Cataclysm King

Chapter 451: Mysterious Copper Plate in Adventurer Market
Just after the Langdon family entered the city, news about the assassination spread like wildfire.

In a cave deep within the Titan Mountains.

There were some sophisticated instruments with lights on that were totally beyond the level of civilization on the southern continent.

An old man with frizzy white beard and frizzy hair was manipulating the sticky octopus tentacles on his back, studying something intently.

On the other side, a tall black stone tablet stood in the middle of the cave.

If Ji Xun was here, he would recognize at a glance that this was a [Forbidden Stone Tablet].

At this moment, a man wearing a golden cloak and a light-seeker mask has been standing in front of the stone tablet for a long time.

He looked carefully at the words hidden on the stone tablet, as if he had glimpsed the historical truth buried in the long river of time, and a gleam of wisdom appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, a dark gold card [Diamond 2] suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the cave.

The spell inscribed on the card glowed, and a phantasmal figure with a graceful figure seemed to come through space, accompanied by a lazy and charming murmur: "Oh, this [Curse God Card] is really useful."

Normally, using a top-level spell like [Vision Teleport] would cost a lot of money each time.

Now that the spell is engraved on the Curse God Card, it can be easily released with just a little energy.

Jia Yu looked up and glanced at the woman with long red wavy hair. He smiled and continued to study the stone tablet. He also reminded her: "Although the Curse God Card can make the release of the spell more convenient, you should not rely on it too much. Otherwise, too strong external objects will easily affect your normal practice."

"Know it."

The red-haired woman responded with a smile, and did not forget to complain: "You are obviously not very old, but your tone is always like that of an old grandfather."

The person who came was none other than Irene, the "Fire Fanner" who was the intelligence chief of the Illuminati.

As soon as Irene arrived, she got straight to the point: "Chief, news just came in that the assassination failed."

Hearing this, Jia Yu raised his eyebrows slightly: "Failed? How is it possible? Even if the young master of the Langdon family has the [Curse God Card], those assassins are enough to complete the assassination."

The tone was a little bit unexpected.

But that's about it.

There was more thought in his eyes.

Irene also found it incredible, after all, the plans made by this person had never gone wrong.

And this time, an accident occurred for the first time.

Far from feeling upset because of the failed assassination, she even gloated over the failure of her leader: "It is said that Master Sack has some very good talents in his Knights' Order. They held back the assassin, and Sack escaped."

She didn't say much, paused, and said directly: "It has been confirmed that there is a card disciple who can use [Ba Quan], and his strength is very strong."

When Jia Yu heard this, he seemed to understand something: "Senior Gong's disciple? In that case, it is possible."

"According to the information I got, that boy is a slave bought by the Duke of Langdon's Mansion. He has an excellent talent for martial arts and is most likely Gong Wu's disciple."

Irene shrugged and continued, "But the failure of the assassination is not a big problem. The other big problem is that the [Curse God Card] in Sack's hand is missing."

Jia Yu pondered the wording for a moment and asked back, "Gone?"

As the professional intelligence leader of an organization, I would never use such words.

If she really doesn't want to see him, she will just tell her where she is going.

Jia Yu guessed at the first moment that something was fishy.

Even if the assassination failed due to some extreme factors, the card would have been obtained, so how could it have disappeared?

This seemed to conflict with the logic of his deduction.

But I couldn’t figure out what went wrong.

"Yes."

Irene was obviously puzzled as well. She said, "I just received information. The contact person at the black market confirmed that the item was not obtained. The reply from the contact person was that the item might have been lost along the way. Anyway, it is gone."

"Lost?"

Jia Yu pondered this unfamiliar word for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.

It's normal for ordinary people to lose things.

But for high-level card masters, it is absolutely impossible to lose such a word.

Irene obviously thought the same thing. She gave her own analysis and said disdainfully, "I suspect it's a case of thieves robbing thieves. Those guys at the Royal Academy probably think they can hold onto the [Curse God Card]."

Hearing this, Jia Yu hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "No. I have seen those guys before, and they are not that stupid. This is more like an accident."

A strange look appeared on Irene's pretty face. "You don't really believe that things were lost for no reason, do you?"

“There are fifty laws in the universe, of which forty-nine are orderly and one is disordered. The truth is often hidden in the most ordinary places.”

Jia Yu seemed to have thought of something and muttered something his teacher had once left him.

Even though I am the world, I cannot deduce everything.

Those deep eyes seemed to have reviewed the entire assassination operation in an instant.

He thought of more, but in the end he just smiled calmly: "Maybe it's gone."

