The moment Roxy Migurdia's Fireball collided with the Red Dragon heavy armor, only a faint flicker of firelight flashed across the surface before quickly extinguishing.
This sight left everyone present stunned—the Red Dragon equipment's resistance to fire magic was truly as high as the clerk had claimed. Even Fireball could only scorch its surface for a brief instant.
After witnessing this, the surrounding adventurers gained a deeper appreciation for the equipment's fire magic resistance.
They whispered among themselves, full of praise for the powerful attributes of these pieces.
Amid the crowd, one figure stood out particularly.
He was tall, with gray hair, red eyes, and a black peacock tattoo on the left side of his face—his appearance quite bizarre.
This man was none other than Aubert Corbett, who had only recently ascended to the rank of North King.
Aubert stared intently at the Red Dragon equipment, especially the seemingly lightweight yet extraordinarily tough Red Dragon light armor, a barely concealed desire flashing in his eyes.
He murmured softly, "This light armor would suit me perfectly."
Though his voice wasn't loud, it carried clearly through the noisy surroundings.
Hearing his words, the nearby adventurers turned to look at him. One laughed and said, "Every piece here would suit us, but the price of this equipment is definitely not something we can afford."
If they couldn't afford it, then why did the clerk display it for demonstration? It was precisely to rely on these adventurers to spread word of the Red Dragon equipment's effectiveness—so that those who could afford it would come and buy.
Aubert ignored their chatter and kept his gaze fixed on the few people ahead who were giving it their all to test the gear.
After using magic a few times, Roxy Migurdia stopped. She had confirmed that this equipment could indeed neutralize fire magic.
Her eyes turned to Dan Feng, who was still carefully feeling the texture of the Red Dragon equipment.
Then, the other two adventurers, seeing that their swords couldn't break through the boots or light armor, quietly stepped back down.
Watching this, Aubert walked forward.
He wanted to personally test the hardness of this light armor. If he found it truly excellent, he would buy the light armor.
Where did he get the money, you ask? He was the North King! The world's top practitioner of the North God Style's trickery faction. The one who taught him swordsmanship was the legendary adventurer North God II.
With such strength, how could he possibly lack money? It was just that word of him becoming North King hadn't spread widely yet—his fame wasn't great for now.
Previously, merchants had sought him out to serve as an escort to the Begaritt Continent, offering him chests full of gold coins.
"Dan Feng, why aren't you making a move yet?" Roxy Migurdia looked at Dan Feng with puzzled eyes.
Dan Feng didn't answer immediately. His gaze slowly shifted to the clerk standing nearby, and he asked, "If I damage this equipment, will I have to compensate for it?"
The clerk hurriedly shook his head and replied, "The lord said that if anyone has the ability to damage this equipment, go ahead and do it—no compensation required."
Hearing this, Dan Feng felt slightly reassured.
Without hesitation, he summoned Cloud-Piercer.
With a gentle wave of his hand, everyone watched in astonishment as a long spear suddenly appeared in Dan Feng's grasp.
This scene left the entire crowd dumbfounded. They immediately began whispering fervently.
"Does he have some kind of storage-type magic tool?"
"No doubt about it! Otherwise, how could the spear just appear out of nowhere?"
The adventurers below also erupted into heated discussion. Storage-type magic tools were extremely rare in this world—usually only nobles had the luck to possess them.
Yet Dan Feng seemed completely indifferent to the surrounding chatter.
His full attention was on the Red Dragon shield before him. With a slight shake of his arm, Cloud-Piercer shot forward like a dragon unleashed, thrusting straight ahead.
The strike was lightning-fast and thunderous in momentum. The spear tip instantly pierced through the Red Dragon shield.
The entire process was extraordinarily swift and produced not the slightest loud sound—as if the spear had pierced not hard metal, but soft flesh, silently and without resistance.
The surrounding noise vanished in an instant. One adventurer after another stared at Dan Feng in shock.
Dan Feng said nothing and simply withdrew Cloud-Piercer.
A long slit, pierced clean through by the spear, now marred the center of the Red Dragon shield.
Seeing Dan Feng pierce straight through the Red Dragon equipment, Aubert felt a surge of astonishment. He then drew his own sword and channeled all his strength into a slash at the Red Dragon light armor.
Clang!
Aubert's sword only left faint white scratches on the dragon scales—evidence of the equipment's incredible hardness.
His bizarre features twisted into an expression of disbelief. He hurried over to the shield Dan Feng had pierced and tried his blade on it as well, but again, he could only leave some white marks.
"How did you do that?" Aubert turned to the expressionless Dan Feng.
"By thrusting," Dan Feng answered curtly.
Aubert tried thrusting with his own blade—still no good.
"How is this possible?" Aubert began to doubt himself as he failed to damage the Red Dragon equipment no matter what he tried.
"Can you try again?" Aubert looked back at Dan Feng.
Dan Feng remained expressionless, but his hand was already prepared to summon Cloud-Piercer once more.
The clerk, shocked that the Red Dragon shield had been pierced through, quickly intervened when he saw Aubert asking for another demonstration.
"Hey, hey, hey—no, no, no!"
Aubert looked at the clerk in confusion and said, "I'll buy one later anyway. Since this shield is already going to need recasting, what's the harm in letting him demonstrate again?"
But the clerk simply didn't believe Aubert had the means to purchase any Red Dragon equipment. He had never seen someone like Aubert in this area before.
With so many adventurers in Roa, the famous ones were remembered. Someone unknown like Aubert—he assumed the man was just bragging and couldn't afford it.
So he hurriedly retrieved the shield and said bluntly, "How could an adventurer with no reputation possibly afford it?"
Aubert's temper flared. Though he was someone who knew how to read the room, being looked down on as the North King was infuriating.
Thus, he began arguing with the clerk. As for fighting—no need for that. This was Boreas Greyrat's territory, and the reason he had come here was an invitation from Darius to head to Ars.
Dan Feng and Roxy Migurdia exchanged a glance and quickly left the scene. Roxy Migurdia felt that the man with the peacock tattoo on his face didn't seem like a good person.
Yet Dan Feng had noticed that this person's fighting spirit was extremely powerful—far surpassing his own current level.