The Legend of the Demon Hunter

Xiao Zhu entered the auction venue under the guidance of Liu Lusi. As it was still early, only about half of the seats in the venue were occupied. Some were silent, while others were whispering to each other. The venue seemed particularly quiet.

Xiao Zhu didn't have much silver coins on him, and he came here just to broaden his horizons, so the two of them chose a secluded place to sit down.

Liu Lusi was very familiar with the rules of the auction venue, so she helped Xiao Zhu to introduce them in detail: "The rules of this auction are actually very simple. The biggest taboo is that you cannot make bids at will, and you are not allowed to give up the items you have won. Once this principle is violated, you will be banned from entering the auction for life. In addition, the auction will not disclose the provider of the auction items at will unless the other party agrees. This is also to protect the property safety of the provider and prevent some people with ulterior motives from killing people and stealing treasures..."

An hour passed quickly, and the seats in the venue gradually filled up. At this time, a man in a black suit and a woman in a white dress walked onto the stage, and as the lights shone on them, the auction officially began.

"Welcome all members to the auction hosted by the Demon Hunter Association. I believe everyone can't wait to see what the first auction item of today is. Let us reveal it to you right away." The man in black went straight to the point.

At this time, the woman in white gently pulled open the curtain of the stage. There were thirty glass cabinets of different shapes and sizes arranged in a straight line on the stage, but the glass cabinets were opaque, and the items stored in them were completely invisible. She walked gracefully to the glass cabinet on the far left and gently pressed her jade hand on the glass cabinet. A faint light emanated from her palm, and the glass cabinet gradually became transparent, revealing a red, crystal-clear long sword.

"Xue Liuli!"

Just as Xiao Zhu was shocked by the magical color change of the auction glass cabinet, someone had already called out the name of the first auction item. It can be seen that this weapon has long been famous.

"This sword is called Blood Glaze. It was once the magic weapon of a platinum demon hunter in the association. Unfortunately, this demon hunter died in a demon hunting operation half a year ago... It is said that this sword was made of colored glaze from the southern wilderness. Because it killed countless demon beasts, the blade was dyed blood red, and it got the name Blood Glaze."

"What? Elder Meng Li is dead?" The audience immediately started talking about it. It seemed that the former owner of this magic weapon was also a famous person.

After a moment, everyone's eyes became salivating. This magic weapon came out, and as the first item of today's auction, its starting price naturally became a hot topic.

"Blood Glaze, starting price is eight thousand silver coins!" The man in black was very satisfied with the reaction from the audience and announced the starting price slowly.

There was a commotion in the audience; the starting price was far beyond everyone's expectations.

"Eight thousand two!"

"Nine thousand!"

"Ten thousand!"

The voices of bids from the audience kept coming one after another, and soon the price exceeded 10,000 silver coins. At this time, the voices of bids gradually decreased, and only an old man and a masked man were left competing.

"Twelve thousand!" the old man shouted.

"Thirteen thousand!" the masked man shouted as he pursued him.

"Fifteen thousand!" the old man said after hesitating for a moment.

"Twenty thousand!" The masked man suddenly raised the price to twenty thousand silver coins.

The bid price exceeded 20,000, and everyone's attention was attracted to the masked man, but the masked man stared at the magic weapon on the stage and ignored everyone's gaze.

At this time, the old man also gave up the offer, and finally the blood-colored glass was bought by the masked man for 20,000 silver coins.

Twenty thousand silver coins, this price is enough to be called a sky-high price. In the city of Novan, the annual food and clothing expenses of an ordinary civilian family of three are no more than twenty silver coins. Although the expenses of a demon hunter are much higher, this price is still beyond everyone's imagination.

It broke the highest price record of the Demon Hunter Association auction in the past three years!

None of the subsequent auction items caused such a big stir as the Blood Glaze. Xiao Zhu's Gale Wolf Crystal Core was the 22nd auction item.

