Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 462: Winged Gem [6k words]

Chapter 462: Winged Gem [6k words]

Sanctuary paradise, golden avenue.

"Is this here?"

In front of a luxurious building decorated with all kinds of dazzling jewels, Xin Lailai looked at the markings on the map, took a quick glance, and walked in quickly.

"Hello, welcome to the Kingdom of Jewels. May I ask how...how may I help you?"

As soon as I entered the door, a pleasant voice came from the side. A woman in cheongsam and with a dignified manner walked up. After seeing Xin Lailai's appearance clearly, she paused subconsciously, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, but with her excellent professional qualities, she quickly adjusted her state and continued to finish the rest of the words.

"Hello, I need to buy a few gems that can improve health or resistance and other survival attributes other than defense. It's best if they can be stacked. The quality should be close to the full gold score. Legendary ones are also fine."

Xin Lailai restrained his aura and expressed his needs to the receptionist in front of him in a gentle tone.

From the demand point of view, his output ability is already strong enough. In addition, most of the gems that improve output ability need to be inlaid in weapons. Therefore, compared with looking for gems that can enhance output, buying gems that enhance survivability is obviously a more appropriate approach.

As for why he excluded the gems that increased his defense, the reason was simple. After inlaying three gold gems, his defense had reached an extremely strong level, so the ordinary gold or legendary gems that could increase his defense had no effect on him. Therefore, he could only start with health or resistance.

"Gold or legendary gems that can enhance survivability? This... I'm sorry, sir, we don't have any gems that meet your requirements for sale in our store at the moment. Please forgive me."

"However, there will be a large gem auction in half an hour. There should be the items you need, but..."

The tall female receptionist in cheongsam said this, looking at Xin Lailai's handsome yet majestic face, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong? If you need to show your park points card to prove your eligibility for admission, I think I should have no problem?"

Xin Lailai looked at the receptionist who hadn't said anything else and asked with a smile. Seeing this, the receptionist quickly explained:
"Ah... No, you misunderstood. We have no intention of prying into the privacy of your wealth. It's just that an invitation is required to participate in the auction. Of course, if you are willing, I can report your name. I believe that after hearing your name, the person in charge should be happy to send you an invitation."

"I see. In that case, I'm sorry to bother you, young lady. May I ask if you need my help in filing the report?"

"We just need to confirm your number and code name. The detection effect will fall on you later. Please agree to it."

"Okay, trouble."

Xin Lailai said this and nodded slightly. The next second, a prompt jumped out from the edge of his sight:

[Reminder: Employee No. 7596478 is applying to view your brand number and personal code, yes/no consent]

"agree."

[Reminder: Authorization completed. Thank you for your cooperation. The Kingdom of Jewels will always be open to you! (This voice is a regional broadcast and can be blocked in the communication channel)]

"Okay, my dear guest, I have reported your information. I expect to get the result within three minutes. Could you please wait here for a moment?"

The female receptionist asked Xin Lailai with a pleasant voice and a smile. There was an obvious excitement on her pretty face that was hard to conceal, and her eyes were full of surprise when she looked at Xin Lailai.

"Well, that's troublesome."

Xin Lailai noticed the other party's burning gaze and nodded with a smile. Just as he was considering whether to release a little pressure to calm the other party down, a hurried and excited voice suddenly came from the passage ahead:
"Mr. Black Sword! Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

I saw a figure rushing out from the front of the passage in a hurry. When he saw the receptionist in front of him and Xin Lailai beside him, his eyes lit up, and he walked forward quickly and stretched out his hand to Xin Lailai:
"Hello, Mr. Black Sword, I am the manager of this branch in the Kingdom of Jewels. I heard that you are interested in participating in the auction this afternoon, is that correct?"

"Yes, I heard that your store's auction this afternoon will have high-quality gemstones that can enhance survivability, so I wanted to take a look and see if it meets my needs."

"Of course, that's no problem. Since Lord Black Sword wants to participate, we would naturally welcome you very much. Don't worry, I can guarantee with my personal reputation that Lord Black Sword will definitely be able to find items that meet your needs at our auction!

"Not only that, this auction is quite large, so we will show some of our treasures at the end. If Lord Black Sword is interested, you can wait until then before leaving."

"By the way, this is your invitation letter, Lord Black Sword. If you lose it by mistake, you can tell us and we can reissue it for you at any time."

