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Chapter 199: A Trade, Friend?
Chapter 199: A Trade, Friend?
Among the numerous auction items, Jiang Cheng found the Intermediate Spirit Nourishing Pill.
Also a top-grade potion, due to its quality reaching the intermediate level, the mental recovery speed was twice that of the Basic Spirit Nourishing Pill, and the duration was also six hours.
Ten pills in a bottle, the starting price was 10,000 yuan, with each bid increasing by 1,000 yuan.
Jiang Cheng felt that he could wait and see.
If the final price was below 20,000 yuan, he could take it without hesitation.
However, the probability of finding a bargain was very low.
Everyone knew the effect of an Intermediate Spirit Nourishing Pill, which was equivalent to two Basic pills. According to the auction's nature, it was certain that it wouldn't be kept at 20,000 yuan.
"Let's see if there are Advanced Spirit Nourishing Pills or even higher-grade Spirit Recovery Potions."
Jiang Cheng muttered, searched again, and to his surprise, he couldn't find any Advanced Spirit Nourishing Pills. He wasn't sure if it was because of the difficulty or some other reason that no one had refined them.
Additionally, there were no higher-grade Spirit Recovery Potions either.
"No way, is this Intermediate Spirit Nourishing Pill the best there is?"
Jiang Cheng was stunned.
He knew that a Basic Spirit Nourishing Pill could only restore one-third of his mental energy.
Even with an Intermediate pill, restoring two-thirds would be about right.
An Advanced pill might fully restore his energy once? But even that seemed insufficient.
Suddenly, an explanation came to his mind.
The auction was mainly for Force Knights.
Or, to be more precise, for Force Knights who focused on physical cultivation. For them, the Intermediate Spirit Nourishing Pill was already more than sufficient.
If it were Advanced, it might even be a waste due to the mental energy recovering too fast for them to refine it.
"So, these second and third-tier Spirit Recovery Potions might be found elsewhere?"
Jiang Cheng's eyebrows furrowed.
It was clear that if his Visualization Technique reached a proficient level, the amount of Spirit Recovery Potions he would need would only increase.
Moreover, there didn't seem to be any Visualization Techniques among the auction items this time.
"I'll ask someone about it later."
Jiang Cheng felt this issue was serious.
He had hoped to save up some money to buy the Visualization Technique at the Black Market Auction later.
But upon careful consideration, he felt it was unlikely that there wouldn't be any.
After all, the Black Market Auction was quite influential, and if the Dawn Society had secret mental techniques, the auction should have them too.
Perhaps there was a separate auction specifically for Mind Masters.
Jiang Cheng's gaze fell on the Spirit Nourishing Pills.
In any case, the main purpose of his visit was to buy these pills.
If he couldn't buy the Intermediate pills, he'd settle for the Basic ones.
He started browsing the auction items again.
Just like the steel needles in Nightingale's hands.
They weren't listed here either.
But this clearly defied common sense.
"Knock, knock."
Just then, a knock sounded on the door.
Jiang Cheng was delighted, thinking it was someone from before, but instead, a man's voice followed.
"Is anyone in there? I mean no harm, I just want to make a trade."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng's heart stirred.
Besides purchasing Spirit Recovery Potions, he had another purpose for coming.
He wanted to exchange cultivation techniques with others.
With the panel, he didn't have to worry about receiving incorrect secret arts. Of course, if the other party repeatedly lied and was proven dishonest, he'd have to retaliate.
Since someone had come to his door, and he had already browsed the auction items, it was time to exchange information.
"Here I come."
After deciding, Jiang Cheng put down the catalog and went to open the door.
A man wearing a Bull Head Mask stood at the entrance.
"Pardon the intrusion, friend."
"Don't mention it, come on in."
"Okay."
The man didn't hesitate at all, as if he were a regular here.
The Bull Head Mask walked in, glanced at the halfway-flipped catalog on the table, and smiled, "You're checking out the auction items, friend? The items this time are indeed exceptional, especially the Explosive Talisman. It's like carrying around a cannon, catching people off guard. I reckon it'll stir up a bloody storm at the auction."
"Indeed, but the price is too high. I can only admire it from afar."
Jiang Cheng shook his head. "By the way, friend, I noticed that there don't seem to be many items for Mind Masters on this list, especially Visualization Techniques. There's not a single one. Why is that?"
The Bull Head Mask turned to look at Jiang Cheng, his tone filled with surprise, "Could it be that you're a Mind Master, friend?"
"No, I'm just curious."
"I see."
The Bull Head Mask spoke with profound meaning, "It seems, friend, that this is your first time here. In fact, there are two auctions."
"Two?"
Jiang Cheng didn't deny it.
"That's right. The first auction starts at 7 PM, and all participants are Mind Masters due to the smaller number of attendees. It usually wraps up within an hour."
"As for us Primordial Energy Warriors, since there are more of us, we're scheduled for the second auction, which will last for two hours."
"I see."
Jiang Cheng understood.
"So, the auction list we received is different from theirs?"
"Of course."
The Bull Head Mask smiled, "Take Spirit Recovery Potions, for instance. We only need the first-grade ones, but for intermediate and advanced Mind Masters, even second and third-grade potions aren't very effective.
Furthermore, their weapons include specially crafted flying needles, shuttles, and knives. In our hands, they're at most hidden weapons, but they become incredibly powerful in theirs. That's why they're sold separately."
"Friend, if you're a Mind Master, just go downstairs and prove it. If you can move objects with your mental power, they'll let you join the first auction. If not, then it's not possible. Initially, it was allowed, but the Mind Masters had strong opinions, and there's also a Mind Master overseeing things here." He shrugged.
"Thanks for the reminder, friend," Jiang Cheng hurriedly said.
The Mind Masters' status was indeed extraordinary.
The black market organizers would love to have more participants to drive up the final transaction price, but due to pressure, they had to divert the crowd.
He wanted to take a look but couldn't because his mental power wasn't strong enough to move objects yet.
"Hehe, don't mention it. As they say, meeting is fate. But it's not even 5 PM yet, more than two hours before the first auction starts, so there's no need to rush."
The Bull Head Mask said, "Why don't we trade or share our Secret Arts?"
"Sure, but I didn't bring anything good this time, and the two Secret Arts I learned are both Human Martial Arts. I'm not sure if you'll find them impressive."
Jiang Cheng spoke honestly.
If the other party were a Fifth-Rank Mind Master or below, there shouldn't be much of a problem.
But if they were a Sixth-Rank or above, they might not find Human Martial Arts impressive.
(End of Chapter)
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