Chapter 66 – The Miraculous Effects

Both the prince and the princess were very powerful mages. However, their assassins were all elites, and far outnumbered the pair of lovers. The assassins the human king dispatched were determined to kill the faerie princess, while the assassins the faerie king dispatched were determined to kill the prince. The pair of lovers became trapped in an extremely dangerous situation.

In the end, as a mage, the prince was not a match for the faerie assassins. In the blink of an eye, he was caught in a life-threatening attack. However, at the last moment, the faerie princess used her own body to defend the prince, and in place of the prince, was killed by the fatal attack.

The sight of his son’s precious lover covered in fresh blood lying in the prince’s embrace broke the human king’s heart, and he desperately activated a life magic that would kill all the pursuers at once. However…after activating the life magic, the prince’s life had also come to an end.

Hearing up to this point, Suo Jia’s eyes were already covered in tears, and he brokenly said, “Then in the end, they both died?”

“Yes….” Nodding her head, Wen Ya continued in a melancholic voice, “That’s right, they both died. The legends say that the two of them died next to the Faerie’s Spring. Right before their deaths, for the sake of preventing his beloved’s soul from scattering, the prince exchanged his life for the blessings of multiple gods to protect his lover’s soul. This became a glittering gem!”

Hearing Wen Ya’s words, Suo Jia quickly turned around and looked at the magic necklace on the platform. Amidst the glow, the magic necklace really did have a sparkling and translucent gem. As Suo Jia gazed at it, the large gem flashed again and again.

Wen Ya continued, “If you look at it more closely, it’s said that you can see a dark green colored light ceaselessly flowing within the gem. Everyone says that it is the faerie princess’ soul, and the gem itself is said to have been created by the multiple gods’ blessings that the prince had traded his life for.”

Suo Jia looked at the necklace within the case with an infatuated look. An uncontrollable feeling flickered within his heart. Suo Jia had never desired for something like this before, but Suo Jia also knew that this item was too precious, and it definitely could not become his. There was absolutely no chance of it happening.

While thinking this, Suo Jia regretfully looked at the glittering necklace. At the same time, Wen Ya continued, “Suo Jia, you may not know this, but there are differences even between Legendary-ranked magical items.”

Generally, same ranked magical items have sub-classifications: low grade, middle grade, and upper grade. And this Legendary-ranked Faerie’s Soul was also an existence that far surpassed the upper grade. Strictly speaking, this Faerie’s Soul should be a legendary magic equipment amongst all grades: a high grade. The special characteristic it has can grant the wearer a faerie’s form.

“A faerie’s form?” Suo Jia asked in confusion.

“Yes…” Seriously nodding, Wen Ya stressed, “In reality, the effects of this necklace allow a normal human to raise their magic recovery to the exact same level as a faerie’s. You should know that a faerie has an elemental body; their magic recovery and growth rates are the first in the world. Once you wear this necklace, in terms of magic, you are at the same level as a faerie!”

“High grade! This is definitely high grade!” Suo Jia was almost drooling at Wen Ya’s words. If he obtained this necklace, his magic recovery growth rates would improve to the extreme limits. To be able to be on the same level as a faerie was really too overpowered; training like that for a few years would make him unrivaled.

Each race had its own strengths and weaknesses. Faeries had absolute advantages in gathering elements and recovery. However, a faerie’s spirit powers were much lower than a human’s. Although they could utilize a vast amount of magic power, their strength was not much different from humans’.

On the other hand, humans had great spirit powers, however they never had enough magic power. Although they had enough spirit power to activate magic, they did not have enough magic power to complete it. From an overall standpoint, faeries and humans had about the same level of strength.

However, once one was in possession of the Faerie’s Soul, then one could use the human’s great spirit power and simultaneously utilize massive amounts of magic power. To Suo Jia, this was really a Legendary-ranked magical item that far surpassed an Epic-ranked one.

