Above the mage!

Chapter 25 Oakenley

Hogan City, City Square.

Hogan City's annual trading day is held in the city square in the middle of the month of Awakening.

The specific time is from the 14th to the 16th day of the Awakening Month, a total of three days.

Today is the first day of trading.

After leaving Pierre's Grocery Store, Gode immediately rushed here with all his belongings.

The city square covers a large area. It is a wide blue brick square, which is now surrounded by people.

Some of these people were commoners, some were small vendors, some were children of impoverished families, and some were servants of noble lords.

Nowadays, these people of different identities set up small stalls around the city square like vendors.

The things for sale are even more bizarre and all kinds of things are sold. Gao De even saw someone selling some strange-shaped stones picked up from the river.

In front of these various stalls, one or two people would come up from time to time to take a look or ask a few questions, but very few transactions could be made on the spot.

Seeing this, Gao De couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He came here for only one purpose: to pick up bargains on Taobao!

If you want to improve your strength, in addition to strengthening yourself, using external objects is also a means.

However, Gaode's current savings do not allow him to purchase external items that can enhance his own strength through regular channels, and he can only hope to get a bargain.

Of course, in a small place like Hogan City, without certain channels and power, it is highly likely that even if you have money, you won’t be able to buy any magical creations.

Unlike big cities, in Hogan City, magical alchemical creations are absolutely rare items!
Gao De thought this in his mind without stopping, and he had already arrived in the middle of the open space in the square.

It was already getting dark, but the magic crystal lamps set up in the square were already lit up, brightly lit.

Moreover, as the magic crystal lamps lit up, the number of people in the square began to increase, and even the number of people setting up stalls increased a little. They must be the "workers" who had just "got off work" in the city.

Like everyone else, Gao De walked slowly along the square, looking at each stall one by one, trying to find some good treasures.

Among so many people in the square, he was definitely not the first one to have such an idea, nor was he the only one.

It is obvious that such things as finding bargains do exist, and there are definitely cases where a small person finds something incredible at a street stall and makes a fortune.

But the prerequisite is to have enough luck and vision. Most people generally get nothing.

But Gaode did not have such luck.

He went around many stalls but still didn't see any "suspicious" items. Most of them were daily necessities such as pottery jars and iron swords.

Until he was attracted by a stall surrounded by more than a dozen people.

After walking around for so long, this is the first time Gaode has seen such a lively stall.

What good stuff are you selling?

Gao De couldn't help but move over.

The owner of the stall was a young man wearing a robe that looked a little worn but was still made of fine material. However, the originally intricate and exquisite patterns on the robe had been worn out and blurred.

Most likely he is a kid from a small family that has fallen on hard times.

Gao De made a judgment immediately, and then his eyes swept over the goods displayed on the stall in front of the young man.

Some finely crafted hanging ornaments, a few old books and some shabby little items that show signs of time.

The reason why it attracted so many people was that someone took a fancy to a strange rusty copper object that looked like ivory.

"10 gold coins, one less!" the young stall owner shouted. He picked up the ivory-like copper object, pointed to the mark on the upper right corner and said, "See this mark? This is the mark of the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce!"

Gao De had never heard of the so-called Oakenley Chamber of Commerce, but his eyes subconsciously looked towards the mark.

It was a hexagram, and in the middle of the hexagram was a mysterious hieroglyph.

Just like the pattern on the young stall owner's robe, it has become blurred due to the wear and tear of time and its specific appearance cannot be seen clearly.

"Do you know the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce? It's the most famous magic alchemy creation chamber of commerce in the entire continent. Their magic alchemy products are sold all over the continent and are in short supply. Without certain connections, you can't buy them even if you have money!"

The young stall owner continued to boast, "Since my treasure has this mark, it is enough to prove that it is a magical alchemical creation of the Oakenli Chamber of Commerce."

The young stall owner's confident "magical alchemical creations" attracted more people's attention.

A wizard is a synonym for power. Without a doubt, everything related to magic is an absolute treasure. They are mysterious and powerful. How can they not attract attention?
The person who took a fancy to this bronze object was a fat middle-aged man.

He was not intimidated by the young stall owner's words, and slowly interrupted the young man's boasting: "First of all, this mark is already blurred. With its current appearance, there is no way to prove that this is definitely the mark of the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce."

"Secondly, even if this is the mark of the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce, it doesn't prove anything."

"There are many unscrupulous merchants in the continent who forge their marks. It is unlikely that products from the Oakenley Chamber of Commerce will appear in a place like Hogan City. Anyway, I don't believe it."

"Finally," the middle-aged fat man curled his lips and said, "This thing can't be called a magical alchemical creation. It obviously doesn't have any magical fluctuations. Either it is damaged and the magic power is lost, or it is not a magical item in the first place."

The young stall owner was not embarrassed by the middle-aged fat man's bluffing, and continued to say confidently: "It just lost its magic power, but it is an incredible magical item."

"You just need to take it to a big city, find a repairman to fix it, and then sell it for sixty or seventy Sean gold coins."

"If it wasn't for emergency, I wouldn't sell it!"

The middle-aged man was obviously an expert. He pointed at the mark on the copper and said, "Boy, don't think I don't understand. Judging from the wear and tear, it must have been damaged for 10 to 20 years. It's hard to say whether it can be repaired."

"Even if it can be repaired, the cost of repairing it will definitely be high with this level of wear and tear, and it is still unknown how much strength it can recover after the repair."

"I bought it at a high price, and I traveled thousands of miles to a big city to find a skilled restorer to restore it perfectly. You think I'm a sucker."

"If there's such a good and cheap thing, why don't you do it yourself?" the fat man said with a smile, his tone half sarcastic.

The people around laughed happily.

The young stall owner blushed, "So how much can you offer?"

"Two Sean gold coins." The fat man held up two fingers.

"How is that possible? This material alone is worth two Sean gold coins!" The young stall owner was obviously not convinced.

"That was when it was just made. Now it's worn out like this, so the materials are naturally worthless." The fat man was telling the truth.

"No, no, no, if you want to take advantage, go somewhere else. You are not welcome here!"

The young stall owner was first squeezed by the fat man, and now his price was cut so viciously. He was not convinced and simply lost his temper and started to drive the customers away.

"Young people are full of energy," the fat man said with a smile, "It's okay. I'll leave. You can see if there is anyone willing to pay the money. I will come again on the last day. If you still haven't sold it and figured it out by then, my offer will still stand."

"Even if it rots in my hands, I won't sell it to you!" said the young stall owner angrily.

The fat man shook his head and left with a smile.

Once the excitement died down, the people who had gathered around gradually dispersed.

To be honest, the things on the young stall owners’ stalls were not very attractive.

Without anything exciting to watch, naturally no one was interested in staying any longer.

(End of this chapter)