If something happens, it will be long; if nothing happens, it will be short.
Except for a certain little yellow guy who talked so much that face-conscious Kassadin had a migraine, the schedules of these three teams all went relatively smoothly.
Lux and Ino arrived at Kenese in the evening of the next day. After briefly replenishing their supplies, they quickly set off to the west. Their next stop was a desert town called Waynebo.
Originally, the two of them were very interested in Kenese, but after experiencing the Kraft incident, they no longer have any interest in this city.
Although it is very clear that the governors of most cities in Shurima are of the same character as Governor Kenese. They all talk about reviving Shurima, but in fact they have their own little plans, but after witnessing that betrayal
After that, Kennese became particularly bored in their eyes.
What to visit in Kenese?
Wouldn’t it be nice to study magic theory honestly?
Learning makes me happy!
In this way, after burning the midnight oil and studying all night, the two of them completed their supplies, set out from Kenese, headed west, and successfully arrived at the small town of Wainbo three days later.
In this small town, they have to replenish a large amount of food supplies, because the straight-line distance from here to the next stop, Bumang, is more than two thousand miles.
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Walking in the market of Wenbo, Lux and Ino had a rare feeling of being dazzled - the dazzling here did not mean that there were any novelties in Wenbo that they had not seen before, but that in this desert
In the deep towns, many things that appear in the market will give them an exclamation that "this thing can also be sold."
Although the two of them came here to buy food, even in the food area, all kinds of strange second-hand goods still occupied the most space in each stall.
All kinds of handicrafts and second-hand and even second-hand utensils are as if they have just been taken out of the sand, and their quality is outstanding.
It seems that the images of Lux and Ino caused some misunderstandings. Every time they stopped in front of a stall and wanted to buy something like sweet potatoes, the stall owner would enthusiastically take out the most valuable ones on the stall.
That thing came right in front of them.
"This is an official vessel from the Shuriman Empire!"
“Royal paraphernalia!”
"Pure gold toilet, even if you spend money on materials, you won't lose money!"
"..."
"..."
The helpless Lux could only repeat again and again that she wanted to buy food and was not interested in these handicrafts - and every time the stall owner would seriously correct her, saying that they were not handicrafts, but genuine antiques...
"I dare say that the antique market in Piltover is not as lively as here." Once again, a large bag of sweet potatoes was placed on Sklash's back, and Lux complained helplessly to Kalja, "I look like
Do you look like the kind of young lady who is easy to deceive? Why are you selling fake antiques to me one by one?"
"You have wronged them!" Kalya laughed loudly after hearing this, "In fact, most of what they just sold to you are genuine antiques - here, the price of counterfeit antiques is comparable to that of going to the desert.
It’s much more expensive to dig out antiques!”
"No?" Lux's eyes widened in surprise, "You said those gray-looking things are genuine antiques?!"
"Yes, they are all genuine. When it comes to appraising antiques, there should be few people who can match me."
"But, in Piltover, the prices for genuine Shurima antiques are astronomical!" Lux couldn't help but turn her head and glance at the antiques that were just like the shabby objects displayed in poor people's homes, "I'll see you at the auction house.
It’s completely different from these!”
"Antiques are also divided into three, six, and nine grades." Kalya looked like you are seeing more and more strange things. "Although the Shurima Empire was destroyed, many things left by the empire were buried in the yellow sand - the time was too short.
, is completely insufficient to completely destroy them, so the number of antiques in Shurima is quite staggering."
"Are you saying that most antiques are not recognized?" Lux thought for a moment, and then said again, "Only those antiques that are of relatively good quality and are precious vessels in their own right are valuable?"
"Correct answer!" Kalya admitted in a subtle tone, "You have never paid attention to the antique market in Piltover, so naturally you don't understand these things - ask Ino, she has definitely figured out what's going on here now.
Chain!”
Lux tilted her head in surprise and looked at Ino beside her.
"Yes." Facing Lux's gaze, Ino looked away and nodded slightly, "I only heard about the antique auction in Piltover, but later on, Vazuan was rebuilt and the Adventurers Association was reorganized.
I'm keeping an eye on it, so I still know some of the ways - but before I came here, I didn't expect that Shurima could have so many antiques."
"Tell me!" After once again rejecting a vendor who was selling to her, Lux asked Ino in a low voice, "What's the secret here?"
"In the Piltover auction house, every few months or half a year, an antique from the Shuriman Empire that is of extremely high quality in terms of material and shape will appear." Ino explained, "
This kind of art will naturally cause a popular trend, but because it is rare, few people can acquire this level of art."
"Then what?"
"Then there will soon be a large number of antiques with similar styles but insufficient production standards flowing into the market." Ino spread his hands, "These first-class antiques are almost at the same level as the antiques they just sold to you.
"
"So, someone uses exquisite antiques to create a trend, and then uses such large quantities of antiques to follow this trend and make a lot of money?"
"Correct!" Ino nodded, "Before, I thought those ordinary antiques were fakes made by Piltover, but I didn't expect them to be real... If you don't come to Waynebo in person, I'm afraid no one can
Imagine that antiques can be as cheap as ordinary objects. Where did so many antiques come from?"
"They were all scavenged from the gravel by Shurima scavengers." Kalya said, "Did you see those people wearing rags and carrying big bags?"
"Those bent over people?"
"Yes, these are the scavengers. Whenever a desert storm dissipates, they will go to the place where the storm dissipates to look for various antique artifacts dug out of the ground by the storm."
"When the storm has just cleared? Wouldn't that be dangerous?"
"Isn't it normal for you to be in danger when living in the desert?" Kalya smiled, "Waynebo is the largest gathering place for scavengers - let's go and say hello to them. Before setting off, we need to make sure
Has there been a massive desert storm recently, and they are the ones who know it best!”