However, wearing this necklace did not mean Suo Jia’s strength would change. However, Suo Jia’s magic recovery and growth rates would increase like crazy by 100%. After a year of training, once he had completed a total of two years’ worth of training, his degree of activation could even be said to be on the level of the Laws of God!

Unfortunately, Suo Jia could only look at it right now with envy. That was because the auctioneer just now, had announced that the Legendary-ranked magical item’s starting price would be 100 million gold!

The auction started after the auctioneer’s announcement. The entire venue immediately grew lively. Although nobody had offered a price, if one closely paid attention, one would discover a strange phenomenon. For a majority of the people, they were simply enjoying the scene. Such a price was not something they could purse. However, some of the people had the qualifications to fight over it with others, and had intriguing expressions on their faces.

Some had ambitious looks, some were gritting their teeth, some were panicking and didn’t know what to do……overall, there were various types of expressions that could be seen if one was watching. It was clear to see how attractive this Faerie’s Soul was to people.

In this world, the most precious things are not properties, but Legendary or Epic-level items. This included magical items, as well as the weaponry and equipment that warriors and other professions used.

Although a price of 100 million was extreme, to the people who needed it, it was definitely a worthy price. However, the Faerie’s Soul’s final price would definitely end up being higher than 100 million. However, the exact value was unknown; that would depend on how many wealthy people there were in the audience.

Although the original price and the public advertising of a magical item were important, its final selling price mostly depended on luck. If the ten wealthiest families were attracted, then it would definitely end up being sold for a sky-high price. However, if there were no extremely wealthy people present, then the price would be hard to sell.

After contemplating for a while, finally….someone attempted to offer a price. Starting from 110 million, shouts went up to 140 million. However, after that, no other prices were offered.

Seeing this situation, the auctioneer could not help but furrow his brows. He understood clearly that the auction hadn’t had such a precious item appear in a while, so not many wealthy people decided to attend today. If this magical item was only sold for 140 million, it would be too unfortunate. Based on previous estimates, the price of the Faerie’s Soul should have been above 200 million; prices of 300 million or 400 million were what would be considered to be normal.

Gritting his teeth, the auctioneer shouted, “Alright, this gentleman has already offered 140 million. Going once? Going twice?” While speaking, the auctioneer slowly lifted his mallet. If after he asked the third time, and still nobody responded, any other price offered after his mallet hit the podium would not count.

Soon, the mallet had been raised high up in the air. At that moment, the auctioneer asked a third time. Seeing that nobody else offered a price, he helplessly gritted his teeth, and the mallet began to whistle through the air as it fell.

“Stop!” Just as the mallet was about to fall, a haughty voice rang out, “Really, how could such an amazing thing be sold for so little money? I’ll make it a bit more interesting: I offer 200 million.”

Hearing this voice, the auctioneer finally used his practiced skills to stop the mallet at the last second. He lifted his head towards the VIP rooms above. When he saw the source of the voice, the auctioneer’s eyes lit up in excitement. Box #18 had an extremely wealthy owner.

Happily looking around, the auctioneer shouted hoarsely, “Right now, Box #18 has already offered 200 million. Going once? Going twice?”

Hearing the auctioneer’s words, everybody present could not help but show expressions of disdain. If they could still offer prices, why would they have waited until now? Besides…even if one could afford it, nobody wanted to go against Emma. How could they possibly beat her? Unless they were willing to buy the magical artifact for a price even higher than its maximum value, there was otherwise no way they could defeat Emma. Plus, they would end up committing an offense against Emma’s family. Unless they didn’t want to live in Holy Light anymore, nobody was that stupid.

“Dong!” Finally, the auctioneer’s mallet fell onto the podium. Although the auctioneer regretted that the Legendary-ranked magical item had not been sold for its maximum price of 400 million, he still shouted, “Alright, this Faerie’s Soul is now under VIP Box #18’s ownership. The auction has now officially drawn to a close.”

