Chronicles of the Mercenary
Chapter 37

Mithril Arrowhead

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When the goblin auctioneer brought down the gavel and shouted "Sold," Gagnor was a little dazed.

He never expected that he would win this Mithril Arrowhead with a single bid at such a lively auction. In fact, he made the bid almost as a way to participate.

What's going on here?

Is this a trap?

Gagnor's mind was clouded with doubt, and his brow furrowed.

But the deal was done, and buying a Mithril Arrowhead for a hundred silver coins wasn't exactly a loss, so he could only put the matter aside for now and deal with it after the auction.

After a few insignificant appetizers.

"The main event is here!" Rivigas rubbed his hands together and personally opened a delicate little box.

Everyone looked closely and found a black feather inside.

"What is this?"

"A crow's feather?"

Rivigas explained, "The seller found this feather according to a god's prophecy. We have already had priests verify the authenticity of the prophecy. The prophecy says that this feather is 'worth a nation!'"

"Worth a nation!"

"Is this a joke? A feather for a nation?"

"If the prophecy isn't fake, it must be some kind of metaphor. Only stupid goblins would believe that a feather could be compared to a nation..."

Rivigas's smile remained bright. "Black feather, source unknown, starting price eight hundred silver coins!"

A silence fell.

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 probably thinks he can buy a country with eight hundred silver coins."

Amidst the criticisms, no one else bid, and the seemingly ordinary black feather was sold for eight hundred silver coins.

The auction continued for about half an hour.

Level six Magic Beast Magic Core, Lesser Refined Intelligence Potion, fourth-circle spell scroll... there were still quite a few good items, but what puzzled many people was that most of the items auctioned today didn't fetch good prices.

It would have been one thing if there were fewer people, but there were even more people attending the auction today than usual.

This was clearly abnormal, and people were discussing it.

Until the appearance of the last item.

Rivigas cleared his throat and grinned. "Now, please allow me to solemnly introduce today's last auction item, the highlight of the highlights, the main event of the main events, which is—Elusa's right to be used for one day!"

The scene instantly quieted down.

Then Rivigas bowed to Elusa. "Madam, please allow me to introduce the product."

Elusa nodded with a smile.

Rivigas said, "Elusa, the queen of Joy Street, she possesses six Holy Names, which make her look twenty-eight years old forever. She will not get sick, she will not suddenly bleed on a certain day of the month, she will not get pregnant, and she also has a body that can be bent at will... I think you understand what this means!"

"Now, Elusa's right to be used for one day, the starting price is only—" The goblin paused excitedly for half a second, "One copper coin!"

The venue was still silent.

Elusa said with a smile, "Rivigas, why don't you make a bid first!"

The goblin was stunned, then shouted even more excitedly, "Then, then okay, I'll bid... 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! Elusa is mine!"

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

Bids rose and fell, the auction was filled with noise, and it completely descended into madness!

Elusa laughed so hard she leaned back and forth.

Loha's face showed a few black lines. "Is this your entertainment?"

"Isn't it interesting to make others willingly abandon their principles?" Elusa leaned back and said leisurely, "I'm not like you, Loha, you always achieve your goals with your fists."

More than ten minutes later, with the sound of the gavel, the bidding, arguing, and noise finally subsided.

"You should have clean rooms here, right?" Elusa turned to ask the waiter.

The waiter pointed. "Of course, it's not far from here. Are you planning to go there?"

Elusa stretched and glanced at a trembling man. "That's not up to me to decide. Ask my buyer, see where he wants to use his merchandise."

The excited buyer was naturally impatient, and then, led by the waiter, he took the queen of Joy Street to the nearest "clean room."

It was foreseeable that the place would definitely not be clean tomorrow.

The crowd behind him naturally erupted in another round of heated discussion.

Gagnor was also stunned by Elusa's style, and it took him a while to recover.

When he first saw Elusa's dignified and noble appearance, he thought that those outrageous rumors might just be rumors. Now it seems that the rumors might even be understated...

He shook his head secretly, then went to collect the Mithril Arrowhead he had bid on.

"Please check the goods." The attendant opened the small box containing the Mithril Arrowhead.

Gagnor picked up the small and exquisite Mithril Arrowhead, and a string of information immediately flooded his senses.

[Item: Mithril Arrowhead] [Level: 7] [Enchantment · Demonbane Magic Rune: Deals piercing effect and extra damage to Demon creatures]

No problem with the item.

Gagnor breathed a sigh of relief, and then carefully examined the Mithril Arrowhead, especially the magic runes engraved on it.

Mithril was quiet and powerful, strong and beautiful. Among the delicate and bright luster, only the grooves of the enchanted runes brought some inconspicuous shadows.

For most people, this Demonbane Magic Rune reduced the value of the arrowhead. After all, rune enchantments were difficult to change, and "Demonbane" was a narrow-use enchantment, making it somewhat of a waste.

But Gagnor had the spell "Blood Arrow," which allowed him to temporarily enchant arrowheads with his own blood—regardless of whether the arrowhead already had an enchantment.

Not only that, but the runes could also hold more blood, thereby maximizing the effect of the Blood Arrow.

Therefore, even though the price was as high as one hundred silver coins, Gagnor didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage.

This was Mithril!

At least in South Sea Town, it was definitely the most powerful metal, and far surpassed ordinary metals!

However, why didn't anyone else bid?

Even if the Demonbane Magic Rune was a bit useless to the average person, one hundred silver coins was still worth it, right?

Thinking that other auction items also lacked competitive bidding, Gagnor couldn't help but ask the attendant, "Have previous auctions been like this? I mean..."

He wanted to say "deserted," but thinking of the crazy atmosphere of the last auction item, he felt it was inappropriate.

"Of course not." The attendant obviously understood what he meant, and shrugged. "I've worked here for several years, and this is the first time I've seen an auction like this. In any case, this time is indeed very special."

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