Chapter 249

"It's actually the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit!" The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, which had been wandering around outside, exclaimed in surprise. It instantly transformed into human form and looked at the various precious treasures that Xu Jintang had spread out on the floor of the room in astonishment.

"The Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit and the Cinnabar Blood Grass are both good things. If you don't need them, you can give them to me." The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx stared at the few spiritual herbs with shining eyes, its mouth almost watering.

Xu Jintang ignored him and continued to silently count the number of spirit herbs and high-level inscriptions.

There are twenty-three medicinal herbs that are over a hundred years old, fifteen that are over a thousand years old, and three that are over ten thousand years old.

There are countless high-level inscriptions. In addition, there are also many high-level magic weapons.

These items are very valuable, but they are of little use to Xu Jintang.

Only the ice-type herbs are somewhat useful to her; the others are probably only good for selling.

After calculating the costs, Xu Jintang put everything on the ground back into his storage space.

She clapped her hands, stood up, glanced at the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx, and asked, "What are those two things you mentioned for?"

The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx immediately explained with great interest, "The Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit contains the natural attribute energy of the five elements. It is extremely beneficial to us demon beasts after consumption. Moreover, this is from two years ago, so its medicinal power is even stronger."

"The Cinnabar Blood Grass is taken together with it. This is because the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit itself has too much energy, and the Cinnabar Blood Grass is needed to balance it out."

Xu Jintang pursed her lips and continued, "Then these two must be quite expensive, right?"

"Definitely. This Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit greatly improved me, let alone you humans. It's probably the kind of thing that's priceless and unavailable. But then again, that Alice is really rich; she can just give away such a treasure so casually." The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx also sighed.

Xu Jintang raised his hand to support his chin, lost in thought.

Actually, she was thinking of selling the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit and other useless spiritual herbs for a good price, then saving up some money to buy some spiritual herbs that would be more effective in enhancing her ice-type abilities.

"Brother Long, Brother Long, do you have any ideas? Should we keep this Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit or sell it?"

The Ice Soul Dragon, which had been dormant for a long time, was forcibly awakened.

He let out a long breath. "The Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit has very strong energy, and it will also have a special boost to ice-type abilities. Keep it. Sell the other spiritual herbs and buy a Jade Frost Bamboo that is over a thousand years old. Take it with the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit; it will have a better effect on enhancing your ice-type abilities."

"Okay, I'll set off right away."

A few minutes later, Xu Jintang arrived at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion store on the central commercial street of the Federation Star Region.

Since Xu Jintang's previous spending here had reached VIP level, she was recognized by facial recognition as soon as she entered the store. Nearby staff were immediately alerted and quickly ran over to greet her.

"Hello, are you Ms. Xu? I'm the acting assistant store manager on duty today. I'll be assisting you. Please feel free to ask me any questions or needs." The assistant store manager placed his hands on his hips and bowed respectfully to her.

Xu Jintang glanced around, looking at all the items in the display case. "Any good stuff lately?"

The assistant store manager thought for two seconds, "There are actually some."

Soon, the assistant store manager led Xu Jintang to the VIP lounge on the top floor. Before long, a row of service staff carrying trays came in.

"Our auction this month is the day after tomorrow, and we still have quite a few items in stock. Since you are our highest-level member, you are eligible to pre-order items."

As soon as he finished speaking, the assistant store manager unveiled the red cloths on the trays one by one.

One rare treasure after another was presented to Xu Jintang.

In the past, she might have been shocked by these things, but now that she's seen them so often, she's less easily moved.

Xu Jintang's gaze swept across the tray one by one.

"That thing in the middle will be useful to you," the Ice Soul Dragon's voice suddenly rang out.

Xu Jintang's gaze then shifted and landed on the tray in the very center.

It was a Snow Jujube soaking in ice water, with a constant chill rising from it, and a thin layer of frost covering the cup.

Xu Jintang walked up to Snow Jujube, bent down slightly, and asked casually:

What's the use of this jujube?

The assistant store manager smiled and walked over to introduce the products, "These are thousand-year-old Snow Jujube, which grow year-round in extremely cold regions. They are ripe fruits harvested by our Myriad Treasures Pavilion specialists. The water in this teacup is also from a cold pool in that region, which has a freezing and preservative effect, making it perfect for storing the Snow Jujube."

Xu Jintang continued, "How about the price?"

"These Snow Jujube aren't too rare on the market, and they're not very expensive. If you like them, we'll charge you the market price."

If this Snow Jujube were to be auctioned, it would need to fetch at least a 10% premium to sell.

Xu Jintang calculated the cost and felt it was worthwhile, "I'll take it."

The assistant store manager maintained his smile, "Okay, here you go."

