In the empty valley, Tang Zhen was directing the construction work of the Rebirth Altar.
After hearing that someone was going to auction the cornerstone of the city in an auction house, and that it was a top-quality cornerstone that could produce a protective shield, he immediately put down what he was doing and drove towards the business district.
Although Holy Dragon City has weapons from the original world used to defend the city, and its lethality is amazing, it still has quite a few drawbacks.
If the flying monster is fast enough, it can easily rush into the Holy Dragon Valley.
The last time the four-legged flying dragons attacked the city, they successfully rushed into the Holy Dragon Valley.
If there had been a protective shield that provided all-round protection without blind spots, those four-legged flying dragons would not have been able to rush in even if they were exhausted.
Therefore, this kind of foundation stone is of extremely important significance to Shenglong City, and Tang Zhen must not miss it.
Tang Zhen rushed to the auction house in a hurry. Without any hesitation, Tang Zhen went straight to the second floor.
The old man in white robe and the old man were chatting. When he saw Tang Zhen appear, the old man in white robe immediately stood up and saluted.
"I've met the city lord!"
The old man in white robe is a specially hired appraiser of Shenglongcheng Auction House. He is a rare talent with rich experience and sharp vision.
This person was originally a resident of Black Rock City. Before joining Holy Dragon City, he had been working for the powerful people of Black Rock City, collecting and identifying various items sold by wanderers.
He has excellent eyesight, which not only helped his employer discover a lot of good things, but also helped him avoid a lot of losses.
After decades of hard work, the old man in white robe still lives a very miserable life, and the greedy Black Rock City dignitary did not give him much preferential treatment as a hero.
After Black Rock City was destroyed, the old man joined Holy Dragon City. After figuring out his specialty, he was directly assigned to the auction house.
Now at the Holy Dragon City Auction House, his salary is ten times higher than before. He has also become the chief appraiser of the auction house and is highly valued.
After chatting with the old man in white robe, Tang Zhen turned to look at the old man.
This man's cultivation level was very obscure, but Tang Zhen could still tell that his cultivation level was around level four.
Although he is a fourth-level monk, he dresses like a wanderer, obviously trying to hide his identity.
Tang Zhen didn't care about these, he was only interested in the cornerstone of the city in the opponent's hands.
When Tang Zhen looked at the old man, the other man was also looking at him.
Hearing that the young man in front of him was the city lord of Holy Dragon City, the old man was first surprised, and then he was happy.
What is surprising is that the man in front of me is not very old, but his cultivation level is extremely high. Just like the rumors outside, he is indeed a genuine lord-level monk!
There is actually a city lord with lord level cultivation in a third-level building city. This situation is really extremely rare!
Fortunately, there are lord-level monks stationed in Shenglong City, and with a large number of repeating muskets, there is no fear of losing the cornerstone of the foreign building city!
Maybe you can get what you want without going through an auction!
After thinking of this, the old man quickly bowed to Tang Zhen.
Tang Zhen motioned for the other party to sit down, and went straight to the topic without too much nonsense.
"I want to buy the cornerstone of the city from you. Can you give me a price?"
The old man didn't expect Tang Zhen to be so straightforward and go straight to the point without any nonsense, but when he thought about his identity, it seemed that there was no need to go around in circles with him.
After thinking about it carefully, the old man said to Tang Zhen: "The price of this top-quality corner stone cannot be less than five million brain beads!"
Five million brain beads is quite a lot, equivalent to fifty level six brain beads!
Tang Zhen could afford these brain beads, but he couldn't accept the price.
Although building city cornerstones with the best attributes are rare, obvious benefits can only be seen after reaching a high level, which also means that a massive investment is required.
Because investing too much in buying cornerstones is obviously not a sensible approach.
"Although the cornerstone of your building can activate the protective shield, what kind of protective shield it is, how protective it is, and how much energy it consumes are all unknown!
In this case, I can give you two million brain beads, which is already an extremely high price."
Tang Zhen looked at the old man opposite and said in a calm tone.
What Tang Zhen said was true, but the interests were at stake. How could the old man compromise easily, so he immediately replied: "The cornerstone of the building that can activate the protective shield has always been a must-have for high-level buildings. Every time it appears, it will be
Fight for it.
Five million brain beads may seem high, but they are well worth the money.
After all, brain beads can be earned, but one of these top-quality cornerstones cannot be found for many years.
If the Lord of the City misses this opportunity, it will be difficult to meet him again!"
Tang Zhen thought for a while and said to the old man: "I will give you three million brain beads. The price is already extremely high. Even if you get those high-end buildings, you may not be able to sell them for this price!"
After thinking for a while, the old man nodded, but added another condition.
"It's okay to give the three million brain beads to the city lord, but I hope you can sell me a few repeating muskets?"
Tang Zhen smiled when he heard this and tapped his fingers on the table, as if he was thinking.
The old man felt a little nervous and looked at Tang Zhen intently.
Like Tang Zhen, he was determined to obtain the continuous muskets from Shenglong City, fearing that the other party would reject his request.
After a moment, Tang Zhen turned around and looked at the old man who was pretending to be calm.
"Repeating muskets are expensive but not commercially available. Even if you can see them occasionally, the quality is simply not comparable to what I have in my hand.
I can sell it to you. A handful of 100,000 brain beads and a bullet of 100 brain beads. The price is absolutely fair.
But I also have any requests, I hope you can agree to it?"
The old man was very happy when he heard this. As for the price of 100,000 brain beads, he didn't think it was expensive.
A low-level magic weapon equipment is priced at this price.
If Shenglong City now openly sells automatic rifles, even if the price is twice as high, there will be foreign businessmen coming to snatch them up.
They have long been salivating over the weapons of Holy Dragon City.
It's just that he didn't know what requests Tang Zhen would make, which made the old man feel a little uneasy.
"I hope that if you get similar cornerstones in the future, you will trade with me first. Even if they are of lower quality, I am also very interested.
As long as you have the goods, you don’t have to worry about the price!”
When the old man heard this, he thought to himself that he was originally afraid that Tang Zhen would put forward some harsh conditions, but he didn't expect it to be this request.
Being able to have a stable buyer and quickly sell the cornerstone of the property in his hand is something that comes by chance but cannot be asked for. How can the old man refuse?
Thinking of this, he nodded in agreement without hesitation.
After the two parties reached an agreement, they signed a contract, and the old man quickly left the auction house.
Doing business with monks of Tang Zhen's status is far safer than doing business with ordinary monks, because they pay more attention to credibility and reputation.
If Tang Zhen wanted to take advantage of others, once word spread, it would cause immeasurable losses to Shenglong City, so the old man was not worried that Tang Zhen would do something detrimental to him.
Half an hour later, the old man came back and handed Tang Zhen a cornerstone of the city shining with beautiful runes.
Tang Zhen also readily paid for the brain beads, as well as three brand new rifles and matching bullets.
In addition, Tang Zhen also gave the old man a special pass to facilitate them to enter the Holy Dragon City area again.
After the transaction was completed, the three old men immediately left Holy Dragon City, harnessed the newly purchased riding beast, and galloped away into the distance.
After Tang Zhen watched them gradually go away, he withdrew from the map perspective and looked at the foundation stone of the building in his hand.
"I hope these three guys can bring me enough surprises!"