𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒕
In a daze, Pipi Ka looked as if he had been hit with a stick.
The items from the High Clouds Auction House were auctioned off one by one. Most of the treasures had already "found a new love". There were also some that were too expensive and were kept to be auctioned the next day like the abyss mithril. In the remaining two days, they would be repeatedly auctioned and would only be sold if the final price was equal to or exceeded the lowest asking price.
As the items were auctioned off one by one, Gege Lu's expression changed from shock to incomparable calmness.
Just like in the past, Gege Lu did not bid for anything this time, but he was already satisfied to see so many things.
"There are only a few auction items left. Today's auction is about to end. Let's go back first." Gege Lu stretched his waist and prepared to go home.
"Yes... President, are you not going to wait for Master Mimi Si to come back?" Pipi Ka asked nervously.
They were leaving now?
But Lisa's potions had yet to be auctioned off.
As soon as Pipi Ka learned that Lisa was the client of those potions, he immediately stood in the ranks of keeping secrets for Lisa.
Like Gege Lu, he didn't want Mimi Si to find out the identity of Lisa. Whether the potions were made by Lisa or not, if Mimi Si knew about it, she might drag Lisa away. To tell the truth, Pipi Ka still liked this somewhat mysterious and strange peer of his.
"Why should I wait for her?" Gege Lu's expression immediately changed. He didn't want to see that crazy woman auctioning off a potion that had reached an insane price.
"..." Pipi Ka was at a loss for words. He wanted to tell Gege Lu that it was not that they should wait for Master Mimi Si, but they should wait for Lisa's potions to be auctioned off
But just as Pipi Ka was about to explain, Lisa gave him a look to calm down.
Pipi Ka frowned slightly and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Seeing that Pipi Ka said nothing more, Gege Lu got up and left, but before he reached the exit of the auction house, Mimi Si came up to him, and besides her, a white-bearded dwarf walked inside.
"Gege Lu? Long time no see. How are you now?" The white-bearded old man next to Mimi Si had a kind smile on his face. After seeing Gege Lu, he asked.
"Master Mumu Fan!" As soon as Gege Lu saw the person, his face immediately showed surprise and excitement.
Mumu Fan, the number one herbalist in the Storm Continent, had the same status as Ye Qing in the Brilliance Continent. Nine times out of ten, the formulas mastered by the herbalists of the dwarves were developed by Mumu Fan. Although he could not be compared with human herbalists, Mumu Fan could be said to be a genius in herbalism among the dwarves.
He was not only Mimi Si's master, but also Gege Lu's savior. If Mumu Fan had not saved him, Gege Lu would have died of his illness.
No matter how much Gege Lu rejected herbalists, all he had for his benefactor, Master Mumu Fan, was endless gratitude and respect.
"Thank you, Master Mumu Fan, for your concern. I am much better now." Gege Lu said respectfully.
Mumu Fan smiled and nodded.
Lisa quietly looked at the number one herbalist of the dwarves. Mumu Fan's kindness made her subconsciously think of Ye Qing.
Similarly, the top herbalists of both races also had an approachable temperament, which made Lisa feel a lot more cordial with Master Mumu Fan, who had the title of number one herbalist on the Storm Continent.
If it were Teacher Ye Qing, he would also be this kind.
When it came to herbalism, Lisa was most grateful to Ye Qing. Without Ye Qing's guidance, she did not know how many detours she would have to take on the road of herbalism. It was also impossible for her to break through to the level of a Great Herbalist in such a short time.
Not only did Ye Qing help her, but he also gave up his superior environment at Saint Laurent Academy in order to support her construction in the Forsaken Land. He came to the turbulent Forsaken Land with Yun Qi and taught Tzuyu and the rest herbalism, nurturing the first batch of herbalists for the Forsaken Land.
Lisa could no longer express her gratitude to Ye Qing in words.
Now that she saw Mumu Fan, who was somewhat similar to Ye Qing, her eyes could not help but show a nostalgic smile.
This slight change in Lisa fell right into Mumu Fan's eyes. Mumu Fan looked at Lisa with a gentle smile and said, "This is?"
Gege Lu immediately said, "This is Momo Lisa, a new member of our guild."
"Have we met before?" Mumu Fan always felt that Lisa looked at him as if he were a friend she had known for many years, but Mumu Fan also felt that Lisa's eyes were very unfamiliar.
Lisa was slightly stupefied. Only then did she realize that she had gradually overlapped Mumu Fan's image with Ye Qing. She subconsciously looked at Mumu Fan as if looking at Ye Qing.
"Sorry, it's just that Master Mumu Fan, you are very similar to my master, so I..." In the face of Mumu Fan, who felt very similar to Ye Qing, Lisa responded very politely.
"Is that so? Now that you mention it, I'd like to meet your master. Herbalists and alchemists are inseparable. Similarity is not a coincidence." Mumu Fan completely misunderstood what Lisa meant. He thought the master Lisa mentioned was an alchemist.
"If there is a chance in the future." Lisa nodded with a smile. As long as the dwarves joined the alliance, Ye Qing and Mumu Fan would certainly have a chance to meet.
Lisa never thought that dwarves were inferior to humans and elves in herbalism. Their lagging progress in pharmaceutical research was entirely due to the scarce resources they had. If they stood on the same starting line as humans and elves, the dwarves would not necessarily lose.