       Chapter 67 – The Importance of Friendship

With seemingly endless regret, Suo Jia returned home. Suo Jia could not manage to get any shut-eye that entire night. His mind was completely occupied by the silhouette of that Faerie’s Soul, and his mood was so restless that he couldn’t even meditate.

The next day, the red-eyed Suo Jia ate an early breakfast. Although his breakfast today was abnormally exquisite, Suo Jia was simply ‘eating without tasting’. Deep down, although he knew that it was impossible for him to obtain that Faerie’s Soul, he still could not help but feel great regret.

After eating breakfast, Suo Jia left the White Villa like usual, and headed towards his school. After walking a few steps out of his house, a figure that could be considered fat appeared in front of him.

“Xi!” Briefly glancing at the figure in front of him, the next moment Suo Jia’s eyes grew wide. He looked at the individual with a look of disbelief, and did not know what to do in this situation.

The person standing in front of Suo Jia was Emma, and she currently had the Faerie’s Soul necklace that deprived Suo Jia an entire night of sleep. In one of her hands was the Vulcan’s Roar, and she was completely using this Ideal-rank equipment as a crutch to lean on.

Seeing Suo Jia appear, Emma said while grinning, “Oh, if it isn’t Lord Suo Jia? Where is the Lord heading to?”

Regretfully looking at the necklace around Emma’s neck as well as the staff in her hands, although Suo Jia really wanted those things, he was not willing to toss aside his dignity simply for the sake of obtaining these items. If he were to toss aside his dignity and obtain these items, wouldn’t that simply be “putting the cart before the horse”?

While thinking this, Suo Jia coldly looked at Emma and nodded towards her, “I’m going to school. Classes are about to begin, so I won’t accompany you. Bye…” Saying this, Suo Jia ignored Emma and turned around to leave. To Suo Jia, the fact that the Faerie’s Soul had fallen into Emma’s hands was a great source of grief. Every time he glanced at it, he would feel heartbroken.

In a shocked daze, Emma watched Suo Jia gradually leave. She had thought that once Suo Jia had seen the Faerie’s Soul and the Vulcan’s Roar, he would immediately switch to a smile and think of all possible ways to gain the two items currently in her possession. Afterwards, by pushing and pulling, she would give the items to him and request Suo Jia to help her lose weight. Until she was left with no other choice, Emma was not willing to give away the Epic-ranked Atlantis’ Wisdom as its value was simply so high that it was priceless.

However, she had not imagined that Suo Jia’s attitude would be completely different from what she had imagined it to be. As soon as he swept a glance over the Faerie’s Soul and Vulcan’s Roar, he coldly excused himself, making it impossible for Emma to continue. Could that mean….Suo Jia did not actually desire these items?

“Pata…pata….” Just as water began to fall on Emma’s face, a clear sound of a horse’s hooves could be heard, as a luxurious carriage slowly stopped at Emma’s side.

Hearing the carriage, Emma turned around in confusion. In front of Emma’ gaze, Wen Ya’s absolutely beautiful face appeared from within the window’s curtains. She lightly gestured at Emma to enter the carriage.

Faced with Wen Ya’s invitation, Emma obviously could not refuse. She immediately got into the luxurious carriage, and it gradually began to move again, heading towards the outside.

Within the carriage, Wen Ya smiled at Emma, “Sister Emma, although you have learned how to observe and be considerate of others, your methods were still wrong. If you have an overbearing and arrogant attitude, you will not be accepted by others. I don’t understand, why do you need someone to beg you? Why do you have to begin by putting yourself at a higher position than the receiver? You’ll never make real friendships that way.”

“I….” Emma couldn’t help but blush in shame at Wen Ya’s words. She also understood that although she had successfully hid her little scheme from Suo Jia, she was unable to hide it from Wen Ya.

Seeing Emma’s embarrassment, Wen Ya shook her head, “You…you should really learn how to treat people with sincerity. The relationships between friends cannot be played around with. Otherwise, once the opposing side finds out, the friendship between you two will immediately pull to a stop. Do you want to watch that happen?”

