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Chapter 1267 Transaction (Strawberries have become cheaper recently)

While Varian was worried about the future of the alliance, Duanmuhuai seemed very comfortable. At the moment, he was taking the girls to the Stormwind City Auction - a big purchase.

 That’s right, procurement.

Duanmu Huai did not forget to buy some small animals for An and Mary. It happened that the Stormwind City auction house had everything, and naturally there were cute little animals, so Duanmu Huai simply went to look for them here.

I have to say, there are quite a lot of pets here.

 “What do you think of this?”

Looking at the pet in front of him, Duanmu Huai showed a proud smile, while the girls next to him shook their heads desperately.

"I do not want it."

"I think Miss An and Miss Mary will faint when they see this thing...Uncle, you are deliberately teasing them."

Mio Naruse hid far away, looking at the little cobra in front of her and immediately started to complain. Compare yourself to others, how can any girl like snakes?

 “What about this?”

Duanmu Huai turned his attention to the obsidian baby dragon next to him, but was voted down by the girls again.

 “It doesn’t look good!”

 “She looks so fierce!”

 “Not cute at all!”

“Damn it, do you understand the value of dinosaurs?”

Hearing the objections from the girls, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly. This is a velociraptor. Hey, it’s so handsome, but you’re saying it’s not cute? Is there such a big gap in aesthetics?

 “What about this cat over here?”

Duanmuhuai reluctantly gave up and pointed to the civet pet in the cage next to him.

 “I think this thing is quite suitable for installation.”

“I don’t think Miss An is a mage, not a witch.”

 Looking at the black cat wearing a mage hat and two eyes glowing green, Xiao Meiyan also shook his head.

“Hey, I can see that you guys just ask for too much...”

 Several pets he selected were rejected by the girls, and Duanmu Huai lost his patience. He was not such a patient person in the first place. Not to mention just buying a pet... Hey, if I had known it would be so troublesome, I might as well not have bought it.

 “Hey, this guy, this guy.”

Just when Duanmu Huai was scratching his head, he seemed to notice his distress, and saw a dwarf businessman approaching with a smile.

  “It looks like you are not very satisfied with the products here?”

“It’s hard to say whether I’m satisfied or dissatisfied. It’s mainly not that I’m dissatisfied...”

Duanmuhuai thought these were pretty good, but the little girls around him objected one by one, leaving him speechless.

“In that case, would you like to come to the auction?”

"auctions?"

 “That’s right.”

The dwarf merchant handed over a brochure as he spoke.

"The auction in Stormwind City brings together all the rare treasures from the entire Azeroth continent, especially some rare items that are difficult to buy in the Eastern Kingdom. If you are interested in buying some treasures for your female companion, Then it’s a good idea to go to the auction and look, you see, here’s the roster.”

"Um………"

 Duanmu Huai took the roster from the dwarf merchant and opened it. Duanmu Huai was not very interested in those armors and weapons. After all, in a world of this level, those weapons and equipment must have been eliminated by the Tribunal long ago, and they are not interesting at all.

 But there was something in this world that caught Duanmuhuai's attention.

 That is the mount.

Through the two reins obtained previously, Duanmu Huai discovered that there is a magic mount in this world, and this magic mount is very convenient. Duanmu Huai doesn't need such a thing himself, but he can give one to An and Mary, especially since Mary can't fly like others, so she does need a transportation tool.

As for An... If it doesn't work out, she can still ride Gu Leiya, right?

But fortunately, Duanmu Huai found two gifts on the list that fit his heart.

 That is the Nuannirong cat and Qiu Yi’s fox.

The Nuannirong cat is a large orange cat that is about the same size as a horse. It looks fluffy and has two pointed ears, which is quite good-looking. Qiu Yi's Fox is a big pink fox with wings. It looks like a cute girl - well, Duanmu Huai wants to sit on it.

　　When the time comes, paint your power armor in girly pink, and the cute steel warrior rides the cute pink fox, isn’t it a perfect match?

It's a pity that both the Nuannirong Cat and Qiu Yi's Fox are rare magic mounts. There are only two of them at this auction, and the prices are very high - Duanmu Huai did the math, and the money he currently has is obviously not enough. After all, the only currency he has in Azeroth now is the bounty, which is enough for food, sleep and accommodation, but it is obviously not enough to buy these magic mounts.

Um………

“I don’t have that much money on hand, can I exchange it for other items? By the way, I don’t want to participate in the auction, it’s best to just take it.”

“Oh? Of course you can, but the price will be higher. What do you plan to exchange for these two magic mounts?”

"how about this?"

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai took out a melt bomb from his arms.

"………What's this?"

 Looking at the steel object in Duanmu Huai's hand, the dwarf businessman was confused.

 “Melta bomb.”

 “Bomb?”

"That's right, with just this one bomb, it won't be a problem to blow up the entire Stormwind City. That's how Blackstone Mountain was blown up before. How about it? I'll just use this in exchange for your two magic mounts. It's not a loss."

　　　　???”

Hearing what Duanmuhuai said, the dwarf businessman was confused. He looked up at Duanmuhuai, then at the melt bomb in his hand, and showed a smile that was uglier than crying.

"This...sir, you are just joking. I am just a businessman who does my duty. This bomb or something...we don't sell arms..."

As he spoke, the dwarf businessman took small steps back.

“Well, I’ll leave first. Sir, please continue... Hahaha... I suddenly remembered that I was in a hurry..."

After saying this, the dwarf businessman turned around and ran away without looking back, while Duanmuhuai looked at his retreating back and shrugged helplessly.