Mumu Fan smiled without the slightest arrogance. He was just like a kind old man.
"Mimi Si, where are the potions you mentioned before?" Mumu Fan looked at Mimi Si. He had been dragged over by Mimi Si while making potions. Mimi Si only said that she had found a more perfect potion than the previous bottle of potion, and then took him to the High Clouds Auction House. Along the way, Mimi Si explained to Mumu Fan how rare the bottle of potion was and also told Mumu Fan her own plans. Mimi Si did not want the potions to fall into the hands of other dwarves, but Mimi Si's own financial resources were limited, so she could only pin her hopes on her master.
Eighty million gold coins was an astronomical figure for Mimi Si, but it was not an unimaginable price for Mumu Fan, the number one herbalist on the Storm Continent.
Mumu Fan, like many top herbalists, was obsessed with herbalism and did not care about money at all. He lived in seclusion and almost never set foot on the trading market. All he had to do every day was study herbalism and nothing else.
Every day, the Dwarf King would send a large number of medicinal ingredients for Mumu Fan to use. He didn't need to spend any money making potions at all. Everything was arranged for him by the Dwarf King. Moreover, Mumu Fan received a very considerable sum of money from the king every month, but he hadn't touched a single cent of it. He didn't even ask for this treatment. The dwarf who delivered the money would just put the box directly in his storeroom, and Mumu Fan never looked at it again.
Usually, he would receive a huge reward if he made a new potion.
No matter what herbalist, as long as they made a new potion, they could get a reward from the king, but who was Mumu Fan?
He was the number one herbalist in the Storm Continent!
Nowadays, 90% of the formulas present in dwarven society were from Mumu Fan's hands. His speed of innovation was not something other herbalists could compare to.
Mumu Fan himself did not know how much money he had. He never needed money. Except for going to the pharmaceutical exchange meeting, he went to the palace to report the progress of the new potion, and spent the rest of his time in his laboratory.
He would normally never step out of his house.
No matter how much money there was, it was a waste for Mumu Fan, because he didn't need it at all.
So when Mimi Si came to see Mumu Fan, Mumu Fan himself did not know how much money he had. It was only when he asked the dwarf responsible for his finances before he left that he learned that his "savings" had reached a very terrible level.
After confirming the funds, Mumu Fan was dragged here by Mimi Si. Mumu Fan had no feeling at all about those potions with crazy prices.
For him, potions only had value in herbalism and had nothing to do with the price.
No matter how good the potion was, he could buy it without blinking his eyes.
In a sense, Mumu Fan was the number one local tycoon among herbalists in the Storm Continent!
"It's backstage. Lala Duo will auction it later. Master, do you want to come with me to take a look?" Mimi Si's eyes lit up as soon as she mentioned potions.
Mumu Fan chuckled and shook his head, "Your level in herbalism is now enough to have your own good judgment. I believe in your judgment. I will bid for the potions, don't worry." Mumu Fan was not in a hurry at all. He believed in the vision of his students and was not worried at all that his "eighty million" gold coins would go to waste.
Looking at Mumu Fan saying so lightly that he would buy a set of potions worth eighty million gold coins, Gege Lu on one side was about to have internal injuries.
"Well, master, you can rest here first. I'll go backstage and take a look." Mimi Si smiled. With Mumu Fan's promise, she no longer had any burden.
Mimi Si ran backstage happily, and looking at her, Mumu Fan couldn't help but laugh at her back.
"Gege Lu." Mumu Fan suddenly said.
"Yes." Gege Lu shivered.
"Let's go and see how Mimi Si, this girl, auctions potions." Mumu Fan smiled kindly.
Gege Lu was about to cry. He didn't want to see such a crazy scene. He really just wanted to leave!
𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏
Gege Lu wanted to go, but in the face of his savior, he really could not open his mouth. With a sad heart, Gege Lu could only follow Mumu Fan back to his seat.
His heart bled.
Not long afterwards, Mimi Si came to the auction table under the attention of thousands of people. As a royal herbalist, Mimi Si's appearance had long been known to the dwarves below the stage. When Mimi Si appeared at the auction table, it immediately attracted the exclamation of crowd.
"Isn't this Master Mimi Si? Why is she there?"
"Does Master Mimi Si have a second batch of potions to auction off today?"
"Really? What kind of precious potion would it take for Master Mimi Si to auction it herself?"
Speculation about Mimi Si quickly spread among the dwarves, and all the dwarves focused their eyes on Mimi Si.
There was a shallow smile on Mimi Si's face. She didn't show any panic at all because of the noise in the auction house.
"Everyone, the next auction will be presided over by Master Mimi Si herself. Master Mimi Si will auction a batch of precious potions that have never been seen before." Lala Duo, as the head of the High Clouds Auction House, stepped forward at this critical moment. When he noticed Mumu Fan sitting in the corner of the auction house, his confidence doubled in an instant.
Presided over by the royal herbalist Mimi Si herself and overseen by Mumu Fan, the number one herbalist on the Storm Continent, Lala Duo was full of confidence about the upcoming auction.
"What potion would require Master Mimi Si to preside over it herself?"
