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Chapter 1470 - Chapter 1470 Chapter 450 Adventurers Marketplace Mysterious

Chapter 1470: Chapter 450: Adventurers’ Marketplace, Mysterious Copper Piece_3 Chapter 1470: Chapter 450: Adventurers’ Marketplace, Mysterious Copper Piece_3 The previous assassination had left many of the guards dead, and Leonard Churchill’s six new guards also followed the team.

As soon as they entered the marketplace, the noisy sales pitches reached their ears.

“Come, come! Fresh from the Magical Beast Forest, we have Third-Order Thunder Magic Cores and Fourth-Order Light Magic Cores, only a few left…”

“Third-Order Serrated Winged Dragon Eggs, a clutch of six, perfect companion pets for Dragon Knights, only twenty thousand gold for the bunch…”

“Freshly baked, Grade A Snow Wolf Cubs, the best partners for adventurous hunting and home guarding, loyal and reliable…”

“Sale on Mithril fragments and raw Star Iron dust, 800 per piece…”

“Selling various maps of the Magical Beast Forest, ‘Dark Dense Forest,’ ‘Silent Valley,’ ‘Mandala Temple,’ ‘West Plague Forest’…”

“Rare ‘Soul Gemstones,’ essential materials for high-level enchantments, only a few left, hurry and purchase! Also selling ‘Soul Mine Exploration Maps’…”

“…”

Leather Street was lined on both sides with various stalls, densely packed from one end of the street to the horizon.

The street was extremely crowded.

In addition to adventurers and speculative traders, one could also see students in the luxurious red and black uniforms of the Royal Academy, and Companion Knights like Leonard and their various attendants.

The goods were dazzling, with many rare items on display.

Leonard glanced at items like Magic Cores and fur–materials from magical beasts were generally half the price of those in other city shops.

In their place of origin, these materials were indeed beautifully priced.

Additionally, there were many items covered with soil, clearly excavated from underground, like ancient relics.

Engraved stone slabs, pottery jars, corroded armor pieces, ancient god sculptures, tattered sheepskin scrolls…

This world was not short of antiques, but items with inscriptions or engraved with magic runes were always brought out by adventurers.

Since few could understand the ancient texts that were long lost to time, it was difficult to determine the value of these items, and prices were very chaotic.

They might hold records of ancient secrets or top-tier spells.

The Adventurers’ Marketplace was never short of tales of sudden riches.

It was just Leonard, who had heard many stories before coming, like “someone casually bought a copper piece and deciphered a top-tier magical incantation,” “a pottery jar turned out to be an advanced relic that could seal demons,” “a ragged old carpet dug from a tomb turned out to be a magical flying carpet…” “a nondescript goose-neck copper lamp–one rub, and it summons a genie that grants three wishes…”

Indeed, these were real.

All brought out from relics by adventurers.

If you had sufficient discernment, you could truly find hidden treasures.

….

It was Leonard and his group’s first visit to Giant Spirit City.

And it was everyone’s first encounter with such a large-scale Adventurers’ Marketplace and their first sight of so many bizarre treasures.

Even Leonard was dazzled.

There were simply too many good things.

He was very interested in these bizarre items.

Luckily, this marketplace had plenty.

To carefully browse from one end to the other would probably take several days and nights, and one could never see everything.

Moreover, every day, a large number of adventurers would return from the Magical Beast Forest, so there would always be new surprises in the market each day.

However, as guards of Young Master Sack, they could only silently follow.

This son of Duke Landon’s House, accustomed to seeing all manner of treasures, hardly found ordinary items worthy of a glance.

As they walked, Young Master Sack stopped at a stall selling ancient items and looked more intently.

The Lord clearly had an interest in ancient weaponry.

This type of trader, selling single items, was usually a professional businessman. He quickly recognized Sack’s distinguished identity, greeted him warmly, and brought out his best hidden treasures: “Oh, young master, you have come at just the right time, I’ve just received a few secret treasures…”

These traders, who often bought goods from adventurers, indeed had valuable items on hand.

They just waited for a customer who could afford them.

Leonard watched from a distance.

The magical dagger the trader presented was indeed fine, and Young Master Sack was quite interested, so the group paused there.

