The War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

#245 Black Wind City

Xiong Quan pondered for a moment, then he said to Duan Ling Tian, ”About half a year.”

Duan Ling Tian nodded. He was mentally prepared for this answer.

It will take three months to arrive at the domain of the Azure Forest Kingdom Kingdom of the Red Sky Kingdom Royal City, he said, and going from the borders of the Azure Kingdom Forest Kingdom to the Seven Star Sword Sect was still quite a distance away.

The group of three Duan Ling Tian had the protection of Xiong Quan, a second level Void Prying Stage powerhouse who had comprehended Advanced Sword Force, so they encountered no problems during the journey from the Crimson Sky Kingdom to the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom.

Occasionally, when the bandits ran, they would be massacred all-out by Xiong Quan.

Similar to Duan Ling Tian's expectations, after three months, they arrived at a city located between the Red Sky Kingdom and the Azure Forest Kingdom.

Although this city was not the county town of the Crimson Sky Kingdom, the area it occupied was no smaller than the county town.

“Xiong Quan, have you been to this city before?” Duan Ling Tian asked.

Xiong Quan shook his head.

“Come go inside.” Duan Ling Tian's eyebrows shot up, then he directly entered the city with two little girls wearing veils to cover their faces.

The city was very crowded, and many traveling merchants were seen going in and out of the city….

According to Duan Ling Tian's conjecture, these traveling merchants had to go back and forth between the Red Sky Kingdom and the Azure Forest Kingdom.

After entering the city, the people riding the Ferghana Horse could be seen everywhere, so the group of four Duan Ling Tian who rode the Ferghana Horse to the city did not attract the attention of others.

Under the lead of Duan Ling Tian, the four of them found a restaurant to eat.

Before ordering the dish, Duan Ling Tian gave the restaurant waiter a little tip and asked curiously, “Include this city to me?”

The attendant would naturally talk about everything he knew without backup when he saw Duan Ling Tian was so generous, and he smiled lightly. “Customer, is this your first time coming to our Black Wind City?”

“Black Wind City?” Duan Ling Tian's eyebrows shot up, and he continued to listen to the attendant.

“Customer, our Black Wind City is a border merchant city under the Azure Forest Kingdom. This city is located on the northeastern border of the Red Sky Kingdom. Normally, some traveling merchants who were shuttling back and forth between the Azure Kingdom's Forest Kingdom and the Crimson Sky Kingdom rested in our Black Wind City,” said the officer slowly.

Duan Ling Tian nodded. This was something he had noticed on the way here before.

The waiter continued, “Customer, since this is your first time being in our Black Wind City, you should remember …. Never offend people by surname Huang, Zhong, or Ma.” As he spoke until this moment, the officer's face was a little serious.

“What's special about these three family names?” Duan Ling Tian asked curiously.

The waiter shook his head. “Nothing special. This surname is the surname of the three great clans in our Black Wind City….Customer, you should be from the Red Sky Kingdom, right?”

“How do you know?” Duan Ling Tian was a little surprised.

The waiter smiled as he said, “Because the people heading to the Red Sky Kingdom of the Azure Forest Kingdom mostly followed the traveling merchants on their way, and there were hardly any individual travelers. So I guess the customer is from the Dark Red Sky. Kingdoms….Customer intends to go to Azure Forest Kingdom?”

“Tap.” Duan Ling Tian nodded.

“Customer, be sure to remember what I said earlier …. Although the three great clans of Black Wind City are nothing in the Azure Forest Kingdom, they are much stronger than many clans from your Red Sky Kingdom. Even as far as they are ‘just lose to the top three clans of the Red Sky Imperial City! The officer reminded again.

“I understand.” Duan Ling Tian nodded, and the corner of his mouth formed a smile.

He naturally knew that the top three clans of the Old Red Sky Kingdom that the attendant spoke of were the Duan Clan, the Xiao Clan, and the Su Clan.

Not to mention the lesser existences of the three great clans, with Xiong Quan here, Duan Ling Tian was not even afraid of the three great clans themselves.

“Customers, what are you all eating?” ask the waiter respectfully.

“Help us choose some, we do not avoid any food,” Duan Ling Tian told the attendant.

Duan Ling Tian looked at the two little girls beside him and smiled lightly as he said, “It is time to eat, open your veil.”

The two little girls blinked their beautiful eyes, then they obediently removed the veil on their faces….

And right at this moment, the sound of a falling cup echoed within the restaurant.

It was some male customers who were completely dumbfounded when they saw Ke Er and Li Fei, and they did not even realize that the cup in their hands had fallen.

Soon, their food came.

“Xiong Quan, sit down and eat,” Duan Ling Tian said to Xiong Quan, and Xiong Quan replied before sitting down.

The four of them had been hungry for a day, so they were like a whirlwind sweeping through the clouds, sweeping away the food on the table. Meanwhile, the sky slowly dimmed, but the restaurant was still brightly lit by the lantern.

“I heard the auction at the Ma Clan Auction House tonight there will be a group of slaves auctioned.”

“I've heard it too. Not only are there slaves, but it is suspected that the Auction House of the Ma Clan has many good things this time.”