It was strange. Even though he had a great reputation among the lower ranks, it shouldn't have been enough to make the manager of a large chain store so respectful to him?
Xin Lailai looked at the respectful man in front of her, with a hint of doubt and curiosity in her eyes. She lowered her head to look at the invitation letter handed over by the other party, and then was slightly stunned:
——The emblem printed on the invitation letter was none other than the blue emblem that was printed on the invitation letter when he asked Qing Weile for the interview.

"..."

Well, he wondered why such a good store manager was so respectful to him, it turned out that this store was the property of the Lai Lai Religion’s own people.

A barely perceptible embarrassment flashed across Xin Lailai's face. Because he had bought gems from Chengnuo in the past, he didn't know much about the gem shops in the paradise. He just vaguely remembered that a store was opened somewhere. As for which specific cult the store belonged to, he had no idea.

"Well, thank you for your help. By the way, is there a quiet place? I want to wait here until the auction starts."

"No problem, we will prepare a special box for you, please follow me..."

Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai nodded slightly and followed the other party to a large private room with floor-to-ceiling windows. After taking a look at the conference room below where only a few people were sitting, she sat on the sofa and closed her eyes to meditate.

[Reminder: The gem auction you booked is about to start. A personal box has been prepared for you. If you have other needs, please contact the number...]

Half an hour later, as a gentle female voice sounded in Xin Lailai's mind, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the venue below. He saw that the originally empty auction venue was now full of people. Thousands of contractors sat in their seats, looking at the exhibition stand in the center with eager eyes, their eyes full of anticipation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's gem auction. We will display a total of 105 gems in this auction, including 76 light gold gems, 23 gold gems, and 6 legendary gems. I hope everyone can find the products they are satisfied with in this auction!"

"Well, without further ado, let's welcome today's first item, the pale golden gem from the Derivative World, the Land of Gems..."

An enthusiastic introduction came from the host, and then one by one the products covered with red cloth with a sensory shielding effect began to be pushed onto the display stand.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand!" "Three hundred and sixty thousand!"

"Four hundred thousand!" "Forty-five...!"

Bidding sounds rang out from the venue. As time passed, the light golden gems were quickly sold out. But when it came to the golden gems, the bidding sounds obviously decreased a lot.

However, since she had never seen the product she needed, Xin Lailai never opened her mouth to ask for a price, until...

"Very good. Next, let's have today's item No. 95. It is carved by gem master Meilun using special gems from the Senlan World. It contains three vitality gems that can greatly enhance vitality!"

finally come!

Xin Lailai looked at the three crystal cabinets covered with red cloth that were brought up to the exhibition stand at once. When she saw the three gems lying quietly on the silk after they were uncovered, her eyes lit up:
……

【Vital Gem】

Origin: Sanctuary Paradise·Gem Master·Meron

Quality: gold

Category: Gem

Durability: 50/50
Inlay effect: When inlaid, it can provide the wearer with vigorous vitality, and the maximum health limit is +300. If it is benefited by three [vitality gems] at the same time, it will trigger [life resonance], and the maximum health limit will be increased by an additional +600 points.

Rating: 350
Introduction: Gems carved using the [Life Resonance] technique, when gathered together, can generate even more powerful power, providing the user with more vigorous vitality.

Price: 350000
……

"Yes, just as you can see, item No. 95 is an extremely rare set of gemstones, so its auction will be conducted as three gemstones sold at once!"

"The starting price is 100 million park points, and the closing price is 300 million. Now, everyone can start bidding!"

"300."

Almost at the moment the host finished speaking, an indifferent but majestic voice came from the box where Xin Lailai was, and resounded throughout the auction hall thanks to a loudspeaker with a voice-changing effect.

Because it happened so quickly, some people who were originally planning to bid subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound. After seeing clearly that the sound came from the direction of the box, they showed a look of understanding and said nothing more.

"Wow, I didn't expect this item to be sold so quickly! Then, let us congratulate auctioneer No. 009 for successfully bidding on item No. 95!"

"Next, let us welcome item No. 96, which was collected from the nest of the Sky Demon Bird by several gem hunters who braved their own deaths. It was processed by a gem master who was proficient in space studies for seven days and seven nights. It has extremely rare space characteristics and is a well-deserved treasure among golden gems. It is an ethereal gem!"

