The voice from the communication bead said, "All ninety-four Magnetic Core Beads were taken by him. The... the... the letter said: 'I owe a million spirit stones, and will repay Mr. Mu one day.'"
With a sharp smack, Mu Guangming crushed the communication bead to powder.
He was practically blinded with rage. What an outrageous demand! Ninety-four Magnetic Core Beads—a staggering number.
Though Magnetic Core Beads were one of the Chaotic Star Sea's specialties, this many would still amount to three months' production.
If they'd been taken, then so be it. But at least the IOU he'd left behind could have shown some sincerity.
At ordinary auctions in the Northern Sacred Court, Magnetic Core Beads were almost never seen. They only appeared at higher-tier auctions.
Normally, each Magnetic Core Bead would fetch seventy or eighty thousand spirit stones at auction. A hundred of them could easily be exchanged for seven or eight million spirit stones.
Xu Yi had simply waved his pen and written an IOU, turning eight million spirit stones into one million. What kind of reasoning was that?
Just as Mu Guangming was seething with rage, a burly man in blue robes hurried over and cupped his fists. "Reporting to Your Venerable, two extraordinary talismans just fell into the hands of the guards posted at the gate. A message came with them."
Mu Guangming took the talismans, and his heart jolted. They were two first-tier, third-level Fire Element extraordinary talismans. He suddenly recalled Xu Yi giving him six Mid-grade Five Elements Spirit Stones in exchange for three hundred Fire Element Spirit Stones, saying he wanted to study Fire Element talismans.
At the time, he hadn't given it much thought. After all, even with Talisman Art, mastering the techniques and successfully drawing talismans was no easy feat.
Especially when