Chapter 322 Harold: Desert Book Plus
Although Kavi wanted to immediately take his beloved original mechanism back to the tent and turn his idea into reality, all the auction items would be distributed after the auction. Now the auction was not even halfway through, and there was no point in him being anxious, so he simply stayed and watched with the villagers.
The special items collected by "The Legacy of the God King" over the years are mostly ancient artifacts. These artifacts are very popular among collectors in the rain forest, so most of them are auctioned off at high prices by merchants.
Most mercenaries are not interested in such things, but a small number of desert people come for them. They want to recycle the relics of their ancestors, but because they are short of money, they have to discuss with several or even dozens of people to combine the money they brought and bid for the same cultural relic.
In addition, there are two special weapons that seal the residual souls buried under the ruins. Due to the special nature of the mercenary group, these weapons are often distributed to trustworthy senior members of the mercenary group as soon as they are obtained, and these weapons were divided up by the participants in the previous war.
This was their chance. They took the risk to participate in the battle and deserved a certain reward. Moreover, these weapons with high lethality were safer in their own hands than in the hands of outsiders. With this in mind, neither Harold nor Kusela ordered the weapons to be retrieved.
The only weapons sent to the auction were two that had been gathering dust in the warehouse of the "God-King's Legacy". One of them was a shield that could release fire. It was too heavy, and even a strong adult male could hardly lift it with one hand.
The defense it can provide comes only from its own material and thickness, and the power and attack range of its flames are far inferior to those of magical weapons of the same category.
Obviously, it is too useless for the members of the "Legacy of the God-King" who need to run around in the desert. In case of emergency evacuation, it will become the first baggage that must be abandoned. This precious weapon can actually easily become the enemy's trophy.
A mercenary from the caravan finally bought it for three million Mora, and when they heard the word "deal", many of the desert people who came to watch sighed with envy.
In fact, even when the transaction was in progress, people kept letting out gasps of surprise. It was rare for a mercenary to save up so much money, not to mention that there was far more than one person bidding.
After three more items were auctioned, the second special weapon was sent to the auction table. Kavi keenly noticed that Harold, who was sitting next to him, leaned forward slightly and seemed to be very interested in this auction item.
"Junior, are you planning to take a photo of this?" Kavi asked curiously, "Have you tried it? Can it be used? Or are you planning to give it to someone else?"
Kavi asked this because only desert people can inspire the power of the residual souls in weapons. For others, these weapons are just cold weapons with intricate patterns. Even after a hundred years, Akhmar is still protecting his descendants in a special way.
Because of this, the merchants in the rain forest tacitly gave it to the mercenaries who were traveling with them. The shield just now was only sold for 3 million Mora. Otherwise, even if they knew that some mercenaries could rely on these guys to join the ranks of high-level mercenaries, the merchants in the rain forest would be happy to compete with them.
"I haven't tried it. After all, I'm a very law-abiding person. It's not my job to assess the value of items." Harold spread his hands to show his innocence.
"Well... I always feel that I should be able to use that weapon, so I plan to buy it and give it a try. I also like to have a little gambling occasionally." Harold stared at the auction items on the auction table and continued in a relaxed tone, "If it can't be used, I will sell it to a collector. Anyway, I won't have to worry about it rotting in my hands."
"Ah? Wasn't it sold to Dishia?" Kavi was a little confused.
"She can't use it. I don't think this is the gift the King of Sand prepared for his people." Harold whispered.
This has been confirmed by the mercenary in charge of inspecting the status of the items.
Harold guessed that Akhmara was inspired by forbidden knowledge to create this weapon, and forbidden knowledge is a general term for knowledge outside of Teyvat. The people who can use it are probably outsiders who do not belong to Teyvat.
As for why the Red King did this... there is no way to verify it, but Haroldt felt that after he came into contact with forbidden knowledge, he had the idea of uniting with outsiders to overthrow the law of nature, but he soon found that he could not control the knowledge outside the world...
At first, Harold was worried that the user of this weapon would be affected by the forbidden knowledge, but it did not have a negative impact on the person who touched it. Moreover, it had been in the headquarters of "Legacy of the God-King" for such a long time. If there was really a problem, based on his understanding of the infectiousness and lethality of the forbidden knowledge, all of them would be infected with the magic scale disease by now.
Then buy it and try it out. If it doesn't work, sell it to the traveler for five million. Maybe it can trigger some super long hidden quest about Akhmar for me, allowing me to make a Desert Book Plus and get a thousand ore or something.
Wait, as the NPC who triggers the quest, will I be treated the same as Lana? Harold's thoughts wandered.
Never mind. What does anything outside of Teyvat have to do with me, Harold?
"That's right." Kavi nodded. He probably guessed why Haroldt was so enthusiastic about it.
After looking at the auction items on the stage several times, he couldn't help but murmured: "Such weapons existed hundreds of years ago? Maybe I still underestimated the wisdom of the King of Sand..."
It was a revolver-like weapon. Kavi saw a design similar to a revolver and an exquisite appearance. Although he was not able to touch it with his own hands, he believed that it would be able to automatically rotate to the next chamber after firing a bullet.
The moment this weapon appeared on the stage, it caused a huge sensation. Some mercenaries had fanatical eyes and were eager to try it out. More desert people were whispering, some suspected that this weapon was forged by modern people, and some excitedly declared that their King of Sand was the inventor of firearms.
"The ancient weapon that sealed the remnant soul has been identified as having wind attributes, but this does not seem to be the treasure that the Sand King left for his descendants. The people of the Red King, like the people of the Tree King, are unable to activate its hidden power. It may contain a deeper secret.
An ancient and mysterious treasure, starting price is one million Mora! "
As soon as the mercenary on the stage finished speaking, there was another uproar in the audience. The argument that the weapon was forged once again prevailed. Most of the people of the Red King were unwilling to believe that their king would impose restrictions on them. They preferred to imagine that this weapon was actually the key to unlock other treasures, or that only the most special desert man could gain its recognition.
Although they convinced themselves so, the starting price of one million Mora was daunting for them. The money they brought was very limited, and there were many auction items below. One million Mora might allow them to pick up an inconspicuous cultural relic.
Businessmen who put profit above all else are still hesitating. It's not that they don't have money, but based on the existing information, the weapon is most likely a counterfeit. It is extremely shameful to pay a high price for a counterfeit. If this matter is publicized, their reputation in the circle is likely to be affected.