“Quick and done eating, let's see.”

…

Right at this moment, the discussion of a few middle-aged men from a nearby table entered Duan Ling Tian's ears.

The Ma Clan Auction House?

An auction?

This Black Wind City was a city located on the border between the Red Sky Kingdom and the Azure Forest Kingdom, so there were countless traveling merchants passing by here. So, there must be a lot of traveling merchants selling some good stuff here.

Perhaps some things he was interested in would appear during the auction.

After eating his fill, Duan Ling Tian waved his hand at the attendant.

“Customer, do you have any instructions?” the attendant asked Duan Ling Tian respectfully.

“I want to ask you this: if I want to participate in the Ma Clan Auction House auction, what should I do?” Duan Ling Tian went straight to the point, and at the same time, he put down a silver bar.

The attendant's eyes twinkled, and after storing his silver, he hurriedly said, “Customer, there are three large auction houses inside our Black Wind City, and they were each controlled by three great clans. Two months of them were left for the other two auction houses to hold their auctions. In other words, there was action in Black Wind City every month.

“Tonight happened to be the day the Ma Clan Auction House held an auction, and customers could be considered coming at the right time.

“After exiting our restaurant door, turn left and walk to the end of the road, then turn right and you can see the Ma Clan Auction House….

“There are two levels of entrance fees to the Ma Clan Auction House. First, spend 1,000 silver to get the right to bid and sit on a chair in the hall…. Second, spend 100,000 silver to get the bid rights, and the Ma Clan will provide the most complete private rooms and services.” As he spoke up to this point, the attendant could not help but be amazed.

To him, the auction house of Black Wind City was something that he would not have the chance to enter in his entire life.

Just an ordinary chair that needed 1,000 silver?

Duan Ling Tian's eyes narrowed and was slightly surprised.

And that private room actually required 100,000 silver….

After leaving the Red Sky Kingdom, the value of silver had dropped too sharply, right?

Duan Ling Tian nodded, then he brought along two girls wearing their veils and walked out of the restaurant.

Xiong Quan led the four Ferghana Horses and followed behind them.

The group of four Duan Ling Tian went straight to the Auction House of the Ma Clan.

Meanwhile, the Ma Clan Auction House had already started allowing guests to enter; however, not many people had entered, as there was still a period of time before the auction began.

At the door of the auction house, a row of servants stood there like bell boys.

The group of four Duan Ling Tian had just arrived at the door of the auction house when a servant came and greeted them, then they received the control of the four Ferghana Horses from Xiong Quan.

Another attendant walked over and asked respectfully, “Guests, may I know if you need a seat in the hall, or a private room?”

“Private room,” Duan Ling Tian said to officers.

“Tamu, please follow me.” The attendant's attitude became even more humble when he heard what Duan Ling Tian said. He led Duan Ling Tian's group to enter the auction house, then he led them to a private room on the second floor of the auction house.

A clean and tidy room gives a person a comfortable feeling.

The room was extremely spacious and was more than enough to accommodate the four groups of Duan Ling Tian.

Duan Ling Tian walked around the room, and through the window in the room, he could see the auction platform below, which was very convenient.

After the attendant entered, he started pouring hot tea for Duan Ling Tian and the two little girls, then he prepared some drinks before respectfully standing to the side.

After a while, the sound of the door being knocked echoed. The attendant walked out with big strides to open the door of the room, then he respectfully greeted the person outside. “Manager.”

A middle-aged man with a face full of beard slowly walked in, then he looked at Duan Ling Tian. “Guests, nice to meet you. I'm the Ma Clan Auction House Manager, Ma Qin.” Duan Ling Tian was naturally able to guess the reason why the manager of the auction house had come.

Raising his hand, 100,000 silver appeared out of thin air, and he gave it to Ma Qin.

When Ma Qin received the silver, his gaze suddenly shone!

The first thought that came to his mind was that this young man who seemed to have not even turned 20 years old was not simple!

Having a Spatial Ring at such a young age, the background was clearly incredible.

“Thank you, guest.” After Ma Qin had kept his silver, he glanced at Xiong Quan, who was behind Duan Ling Tian, then turned around and left.

“The guests, if you have any need, please let me know, I will keep outside the door,” the attendant said respectfully, then he walked out and closed the door.

Meanwhile, Ke Er and Li Fei opened their veils.

“We need to spend 100,000 silver just to stay in this bad place for a few hours?” Li Fei shook her head. He found it hard to accept this reality.

Although Ke Er did not say anything, his face was still filled with astonishment.

Duan Ling Tian smiled lightly. This was something he could understand.

After all, this place could not compare to the cities within the Red Sky Kingdom.

To a certain extent, this place could be considered a city of the Azure Forest Kingdom Kingdom; moreover, this Black Wind City was a place that traveling merchants had to go through. So, the standard of expenditure here would probably not be much different from the cities within the Azure Forest Kingdom.

This was something that Duan Ling Tian had noticed when he paid the bills at the restaurant.

“It still hasn't started?” After half an hour, Li Fei's beautiful brows frowned and he was a little impatient.