Chapter 304 Mysterious Relic
After hearing the shopkeeper's strong recommendation, Fiona, who had already purchased the required ore, suddenly became curious.
She had just noticed the strange things on the shelves, but because she was only thinking about buying ore, she didn't pay much attention to them.
But now that she had bought the ore, her curiosity immediately got the better of her.
"... You don't have to ask for my opinion on everything, Fei, just like you used to do when you went shopping with Annie."
Noticing the shining look in his sister's eyes, which was very similar to the one in the kitten she was holding, Avis gave her a gentle smile and nodded slightly.
"Besides, I just happened to be planning to take a look."
"Yeah! I get it!"
Hearing this, the girl nodded happily.
"We want to see, old man, the shop owner."
"Okay, then, please follow me, two distinguished guests!"
After getting consent, the old shop owner took the two back to the ground area of the store.
After the same operation as before, the shelves returned to their original positions. At the same time, a small door opened on one side of the wall.
"The new arrivals are in there. This batch of relics has just come into my hands and has not been picked up by anyone yet. If you two Excellencies don't see anything you like, you can also take a look at other things in the store!"
The old shopkeeper explained very attentively that a deal for twenty thousand gold coins had been concluded, which led him to address both men with honorific titles.
Hearing this, the two of them walked into the door.
Behind the small door was a warehouse-like room with several rows of large shelves on which a large number of relics were spread out.
Relic items refer to those items excavated from ancient ruins, whose original purpose is obscure and need to be identified by relic scholars or mystics to know their true properties.
They may indeed be worth a fortune, but most of the time, they are not even worth the appraisal fee.
After millions of years of erosion, more than 99 percent of the objects, except for those used simply to record knowledge, have lost their original functions.
Of course, on the other hand, items that have been preserved intact to this day are truly treasures that are not afraid of time.
Part of the courses in the mysterious academy where Avis is studying is responsible for researching and identifying these things.
Fiona has been excitedly picking through the pile of unknown relics. Regardless of identity or background, the mystery and excitement of finding bargains and treasures always makes one's heart beat faster.
Avis was also carefully examining the items to see if there were any goodies hidden there.
An ancient stone plate with light green spots, a dark gold metal Rubik's Cube made up of many fine parts, a pair of simple black-framed glasses, a crystal skull that is completely transparent but has a missing jaw...
Picking up the pair of glasses casually, Avis checked its texture, put them on to try, and then put them down again.
His eyes were much more professional than Fiona's, but he didn't hold out much hope.
Although the store owner said they were the first batch to pick them, just treat it as a joke.
These items had been inspected since they were excavated, and the ones that were most likely to be good had been picked out.
After that, even if the old shop owner bought the goods directly from the place of origin, he would check them a second time. After these two screenings, the chances of the goods left for individual customers being good products are very small.
However, after walking around a shelf, Avis suddenly noticed that in the corner of the bottom shelf, an inconspicuous gray coin suddenly flashed a faint blue light.
Slightly curious, he picked it up and took a look.
However, when he got it in his hand, the coin did not change at all, as if it was just an ordinary coin.
With a guess in mind, Avis sent out a trace of mental power from his fingertips. Avis wanted to detect its material.
However, as soon as the mental power was sent out, he felt resistance and could not penetrate the gray surface of the coin.
Sure enough, it is this thing.
Anvis was very familiar with similar things, special props used by unscrupulous shop owners to trick newbies who wanted to get bargains.
Generally, they are small items such as mysterious fragments, coins, broken blades, etc., with a layer of alloy that can block mental power on the surface, or they are simply made entirely of alloy that can block mental power to deliberately create a sense of mystery.
There is a layer of magically treated fluorescent butterfly phosphor powder on the surface, which will automatically activate when it senses someone approaching. After lighting up, it will completely decompose without leaving any trace.
And there are many colors to choose from, and even rainbow lights can be produced.
Ever since the players appeared, the business of these unscrupulous businessmen has improved many times over.
There are always many players who come to pick up leaks with the attitude that they are the chosen ones, and then the boss will trick a few new fat sheep.
The player got a "fortunate encounter" and was secretly happy. The shopkeeper slaughtered another fat sheep and was also secretly happy.
Everybody was happy, everybody won. Jpg took the coin, and Anvis glanced at the shopkeeper, who was looking over here.
Seeing Avis looking at him, he gave a kind smile and there was no sign of any problem.
"Brother, I found this, it seemed to light up just now!"
At this time, Fiona's voice came from the side.
Avis turned around and saw the girl holding a piece of dark green rock fragment with some simple carvings on it and a small white star gem embedded in it. It was impossible to tell what its original complete form was.
Another new prop?
After casually throwing the coin back to its original place, Avis took the fragment and took a look at it, but he didn't see anything special. His mental power could penetrate it, but the feedback he received was just ordinary rock without any trace of magic.
"I don't see anything special about that, Faye."
Shaking his head, Avis returned the fragment to the girl, who seemed quite interested in it.
After a while, the two finished their selection.
Avis finally chose two relic crystals. These things are common currency among some special alien races and ancient relics, so they still have some value.
Fiona had a few more similar fragments in her hands, which looked like they were originally fragments of the same item.
And Kate, who was held in Fiona's arms, seemed to have gained something as well, holding a piece of lavender rock tightly between her claws.
"Kitty, are you interested in my products?"
Seeing this, the old shop owner smiled and explained to the two of them.
"The mercenary group that sold me this batch of relic items said that this stone was found in a relic area similar to a laboratory. It is said that it fell from the Purple Moon Amis!"
"Well, dear old sir, now that it has fallen to earth, it must not cost as much as it did when it was in heaven?"
Avis shrugged and said something skillfully, blocking the shopkeeper's reason for asking for an exorbitant price in advance.
"Uh... of course not."
After choking, Old Jimmy suddenly realized that the customer he was facing was unexpectedly difficult to deal with.
(End of this chapter)
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