Published: January 3, 2025
"Treasure?"
Qin Chen and the others had serious expressions.
"Indeed, based on my experience in the black market for over a hundred thousand years, there must be treasures present here, and the fact that it can attract Earth Venerables indicates that it is an extraordinary item. However, I will need to investigate further to know the specifics," the gnome elder affirmed.
"Moreover, since Sha Ran Earth Venerable has appeared here, other top experts from nearby forces might also arrive. This black market is going to be quite lively," the gnome elder explained.
Gu Li Mo's face showed excitement as he said, "So, our luck is incredible! This is our first time in the black market, and we can actually see treasures."
"Lord, what shall we do next?" Ci Tian Qiong asked, also intrigued.
"Let's find an inn first!"
When Qin Chen and the others set sail, they had already checked out of the inns they initially stayed in, so they naturally needed to find another place to stay now.
However, what left Qin Chen and the others speechless was that they had gone to several inns in succession, and none had available rooms.
This black market was truly bustling.
As night fell, the gnome elder said, "If the esteemed masters don’t mind, you can stay at my place, but my residence is..."
Qin Chen didn’t want to continue searching, so he went to the gnome elder's residence. It must be said that the gnome elder's place was quite shabby, located in a remote corner of the black market, and he merely rented a side room of a large courtyard.
"You have been in the black market for over a hundred thousand years, yet you live in a place like this?" Gu Li Mo looked at the elder speechlessly.
*Cough, cough.*
The gnome elder appeared embarrassed and said, "It's a small business; I'm just a small person."
Fortunately, the side room was spacious enough for Qin Chen and the others to stay comfortably.
After settling Qin Chen and the others, the gnome elder immediately went out to gather information.
After several hours, when the sky was completely dark, the gnome elder finally returned, looking hurried.
"Lord, just as I expected, there will be good items at this trading fair."
As soon as the gnome elder returned, he excitedly exclaimed.
"What good items?"
Gu Li Mo stood up abruptly, anxious.
"I don't know the specifics yet, but I have received news that on the last day of this trading fair, there will be an auction held in the black market, during which several treasures will be auctioned off. This information was only released by the black market about a year ago, and we just happened to be in the Nether Star River at that time, so I just received the news now."
"Auction?"
"Yes, the black market trading fair works like this; it is not directly held by the black market, and it does not happen all in one day, but rather on certain days over the course of three years. Any forces with good items can choose to come to the trading market for centralized sales.
As for races and forces with merit, they can choose to purchase items during these days. It's a two-way choice."
"Furthermore, when the black market acquires certain treasures, it will hold an auction right before a large trading fair concludes. There are generally not many items at such auctions, but even the least valuable items are still astonishingly precious.
Therefore, such auctions are often held once every few hundred years, or even longer."
"The reason so many people are coming this time is specifically because there will be an auction after this trading fair," the gnome elder said excitedly.
"I see."
Qin Chen nodded, no wonder there were so many people arriving.
"Then you couldn't find out what treasures there will be?" Gu Li Mo asked.
The gnome elder smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Haven't you been in this black market for over a hundred thousand years?
You can't even get this bit of information?" Gu Li Mo said, feeling speechless.
Just this bit of news? Not even knowing what the treasures were?
The gnome elder looked a bit embarrassed and said, "Esteemed masters, this news was only recently announced by the black market, and they didn't specify what treasures exactly, so..."