After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

The one who called out to bid was a black-robed sorcerer.

The legendary ranger, who had just been wearing light leather armor, pondered for a moment before speaking: "Thirty."

The Black Mage seemed determined to win, and without hesitation replied, "Thirty-five."

The ranger frowned. This price was enough to buy the core materials for several powerful legendary equipment pieces. It wasn't worth spending too much money on a legendary accessory that couldn't directly increase combat power.

Just then, Mu Qiu's voice slowly rang out:

"Hmm...this ring looks nice. It can be used as an eye mask when I sleep during the day, without having to wear it over my eyes."

The words fell.

Everyone present was stunned.

An eye patch...?!

Is this precious shadow agate meant to be used as an eye mask?!

"Master, but it seems we don't have any low-grade starstones."

At this moment, Vera, who was in Mu Qiu's arms, also made a distressed sound.

Mu Qiu gave her an approving look, then shook his head slightly and sighed, "Yes, this eye patch looks pretty good, but it costs low-grade starstones to buy..."

Upon hearing this, the people at the auction house breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mu Qiu with strange expressions.

So... he was just a clown trying to attract attention?

He said he would use the Shadow Agate as an eye mask, but he couldn't even produce more than thirty low-grade Starshine Stones.

Those present were either extremely wealthy merchants or legendary professionals. Moreover, since it was a duke's banquet, no one dared to mock them. However, the way they looked at Mu Qiu became somewhat strange.

Then, the next second.

They then saw the black-haired youth wave his right hand, and dozens of pale purple stones appeared on the table, all of them mid-grade starlight stones!

"Your Excellency, I am so sorry."

Mu Qiu sighed and said, "I never expected that there would be items being auctioned with low-grade starlight stones at this auction. It's really unfortunate that starlight stones of this level are not qualified to enter my storage ring."

"How about this, I'll offer forty mid-grade starstones!"

"Forty...forty mid-grade starstones?!"

As soon as Mu Qiu finished speaking, the other legendary professionals present were all stunned.

No, buddy? !

You're bidding for a mere legendary-level accessory with forty mid-grade starstones?!

What terrified them even more was the black-haired boy's tone... it was just too arrogant!

What do you mean by saying that low-grade starstones are not qualified to enter his storage ring?

Forty mid-grade starstones were produced without hesitation!

Does anyone know his identity?

The legendary professionals present began exchanging glances and communicating in hushed tones using spells, but without exception, everyone shook their heads.

"Could it be... that he is a descendant of a legendary family?"

Someone suddenly put forward a bold conjecture.

Legendary Family!

Only families with legendary experts in every generation can be called legendary families!

"No!"

But someone quickly shook their head and said, "Even the most favored descendant of a legendary family wouldn't casually produce forty mid-grade starstones!"

"Unless... he is a direct descendant of a saintly family!"

“Even… the saint’s own son! His own grandson!”

"Only a Saint-level being could give a mid-grade starstone to his children as pocket money!"

The legendary professional said it with absolute certainty.

"Even legendary-level professionals need Starshine Stones! They need more in quantity and of higher quality than we do!"

"Only Saint-level figures can easily obtain resources like mid-grade Starshine Stones and bestow them upon promising juniors!"

A direct descendant of the Saintly Family!

It's even possible that he's the biological son or grandson of a saint!

Upon hearing this conjecture, the legendary professionals around him remained outwardly calm, but inwardly they were utterly shocked, and their gazes toward Duke Blaine became more respectful.

This Duke actually managed to invite a direct descendant of a saintly family to participate in this auction!

Moreover, he was someone highly regarded by the saints!

Duke Blaine was also stunned.

Forty mid-grade starstones?

A young nobleman who can produce such wealth must be either a descendant of a saintly family or a direct descendant of one of the most prestigious legendary families!

If he really accepted those forty starstones, he would be taking advantage of the other family...

Duke Blaine's eyelids twitched, and he quickly waved his hand, saying, "No, no need! Young master, you may not know this, but at the auction, each of these mid-grade starstones is priced at five low-grade starstones!"

"Oh—then eight mid-grade starstones will do!"

Mu Qiu drawled out the last syllable.

He actually knew that the value of a mid-grade starstone was not comparable to that of a low-grade starstone.

But if he didn't say it that way, how could he highlight his noble status?

If he had only used eight mid-grade starstones for the auction, it would have been unremarkable, and no one would have paid any attention to him.

But if he auctioned it off with forty mid-grade starstones, it would give the impression of a noble young master from a top-tier family!

A smart man like Duke Blaine wouldn't actually accept his forty mid-grade starstones. In the end, he essentially paid no price, yet created the persona of a direct descendant of a saintly family in the eyes of outsiders!

When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

You're saying I'm not an aristocrat?

Look at the starstones in my hand—they're bigger, more purple, and more numerous than yours. And look at your few crooked, broken starstones. Who's the noble one? The difference is obvious!

Soon, the second item was brought out: three crystal bottles sealed with complex magical runes—one deep red, one gold, and one emerald green!

"An epic potion—Red Dragon Essence! And two top-tier legendary potions—Titan Blood, and Echo of Life!"

The Duke of Blaine spoke with great passion and fervor.

