Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 137
Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 137
Episode 137
White Bear Caravan opened the castle’s doors wide and welcomed the guests.
“It’s wider than it looks from the outside.”
“Hoo! It is a fortress made by stacking carts. “It looks pretty sturdy.”
Guests from outside expressed admiration at the sight of the inside of the fortress.
“Is this worth researching in Neo Seoul?”
“I think it would be good to make a shelter like this when going on long distance expeditions.”
Neo Seoul endlessly attempted to expand its territory.
The goal is to find habitable terrain and build a satellite city. However, all of Neo Seoul’s attempts were in vain.
Specially manufactured vehicles were often damaged by desert sand or disabled by attacks by sandworms.
Even if you succeeded in creating a shelter with difficulty, it collapsed after being attacked by a demonic beast.
Due to the circumstances, the plan to build a satellite city was virtually abandoned.
“Building a fortress with vehicles with increased defense? “It’s a method worth trying.”
The White Bear Caravan’s fortress has been an inspiration to many awakeners.
Zeon understood the reactions of those people.
When anyone comes here for the first time, they will be overwhelmed by the majesty of the fortress, which is larger than expected.
The atmosphere inside the fortress was that great.
At that time, there was a woman approaching Zeon.
“You came too.”
The woman who spoke to Zeon was Borin, the leader of the Blue Leaf Special Task Force.
“Long time no see.”
“I never thought I’d see you here again.”
“Iknow, right.”
Zeon treated Borin indifferently. But it wasn’t Levin and Brielle.
Levin was clenching his fists as if he would attack at any moment, and Brielle was showing strong caution.
Borin smiled bitterly because he knew why they reacted this way.
“Calm down boy! Little elf too. “Because today is not your purpose.”
“Isn’t it too much of a thief to expect people to trust you even after doing something like that?”
Borin couldn’t find anything to say in response to Brielle’s harsh words.
Whatever the circumstances, there was no excuse for what she did.
She looked at Zeon.
“Anyway, just trust that we are not enemies today.”
“We’ll see.”
“Then…”
Borin stepped back.
At that time, Alexandro, the leader of the White Bear Caravan, appeared.
“Thank you all so much for coming here. Now, we will reveal to you the real items brought by our White Bear Caravan.”
His expression was overflowing with confidence.
On the other hand, greed and suspicion coexisted in the eyes of the awakened people looking at him.
The only product on the market so far was the White Bear Caravan that threw Neo Seoul into chaos.
I can’t say that the items they released were all that great, but it was clear that they were items that were not easily available in Neo Seoul.
Alexandro continued speaking while observing the reactions of the awakened people.
“The items that will be auctioned off in our caravan this time are all excavated from the dungeon. There are 30 items in total, and they are rare items that have never been discovered anywhere before.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the awakened people began to murmur.
“It’s a dungeon item?”
“There are that many items here?”
“I came here with these things completely planned out.”
Their reaction was natural.
Dungeon items were not easy to obtain.
This is because not all dungeons contained items.
Even if you successfully conquered a dungeon, there were many cases where the item did not appear.
For that reason, dungeon items were extremely rare.
Of course, items obtained by conquering dungeons cannot be released on the market. This is because the raid team or the area to which the raid party belongs takes it.
Naturally, many awakened people couldn’t even look at the dungeon items.
It was natural for them to not easily believe that he had as many as 30 such precious items.
Everyone knows that dungeon items have superior performance than attack and defense items, but they are so difficult to obtain that regular awakeners cannot even look at them.
There were as many as 30 such valuable items here.
In a way, it may have been natural for the emotion of greed to appear on the faces of the awakened people.
The air in the hall instantly became hot.
Brielle sensed something unusual and whispered to Zeon.
“Are dungeon items that good?”
“There are probably a lot of people who would risk their lives if they could obtain dungeon items.”
“Is it that much? “Yes, it’s barely an item.”
“Because that one small item determines your life and power.”
“Surely, human greed has no end.”
“Human greed is the driving force behind building a huge city in this desert. Without that desire, humans would not have been able to survive in this ruined world.”
“If you look at it from that perspective, it’s amazing. “It’s also something that elves just can’t keep up with.”
Brielle shook her head slightly.
The high elf village where she lived was on a cliff.
They created a shelter by digging a cave into the cliff.
It is said that they lived on trees in Kurayan, but finding trees on an earth that had turned into a desert was more difficult than finding a well.
Because of this, the elves also chose to dig caves into the cliffs to survive.
If the elves had as strong a desire as humans, they might have created a city comparable to Neo Seoul.
Because the elves had such abilities and knowledge.
However, the elves were stagnant and stopped developing at all from some point on.
Brielle felt very sad about that fact.
Then Alexandre spoke.
“Now, I will take you to the fourth floor where the items are. “Only those who have an invitation can come up, and all party members must remain here and wait.”
The only people qualified to go up to the fourth floor were those who had an invitation, like Zeon.
The rest of the personnel could not go up.
A man named Cha Jin-cheol came from the west district, and Pan Cheong-cheon came from the south district.
Borin from the North Zone and Raven from the East Zone attended.
Raven’s eyes, hidden behind sunglasses, wavered.
Because Xeon was discovered.
‘Why is that monster coming?’