The audience was struck dumb. They didn't expect that Mimi Si was really here to host the auction. It had to be known that Mimi Si's potions had been auctioned at High Clouds Auction House quite a few times, but no matter how valuable the potions were, they had never seen Mimi Si appear on stage, let alone host the auction in person. This was simply unimaginable!
This rare practice had raised the curiosity of all the dwarves to the peak.
Lala Duo respectfully said to Mimi Si, "Master Mimi Si, you may begin."
Mimi Si nodded slightly, stepped forward, and said to the dwarves present, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time I am hosting an auction, for no other reason than that the next batch of potions to be auctioned is the most valuable treasure in the history of our Storm Continent. I can guarantee with my dignity that among all the potions in the Storm Continent, there is absolutely nothing comparable to it. It is a major discovery of our dwarves in herbalism!"
"Master Mimi Si? Is it your new potion?" Many dwarves looked at Mimi Si curiously. For Mimi Si to make such bold words, it could be imagined how precious the potions to be auctioned next would be.
Mimi Si chuckled and shook her head.
"With my current strength, I am incapable of concocting such a precious potion."
"Is it your master, Master Mumu Fan?" For Mimi Si to be so ashamed of her skills, they could only think of Mimi Si's master, Mumu Fan.
Looking at the whole Storm Continent, apart from Mumu Fan, there was no other candidate who could crush Mimi Si to this extent.
But Mimi Si still shook her head.
"My master is the dwarf I respect the most, and he is also the best herbalist I have ever seen, but unfortunately, the level of the following potions is still far beyond the level of any known herbalist in our Storm Continent. Even my master cannot make it."
Mimi Si's words caused an uproar. A potion that even the number one herbalist on the Storm Continent could not make? How heaven-defying was that?
All of a sudden, the curiosity of all the dwarves about the mysterious potion turned into excitement. They could not wait to see what the potion pushed to such a high position by Mimi Si looked like.
Soon, Lala Duo appeared on the auction stage with the ten bottles of potions in his hands. Under the light of the auction table, the ten bottles of potions sparkled with a dazzling light. They were almost transparent in color and were as beautiful as the purest gems.
They did not look like potions at all. They looked more like works of art.
The dwarves were convinced by this beautiful potion.
"Ten bottles of potions, each with an initial price of one million gold coins, sold in a single bottle." As soon as Mimi Si opened her mouth, she revealed a price that revered the gods.
The initial price of one million per bottle really scared all the dwarves present.
Not to mention the lowest asking price of this batch of potions, the initial price alone had brought the price of these ten bottles of potions to ten million gold coins, far exceeding the total price of Mimi Si's twelve bottles of potions.
And all the dwarves knew that there was a big gap between the initial price and the lowest asking price. They simply dared not think about the bottom price of these potions.
Under the bombardment of this shocking price, the originally noisy auction house instantly calmed down. The entire venue was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.
A potion worth a million gold coins per bottle was not something ordinary wealthy dwarves could afford.
"How could someone pay such a high price for these potions? It's not like they're crazy." Gege Lu muttered softly when he saw the awkward silence.
Mumu Fan waited for a moment before raising his hand.
"Eight million."
Mumu Fan called out the lowest asking price of a single bottle of potion as soon as he opened his mouth. It was obvious that he attached great importance to these potions.
"Master Mumu Fan, are you serious?" Gege Lu was so shocked that his eyes nearly popped out.
Mumu Fan chuckled and said, "Mimi Si has a good eye. These potions are already the best just by the color alone."
Originally, Mumu Fan had some doubts about why his student was so sure that the potions were worth such a high price, but when he saw them with his own eyes, he was almost sure that Mimi Si's vision was not wrong.
The purity of these potions was simply beyond the reach of current dwarven herbalists.
Now, even without Mimi Si's instructions, Mumu Fan would not hesitate to buy all these potions.
Mumu Fan's bid immediately attracted the attention of the audience.
The dwarves were speechless. The price of one million per bottle was already hard for them to accept, but someone directly raised the price to eight million!
Was there really too much money to spend?
But when they found out that the person who bid was Mumu Fan, the number one herbalist on the Storm Continent, all the dwarves' jaws dropped to the ground!
Mumu Fan, who had never set foot in the High Clouds Auction House, actually came in person, and the first thing he did was to pay eight times the initial price!!
What did that mean?
This meant that these potions had been recognized by the number one herbalist, and it had proved that its value was indeed near or above eight million gold coins!
For a moment, the auction house, which had been silent for a long time, exploded once again, and all the dwarves were in an uproar!
Several super-wealthy people, who had been waiting to see what would happen, could no longer sit still after seeing Mumu Fan's bid. How could the potion be useless when it got Mumu Fan, the reclusive number one herbalist, to come to buy the potion in person?
Several rich dwarves immediately joined the auction!
In the blink of an eye, one dwarf after another shouted out a heaven-shocking bid. The bid of the first bottle of potion had been smashed from eight million to 9.35 million, and the speed of the bidding had not slowed down in the slightest, as the price continued to rise!
Gege Lu stared his eyes out. Nearly ten million gold coins just for a bottle of potion?
Had these dwarves gone crazy?
Ten million gold coins was enough for all the alchemists in the Puko Alchemist Guild to use for half a year, but here it was only enough to buy a bottle of potion?!
