PFC Chapter 1435 Tit-for-tat and impatience
Chapter 1435 Tit-for-tat and impatience
As Xina's huge snake body moved, a strong murderous aura spread undisguisedly. Around her, other strong men from the Wild Sand Alliance also followed her like shadows, and the surrounding area was filled with murderous aura.
Among them, the skinny masked man disappeared in an instant, obviously ready to stab his opponent in the back at any time.
Loris and others on the opposite side were not willing to be outdone. They lowered their bodies, with sharp blades in their hands shining coldly, and assumed fighting postures.
Old Susan, in particular, quickly cast a mirror defense spell, causing the strong men of the Rainforest Fortress Alliance to shine with light, obviously to guard against Sina's petrification magic.
"Everyone, this is not the place to fight."
Just when a fierce battle could break out between the two groups at any time, our manager lowered his voice and appeared in the center of the two groups.
At the same time, a large number of sixth-rank market guards flew over, wearing rich brown heavy armor, exuding an unshakable aura.
You know, the manager's strength is at the peak of level six, and he is undoubtedly the most powerful one among all the strong men present. With the help of a group of market guards, his momentum instantly overshadowed the other two.
Seeing this, both sides, who were on the verge of a fight, began to restrain themselves. Although their strength was much inferior to that of our managers, their overall combat power was not overwhelming, and they were enough to fight. The reason why the atmosphere between the two sides eased was mainly because they took the market brotherhood into consideration.
Although our manager is ranked last and the weakest, he is still a member of the Shadow Market and is protected by the market brotherhood. Once he causes trouble in the city or even comes into conflict with the manager, he will definitely be retaliated by the market brotherhood.
In the three thousand years since the Blank Age, there have been some reckless forces that have attempted to provoke or even break into the Shadow Market to steal treasures, but they all ended up in a tragic way, or were even wiped out.
Although the Shadow Market claims to be a peaceful guardian of trade, it will never stop bleeding, and its methods are no less brutal than any other force in this land, especially the markets directly under the Market Brotherhood and the top-ranked markets, which are said to be able to compete with those top forces.
It is precisely because of this that the Misty Shadow Market has been able to stand tall on this land. Even though it has gained huge profits from all races, its status has never been shaken.
In addition, regardless of whether the Market Brotherhood will take action personally, as long as they offend the Market Brotherhood and lose the qualifications to trade in the Shadow Market, it will be an unbearable huge blow to these two forces.
After all, although the Mirage Market within their area can only invite forces within their alliance, they can invite strong people and businessmen from other forces through personal invitation letters, and bring some rare materials and goods that are difficult for them to obtain. This is the key to their participation in the Mirage Market.
"Dear guests, please calm down. There will be plenty of time to fight later. There is no need to rush at the market."
Seeing the tense atmosphere gradually eased, our manager nodded slightly and said, "After all, everyone is here for the sixth-level equipment this time, not for each other, right?"
"Your Excellency the Administrator is absolutely right. We are here only for the secret treasure, and we cannot let these bastards ruin our fun."
Loris put away his giant axe, and first glanced at Sina and others with his sharp lion eyes with disdain, and then nodded slightly. Seeing Loris's actions, Thomas, Old Susan and others also restrained themselves.
"It's just a matter of enduring a bunch of despicable flies buzzing around. It doesn't matter if you swat them to death later."
Xi Na raised her fair chin and nodded to our manager, saying, "Everything is up to you, Mr. Manager."
As soon as Xina said this, the strong men of the Wild Sand Alliance put away their weapons, including the masked man who reappeared.
“Thank you for your support.”
The manager first signaled the market guards to disperse, and began to lead the way, saying, "Please follow me, the owners of the finale equipment have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Administrator."
A hint of anticipation emerged on Loris' lion face. He ignored Sina and led his men to follow the manager.
"I really can't wait any longer."
Xina also led her men to follow closely behind. Although they did not pay any attention to the other party, all the snakes turned towards the direction of the Rainforest Fortress Alliance, continuously spitting out red snake tongues, and kept a safe distance from the other party.