The excited narration continued to sound from the booth, and Xin Lailai, who was waiting for the [Vitality Gem] to be delivered, immediately looked towards the booth after hearing the two keywords "Sky Magic Bird" and "Space Characteristics":

……

【Ethereal Gem】

Place of Origin: Sanctuary Paradise

Quality: gold

Category: Gem Durability: 40/40
Inlay effect: It can only be inlaid on equipment with spatial characteristics. When inlaid, the spatial effect caused by the equipment will be increased by 20% to 40%.

Rating: 400
Introduction: This rare item was created from the dead egg of the Sky Demon Bird after being processed. Only a few people can truly realize its value.

Price: 400000 park points
……

"200."

After just a glance at the introduction of the [Ethereal Gem], Xin Lailai quoted the price that the host had just said without hesitation.

In terms of price, this price is even enough to buy a top legendary gem. If it is auctioned normally, it is estimated that the [Ethereal Gem] can be obtained for about 120 million Paradise Points at most. After all, although space gems are precious, considering that their users are also rare, the actual selling price is usually about three times the Paradise price, which is already the limit.

However, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, and considering that the difference of 80 Paradise Points was really nothing to him at the moment, Xin Lailai simply went ahead and bought it at a flat price.

Otherwise, if a situation really happens that the gem is bought by someone else at a fixed price because of your hesitation, that would be a truly brain-hemorrhage-level event.

"Oh oh oh! It's here, it's here, two consecutive bids at the same price! Is this what they call a blockbuster that makes a big splash?! You are worthy of being a VIP member of this auction!"

"Then, let us invite the last golden gem of this auction, No. 97..."

At the booth, the host briefly marveled at Xin Lailai's behavior of shouting out a price twice, and then directly began to introduce the next item. There was no shouting to make everyone look forward to whether he would buy the third item at a fixed price.

After looking at the newly moved gems for a while, Xin Lailai looked away.

This finale gem is used to enhance the luck attribute. It can directly enhance the luck attribute by up to 5 points. It is indeed qualified as the finale item of the golden gem. The problem is that this thing can only enhance the luck attribute within 10 points. Naturally, it is of no use to him.

——Of course, this cannot change the fact that the atmosphere of the entire auction has become agitated because of the appearance of this gem.

After all, for normal contractors, getting a high luck bonus is something that is hard to come by. Take the magic book of the Black Fourth World as an example. Even if ordinary second- and third-level contractors can enter the Black Fourth World, the most they can do is upgrade the magic book to the four-leaf or five-leaf level, and get a 5-point luck bonus, raising their own luck value from 2 points to 7 points.

Now, only one golden gem is needed to directly increase the luck value by 5 points. It is easy to imagine how tempting this is to the contractors present.

"It's a pity that Mingyu is not in Paradise, otherwise I could buy this gem and exchange it with him for resources."

If Hades was in Paradise, with this gem, he could at least make him work hard to draw teleportation scrolls for several worlds for him. Even if he was not in Paradise, if his next world was just a normal trial of transcendence, he would most likely buy this gem for trading purposes.

But at the moment, Xin Lailai could only say that the other party's 1 point of luck was no joke.

"One million!" "One million and two hundred thousand!"

"One million and a half!" "Two hundred...!"

At the venue, there were constant shouts of bidding, each more excited than the last. In the end, the organizer did not set a price for this golden gem, but directly raised the price without a cap, causing the price to quickly break through the two million mark and go straight to three million.

At this rate, it will probably take at least five million to stop.

Xin Lailai took a look at the situation on the field and made an estimate in his mind.

The price of 500 million is absolutely sky-high for a golden gem, but the 5 points of luck are indeed too tempting, especially for those contractors who have been unlucky all year round. This thing is even more valuable than a set of legendary equipment.

"535 million once! 535 million twice! 535 million three times! Deal! Let us congratulate auctioneer No. 0765 for successfully buying this lucky gemstone that symbolizes good luck!"

"Next, it's time for the finale of this auction, the six legendary gems to appear on the stage!"

An excited announcement came from the booth. The venue, which had been noisy due to the competition for the Fortune Gem, suddenly became quiet. One by one, the contractors stared at the red cloth that was gradually being unveiled on the booth, their eyes full of anticipation.

From the beginning of the auction until now, almost no one has left. Apart from the fact that the auction can provide a single-person transmission channel at the end to 100% guarantee the privacy of the auctioneer, more importantly, most people want to see what the legendary gems look like.