Gege Lu's worldview had been completely overturned!
Pipi Ka was petrified as he sat in his seat. The astonishing price had exceeded his understanding.
On the other hand, the real owner of these potions was calmly watching the increasingly intense auction.
Not to mention ten million, Lisa had seen many items that called for hundreds of millions of gold coins. At the Phantom Auction House, the items they auctioned off could often fetch very high prices. As the number one local tycoon in the Brilliance Continent, Lisa had long ago lost her concept of money. Money was just a prop for her to buy what she wanted. Right now, she only needed eighty million gold coins to buy abyss mithril. Anything above eighty million gold coins was meaningless to her.
Besides, she did not think there was anything wrong with the price.
Ye Qing's grandmaster potion was a treasure that could not be bought with money in the Brilliance Continent.
It was also because she was Ye Qing's only disciple that she was fortunate enough to drink grandmaster potions like water.
Others would not have such good fortune in their next life.
The bidding war for the potions had entered an intense stage. When the auction price of the first bottle of potions was pushed to 10 million, the speed of the bidding slowed down noticeably. 10 million gold coins was not a small number for any dwarf. Although Mimi Si herself presided over the auction and Mumu Fan was bidding for it, the other dwarves did not know the real purpose of these potions. Their repeated bids relied on the reputation of Mimi Si and Mumu Fan, but the higher they went, the less confident they were. Many dwarves had already withdrawn from the bidding war.
When Mumu Fan raised the price to 12 million, all the dwarves stopped bidding.
The first bottle of potion was finally sold for 12 million gold coins.
When Mimi Si smashed the little hammer down, Lala Duo, who was standing backstage, felt that all the strength in his body had been drained.
He could not believe that there was a potion in the world that could fetch a unit price of 12 million gold coins!
Lala Duo felt that he would never encounter an even more expensive potion in his life!
Mumu Fan won the first bottle of potion, setting off a climax for the auction of this batch of potions.
Soon after, the next nine bottles of potions were also auctioned off one after another, and the lowest transaction price was 9.3 million gold coins.
Among the ten bottles of potions, not a single bottle was sold at the lowest asking price Lisa set. When the last bottle of potion was auctioned off, Lisa's ten bottles of potions earned a total of 111 million gold coins!!
This had already become the number one potion in the history of High Clouds Auction House!
It was truly unprecedented!
𝑴𝒖𝒎𝒖 𝑭𝒂𝒏'𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
111 million gold coins had exceeded Lisa's estimations!
When Lala Duo nervously brought the ten bottles of potions worth more than a hundred million gold coins to Mumu Fan, his expression was in a wandering state.
Even someone like him, who stayed at the High Clouds Auction House every day and looked at all the precious potions all day, could not accept the final price of these potions...
"Master Mumu Fan, these are your potions." Lala Duo had never felt his hands so heavy. What he was holding was not a potion at all! It was a mountain of gold! Right now, Lala Duo's mood could be said to be extremely complicated. At the thought that he was not prepared to accept this batch of potions before, he wanted to die. This was a batch of potions that had made history!
Had it not been for the presence of Mumu Fan and others, Lala Duo would have turned around and knelt down directly to Lisa!
"Thank you." Mumu Fan smiled and nodded. He carefully took a bottle of potion and carefully put it into his storage ring.
Gege Lu was already fuming with anger. He had always wondered if he was dreaming. How could there be such an expensive potion in the world?
Mimi Si had come over and witnessed Mumu Fan buying all the potions with her own eyes. The stone hanging in her heart could finally be put down.
"Mimi Si, your vision this time is very good. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have missed these treasures." Mumu Fan was in a good mood. For herbalists, there was nothing that fascinated him more than precious potions.
"I'm glad that Master likes me." Mimi Si smiled and said.
"By the way, Mimi Si, do you know which herbalist made these potions? I really want to see them. These potions are many times more advanced than any I have ever seen. Even in the history of herbalism, there has never been such an excellent potion." Mumu Fan was a little excited. As the number one herbalist in the Storm Continent, the potions he made himself had become the learning target of all herbalists, while he himself had no one to learn from, which had always disappointed Mumu Fan. Until today, when he saw these potions, he realized that there might still be a herbalist far more powerful than him hidden in the Storm Continent. The long-silent thirst for knowledge made him eager to find the other party.
Mimi Si said with some regret, "I don't know. Lala Duo said that the other party asked for confidentiality."
Mumu Fan's face couldn't help but show a trace of loss. He looked at Lala Duo and said, "Lala Duo, I know the rules of the High Clouds Auction House, but I still want you to help me convey some words to the herbalist master. If they are willing to come forward, they can come to my place and find me. I will keep her identity a secret. I just want to learn some herbalism from them. I mean no harm."
"Well..." Lala Duo looked at Mumu Fan and bowed his head somewhat awkwardly. Mumu Fan's status and personality were very good. If Mumu Fan wanted his help at any other time, he would certainly not refuse, but...
Lala Duo subconsciously looked in the direction of Lisa.
The herbalist Mumu Fan was looking for was right next to him. Lala Duo wanted to tell Mumu Fan that he didn't need to ask him to deliver a message at all, because the herbalist he was looking for was right next to him and had already heard his words.
