CHAPTER 491: Wood Attribute Treasure

Over the years, Han Shuo's pockets had grown deeper and deeper through confiscation and plunder. So much so that he had actually lost count of how much wealth he had accumulated. In addition to the few millions gold coins he had left in Brettel City under Jack's management, Han Shuo had several million more in his Crystal card alone.

The 'Viride Leaf' was a treasure of the wood attribute. Others might not have known about it, but Han Shuo was very clear about its use. Not only could Viride Leaf bring life to barren lands, it also had the miraculous ability to rejuvenate the undead. Most importantly, once in the hands of a wood elite zombie, this Viride Leaf not only allowed it to evolve faster, but also greatly increased its strength.

Currently, of the five elite zombies, the Water Elite Zombie and the Wood Elite Zombie were the weakest and had the lowest intelligence. This was partly due to the fact that they were refined relatively later than the others, but also because they had not acquired any treasures to help them improve.

During the trip to the Ice Shrine a few days earlier, the Water Elite Zombie had absorbed the enormous amount of energy in the statue of the Ice Goddess. His appearance immediately underwent an earth-shattering transformation. Han Shuo could be sure that by the time the Water Elite Zombie had finished digesting all the energy he had absorbed, he would surely be able to make a giant leap forward in his evolution. With that, the Water Elite Zombie would be able to add its energy to the Penta-Elemental Undead Formation.

Han Shuo had been worrying about the Wood Elite Zombie lately, not knowing how to help him. Who knew that he would find the treasure of the Wood Attribute 'Viride Leaf' at this auction. Han Shuo was convinced that once the Wood Elite Zombie obtained the Viride Leaf, the Penta-elemental Undead Formation would definitely be able to unleash its full power.

Therefore, Han Shuo was determined to take this treasure home! In an attempt to rid the other competitors of any hope of winning the item, Han Shuo offered an intimidating price of 100,000 gold coins.

"Number 83! Number 83 has bid 100,000 gold coins! Oh? Looks like number 83 has a friend in the hall!" the auctioneer finally found Han Shuo's identification number and shouted.

Following the auctioneer's loud shout, the stage lights flashed and shone on Han Shuo. The crowd held their attention along with the lights, and their eyes all landed on Han Shuo in an instant. Every single pair of eyes was filled with astonishment and curiosity.

The other three bidders for the wood attribute treasure, Viride Leaf, were in the VIP rooms on the second and third floors. Those on the second and third floors were the real wealthy merchants and powerful nobles. Apart from a few publicly recognised treasures, the high price of 100,000 gold coins did not appear very often. This completely shocked the crowd. And when they found out that the bidder was actually someone sitting in the Great Hall, they were even more astonished.

This auction house also had its own division of social classes. Usually, those in the main hall were the lesser nobles. They weren't usually the biggest spenders and wouldn't bid for treasures that exceeded 50 thousand gold coins. It was only those on the second and third floors who would pursue any item they wanted as if gold coins didn't matter. Therefore, the highest bidders at the auction were usually the bigwigs from the second and third floors.

And now, an unprepossessing, honest-looking fat guy was bidding on an item with unknown functionality for a whopping 100,000 gold coins. This obviously caught the attention of everyone in the room. Not just the guests in the Great Hall, but even the bigwigs on the second and third floors craned their necks forward to see for themselves who was being so grandiose down below.

"You bastard, you are so damn rich!" Being the centre of attention for everyone in the room, Sophie had to bow her head even lower and bend at the waist. She said angrily, "If you make my father see me here, I will pay you back!"

Not wanting to draw the onlookers' attention to Sophie, Han Shuo made no reply. He sat lazily in his seat with narrowed eyes and a smile on his face, seemingly very relaxed and carefree.

"110 thousand gold coins. Number 9 bids 110 thousand gold coins!" Suddenly, the auctioneer shouted again.

Han Shuo raised his head and glanced over to see that the bidder was that upper-class woman of unknown identity. He noticed that after this woman bid that exorbitant price, her face became even more ugly.

"120 thousand! Mister Zofi of the Brut Merchant Alliance bids 120,000 gold coins!" the auctioneer shouted again. He had become somewhat agitated. 120,000 was the highest bid in the auction so far. Seeing the crowd's enthusiasm, the auctioneer was obviously very pleased.

So this big fat guy is Zofi, Han Shuo thought to himself. Han Shuo had heard of him before. He was a prominent and well-known merchant in the Brut Merchant Alliance. His core business was mainly selling magic crystal ores and some large-scale war equipment. The six magic crystal cannons that Helen had bought the last time were from Zofi. Sometimes, when he received large orders, he could make a few hundred thousand gold coins from a single transaction. It was no surprise that he was so extravagant.

After Zofi's bid of 120,000 coins was announced, the auction house fell silent. Everyone noticed that as the price of the item increased, it began to count in six figures. This was obviously beyond what most people could afford.

" 150,000 gold coins! Oh! It's young master Braque!" Just as the crowd fell silent in astonishment, Braque showed his hand again and raised the price directly to 150,000 gold coins. A truly astronomical price! It seems that the House of Pillion does indeed have deep pockets!