After all, on the Golden Avenue in the low-level areas, gold quality is basically the upper limit that most people can reach. For most first- and second-level contractors, the word "legendary" is basically something they can only see in newspapers.

Inside the box, Xin Lailai looked at the legendary gem that was gradually revealed on the display stand, and there was also a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

The purpose of his visit this time was to purchase gemstones on a large scale. Although he had already collected four gemstones, it was still a little short of filling up all the available inlay positions. If possible, he naturally hoped to fill in the gaps of the last few gemstones here.

"First, let us introduce item No. 98. It is made of moon crystals mined in the Bright Moon World by a senior employee of Apocalypse Paradise. It is processed by a master-level figure and can provide high gains to the summoner's summons. It is a legendary gem that all summoners dream of - the Crescent Moon Gem!"

It's actually a summoning gem...

Xin Lailai looked at the gem on the stand that was emitting soft moonlight and looked like a small crescent moon. A hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes, but then she shook her head gently and quickly regained her composure.

Yes, he was a little too greedy. This auction was not for him alone. He was lucky enough to buy the [Vitality Gem] and the [Ethereal Gem]. There was no need to ask for too much.

So, Xin Lailai continued to watch the auction quietly, admiring each piece of art carefully crafted by masters that appeared before her.

Perhaps it was because there were too few legendary gems in this auction, starting with the Crescent Moon Gem, the next three gems all had effects that he could not use.

Dark magic buffs, defense is enhanced, soul strength increases...

In fact, the effects of the last two gems are already very common, and they were sold at high prices of 300 million and 400 million respectively at the auction. Unfortunately, they are of no use to him now.

"This way, there are only two left... huh?"

"Well, next, it's time for the last item of our auction!"

Just when Xin Lailai thought that the auction would end with just two items left, the host on the stage suddenly said something that stunned him.

It turns out that the last two legendary gems are gems with set effects like the vitality gems?
Xin Lailai reacted quickly and nodded slightly, with a look of understanding in her eyes.

Yes, indeed, only a gem like this is suitable as the finale with higher value than the [Spirit Refining Gem] just now.

Xin Lailai thought about it and looked at the crystal cabinet on the exhibition stand with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Obviously, he was also very curious about the effects of the last two gems.

Then, I heard the host at the booth say:

"Speaking of which, regarding these last two gemstones, I'm sure some of the gem lovers here have already heard of their names. Some of them may even have come to this auction specifically because they heard about them, right?"

"After all, the stories about them have been circulating in the gem world for too long, and their high prices and overly harsh usage conditions have repeatedly stopped buyers. I don't know if they can really meet the right person this time and successfully buy them? Or will they continue to be unsold and wander around in various auction houses?"

"So... now, let us witness together the last masterpiece of Arnold Teeter, the most talented gem master in history who died young, before his death - the Winged Gem!"

Wow——! !

As the host finished speaking, Xin Lailai, who was sitting on the sofa in the box, slammed the coffee table aside, stood up, and looked at the two gems, one black and one white, lying quietly on the silk on the platform, with a burning look in his eyes:
……

【Winged Gemstone (left)】

Origin: unknown

Quality: legendary
Category: Gem

Durability: 19/30
Inlay effect: When inlaying, the wearer will resonate with the person wearing the [Winged Gem (right)]. Based on the degree of emotional resonance between the two, they will jointly increase 1 to 10 points of basic physical attributes, 1 to 10 points of all resistances, 100 to 1000 points of health, and 100 to 1000 points of mana.

Tip: When the Pioneer breaks the real attribute barrier, the gem attribute bonus will be converted into real attribute bonus at a ratio of 5:1.

Rating: 500+
Introduction: I wish to be a pair of wings in the sky.

Price: 500000 park points
……

【Winged Gemstone (right)】

Origin: unknown

Quality: legendary
Category: Gem

Durability: 19/30
Inlay effect: When inlaying, the wearer will resonate with the person wearing the [Winged Gem (left)], and gain the [Shield] effect when receiving fatal damage. The strength of the [Shield] will vary from [Normal] to [Strong·Secondary Invincibility] according to the degree of emotional resonance between the two people, lasting 0.2 to 2 seconds, consuming 30 to 3 points of durability each time, and the cooldown time is 100 to 10 days.

Rating: 500+
Introduction: We wish to be intertwined branches on the ground.

Price: 500000 park points
……

(End of this chapter)

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