As they moved forward, it was obvious that although neither side had taken action, their aura was still faintly stirring, their energy was rising, and they were always on guard against each other.
"Chief, isn't this time's finale equipment suitable for you, the sixth-order giant axe and plate armor? Why are there others joining in the fun?"
Looking at the people from the Desert Alliance not far away, Old Susan still couldn't help but joked, "Some people really want to get involved in everything, and they always look shameless."
Hearing this, the masked man was not willing to be outdone and said to Xina, "Your Majesty, a certain old witch is really shameless. The finale equipment this time is obviously suitable for your sixth-level staff and robes. Where did the other equipment come from?"
After that, the masked man glanced at Old Susan and said calmly: "You can't even figure out the finale equipment, and you still come out to embarrass yourself."
After hearing the masked man's words, Old Susan's face darkened. Just as she was about to explode, the manager's voice rang out first, smiling and saying, "You all may not know that the finale of the high-level market this time is not one set of sixth-level equipment, but two sets. They just happen to meet the requirements of the two leaders, so I sent out the corresponding invitations."
"So that's how it is. It looks like there are quite a few wealthy sponsors coming this time."
Xina raised her eyebrows slightly and said to the administrator: "Your Excellency, let us meet the owner of the sixth-level staff and robe alone. I don't want the insects to get in the way and ruin my mood."
"Your Excellency, Administrator, I am very confident that I can take down the sixth-level giant axe and plate armor. There is no need for those bastards to participate at all."
The veins on Loris's lion face were exposed, and he was obviously trying hard to suppress his anger. He continued, "Let me meet the owner of the equipment directly."
"I think you two have misunderstood. In fact, the owner of these two sets of equipment is the same person."
Listening to the two people's conversation, the manager smiled helplessly.
This is not surprising. For more than a thousand years, the Desert Alliance and the Rainforest Fortress Alliance have been in constant dispute over issues such as mineral veins and water sources in the border areas. They have fought many times and suffered heavy casualties on both sides.
If both sides had not had to guard against powerful second-rate forces deeper in the outside world, they would have probably been fighting to the death long ago.
Of course, when one of them was fighting against a second-rate force, the other would take advantage of the opportunity to launch a sneak attack and gain some benefits, which further intensified the hostility between the two. It is not surprising that the current situation has occurred.
"Understood. Then please continue to lead the way, Administrator."
Loris nodded slightly, a hint of surprise and curiosity flashing across his eyes.
You know, a strong man who can take out sixth-level equipment for exchange is definitely not an ordinary person, and it is extremely rare to take out two sets at once. Who is so rich that he specially appears here?
On the other side, although Xina did not speak, her beautiful eyes kept moving, thinking about the possible master behind the scenes. She had tried every possible way to go to several higher-ranked film markets, and had seen many strong people from second-rate forces and even first-rate forces.
Even these powerful ones are flocking to the sixth-order equipment and are willing to pay a huge price in exchange for it. It is simply not possible for her, whose strength is not comparable to theirs, to make a move. So why would a sponsor appear here now?
After all, for a sixth-level strongman, the matching sixth-level equipment has a huge improvement effect, and only sixth-level equipment can fully bring out the strength of a sixth-level strongman.
Especially when the strength is the same, a sixth-level strongman using sixth-level equipment is enough to easily crush all other strongmen of the same strength, and can even fight one against two. This is a clear example.
Just as the two leaders were becoming more and more confused, the manager leading the way in front had already passed through the bustling market streets and finally stopped in front of a quiet large building.
"Dear guests, this is the viewing and exchange location for this high-end market. The equipment is inside. Please follow me."
As the manager introduced himself, he signaled a team of market guards standing at the door to open the door of the building.
As the door opened, in the magnificent hall, two sets of sixth-level equipment that had appeared before were already arranged in order. Each piece was equipped with a separate defense barrier display cabinet and two sixth-level market guards, exuding an extremely rich and exotic color.
