Chapter 19: Selling Goods at an Auction House

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Riding on Alexis, Su Ce swam above the clouds.

The sound of rushing wind whistled in his ears. At this moment, he finally experienced the giddy feeling of flying at high speed.

Even though Alexis had a forcefield around her, and Su Ce wouldn’t be affected by the wind, the speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour and the unobstructed view around him still made his legs go weak.

“Alexis, it’s almost time to find an inconspicuous place to stop. With your aura, I’m afraid it will cause quite a stir if you enter the city.”

Stroking the scales on Alexis’s body, Su Ce was in a strange mood.

Flying in the sky and riding a giant dragon for the first time, this feeling of looking down on the world made his heart tremble.

It was as if everything was a dream.

“Woo…” Alexis immediately retracted her wings and slowly landed in a forest below.

This place was already eight kilometers away from the western suburbs mine. Su Ce planned to walk the rest himself.

Even though Alexis had the ability to temporarily conceal herself, her dragon aura was still rich.

For the sake of security and sustainable development, Su Ce decided to keep a low profile.

After all, Alexis was the one who was strong now, not him.

He understood the principle of not revealing one’s wealth.

After a while, Alexis stopped in a clearing in the forest.

With a light flap of her wide wings, she blew away the fallen leaves in the forest and scared away many small animals.

“Thank you for your help, Alexis. For safety reasons, you should enter the contract space first.”

“Woo.” Alexis rubbed her chin against her master and bent down obediently.

Su Ce slowly raised his hand and put her into the contract space.

Brilliant light enveloped Alexis’s body. After a while, her giant body instantly disappeared, and the white light dissipated.

Seeing this, Su Ce immediately turned around and walked out of the forest.

Looking at the dim light above his head, he felt a little regretful. “It’s already so late. Looks like I won’t be able to go to the temple today.”

Kicking away the gravel under his feet, Su Ce immediately rushed to a nearby auction house.

He planned to dispose of all the items in his inventory.

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At seven o’clock in the evening, Su Ce walked through the busy streets and arrived at a well-known auction house in Bo’an City.

At this moment, even though it was seven in the evening, there were still many customers in the spacious auction hall.

Looking at the spacious hall and the luxurious decor in the auction house, Su Ce raised his eyebrows and came to one of the counters.

Seeing a customer come, a salesperson of the auction house immediately welcomed him warmly. “Hello, sir. What can I do for you?”

Su Ce sat down at the counter and immediately took out some of the ores he had picked up outside the mine. “How much can I sell these for?”

The salesperson picked up a piece of ore that was glowing with a faint green light from the counter. “Ah, these ores of yours, were they all mined in the western suburbs mine?”

Looking at the ores that were mostly still covered in gray rock shells, the salesperson was very surprised.

Su Ce didn’t care about the change in the salesperson’s expression and said truthfully, “Yes, I just brought them back from the mine. They’re still hot!”

“Ah, it seems that your luck is really good. You actually picked up these ores that had their outer shells burned by magma!

“You might not know, but three hours ago, something big happened in the western suburbs mine.”

Listening to the salesperson’s description, Su Ce asked in surprise, “What happened? Can you tell me?”

Seeing the bewildered look of the customer in front of him, the salesperson at the counter immediately became excited. “You don’t even know this? Then you’ve suffered a huge loss.

“A few hours ago, a big shot who can cast a forbidden spell came to the mine in the western suburbs. I heard that some treasure appeared in the mine and actually alarmed an expert of that level. At the time, even the auction house, which is more than ten kilometers away, could feel the aftershock of the forbidden spell…”

After talking for a long time, the salesperson retracted his gaze and looked at the ores in front of him. He immediately added, “For you to be able to pick up so many ores, you must have benefited from that sir.”

“Uh… That’s a little too far-fetched. Let’s discuss the price of the materials first.” While speaking, Su Ce thought of something and took out a slightly yellowed book from his inventory.

The salesperson subconsciously looked at it. When he realized that Su Ce was holding a skill book, his expression immediately became even more envious.

Just the ores in front of him were estimated to be worth tens of thousands of dollars. As for this specialized skill book, as long as the auction house put in some work, they could easily auction it for a high price of 100,000 dollars.

With the recent academy graduations, the appearance of a large number of novice Professionals had been making the work of the Class Temple quite busy.

At the same time, the demand for skill books was increasing day by day.

As long as the skill book had a slightly powerful effect, it would usually be instantly bought not long after it was put on the market.

If it was sold in an auction, the price would increase to more than three times the original price of the skill book.

After all, there were very few people who could comprehend new skills with their own comprehension. Most Professionals could only rely on skill books to master new skills.

The current situation had reached a point where even a single book was difficult to find.

Hearing the salesperson’s explanation, Su Ce immediately listened to his opinion.

He sold dozens of pieces of ores to the auction house at standard prices.

As for the Powerful Shooting skill book, he chose to sell it as an auction item.

The starting price was set at 50,000 dollars!

“I have already handled it for you, sir. If this skill book is sold, I will contact you immediately. According to our auction house’s custom, we will charge you three percent of the auction price.”

Su Ce tapped his fingers on the counter and said languidly, “Thank you, but I would like to know if there are any Summoner skill books on sale. I can buy them at a ten percent premium.”

Hearing that the customer wanted to buy a skill book, the salesperson said helplessly, “I’m sorry, sir. As you can see, our auction house has very few skill books. We don’t even have many general skill books in stock, let alone Summoner skill books.”

Damn, it really can’t be bought! Su Ce sighed. What the salesperson said was exactly as he had expected.

Currently, it was almost impossible to buy a skill book with a slightly strong effect. It was already in a state where there was no market for it.

Seeing the customer’s disappointed expression, the salesperson across the counter immediately comforted, “I’m sorry, sir. Other than the high-end auction houses in the big cities, the inventory of skill books in other areas is severely lacking. I hope you can forgive me.”

“Okay, forget it. If you don’t have it, so be it.”

After receiving the savings card from the salesperson, Su Ce immediately left in disappointment.

He walked out of the auction house and looked at the completely dark sky outside.

He couldn’t help sighing. It seems that if I want to buy related skill books or higher-quality equipment, I have to go to the nearest first-tier city.

Stretching lazily, Su Ce wandered around the streets.

He walked into a noodle shop and prepared to eat.

Ever since he took the bus to the western suburbs mine in the morning, he had spent more than ten hours in the underground mine. During this period, other than eating some breakfast food such as bread and fried dough sticks, he hadn’t eaten anything else.

After such a long time, his stomach was already rumbling with hunger.

He ordered a bowl of beef ramen with a rich taste. While waiting for the delicious food, Su Ce didn’t forget to take out his phone to search for the nearest hotel with good accommodations.

Earlier, he had sold dozens of pieces of ores to the auction house and obtained a savings card with more than 50,000 dollars.

Now that his wallet was bulging, his living conditions naturally had to catch up.

After a while, the hot noodles were served. Su Ce picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

As the saying goes, the atmosphere of the mortal world caresses the hearts of mortals the most.

After spending more than ten hours in the underground mine, Su Ce had gotten used to the dark and damp environment there, as well as the stench mixed with the smell of blood.

Because this was his first time going out on an adventure, even though he was mentally strong, after more than ten hours, his mind had become exhausted.

Now, after eating a bowl of beef ramen, Su Ce felt reinvigorated. “Boss, check, please.”

He took out the black savings card with the auction house’s logo on the surface and swiped it to pay.

Then he left the noodle shop briskly.

In order to take care of Alexis, Su Ce had bought ten kilograms of fresh beast meat from a mercenary.