Chapter 298: Chapter 73 Mysterious Relic

Hearing the shop owner’s enthusiastic recommendation, Fiona, who had already purchased the required ores, suddenly became curious.

She had already seen the peculiar items placed on those shelves, but because she was only thinking of buying ores before, she didn’t pay too much attention.

Now that she had bought the ores, her curiosity quickly got the better of her.

“… No need to consult me for everything, Fei, just do as you did when you went shopping with Annie before.”

Noticing the shiny eyes of his younger sister, which resembled those of the kitten she held, Anvis gave her a gentle smile and nodded slightly.

“And besides, I plan to take a look as well.”

“Mhm! Got it!”

Upon hearing this, the girl happily nodded her head.

“We’d like to take a look, Grandpa shop owner.”

“All right, then please follow me, dear customers!”

After receiving an affirmative reply, the old shop owner led them back to the store’s ground level area.

After operations similar to before, the shelves returned to their original positions. At the same time, a small door opened on one of the walls.

“The new arrivals are inside, these relic artifacts have just come into my hands, and haven’t been picked through yet. If you aren’t interested in these, you can also check out other items in the store!”

The old shop owner was very attentive in his explanation, and having completed a transaction worth twenty thousand gold coins, he addressed them both with honorifics.

Upon hearing this, they entered through the door.

Inside the small door was a warehouse-like room, where a multitude of relic artifacts lay scattered across several large shelves.

Relic artifacts refer to items excavated from ancient ruins, originally having obscure purposes and requiring identification by Ruins Scholars or Mysticologists to determine their true attributes.

They might indeed be worth a fortune, but most of the time, these items are not even worth the cost of their identification.

Having weathered the test of millions of years, apart from objects used purely for recording knowledge, over ninety-nine percent of the items have lost their original functions.

Of course, in contrast, the items that have been perfectly preserved until now are indeed treasures that have withstood the test of time.

Part of the courses at the Mysterious Academy, where Anvis studied, were responsible for researching and identifying these items.

Fiona was already excitedly picking through the big pile of unknown relics, regardless of one’s identity or background, the mysterious and thrilling feeling of treasure-hunting always accelerates one’s heartbeat.

Anvis was also carefully inspecting the items to see if there were any good finds still hidden.

An ancient Stone Plate with light green spots, a Metallic Rubik’s Cube made of many intricate parts, a simple black-framed pair of glasses, a crystal skull that was transparent all over but missing its lower jaw…

Picking up the pair of glasses, Anvis checked its texture and tried them on, then put them back down.

His gaze was much more professional than Fiona’s, but he didn’t harbor much hope in his heart.

Although the shop owner said they were the first to pick, it was hardly anything but a joke.

Since their excavation, these items have already been screened once, and the parts most likely to be valuable have been selected.

Moreover, even if the old shop owner had received the items directly from the source, he would have screened them a second time. After these two rounds of selection, the leftovers left for individual customers hardly stood a chance of being treasures.

However, as he rounded a shelf, Anvis suddenly noticed a glint of faint blue light flash from an inconspicuous grey coin in the corner on the bottom layer of the shelf.

Slightly curious, he casually picked it up to take a look.

But, when he held it in his hand, the coin did not show any change, as if it were just an ordinary coin.

With a speculation in mind, Anvis extended a thread of spiritual power from his fingertips, wanting to check the material of the coin,

However, the moment his spiritual power reached out, it met with resistance, unable to penetrate the murky surface of the coin.

Indeed, it is this thing.

Anvis was very familiar with such things, special-made items used by unscrupulous shopkeepers to scam newbies hoping for a bargain.

Typically minor items like mystical fragments, coins, broken blades and the like, coated with an alloy that blocks spiritual power or entirely made of materials that impede spiritual power, deliberately creating a sense of mystery.

The surface is coated with Fluorescent Butterfly Phosphor Powder that has been treated with magic, automatically activating and glowing once someone approaches, then completely decomposing without leaving a trace.

And they come in multiple colors, even rainbow radiance can be produced.

Since the players appeared, the business of these deceptive merchants has improved manyfold.

There are always many players who come hunting for bargains with the attitude that they are a Child of Destiny, only to have the shop owner trick a few more fresh sheep.

Players have their ‘adventure’, secretly delighted. The shopkeeper has fleeced another sheep, also secretly delighted.

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Holding the coin, Anvis glanced at the shopkeeper, whose gaze was turning this way.

Seeing Anvis looking over, he showed a kind smile, revealing no issues.

“Brother, I found this, it seemed to shine for a moment!”

At this moment, Fiona’s voice came from beside him.

Anvis turned around and saw that the girl was holding a piece of dark cyan rock shard with some simple carvings on it, embedded with a tiny white Starlight Gem, its original complete form indiscernible.

Another newbie-trapping item?

Carelessly tossing the coin back to where it was, Anvis took the shard to examine it but didn’t see anything special. His spiritual power could penetrate it, but the feedback was that of a common rock with no traces of magic power.

“I don’t see anything special, Fei.”

Shaking his head, Anvis handed the shard back to the girl, who seemed quite interested in it.

Another moment passed, and the two of them finished their selection.

In the end, Anvis picked out two Relic Crystals. This stuff served as universal currency amongst certain special alien tribes and ancient relics, holding some value.

In Fiona’s hands, there were also a few more similar shards, apparently pieces of the same item.

And Kate, huddled in Fiona’s arms, seemed to have her own find, tightly grasping a piece of light purple rock.

“The little kitty has taken a fancy to my goods too?”

Seeing this, the elderly shopkeeper smiled and explained to them.

“The Mercenary Group that sold me these relic items said this stone was found in a relic area reminiscent of a laboratory, believed to have fallen from Purple Moon Amis!”

“Well then, dear sir, since it has already fallen to the ground, its price shouldn’t be as high as when it was up in the sky, right?”

Anvis shrugged his shoulders, skillfully making a quip, preemptively blocking the shopkeeper’s reason for asking a sky-high price.

“Uh… Of course not.”

Caught off guard, old Jimmy suddenly realized that he was dealing with a customer who was unexpectedly difficult.