Half a Divine Artifact

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Inside the appraisal room, the old appraiser's nerves were already somewhat numb. Not only that, sitting on the hard appraisal table made his buttocks tingle. He stood up, a serious expression on his face, and unabashedly rubbed his buttocks. Standing on the table, he was still shorter than Liliath, which inevitably made him look somewhat comical.

Gu Ding brought out over a hundred items for the old man to appraise their value. He examined them one by one and found that they were all genuine artifacts from 14.6 billion years ago, with not a single fake.

When Gu Ding took out a gilded Witch Clan Staff from his Storage Space, his expression froze completely. He swallowed hard, then carefully took the staff from Gu Ding's hand and examined it closely.

After more than ten minutes, he finally let out a long breath. "If I'm not mistaken, this Witch Clan Staff was used by a Witch Clan deity, making it essentially a semi-divine artifact. Even in a five-star Universe Country, it would be enough to attract the attention of some demigods. Although the Auction House on Titan Star is grand, it's only relative to the Long Teng Universe Country. No one here can afford to pay the price for this item. Let's sell it when we enter the Fei Me Universe Country. You've certainly broadened my horizons today. I will keep the existence of this item a secret and not tell anyone."

Gu Ding put away his staff. "Uncle, how much could this item possibly fetch?"

"I can only give you a reference price, at least tens of billions of Universe Coin. If it's lower than that, there's absolutely no need to make a move." The old man pondered for a moment, stroking his white beard.

"Thank you, sir!" Gu Ding grinned.

"Excuse me for asking a question," the old appraiser said, also curious about the origin of the items in Gu Ding's hands. He glanced at Big behind Gu Ding Bigge, "You didn't rob the Witch Clan's Treasure Vault, did you?"

"It wasn't stolen, it was robbed!" Gu Ding grinned, revealing his white teeth.

"Alright," the old man said, not expecting Gu Ding to give such an honest answer so readily. "Sell everything except that staff. I've estimated that all your things are worth around 1.8 billion Universe Coin. That's enough to make some Universe Country Ruler envious. Young man, I'll also give you a piece of advice: don't flaunt your wealth."

"Yes!" Gu Ding nodded vigorously, then suddenly asked, "Uncle, would you like to join our Pirate Crew?"

When he asked this question, Liliath and Bigge were both taken aback, and even the Sea Emperor fell silent.

"No!" The old man readily gave a negative answer.

"Why?" Gu Ding didn't expect the other party to refuse so decisively.

"Being Interstellar Pirate is something kids do; it's not suitable for someone my age." The old man projected a page in front of him. "Register the items you want to auction, leave them here, and the Auction House officially begin the day after tomorrow. All seller information is hidden, so you don't need to worry about information leaks."

Gu Ding connected the watch and had Sea Emperor register all the items he wanted to sell.

After the registration was completed, the old man checked the items again to make sure they matched the registration information. Then, he waved his hand at Gu Ding and the other two as if shooing away flies, and said, "You can go now."

Once outside the appraisal room, the Sea Emperor suddenly asked, "Gu Ding, why did you recruit that old man just now? Our team doesn't need appraisers at all. If you need anything appraised, just come to me."

"Don't you guys think he's hilarious?" Gu Ding grinned.

"Could you recruit some normal people like me in the future?" Liliath finally couldn't help but protest.

Bigge, standing to the side, just chuckled and scratched his head, offering no comment.

"Let's go up to the tower and have a look around. Robert has made a really long list. Let's see what we can buy," Gu Ding changed the subject and walked toward a tower on the left.

Liliath and the others didn't say anything more and followed Gu Ding into the tower.

This tower, located in a corner of the Auction House, has a total of seven floors, each containing items categorized differently.

At the entrance to the tower, there was a categorization sign. Gu Ding glanced at it; most of the things Robert wanted were metal materials, located on the Sixth Layer. "I'm going to the Sixth Layer to buy things for Robert. Do you want to come along?"

"I want to go to the Third Level!" Liliath saw that the Third Level was categorized as clothing and accessories.

"Bigge, what about you?" Gu Ding was a little worried about letting him wander around alone.

"I'll go with Lily," Bigge smiled.

"Let's finish exploring the Third Level, and then go to the food section on the fifth floor." Liliath was also happy to have someone accompany her; she felt that Bigge would probably prefer to explore the fifth floor.

"Hmm." Bigge nodded.

"Alright then, contact me if anything comes up." Gu Ding said, quickly darting into the tower and leaving first.

Liliath and Bigge, on the other hand, seemed quite relaxed, waiting leisurely for the elevator.

Gu Ding went up to the Sixth Layer and had Sea Emperor quickly search for the items listed in Robert's list. Looking at the more than seventy kinds of materials listed, Gu Ding knew that he would need to spend some time to complete this task.

After browsing the Sixth Layer, Gu Ding, with the help of the Sea Emperor, completed the purchase of more than twenty items. Gu Ding dialed Liliath's communicator and said, "How are you doing? I have finished purchasing everything in this tower."

"I'm still browsing. I've tried on so many things, but none of them look good." Liliath's voice sounded excited. "The Seventh Layer seems to be for weapons and armor. You can take a look there too; maybe you can find something useful."

After hanging up the call, seeing that it was still early, Gu Ding headed towards the Seventh Layer.

Upon reaching the Seventh Layer, seeing the dazzling array of weapons and armor, Gu Ding's interest was finally piqued. He wasn't particularly interested in the metal materials Robert wanted, so his initial goal was simply to complete the task quickly, having Sea Emperor scan the surrounding materials and compare them to the list, buying only items on the list. But on the Seventh Layer, he looked at each stall, not wanting to miss a single item.

The various cool-looking armors, uniquely designed longswords, and stylish firearms all made it hard for Gu Ding to look away.

Standing in front of a suit of Black Armor, Gu Ding's mouth was practically watering. "So cool, I really want to buy it..."

"Hey, don't forget you're armed yourself; your defenses are much stronger than this thing," Sea Emperor couldn't help but remind Gu Ding in his ear to prevent him from making an impulsive purchase.

Gu Ding reluctantly looked away, but suddenly saw a familiar figure at a stall not far away.

The man happened to be looking at Gu Ding. "It's you?!"

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