Chapter 3977 — Materials Are Not Enough
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"On this paper I have listed seven kinds of materials in all. Only when all seven are gathered can they work in concert to draw out the full effect of the ten-thousand-year tree crystal and the primordial pure land. Then, when the refined-steel staff is smelted in the furnace, it will surely be reborn and become a divine weapon for the ages!" Scrap King declared with absolute conviction.
At this, Wei Zhao glanced over the seven forging materials listed on the white paper. They were all things he had never seen or even heard of, and the only one that stirred the faintest recollection was something called a mysterious water droplet.
"This mysterious water droplet, I believe I have seen it before at the Hong Chamber of Commerce, priced at six or seven hundred spirit jades or so. As for the rest, I have never seen a single one—never even heard of them," Wei Zhao said musingly.
Scrap King nodded. "These seven are only auxiliary materials, but anything that can complement something on the order of the ten-thousand-year tree crystal and the primordial pure land does not come cheap, even as an auxiliary. The mysterious water droplet is already the easiest of them to buy. As for the other six, ordinarily they cannot be bought at all—even a top-tier house like the Hong Chamber of Commerce may not have them in stock."
"Then where are we to find them?" Wei Zhao could not help clicking his tongue. If they could not even be bought at the Hong Chamber of Commerce, and he had to rely on blindly searching on his own, he might not gather them all in a lifetime.
"It is plainly unrealistic to go looking for such things yourself. Our only hope is an auction. As it happens, from what I know, the half-yearly North Island Auction is next month. Apart from things that exist only in legend, like the ten-thousand-year tree crystal, most treasures should have a chance of turning up there. Brother Lin, you might as well give it a try—though how to obtain admission is another great difficulty." Scrap King scratched his head in vexation.
"Is admission so hard to come by? Would a spirit jade card do?" Wei Zhao flashed the spirit jade card in his hand. It was a symbol of status and standing; since it granted free passage through the Inner Street, surely it would work for the auction as well?
"Brother Lin, you truly are no ordinary man—you even have such a thing!" Scrap King stared at the spirit jade card and could not help swallowing hard. For a down-and-out cultivator scraping by at the bottom like him, obtaining a spirit jade card was something he could forget about for the rest of his life.
Yet Scrap King shook his head again. "The specifics I do not know either, but the auction is not held by the Inner Street merchants alone—it is a joint affair of all the top powers of North Island, and they say it even involves some great figures from the Middle Island. Those who come and go there are no ordinary folk. A single spirit jade card may not be enough. This is a matter I cannot help with; it rests on your shoulders alone, Brother Lin."
"I see. Then I will have someone look into it afterward." Wei Zhao nodded. To expect Scrap King to manage such a thing really would be forcing him beyond his means; it was already good of him to provide the information. In the end, it came down to himself.
"Yes. There are many fine things at the auction, but the competition is fierce as well. To buy all seven of these materials will likely cost several thousand spirit jades—ten thousand or more if luck is against you. Brother Lin, you had best be prepared! Still, since you have the ten-thousand-year tree crystal, this thousand-year tree crystal is no longer needed. Selling it at auction should fetch a good number of spirit jades." Scrap King offered his counsel.
"I am well aware of that. By the way, there is one more thing I would like you to look at, to see whether it is a forging material." Wei Zhao suddenly spoke again.