This time, the old man glanced at Chen Lun.
Seeing how forceful he was, Chen Lun had no intention of dragging this out with him.
He silently lowered his bidding paddle.
He had a feeling that if he raised the bid, the other man would follow suit. There would be no end to it, and there was no need to waste so much money on a single portion of sunset chrysanthemum dew.
Chen Lun recalled Rosa's earlier reply: an elderly nobleman from Pyrite City had bought all the sunset chrysanthemum dew in the Silver Dragon Trade Association's inventory.
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This old man might be the elderly nobleman who cleared out the trade association's stock.
Chen Lun thought to himself.
If it really is him, he should have stockpiled plenty of sunset chrysanthemum dew. I'll talk to him after the gathering ends... With Viscount Pompey and Mr. Sibert acting as intermediaries, I should be able to try persuading him to sell me a portion.
After he gave up bidding, the sunset chrysanthemum dew went to the old man.
The subsequent auction items were nothing remarkable either, so Chen Lun simply left the venue and went outside.
In a secluded corner on the shopping center's third floor, he found the man waiting for him.
"Sir! Was what you just had the attendant tell me true?"
The man looked very excited.
Chen Lun nodded and chuckled.
"If you agree to my terms, I can give you the transcendent knowledge for [Sequence 8-Locksmith] free of charge."
The man froze at first, then conflict and hesitation appeared on his face.
He understood that if knowledge of such immense value was being given away so readily, the conditions must be extremely demanding.
"Sir, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Morey."
The man took a