Because the object was large and placed in a prominent location, it attracted a lot of attention. However, after touching it, the people who touched it all seemed somewhat disappointed.
Ellie leaned closer and touched it, but still couldn't see anything special about it. She asked the shopkeeper the price; the starting price was 5000 purple gold coins, explaining that the item was an ancient artifact discovered by an ancestor. If anyone recognized the item and could explain its use, it would only cost 1000 purple gold coins.
The price deterred many adventurers, but quite a few people still looked on with curiosity.
It's a very strange thing. This clock-like object only has a ring of magical characters engraved on it, representing time. Apart from that, there are no hands or any explanation; the main body is just a columnar, dark stone block.
There seemed to be some kind of magic array blocking detection on it, and the material itself showed no elemental magic fluctuations whatsoever, so it didn't seem worth the price at all.
Luo Fan sensed it for a while and discovered that many people were extending their divine senses, seemingly all secretly observing this thing, but no one was buying it.
"Ellie, buy it, no matter how much it costs."
Do you know what this is?
"I don't know, it's only 5000, I'll buy it and study it later. Since no one can figure it out, it must be a good item." Luo Fan glanced around and found that the other props were pretty good too; this shopkeeper seemed to be an honest person.
"Oh~"
After the communication was completed, Ellie took action and told the boss to buy it at the original price.
Just as the transaction was about to take place, several elderly men suddenly appeared and stopped it.
"Boss, I've got my eye on this too. Little girl, how about letting me have it?" Seemingly realizing that Ellie was just a young girl and her companions were of average strength, the old man intended to use his power to intimidate her.
"No, I saw it first. Grandpa, you can't be so unreasonable!" Ellie wouldn't budge, and Daisy and the others also came over.
"My goodness, it actually costs 5,000 purple gold coins, isn't that a bit expensive?" After looking at it for a while and touching it, Daisy still couldn't see anything special about it.
"Little girl, are you sure you want to compete with me? Besides, do you even understand this thing?"
"Could it be that you, sir, can understand it?" Daisy interjected.
"This..." The old man hesitated. It was precisely because he couldn't understand it that he wanted to study it more, and as a result, someone actually made a bid.
"Hehe~, old man, it seems you can't understand it either!"
Immediately, many of the onlookers chuckled.
"Boss, here are 5,000 purple gold coins. Please count them." Ellie handed over a magic bag.
The onlookers were stunned. 5,000 purple gold coins was no small sum of money, and this girl had acted so decisively.
The old man who was minding the shop was about to take it when he was stopped by the old man from before.
"I'll offer 6000!"
“7000! If you’re so capable, then hand over the money!” Ellie immediately added.
Luo Fan didn't believe these old guys would carry so much money. As for himself, the last thing he lacked right now was purple gold coins.
The old man was speechless as he watched Ellie pull out another magic bag.
How can this girl be so extravagant? Is she determined to fight him to the bitter end?
The owner didn't say much, but soon even the shop assistants came over, and soon more onlookers gathered there.
A transaction involving nearly 10,000 purple gold coins is indeed a very rare and large deal.
"Boss, do you accept transactions involving spiritual materials?"
The shop owner shook his head and refused, saying that on-site valuation of spiritual materials was too time-consuming and might not even be the type he needed.
"Wait a minute, I have to shut you up, you little brat."
Soon, the old men finished whispering and exchanged their gold coins, and the leader started shouting again.
"9000!"
Just as I was about to say something more, Ellie's price immediately followed, reaching 10,000 purple gold coins.
“Old man, I only have 3,000 purple gold coins left. If you ask for more than that, I’ll have to give up.” Ellie glanced at her ring and sighed.
The old man seemed hesitant, wondering if the other party was in cahoots with him, as he was spending so much money on something he couldn't understand.
"Shopkeeper, have you done any research before?" The old man's attitude had improved considerably, after all, the shopkeeper's strength was at the level of a Grand Magister.
"I can't figure it out, or even open it, otherwise I wouldn't be selling it at this price," the shopkeeper sighed.
“We suspect this thing is cursed. We’ve had terrible luck ever since we got it, so we’re planning to sell it. It would be even better if someone knows its value. If you don’t want to buy it, I won’t object.”
After hearing this, many people took a step back in fright, afraid of being tainted by something bad.
"Little girl, do you still dare to take her?"
Of course~
Immediately, the old man sighed and withdrew from the bidding.
"Little girl, since you like it, I'll sell it to you at the original price. Your bidding wasn't my intention in the first place." The shopkeeper took the magic bag from Ellie, glanced at it, and then transferred all the gold coins into his ring.
At the same time, he packed the items and handed them to Ellie.
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper. I'll see if there's anything else I need."
Seeing this, the old men felt even worse. They stormed out and disappeared from everyone's sight.
The shop owner's actions won everyone's favor, and business boomed even more.
Taking advantage of the situation, Ellie swept away all the high-priced items and spent several thousand purple gold coins. As for Daisy and the others, they also took the opportunity to buy some magical items as a show of support.
After a series of actions, the shop's goods were quickly cleared out by everyone. In the end, the old man even closed his shop and quietly left with his employees.
At this moment, Luo Fan had already transferred that thing into his ring and started studying it.
Aside from the hole in the runes, the stone pillar had no gaps, so no elemental energy leaked out. The old man's last words were probably to prevent the conflict from escalating and affecting future transactions.
It sensed for a while, and even tried to put its tentacles into the small hole, but was blocked by the stone wall inside.
What exactly is it? Could it be that it's missing a component, like a pointer?
Since it's an object related to time, could it be related to the element of time? But there's never been any record of the element of time before, not even from the Shining family.
Unable to figure out what it was, Luo Fan had no choice but to give up for the time being.
"Brother Fan, those old men didn't seem to want to buy anything. They were just secretly talking to stop my sister from buying anything," Xiao Ling'er's voice came.
"I know, those guys are obviously no good."
With Xiaoling'er's help, she didn't suffer any losses during the shopping trip. She was currently holding something that looked like a tuning fork, happily touching it.
The girl really liked the crisp sound produced by the vibration, which also contained a slight magical fluctuation.
In the afternoon, the exchange officially began, and Catelyn, accompanied by Gandalf, also appeared at the auction. As for Ellie and her companions, they served as the princess's temporary guards.
"Ellie, I heard you've made a splash again this time!" Caitlin asked with a smile.
"No, no, I just bought some things Luo Fan needed." Ellie blushed slightly.
"With Little Bell's help, you shouldn't suffer any losses. Caitlin, if you're also planning to buy something, she can help you." Freya whispered in her ear, secretly telling her about the little girl's abilities.
"She has this ability!" Caitlin couldn't help but sigh as she looked at Little Bell who was looking around. Luckily, they were on the same side now.
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