Chapter 430
I crossed mountains and seas and walked among crowds of people. I’ve seen many, many others, but I’ve never heard of architectural skills. … .. Just getting off the floating boat, many people were astonished and confused. There are many similarities between them. They were both hunters; they had the same awakening, cultivation method, and elemental abilities, but why was the result so different?
“It’s as if they don’t play the same cultivation game.”
Gong Changping walked through the city gate, which was large enough to accommodate eight trucks in parallel, and entered the green shelter. He was still in doubt.
Outside the city, there is a field of golden wheat, and in the town, there is a stream of people going in and out. Gong Changping’s eyes were sharp, and he saw the difference. It’s not just the building….’The construction of the Tree Shade is very well planned; the streets are square, the streets are symmetrical so that OCD people would feel very comfortable here. He also noted that among these people, many ordinary people did not have the aura of awakening. However, those people had smiles on their faces, draped in clean cotton jackets, walking briskly without worrying about the world.
There’s a glimmer of hope here.
The three people walked through the streets. They saw foreign beasts pulling carts walking by, and they saw tin puppets patrolling the streets.
They saw awakened people sparring with each other in the martial arts arena and saw powerful people with a compelling aura helplessly pull out their source crystals and pay the fine honestly.
He couldn’t understand how things could go this way in Tree Shade.
Gong Changping suddenly remembered the same thing that he had experienced fifty years ago. He was in the mountains to learn martial arts when suddenly his master asked Gong Changping to accompany him to the big city, where he saw all kinds of new and strange things.
The calm older apprentice was fine, but the younger apprentice was out of control. He ran around two blocks away and bought four or five accessories to wear on the body.
“Master, do we still need to go to the Ultimate Martial Arts Center? I think we should first find a place to stay and have a meal …… This Royal Dragon Restaurant name is overbearing. This Treasure Mountain Cafe also looks very good …… Wow, this Heavenly Residence Hotel has so many lines! ” The fat little apprentice looked left and right, and his mouth was salivating.
Gong Changping had no choice but to agree. Initially, he planned to go directly to the door to seek the way, whether to spend a large amount of source crystal to buy martial arts equipment or become a part of the martial arts school apprentice. Gong Changping did not mind if he was required to be the apprentice again; his age doesn’t matter.
But now, it seems that there were too many things he did not know about the Tree Shade. If he were to go directly to the Ultimate Martial Arts School, he might be rejected, and it was better to observe the surroundings first.
……..
They stayed at a hotel, ate and drank, and shopped for a new set of equipment.
The chatter of pa.s.sersby reached their ears.
“Have you heard there will be a large auction tonight? There is not only equipment that can only be bought by high star adventurers, but also treasures that even the adventurers’ guild has never seen.”
“Did you live in a cave? I heard this news a week ago! Tree Shade Auction House so far has held twelve small auctions and one large auction, but this evening is special. It’s the biggest auction yet and is likely to showcase some unexpected treasures.”
Gong Changping, who was preparing to visit the Ultimate Martial School master at his door, stopped once again. He looked at the time, it was already 6:05, only 115 minutes left before the auction started, and it seemed that he had to enter early.
‘Why don’t we attend the auction first? It is said that there are profound cultivation methods in the auction, and it would be excellent to buy them.’
Gong Changping had no choice but to change his decision temporarily.
The path of seeking the way was arduous.
……
Tree Shade Commercial District.
Auction House.
After a month and a half, another big auction was held. Some hunters who weren’t based in Tree Shade knew about it. The wide streets were crowded in no time. The auction house was huge, with a capacity of 2,000 people, but it was nothing compared to the 100,000 Awakened in Tree Shade at the time. Therefore, the auction house had an entry threshold – only adventurers of Fourstar or higher could enter.
Well-known adventure groups, well-known chambers of commerce, senior figures of the surrounding shelters, etc.
All have invitations sent by the Ministry of Munic.i.p.al Affairs in varying quant.i.ties. —High-level invitations could permit you to bring other people to enter together.
In addition, to facilitate the newly arrived people in the Tree Shade, the auction house also opened a “Power Channel”. With enough strength, you could also enter the auction. In today’s world, strength means financial power.
After Gong Changping observed his surroundings, he secretly wiped his cold sweat. He had the strength of the peak of the eighth level of awakening, and in his hometown, he was considered a number one person. But in the Tree Shade, he seems to be nothing.
Soon the three were led by the attendant and entered the auction hall.
Not surprisingly, the three of them were placed in the first-floor hall, by the side corner.
Gong Changping came in late. There were still ten minutes before the auction began. At this time, on the first floor of the hall, the occupancy rate has been as high as 90%, countless hunter aura intertwined, like a brewing volcano …… the level six apprentice was fine. Still, the level four young apprentice’s face was pale. Gong Changping hastily put the spiritual power cover on the young apprentice.
The hunters in this hall… all had the aura of level six or higher.
Two thousand of them!
And some of the Sixth Level hunters were still blocked from the door!
And then a comparison with his hometown shelter, level six hunter was equivalent to an entire army!
“Indeed, only when you go out, you know how big the world is.”
“As expected of a holy land of cultivation, Tree Shade. Terrifying.”
……
In addition to the hall, there were chambers on the second and third floors. However, it was not known whether the people in the chamber hid their aura or the material of the chamber themselves had the effect of concealing their aura.
Gong Changping, who was sitting in the hall, could not perceive anything. He glanced out of the corner of his eye, two seats away from hunters, but then he suddenly became pale, reaching out to cover his mouth, crimson blood seeping out between his fingers.
Just now, Gong Changping felt the spiritual power extending out from this person’s body.
He tried to spy inside the chambers, but it backfired.
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Eight o’clock exactly.
The auction venue lights dimmed.
A spotlight fell in front of a woman with an enchanting figure, who stepped out with a graceful stride.
“Dear highly respected powerful people, leaders, guests, friends, little brother, and sister, h.e.l.lo, welcome to the Tree Shade Auction. I am Liu Yao, the seat auctioneer.”
She wore a low-cut costume, and her northern hemisphere scenery drew a series of sideways glances from hunters in the hall.
There were also people whistling.
The atmosphere reached a climax in an instant.
Soon, the first auction item was presented.
“This is b-grade equipment, Golden Dragon Armor, which comes with two spells, one is protection, which can stir a layer of energy shield to save your life in critical moments, and the other is dragon pressure, which can deter demonic beast. A rare secret treasure.”