Lala Duo was willing but powerless. Lisa had already heard Mumu Fan's invitation, but she had no intention of accepting it...
She was really aloof!
The invitation of the number one herbalist on Storm Continent was completely ignored.
"I'll try my best..." Lala Duo could only give one answer.
"Thank you." For some reason, Mumu Fan still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. "Then I'll go back first. If there's any news, Lala Duo, you can come to me."
With that, Mumu Fan left first. He had achieved his objective by obtaining all ten bottles of potions in his hands. He was in a hurry to go back and study the recipe of these potions. Mimi Si also said goodbye to everyone and followed Mumu Fan out.
Pharmacists had fiery passion for potions.
"Pharmacists are crazy!" Gege Lu finally exploded after Mumu Fan and Mimi Si left.
111 million gold coins! It was given away so easily!
It was simply unimaginable.
Gege Lu had never seen so much money in his life.
"Well, President Gege Lu, you continue to watch. I'll get busy first." Lala Duo was well aware of Gege Lu's violent temper, and he did not want to be affected.
"President, are we going to continue watching?" Pipi Ka asked carefully as he watched everyone leave.
"What are you still looking at? Let's go back!" Gege Lu gritted his teeth. It was really infuriating to compare oneself with others. Take a look at the herbalists, they could fork out hundreds of millions of gold coins without even blinking their eyes, but look at them again? Eighty million gold coins for a piece of abyss mithril was already an unapproachable astronomical figure for them. They could not expect to afford it in their lives.
In front of such a strong contrast of reality, Gege Lu's mood fell to the bottom of the cliff.
It was not that he did not know how miserable he was in the beginning, but he always subconsciously ignored these problems because he was afraid that once some things were investigated, the pressure it brought would be incomparably huge. Since it could not be changed, then he would not care.
In order to persevere, Gege Lu had to numb himself, but today everything was happening right in front of his eyes. No matter how strong his heart was, it would take some time to settle down.
"Momo Lisa?" Gege Lu took a few steps and found Lisa still sitting in her seat.
"President, you go back first, I'll take a look." Lisa said.
She had yet to receive her money or buy the abyss mithril. How could she go back?
"Alright, take care of yourself." Gege Lu didn't think much of it. He just thought that since it was Lisa's first time at the High Clouds Auction House, she wanted to watch for a while longer, so he left with Pipi Ka.
Lisa's ten bottles of potions were auctioned quite late into the day. After her potions, there were not many items left for auction, and soon, the day's auction ended.
After the auction ended, Lisa stood up and walked backstage.
Many dwarves who had commissioned their items before had come to get money.
While Lisa was walking over, Lala Duo was talking to a young dwarf.
"Bobo Bi, are you still going to continue to auction off the abyss mithril? To tell you the truth, there are not many alchemists who come to our trading house." Lala Duo felt tired all day. Before, there was a mysterious herbalist who auctioned off her items for sky-high prices, and now there was a guest who insisted on continuing to auction his item. What should he do?
The dwarf named Bobo Bi was the owner of that piece of abyss mithril, and he was also the one who gave Lala Duo the lowest asking price of eighty million gold coins.
"Lala Duo, don't say anything else. I've made up my mind. I won't take back the abyss mithril." Bobo Bi was not very old. In terms of the age of the dwarves, he should still be a teenager. His white little face had a trace of inexperience, but his stubborn face already had the characteristics of a dwarf.
Lala Duo wanted to cry. This abyss mithril was really a good material, but it was only useful to alchemists. However, the price Bobo Bi set was not something ordinary alchemists could afford.
There were a lot of alchemists in the Storm Continent, but most of them were struggling to feed themselves. The extra money was basically invested into their research, and most of them had no savings. Not to mention cash-strapped alchemists, even herbalists who had always been famous for their fat wallet were few and far between.
Except for Mumu Fan, of course.
Even a royal herbalist like Mimi Si could not fork out eighty million gold coins at once, let alone a bitter alchemist.
"Bobo Bi, you saw today's auction yourself. It's indeed... somewhat difficult." Lala Duo had been very tactful. In today's bid for the abyss mithril, there were less than ten bidders, and the final price did not even reach ten million gold coins, which simply meant that abyss mithril had no market at the High Clouds Auction House.
In general, in such a situation, Lala Duo would persuade the client to take the item away. After all, the difference between the bidding price and the lowest asking price was too great. If there was only a difference of ten to twenty million gold coins, he would not have said that.
"That's because those dwarves have no foresight. Do you know how precious such a large piece of abyss mithril is? If it weren't for my urgent need for money, I wouldn't have sold this abyss mithril." Bobo Bi was also depressed. The Bobo Tribe was not a tribe where alchemy was prevalent. They mined ores for a living. In the area where the Bobo Tribe lived, there were very precious mineral veins. They could dig up rare ores that could not be found by other tribes. The Bobo Tribe had always been rich, so Bobo Bi was also a regular customer of the High Clouds Auction House. Only this time, he did not appear as a buyer, but as a seller.
This unusual thing was already somewhat strange. The Bobo Tribe had never been short of money, but Bobo Bi's appearance this time seemed to be in urgent need of money, and he even took out the very rare abyss mithril.