Suddenly, a window to a VIP room on the third floor opened. "My friends, this item, along with the two I bought earlier, I intend to give to my fiancée, Sophie. If all three of you would give me some face, I would be very grateful!" Braque said elegantly with a smile on his face as he stood by the window.

The price tag of 150 thousand was a bit too much, even for Braque. Otherwise he wouldn't have taken the initiative to say so. Given the influence of the Pillion royal family in the Kasi Empire, most people would never deliberately make things difficult for him if he opened his mouth.

"Since young master Braque said so, of course I will not stand in his way!" Sure enough, even Zofi of the Brut Merchant Alliance did not dare to offend Braque. He stood up and bowed to Braque with a smile.

"Thank you. If Mister Zofi finds time to visit Cesar City, I will certainly receive you well as a friend. I hope Mister Zofi will do me the honour at that time," Braque said invitingly.

"Certainly, certainly!" Zofi said with a smile.

For a great merchant like Zofi, whose business covered every country, it would be enormously beneficial for his business to have such a friend, even if he had no reason to fear Braque. Since Braque had taken the initiative and extended an olive branch, Zofi naturally knew what he had to do.

After Braque shouted out the high price of 150,000 gold coins, the upper-class woman who was also competing for it wore a face as ashen as the dead. She did not seem to have the financial means to continue bidding, and had to give up this treasure she so desperately wanted.

It was only at this moment that Han Shuo truly understood the relationship between Sophie and Braque. He looked thoughtfully at Sophie, who was burying her head in silence. From her grumbling, Han Shuo had a general idea of the situation.

With a faint smile, Han Shuo raised his head to look at Braque on the third floor. He noticed that Braque happened to be looking back at him at that moment. Braque had obviously realised that this upper class woman must have given up due to her limited financial resources. Zofi agreed to save his face and stop competing against him. With that, the only rival left was Han Shuo, who suddenly appeared in the great hall.

When his eyes met Braque's, Han Shuo saw that Braque nodded with a smile on his face from a distance, and he seemed very friendly in his demeanour. However, there was a hint of loftiness and threat in his eyes.

Han Shuo smiled naively and turned his head down to look at the number display in front of him. At that moment, Sophie, who had been silent and with her head down, suddenly shouted softly, "Han, don't you remember what I said earlier? You have already insulted the Ice Shrine. You must not insult the Pillon family. If you really want it, I can give it to you after Braque gives it to me. Don't fight with him over it."

Han Shuo stared blankly at Sophie before smiling. Then he reached for the input device and punched in a series of numbers. Afterwards, Han Shuo replied in a low voice, "A favour of one hundred thousand gold coins is too much. If you were to accept it, it would be extremely difficult for you to break away from the House of Pillion! Besides, insulting the Ice Shrine is the same as insulting the House of Pillion. The Ice Celestial Corey of the Ice Shrine is the oldest generation of the Pillion family, it's just that you don't know that!"

"200 thousand! Number 83 has bid 200,000 gold coins! Oh my! What a magical person!" the auctioneer suddenly shouted, an inexplicable astonishment in his voice.

The entire audience went into a frenzy once again. Their eyes gathered around Han Shuo again, trying to get a good look at him.

"Who is this guy? He's got guts!"

"Damn right! He still won't let go even after Young Master Braque has spoken. He just won't give the House of Pillon a face!"

"Hahaha, what a reckless fellow. Even if you're rich, you have to be alive to use it, man!"

After the sky-high price of 200 thousand gold coins was announced, everyone present was once again in an uproar! Han Shuo's sharp ears could hear all the things they were discussing. But in his heart, he was rather apathetic. Just a puny little good-for-nothing young man from a wealthy family, how could Han Shuo even care?

"I applaud your boldness, my friend!" Braque on the third floor did not fall into a fit of rage out of humiliation, on the contrary, he praised Han Shuo.

"This guy is notorious for his dagger hidden in his smile. His expression now showed that he was truly indignant! You, you really are, sigh, what are you provoking him for?" Sophie explained quietly to Han Shuo with her head bowed.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, a soft cry rang out from beside Braque. The sacred knight Sulo had focused his vision on Sophie's earlobe.

Sophie, someone of extraordinary strength, was shocked and frightened. Even without raising her head, she could feel Sulo's gaze from above. She frantically covered her left ear with her hands, as if trying to hide something.

As Sophie covered it, Han Shuo noticed a red birthmark the size of a grain of rice on her left earlobe. When he saw Sophie cover it up in a hurry, he immediately understood in his heart why she wanted to cover the red birthmark.

"Damn it! I'm far too careless! I completely forgot that with my father's strength, he can see the birthmark on my earlobe from this distance. Damn, he must have found me!" Sophie said worriedly with her head down.

"Yes, I think he definitely saw you," Han Shuo said calmly. Han Shuo noticed that Sulo's eyes started to flicker after he let out a soft cry, obviously he had realised that the ordinary looking young lady down there was his precious daughter in disguise.

