sophie.
Looking at the gray stone in Han Shuo's hand, Sophie said in surprise, "This is the good thing you were talking about? Any mine would be filled with this kind of gray stone. I can't see any value in it! "
Shaking his head with a smile, Han Shuo said, "Don't be in a hurry to make a decision. Give me your weapon!"
Sophie didn't understand, but she still did as Han Shuo said. She took out a longsword from her space ring and handed it to Han Shuo. One look at the exquisite longsword and it was obvious that it was priceless.
Han Shuo touched the scabbard, feeling the smooth and warm gemstones embedded on it. He smiled at Sophie and said, "You are indeed a rich person! No wonder you want to pretend to be a poor person and have some special fun! "
"Don't be so talkative. I want to see how you will prove that this stone is a good thing!" Sophie crossed her arms in front of her chest and chuckled as she waited for Han Shuo's proof.
Han Shuo smiled and didn't say anything else. He pulled out her longsword from the scabbard in front of Sophie and flicked the tip of the sword with his finger. "Dang!" The longsword let out a crisp sound.
Under Sophie's attentive gaze, the grey stone in Han Shuo's palm turned into a layer of grey powder under the force of his five fingers. This powder fell evenly on the edge of Sophie's longsword, lightly sprinkling back and forth until the grey stone turned into fine powder. Then, a ball of demonic flame rose from Han Shuo's palm.
Sophie was startled. She looked at the flame in Han Shuo's palm in shock and said, "You also practiced fire magic? That's not right. There's no fire element. What's going on? "
Smiling at Phoebe and shaking his head, Han Shuo didn't explain how he was able to ignite a flame in his palm without any fire element. Instead, he reminded Sophie, "Watch carefully!"
After hearing his words, Sophie didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she focused her attention on Han Shuo's movements. Under Sophie's sparkling gaze, Han Shuo moved the flame in his palm towards the blade of the longsword. Under the roasting of the flame in Han Shuo's palm, the longsword in Sophie's hand slowly became incomparably hot.
"Be careful, this is a gift that my father gave me when I became a sky rider. Don't break it!" Sophie warned Han Shuo with a bit of heartache as she watched Han Shuo use the flames to roast her sword.
Giving Sophie a reassuring look, Han Shuo's eyebrows furrowed. He secretly circulated his magical yuan and poured it into the longsword through his hand holding the hilt. Under the dual effects of the flame and magical yuan, the gray powder on the upward-facing blade miraculously melted into the edge of the longsword.
"Eh?" Sophie exclaimed softly. She was once again taken aback by the scene in front of her eyes. She exclaimed in disbelief, "I couldn't tell that you're also an alchemist!"
Han Shuo didn't reply. He continued to focus on melting the Congealing Stone into the blade, watching all the powder disappear into the blade little by little.
Han Shuo had discovered the Congealing Stone yesterday. It was a peculiar material that could increase the density of a weapon and make energy flow faster. In the Treasure Book of Refining Weapons of demonic arts, the Congealing Stone was a very useful stone. However, in this world, Han Shuo discovered that no one knew its use at all.
There were a lot of Congealing Stones in the place of extreme metal in the Qiluo Mountain. Han Shuo had long mixed an appropriate amount of Congealing Stone into the Demonslayer Edge. Therefore, when he saw the Congealing Stone yesterday, although Han Shuo was surprised, he didn't make a move to buy it. This time, it was to prove to Sophie that there were indeed treasures in this kind of place. That was why he specifically came here to buy one.
By the time all the Congealing Stone powder had melted into the blade, the temperature of the blade was already very hot. At this moment, the flame that was roasting the other side of the blade in Han Shuo's palm suddenly turned from red to purple. There was only a squeaking sound, and light smoke rose from the blade. This was a natural phenomenon due to the sudden cooling of the high temperature.
"Be careful! You wouldn't be taking the opportunity to use my longsword for an alchemy experiment, would you? " Sophie was still very worried about the longsword. While reminding Han Shuo to be careful, she was also suspicious of whether Han Shuo was harboring evil intentions.
"Take it, inject fighting aura into it and see if it's different from usual." Han Shuo didn't answer Sophie's question, but threw the longsword together with its scabbard to Sophie.
Sophie hurriedly reached out to catch the longsword. As soon as it touched her hand, Sophie exclaimed, "It's a few kilograms heavier!"
Sophie watched as Han Shuo ground a fist-sized stone into powder in his palm and melted it into the longsword. She couldn't understand how some stone powder could actually increase the weight of the longsword by a few kilograms. This was obviously very magical.
"Try fighting aura." Han Shuo smiled as he reminded her.
With amazement, Sophie immediately injected fighting aura into the longsword in her hand. Sophie had only just injected fighting aura when the longsword suddenly lit up with a silver light of fighting aura. The speed was faster than Sophie had imagined.
"How, how is this possible?!" Sophie exclaimed, looking at Han Shuo in disbelief. She hurriedly said, "The longsword's reaction to fighting aura has increased a lot!"
"That's right, this is the effect of that stone! You should know that at a critical moment, once your fighting aura is injected into the longsword, you can release its power. This means what in battle! "Han Shuo said to Sophie with a straight face.
"I understand. This means that you can seize the initiative, and even turn the tables in a evenly matched battle!" Sophie exclaimed. Her eyes immediately lit up as she looked at Han Shuo, saying, "This is too magical. How did you do it? It's really inconceivable! "
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