Chapter 1202: Reverse Blade Spiritual Jade
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Subsequently, a short break ensued.
What seemed like a break was actually an interval for Lu Changwei to complete the first transaction.
Fei Xuan was escorted by two maidservants to deliver the Sumukhwa.
Lu Changwei was unenthusiastic but in front of a beautiful woman and so many prominent people, he was forced to hold his tongue, grind his teeth and oblige!
If he refused to pay, him, and the entire Lu Family’s reputation would suffer indefinitely!
To make things worse, the Northern Wilderness Chamber of Commerce was a very important inst.i.tution of the Northern Wilderness Temple. Historically, those who owed money and defaulted on a debt were blacklisted and severely punished, thus prohibited from making any sort of transaction in the whole of Starfield.
Lu Changwei wouln’t dare to take such a risk. Instead, he paid up all 6,000 medium-grade Spiritual Stones, making him feel as if his blood had been sucked dry.
As he accepted the painting, Lu Changwei felt like screaming on the top of his lungs.
The was 6,000 medium-grade Spiritual Stones for a painting of a layman’s quality which he could not give as a gift to the grand elder. Hanging it on the wall in his house would be no different from hanging up a medal of shame and humiliation.
What a waste of Spiritual Stones!
‘Rich fool’– this name was now stuck as Lu Changwei’s signature. He could now never rid himself of it. Ever.
On the other side, Chen Xiaobei was discussing the finer points of the Sumukhwa with Dong Xiaowu and Tao Qianli. Their conversation was rich and in-depth, and as there was nothing that Chen Xiaobei did not know, he was ready with answers for whatever questions they might throw his way.
In their eyes, Chen Xiaobei was an expert in art.
No question was too difficult for Chen Xiaobei. He could even split his attention, both playing with his phone while answering their questions at the same time!
What they did not know was that Chen Xiaobei knew nothing about Sumukhwa at all.
The only reason he was able to answer all their questions was because on the other end of his phone were the real masters of art!
Whenever a question was asked, Chen Xiaobei would send it over and the person on the other end would answer. All he had to do was read it out!
That’s right!
The people who had actually answered all their questions were Gu Kaizhi, Wu Daozi, and other famous artists!
Since Chen Xiaobei had contacted Zhao Yun, he had been chatting with them in the Little Apple Playground. A long time ago, this club was established by Grandma Rong after Chen Xiaobei taught them how to dance. After that, the dance became really famous and almost all the spirits joined the club to learn this curious dance. The G.o.dlike artwords that Chen Xiaobei received were from Zhao Yun!
Even his critique of the Sumukhwa were made up of thebart-experts’ opinion. Chen Xiaobei was just going along with what he learnt at that moment.
While Chen Xiaobei talked to Tao Qianli and Dong Xiaowu, Chen Xiaobei prattled with the group as they were thinking up more questions to ask him.
Chen Xiaobei: You guys are all awesome!!!! I finally got to witness the quintessence of Chinese culture! ![?]()
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Wu Daozi: What is there to like about? That picture is just a draft! The final piece must be even better!
Gu Kaizhi: Yeah, G.o.d Chen. You are so easily pleased, getting so excited about a simple draft.
Chen Xiaobei: And because it’s a draft, I’m so excited! You may not know this but, according to where I am now, this draft did stun a few hundred people! They praised it fervently, even calling it a masterpiece! If I tell them that this is just a draft, they would surely all faint!
Wu Daozi: This only proves that our descendants did not inherit the pa.s.sion for our national art. All their artistic skills are lost! How sad…
Gu Kaizhi: You don’t have to worry about that. They must have have a lot of things that we don’t! Every generation will have their own inheritance. This is the natural order of development!
Wu Daozi: You know what, you’re right! I won’t lament anymore! Let’s finish the real Sumukhwa and give it to G.o.d Chen!
Gu Kaizhi: Mm, let’s go! G.o.d Chen, do enjoy yourself! We’ll leave first!
With the two legends now gone, Chen Xiaobei had no way of answering Dong Xiaowu and Tao Qianli’s questions.
Lucky for him, the auction resumed as the curtains drew open.
Fei Xuan returned to the stage and started announcing in that sweet voice of hers, “After the short break, I believe that everyone has had the chance to gather their thoughts! Next up, we’ll present the second item up for auction!”
Two maidservants carried a tray onto the stage.
“Huh? What is that?”
The audience asked each other in curiosity.
On the tray was a piece of smooth rock the size of an egg. A mild Spiritual Aura was emanating from it. It seems, this was a rare item.
Obviously, this was the item that excited Xiao’er, a Nine-Star Spiritual Item! It could even possibly be a Halfstep Divine Item!
“Everybody, please settle down!” Fei Xuan had to control the crowd’s excitement. “This item is called the Reverse Blade Spiritual Jade. It’s a very rare Nine-Star Spiritual Item! It was discovered in the heart of a meteorite, which was worn away by the elements. We believe that it has travelled though the universe for thousands of years! And throughout its travels within the universe, this Reverse Blade Spiritual Jade absorbed a large amount of natural essence! In time, the Reverse Blade Spiritual Jade gave birth to Wind Ability! This could now be considered a Halfstep Divine Item!”
The crowd gasped.
“Halfstep Spiritual Item? What does that mean?” wondered Chen Xiaobei. “Perhaps some of my honorable guests here still don’t understand what a Halfstep Spiritual Item is.” Fei Xuan then explained. “Halfstep Spiritual Items are Spiritual Jade that do not require crafting to turn them into a Spiritual Item. And they are still able to unleash its ability!”
Chen Xiaobei immediately thought of the Soul Consuming Enigmatic Jade.
The Enigmatic Jade was a One-Star Divine Item; a gift by Taiyin True Deity,
Chen Xiaobei had only used his Spiritual Qi to activate the Soul Consuming Enigmatic Jade. He did not need to craft it into another Spiritual Item when it could already be used to absorb spirits.
That was what a Halfstep Spiritual Item was!
Someone from the crowd hten asked, “Since it already has a special ability, why isn’t it just called a Spiritual Item? Why add the word ‘halfstep’ into it? Isn’t that overdoing it?”
“It seems that our honorable guest does not understand!”. Fei Xuan explained further, “The word was added because it is not used as a Spiritual Item! Its actual usage is to enhance other Spiritual Items! It could add a Wind Ability to your Spiritual Item’s original Special Ability!”