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Irene rolled her eyes at him. It was obvious that this explanation did not convince her. She muttered, "It must have been taken by someone."

Hearing this, Jia Yu shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the [Curse God Card] will eventually appear in the world, and then we will know who got it. It looks like it was taken by some master who appeared by chance. Tsk tsk, quite interesting."

It was impossible for someone to interfere with his plan and he was completely unaware of it.

The only explanation is that this was an accidental incident, not a premeditated one.

To explain it in terms of extraordinary vision, this is an extremely low-probability disordered coincidence of the law of fate.

This is beyond human control.

Of course Jia Yu wouldn't take it to heart.

He didn't dwell on this topic and said, "Erin, you should be careful with your disguise. The Langdon family has started investigating. Although all the clues point to Mrs. Camille from the second house, I think there may be experts from the Holy See secretly interfering."

Erin nodded: "Yes."

Jia Yu added: "As for the blood samples of the Thunder Dragonborn, we can just look for other people. The Royal Academy has a lot of pure-blooded Dragonborn students every year."

Irene's expression relaxed when she heard this: "Yeah."

Thinking of something, she asked, "But as for Senior Gong Wu, are we really not going to find a way to help? If we delay this any further, I'm afraid things will get really bad."

Hearing this, the white-haired old man who had been studying in the corner of the cave suddenly spoke up, complaining about his old friend: "Old Gong has kicked out nineteen martial arts schools since he came to the Southern Continent. It would be strange if a pure-blooded human didn't get targeted for making such a big fuss. I think he deserves this big fall. He's so old, but he still acts like a young boy, fighting and aggressive all day long."

The one who dared to complain like this was none other than Master Merlin.

Jia Yu listened and smiled without saying anything. After a moment of silence, he also said: "Senior Gong is now on the threshold of the Martial Saint Realm. He chose to challenge various masters in order to glimpse the highest realm of martial arts. Senior Gong Wu's belief and will in martial arts are indestructible. Don't worry, he will not die for the time being. Moreover, from the trace of the law of fate that I glimpsed, his imprisonment now may not be a bad thing."

After these words were spoken, Merlin and Irene said nothing more.

Irene didn't plan to stay here for long. Before leaving, she asked curiously, "Senior Merlin, have you successfully restored the bloodline regression formula you researched? In addition to the dragon bloodline sample, do you need me to help you find any other materials?"

Merlin's eyes were full of passion when talking about his research. He smiled and said, "We already have enough materials. Thanks to the black magic formulas from the chaotic era you found, our research has made great progress. Through experiments during this period, I have confirmed that human genetic beast transformation can be artificially intervened through potions. As long as the will is strong enough, there is a high probability that the blood brand slavery can be successfully reversed. Even dragons, giants, elves, and other superior mythical races are fine. Finding more samples is just to make the experiment more rigorous."

As he spoke, he also sighed: "I have to say, our ancestors were really creative and had long thought of the hidden dangers of suppressing the bloodline of enhanced alien creatures. The secrets of alien bloodline are actually hidden in the [Spade 4-Beast Walker] career sequence and various Golem cards."

As soon as these words came out, Irene's expression brightened, and she said, "The Southern Continent is going to be very lively now. By then, it won't be the dragons that enslave humans, but they will completely become extraordinary materials for card masters."

This is a moment that witnesses history.

She knew exactly what the "bloodline potion" that Merlin was researching was.

It is a potion that can allow a person to possess animal blood without causing human genes to lose dominance.

This means that the era when dragons relied on their bloodline to absolutely enslave the Dragonborn is over.

Ji Xun and his teammates followed Young Master Sak into the city.

There are still about ten days left before the Royal Academy opens.

Sack hadn't planned to go to the academy so early.

The group of people strolled around the Giant Spirit City.

Although Young Master Sak was assassinated and lost his most precious treasure, the [Curse God Card].

However, as guards who had made great contributions in protecting their master, Ji Xun and his six companions also received due rewards.

Not only were each of them rewarded with 10,000 gold coins, but more importantly, they were directly transformed from reserve knights to Sack's close guards.

This means that in the future, extraordinary resources will be biased towards them as much as possible.

Resources come second.

What Ji Xun cares more about are the hidden benefits behind this identity.

Being a guard means that one can follow Sack and access the top teaching resources of the Royal Academy that ordinary nobles cannot access.

Young Master Sack plans to visit the Adventurer's Market in West City first.

I lost my treasure and I’m in a bad mood. Let’s see if I can find some surprises.

After all, those relics of the Great Emperor were what the adventurers found in the Warcraft Forest these days.

