Mercenary Wars

Chapter 37 Mithril Arrowhead
When the goblin auctioneer dropped the hammer and shouted "Deal", Gao Jianuo felt a little confused.

He never imagined that such a lively auction would allow him to win the mithril arrowhead with just one bid. In fact, when he bid, he almost had the attitude of participating in the auction.

What's going on?
Is there a trap?

Gao Jianuo was full of doubts and frowned.

But the transaction has been completed, and buying a mithril arrowhead for one hundred silver coins is not a loss. He can only put the matter aside for the time being and wait until the auction is over.

After a few bland appetizers.

"The highlight is here!" Rivergaz rubbed his hands and personally opened an exquisite little box.

When everyone looked carefully, they found that the box contained a black feather.

"what is this?"

"A crow's feather?"

"The seller found the feather according to a divine prophecy," Rivegaz explained. "We've had a pastor verify the authenticity of the prophecy, which says the feather is 'worth a nation!'"

"Worth a country!"

"Are you kidding me? A feather for a country?"

"If the prophecy isn't a forgery, it's probably just some kind of metaphor. Only a foolish goblin would believe a feather can be compared to a country..."

Rivigaz's smile remained radiant. "Black feather, unknown origin, starting price: 800 silver coins!"

There was silence.

It wasn't until half a minute later that a sudden voice rang out: "Eight hundred silver coins."

"Eight hundred silver coins for a feather of unknown origin. This guy must be crazy!"

"Heh, he doesn't think he can buy a country with 800 silver coins."

Amidst the people's criticism, no one made any more bids, and this seemingly ordinary black feather was sold for eight hundred silver coins.

The auction then continued for about half an hour.

Sixth-level monster crystal cores, secondary refined wisdom potions, fourth-ring spell scrolls... There are still quite a few good things, but what surprises many people is that most of the things auctioned today did not sell for a good price.

It would be fine if there were fewer people, but today there are more people attending the auction than usual.

This was obviously abnormal and people were talking about it.

Until the last auction item comes out.

Rivergaz cleared his throat and grinned. "Now, please allow me to solemnly introduce the final item of today's auction. The finale of the finale, the highlight of the highlights: that is - Lady Erza's right to use it for one day!"

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Then, Rivergaz bowed to Erza and said, "Sir, please allow me to introduce the products."

Erza smiled and nodded.

Rivigaz said: "Elsa, the queen of Pleasure Street, possesses six holy names that allow her to always look 28 years old. She will not get sick, will not bleed suddenly on a certain day of the month, will not get pregnant, and has a body that can bend at will... I think you can understand what this means!"

"Now, the starting price for Erza-sama's right to use it for one day is only—" The goblin paused excitedly for half a second, "one copper coin!"

The venue remained quiet.

Erza smiled and said, "Rivigaz, make an offer first!"

The goblin was stunned for a moment, then shouted even more excitedly, "Well, fine then, I'll give you... one copper coin!"

The atmosphere in the venue suddenly exploded.

"Five hundred silver coins!"

"Ten gold coins! No, twenty gold coins!" "Fifty gold coins!"

"One hundred gold coins! Erza is mine!"

"Loan! I want to apply for a loan!"

The auction house was filled with people, bidding one after another, and it was completely crazy!

Erza laughed so hard that she fell backwards.

Luo Ha's face showed a few black lines: "Is this your entertainment?"

"Isn't it interesting to make others willingly give up their principles?" Erza leaned back and said leisurely, "I'm not like you, Roha. You always use your fists to achieve your goals."

More than ten minutes later, with the sound of the auction hammer, the bidding, quarrels and noise finally subsided.

"You should have clean rooms here, right?" Erza turned and asked the waiter.

The waiter pointed and said, "Of course, it's not far over there. Do you want to go over there?"

Erza stretched and glanced at a trembling man. "That's not for me to decide. Ask my buyer where he wants to use his product."

The excited buyer was naturally impatient, and immediately, under the guidance of the waiter, led the Queen of Happy Street to the nearest "clean room".

It is foreseeable that the place will definitely not be clean tomorrow.

Naturally, the people behind him started another heated discussion.

Gao Jianuo was also shocked by Erza's behavior, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

When he first saw Erza's dignified and noble appearance, he thought those outrageous rumors might just be rumors. Now it seems that the rumors may have been exaggerated...

He shook his head secretly, then went to collect the mithril arrowhead he had bought.

"Please check the goods." The waiter opened the small box containing the mithril arrowhead.

Gao Jianuo picked up the small and exquisite mithril arrowhead, and a string of information immediately flooded into his perception.

[Item: Mithril Arrow]

[Level: Level 7]

[Enchantment: Demon-Breaking Engraving: Causes piercing effect and additional damage to demonic creatures]

The stuff is fine.

Gao Jianuo breathed a sigh of relief, then carefully looked at the mithril arrowhead, especially the enchanted patterns engraved on it.

Mithril is quiet and powerful, solid and beautiful, with a delicate and bright luster, and only the grooves of the enchanted carvings bring some subtle shadows.

For most people, this magic-breaking engraving reduces the value of arrows. After all, the engraving enchantment is difficult to change, and "magic-breaking" is an enchantment with narrow uses, which is somewhat useless.

But Gao Jianuo has the spell "Blood Arrow", which allows him to temporarily enchant arrows with his own blood - regardless of whether the arrows already have enchantments.

Not only that, the engravings can also attract more blood, thus making the effect of the blood arrow reach the most ideal.

Therefore, even though the price was as high as one hundred silver coins, Gao Jianuo did not feel at a disadvantage.

This is Mithril!
At least in Nanhai Town, this is definitely the most powerful metal, and far surpasses ordinary metals!
But why didn't others bid?

Even if the Demon-Breaking Engraving is a bit useless to most people, it's still worth spending a hundred silver coins, right?
Thinking about the lack of bidding for other items, Gao Jianuo couldn't help but ask the waiter: "Were previous auctions like this? I mean..."

He wanted to say "deserted", but when he thought of the frenzied atmosphere surrounding the last item being auctioned, he felt that it was inappropriate.

"Of course not." The waiter clearly understood what he meant and shrugged. "I've been working here for several years, and this is the first time I've seen an auction like this. Regardless, this one is truly special."

(End of this chapter)