After seeing the desired equipment described on the invitation letter, the two leaders, with their eyes wide open, no longer cared to scold each other, and rushed towards their respective goals.
Around the two of them, the other powerful men who were accompanying them all looked impatient and followed them closely. Even for them, the sixth-level equipment was not something that could be viewed casually.
"It is indeed a sixth-level giant axe suitable for this leader to use!"
Loris's lion face was almost pressed against the wall of the display case. He stared at the colorful and deep axe blade with wide eyes and said, "This is the first time I have seen such a finely crafted forging process!"
"This sixth-tier giant axe was made by a long-lost master craftsman of the dwarves, and it adopted some of the forging secrets of the Titans. It can be said to be a combination of the essence of the dwarves and the Titans. The main forging material used is the extremely rare silver-white knight meteorite iron, and a high-level gravity magic crystal is inlaid on the axe handle, which will further enhance the attack power and penetration of the giant axe."
According to the information Lei Xiao had given him in advance, the manager introduced it in detail and said with a smile: "If Your Excellency the Chief is interested, I can let Your Excellency the Chief personally take a look at it here. This is something the owner of the equipment has specifically instructed."
"What an open-minded and generous equipment owner!"
Loris's beast eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Administrator."
"It should."
The manager smiled faintly and ordered the market guards to remove the barrier wall of the display case, which made Loris immediately eager to play with it.
Then, the manager came to Xina, who was also clinging to the display case, and continued to introduce: "To be honest, Your Majesty, this staff comes from a long-lost ancient race, the Rock Fishmen. It is said to be the weapon of the Fishmen High Priest, a group that is also good at petrification spells."
"The greatest feature of this staff, in addition to its basic functions such as increasing magic power and speeding up chanting, is that it can also increase the power of the holder's petrification spell to a considerable extent, and can even generate a high-level water-attribute magic shield."
"As Her Majesty has seen, despite the long years of sedimentation, the elegance and charm of this staff remain the same as before. This is an extremely rare thing."
As the administrator introduced it, Xina's beautiful eyes became more and more fiery. She stared at the gray metal staff covered with ripples and coral patterns all over, and swallowed involuntarily. This was undoubtedly the magic weapon she had always dreamed of.
Next, following Lei Xiao's instructions, the manager also opened the barrier wall of the display case for Xina to play with, and then introduced the other two matching sixth-level armors in turn. After everything was introduced, Loris and Xina reluctantly put the equipment back to its original place, and the eager look on their faces became even stronger.
"Mr. Administrator, where is the owner of the equipment? I can't wait to meet the distinguished owner of the equipment."
Loris rubbed his hairy hands, his lion-like face full of anxiety.
"Mr. Manager, I am determined to obtain the staff and robes. Please let me see the owner of the equipment first!"
Xina's fair face was also full of urgency, like an ant on a hot pan, her snake tail swinging back and forth constantly.
Hearing that the other party wanted to see the owner of the equipment first, the two leaders' faces darkened and they were about to start scolding again, but the manager took the lead and said with a smile: "The two leaders don't have to fight for it. The owner of the equipment has already spoken, and you two can meet him together."
After saying that, the manager made a "please" gesture and began to lead the way again. Loris and Sina didn't bother to say anything else and immediately led their powerful men to follow.
After passing through a wide corridor, the group soon arrived at a bright and spacious hall.
At the end of the hall, a tall human figure was already sitting firmly at the negotiation table, having obviously been waiting for a long time.
This person's identity is obvious, it is naturally Lei Xiao.
After seeing Lei Xiao's face clearly, the urgency and excitement on Loris and Sina's faces froze, and then they both frowned, with a hint of contempt and disdain emerging.
As the leaders of the alliance, they naturally had obtained Lei Xiao's magical portrait a long time ago.
"The Human Emperor? Why is he here?"
Loris couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Where is the owner of the equipment?" (End of this chapter)