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The shopkeeper personally greeted them, warmly leading the two upstairs to a private room.

The shopkeeper said he would personally appraise the curios Wallace had brought and asked them to wait a moment while he fetched his tools.

This shop seemed quite famous, with branches everywhere. The female shop assistants were young and beautiful, and their skills were all quite good. Besides many mid-level apprentice shop assistants, there were also several high-level apprentices!

They came to deliver some black tea and pastries, then left. Only Wallace and Roland remained in the room.

Wallace stroked his beard and said, "The news of my advancement must have reached here. Otherwise, the shop owner wouldn't have come out to greet us personally. Although the shopkeeper is a bit of a snob, he's a smart man. He knows I'll be bringing him big business in the future. So, we don't have to waste our breath haggling; he'll give us a discount directly."

Roland reminded him with some concern, "Can these things be sold safely here? Will it attract attention?"

Wallace smiled dismissively, and said, "I've sold all sorts of things before. What's so special about these? If it were something like the Holy Grail, I probably couldn't handle it. But these scraps... sigh."

Wallace sighed.

"Scraps?" Roland's heart tightened slightly.

Those curios were all things he'd risked his life to bring back from the ruins! If they were all scraps, Roland began to worry.

He currently only had one magic stone in hand, but he planned to purchase many things.

In addition, the Cursed Slumber Cauldron had severe contamination, and Roland was unwilling to use Dawnfire to purify it, so he planned to buy some precious magic potions to try and purify it.

These were all places that required money.

Therefore, if these damaged curios didn't sell for a good price, Roland would probably have to sell some of his cherished curios.

Whether it was the Wizard Hat, the Gray Wand, the Lantern, or the Pocket Watch... Roland would be very heartbroken no matter which one was sold.

Soon, the shopkeeper returned. He personally assessed the damaged curios.

After examining the seven damaged curios on the table, the shopkeeper took off his monocle and stroked the mustache on his lip, lost in thought.

After a moment, he said, "These curios basically have no practical value anymore. Even if they were repaired, it would cost a lot of money, and it would be difficult to restore them to their original condition. Moreover, two of the curios can't even be repaired; they can only be purchased at the price of the materials."

Wallace calmly put down his teacup and said, "That's right, they're basically just junk."

Roland pretended to calmly drink his tea, but his heart was lamenting.

He thought to himself, 'I thought I could at least sell them for two hundred magic stones. Alas, it seems my expectations were a bit too high.'

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Sir Wallace, we're old friends. So let's not waste time discussing the price. I'll offer a price, and you can see if it's suitable."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper gestured with his hand, first making an eight, then a six.

He said, "You know, in the Black Abyss region, a large number of curios often flow out. So the price of curios is relatively low... The number I just quoted is already very sincere."

"Mm." Wallace nodded slowly, "It is indeed ten percent higher than the market price, so let's settle on that."

The shopkeeper was overjoyed. He hesitated slightly and then advised, "Sir, these treasures are actually very good. If you're willing to wait, the shop can help you repair them and then put them up for auction at our family's auction house."

Wallace said with some disdain, "Time is money. These magic stones aren't worth me fussing over for three to five months."

The shopkeeper knew that Wallace was currently short of liquid funds and eager to sell, so he was actually taking advantage of him.

He smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Sir, for patronizing our business. Although these curios are severely damaged, curios of this level are still very rare."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper took out a delicate box the size of a mahjong box from a storage bag. The box was inlaid with amber and agate, and even a magical ruby worth 5 magic stones.

The shopkeeper continued, "The shop just sent off a batch of payments this afternoon, and there aren't many magic stones left in the shop. There are four hundred magic stones in this box, and I will personally deliver the remaining four hundred and sixty magic stones later."

Roland was slightly stunned. The hand holding his teacup couldn't help but tremble.

How much money?

After the shopkeeper went out to get the money, Roland couldn't help but confirm again, "How much did he just say? Eight hundred and sixty magic stones?!"

"Yes, my dear good student."

Wallace stroked the beard on his chin and said with a lot of emotion, "To be honest, I really didn't used to care about this little bit of magic stones. But now, alas, eight hundred and sixty magic stones, with four hundred and thirty for each of us, is indeed not a small amount."

Roland said with emotion, "I really didn't expect it to sell for so much."

Wallace said, "If you came yourself, the shop's employees would definitely use excuses like 'of unknown origin' to rip you off—you'd be lucky to sell them for two hundred magic stones."

Roland was a little embarrassed and said, "I thought it would be good if I could sell them for eighty-six magic stones."

Wallace almost spat out a mouthful of tea.

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"What do you think curios are? Your aunt's pickled cucumbers?!"

"These are all high-quality curios used by elite wizards in the Black Abyss!"

"Even if they're damaged, as scrap, throwing them into the alchemy furnace to melt them down and sell the materials would be worth more than 86 magic stones!"

After saying these words, Wallace fiddled with the damaged curios on the table, revealing a bit of emotion.

He said, "If the dark power inside these curios hadn't been inexplicably purified, even if our things were damaged, selling them for two or three thousand magic stones wouldn't be a problem."

Roland lowered his head and drank tea, not daring to respond.

As the person involved, Roland was very clear that these curios had been turned into this state by his Dawnfire.

Originally, Dawnfire wouldn't have completely burned away the dark attributes of the curios, but these curios were already broken.

Dawnfire itself is the nemesis of evil power, and coupled with the fact that these curios were already damaged, it purified all the dark attributes.

With Roland's burning, the abyssal contamination on them was indeed completely burned away. But the value of the curios was also burned away!

This time, he lost nearly two thousand magic stones!

However, Roland didn't regret it at all.

If he hadn't burned them at the time, he would definitely have been contaminated by the abyss.

Who knows if he would have been cursed?

The battle between himself and that demon at the time was one that could determine life and death with a single move. The demon could die from arrogance, and he could also die from greed.