"It can't be helped. You know the situation of alchemists... I have sent invitations to several royal alchemists before, but as you can see today, none of them came to attend. It is said that because the invaders, who appeared on the borders of the Storm Continent some time ago, were frequently seen near here and have been gradually approaching the capital city that our king ordered all royal herbalists to go out less often, so none of them will leave their homes now. If they don't come, I'm afraid other alchemists won't be able to buy your abyss mithril." It was not that Lala Duo didn't want to help, but he had no choice. During this period of time, the invaders went everywhere to abduct alchemists. Alchemists from many tribes had been taken away, and judging from the areas they plundered, they had gradually extended their hands from the border to the capital.
The royal alchemists were very important to the dwarves. Even if only one of them were taken, it would be a great loss to the dwarves.
Bobo Bi's expression changed slightly. He clenched his fist secretly, and his bright eyes were tinged with anger, but soon he calmed down again. He took a deep breath and said, "Lala Duo, please help me. This money is very important to me."
The matter of the invaders caused an uproar in the Storm Continent, and alchemists in many tribes began to get nervous.
The number of alchemists attending this year's Alchemist Convention was obviously much fewer than in previous years, and it was partly because of the invaders. Alchemists from far-flung tribes also gave up the opportunity to attend the convention for their own safety.
For the invaders, the Dwarf King had sent troops to capture them everywhere, but so far, there had been no leads. As time went on, more and more alchemists had been taken away. At this Alchemist Convention, the Dwarf King also intended to make some decisions on this matter.
"Alas..." Lala Duo sighed. He was also in a difficult position. He knew very well that if the royal alchemists did not appear, Bobo Bi's abyss mithril would not be sold even if it continued to be auctioned at the High Clouds Auction House.
"Bobo Bi, are you in some kind of trouble? If you are short of money, maybe we can help you." Lala Duo could only find another way.
Bobo Bi shook his head directly.
"No need. You don't have enough money. I need too much."
Eighty million gold coins was not something an ordinary dwarf could take out.
Lala Duo felt helpless. Just as he was at his wit's end, he noticed a petite figure standing in a dark corner and waving at him.
"Bobo Bi, wait a minute. I have something to do..." Lala Duo's voice was a little out of tune.
He immediately rushed to the corner and saw a cloaked figure standing there calmly.
When Lala Duo saw Lisa now, it was no different from seeing a walking golden mountain.
111 million gold coins...
She would not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of her life!
"You're here!" Lala Duo's way of addressing Lisa had become more respectful.
"Yes." Lisa nodded.
"Your money is ready. I'll bring it to you later." The more Lala Duo looked at Lisa, the more mysterious he felt.
"No hurry. Is that dwarf just now the one who commision the abyss mithril?" Lisa looked at Bobo Bi, who was standing not far away with a complicated expression.
"Yes."
"The abyss mithril has yet to be auctioned off?"
"Alas, how can it be so easy? Alchemists are not very rich. How many of them can take out more than eighty million gold coins at once?" Lala Duo sighed.
Lisa's lips curled up slightly. "Just give me 31 million later."
"Ah?" Lala Duo was a little confused.
"I want the abyss mithril. You can give the remaining eighty million gold coins directly to the owner of the abyss mithril." Lisa said.
"You want the abyss mithril?" Lala Duo was really dumbfounded.
Before he could get his hands on the hundred million gold coins, this person was already going to spend it!!
"Yes." Lisa answered.
"You... Please wait a moment. We can't... Can't trade with you in private. In this case, if you want, I can introduce the guest to you. How about you discuss it yourselves in private?" Lala Duo was excited. In a situation where Bobo Bi was short of money, Lisa was simply a godsend!
Lisa did not respond directly to Lala Duo.
Lala Duo seemed to realize Lisa's concerns and hastily said, "I don't mean for you to reveal your identity. I can lend you a face-changing mask, and you can see him after you change your face." Face-changing masks were not difficult to make, but the character of dwarves made them not interested in such cumbersome things at all.
"Alright." Lisa nodded. She had been wrapped in a cloak because she had not found anything that could disguise herself. Yoongi had prepared human-like disguise props for her. However, dwarves were not only physically smaller, but even their facial features were smaller than human beings. None of the face-changing masks in her storage ring could be used.
Lala Duo immediately brought a face-changing mask to Lisa. As soon as Lisa asked the price, Lala Duo waved his hand.
"No need, no need. This thing is not worth anything. I was a little negligent to you before. Take this as an apology." Lala Duo had always felt ashamed of his previous attitude.
Lisa was not pretentious and directly accepted the gift.
"Please wait in the house over there. I'll have your money delivered later, and then I'll take Bobo Bi to see you." Lala Duo opened his mouth with a smile. He was also happy to be able to help Bobo Bi solve his troubles.
"Alright." Lisa nodded and walked towards a room with the door half-closed according to the direction pointed by Lala Duo.
On the other side, Lala Duo flew to Bobo Bi. Bobo Bi was still depressed that no one cared about his abyss mithril. At this moment, Lala Duo's face suddenly enlarged in front of his eyes, startling him.
"Lala Duo, stop it. I'm not in the mood right now."
