Chapter 51: Master Thunder

This Manager was not like the Old Steward who judged by appearance. Although he really frowned after seeing the shape of the blade, he still began to appraise it very seriously. As he examined it repeatedly, a look of pleasant surprise gradually appeared on his face. Then he said excitedly, “Good blade. Just this craftsmanship alone is not inferior to that of a Dwarven Master at all. Moreover, if I am not mistaken, this is a Lightning Element Magic Blade, right?”

“Correct!” Old Xie nodded with a smile and said, “Presumably, you judged it because you saw the Lightning Element Magic Core on the hilt, right?”

“Yes, Young Master!” The Manager immediately nodded and smiled, “May I ask what kind of Spells this blade of yours carries?”

“Lightning Strike, Chain Lightning, and Lightning Cage.” Old Xie said indifferently.

“Oh, heavens, all three are very practical attack Spells. This thing, is it a weapon of some Legendary Expert?” The Manager said in surprise.

“No, isn’t it carved on the hilt?” Old Xie smiled, “This is just a work of Master Thunder!”

“Master Thunder?” The Manager looked at the two words on the hilt and smiled bitterly, “I thought this was the name of the blade. I didn’t expect it to be the signature of the maker. Ah, right, Young Master, where did you get this thing?”

“I asked Master Thunder himself to forge it!” Old Xie said without blushing or panting.

“What?” The Manager was really stunned this time and hurriedly said, “You mean, you know this Master Thunder?”

“Mn!” Old Xie nodded and said, “Of course I know him. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get this blade. However, don’t have any extravagant hopes. He has a weird temper and doesn’t like to contact others!”

“Yes, yes, I understand!” The Manager still took it for granted that masters all had weird tempers. He didn’t expect that Old Xie was fooling him. And the Manager still wouldn’t give up and said, “Young Master, since you can contact this Master, I don’t know if you can get some more works from him to auction? This can greatly improve the reputation of our Auction House. I can guarantee not to charge you any commission!” Actually, the Manager’s words were almost nonsense. How would he dare to charge a commission when his own Young Master used the Auction House?

However, after hearing this, Old Xie touched his chin and thought about something else. Then he said, “Let me ask you, is this blade very valuable?”

“Of course, it is quite valuable. I estimate it can sell for at least one hundred thousand Gold Coins!” The Manager said with certainty.

“Oh, then is this kind of thing something that has a market but no price? Extremely popular?” Old Xie continued to ask.

“Yes, similar items haven’t appeared on the Continent for at least a dozen years!” The Manager said excitedly, “This time, I must hold a special auction for it. I will invite the dignitaries from the Empire of Light, Kingdom of Elves, Orc Empire, and Dwarf Empire to have a good lively event and make the family’s Auction House famous on the Continent!”

“Mn!” Old Xie nodded, and then said, “If that’s the case, then I can, oh, help you set up a number plate system!”

“What number plate system?” The Manager asked in puzzlement.

“It is an opportunity to forge!” Old Xie smiled, “Master Thunder needs three months to forge one item. As long as someone has a special number plate and can provide enough materials, he can tailor-make a Magic Weapon for him, guaranteeing it is a weapon that can release Spells! Absolutely not inferior to this blade. Of course, such a plate also needs to be auctioned!”

“Ah, in that case, every three months, a number plate, that is, an auction of Master Thunder’s forging opportunity, can be held?” The Manager’s eyes immediately lit up after hearing this, and he hurriedly said, “Young Master, is what you said accurate?”

“Of course accurate, absolutely no problem!” Old Xie nodded, then suddenly smiled evilly, “However, Master Thunder might need a little bit more materials. You know, forging this kind of high-level weapon has great consumption!”

Old Xie’s meaning was actually very obvious, saying that this so-called ‘Master Thunder’ was going to deduct some rare materials during forging.

“Hehe, I understand!” The Manager immediately laughed indifferently, “No problem, our clients are all big shots. No one will care about this. In fact, they all know. The reason why that Master Thunder is willing to tailor-make Magic Weapons is presumably because he values those things. We can understand all this. As long as the weapons he makes satisfy people, the matter of deducting materials is not a problem. Even if it is several times more, it doesn’t matter!”

Old Xie was happy when he heard this. He originally planned to deduct about one time and be satisfied. He didn’t expect this guy to be even darker than him, directly deducting several times. In this way, Old Xie was naturally very satisfied. He immediately said to the Manager, “Then alright, let’s settle it like this. During the auction, you auction the blade first, then the plate. When the time comes, you just need to tell me the client’s specialties and needs. I will personally go and tell Master Thunder, and then I will tell you the materials he needs, and you contact the client. I don’t want to deal with outsiders. How about that?”

“Okay, Young Master!” The Manager agreed very readily, “Everything will be according to your instructions.”

“Very good!” Old Xie nodded with satisfaction, and then said, “When will the auction be held?”

“At least two months later!” The Manager hurriedly said, “Because we have to advertise, especially to pass the news to outside countries, and then leave time for them to rush over, two months is already very tight!”

“Then three months!” Old Xie said directly, “We also have to leave them time to raise funds. You know, over a hundred thousand Gold Coins is not a small number. Even the Royal Family would find it hard to take it out immediately!”

“Okay, that’s best!” The Manager hurriedly said excitedly, “I was just afraid you were in a hurry!”

“Hehe, although I am in a hurry to use money, I am not to the point of being impatient!” Old Xie then said, “This blade will stay here. According to the rules, I should be able to withdraw a part of the funds in advance, right?”

“Yes, Young Master!” The Manager immediately nodded and smiled, “I don’t know how much you need?”

“Since this blade can sell for over a hundred thousand, it shouldn’t be a problem for me to take fifty thousand in advance, right?” Old Xie said indifferently.

“Ah?” The Manager immediately said in embarrassment, “Young Master, I don’t have much cash here either. And sending messages to the Continent also costs a lot of money. Can you take a little less?”

“Then how much do you think is appropriate?” Old Xie asked.

“Oh~” The Manager thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, “Thirty thousand, thirty thousand Gold Coins is my limit!”

“Then let’s make it twenty thousand!” Old Xie said very considerately. Anyway, this money was spent on advertising for himself, so naturally he wouldn’t coerce the Manager too much. Besides, his foreign debt was only ten thousand Gold Coins. With the remaining ten thousand Gold Coins, no matter how he squandered it, he couldn’t spend it all in a few months!

The Manager was naturally grateful for Old Xie’s consideration and hurriedly thanked him and agreed. Subsequently, Old Xie didn’t want to stay long. He took the money and left directly.

After coming out, Old Xie went straight to the magic shop of the Hercules Family, wanting to meet Constantine again while paying back the money. Unfortunately, she was not there, and only a Manager came out to receive him. However, thinking about it, this was also normal. She had so much business to do, so naturally, she couldn’t always stay in one shop, right? Last time was also a coincidence that they met by chance.