"I think you're all very familiar with the effects of these three potions! I won't go into too much detail. They're sold as a bundle of three, starting at five mid-grade starstones!"

No sooner had Duke Blaine landed than Mu Qiu's voice rang out again.

"Vera, do you recognize these potions?"

Vera shook her head and pouted, "I don't know, Master. You know I used to be a pure nature-based elven mage. How could I possibly know anything about potions!"

"That's right."

Mu Qiu stroked his chin and casually said:

"Fine, since we don't know how effective it will be, I'll just give you a number: thirty mid-grade starstones."

"I'll bet ten... uh?!"

Just then, a legendary mercenary leader was about to stand up and shout when he heard Mu Qiu's light and airy voice.

"???"

Who taught you to auction things like that!

The legendary mercenary leader froze on the spot, unsure whether to sit or stand.

His original target price was 25 mid-grade starstones, slightly higher than the market price. If someone else offered the same price, he would grit his teeth and add a little more, making 30 or even 31 or 32 mid-grade starstones acceptable.

But the other party immediately quoted a price of thirty mid-grade starstones, which caught him completely off guard.

I could only raise the price by about 10% at most, but the other party started with this kind of attitude. If I just added one or two starstones, I would have already lost in terms of momentum.

"Cough cough!"

Even Duke Blaine hadn't expected this.

He had planned to take this opportunity to sell this set of potions to the mercenary leader. Although they looked like epic and legendary potions, he deliberately did not mention that the potions were of the highest quality and would cost more than twice as much as ordinary potions, and that their effects would be twice as strong.

That one bottle of epic-grade Red Dragon Essence alone has a real market value of fifty mid-grade Starshine Stones!

Even if you tried to buy it with gold coins, you might not be able to get it even with ten million gold coins!

As a result, now some people don't even know the efficacy of the medicine, yet they want to spend a lot of money to buy it!

The key point is that he was giving these legendary professionals benefits through an auction. Although they were very generous, he was actually losing money!

Duke Blaine had no intention of selling to them. He was paving the way for his plans by winning over these legendary professionals, but he knew very well that the other party, a descendant of a saintly family, would not be involved. So he quickly explained, "Young master! This Red Dragon Essence is only effective for professionals with dragon bloodlines or those who have changed professions related to dragons!"

"Only those with dragon-like qualities can refine the essence of the red dragon. If someone with pure red dragon blood takes the potion, they can be propelled from the early stage of mithril to the peak of mithril in one go! And their physique will be permanently and significantly improved!"

"But if you only have 1% of the Red Dragon bloodline, you can only exert 1% of the medicinal effect, which will only improve your cultivation by a little bit! If you don't have any Red Dragon bloodline or related traits at all, then it won't have any effect after you take it. On the contrary, you won't be able to refine the Red Dragon essence, which will affect your subsequent cultivation!"

Duke Blaine earnestly advised the young master, hoping he would realize that the potion would do him no harm and that he should not take the picture.

You do not have the bloodline of a red dragon, nor are you a dragon-related profession!

This potion has absolutely no effect on you! Please stop filming!

Is it possible to push a Mithril-level professional to the Mithril peak in one go?

Mu Qiu's eyes lit up.

This is truly an epic potion! Isn't it tailor-made for Fiona?

"The blood of Titans can permanently increase the strength of legendary-level professionals and give them a chance to awaken a strength-based feat. However, for professionals below the legendary level, there is no possibility of awakening a feat, so it's not worth the price you pay..."

"As for Echo of Life, it's a healing potion that can regenerate severed limbs... but for professionals below the legendary level, its effects are excessive, and in terms of cost-effectiveness, it's far less effective than seeking out a high-ranking priest from the temple..."

Duke Blaine thought that his words would make the other party give up, but to his surprise, Mu Qiu's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

what?

Can it further enhance the power of legendary professionals?

Is there still a chance to awaken a special talent?

Wouldn't Fiona become a top-tier legendary professional after becoming a legend?

At that point, wouldn't she be so arrogant that she'd practically swagger around and wouldn't even acknowledge him as her master anymore?

There's even a life-saving potion that you can give to Fiona!

Mu Qiu was overjoyed and said without hesitation, "Your Grace, these potions are truly tailor-made for my maid! Like I said before, I'll offer thirty mid-grade starstones!"

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Mu Qiu's words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples throughout the banquet hall.

Thirty mid-grade starstones!

This number left the legendary experts present speechless with astonishment.

Even for them, this is a considerable fortune.

Even using mid-grade starstones to forge legendary steps is enough to forge three to four steps, and the success rate of forging steps using mid-grade starstones is around 25% to 30%.

In other words, thirty mid-grade starstones would most likely allow legendary professionals like them to advance to the next mid-grade level, further enhancing their strength!

If you sell thirty mid-grade starstones for one hundred and fifty low-grade starstones, that's enough to forge fifteen to twenty low-grade steps. With a 10% success rate for forging steps using low-grade starstones, there's a very high probability of forging one low-grade step, and a high probability of forging two low-grade steps!

At this moment, this mysterious young man quoted such a high price without batting an eye, just to buy a set of magic potions for his maid.

"He just said...it's custom-made for maids?"

The black-robed sorcerer couldn't help but mutter to himself, his face filled with disbelief: