Chapter 375: Chapter 204: Auction, Sky-high Priced Scroll, Powerful Poison

Besides, even if there weren’t any major issues with technique, the force behind it was severely lacking.

Returning to the topic at hand, Lin Mo had arrived just in time. Not long after he took his seat, the auction officially began.

On the Magic Projection before him, a young woman in formal attire walked out gracefully. "Welcome, honored guests, to this auction. First, allow me to..."

What followed was a series of pleasantries.

The words nearly put Lin Mo to sleep, but thankfully, her speech wasn’t very long. After about two or three minutes, she got to the main event.

"Now, for the first item of today’s auction: an Excellent Level One-Handed Sword..."

After all, this was just a small-town auction house. The auctions weren’t rare events held once in a blue moon; they happened weekly. This time, however, was an exception. Because the Goblin Army had just been repelled, the scale of the event was particularly large, and the crowd was especially big.

The first few auction items were mostly Excellent Level equipment and weapons, or some relatively rare Alchemy Reagents and medicinal herbs.

In any case, Lin Mo found none of it interesting.

Next up were Skill Scrolls for Professions like Warrior and Knight. There were Ordinary Level and Excellent Level ones, but most were fairly standard. Lin Mo paid some attention but decided they weren’t suitable for him, so he had no intention of bidding.

Finally, a Blue Excellent Level Skill for the Assassin Profession came up. It was an offense-oriented Skill.

Previously, Lin Mo might have been interested. But he had just obtained many new Skills as rewards from the goblin siege, and they were all waiting to be practiced. Even if he bought this Scroll, he wouldn’t have enough time to practice the new Skill. ’So I’d better pass,’ he thought.

Besides, the Scroll wasn’t cheap. It was a Blue Excellent Level Skill, after all. The starting bid was 1,500 Gold Coins.

The final auction price reached 3,200 Gold Coins, which was even a bit higher than the typical market price.

The reason was likely that the Skill on the Scroll was quite useful, coupled with the fact that some Adventurers who had earned money after the disaster were now engaging in some revenge spending.

Finally, it was the turn for Skill Scrolls for Magic Professions.

In reality, this mostly meant Mage Skill Scrolls, because Priest Skills were rarer than Mage Skills, and their scrolls were consequently more uncommon and expensive.

At first, most of them were Ordinary Level Skill Scrolls. Lin Mo paid some attention. He already had the most common ones, like the Water Ball Skill and the Fireball Technique, so he didn’t need to consider them.

However, the next Magic Scroll piqued his interest.

"The next item is a Basic Magic Skill that everyone is familiar with—the Light Technique. I’m sure this Skill needs no further introduction from me. It can be cast on an object, causing it to emit a faint glow for a certain period. It’s very useful in dark environments."

’This Magic could be useful,’ he thought.

In the past, whenever Lin Mo faced a dark environment, he would usually just use Fire and Light Elements for illumination. While that worked, it was a relatively primitive method that consumed more Magic Power. Moreover, it required constant control over the Magic Power output, which was a distraction.

With this Magic, he could save himself a lot of trouble the next time he encountered a dark combat environment.

Perhaps because this Magic was so basic and simple, it was never even considered for the City Lord’s Mansion’s treasury, which was why Lin Mo had never come across it.

The other guests attending the auction seemed completely uninterested as well.

Although the Light Technique had some strategic value in certain situations, most Adventurers operated during the day and rarely fought in special environments like Caves. Therefore, the skill’s applicability wasn’t very broad.

This was especially true for low-Level Mages, who were even less likely to learn and practice this skill. After all, learning Magic had a time cost. For those with less-than-outstanding talent, every single spell required a significant amount of time to research and practice before it could be mastered.

Rather than waste time on such a useless skill, it was better to learn an offensive one like the Fireball Technique or Water Bullet Technique, which would be far more useful in an adventure.

As for High-Level Mages, they would have already learned such a simple Magic spell long ago.

"Alright, for the Light Technique Scroll, the starting bid is 180 Gold Coins."

The auction house and the auctioneer on the stage were clearly aware of this, so they didn’t have high hopes, and the starting bid they set was very low.

Generally speaking, the value of an Ordinary Level Magic Scroll was at least 300 Gold Coins. Some rarer or more powerful spells could even sell for as high as seven or eight hundred Gold Coins.

But the starting bid for this Magic Scroll was only 180 Gold Coins. Even so, after nearly half a minute, only a few scattered bids came in.

"180 gold."

"190."

"I’ll bid 200 then..."

This type of Magic Scroll was among the least valuable of all Ordinary Level scrolls. Even if a merchant bought it, they would have to worry about selling it later. It might not sell in a large city, and even if it did, the profit margin wouldn’t be very high.

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