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Chapter 286 - 286 285 Summoning Manual

286: Chapter 285 Summoning Manual 286: Chapter 285 Summoning Manual “400 gold!”

The bidding warrior, not willing to fall behind, continued to shout, spurred on by the stall owner.

He was all but ready to bid for the pet egg—if a golden pet hatched from it, he’d be incredibly lucky!

It was from the back of the crowd that Su Ran finally understood: the stall owner had established a bidding system—highest bidder wins!

But no matter how he scrutinized the pet egg, he couldn’t discern its high rank.

Having previously dealt with a golden pet egg, Su Ran could tell at a glance that these eggs were worlds apart.

It seemed the stall owner was resorting to any tactics to sell more coins.

Having lost interest, Su Ran was about to turn and leave when he spotted, displayed in the most conspicuous place at the stall, a book.

The book was pitch-black and as thick as a dictionary.

The dark breath continuously emitted from the book attracted Su Ran’s attention.

“What’s this…”

Su Ran’s curiosity was instantly aroused, and he stopped to take a closer look at the book.

[Summoning Manual] LV1 (Dark)

Absorbs an extra Summoned Beast slot from the Demon World.

Good heavens, excellent stuff!

Su Ran was instantly excited.

How could such a treasure appear at a tiny stall?

The stall owner really was wasteful—how great would it be if they exhibited it on an auction instead?

How could they belittle it like this?

Got a great deal!

In his excitement, Su Ran looked at the listed price for the Summoning Manual, only to realize, disappointedly, that the book was just a display item, without a selling price.

This meant that the stall owner had set up the book as a gimmick to draw the crowd.

Or perhaps it needed to be auctioned, which would then drive up the price.

No way—among the several hundreds of players around, there must be someone interested in that Summoning Manual, right?

So why was there no one bidding for it?

Strange indeed.

Su Ran decided to watch and wait.

He believed that this Summoning Manual would trigger a wave of bidding.

Whatever happened, he could not give up on this treasure!

Soon, the unidentified pet egg was auctioned off for 450 gold to a magician who immediately waded through the crowd to leave.

But none of the bystanders left.

Everyone stayed there, waiting for the stall owner to speak next.

“Hey, thank you, my friends.

I’ve sold another pet egg.

Now, for the moment we’ve all been waiting for.

Please take a look at this book at the center of my stall.

As you’ve already seen, this is indeed the super rare item, the Summoning Manual!

My friends, with this Summoning Manual, you don’t have to worry about not having enough pets!

With it, you can summon a second Summoned Beast!

It’s perfect for leveling up and clearing dungeons!”

“You must be wondering why am I not putting such an excellent item for auction.

Let me explain—I’m just a distressed merchant and don’t have the ability to afford those auctioning fees.

By selling here, I can avoid those high transaction fees!”

“Now, without further ado, the starting price for the Summoning Manual is 500 gold.

The auction officially starts now!”

By this point, Su Ran had already given up on the idea of a bargain.

The stall owner was obviously using this book as their trump card!

“500 gold, I wonder what this stall owner is thinking.

That’s 5000 dollars!”

“He talks big, but he’s been here since yesterday and hasn’t sold a thing!”

After the stall owner finished speaking, the players began to discuss amongst themselves.

“He’s all talk, saying he’s not going to auction when he’d tried to sell this book at the auction and it didn’t sell!”

“So he’s trying to find a sucker here?”

“Who knows?

I’m just here for the show.”

Su Ran was shocked at the direction the discussion was going.

Could this Summoning Manual be a fake?

Such a valuable item going unsold was quite ironic!

“You…

stop slandering me!”

The stall owner, hearing these discussions, turned red-faced.

If this continued, no one would buy his Summoning Manual again today!

“Ptui!”

A sneaky-looking warrior stepped forward and continued, “Why do you only mention the advantages of this thing?

How about telling us all of its disadvantages?!”

“Right, let us all know so we can make an informed decision!”

Su Ran saw that a lot of the gathered players were bandwagoning.

It seemed like a group was intentionally causing a disturbance.

“You guys…”

Just as the stall owner quivered with rage, a middle-aged player, wearing white armor, pushed his way through the crowd and walked in.

“So angry already when the auction has just begun?”

The middle-aged player stood across from the stall owner, clearly enjoying his misfortune.

“It’s you again!

I told you yesterday, I’d rather keep this treasure than sell it cheaply to you.

Get it out of your head!”

The stall owner’s temper finally cracked and he stopped tending to his stall, bent down, and started to pack up.

“Wait a minute, boss.

Hear me out before you decide.”

The middle-aged player smiled and continued, “I was wrong yesterday, and I must apologize to you for that.

Secondly, let me give my opinion.

Afterward, you can decide on the price.

Agreed?”

“Bah!

A leopard can’t change its spots!”

The stall owner’s expression softened, and he paused in his packing.

“First off, this Summoning Manual is definitely a treasure as it lets you have a second summoned beast slot.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have attracted so many of you folks,” the middle-aged player smoothly argued.

“However, there are two sides to everything.

Look here, the Summoning Manual has the word ‘Dark’ beside it, which means the second beast slot can only accommodate a beast from the Demon World.

Boss, am I wrong?”

Unwillingly, the stall owner nodded.

“Furthermore, we all know that we humans belong to the Celestial Realm.

It’s exceedingly difficult to obtain an egg from the Demon World!

Not to mention, an even higher level one!

Even if you’re lucky to get a dark pet, loyalty becomes an issue due to racial opposition!

The betrayal rate of pets from the Demon World is way higher than pets from the Celestial Realm, as we all know.”

The observing players kept nodding and remained silent, waiting for the middle-aged player to continue.

“The most important point is that pets have a second chance to evolve after reaching level 50 at the Divine Realm Reincarnation Pool.

However, dark pets don’t have such a luxury; they cannot evolve!”

“This is the main reason why rich players don’t want to buy it!

Ordinary players would want it to boost their strength, but alas, boss, your high asking price is making it hard for them to accept!”

Looking at the middle-aged player in front of him, the stall owner gritted his teeth.

He knew that this jerk was here to mess things up!

But every word he said was true, leaving the stall owner with no opportunity to fight back and he could only stand there, fuming.

“Fellow players, I’m also a businessman.

I offended the stall owner yesterday with the intention of buying the Summoning Manual low and selling it high!

As for why I have the ability to sell it at a high price, it’s because I have this!”

The middle-aged player took out a pitch-black pet egg from his bag, drawing gasps of astonishment from the surrounding crowd.