Chapter 3 - People from the Liu Family
As an idle prince, Long Xuan managed to live a peaceful life every day. Using the words of Earth, he drank tea, looked at flowers, and muddled his way through life until death. This was the life that Long Xuan had longed for the most in the past. It was already the fourth day since Long Xuan came to this world, and because he was in his own garden today, he wanted to bask in the sunlight, so he brought Elder Fu, a few guards, and a few servants to drink tea and listen to the music in the garden's small pavilion. Not long later, he saw the butler bringing a servant to the garden, where he ordered a servant to wait outside the pavilion.
Long Xuan couldn't help but be taken aback, and then said to the butler: "Reply to him, I'll definitely be there tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Highness." The butler bowed to Long Xuan and went out to talk to the servants of the Liu Family. After the servants of the Liu Family heard the butler's reply, they bowed to Long Xuan from afar and left the garden with the butler leading them. It seemed like they were going back to report to the residence.
The eldest son, Liu Changfeng, was twenty-eight years old this year, a genius who looked like a genius. He was well-mannered, claimed to have become one of the most famous "Wild Dragon Academy" in the continent when he was twelve years old, and was now considered important in the family's eyes; the second son, Liu Changqing, was twenty years old this year, and was also a student of the "Wild Dragon Academy"; the third son, Liu Changjiang, had been cultivating talent since he was young, and it was said that he was one of the "Ten Young Masters of the Capital". It was a big deal that the third young master of the Liu Family got accepted into the Wild Dragon Academy. Besides, the third young master of the Liu Family was of a similar age to him and had always been well-matched.
The problem of the presents immediately became difficult for the old butler and Long Xuan. Because Long Xuan, the prince, had "looted" all the treasures in the treasury the day before, other than a few common objects, there were no more high quality treasures left in the treasury. The Liu family was one of the top ten aristocratic families in the empire, so it did not seem like Long Xuan was going to slap his face with a piece of treasure.
Just as Long Xuan was having a headache, the old butler at the side reminded him, "My prince, why don't we go to the Duobao Pavillion and buy a high ranked treasure?"
"Oh …" After hearing the old butler's words, Long Xuan's brows loosened. He could not help but think of the large merchant guilds in the capital.
Among them, the "Duobao Pavillion" was the most famous. The "Duobao Pavillion" was a large trading company, and in the entire continent, it also had its own branch and auction house. It was also a top-level influence, and they had the support of an empire behind them, but their headquarters was not built within the Four Great Empires. The "Duobao Pavillion" in the capital was one of the four major branch organizations, establishing a tall building with nine floors in the most prosperous area of the capital city. It was their branch, and they were famous for auctioning an eighth-grade treasure, the "Mad Dragon Empire". No matter what, the "Duobao Pavillion" had a few thousand years of development, and they had a solid foothold in the Four Great Empires. Just like how the top ten families did not want to make an enemy out of them, it was rumored that the "Duobao Pavillion" had a Battle Sage Stage powerhouse.
He then looked at the old butler and asked, "How much funds do we have left?"
Hearing this, the old steward immediately said, "The income from the various businesses in the mansion can't be collected until the end of the month. Currently, the mansion still has 50 thousand gold coins, 18W silver coins and more than 3W copper coins."
100 copper coins was equal to 1 silver coin, 100 silver coins were equal to 1 gold coins, 100 gold coins were equal to 1 purple coin, 100 gold coins were equal to 1 purple coin, and currently, the Duke's Mansion's treasury was considered quite poor, but to a Duke Palace, it was not considered very poor at all. If they were to take the entire treasury to the "Duobao Pavillion" to buy treasures, they would at most be able to exchange it for a few first rank treasures, not to mention the second rank treasures, Long Xuan was a person with a lot of face, and in this world, his master was even more of a future gift to his brother. Let's go to Duobao Pavillion and buy them first. "
The old housekeeper complied and went down to prepare.
Not long after, he came to report that everything was ready, so Long Xuan led Elder Fu, the butler and a few guards out of the Duke Palace.
Long Xuan came to the "Duobao Pavillion" and he was received by the Vice Pavilion Master on the second floor of the "Duobao Pavillion". The Duobao Pavillion was divided into nine floors, and each floor was divided into three floors: the Head Pavilion Master, the Head Pavilion Master, and above the Pavilion Master, there was also one Chief Pavilion Master, and eight Guardian Elders. It was rumored that their Head Pavilion Master was a An elite Dou Zong, and the Guardian Elders were all elite Dou Huang level experts. Each floor only sells treasures of the corresponding rank, so the higher the floor you can climb, the stronger your power will be. Currently, two hundred years have passed and no one in the ninth floor of Duobao Pavillion has been able to go up yet.
