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Chapter 1267 Trading (Strawberries are becoming cheaper recently)

While Varian was worried about the future of the Alliance, Duanmu Huai seemed very comfortable. He was currently taking the girls to the Stormwind auction to do some big shopping.

That’s right, procurement.

Duanmu Huai did not forget to buy some small animals for Ann and Mary. It just so happened that the Stormwind Auction House had everything, including cute little animals, so Duanmu Huai simply looked for them here.

I have to say, there are quite a lot of pets here.

"What do you think of this?"

Looking at the pet in front of him, Duanmu Huai showed a smug smile, while the girls next to him shook their heads desperately.

"I do not want it."

"I think Miss An and Miss Mary might faint when they see this thing... Uncle, you are teasing them on purpose."

  Naruse Mio hid far away, and immediately started to complain when she saw the little cobra in front of her. If you put yourself in her shoes, what girl would like snakes?

"What about this?"

Duanmu Huai turned his gaze to the obsidian dragon next to him, but was again vetoed by the girls.

"It doesn't look good!"

"He looks so fierce!"

"Not cute at all!"

"Damn, do you understand the value of dinosaurs?"

  Hearing the girls' objections, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly. This is a velociraptor, so handsome, and you actually say it's not cute? Is there such a big difference in aesthetics?

"What about this cat over here?"

Duanmu Huai had no choice but to give up and pointed at the civet cat pet in the cage next to him.

"I think this thing is quite suitable for Ann."

"I don't think so. Miss An is a wizard, not a witch."

Looking at the black cat wearing a wizard's hat and with two eyes emitting faint green light, Homura Akemi also shook her head.

"Hey, I've figured it out. You guys just ask for too much..."

After choosing several pets and getting rejected by the girls, Duanmu Huai lost his patience. He was not a patient person. Not to mention just buying a pet... If I had known it would be so troublesome, I would have simply not bought it.

"Hey, this guy, this guy."

Just when Duanmu Huai was scratching his head, a dwarf merchant came over with a smile, as if sensing his distress.

"From your appearance, you seem not very satisfied with the goods here?"

"I can't say whether I'm satisfied or not, and it's not mainly because I'm dissatisfied..."

Duanmu Huai thought these were all good, but the little girls around him opposed them one by one, which made him speechless.

"In that case, would you like to come to the auction and take a look?"

"auctions?"

"Yes."

The dwarf merchant said as he handed over a booklet.

"Stormwind's auction brings together all the rare treasures from the entire Azeroth continent, especially some rare items that are hard to buy in the Eastern Kingdoms. If you want to buy some treasures for your female companion, then going to the auction is a good choice. Look, this is the list."

"Um……………"

Duanmu Huai took the list from the dwarf merchant and opened it. He was not very interested in the armor and weapons. After all, in a world of this level, those weapons and equipment must have been eliminated by the Inquisition long ago, and they were not interesting at all.

But there is something in this world that caught Duanmu Huai's attention.

That's the mount.

Through the two reins he had obtained before, Duanmu Huai discovered that there were magic mounts in this world, and that these magic mounts were very convenient. Duanmu Huai himself did not need such a thing, but he could give one to Ann and Mary, especially Mary, who could not fly like the others and indeed needed a means of transportation.

As for An...if things don't work out, she can still ride Gu Leya, right?

Fortunately, Duanmu Huai actually found two gifts on the list that suited his taste.

They are the Warm Sun Cat and the Furry Fox.

The Nuanri Ruff Cat is a big orange cat about the same size as a horse, and it looks furry, with two pointed ears, which is quite pretty. The Qiuyi Fox is a big pink fox with wings, and it also looks cute in a girlish pink color. Well, Duanmu Huai himself wants to sit on it.

  At that time, you can paint your power armor into girly pink. A cute iron warrior riding a cute pink fox, isn’t that a perfect match?

Unfortunately, both the Warm Sun Velvet Cat and the Fur Fox were rare magic mounts. There were only two of them at the auction, and the prices were very high. Duanmu Huai calculated that the money he had was obviously not enough. After all, the currency in Azeroth he had was only the bounty, which was enough for food, sleep and accommodation, but it was obviously not enough to buy these magic mounts.

Um……………

"I don't have that much money on hand. Can I exchange it with something else? By the way, I don't want to participate in the auction. It's better to take it directly."

"Oh? Of course, but the price will be higher. What do you plan to exchange for these two magic mounts?"

"how about this?"

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai took out a hot-melt bomb from his arms.

"……………What's this?"

Looking at the steel object in Duanmu Huai's hand, the dwarf merchant was bewildered.

"Thermal bomb."

"bomb?"

"That's right. With just this one bomb, it's no problem to blow up the entire Stormwind City. That's how Blackrock Mountain was blown up before. What do you think? I'll use this to exchange for your two magic mounts. It's not a loss, right?"

"???"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, the dwarf merchant was confused. He looked up at Duanmu Huai, then looked at the hot melt bomb in his hand, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Sir, you are joking. I am just an honest businessman. We don't sell bombs or anything like that..."

As he spoke, the dwarf merchant took small steps back.

"Well, then I have to leave first. Sir, please continue... Hahaha... I suddenly remembered that I have something urgent to do..."

After saying this, the dwarf merchant turned around and ran away without looking back, while Duanmu Huai looked at his receding back and shrugged helplessly.