There are various legends circulating in the market.

A large number of adventurers from all over the empire gathered in Giant City. After they went to explore the Warcraft Forest, most of the treasures they brought back would be sold on the spot in the city.

Gradually, a huge adventurer's market was formed in the city.

There happened to be a large number of students from the Royal Academy hanging around in the city, and those petty nobles, who were used to seeing nobles at various large auctions, were more interested in this kind of street market.

When shopping on Taobao at various street stalls, you may occasionally find really good stuff.

Students who are not short of money also have a special interest in "picking up bargains".

Of course, more often than not, it was the smart vendors who recognized these wealthy sponsors and deliberately took out their treasured collections to sell.

The urban area of ​​Giant City is very large, with hundreds of thousands of permanent residents and countless itinerant adventurers.

Two eight-horse official roads paved with huge stones run through the city from north to south and from east to west, and also divide the city into four cross-shaped districts.

Soon, the group took a carriage to the leather street in the west city. There were originally a large number of shops selling monster furs here, and later adventurers also sold some other materials, gradually forming a large-scale street market.

The high-ranking guards hid in the dark, and Sack walked into the Leather Street with a dozen of his own guards.

In the previous assassination, most of the guards died, and Ji Xun's six newly promoted guards were fortunate enough to join the team.

As soon as I entered the market, the noisy sounds of selling came into my ears.

"Come on, come on, the last few of the third-level lightning magic cores and fourth-level light magic cores that we just brought out from the Monster Forest."

"Adult sixth-level Sawtooth Pterosaur eggs, six in a nest, perfect companion pet for dragon knights, only 20,000 gold coins to take away."

"Freshly released, A-grade talent snow wolf cub, the best partner for adventure hunting and protecting the home, loyal and reliable"

“Selling Mithril Fragments and Star Iron Dust Ore, 800/piece.”

"Selling various World of Warcraft forest maps, 'Mirkwood', 'Silent Valley', 'Mandela Temple', 'Western Plague Woods'."

"Rare 'Soul Gem', a necessary material for advanced enchanted items. Only a few are left. Come and grab them! Also selling 'Soul Mine Exploration Intelligence'."

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Leather Street is lined with various stalls on both sides, densely packed from the street to the end of the sight.

There are a lot of pedestrians on the street.

In addition to adventurers and speculators, you can also see some students wearing the luxurious red and black uniforms of the Royal Academy, as well as companion knights like Ji Xun and various followers.

There is also a wide variety of goods, including many specialties from the southern continent.

Ji Xun took a quick glance and found that the prices of magical beast materials such as magic cores and furs were generally half of those in other city shops.

In the place of origin, the prices of these materials can be said to be very beautiful.

There are also many ancient objects covered in mud, which are obviously dug out from the ground.

Ancient stone tablets, pottery jars, corroded armor pieces, old carvings of foreign gods, and broken parchment scrolls.
There is no shortage of antiques in this world, but those things with words or magical patterns engraved on them were all brought out by adventurers.

Because few people can understand the ancient texts that have been lost, no one can tell the value of these things and the pricing is very confusing.

It is possible that it records some ancient secrets or top-level spells.

There is never a shortage of stories about getting rich overnight in the Adventurer's Market.

Even before Ji Xun came here, he had heard a lot of things, such as "Someone bought a piece of iron and found a top-level magic spell after deciphering it", "A random pottery jar is a high-level relic that can seal the devil", "A tattered carpet dug out from an ancient tomb is a magic flying carpet." "Buy an inconspicuous gooseneck copper lamp, rub it, and you can summon a lamp spirit that can fulfill three wishes."

In short, these antiques are all real.

They were all brought out from the ruins by adventurers.

If you have enough knowledge, you can really find a bargain.

It was the first time for Ji Xun and the other six to come to Juling City.

This was the first time that everyone had seen such a large-scale adventurer's market.

It was also the first time I saw so many strange and bizarre treasures.

Even Ji Xun was dazzled.

There are so many good things.

He was very interested in strange things.

But, there are so many of them in this market.

If you want to visit it carefully from beginning to end, it may take several days and nights to see it all.

Moreover, a large number of adventurers come back from the Warcraft Forest every day, and there are new surprises at the market every day.

However, Ji Xun and his guards were here to accompany Young Master Sak shopping, so they could only follow silently.

The young master of the Duke of Landon's family is used to seeing all kinds of treasures, and ordinary things are not worth his attention.

As he walked, Young Master Sak stopped at a stall selling antiques and took a closer look.

The young master was obviously very interested in those ancient weapons.