"This is a crystal core that is about to evolve to a level three magical beast. The lightning power contained in it is already very rich, and is not inferior to the real level three magical beast crystal core. However, because it has not evolved to perfection, the power of the crystal core is a bit more gentle. If it is used to refine a magic weapon, it will increase the success rate compared to a level three crystal core. The starting price is 500 silver coins."

The black-clothed man's clever introduction made the crystal core increase in value. In the end, the Wind Wolf Crystal Core was sold for 1,200 silver coins, which was far beyond Xiao Zhu's expectations.

The next auction item attracted Xiao Zhu's attention.

"The Ice and Fire Polar Ball, according to legend, is a magic ball condensed from ice and flames. As long as you inject both ice and fire magic power at the same time, you can unleash mysterious attacks. The starting price is 1,100 silver coins." The man in black on the stage introduced.

After the man introduced the auction items, there was silence in the audience for a while, and no one raised a placard to bid.

Although there were some items that failed to sell during the auction, among the more than 20 items auctioned, seven were magic weapons, and any one of them caused heated bidding. None of the final transaction prices was lower than 2,500 silver coins. The price of this ice and fire polar ball was really very cheap among the many magic weapons.

"One thousand and one hundred silver coins." Xiao Zhu was the first to make an offer.

"Brother Xiao!" Liu Lusi pulled Xiao Zhu's sleeve and asked in surprise: "Do you want to shoot the Ice and Fire Polar Ball?"

Xiao Zhu was quite puzzled by Liu Lusi's reaction: "What's wrong? Could it be that this Ice and Fire Polar Ball is not worthy of its name?"

"That's not the case. Rumor has it that this ice and fire polar ball is extremely powerful, so its original price was two thousand silver coins. But it has failed to sell twice, so the association lowered the price all the way to one thousand silver coins." Liu Lusi explained.

"Failed to sell? Why?" Xiao Zhu asked puzzledly.

"Because the Ice and Fire Bipolar Ball requires a person to inject both ice and fire magic power at the same time to exert its power, although there are many people with dual-attribute bloodlines, but because the ice and fire bloodlines are mutually exclusive, it is extremely rare for a person to awaken both bloodlines at the same time. I don't know which whimsical genius refined this magic weapon, but due to the harsh conditions for use, many people are deterred from using this magic weapon, and it has ended up failing to be auctioned."

"One thousand one hundred silver coins once, one thousand one hundred silver coins twice, one thousand one hundred silver coins three times, deal!" After Xiao Zhu, no one else in the audience made an offer, and the man in black on the stage quickly brought down the hammer to seal the deal.

"Brother Xiao, it's all Lusi's fault for not explaining it clearly to you in advance. If I had known that you were interested in this magic weapon, I could have sold it to you at the reserve price, or wait until it failed to sell and then go to the association to negotiate a lower price. Maybe I could have saved a few hundred silver coins." Liu Lusi said with an apologetic look on her pretty face.

"It doesn't matter. This magic weapon is very important to me. Money doesn't matter." Xiao Zhu smiled and said indifferently.

There were no more items that attracted Xiao Zhu's attention after that. After the auction, Xiao Zhu said goodbye to Liu Lusi and went to the boutique trade fair alone.

There were a dazzling array of treasures at the boutique trade fair, including hundreds of various magic weapons, books, and herbs. As soon as Xiao Zhu came in, he learned that his two crystal cores were sold for a total price of two hundred silver coins. Excluding the 1,100 silver coins he spent on the ice and fire polar balls, he had almost five hundred silver coins on him. Although it was not a lot, it was enough for him to find a few treasures at this boutique trade fair.

As he was looking around aimlessly, a small statue suddenly caught Xiao Zhu's attention. The statue was about three feet long and was of a tall and graceful woman. Xiao Zhu felt that he had seen this statue before. He pondered for a moment and suddenly remembered the mysterious headless statue he saw in the anthill in Heshan two years ago. The figure was exactly the same as the one in front of him!