This Vice Pavilion Master was a young man, he cupped his fists towards Long Xuan and said, "Prince Xuan, I, Bai Feiyun, am ordered to receive you. If there's anything you need, just tell me. " Long Xuan only brought the old butler and Elder Fu upstairs, so he laughed out loud: "So it's Pavilion Master Bai. Since RB King has come to your shop today to buy a second grade treasure, there's no need to trouble Pavilion Master Bai to take care of it." Hearing that, Bai Feiyun still laughed out loud: "How is this the glory of this shop? As a member of the Duobao Pavillion, I should be helping you with it. I wonder what kind of treasure of the second rank is needed by the King Xuan?" Long Xuan was not that particular. He was incredibly poor at the moment, and it was hard to say whether or not he could purchase a second rank treasure. He immediately chuckled and said, "This king does not have too many requirements, as long as it is a second rank treasure." Bai Feiyun was startled upon hearing his words, he had been in the Duobao Pavillion for a long time and had seen many princes and dukes of the Empire, so he was quite close to them, but he had never seen a prince like the one in King Xuan, but he was stunned for a moment, the smile on his face immediately filled up, and he said: "King Xuan, how about we go to the tea room first, I will get someone to send a few pieces over for the King Xuan to take a look," Long Xuan saw that this person had a lot of sincerity, and nodded his head.
Long Xuan did not look at Long Xuan, but instead lowered his head and drank the tea. Soon after, two staff members walked into the tea room with two large boxes of tea, Bai Feiyun quietly spat out two words "Open" and the two staff members opened two boxes at that time, inside were two second grade treasures, and all of them were weapons-type treasures. When Long Xuan looked at the two treasures, he was stunned, because all the treasures on the continent were weapons-type items, and the market price of the second grade treasures in front of them was far higher than that of ordinary third grade treasures. This lowly one wants to find King Xuan for a trade, but only King Xuan agrees. Not only are these two treasures free of charge, the entire fifth floor and below can allow King Xuan to choose another five treasures for free. "
"Oh." After hearing Bai Feiyun's words, Long Xuan could not help but be startled, looked at the butler behind him, and immediately asked: "May I know what price this esteemed pavilion requires this king to pay?" Bai Feiyun said softly, "We only want the authority of King Xuan in your territory for ten years." When Long Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but look at the old butler and be extremely shocked in his heart, because the Qingshan Town was still a place that he had not imprinted himself. However, as a person who had lived for two lifetimes, he felt that the matter wasn't simple, and upon thinking about the treasures on the fifth floor and below, Long Xuan was truly moved. To others, a fifth grade treasure could only be a treasure, but to himself, it was an expert at the level of Arena.
After Long Xuan drank an entire cup of tea, he took a deep breath, looked at Bai Feiyun, and said softly: "I can give you all the rights to manage Qingshan Town for ten years, but other than those things you said just now, I also want to request for your pavilion's addition of a sixth grade treasure." Bai Feiyun could not help but be overjoyed, and shouted: "Alright, I will immediately go prepare," after speaking, I bowed to Long Xuan, and then anxiously walked out. Not even giving Long Xuan a chance to go back on his words, when Long Xuan saw him walking out, he couldn't help but look at the old butler, who then told him about the situation in Qingshan Town.
There were a total of 36 small towns in the entire province. The Qingshan Town was the one closest to the west, not only was it close to the forest of magical beasts, it was also connected to the Tal Desert, making it a well-known and barbaric land of the empire. Aside from arranging a guard unit in the west, the empire did not even assign any official officials to guard it.
Bai Feiyun's speed was extremely fast, and it could be said that his speed was of the entire Duobao Pavillion. Not only did he bring five fifth grade treasures, he also brought one of the sixth grade treasures that Long Xuan had added, and also prepared the relevant contract text. All that was required was for Long Xuan to sign and place the contract onto the contract.
Once he returned to the Duke Palace, Long Xuan returned to his study. He asked Elder Fu to guard the entrance of the study, he placed a sixth grade treasure on the desk and immediately summoned the system, "You found a sixth grade treasure, would the host like to absorb it?" A sweet female voice rang, and Long Xuan thought of 'absorb' in his mind. But a white light sprang out from Long Xuan's body, enveloping the sixth stage treasure on the table, and in the blink of an eye, the white light returned back to Long Xuan's body. The sweet female voice rang again, "Absorption of the sixth stage treasure will increase the number of Martial Spirit Value by 10W. "Wan, I hope the host will continue to work hard."
The Cursor Diagram in his mind changed, and there was a row of different kinds of warriors and icons. It also indicated the corresponding level below, a level 6 treasure could summon a Dou Huang as its master, so Long Xuan chose to summon a Dou Huang as its master.
"Congratulations to the host for summoning a Dou Huang. Please name him."
As the music played, a flash of white light appeared and a figure appeared in front of him. This person was wearing a black silk robe and had long hair tied behind his back. His face was yellow. In his mind, he wrote the two words "Dragon 1" in the Cursor Diagram. The system notification rang out again, "Congratulations, you have successfully named the host and activated the expert Dou Huang, Dragon 1."
After the system notification, Dragon One suddenly moved, his face had an additional flush of red, and his eyes were emitting a cold light. He moved his body, and looking at Long Xuan in front of him, he slowly knelt down, and said: "This servant greets Master."
Long Xuan could not help but be overjoyed, and obtained another capable subordinate. He immediately went forward to help this person up, and he could not help but say, "Haha, get up." He did not let the System absorb the two second grade treasures. These five Arena Warriors all chose young people and named them "Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth". They were Long Xuan's personal bodyguards, with the first being the leader of the five, and the second steward of the Duke's Mansion, Elder Fu.