 “Hey, there’s nothing we can do now.”

With emotion, Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze again and looked at the roster in his hand.

To be honest, these two magic mounts are indeed very good-looking and suitable for giving away, but the problem is that Duanmu Huai currently does not have so much money...

Hmm, if that doesn’t work, why not just grab it?

Although it’s not impossible, Duanmuhuai feels a bit off-price. After all, I am also the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition Tribunal, but I want to buy a gift for a woman for 0 yuan? By the way, I still have the special skill of Heart of Blood Crow. If it doesn’t work, I can go to the auction and get one. What’s yours is mine, mine or mine?

This seems to work?

 “This, this sir……”

Just when Duanmuhuai was thinking about whether to go to the auction or not, a voice suddenly rang out, and then he saw the dwarf businessman returning to him again, still wearing that smiling face that looked uglier than crying.

"Well... I just went back and discussed it with my colleagues in the Chamber of Commerce. We are willing to accept your barter transaction."

"oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up, and then he took out the melt bomb again. When he saw the melt bomb, the dwarf businessman suddenly turned pale and waved his hands desperately.

“No, that’s not it… What the Chamber of Commerce means is… if you have something that is not so dangerous… it would be better if it has no military use…”

 “You are asking for so much.”

Hearing what the dwarf businessman said, Duanmuhuai couldn't help but frown. Why would he carry something with him that has no military use? The inventory next to Duanmu Huai contained either explosives or artillery shells. Due to his poor shooting skills, Duanmu Huai didn't even have a gun. He mainly relied on firepower coverage instead of precise sniping. It's either a bomb, a mine, or an artillery shell. Are you telling me that it has no military use? What about bullshit? Where can I find it for you?

 “Wait a minute, let me take a look...”

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai opened the inventory and searched carefully.

 Radiation grenades, melta bombs, cluster mines, stasis bombs... will not work.

Seismic cannons, Vulcan giant bombs... will not work.

 Detonative weapons, heavy flamethrowers? It doesn’t seem to work either.

BFG9000, Colossus Bomb? Probably even worse.

 After flipping through the pages, Duanmuhuai looked at the dwarf businessman with an increasingly unkind look. Why are you so demanding? Can't it be used for military purposes? Why can't it be used for military purposes?

Um? No, it seems to be true?

Looking at something placed in the inventory, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up, and then he looked at the dwarf merchant.

“I have something good for you, but I can’t get it from here. Is there a secluded place?”

 “Of course, please come with me.”

Led by the dwarf businessman, Duanmuhuai came to an open space behind the auction house.

“What do you want to exchange for those two magic mounts?”

"this."

Facing the dwarf businessman's inquiry, Duanmu Huai snapped his fingers, and then the dwarf businessman was surprised to see a steel giant almost four meters high suddenly appeared in front of him. The frightened dwarf businessman almost collapsed on his butt. on the ground.

 “This, what is this?”

The dwarf businessman looked at the steel giant in front of him in surprise. It had ostrich-like legs and its arms had been transformed into weapons-like shapes. The appearance looks very much like some kind of mechanical creation, and also very similar to the alchemy colossus often used by mages.

 It's just bigger in size.

 “Oh, this is called a mecha.”

Duanmu Huai introduced it calmly.

“This thing can be operated by one person and can be started with any fuel.”

 Duanmu Huai took out a knight mecha from the Human Empire period. This thing was used to assist the Titan Legion during the Human Empire period. Duanmuhuai never wanted to use this typical bipedal combat mecha. Especially after seeing robots such as Gundam and VF in another world, Duanmuhuai even refused to use this kind of knight machine. A takes it seriously.

The only thing this thing is better than the Gundam is that it can eat any kind of fuel. It can start even with wood and coal. Of course, how long it can move is another matter.

 “But...but this is for military use, right?”

"How to say?"

“Look, there’s this huge chain saw on its left hand…”

The dwarf stared at the mecha's left hand and swallowed involuntarily. The mecha's left hand was completely transformed from the forearm to the palm into a long chain saw. The saw teeth reflected the cold light under the sun. It's chilling to watch.

 “Oh, that’s for cutting wood.”

Duanmu Huai explained calmly.

 “cutting...cutting wood?”

 “Logging.”

“Then...is the thing on its right hand...a flamethrower?”

“That’s for making fire. Doesn’t it require camping and making a fire when logging in the wild?”

Duanmuhuai looked very calm. Could it be that just because a wood-cutting ax can kill people, he used it as a weapon? It doesn't make sense.

 “But this is…”

 “Used for felling wood.”

"But………"

 “Used for felling wood.”

"but……"

 “Used for felling wood.”

　　　…………”

The dwarf businessman wanted to ask several times, but Duanmuhuai shot him back. In the end, he lowered his head dejectedly.

“Please wait for me to report.”

 After saying this, the dwarf businessman turned around and left dejectedly, while the other girls stared at Duanmu Huai with their mouths open, speechless.

 “As expected of Lord Duanmu.”

Wan Liya couldn’t help but shook his head and sighed.

“As a nightmare, I can’t even say such outrageous things.”

 “I’m not wrong either.”

Duanmu Huai spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders.

"This thing can indeed cut wood, and it can cut wood faster than ordinary people, isn't it right?"

 In response to Duanmu Huai's nonsense, the girls could only nod and say yes, yes, everything you said is right...what else can they do?

After a while, the dwarf businessman ran over with his short legs and sweating profusely.

 “Dear guest...we have agreed to the deal.”