"Oh, right, I also need to sell some things. Do you buy them here?" Xu Jintang looked over.

The assistant store manager hesitated for a moment, "We do accept items, but only rare, high-quality items that could be auctioned."

Myriad Treasures Pavilion is a very large business, and ordinary treasures might not even make it into their display cases, so they have very high requirements for recycling.

Xu Jintang waved her hand, and the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit stored in her storage space immediately appeared in her palm.

The spirit fruit, radiating a five-colored glow, was plump and beautiful, immediately attracting the attention of everyone present.

The assistant store manager's standard smile immediately crumbled.

Her eyes widened, her voice filled with shock, "This... this is the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit?"

Xu Jintang nodded, "Yes, will you accept this?"

"Take it! Of course we'll take it!" the assistant store manager shouted twice, unable to hide her surprise.

The Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit is so rare that it only appears once every few years at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction, and every time it appears, it fetches a sky-high price of tens of millions.

"Ms. Xu, to be honest, this Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit is ripe and rare enough to be featured in our auction, and it will definitely be a highlight. If you are interested in bidding, we can handle the auction process for you directly. Myriad Treasures Pavilion will only charge a 10% service fee on the final auction price; the rest is yours."

The assistant store manager composed himself and began to explain carefully.

Xu Jintang calculated the profit.

A 10% service fee is acceptable.

"Sure. Besides the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit, I have quite a few other things here. Take a look and see if you'd like to take them."

Xu Jintang quickly took out the other spiritual herbs and some useless magical treasures.

Half a minute later.

The assistant store manager and the store staff stared blankly at the pile of rare treasures on the floor, unable to react for a long time.

Any one of Xu Jintang's treasures could be auctioned off, but now they're piled up like junk.

"This is Cinnabar Blood Grass. Can we take a picture of it together with the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit?" Xu Jintang asked, picking out the Cinnabar Blood Grass separately.

The assistant store manager snapped out of his daze and nodded quickly, "Of course! Selling these two together will definitely fetch a record price that breaks our auction records."

The Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit is precious enough, let alone the Cinnabar Blood Grass.

"Okay, you guys take a look at the others too, and help me estimate how much they can sell for." Xu Jintang sat down on the sofa next to him.

The assistant store manager nodded excitedly, "Okay, please wait a moment!"

The inventory and valuation of the treasures took less than an hour in total.

"You have a total of nineteen auction-worthy treasures to sell, and the other seven are also very valuable, but not quite up to auction standards. However, considering you're selling a large number of items, we can buy them all back together. For those that can't be auctioned, we'll buy them back at the market price plus 10%. What do you think?"

Xu Jintang raised an eyebrow.

According to the rules, they should not accept items that do not meet the eligibility criteria for auction.

The assistant store manager not only agreed to the buyback, but also increased the price by 10%.

"Okay, you can auction off the ones you can bid on directly, and you can set the prices for the others." Xu Jintang nodded in agreement.

The assistant store manager breathed a sigh of relief, his smile widening even further. "Okay!"

While it may seem that Xu Jintang profited from this transaction, Myriad Treasures Pavilion actually did not lose money at all.

The items that Xu Jintang alone brought out were enough to organize a small auction. In addition, the Five Skandhas Spirit Fruit and the Cinnabar Blood Grass were two top-tier treasures that could be used as the final auction items, which would definitely attract a large number of distinguished guests to bid.

These accompanying hidden values are what Myriad Treasures Pavilion values most importantly.

After signing the agreement, the assistant store manager personally saw Xu Jintang out. "We plan to postpone the auction from the day after tomorrow to a week later, and then add all the items you brought this time to organize a larger auction. We will reserve a private box with the best view for you to watch the auction."

Xu Jintang nodded, "Mm."

Back at the villa, Xu Jintang immediately pulled out the Snow Jujube he had bought from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. "Brother Long, can we eat these directly?"

"Wait a minute," Ice Soul Dragon called out to her just in time, "This isn't an ordinary Snow Jujube; even the people from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion probably couldn't tell the difference."

A hint of surprise flashed in Xu Jintang's eyes, "So I got a bargain again?"

"Okay, I'll help you break its seal."

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful and domineering energy burst forth from between Xu Jintang's eyebrows, slowly enveloping Snow Jujube.

The Snow Jujube, which had previously only shown a faint luster, suddenly shone brightly.

Then a massive amount of energy burst forth from it.

Xu Jintang stared curiously at the Snow Jujube in front of him, "Has it mutated?"

"It's a mutation. After a thousand years of growth, the Snow Jujube may mutate into the Snow Crystal Jujube, which has much stronger energy and is on a completely different level from the energy contained in the ordinary Snow Jujube," the Ice Soul Dragon explained.