Chapter 526: Crystal Gun (2/2)
”Ah, of course, there is. Ask Captain Guan!” Wang Tong cracked a smile.
”Pff... Stingy!” Ye Zi rolled her eyes at him.
Wang Tong scanned the people pouring into the auction house, and noticed that almost all of the attendees were influential men and women in the city. It had occurred to him that Syracuse didn't organize this auction solely for his energy crystals; instead, Wang Tong happened to have walked into his office with the crystal right before the annual Grand Auction.
As the auction house started to fill up, people soon gathered in small groups and started socializing with each other while waiting for the auction to start. Most of the conversation topic covered the identity of the mysterious Einherjar. Some lamented about the danger of not having a legendary level warrior guarding their city. Although there were no legendary level warriors in the Jade city, there were numerous level twenty warriors. However, for one reason or another, none of these level twenty warriors appeared during the battle.
Accompanying Xiao Yuyu, Sanders also attended the auction. Sanders should have counted himself lucky that he didn't' work for House Lie, since Lie Jian would have never given him a second chance. Compared to House Lie, the Divine Mastery Sect was much more lenient and patient with their subjects.
Syracuse hosted the auction by himself, and the first item was a mint condition super METAL. This was a work of art from House Ma before it lost its manufacturing capabilities. The blade symbol on the METAL's pauldron would make any METAL warrior's face shine with pride. This was not only a precious gift for anyone who was interested in METAL combat, but also a rare and very practical armor for METAL warriors. Most of its kind had been destroyed during the war, and by then, only a handful of copies remained.
The bidding quickly followed suit; buyers raised their number one after another, and the price quickly skyrocketed.
Xiao Yuyu and Vorenus sat in a VIP room as they watched the action unfold, seemingly uninterested in the METAL suit. They were waiting for even rarer items.
”This Syracuse is quite a character.” Xiao Yuyu cracked a smile.
”Absolutely! He is well connected in all cities, and even in the territories that are controlled by the dark ones. Sometimes, even we have to rely on his information about the situations in remote areas.” Sanders put in.
”Is that right?” Vorenus asked with a knotted face. It was not good news that the local lords would have to rely on a merchant to collect intelligence on the Zergs.
Sensing the edge in Vorenus' voice, Sanders cracked a smile and then said, ”Although he is a greedy businessman, he has talents that others lack, and we need to utilize all sorts of talents in order to defeat the Zergs. On another note, if you see anything you like, I will buy it for you as a gift.”
”Thank you, Lord Sanders, but that will be too much.” Xiao Yuyu refused the offer politely.
Sanders waved his hand and insisted on his offer. ”This is not a bribe. It's just a token of appreciation for saving us from the Zergs.”
Xiao Yuyu smiled and let the matter slide; she doubted that she would like anything in this auction.
Suddenly, they heard a wave of gasps rising from the audience. On the podium rested a gun.
”This is the work of the Kaedeian weapon master, Cinderella! A GN crystal gun! The energy crystal can reduce the GN force required to fire the gun by seventy percent!” Syracuse announced excitedly.