Chapter 10: A Masterpiece That Shocks The World

  Taking the appraisal book, Gallo smiled slightly, it seems that his alchemy tools are still not bad in this world. It looks like there won't be any problems with future life, and if what the old man said is true, I guess buying materials won't be a big problem either?

  He came to the auction house again, handed over the appraisal book, and the staff member took it. After glancing at it for a few moments, he suddenly froze, his head quickly lowered, almost pressing his face against the paper to take a closer look. His mouth opened wider and wider, "Life... Life Magic Tool!" He jumped up and rushed out.

  Jia Luo was stunned, how could this person be like this, after seeing the appraisal book, he ran away? At this time, only a loud crashing sound came from outside, followed by a string of curses "You idiot, not arranging work at the reception desk, running out to find death! Don't you want to do it anymore!"

  "Old... boss, take a look at this."

  "What's this and that? Ah! Life Magic Tool! Someone wants to sell it! Over there, hurry up and take me there, you idiot!"

  In less than a few seconds, another loud noise came, and the person who had just rushed out and a fat man ran back. Seeing Gallo, the fat man took a breath, wiped the sweat from his face with a handkerchief, and said "Hello, welcome, welcome, I don't know what to call you, miss?"

  "...Garro." He thought for a moment, and still used this name.

  "Oh, Miss Jia Luo? Hello hello, I've reviewed the appraisal document and can confirm there are no errors. Are you really planning to sell?" The fat man said a few words and sweat came out again, it's truly astonishing.

  Without saying a word, he took out the Huǒ Hǔ Shǒu hand ring and placed it on the table. "When can I get my money?"

  "If you really intend to sell, we can arrange for an auction in the afternoon, we have auctions here about every fifteen days, several big shots from the city will participate, I believe a good price can be fetched, don't know..."

  "Alright." Gala nodded "I'll come for the money this afternoon." and walked out directly, she wasn't worried that they would cheat him, even if they did, the other party wouldn't have a good ending either.

  Leaving the auction house, it seemed like there was nothing to do for a while, walking unconsciously along the main road. When did I last take such a quiet stroll by myself? Suddenly, Gallo remembered that he had never taken a walk alone in such silence before.

  Since I was sensible, my sister and I have been working hard for survival. After becoming an alchemist, in the past ten years, except for studying alchemy, there is nothing else. Saving my sister Bingyue is my lifelong wish and the conviction that has sustained me for these ten years.

  Suddenly, a green patch appeared in his eyes, and he quickly came to his senses. Unbeknownst to him, he had walked so far that he found himself in a very large garden, which surprised him. He couldn't believe that such a beautiful scene existed within the city.

  Innumerable flowers and grasses are dotted among them, with different colors and shapes. From this point on, it can be seen that these were collected with great care and effort. It's truly astonishing! Who could have spent such a huge price to build such a garden?

  Walking among them, various thick fragrances are mixed together, but no unpleasant smell is produced. On the contrary, a new feeling of fusion is produced, which is very comfortable.

  "I wish Yuki could be here too..."

  "Yue Bing? Sounds like a girl's name." Suddenly, a voice came over, and he didn't know when a man had appeared behind him.

  Jia Luo was slightly unhappy, her rare good mood ruined, and she gave the other person a faint glance before turning back.

  The man raised an eyebrow, and a look of interest flashed in his eyes. He was still confident about his appearance, and he took a few light steps forward. "Do you like it, miss? This is something I created."

  Jia Luo didn't speak, his thoughts had already sunk deep into his soul.

  Seeing the other party didn't respond to him, the man smiled again "What's wrong, is the scenery here so beautiful? Beautiful to the point where even I, a living person, can't attract your attention, Miss Gallo?"

  "Scenic view? No, the scenery here is not beautiful at all." Suddenly, Gallo spoke up in a low voice, and what he said made the man pause.

  Slowly walking into the sea of flowers, countless butterflies are lightly dancing and flying, bringing a touch of romance to this grassland. Gallo gently lifted his hand, a snow-white butterfly perched on his beautiful jade finger.

  "Beauty isn't like that, how long can this beauty last? A day? A month? Or a year? The life of plants is short-lived, and some living things are the same. This kind of fleeting beauty is completely unnecessary." With a sudden movement, he grasped the snow-white butterfly tightly in his right hand, turned around, and walked to the front of the man. The man's face no longer had that lazy smile, replaced by a solemn expression.

  Slowly, she stretched out her hand in front of the man, opened it, and what appeared was a white butterfly that had already been torn to pieces and completely dead. "Is this what you call beauty? So fragile, so impermanent, just a little external force is needed and it will disappear forever, what do you think?"

  Looking at the small hand of Gallo White, on which lay a lifeless butterfly, the man's face grew increasingly icy. "So, what do you think is beauty?"

  "Of course... it's this." A glow emanated from Garo's hand, and the man feared to discover that the butterfly, which had been completely dead, began to move slowly, then, incredibly, flew again with its broken body.

  Soul Alchemy, Life Control?

  "A life that will never disappear, only this can be called beauty, that is eternity." Garro brushed away the remaining dust from his hand and walked past the man.

  The man stood still, unmoving, for a long time. When the day's follower of Gallo came over, "City Master, the auction is about to begin."

  "I understand, you go first, I'll come right away."

  "Yes."

  After his subordinates left, Mahaya let out a sigh "What astonishing words, it's strange, that girl's voice, seems to be less than 18 years old, yet she has such thoughts, now my plans are all messed up."

  Back at the auction house, I ran into that chubby man. "Ah, Miss Gallo, you're here! Our auction is about to start, would you like to go in and take a look?"