"Hey, my friend, don't be unhappy. I'll tell you a piece of news. You'll definitely laugh." Lala Duo could not hide the joy in his heart.
"Forget it. Unless you can sell my abyss mithril, I won't be able to laugh at any news." Bobo Bi's mood was very low.
"Haha, let me tell you, there's a customer who wants to buy your abyss mithril!"
"Really!" Bobo Bi suddenly looked up, his eyes nervous.
"Of course, why would I joke with you like this? But according to the rules of our High Clouds Auction House, this kind of transaction can only be done in private between the two of you, so I won't participate." Lala Duo said.
"Lala Duo, thank you so much!" Bobo Bi couldn't wait to hold Lala Duo and give him a kiss.
"Wait here for a while. I'll bring you to meet that guest later."
"Okay, who is that guest? Do I know him?" Bobo Bi's mood was like a roller coaster, rising from the bottom of the cliff to the top of the mountain with a smile on his face.
Lala Duo looked around and after ensuring that there was no one else, he whispered, "Don't ask about the other party's identity. You just have to know not to ask what you shouldn't ask. She just has to buy your abyss mithril."
"Alright, I will not ask further!"
"Alright, wait here. I'll be back soon."
After giving his instructions, Lala Duo immediately arranged for someone to send gold coins to Lisa.
When it was about time, Lala Duo came back and knocked on the door of Lisa's room with Bobo Bi.
"Come in." A soft and melodious female voice sounded from the room. Bobo Bi, who was following Lala Duo, was slightly stunned, but then he remembered Lala Duo's instructions and suppressed his curiosity.
𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒆
Lala Duo opened the door and went in. The room was dimly lit, and he could only vaguely see a petite figure sitting on a chair.
"Well, this is Bobo Bi. You can talk about your business slowly. I'll go first." Lala Duo could not stay here because of his identity. It was already against the rules of the auction house for him to pull strings for Bobo Bi. If it were not for the fact that he and Bobo Bi had known each other for a long time, he would not have gotten involved in this muddy water.
"Lala Duo, thank you." Bobo Bi whispered his thanks before Lala Duo left.
Lala Duo patted Bobo Bi on the shoulder and then left the room, carefully closing the door behind him.
Bobo Bi stood nervously in the room. The dim light shrouded the room from behind the other party. Bobo Bi could not see the other party's face against the light, but from the voice, he could tell that the other party was a female dwarf and that she was about his age.
"Please have a seat." The melodious female voice sounded again. Bobo Bi felt ill at ease for a while before he walked in.
Only after getting a little closer did Bobo Bi see the other party's face clearly.
However, what he saw stunned him.
In the chair sat a petite dwarf, but her face made Bobo Bi go crazy.
Resolute facial features, rough sword-like eyebrows, and a hideous scar that ran from his brow bone to his cheek.
This face, no matter how you looked at it, was the face of a middle-aged male dwarf!
It did not match that voice at all!
Bobo Bi's heart broke all over the ground. The beautiful dwarven girl of his fantasy disappeared without a trace. Sitting in front of him was a hideous middle-aged man!
Bobo Bi's stupefied reaction made the "middle-aged man" in the chair feel helpless.
Just now, Lisa took the face-changing mask given to her by Lala Duo and went directly to the room to disguise herself. But when she finished her disguise and looked in the mirror, she almost collapsed!
What Lala Duo gave her was the face of an extremely savage-looking male dwarf. If she held a knife in her hand and stood at the entrance of the auction house, she would definitely look like a bandit!
Lisa wanted to strangle Lala Duo to death!
She could be considered an old veteran in terms of disguising herself. Men and women, humans, elves, and undead; she could disguise as anything.
However, she had never tried such an eye-catching appearance.
What was even worse was there was a huge gap between the voices of dwarven men dwarven and women. Even if Lisa wanted to change her voice, her vocal cords would just not cooperate.
As a result, even though she had the face of a bandit, her voice was as clear as a young lady's!
No wonder Bobo Bi's reaction was so strong. Anyone who saw such a face would not be able to associate it with the voice just now.
Lisa now had the appearance of a King Kong Barbie!
"Cough, take a seat first." Lisa tried hard to lower her voice so that her voice and 'appearance' would not be so different.
Bobo Bi was in a state where his soul almost flew out of his body. He stared at Lisa with his big watery eyes, as if wondering if he were dreaming.
Why was there such a strange dwarf on the Storm Continent?
"Sit," Lisa patiently said again.
Bobo Bi came back to his senses and blankly pulled the chair to sit down.
Perhaps the character of the dwarves was too direct, or perhaps Bobo Bi, this dim-witted brat, was too stupid. The way he looked at Lisa was just short of shouting the word "monster".
Lisa had a terrible headache. She really wanted to whip Lala Duo and Bobo Bi, the naughty brat in front of her, to death.
Reserved!
Young man, do you know how to write the word reserved?
Why are you looking at me in horror?
I won't jump up and tear your clothes!
"Is the abyss mithril auctioned today yours?" Lisa did not want to dwell on the problem of the "King Kong Barbie" anymore, so she simply made her goal clear.
When it came to business, Bobo Bi's eyes immediately became clear. He adjusted his sitting posture and put his hands on his knees, looking like an obedient child.
"Yes, it's mine."
