Goblin Dependency

"This shield..."

Aurie looked at the extremely familiar heavy tower shield in the box, and for a moment, the expression on his face almost faltered.

With a well-informed channel, he had already roughly investigated the situation on Wildberry Cliff before Xia Nan returned to Suo Yu Bay.

He knew that the entire Iron Rock Shield Team had been completely wiped out in the battle with the leader of the Ebbtide Gang.

But knowing is one thing... when he saw the equipment of Iron Rock Shield Team captain Habi in Xia Nan’s loot box at this moment, his expression inevitably appeared somewhat subtle.

"Habi, that dwarf you should have seen."

In response, Xia Nan felt there was nothing to hide and introduced it to Aurie very frankly.

Teammates’ heritage is also part of the loot, a perfectly normal thing for adventurers.

Especially when it comes to temporary teammates like Iron Rock Shield, whom they hadn’t interacted with before their first encounter.

Similarly, if Xia Nan had died on the battlefield and Habi returned alive, he wouldn’t mind if they took his equipment back to sell.

Of course, if it came to that, it wouldn’t matter even if he did mind.

Using both hands, Aurie took the shield from the box, feeling the metallic scent permeating the air, and gently placed it on the table.

Knowing the unwritten rules of the adventurer industry, Xia Nan’s actions were acceptable. The half-elf collector was only slightly fazed by the appearance of this familiar equipment and held no negative view of Xia Nan.

Currently, in Aurie’s mind, Xia Nan’s image is that of a young adventurer from inland with impressive capabilities, whose swift and at times ruthless methods make him stand out.

Retracting his gaze from the dwarf tower shield, he once again looked at the loot box.

Taking out the pirate scimitar and octopus horn one by one.

Sensing the other person’s intentions, Xia Nan took the initiative to introduce the origin and effects of these pieces of equipment to the collector.

"The scimitar comes from the leader of the Ebbtide Gang, ’Carrion Vulture’ Gerry, who used it in battle, quite troublesome with his poison attack."

"The horn is a casting tool from a Fishman Priest. Its effectiveness seems better than those used by the Sha Hua Fishman Priests I encountered before, estimating its quality to be quite good."

Aurie didn’t directly respond, but his silver-gray eyes, which revealed his elf lineage, swept over these pieces of equipment repeatedly.

Coming from an Auction House family and being a renowned collector and appraiser in Suo Yu Bay, even without using a "Identification Skill" magic scroll, he could gauge the equipment’s quality through sight and perception with a rough estimation.

Undoubtedly, the loot Xia Nan brought back was all enchanted equipment of commendable quality and the craftsmanship is exceptional.

Even though they haven’t been thoroughly inspected yet and their specific effects remain unclear.

Yet, if they were to be sold on the market, the estimated price would be around one thousand gold coins each — the horn-shaped equipment, because of its function as a casting tool, might sell for slightly more, estimated at fifteen hundred to two thousand gold coins.

Added up, the total value of these three pieces of equipment would be about 5000 gold coins.

Aurie’s mind pondered as his eyes flickered.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked Xia Nan:

"How do you plan to handle these loot pieces?"

Upon hearing that, Xia Nan, stirred in his heart, replied:

"I plan to consign them at the Association, to see if any local adventurers are interested, hoping to sell them quickly."

"Why?" Aurie examined the horn in his hand, implicitly pointing out, "You should know that this level of equipment, if hung in the Association for a longer time, could sell for several dozen, even hundreds more gold coins."

Xia Nan just shook his head, candidly pointing to the bracelet on the table before him.

"It’s for this."

"I presume your opening bid won’t be low for a collectible like this, and I may not be able to immediately gather a substantial sum of money, so I must prepare in advance."

Listening to Xia Nan’s response, Aurie’s expression became somewhat surprised, as if the straightforward answer from this black-haired adventurer was beyond his expectation.

Along with the prepared probe, it became abruptly disrupted and stuck at his throat.

Pausing for a moment, he then spoke again:

"Hmm... Since we’ve had an agreement before, now that you’ve completed the commission, I naturally won’t go back on my word."

"I can sell you this bracelet."

"But as for the price... it’s indeed as you said, it won’t be cheap."

The collector placed the horn on the table and sat back on the sofa.

"Since you’re so honest, I don’t mind giving you a heads up."

"Regarding the pricing of this bracelet, my expectation is around 6000 gold coins."

Approximately equivalent to the price of a Blue Rare Quality equipment whose effect entries are above average.

It’s certainly not a small sum, even for those senior adventurers who’s been in the industry for years; they might not have this much altogether.

Yet, when Xia Nan heard this number, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

gold coins are also a considerable sum for him, and he absolutely couldn’t muster so much cash at the moment.

But compared to the previously imagined five figures, or even six figures, it’s almost two orders of magnitude lower.