Three thousand spirit stones should be enough to buy the Soulless Metal Humanoid. Yet, you want to borrow so much... You don't even have a single spirit stone...
Black lines streaked across Zhao Feiwu and Jin Conghai's faces.
It was no wonder why this fellow would spend so many gold coins to buy items, unafraid of being beaten to death. They thought that he was just trying to prove something... To think that this was the truth!
To dare to buy the Soulless Metal Humanoid without a single cent on hand...
They felt as though they were about to faint.
"Cough cough!" Sai Xiaoyu coughed. He was nearly choked to death by the fellow before him as well. "Brother Zhang Xuan, this... You don't have a single spirit stone?"
"I don't!" Without any hesitation, Zhang Xuan nodded his head.
He had a total of ten spirit stones on him, but he had used them all on the way here. Thus, he was completely broke.
Even though he had several hundred million gold coins on him, it was nothing in this place. To say that he was completely broke was an understatement.
"This..."
Not expecting such a straightforward reply, Sai Xiaoyu's face flushed red, and he nearly suffered internal injuries.
The reason why he said that he wanted to borrow money was to ease the atmosphere and befriend the other party. He didn't expect the other party to take it seriously and ask for three thousand...
What the heck!
Even the head of the Appraiser Hall didn't have so many spirit stones on him, not to mention, he had just bought two thousand spirit stones worth of items and gifted you a stalk of Spirit Calming Grass...
Even if you want to take advantage of the rich, you shouldn't do such a thing!
"You don't have it? Forget it then. Does your Appraiser Hall have any activities that can earn me quick money? "
Seeing the other party's expression, Zhang Xuan knew that the other party wouldn't be able to take it out. Thus, he shook his head.
In truth, he was just saying those words. He didn't expect to be able to buy the Soulless Metal Humanoid with just a loan.
Besides, he had only met the other party by chance, and they didn't have a close relationship.
"Earn quick money? You want to earn money now and... participate in the auction two hours later to buy the Soulless Metal Humanoid? "Sai Xiaoyu and the others nearly spurted blood.
Wasn't the other party's imagination a little too wild?
If spirit stones were so easy to earn, why would they come all the way here to look for treasures?
If there was such a good activity, they would have long rushed over themselves. Why would they wait for you?
"Un, I have to earn three thousand spirit stones before the auction!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
He had to earn that much money within two hours so as to buy the Soulless Metal Humanoid. Otherwise, he would have come here for nothing, and he would miss the opportunity to awaken Lu Chong.
"There's really nothing we can do about it. Three thousand spiritual stones is really a huge sum …"
Seeing that the other party had confirmed his words, Sai Xiaoyu shook his head helplessly.
When they chose treasures to buy things, they only earned a small difference in price. Even for him, it would take at least several years to accumulate three thousand spirit stones. The premise was that he had enough treasures and could find a buyer.
If these two conditions were not met, there would be no way to earn money. Sometimes, many treasures would end up in their own hands, unable to be sold.
Earning three thousand in two hours … Even in his dreams, he wouldn't do that!
"Teacher …"
But before he could finish his words, Liu Chang's voice sounded.
He turned around and saw a hesitant look on the student's face. "That … might be able to earn that much in a short period of time!"
"That? Are you talking about … the Harmonious Stream of Flowing Goblets? "
Sai Xiaoyu's body trembled, and he shook his head bitterly, "It's impossible for anyone to accomplish such a feat! In the many years since the establishment of the Appraiser Hall, no one has ever succeeded … "
"But this is the only way to earn three thousand spiritual stones in two hours. Other than that … I can't think of anything else!" Liu Chang scratched his head.
Even though appraisers were a lucrative occupation, it wasn't as though they were robbers. Just by appraising an artifact, one would be able to earn a huge sum of spirit stones.
Appraisers would only take a certain percentage of the profits. Most appraisers were only worth several dozen spiritual stones, and very few of them were worth more than a hundred spiritual stones. As such, the profit margin was extremely low. Besides, there weren't many people who came in a day. After all, no one wanted to spend too much money.
Thus, it was impossible to earn three thousand spiritual stones in two hours using such a method.
"This …"
Sai Xiaoyu hesitated.
He knew that his student was right.
Even though appraisers were a lucrative occupation, three thousand spiritual stones was still a huge sum. It wasn't something that could be earned in a short period of time.
"What's wrong? Do you have a solution? What does the Harmonious Stream of Flowing Goblets mean? "Hearing the conversation between the duo, Zhang Xuan asked.
"The Harmonious Stream of Flowing Goblets is one of the tests for the 5-star appraiser examination in our Appraiser Hall. As long as one clears it, one will be able to obtain the reward that the Appraiser Hall has been accumulating over the years.
Seeing that the other party had heard his words, Sai Xiaoyu could only explain.
"Test?" Zhang Xuan was perplexed. "There's a reward for taking the examination of a high-rank appraiser?"
He had taken the master teacher, beast tamer, painter, physician, and so on … But he had never heard of a high-rank occupation being rewarded for taking the examination.
This was the first time he had heard that one could earn money through taking the examination. If that was the case, he should really take the appraiser examination.
Seeing through Zhang Xuan's thoughts, Sai Xiaoyu sighed helplessly. "There are indeed rewards for taking the examination, but these are all … the rewards that we have accumulated over the years."
"Rewards?" Zhang Xuan blinked. The others also turned their gazes over as well.
