Chapter 121: The Pitied Emerald Dual-Blade Demon, The Auction
"Wow, this really is a big city."
"Compared to this place, Haoyue City is seriously lacking."
"Even just one district here could probably be comparable to the entire Haoyue City, right?"
"No wonder Uncle Nalan used to think about breaking through his cultivation and transferring to a major city to become a branch hall master. So this is why."
As soon as Li Xin entered, she could not help but voice her amazement.
It was obvious that she was extremely excited.
"Aimei City is second only to the Holy City, so this is only natural."
"Let's go. According to what the former hall master told me, if I ever came to cities like these, I had to visit the Holy Alliance Auction. That auction exists only in the top ten main cities."
"Not even first-tier cities have it. In fact, aside from those main cities, even the cities where the Six Great Temples are located do not have a Holy Alliance Auction."
After purchasing five tickets, Li Xin looked at Ye Ling with curiosity and said, "But since we're already here, little brother, we can't possibly just come to buy things, right?"
Very soon, they arrived at an enormous building.
Just this single auction house alone was several times larger than the entire Haoyue Knight Branch Hall and far more magnificent, dazzling to behold.
What followed was shock brought on by the condition of the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon. "Isn't this too cruel? Was this Emerald Dual-Blade Demon butchered?"
Li Xin giggled and then firmly walked toward the appraisal counter on the left, where a middle-aged man was seated as the appraiser.
Naturally, such matters ultimately had little meaning. On the Holy Demon Continent, strength was supreme.
Without strength, no matter how much money one possessed, once the demon race invaded, death was inevitable, and one might even be slain by demons hiding within human territory.
Because of this, Ye Ling never bothered to personally manage such matters and instead left everything to Nalan Shu.
After all, Nalan Shu had no reason to deceive Ye Ling. Ye Ling was not only a forger but also a genius, one who could potentially pull humanity out of the dark age in the future.
Hearing this, Ye Ling nodded. He could join in later as well.
There was no issue, and they continued heading toward the auction.
This was truly the work of an executioner.
Next came shopping.
No woman could resist the temptation of buying things, and Li Xin was no exception.
Moreover, they were not particularly short on money. If they encountered something expensive but necessary, they could simply buy it outright.
If Ye Ling dared to sell Glorious or even Legendary equipment under the current circumstances, even a first-tier city would fight over it.
With full investment, within at most ten years, his personal assets alone might be able to contend with a main city.
That amount was merely a number.
"Hello, I would like to auction a demon race corpse," Li Xin said.
Ahem.
"All right." Li Xin nodded in satisfaction and prepared to accept the voucher.
To put it bluntly, Ye Ling's gold coin assets had likely already surpassed the liquid assets of a mid-tier city.
Wealth rivaling a city was no exaggeration.
"Based on a preliminary appraisal, its value is approximately one thousand five hundred gold coins. The starting bid would be set at one thousand two hundred gold coins. Are you satisfied with this?"
The middle-aged man spoke with a grave expression. Clearly, after realizing that the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon had been cut into this state by Li Xin, he understood what had happened.
Of course, slight shock was still shock, but none of them were ordinary people and would not be shaken by a single building.
Moreover, Ye Ling had no major expenditures.
Too ruthless.
Very soon, their group left the place and headed toward the Holy Alliance Auction.
Along the way, the Chen family brothers were drawn away by other attractions and temporarily took their leave.
Unbelievable.
Ye Ling merely shrugged, indicating that it did not matter. Honestly, how much could one really spend?
"Should we see if there's anything else we can sell and unload a bit more?"
Tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands or millions, of Spirit-Demon Equipment circulated into the market.
Coupled with extremely high quality and excellent sales, even though the quantity was large, there were countless third- and fourth-tier professionals who needed such equipment.
Ye Ling's equipment could even be said to be in short supply.
What surprised him was the appearance of the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon before them.
It was no longer recognizable.
There was not a single intact spot left on the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon's body. Its armor was badly damaged, and green blood could even be seen.
Even though demons were humanity's enemies, the sight still made the middle-aged man feel a chill.
"It's fine, it's fine. I was just asking out of curiosity," the middle-aged man said as he wiped the cold sweat from his body and began calculating its value.
"It's a pity that the body is preserved so poorly. Although it can still be used medicinally, its value has dropped quite a bit. Fortunately, the demon crystal is still intact. That is the true essence of a demon."
No wonder it was called the second main city.
However—
Wang Yuanyuan explained from the side.
Over the past two or three years, even by selling only Spirit-Demon Equipment and a certain amount of Glorious Equipment, Nalan Shu and Li Xin had continuously expanded the market.
Their products had already been sold to countless cities.
However, upon hearing this, Long Haochen could only look at Ye Ling with a bitter smile.
Li Xin certainly did not have money, but the two forgers definitely did.
The moment he saw the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon, the middle-aged man froze, his eyes wide, unsure of what to say.
Under Ye Ling's guidance and influence, both Long Haochen and Li Xin had long understood what they needed to do and what awaited them in the future.
"I killed it. What's wrong?" Li Xin asked in confusion.
At that moment, Li Xin placed the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon down.
"That works. Let's go take a look. I want to see what good things there are," Li Xin said, her eyes lighting up.
"Please place it here," the middle-aged man said, saying nothing further as he set up the platform.
A green-haired young man, no more than nineteen years old, rushed over urgently.
After arriving, he struck what he thought was a handsome pose, but the instant he saw the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon, he froze in place, his mouth twitching as that expression vanished completely.
It was not shock at the appearance of the Emerald Dual-Blade Demon itself.
Although a fifth-tier demon was rare, it was not enough to astonish him.
"Miss, although this is not within my duties, I still wish to ask. Was this Emerald Dual-Blade Demon killed by you?" the middle-aged man swallowed and asked.
At that moment, a hurried voice came from the distance.
"Wait."
Judging by her age and bearing, the middle-aged man knew that Li Xin would very likely become a member of a Demon Hunt Squad in the future.
That was someone he absolutely could not afford to offend.
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