“This…” Emma’s expression suddenly changed after hearing Wen Ya’s words. That’s right….just as Wen Ya had said, Emma had personally gone through similar scenarios already. Before, she could never understand why her everyday friends would gradually leave her. She had thought that it was because of her appearance. However now, with Wen Ya’s hint, Emma finally realized what she had done wrong.

Seeing that Emma seemed to have come to a realization, Wen Ya continued, “I believe that if you discovered that your friend had secretly been scheming against you behind your back, you would also leave him/her right?

Emma nodded in response to Wen Ya’s words, and said with longing, “Yes, yes, yes, it was all my fault. But…if that was wrong, then exactly how am I supposed to go about it?”

Wen Ya smiled at Emma’s modest expression. “It’s very simple, just sincerely face everything. Making friends is a natural process. Believe me, as long as you show your true self in front of Suo Jia, he will definitely accept you as his friend. After all…you’re not truly a bad person. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered helping you.”

At this point, Wen Ya paused for a bit, then leaned into Emma’s ear, “Sister Emma, there are some things that I must remind you of. Other people may be fine, but in regards with Suo Jia, you must become his eternal friend. Otherwise, even if Suo Jia successfully helps you lose weight this time, does that mean you won’t get fat again? Does that mean you won’t age?”

“Xi!” Emma could not help but suck in a cold breath at Wen Ya’s words. She had never considered this question before. Previously, her mind was occupied by thoughts of how to get Suo Jia to help her lose weight; she had never imagined that even if she managed to successfully lose her weight this time, she would still need Suo Jia’s continuous help to maintain her beauty.

Seeing Emma finally understanding, Wen Ya smiled. “Currently, Suo Jia regards me as his blood-related sister. Every week, he helps refresh my appearance, which allowed me to maintain my beauty from start to finish. If it was any other person, not mentioning how much Suo Jia would request as fees, but if he refuses to waste the effort on helping you achieve what you want, that becomes a problem.”

Speaking up to here, Wen Ya looked at Emma, “If you use the Faerie’s Soul and the Vulcan’s Roar, then if you can find an appropriate method to use them, you’ll have enough to get Suo Jia to help you. However, you have to be careful; that will only be for one time. Unless you can constantly use Faerie’s Soul and Vulcan’s Roar to bribe him, it’s otherwise useless. Based on the previous events, Suo Jia was only willing to help you once. There’s no way he would help you again, no matter if you have a golden card or a silver card, it’s not worth Suo Jia’s friendship card.”

Hearing Wen Ya’s words, Emma was already drenched in sweat. Only now did she finally realize how excessively wrong her thoughts had been. Even if she managed to successfully lose weight this time and was restored to her former beauty, how long would she be able to maintain it? A month? Or maybe a year? Once a period of time passed, she would return to her current form again.

Emma rubbed her own face with her hands. These last few days, her face had gotten fatter by quite a lot, and was showing hints of creases again. In at most a month, the Shar Pei-like layers of skin on her face would definitely re-appear. If she wanted to maintain her beauty for a long term, she would not be able to buy it with money and gifts. According to Wen Ya, the only way to maintain her beauty was to become friends with Suo Jia.

While Emma was considering this, Wen Ya lightly rubbed her own face, and dreamily said, “Suo Jia has already agreed to renew my appearance at least once a year for the rest of our lives. I can look for him whenever, as long as the time permits. In other words, even when I turn 70-80 years old, I can still maintain my current beauty. Don’t you want the same?”

“Gulp…” Emma swallowed with difficulty. Right now, she felt like she was practically in a life or death situation. When she thought about it, a woman’s beauty really only lasted for a few dozen years; being able to keep her beauty for the rest of her life is the most perfect scenario for a woman. If Emma’s objective was to make this a reality, then she had to become friends with Suo Jia. There were no other alternatives.

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