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Chapter 197 - The Joint Auction and The Ace Summoner
Chapter 197 - The Joint Auction and The Ace Summoner
Chapter 197: The Joint Auction and The Ace Summoner
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The few of them should have gone their separate ways after landing.
However, when they saw Ling Yi and Nangong Han heading straight for the main hall, Luo Yuan and Nangong Han exchanged glances and couldn’t help but follow.
“Little brother Ling Yi, are you going to see the statue?”
“Yes, I am.”
“Haha, I hope I can see the statue’s function this time.” Luo Yuan laughed and followed him up the steps into the hall.
At that moment, there were hundreds of people surrounding the huge bear statue of the Terrene Shrine. Some of them were discussing the possible functions of the statue in a low voice, while others were trying out various postures, trying to use their luck to try out the statue’s functions.
When Ling Yi and the others walked in, the group of people who had entered earlier became excited.
“He’s here, he’s here! Ling Yi’s here!”
“How did he discover the statue’s function last time? I wonder if he can discover it this time.”
“Hmm… Luo Yuan and Nangong Han seem to think highly of him.”
Hearing the discussions of these people, the hundreds of people who were originally surrounding them couldn’t help but turn their gazes to Ling Yi and his group.
Their eyes were filled with curiosity and anticipation.
Perhaps it was because of Luo Yuan and the others behind him or because of him, the players in front of the statue actively made way for him.
Under everyone’s gaze, Ling Yi stopped when he was five meters away from the giant bear statue. He raised his head and used his [Eye of Truth] to look at it.
[The Statue of the Earth God]: Consume 100 exp to randomly draw an E-grade to B-grade item. Each person can only draw 10 times per month.
“It’s actually a statue that uses exp to draw items?”
Before he checked it, Ling Yi didn’t expect it to have such an effect.
He retracted his gaze and looked around at the crowd, thinking for a moment.
‘If I tell you the statue’s function now, it’ll prove that I have the corresponding special talent, but it doesn’t matter.’
Ling Yi smiled. Under everyone’s gaze, he slowly said, “This statue can be used to draw items.”
His voice was steady and powerful as it resounded throughout the hall…
A few minutes later, outside the main hall,
Luo Yuan patted Ling Yi’s shoulder and said, “Not bad. You have a rare talent that no one else has.”
The reason why he called it ‘talent’ was because he wasn’t sure if Ling Yi’s ability to see through the statue’s function was the effect of a Skill, an item, or something else.
“The country will reward and subsidize rare talents like you. I’ll help you apply for it when we get back, and I guarantee you’ll be there by tomorrow.”
“Many thanks.”
Ling Yi smiled faintly. He didn’t really care about the rewards and subsidies of special talents.
The purpose of coming to this great dungeon had been achieved. Now, it was time for the auction.
It was already the 20th, two days left until the end of the event!
He had to defeat the Beast King in his intermediate map within this time, otherwise, he would not have enough high-level Night Stones to buy the second divine weapon.
The divine weapon, the “Ultimate Crystal”, could greatly enhance a country!
‘Let’s hope there’s something good in this auction. I have less than a 30% chance of winning against the level 80 Sword Demon.’
Ling Yi felt a sense of pressure that he hadn’t felt in a long time.
Of course, it would be fine if he did not defeat the Beast King now. The only downside of that was the probability of the artifact being taken by another player.
After that, the few of them went to the various stalls in the square. Luo Yuan and Nangong Han, the two elders, walked together while Ling Yi and the others walked together.
Ling Yi even had a vague feeling that Luo Yuan was trying to match him and Luo Yao.
…
An hour after the great dungeon started,
After a discussion, the news that the three major financial groups had decided to hold a joint auction spread like wildfire throughout the entire secret plane.
Ling Yi and the others were invited to the VIP section and sat down in the front row.
“Come, I got an auction list from an old friend. See if there’s anything you want, and I’ll help you bid for it.”
The moment he sat down, Luo Yuan took out a long list from somewhere and passed it to Ling Yi.
