Suotuo City Grand Auction House

Although Oscar and Ma Hongjun were still young, the owner of the Horse Shop already knew them. They had ridden to Suotuo City several times before.

After settling the horses, the two walked side by side toward Suotuo City.

There was also a checkpoint at Suotuo City's gate, much like those in the ancient times of Oscar's previous life, with people inspecting travelers there.

Spirit Masters could simply present their Spirit Master Certificates. The guards conducting the inspections would even respectfully say, "Please."

However, because of Flender, neither Oscar nor Ma Hongjun had registered as Spirit Masters. Their talent was simply too outstanding, and Flender feared that Spirit Hall would notice them and take away his two precious treasures.

When it was Oscar and Ma Hongjun's turn, they acted like ordinary commoners. The guards merely gave them a casual glance before letting them pass.

After all, although the two had been handsome since childhood, they were still children. No one would make things difficult for them.

After entering Suotuo City, Oscar and Ma Hongjun headed toward Flender's little shop.

Although Flender was a powerful Soul Saint, he seemed to possess no talent for business.

His little shop barely saw a few customers in an entire month, and its sign even read Spirit Master Shop. Ordinary people simply would not go inside.

Oscar even suspected that, aside from fleecing a few inexperienced Spirit Masters, Flender had opened the shop so he could hide here and slack off.

After all, Oscar spent most of his time at the academy looking for Zhao Wuji. Flender was nowhere to be seen throughout the day and only returned to the academy at night.

Oscar had indeed come to Suotuo City to relax, since it had been quite some time since his last visit.

As for why he had come to Flender's little shop, visiting it once every month had already become a habit for Oscar.

Since he knew that Tang San had found the treasure known as Fa Jin in Flender's shop in the original story, Oscar came back every month to search through its wares.

However, over the past two years, Oscar had found almost nothing worth his attention. His best find had been a Century-Level Spiritual Herb, which he had used to make medicine for body tempering.

Speaking of body tempering, Oscar had spent the past two years searching for a treasure that appeared in Douluo Dalu Season 2: Whale Rubber.

Yet this item was exceedingly rare even in the era of Douluo Dalu Season 1, since it only had a chance of circulating in coastal cities.

On the continent, it perhaps only had one use at present: as an aphrodisiac.

Oscar had been searching for it continuously over the past two years, but there had been no trace of Whale Rubber in Suotuo City.

The only place he had heard even a little information about it was the City Lord's Mansion, where that old man used it as an aphrodisiac.

And Flender happened to be on bad terms with this City Lord, so Oscar had given up hope on that front.

Oscar had come today because he wanted to try his luck at the Auction House again.

This was something Oscar found helplessly frustrating. He was currently at Shrek Academy and had no faction or influence of his own, so he could only search for such things himself.

Oscar had also told Flender that he was looking for Whale Rubber. At first, Flender thought Oscar wanted to do that sort of thing.

Later, Oscar explained the special uses of Whale Rubber to Flender and claimed he had read about them in a book.

After all, as a Support System Spirit Master, Oscar could only seek a different path if he wanted to temper his physique. Ordinary methods could improve his physical fitness, but only to a limited extent.

So Oscar sought breakthroughs through external items. Flender did not doubt him in the slightest, since everyone knew Oscar spent every day poring over pharmacology texts and medical books.

Oscar's explanation was that he wanted to see whether he could find a way to improve his physical fitness from them.

Although Flender and the others had helped Oscar search over the past two years, they had no connections or channels, so they had found nothing so far.

Yet for some reason, the more Oscar thought about it today, the more excited he became. It felt as though his wish would be fulfilled today.

Fortunately, Oscar had weathered enough storms to steady his emotions. After finding no worthwhile treasures at Flender's shop, he brought Ma Hongjun toward the Suotuo City Grand Auction House.

Ma Hongjun wanted to run wild around the city, but seeing that Oscar said nothing, he could only follow along.

However, Oscar noticed Ma Hongjun's little thoughts. After considering it, he said, "Since you don't like going to the Auction House, I'll go by myself first. You can wander around the city. Come wait for me outside the Auction House in two hours."

Hearing Oscar's words, Ma Hongjun became as excited as a wild horse breaking free of its reins and nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Brother Ao. I definitely won't cause trouble!"

Oscar smiled at Ma Hongjun's solemn promise and said nothing more, heading toward the Grand Auction House alone.

Ma Hongjun watched Oscar leave before starting to wander around Suotuo City.

With Oscar as his big brother, Ma Hongjun now had a little money on him as well. Having rarely seen much of the world, he loved spending lavishly and listening to the merchants talk.

To Ma Hongjun, all those vendors were good people. They spoke pleasantly and never held back when praising others...

Oscar was not worried that Ma Hongjun would encounter danger. This was, after all, a medium-sized city, and public security was still decent.

Furthermore, Ma Hongjun himself was already a Level 14 Spirit Master. On Douluo Continent, where Spirit Masters were rare and highly respected, even if Ma Hongjun truly ran into trouble, revealing his Hundred Year Spirit Ring would resolve most matters.

Although Spirit Masters were rare, those whose First Spirit Ring was a Hundred Year Spirit Ring were generally symbols of nobility among Spirit Masters.

After all, without a powerful family faction backing them, commoner Spirit Masters found Acquiring Spirit Rings extremely difficult.

Oscar had rarely understood these things when reading the original story in the past. Only after truly coming to this world and experiencing it all did he gain such insights.

By the time Oscar arrived at the Auction House, he had already put on a silver-white mask. It covered his face, leaving only his eyes exposed. He also wore a luxurious silver-white cloak that covered all exposed skin.

Oscar concealed himself in this manner to prevent anyone with ill intentions from targeting him after he auctioned off something valuable.

Moreover, his attire did not attract attention, because ninety percent of those who came to auction items were dressed this way.

The remaining ten percent were people of noble status and standing. They had power and influence, so they had no fear of being targeted.

This was not Oscar's first time at the Auction House. He had registered a Ten Thousand Gold Soul Coin Identity Card. While it was not considered the lowest rank at the Suotuo City Auction House, it was not much better, though it at least granted him the right to enter.

The Identity Card represented one's financial resources and prevented malicious bidding.

The Auction House was divided into five areas. The rearmost was the white area, which required only one thousand Gold Soul Coins to register.

Then came the ten-thousand purple area, the hundred-thousand black area, and the million-level red VIP area.

Although Suotuo City was considered a medium-sized city, it had only a handful of red VIPs with assets worth one million.

The white and purple areas had the most people. Black VIPs were already top-grade guests of the Suotuo City Grand Auction House.

It was worth mentioning that Flender had also registered an Identity Card using Shao Xin's status as the seller of Candy Beans, at the level of one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

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