  "Also, by the way, when is my stuff being auctioned off?"

  "I have arranged for you to see that precious thing of yours at the end."

  "Really?" Gallo raised an eyebrow.

  The stout man was taken aback, "Yes, the Life Magic Tool, this thing hasn't appeared in a long time. The last time it appeared was already ten years ago. Such a precious treasure, I think it can only be auctioned off at the end. Do you have any questions?"

  "I might buy something at the auction, but if I spend all my money on that ring, won't I be left with no money to bid on other items?" Galo planned to take a look, maybe he could find some materials he needed at the auction.

  "That's it, no problem at all. Our auction house can prepay you 1,000 points to use first, and then calculate the final amount after the auction ends. How about that?" The fat man heard this and quickly came up with an idea.

  Jia Luo nodded "Okay."

  "Alright." The fat man smiled and said "Then please follow me, the VIP room has already been prepared for you."

  The so-called VIP room is just a very clean room where you can see the auction stage directly in front of you, but the chairs are still very comfortable and there are also some fruit and wine on the side.

  The fat man left and didn't leave anyone to attend to him, Gala sat quietly in the chair, motionless, now most of the time was spent thinking.

  Not much time had passed when a slight noise startled him out of his reverie; it seemed the auction was already underway.

  "Welcome, everyone, to our auction today. The first item up for bidding is a set of seven high-quality armor pieces crafted by Master So-and-so, with a starting price of 50 usage points. Let the bidding begin."

  In this chaotic city, combat power was the most valuable thing. Although these armors were nothing special in Galo's eyes, several medium and small forces had already started bidding. They all understood that the best items were usually only affordable by the strongest few forces within the Garou organization, so they might as well take advantage of the opportunity to buy some good ones.

  "The auction continues. The next item up for bidding is a material, a high-quality heavy iron ingot, weighing 28.95 kg, with a purity of 84%. Starting price: 100 yuan."

  At this time, a temporary cold field suddenly appeared. Although the heavy iron was not bad, there were very few blacksmiths who could melt it in Jia Lun Te, and it could be said that there were none. Even if they bought it back, they couldn't forge it, and it would have no effect on them either.

  Just as everyone thought the iron was going to be sold at a low price, someone bid "100 points." The clear and pleasant voice was obviously that of a young woman.

  Everyone looked up, and it was actually coming from a VIP room upstairs. However, everyone knew that the major powers usually only stayed in their long-term rooms, and this one was generally unused. So, has a new power emerged?

  Although they thought so, they couldn't see the opposite side from below, and everyone could only give up, but they had already secretly taken note.

  The heavy iron was picked up by Galro at a cheap price of 100 points, and after auctioning off several items, another good item appeared.

  "Core of a level 4 water iron snake monster, starting bid at 200 points."

  Jia Luo hadn't even bid yet when a VIP room next to him suddenly shouted out "500 points!"?

  A loud noise, 500 points, this is already today's highest price. Looking at the location of that room, most people closed their mouths, and others, who wanted to acquire this thing, also quieted down.

  Garroth thought for a moment, although the magic core could store quite a bit of magic power, but for himself, it was not very useful at level 4. Moreover, with that must-win attitude from the other side, he estimated that he wouldn't be able to withstand it anyway, so he gave up.

  But things always have unexpected turns, another VIP room suddenly shouted "600 points!"?

  "700 points!" The voice had barely fallen when the room next door suddenly responded with a flustered and exasperated tone, apparently the two rooms were acquainted.

  “800。”?

  "1000!" This cry seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, Gallo shook his head, looking like he was really in a desperate situation now.

  The other party seems to have stopped bidding, and the person in that room directly offered twice the price and took away the item.

  The auction continued, and some of the next few pieces of equipment were quite good, and there were also some so-called potions that people bid on one by one. Gallo was already almost bored to sleep, but surprisingly, he didn't have any of the materials he needed at all?

  "Next up for auction is a property located in the seventh district of the northern part of town, with an area of about 100 square meters, divided into three floors and a basement, starting price 240 points."

  House? Gallo thought for a moment, anyway, he planned to stay here for a while, always staying in the hotel wasn't a good idea, after all, doing alchemy experiments would cause a lot of trouble, having an underground room was more suitable for himself, alchemy failure would lead to explosions, and that's why he used to live outside.

  At this moment, the house has started to rise in price. The lazy and lower-level people are adding a little bit at a time, but Jia Luo directly pulled the price up to 500 points. Anyway, he has 1000 points of usage rights, so why not use them?

  Finally, he bought this house at a price of 780 points and let out a sigh of relief, finally having a place to settle down.

  Before long, it was already evening. The auction hall was lit up everywhere. The auctioneer said, "Alright, next is our last item for the night."

  Everyone has been looking forward to it for several years, and everyone knows that the last one must be a masterpiece. Even if you can't afford to buy it, it's still worth taking a look.

  A plate wrapped in cloth was brought up, and the auctioneer carefully opened it to reveal a light yellow ring. "This is today's final auction item, personally appraised by our base master as the Fire Tiger Ring, a magical artifact."

  Wow! Almost everyone let out a cry of surprise, a magical artifact, how long has it been since we've seen one?!

  "Please, everyone, be quiet and listen to me. The auctioneer gently raised the ring "After appraisal, this is not an ordinary ring, the power contained in it is enough to compare with a fifth-level magic tool, most importantly, this is a life magic tool!"

  As soon as the words fell, almost all voices stopped. The Five-Grade Power and the Life Magic Tool were enough to be the finale of this time.