"What are we going to do?" Sophie said frantically. She was pretty much out of her mind when it came to dealing with her own father.

"Just leave it. Your father has not told Braque what he has discovered. Just keep your head down," Han Shuo said to Sophie. In his heart, he knew that Sulo thought a lot about Sophie. After all, Sophie was Braque's fiancée. If Braque found out that she was disguising herself to be with Han Shuo, Braque would be furious. Therefore, even though Solu discovered this fact, he did not expose her.

"200,000 gold coins going once!" While the audience was in shock and Braque made no counterbid, the piercing voice of the auctioneer rang out loudly.

Perhaps the price of 200,000 gold coins had exceeded Braque's expectations, or perhaps Braque had other intentions, he just looked at Han Shuo from above with a strange smile on his face, but did not bid. It seemed that he had no intention of continuing to fight Han Shuo in the auction house.

"Going twice!" the auctioneer paused for a long time before calling out, "If there is no higher bidder, if no one raises the price, then this item belongs to this gentleman!"

Everyone's eyes darted back and forth between Han Shuo and Braque. It was as if they were waiting for a more brilliant follow-up. However, to their disappointment, Braque did not satisfy the crowd's desires this time.

"250 thousand gold coins! My goodness! Mr Zofi has raised the price again! It is now 250,000 gold coins!" Suddenly a red sign appeared on the second floor. The sum of 250,000 gold coins was announced. The auctioneer was about to go mad!

"Young Master Braque wants to give treasures to a beauty, such a spoony devotion is so rare! Hehehe, I'm willing to spend 250,000 gold coins to help Young Master Braque achieve this, and perhaps I could be considered a friend of Young Master Braque. Friend down there, would you mind showing some face? Think of it as helping to make a beautiful story!" Zofi, the real big fat guy, smiled at Han Shuo, the fake fat guy down below.

"Thank you Mr Zofi. Whether you win this item or not, I will definitely take you as a friend!" Braque greeted Zofi with an unusual smile on his face.

With that, the crowd went into a frenzy again. Everyone looked at Zofi and Braque with inexplicable excitement and cheered, for things had taken a new turn.

Old fox, so willing to part with your hard-earned capital! Han Shuo cursed in his heart. Then his cold eyes turned to the big fat Zofi who was beaming from ear to ear. He guessed that the reason Zofi came here was to seize the opportunity to establish a relationship with Braque. He seemed to have achieved that goal.

"My apologies, but I really need this!" Han Shuo said firmly. Without leaving room for a reply, Han Shuo pressed his console and typed in another string of numbers.

"300 thousand! Good gracious! Number 83 is bidding 300 thousand gold coins!" the auctioneer shouted at the top of his lungs. He was so excited that he almost fainted.

Perhaps it was because Han Shuo had offered a really high price, or perhaps it was because Han Shuo didn't give him the slightest bit of face, but the wide smile on Zofi's face shrank. Awkwardly looking at Han Shuo, Zofi didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Mr Zofi, leave it. It seems that this friend really needs it. Let's not take what others prefer. Oh well, if Mister Zofi has time later, please come to my mansion in Cesar City for a wine tasting. Hehehe, I have a few bottles of really fine wine over there. I hope Mister Zofi will do me the honour," as the entire auction house hung in suspense in a stifling atmosphere, Braque suddenly smiled and invited Zofi over.

Zofi stared blankly for a moment. After nodding helplessly, he replied delightedly, "My pleasure!"

At that moment, Zofi stopped fighting for it. The auctioneer knew there wouldn't be any more drama. He shouted a few times, saw that no one else was bidding, banged his gavel and announced, "300,000 gold coins. The item belongs to our friend number 83!"

"Great, now you're in big trouble. Let's get out of here!" Sophie hurried.

"Don't worry, let's see if more good things follow!" Han Shuo said calmly to Sophie, brushing aside her concerns. He was not worried at all.

After securing the treasure of the wood attribute 'Viride Leaf' for 300 thousand gold coins, Han Shuo was much more at ease. However, with this, Han Shuo and Sophie became the centre of attention. Later, when certain treasures appeared on the stage, everyone would look at Han Shuo from time to time.

After the wood attribute treasure of Viride Leaf, three more invaluable items were revealed one after the other. A bottled medicine that could restore eighty percent of mental strength in a very short time, a delicate enchanted bow forged by a great alchemist, and the right to own a small town in the southern part of the Kasi Empire. As none of these were of interest to Han Shuo, he did not make a move.

Other than the 'Viride Leaf', Han Shuo did not bid for anything else until the end of the auction for the day. In his heart, he was considering whether or not to attend the second day of the three-day auction.

After the first day's auction ended, Han Shuo went backstage. Under the admiring gaze of the crowd, he paid the 300,000 gold coins and received the wood attribute treasure, 'Viride Leaf'.

However, when Han Shuo opened the box containing the 'Viride Leaf', his face immediately darkened and he shouted, "Are you kidding me?"

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