Chapter 288 A Valuable Lesson (2/2)

”You have to give what you've taken back” Said the guard of one of the other individuals that were browsing for ite what Daniel had found

”Yeah! Theft is punishable by death” Added a baldthese words, these individuals all had the saive the item back, and then find a way to steal it fro at the oddly helpful people with doubt

Daniel ignored the crowd that foril out loud ”Not every person ants to attack you is capable of hurting you Look at these idiots, they don't knohat is to coet to feel fear only when you can't prevent your opponent fro what he wants to do So, what do you do in order to lower the chance of it happening?”

Virgil became pensive for a few moments, then for was ”You get stronger”

Daniel smiled with satisfaction, then disappeared fro

When he reappeared, there was no trace of battle on his body, and he was showing a casual expression and fingernails sharpened by hts were now lying on the ground unconscious, while the ones that were not as aggressive, found the froether were cut cleanly

The entire duration was counted in single two digit reedy warriors had barely been able to see Daniel disappear before they found theround, or stripped of their enchanted ar the terrified looks of the people around hiil, and said ”There was a tier just in order to pursue power But in the end, that is a mentality that only a few people have The real reason people cultivate, is to lower their chance of being killed” After finishi+ng to give his lesson to Virgil, Daniel turned to look at the merchant, and asked ”Still want the item back?”

”No” responded the iven hieot it back, he would never have the power to keep thes, and avoid trouble

Suddenly, Aeron appeared next to Daniel, and without even looking around, he said ”I have found it”

”Great Just in ti to look at Aeron's masked face

Aeron finally turned around, and noticed the dozens of cultivators laying on the ground unconscious, and tre in fear They had barely survived an encounter that they theated

”Sure” responded Aeron as his eyes began to glow of a brilliant green color

From the point of view of the crowd, they had suddenly found therouped in a square within thethat had happened in the past two otten there The only thing of which they were all in agree headache that they all felt, was

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Later that day, Daniel, Aeron and Virgil went to visit the coh the entrance of a , above which was a banner where the words 'Bidding Arena Auction House' were painted clearly The building was guarded by powerful cultivators, and people came and went from its entrance in constant strea to take place soon

Once in, Daniel approached the counter while s sir, would you like to purchase a seat for the auction? We do not have three sequential seats, but we do have three spots, and two free private booths in the balconies” Said the youngDaniel

Daniel waved his ar ”I aet someone who can evaluate an item for me?”

”Of course What kind of object would you like to sell, Sir?”

”An alchemical recipe” Responded Daniel with a casual tone

”Onefor a second younghim to call for the elder that dealt with alchewith an old woman, which looked at Daniel with a fair amount of doubt, and said ”You wish to put an alchemical recipe in the auction?”

Her doubt was caused by the fact that Daniel did not look at all like an alchemist, and therefore must be one of those inexperienced iven worthless recipe, and that hoped totheo to?” Asked Daniel after noticing the large number of people around him

The woman did not seemed too convinced, and just as she was about to ask Daniel not to hts co fro For a moment she was confused, but then, she shook her doubts off of her head, and said ”Please, follow me”

She slowly lead Daniel into a private roo Daniel to take a seat, she sat in the couch opposite to him, and divided by a coffee table ”So, what is the recipe that you wish to auction?” She asked with newly found impatience