The latter took a cursory glance and couldn’t help but be surprised.
180 items!?
“Hehe, that’s right. After all, many of our old friends are here.” Luo Yuan’s eyes swept to other places and saw many familiar faces.
Ling Yi didn’t like to receive favors for no reason, so he said, “No need. I’ll take a bid for the items myself if I need them.”
“That’s good.” Luo Yuan nodded slightly. His evaluation of this young man rose another level.
The players from the various factions took their seats nearby. Ling Yi raised his head to take a look, but he didn’t recognize many of them.
The young miss of the Emperor Star Financial Group, Ling Yi’s current Support, Yun Zixiao, was sitting on Yunji’s other side, chatting with her about something.
The assistant of the Clear Lotus Palace goddess, Sheng Ya, was sitting with a group of beautiful women.
Ling Yi suddenly saw two familiar figures in the crowd.
“Those two seem to be from our district, right?”
He pointed at the two people a few dozen meters away.
When Luo Yao saw this, she nodded in realization. “Yes, they are the Chen brothers from our district. The older brother, Chen Dajia, and the younger brother, Chen Xiaoyi. Both of them are only level 15.”
“The overweight man next to them is their father, Chen Dao. He is the Ace Summoner of the Summoner Alliance.”
Ling Yi immediately remembered them as soon as their names were mentioned.
When he first entered God’s Path, he saw these two brothers killing the Battle Chickens. They were taking their time.
“An Ace Summoner?”
“That’s right. That is the highest honor in the Summoner’s Alliance, just like the Grand Swordmaster of Swords Gate, only the most powerful people in their respective factions can obtain it.”
After saying this, Luo Yao tilted her head and glanced at Ling Yi. Seeing that he didn’t seem to fully understand what she was saying, she couldn’t help but add, “Simply put, he is one of the strongest Summoners in the country.”
“Oh, so he’s that strong.”
Ling Yi had thought that it was just a top-tier master from a faction. He didn’t expect it to be a top-tier master from the entire country.
He could be considered a Summoner, and he couldn’t help but wonder how big the gap was between him and this top summoner.
He logged into the forum and opened Chen Dao’s notification to read it.
[Chen Dao, male, 45 years old, level 90]
[After passing the highest level assessment of the Summoner’s League five years ago, he became the third Ace Summoner of the Summoner’s League.]
[There are a total of 10 summoned beasts that are comparable to elite monsters of the same level. These 10 summoned beasts form two teams, forming a set of ‘Blood-Burning’ and ‘Undying Sacrifice’ lineups, dealing with group and single enemies respectively.]
[Once defeated by three parties of level 90 elite players at the same time…]
‘So high-end Summoners play the combination of summoned beasts.’
These Summoners’ summoned beasts might be trash at first glance, but when combined, they could produce amazing effects.
The path they took as a summoned beast team was completely different from Ling Yi’s, so it was hard to compare.
Luo Yao, who was beside him, crossed her arms and lowered her head. Her eyes flickered with reminiscence as she said, “Twenty days ago, the mysterious Moon Financial Group obtained an unprecedented 8 Star Summoning Support Skill. It is said that it will be auctioned in this great dungeon.”
Chen Dao came here for this Skill.
Support summoning Skills were Skills used to assist summoned beasts in combat.
It was relatively rare and expensive.
Ling Yi opened the auction list and searched from the back to the front. Very quickly, he found the item.
[Auction number 175: 8 Star Support Summoning Skill, [Eternal Mark].]
[Item Description: A Skill that can share stamina and vitality with a designated summoned beast.]
‘Share vitality?’
Ling Yi was shocked. His first reaction was that if he shared the Skill with the Ice Queen, then when the Ice Queen activated her second form, wouldn’t he have the same health bar as a Beast King?
The correct way to use this Skill should be to share it with a summoned beast with a high recovery ability. But even so, it shouldn’t reach 8 Star.
“There should be other effects.”