The Magician of Cultivation

"Yes, the mission has been accepted."

Yun Yi threw the Adventurer Badge to him and continued, "The advance payment has been transferred to your personal account in the Adventurer's Association. You can check it with your mental power."

"Oh, right."

"There will be an auction at Liaocheng Auction House in five days. You can go and participate if you have nothing to do. I heard there will be a lot of good stuff."

"Auction?" Li Yu raised his eyebrows.

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He knew about the auction house, and there was a record of it in Klein's memory.

The auction house is affiliated to the Adventurer's Alliance and is one of the three major functional departments. It is controlled by the parliament formed by the six empires.

It is integrated with the Adventurer's Guild. Wherever there is an Adventurer's Guild, there must be an auction house.

An auction house is not only responsible for auctioning items, but also for appraisal, acquisition, purchasing on behalf of others and other services.

When adventurers obtain rare items in the wild, if they are not sure of their value, they can ask the appraiser of the auction house to determine it.

The auction house is an official organization and you can rest assured of its credibility.

Moreover, the appraisal fee is not high and is completely within the reasonable pricing range.

Adventurers can sell treasures directly to the auction house, or leave them for auction.

The purchase price at an auction house is slightly lower than the market price, but the auction house will not investigate the seller's information, making it the best place to sell stolen goods.

As for the storage of auction items, there are restrictions.

Firstly, the value of the item must exceed 2 gold coins, and secondly, the auction house will charge % of the item’s value as a fee.

If the item is sold, 2% of the sale price will be charged. If the item fails to sell, 2% of the appraiser's estimated value will be charged.

In addition, adventurers can also purchase some common items from the auction house.

For example, low-level potions, low-level enchanted weapons, low-level scrolls, etc., although the prices will be slightly higher, the quality of the goods is guaranteed.

As for purchasing on behalf of others, it is even simpler.

If adventurers need items urgently, they can pay part of the cash in advance and the auction house will help transfer the goods.

If other adventurers sell it, the auction house will resell it at a high price.

Therefore, things purchased on behalf of others are often priced at a much higher premium.

If the need is not urgent or the adventurers have money, they will choose to go to the "mission platform" to post search missions.

Auctions are events held regularly by auction houses.

The specific period of holding varies according to the size of the city.

For example, in Liaocheng, a large city with a permanent population of over three million, it happens basically once a month.

I heard that in the six empires, cities with a population of over ten million hold it every week.

The imperial capital has a population of over 100 million, and there are auctions every day, sometimes more than one.

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"Brother Yun, I wonder if there are any requirements for participating in the auction?" Li Yu was a little tempted.

According to Klein's memory, many auctions have requirements for participants, such as identity, status, financial resources, etc.

Yun Yi heard this, a proud look on his face, and said with a smile, "This is simple."

"Ordinary people only need 10,000 gold coins as collateral. As for us magicians, we only need the association badge."

He paused, then said, "Don't say I didn't warn you. It is said that several rare treasures will appear this time."

He winked at Li Yu.

"You'd better prepare more gold coins. If you don't have enough, I can lend you some."

Li Yu felt a chill and quickly refused, "No need to borrow money, I still have some savings. Brother Yun, are you also attending the auction?"

Yun Yi shrugged, looking disinterested.

"I'm not going. I have other things to do that day."

Yun Yi raised his eyebrows and a cynical smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Li Yu, I plan to go to the Yalan Magic and Martial Arts Academy tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"

"No thanks"

Li Yu immediately shook his head and refused, "I have something else to do tomorrow, something else..."

"Tsk, let's go..."

Yun Yi put his hands behind his back and left with the Gu brothers, shaking his head.

Seeing his uninhibited look, Li Yu couldn't help but smile, "What an interesting person."

"It's still early, let's go to the auction house and take a look."

Li Yu walked out of the Adventurer's Association and headed towards the Magic Rail Station in Xicheng District.

The Adventurer's Association was in the west of the city, and the auction house was in the east. He had to cross almost half of Liaocheng to get there.

As he moved forward, his spiritual awareness flowed into the Adventurer's Badge.

He immediately realized that he had an extra 30,000 gold coins in his account.

According to the 30% advance payment rule, the escort fee this time is exactly 100,000 gold coins.

"The Red Jade Chamber of Commerce seems to be quite extraordinary. They are so generous."

However, he could understand it if he thought about it.

Although Xueyan Kingdom can only be considered a small country on the mainland, its land area is not small.

The territory of Xueyan is mostly mountains and rivers, and ordinary people cannot live in most areas.

In the southwest of Xueyan Kingdom, the largest city is Liaocheng.

Only ten thousand miles east of Liaocheng is a small town called Yucheng.

The imperial city is not big, but it is extremely special.

Because it is close to the largest gathering place of magical beasts in Xueyan Kingdom—Qixia Mountains, less than fifty miles away.

From the Imperial City to the eastern border city of Xijing, there are more than 30,000 miles, which makes one imagine the size of the six empires.

A journey of more than 40,000 miles, plus the loading and unloading of goods by the caravan, would probably take at least half a year even by airship.

Hiring a junior magician for half a year for 100,000 gold coins is not particularly exaggerated.

The magic rail car is a product of magic alchemy. It has a fixed route and is extremely fast.

Half an hour later, Li Yu appeared in front of the Liaocheng Auction House.

The auction house is a huge building complex, covering an area of ​​about 20,000 to 30,000 square meters, about 25 meters high, and has four floors.

There are two huge stone lions at the entrance of the first floor.

The stone lions are obviously made by a master, and are carved very lifelike.

The lion has a large face, with sideburns covering almost half of its face.

It held a precious pearl in its mouth and stared at the people entering and leaving the auction house with wide-open eyes, a majestic and domineering look in its eyes.

Li Yu followed the crowd into the auction house.

He was wearing a milky white magician's robe and had a tall and handsome figure. He attracted the attention of the auction house staff as soon as he stepped into the hall.

A young and beautiful girl came forward, apparently in charge of reception.

The girl was about twenty years old, in the prime of her youth.

She was wearing a light blue plain long dress, giving people a fresh and elegant feeling. Her eyes were clear and transparent, and she looked smart and clever.

The girl carefully looked at the magician's robe on him and asked respectfully, "Master Magician, is there anything I can help you with?"

She didn't dare to neglect him just because he was young.

Li Yu nodded slightly with a gentle smile on his face, "Hello, I need to buy some magic supplies."