"Alas, there is no way now."

While sighing, Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze again and looked at the list in his hand.

To be honest, these two magic mounts are really good looking and suitable for gifting, but the problem is that Duanmu Huai doesn’t have that much money at the moment…

Well, if that doesn't work, why not just rob it?

Although it's not impossible, Duanmu Huai feels that it's a bit cheap. After all, he is the Grand Inquisitor of the Court of Inquisition. How can he buy a gift for a woman for 0 yuan? Oh, I also have the special skill of Blood Raven Heart. If it doesn't work, I can go to the auction and buy one. What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine?

This seems to be okay?

"This, this lord......"

Just when Duanmu Huai was thinking about whether to visit the auction, a voice suddenly rang out, and then he saw the dwarf merchant back in front of him again, still with that smiling face that was uglier than crying.

"Um... I just went back and discussed it with my colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce. We are willing to accept your barter transaction."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up, and then he took out the hot melt bomb again. Seeing the hot melt bomb, the dwarf merchant suddenly turned pale and waved his hands desperately.

"No, that's not it... The Chamber of Commerce means... If you have something that's not that dangerous... It's best if it doesn't have any military use..."

“You guys are asking for a lot.”

  Hearing the dwarf merchant's words, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but frown. Why would he carry things with him that have no military use? The inventory around Duanmu Huai was filled with explosives and shells. Due to his poor shooting skills, Duanmu Huai didn't even have a gun. His main focus was not on accurate sniping but on firepower coverage. It was either a bomb, a mine, or a shell. Are you telling me that it has no military use? You are kidding me. Where can I find it for you?

"Wait a minute, let me see..."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai opened the inventory and began to search carefully.

Radiation grenades, melta bombs, cluster mines, stasis bombs... no.

Earthquake Cannon, Vulcan Mega Bomb... No.

Incendiary weapons, heavy flamethrowers? That doesn't seem to work either.

BFG9000, Colossus? Probably even worse.

After reading it once, Duanmu Huai looked at the dwarf merchant with an increasingly unfriendly look, "Why are you so demanding? Military use is not acceptable? Why is military use not acceptable?"

  Hmm? No, it seems to be true?

Looking at something in the inventory, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up, and then he looked at the dwarf merchant.

"I do have something good to give you, but I can't get it out here. Is there a more secluded place?"

"Of course, please follow me."

Under the guidance of the dwarf merchant, Duanmu Huai came to an open space behind the auction house.

"May I ask what you would like to exchange for those two magic mounts?"

"this."

In response to the dwarf merchant's question, Duanmu Huai snapped his fingers, and then the dwarf merchant was surprised to see a steel giant almost four meters tall suddenly appear in front of him. The dwarf merchant was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.

"This, what is this?"

The dwarf merchant looked at the iron giant in front of him in surprise. It had legs similar to an ostrich, and its arms were transformed into weapon-like shapes. It looked like some kind of mechanical creation, and also like the alchemical giants that mages often used.

It's just that it's bigger in size.

"Oh, this is called a mecha."

Duanmu Huai introduced in a calm tone.

"This thing is operated by one person and can be started with any fuel."

Duanmu Huai took out a knight mecha from the Human Empire period, which was used to assist the Titan Legion. It was a typical bipedal mecha, and Duanmu Huai had never thought of using it, especially after seeing robots like Gundam and VF in another world, Duanmu Huai no longer took this knight mecha seriously.

The only thing that makes this thing better than the Gundam is that it can consume any fuel. Even wood or coal can start it. Of course, how long it can run is another matter.

"But...but this is for military use, right?"

"How to say?"

"Look, this huge chainsaw in its left hand..."

The dwarf stared at the left hand of the mecha and swallowed his saliva involuntarily. The left hand of the mecha from the forearm to the palm had been transformed into a long chain saw. The saw teeth reflected the cold light under the sunlight, which was chilling to the touch.

"Oh, that's for logging."

Duanmu Huai explained calmly.

"Chopping...cutting wood?"

"Logging."

"Then...then this thing on its right hand...is it a flamethrower?"

"That's for making fire. Don't you need to make a fire when you're camping when logging in the wild?"

Duanmu Huai seemed very calm. Just because a woodcutting axe can kill people, does that mean it is used as a weapon? That doesn't make sense.

“But this is…”

"For logging."

"But……………"

"For logging."

"but………"

"For logging."

"………………………"

The dwarf merchant wanted to ask several times, but was rejected by Duanmu Huai with just one sentence. Finally, he lowered his head dejectedly.

"Please wait while I go report back."

After saying this, the dwarf merchant turned away dejectedly, while the other girls stared at Duanmu Huai in amazement, speechless.

"You are worthy of being Master Duanmu."

Wan Liya couldn't help but shake his head and sighed.

"As a nightmare, I can't even say something so outrageous."

"I'm not wrong either."

Duanmu Huai spread his hands and shrugged.

"This thing can really chop wood, and it's faster than using an ordinary person, isn't it?"

  In response to Duanmu Huai’s unreasonable demands, the girls could only nod their heads to indicate that yes, yes, you are right... What else could they do?

After a while, the dwarf merchant came running over with short legs and sweat all over his forehead.

"Dear guest...We have agreed to the deal."