Even though Zhao Feiwu had read many books, this was the internal rule of the Appraiser Hall, so she wasn't aware of it.
"Un. Even though there are many appraisers in the Appraiser Hall, our manpower is limited. Due to the limitations of our knowledge, there are quite a few artifacts that we are unable to identify. These are all artifacts that have been appraised by generations of appraisers, but no one has been able to give an accurate answer. "
"In order to resolve their doubts, some of the predecessors even offered rewards out of their own pockets so that those who were truly knowledgeable about artifacts could take a look at them. At the same time, they also encouraged the juniors to work hard so that they could solve the problem as soon as possible. However … no one has been able to succeed. As time passed, the number of rewards increased, and eventually, it reached a total of five thousand spirit stones. "
Sai Xiaoyu said.
Appraisers were different from other occupations. They had to collect money for appraising an artifact. Thus, they created the reward system, and as the number of rewards increased, so did the rewards. However … how could it be that easy to identify an artifact that many of the predecessors were unable to identify?
"There's such a thing?" Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in shock.
This was similar to the Wall of Dilemma in the Physician Guild. No matter how powerful a guild was or how many unique occupations they had, there would always be difficult questions that they were unable to solve.
"Indeed! Over the years, innumerable genius appraisers have attempted to identify the artifacts, but none of them succeeded! "Sai Xiaoyu shook his head.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this previously, but it was simply too difficult. Even he, the most formidable appraiser in the League of Nations, was helpless, needless to say, others.
"Failed? Since no one knows what the artifacts are, how can we verify whether they have succeeded? "Zhang Xuan asked in bewilderment.
Since none of the predecessors were able to identify the artifacts, how could they verify whether the juniors' answers were correct? Even if they couldn't identify the artifacts, they could just casually write down the names and attributes of the artifacts.
"When an artifact reaches Spirit tier, it will gain sentience. As long as there's no problem with the description, it will surely be acknowledged. Besides, we are all official appraisers. Even if we can't identify the artifacts, we can still verify the authenticity of the artifacts given by the other party! "
Sai Xiaoyu explained helplessly.
Any appraiser would know this. Yet, the young man before him was still bewildered. Was he really an appraiser who was even more formidable than him?
"That's true …" Zhang Xuan finally came to a realization.
As a formidable appraiser, even if they couldn't identify the artifact, as long as someone mentioned the characteristics of the artifact, they would still be able to verify the authenticity of the artifact.
If they couldn't even do that, how could they be an appraiser?
"Alright, bring me over to take a look. I would like to give it a try!" Knowing that this method could earn him money quickly, Zhang Xuan decided to take the challenge.
"Brother Zhang, wait a moment. Let me finish my words first before making a decision!" Seeing how anxious the other party was, Sai Xiaoyu turned to Zhang Xuan and said.
"Un!" Zhang Xuan nodded his head.
"There's a reward for participating in this challenge, so naturally, there's a bet as well. Every time you challenge, you'll have to pay a hundred spirit stones as a deposit! Of course, I can pay the deposit on your behalf. There's no need for you to prepare anything else. "
Sai Xiaoyu said.
"A hundred spirit stones?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
There was no free lunch in the world.
He thought that he would be able to participate for free, but from the looks of it, that wasn't the case.
But then again, if there wasn't such a restriction, all appraisers would want to challenge it. If that was the case, the entire Appraiser Hall wouldn't need to do anything else.
"Not only so, the time limit for the appraiser is also extremely strict!"
Sai Xiaoyu continued, "As the name suggests, the Harmonious Stream of Flowing Goblets is a challenge where the treasure is brought down by flowing water. After which, the appraiser will have to examine and verify the treasure within ten breaths. After which, the appraiser will have to state the name and origin of the treasure!"
"The appraiser will have to state the origin of the treasure within ten breaths? How is that possible? "Zhang Xuan didn't say a word, but Zhao Feiwu widened her eyes in shock.
An appraiser would have to make all kinds of observations to appraise a treasure. Among them, there was no lack of Magnifying Crystals to study the patterns on the treasure.
Every single treasure required a long period of time to be appraised. Even if one was familiar with the treasure, one would have to verify it several times before giving an answer.
Ten breaths was just the time it took for the treasure to flow to the appraiser's side. Wasn't it a little too frightening?
Furthermore, the appraiser had to observe a treasure that no one had ever been able to identify before?
"Is there any hint or information before the appraiser starts?" Zhao Feiwu asked.
If there was any information, it would be much easier for Zhang Xuan to find the crux of the matter.
"There isn't! The reason why we don't provide any information is because we don't want to mislead the appraiser! "Sai Xiaoyu replied.
If they knew what the treasure was, they would have long cleared it. However, if they didn't know what kind of treasure it was, even if they were to provide the appraiser with the information, it wouldn't be complete. On top of that, there was a high chance that the appraiser would mislead the appraiser.
"That's true …"
Zhao Feiwu frowned deeply.
The Harmonious Stream of Flowing Goblets sounded like a lucrative business, but … it was simply too difficult. Putting aside a 4-star appraiser, even a 5-star appraiser wouldn't be able to do it easily.
Just as she was about to dissuade the young man, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Alright, I'll be participating in the Harmonious Stream of Flowing Goblets challenge. I'll lend you a hundred spirit stones for now. After I clear the trial, I'll return it back several folds!"
PS: Looking for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Monday. Also, I would like to recommend a book to my friends, 'Invincible Awakening' by the God Stew Cauldron.
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