These vendors who sell single items are usually professional businessmen. The stall owner with a goatee could tell at a glance that Sack's identity was not simple.

He came up to him warmly and took out the best treasures from the bottom of the box: "Oh, young master, you came at the right time. I just got a few secret treasures."

These vendors receive goods from adventurers all year round, and they usually have real good stuff in their hands.

They are just waiting to meet a customer who can afford it.

Ji Xun and others were watching from a distance.

The magic dagger that the vendor took out was indeed good, and Young Master Sack was also very interested in it, so the team stopped.

But compared to these, Ji Xun was more interested in the fragments of ancient texts on the street stalls.

The Seri are lizardmen, and their heritage in the southern continent is much older than that of humans.

He looked at the fragments of Ji Xun with interest and explained: "This is the Saksi script, something from the Age of Chaos."

"Oh?"

Ji Xun also saw this kind of writing for the first time, and asked curiously: "Seli, do you know this kind of writing?"

"I don't know. But I recognize this writing style. The elders in my family taught me."

Law professionals are usually knowledgeable. Seri was also interested in these texts and continued, "Legend has it that before the Talen Dynasty, there were some powerful civilizations in the Warcraft Forest. There were the Doksin civilization, the Lordaeron civilization, the Alterac ruins civilization, the ancient Lodami river civilization, and many more. As far as I know, there are dozens of civilizations from different eras that are supported by relic evidence. The time period they span exceeds our understanding of history. There are even mythological civilizations that existed before the Age of Chaos."

"That's it"

Ji Xun's eyes sparkled as he listened.

In comparison, the Eastern Wasteland is so barren.

Apart from mineral deposits and some alien dimensions, there is really nothing that can be considered a historical relic.

Just looking at this street stall now, Ji Xun had a feeling that a new and mysterious world was waving at him.

Eye-opener.

The natives of the southern continent, like Seri, certainly know more, but they are not very interested.

However, he saw that Ji Xun was always looking at those antiques, and said, "You can just look at these stalls. If you really want to know more, there are many in the Royal Academy. After all, there are special tutors in the academy who will collect the rubbings of these relics."

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded.

That's one of the benefits of college.

Ancient Chinese literature resources like these are provided free of charge by the college and are more comprehensive.

After what Seri said, the others lost interest in these ancient documents that seemed to be within their reach.

However, Ji Xun's interest grew stronger and stronger.

Now, he is interested in anything that can help him understand the world and improve his cognition.

The other teammates also watched with great interest. The items on the surrounding stalls were all new to them, the card players.

Gang Duoduo is a dwarf, and he is very interested in those ores;

Gale is an assassin, interested in those dagger martial arts;
Zhuosha is a priest, so she is particularly interested in potions and formulas.
Only David had a cold face and didn't say a word the whole time.

Because he was still a slave, he had no money and was not eligible to buy anything.

"Master, if you really want this [Thundergod's Spear], I will take a small loss and give you 100,000 gold coins!"

"it is good."

“And these two.”

“We bought them together.”

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As soon as he heard the price, Ji Xun knew that this was not just any small vendor.

It was obvious that he was the manager of some big trading company. He came to the market disguised as a vendor and had been waiting for these financial sponsors.

But they were buying things anyway, and the things at the market seemed to be more attractive to Young Master Sak.

I spent a lot of money to buy some nice things.

Ji Xun originally thought it was just an ordinary shopping spree, but later, he found that he really underestimated this Adventurer's Market.

The stall owner saw Sack spending hundreds of thousands of gold coins with just a wave of his hand, and he immediately knew that this was a real rich young man.

At this time, he also took out the real good stuff.

"Master, I have another treasure here, would you like to see it?"

"The greatest treasure? Do you know what is the greatest treasure to me?"

"Of course! This thing was just produced from the ruins, and I spent a lot of money to get it. I dare say that if this is not a treasure, I will give you the stall."

"As long as you really have it, the price is negotiable."

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Ji Xun looked at the goat-bearded merchant who was playing hard to get and thought that it was at most some high-grade relic.

However, when the guy mysteriously took out a small box and opened it to see a broken copper piece, Ji Xun's pupils suddenly shrank: "Is it this thing?"

Not many people know this thing.

But it just so happened that Ji Xun knew him and had seen him before.

It’s really a treasure!
What the man with goatee took out was not something else, but an original copper plate which recorded the fifty-two magical secrets!

Seeing this, Ji Xun was really amazed in his heart. Are the merchants in Juling City so wild?
Although it is just a fragment, can a treasure of this level be taken out casually?

(End of this chapter)