"How much do you intend to sell it for?" Lisa asked bluntly.
Bobo Bi stretched out his hand, somewhat ill at ease, and showed the number eight.
"Eighty million gold coins, this is the lowest. I really need money. If this abyss mithril is used on the front end of a metal rod, it can make at least fifteen metal rods. If it is used as a whole, it can also make a lot of metal rods. Eighty million gold coins is really not expensive!" Bobo Bi explained nervously, as if he was afraid that Lisa would find it expensive.
Lisa looked at Bobo Bi quietly.
Bobo Bi was not lying. This piece of abyss mithril was really big. With the value of a metal rod, eighty million gold coins for such a big piece of abyss mithril was really not expensive.
"Eighty million is not a problem. I can give you the money right now," Lisa said.
"Really? Thank you so much!" Bobo Bi stood up from his chair excitedly. At this moment, he didn't care how big the contrast between Lisa's appearance and her voice was. He only knew that he was finally going to get the money!
Just as Lisa was about to open her mouth to continue, Jungkook's voice suddenly sounded in her mind.
"This dwarf has the aura of the Devil race."
Lisa was shocked.
"If my guess is right, it should be Satan."
"Satan!" Every time Lisa heard this word, her hair would stand on end.
Satan represented the beginning of a nightmare.
Lisa would never forget how terrible Satan was in that beast tide.
If it were not for Jungkook, she would have died without a corpse.
If it were not for Little Phoenix, Vermilion Bird would have died.
In that war, Sun Never Sets had lost too much. The Jia brothers, Jia Lan and Jia He, had also died in the war. This was the eternal pain in Lisa's heart.
Until today, every time she thought of the first time she entered Sun Never Sets, her heart would always ache when she thought of the elegant and cheerful figures of that pair of clown brothers.
The originally lively figures had fallen in the flames of war, and the laughter of the past had been mercilessly trampled by the armored horses. Those lost lives would never appear in their world again.
They could only miss it.
War was never what Lisa wanted to see.
When there was a battle, there would be sacrifices. Whether it was humans or demons who died, for Lisa, they were all her companions.
There was no substitute.
"What is Satan doing in the Storm Continent?" Lisa suppressed the negative emotions in her heart.
"Do you remember the experimental body you saw in the Storm Continent?"
Jungkook's words were like a blow to her head, making Lisa feel cold all over.
Satan, like Jungkook, was a soul, but the difference was that Jungkook had always resided in Lisa's body, while Satan was in a complete soul state.
In the beast tide in the Forsaken Land, Satan once occupied the body of others, but it was obvious that the human body could not bear the power of the Devil God.
The alchemy of the dwarves was a mysterious and powerful force, somewhat similar to that of human Warlocks.
"Are you saying that they captured dwarven alchemists to create a new body for Satan?" Lisa asked in disbelief.
"That is possible. Human Warlocks use souls and blood as a medium, but dwarves can make equivalent substances through alchemy. Humanoid machines are one of them. They can even smelt a soul, not to mention creating a body. However, according to the rules of the dwarves, refining the body is forbidden," Jungkook explained.
Forbidden?
Lisa frowned. Racial integration experiments on the Brilliance Continent were forbidden.
However, it still existed, and she herself was the result of this forbidden technique.
The character of the dwarves was different from that of human beings. They would firmly follow the prescribed rules and basically would not touch banned alchemy projects.
However...
If they were taken hostage...
Lisa finally figured out that the alchemist Mo Yuxun suddenly started capturing dwarves on a large scale. They must want to build a new body for Satan!
Right now, Satan was probably in the Storm Continent!
The devil energy on Bobo Bi was probably because he had contact with Satan...
At the thought of this, Lisa's eyes could not help but sharpen, and her aura became as sharp as a knife.
Lisa's sudden change made Bobo Bi, who was still excited, at a loss. The excitement on his face faded quickly and he sat back in his chair once again, looking cautiously at Lisa.
"Well... is there anything wrong?" Bobo Bi asked carefully.
Lisa came back to her senses and realized that the aura she subconsciously released was mixed with dense killing intent.
She immediately restrained herself, adjusted her state of mind, and looked at Bobo Bi.
"Your name is Bobo Bi, right?" Lisa asked.
"Yes... yes." Bobo Bi was a little confused. Just now, the other party still looked like she was going to pay for the abyss mithril. How come in the blink of an eye, she suddenly asked his name?
"Can you tell me why you are in such a hurry to use the money? Did you encounter any difficulties? I'm sorry, when I was looking for Lala Duo just now, I accidentally overheard the conversation between you and Lala Duo." Lisa's tone was very sincere and somewhat apologetic.
Bobo Bi was slightly stupefied. He thought that the other party needed the abyss mithril, but now it sounded as if the other party had come to buy his item because she heard that he was in urgent need of money.
"You... You heard what Lala Duo and I said, that's why... That's why you bought it..." Bobo Bi couldn't believe it.
Lisa said, "No, I really need abyss mithril."
Lisa's explanation did not dispel Bobo Bi's suspicions in the slightest. If the other party really just wanted to buy abyss mithril to make some metal rods, they would not have asked him what difficulties he had encountered at all. Lisa's inquiry completely convinced Bobo Bi that Lisa was helping him!