ACSP: Chapter 164: A Weapon That Recognizes Its Master!
The auction continued.
However, the next few items did not pique Jiang Chen's interest, so he did not make a move. Seeing this, Lei Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Chen had just lit two heavenly lanterns in a row, already using up nearly 20,000 Silver Chests. Although their guild's assets were currently abundant, if he continued to light heavenly lanterns, they would likely fall into a resource crisis before long.
Because Jiang Chen had not made a move for the next few items, many people felt that he had exhausted his resources in the previous bidding and no longer had the strength to compete. This made those who had originally wanted to bid for the Kusanagi Sword feel triumphant.
Time passed minute by minute. As the subsequent items were bought one after another, the atmosphere in the auction hall began to gradually heat up. It had to be said that President Xia Qianning truly had a high talent for business. She threw out two heavyweight items right at the beginning, forcefully raising the class of this auction by a notch. She had created a strong sense of anticipation for everyone present.
Even if the following items were not as stunning as the first two, the guests were still in high spirits. Because in their eyes, since President Xia Qianning had thrown out two high-priced items at the start of the auction, there must be good things left for later. At the very least, the final item, the treasure at the bottom of the box, would definitely not be lower in value than the [Heavenly Transfer Technique].
Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, the next item was quickly brought onto the stage by two staff members. It was a wooden box over two meters long. President Xia Qianning had the two staff members stand the wooden box upright, and then she went up personally to lift the lid.
The next second, a large blade with a notch in its edge appeared before everyone.
"Everyone, the next item we are selling is a large blade with special attributes."
"This blade is named Kubikiribōchō, and it is one of the Seven Ninja Swords of the Hidden Mist."
"The advantage of this weapon is that the blade and the hilt together are nearly two meters long, providing a considerable attack range."
"In addition, when fighting others, this blade can repair itself by absorbing the iron from their blood."
"Therefore, it has another name, called the 'blade that will never break'..."
President Xia Qianning spoke eloquently, carefully introducing the characteristics and advantages of the Kubikiribōchō.
Finally, she gave a starting bid of 3,000 Silver Chests.
There were only two ways to obtain weapons with such special attributes. One was to have a very small chance of getting them when opening Golden Chests. The second was to have a certain chance of obtaining them from clearance rewards after breaking records in Hell-level secret realms. Therefore, the value of such weapons could be said to be extremely rare, with some even calling them "Artifacts"!
When President Xia Qianning was introducing the Kubikiribōchō, most of the people in the audience stood up in excitement.
"Damn, wasn't it said that there was only one Kusanagi Sword at this auction? How come there's another Artifact?"
"This Kubikiribōchō looks so imposing."
"A weapon that can absorb enemy blood and never break, is this the legendary 'indestructible'?"
"This blade suits my taste; I want it. 3,000 Silver Chests, right? I'll pay..."
"Damn! You want to buy an Artifact for 3,000 Silver Chests? Keep dreaming, I bid 3,500."
"I bid 3,800..."
"I bid 4,000..."
"Fuck you, I bid 5,000. Which bastard dares to compete with me?"
Everyone began to bid competitively. Because many people wanted this Kubikiribōchō, the bidding became exceptionally fierce, and the entire auction house instantly became filled with the scent of gunpowder, with some hot-tempered guests even beginning to curse when they couldn't keep up.
It didn't take long for the price of the Kubikiribōchō to be bid up to 8,000 Silver Chests, and the person who made the bid was none other than Ye Hongtian in the second-floor private room.
He had originally intended to save his chests to bid for the Heavenly Cloud Sword, but after seeing this Kubikiribōchō, he immediately changed his mind. As a man, he felt that owning a weapon with such an imposing appearance was the most correct choice. Moreover, his contracted character, Biwa Jūzō, had many skills related to large cleaver swordsmanship. Therefore, the moment he saw this Kubikiribōchō, he was instantly captivated.
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"This weapon looks pretty good. Li Dala, lend me some Silver Chests. I'll definitely pay you back next time I have some..."
In the third-floor private room, when Cai Kun saw that Kubikiribōchō, he was also attracted by its domineering appearance. However, his resources were limited and he couldn't come up with that many Silver Chests at the moment, so he could only ask Li Dala—with whom he had a decent relationship—to borrow some.
"Get lost. Don't you have a lot of fans? Let them crowdfund it for you." Li Dala turned his head away, directly rejecting his request. These days, those who owe money are the masters; he wouldn't be stupid enough to lend his own things out.
Seeing that Li Dala refused to lend a helping hand, Cai Kun had no choice but to turn his gaze toward Lei Li.
"Don't look at me, I don't know you that well," Lei Li said bluntly.
"I have a better one here, do you want it?" Just then, a calm voice suddenly sounded in Cai Kun's ear.
Cai Kun turned his head to look, happening to see Jiang Chen take out a strange blade wrapped in white bandages from the [Summoning Seal] on his arm.
"Isn't this Wang Jiao's Samehada? How is it in your hands?" Cai Kun asked with a surprised expression.
Jiang Chen shrugged nonchalantly, "He died at my hands. If his weapon isn't in my hands, where else could it be?"
This Samehada could devour others' chakra and inject it into the user's body, thereby allowing the user to instantly recover from injuries and replenish chakra, and its value was far higher than the Kubikiribōchō. Besides that, it was also the only living weapon among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist, capable of choosing its own master just like a special summoning beast.
However, this ability had its pros and cons. If the person holding this blade was acknowledged by it, it would be much easier to use, but if it could not acknowledge you, you might not even be qualified to hold it.
When Jiang Chen had previously obtained this Samehada, he had also tried to use it, but he failed in the end because this blade only liked people who had a "fishy sea scent" on them. Obviously, he wasn't one of them. Therefore, in his hands, this blade was actually no different from scrap metal. Jiang Chen thought that since keeping this weapon was useless to him, he might as well just give it to Cai Kun and do him a favor—anyway, this blade could probably only be used by this guy now.
"Leader, this blade is very strange. I've heard that apart from that Wang Jiao, no one can use this weapon. By giving it to Brother Cai Kun now, aren't you harming him?" Song She frowned and reminded him.
Upon hearing this, Cai Kun also nodded, "Exactly, I've heard of this weapon too..."
"Gurgle—"
However, before he could finish his sentence, that Samehada moved on its own. It was like a living creature that had suddenly come to life, twisting its body, sticking directly onto Cai Kun, and starting to rub against him incessantly. It looked very affectionate.
This scene stunned everyone present. Li Dala widened his eyes and said, "Holy shit, this picture is a bit off. Cai Kun, are you fucking having an affair with it?"
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