I know this because I have already collided with Xeon.
That’s how powerful he was.
You won’t know unless you fight it yourself.
How ferocious and destructive that handsome man is.
If I was alone, I obviously had no confidence in defeating Zeon.
But he wasn’t alone.
There were awakened people dispatched from the same area.
With them, we could easily deal with Zeon.
Meanwhile, Pan Qingtian also kept a close eye on Zeon.
‘That man is Xeon.’
This man is believed to have been involved in Tajik’s death in some way.
Although there is no clear evidence.
‘This is fun.’
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Fan Qingtian’s mouth.
Each district sent people to attend the auction.
That’s why White Bear Caravan is showing great interest in the items to be auctioned.
‘Let’s see what kind of item they prepared to make such a fuss.’
Alexandro led the people to the fourth floor.
“It’s right here.”
He confidently opened the door to the fourth floor warehouse.
At that moment, a tremendous energy flowed out of the warehouse.
The faces of the awakened people, including Borin, hardened.
“Mmm!”
“This?”
They were all high-ranking awakened people.
Of course, I had encountered quite a few items and was sensitive to the energy and mana flowing from them.
My skin tingled and my heart pounded.
This meant that the purity of the mana flowing from the item was high.
Items that shed this much mana were not that common.
Zeon crossed his arms and looked inside the warehouse.
He, like other awakened people, was feeling the energy of the item.
‘Look at this.’
It was Zeon who conquered numerous dungeons while traversing the desert.
Of course, I also encountered a lot of dungeon items.
That’s why I knew.
The fact is that the items currently in the warehouse are so valuable that they cannot be easily seen.
Zeon’s gaze suddenly turned to Damian, who was standing on one side of the warehouse.
‘It must be that guy’s work.’
Among those who attended the auction, not a single one cared about Damian.
This is because Damian is completely hiding his presence.
However, Zeon knew Damian’s true nature better than anyone else.
‘Damian is a navigator. It specializes in finding directions. If so, he would be able to find the way to the dungeon better than anyone else. All the items obtained by the White Bear Caravan were taken from the dungeon that Damian found.’
Although he is not as good as Xeon, who can manipulate the desert sand at will, Damian also has his own deceptive abilities.
Alexandro introduced the first item.
“This item was obtained after hard work conquering a place called the Green Forest Dungeon. “It is Nylia’s bow.”
“That one?”
The moment the first item was introduced, Borin was the first to react.
The refreshing energy of mana felt from Nylia’s bow.
‘It’s an item from the elves.’
This was even clearer because she was an elf.
The items used by the elves in Kurayan had a unique energy.
‘Nylia is one of the elf heroes. Any bow with her name on it must be auctioned off.’
It was unknown why Nylia’s bow became the core of the dungeon. However, as it was the weapon of an elf hero, he had to obtain it.
“Nylia’s bow?”
“It doesn’t seem out of the ordinary.”
“The first thing is unusual.”
Borin’s expression turned urgent as he heard the other participants muttering.
If there is competition, it may be difficult to secure Nylia’s bow.
If that bow is taken over by another power, it will forever be impossible to get it back.
‘shit! ‘You have to press it before the competition arises.’
It was time for Borin to make up his mind.
“As this is our first product, we will start cheaply. “Let’s start with one ton and 1,000 kg of magic stones.”
Alexandro smiled and announced the starting price.
The currency of Neo Seoul is Sol. However, it only applies to Neo Seoul.
In other colonies, Neo Seoul’s currency has little value. If trade between colonies becomes more active than it is now, there would be no reason to use Neo Seoul’s currency when meeting once in several decades.
Therefore, magic stones are used instead of currency.
Not only in Neo Seoul, but also in other colonies, magic stones are important.
One ton of magicite can be used in a decent colony for several months.
The currency value of Neo Seoul is a whopping 1 million soles.
It was a huge amount.
But Borin casually asked for such a huge amount.
“1000 kg of magic stones.”
“oh! A bidder has arrived. “Is there anyone else?”
“1500 kg.”
A man named Cha Jin-cheol from the western district intervened in the auction.
That was the beginning.
“1700 kg.”
“I weigh 1800 kg.”
The East and South districts also participated in the auction.
Thanks to this, the atmosphere became warmer.
It was embarrassing for Borin, but it was natural for the other participants.
I couldn’t tell how powerful Nylia’s bow was until I actually touched it, but I could guess that it was a great item just by the energy I could feel.
If such items are transferred to another area, their power will become stronger.
If we were not careful, the balance of power could have collapsed.
“2200 kg.”
“2400kg.”
The auction price went up endlessly.
If it continued like this, it seemed like there would be no end.
I had to compete.
Borin shouted.
“4000kg!”
The rest of the competitors were shocked at the price, which was almost twice that.
“Tsk! “I don’t know how many other good products will come out, but I can’t spend that much right from the start.”
“It’s enough to drain the North District’s funds. We’re targeting other items.”
Of course, the number of magic stones available to each area is not infinite.
Of course, there were limits.
If you pour everything into an unverified item from the beginning, you may not be able to participate in the auction later when the item you really need comes out due to lack of magic stones.
There were no more competitors, and Nylia’s bow ended up in Borin’s hands.
But the real auction had just begun.
“The next item is….”