However, instead of these, Leonard was more interested in the ancient text fragments on display at the stall.

Serli, belonging to the Lizardman Tribe whose heritage in the Southern Continent was much older than humans, noticed Leonard’s interest in the fragments and explained: “This is the Dokxi script, from the Chaotic Era…”

“Oh?”

It was Leonard’s first time seeing such script, and curiously he asked, “Serli, do you recognize this script?”

“I do not. But I recognize the style of script. The elders in my family taught about it.”

Magic Type professionals are often erudite, and Serli was also interested in these texts. He continued, “It is said that before the Taren Dynasty, the Magical Beast Forest was also home to some powerful civilizations. The Dokxi Civilization, Lordaeron Civilization, Altranc Ruins Civilization, Ancient Lordami River Civilization… and many others. There is relic evidence to support this, and as far as I know, there are dozens of different era civilizations. They span a time frame that exceeds our understanding of history, even dating back to the mythical civilizations before the Chaotic Era…”

“Is that so…”

Leonard Churchill listened, his eyes sparkling with intrigue.

In comparison, the East Wilderness seemed extremely barren.

Other than mineral deposits and some Alternate Dimension, there really weren’t any relics of historical significance.

Now, just by looking at this stall, Leonard felt as if a brand-new mysterious world was waving at him.

What an eye-opener.

Being a native of the Southern Continent, Serli naturally knew more and was less interested.

However, seeing Leonard’s interest, he added, “You should just take a look at these stalls. If you really want to understand, there are plenty at the Royal Academy. After all, the academy has special professors who collect these relic imprints.”

“Right.”

Leonard nodded.

One of the advantages of the academy was resources like these ancient texts, which were not just free but also more comprehensive.

Once Serli mentioned this, the others in the group lost interest in what seemed like readily available ancient texts.

However, Leonard’s interest only grew stronger.

Currently, he was interested in anything that could help him understand this world better and enhance his knowledge.

The other teammates also looked with keen interest. For these Card Disciples, everything at the stalls was novel.

Garfield, being from the Dwarf Race, was particularly interested in those ore samples;

Gale, an assassin, took interest in the Martial Skills related to daggers;

Jessica, a member of the Clergy, was especially interested in Potions and formulas…

Only David, with a cold face, stayed silent throughout.

Leonard knew it was because he was still a slave, penniless, and not entitled to buy anything.

…

“Young Master, if you really want this ‘Spear of the Thunder God,’ I will take a loss and give it to you for one hundred thousand gold!”

“Okay.”

“And these two items…”

“I’ll take them both.”

“…”

Hearing this price, Leonard knew that this was no ordinary vendor.

Clearly, it was someone from a major commerce house disguised as a vendor, preparing to cater to wealthy patrons at the marketplace.

However, buying items was the same regardless, and for Young Master Sack, the marketplace seemed even more attractive.

He spent a lot of gold on several good items.

Leonard initially thought it was just a normal shopping spree, but what followed made him truly appreciate the Adventurers’ Marketplace.

Seeing Sack spend tens of thousands of gold with a wave of his hand, the vendor immediately understood that this customer was truly wealthy.

Then, he brought out the real treasure.

“Young Master, I have a Supreme Treasure here, would you like to see it?”

“Supreme Treasure? Do you know what counts as a Supreme Treasure to me?”

“Of course! This item was just unearthed from Relics. I also paid a great price to obtain it. I dare say, if this isn’t a Supreme Treasure, I’ll give you my stall.”

“As long as you truly have it, the price can be discussed.”

“…”

Leonard watched the vendor, sporting a goatee, playing hard to get, thinking he would at most bring out some high-tier Relics.

However, when that man secretly took out a small box and opened it to reveal a damaged copper piece, Leonard’s pupils suddenly dilated: “Is it really this thing?!”

Not many knew about this item.

But coincidentally, Leonard recognized it and had seen it before.

It truly was a Supreme Treasure!

The goat bearded vendor didn’t pull out just anything, but a piece of the original copper that recorded the Fifty-two Demon God Secret Skills!

Seeing this, Leonard was truly astonished. Were the dealers in Giant Spirit City so wild?

Such high-tier treasures were just casually brought out?