Chapter 490: Turmoil (1/2)
GDK 490: Turmoil
The auction sale wasn’t at all affected by the arrival of Han Shuo and Sophie. Under the most bewitching voice of the host, the bidding price for that magical staff climbed higher and higher.
Clamorous noise and never-ending sounds of discussions filled the entire hall. Some beautiful women wearing magnificent magical gowns, not in the least concealed their strong interests in that magical staff. This directly caused the auction sale to sink into a small scale chaos.
“What’s your opinion of that magical staff?” After the two sat down, Sophie could not help but ask Han Shuo.
“Nothing particularly great about it! Han Shuo’s lips pursed to the side. He then added, “Flashy on the outside but hollow on the inside!”
Against Han Shuo’s expectations, Sophie most agreed with Han Shuo’s evaluation. She said, “Yep, this magical staff is overly ostentatious. If I were a magus, I would never choose this kind of overly flashy magical staff.”
Looking at Sophie with a surprised expression, Han Shuo smilingly said, “I thought that you would be just like them, and only pursue beauty in all things.”
Sophie pouted and gently groaned, “I bought those small jewels from those booths purely to enjoy that kind of pleasure of shopping, not because I really particularly liked them.”
“Oh?” Han Shuo gave her a cheeky grin. He pointed at the crystal button on her chest, and mocked, “Well then, how do you explain yourself wearing this crystal button, and even acting as though it were very precious?”
Sophie dazed for a second before waving her small fist and somewhat wittily said, “That’s because I’m giving you face! You bought this for me. If I were to conveniently throw this aside, how impolite would that be!”
Han Shuo laughed involuntarily. Although he understood that Sophie was purely joking with those words, he nevertheless felt really happy in his heart. For Sophie would wear a coarsely made button which was worth only three gold coins, regardless of whether she really was being considerate, as the benefactor, Han Shuo definitely felt that he received the proper respect he deserved.
It had to be said that when chatting with Sophie, Han Shuo felt a most comfortable and relaxed sensation. It was just like conversing with a confidante with no restrictions whatsoever. This made Han Shuo feel very comfortable.
“Huh? Why is he here? Suddenly, Sophie let out a soft cry and immediately lowered her head. She even grabbed Han Shuo and made him do the same.
Han Shuo, being unexpectedly pulled by Sophie, nearly knocked his head against Sophie’s. Leaning closely together, an air of wonderful fragrance rushed into Han Shuo’s nose. The naturally refreshing fragrance caused Han Shuo to reminisce of a good time. Back then at the Dark Forest, the two had once leaned so closely together, encircled with the scent of each other’s.
A delegation walking at a steady pace gradually walked past Han Shuo and Sophie by the footpath on their left. With the servers respectfully welcoming them, they slowly ascended to the VIP room on the second floor.
One of the men leading the party had a cordial smile. He wore a pithy, clean warrior gown as white as snow. He had broad shoulders and thick hands, displaying an imposing demeanor. He was obviously an experienced swordsman or knight.
“Your father?” Han Shuo only took one glance, and through his consciousness, he sensed the energy contained in this person’s body. It was extremely difficult for one to sense this energy without first reaching a certain realm. “How, how did you know? You’ve seen my dad before?” Sophie was in slight disbelief.
Shaking his head, Han Shuo replied, “You two looked rather similar in appearance and so I made a guess. I didn’t think he would actually turn out to be your father.”
Appearance was merely one aspect. The most significant thing was that the fighting aura that Sophie cultivated was homologous with that of this person. An ordinary person wouldn’t have been able to sense it. But as Han Shuo possessed an extremely mighty consciousness, he could detect it after carefully probing it.
“He must have gone to the VIP room Braque is at. Humph! How could he, without asking for my consent, decide that on my behalf? I really hate him!” Sophie said furiously. It was apparent that Sophie held grievances towards Sulo.
Han Shuo wasn’t aware of the matter between Braque and Sophie. Therefore when he heard Sophie grumble so, his curiosity pushed him to ask, “What’s the matter about?”
“Not- nothing!” Sophie had turned somewhat flustered as she hastily replied.
Han Shuo could not make heads or tails of it, but he did not question any further. He pointed at the stage and said, “The next item is pretty good. I think it suits you quite well!”
After Han Shuo finished those words, Sophie sneakily took a glimpse ahead. When she found out that there was not a trace of his father Sulo within sight, she let out a sigh of relief, and gazed at the stage with great interest.
At this moment, with the auctioneer’s guidance and light cast on it, an armour, deep green in colour, slowly descended from the dropped ceiling above. The deep green armour was glossy smooth and shiny. It sparkled brightly under the stage lighting.
“This piece of knight armour is a craftwork of a dwarf master artisan. Although there’s no clue as to which dwarf artisan it actually came from, from the luster of the armour, ”… after the armour was revealed, the auctioneer began his enthusiastic promotion again.
“This piece of armour is very beautiful indeed. But is really as sturdy as he makes it out to be?” Sophie was somewhat unconvinced, and said to Han Shuo while observing the armour from afar.
“It should be passable. There are a few kinds of rare ores mixed into it, which includes black iron, black gold, and mithril. Those forged by the dwarves shouldn’t be anything poor. You can consider getting this,” Han Shuo explained.
“Forget about it. My father is in the VIP room. Although we can’t see him from here, he could see us from high up above. I have once used this face to prank him, and even still he could recognize me. If by any chance he catches me red-handed, I’m done for!” Sophie adorably stuck out her tongue like a dead cow. But shortly after, as though she were afraid that Sulo would spot her from above, she lowered her head again.
“20 thousand gold coins! Young master Braque bids 20 thousand gold coins!” before the auctioneer even finished banging the drum for the armour, a loud voice called out from the crowd.
Sophie lightly groaned, and uttered in disdain, “Pff, scoundrel, I will not be grateful for that!”
Although Sophie lowered her voice, Han Shuo could still hear her words clearly. Raising his head to gaze upstairs, in a surprised tone Han Shuo said, “Who is this Braque? He threw out such a hefty price before the host even completed his speech!”
“He’s Braque Pillon. You are in Kasi Empire, don’t tell me that you don’t even know who he is?” Sophie was somewhat startled, and asked Han Shuo with a strange look.