"So what do you want to do? Just hanging around here?" I asked a bit irritably. Although the market had countless types of goods, for adventurers at our level, most were practically useless, and we were naturally not interested.
There was one exception: Cyrae. Although she'd crossed over to another parallel Eldoria Continent, most of her time had been limited to the small world of Edenmere. The massive cities of the main world were completely new to her, let alone a super market collecting rare treasures from across the continent!
Despite being nearly 80 years old, Cyrae's curiosity remained as vibrant as ever. She had immediately wandered off, leaving us behind.
"We've got quite a while before noon. Why don't we go check that place out?" Adrian pointed to a building hundreds of meters away.
It was an unusually shaped structure - a perfectly standard giant spherical building, magically suspended about ten meters above the ground, making it incredibly eye-catching.
"Rare Goods Exhibition Hall? The problem is, we don't have that amount of money!" I hesitated. After all, the items inside were rumored to start at millions of silvers - way beyond my current economic capabilities.
"Don't worry," Adrian suddenly became confident. "Didn't I mention I recovered quite a few royal treasures from Parristol's underground vault? We're just looking, anyway. We don't have to buy anything!"
Before I could argue, he pulled me towards the building. Seeing his determined attitude, I could only follow.
The spherical Rare Goods Exhibition Hall floated in midair, but people didn't fly in. The entrance was actually in the plaza below, with several reception rooms around. In the center, a magic transportation circle was drawn - every customer would pass through this spot.
"All weapons, armor, and space rings must be stored in the deposit area!"
We immediately encountered a problem. Normally, one needed a special invitation to enter this hall. Recently, due to the nearby rebellion, they'd relaxed requirements and offered free admission. However, security measures had correspondingly increased.
How annoying!
I wasn't about to comply with their security demands. My space ring contained many important items from Earth - I couldn't just hand them over! Moreover, rules were made to be broken.
I simply touched a few security guards' foreheads, and they immediately forgot the rules, respectfully escorting us to the transportation circle.
"Is this okay?" Adrian whispered worriedly. "There are many humans skilled in spiritual magic. What if someone discovers what you've done?"
"Don't worry!" I assured him. "I'm a ten-winged angel. Bypassing a security procedure? Piece of cake!"
"Welcome to the Adventurers' Association Rare Goods Exhibition Branch in Corovots!" a voice announced as we were transported inside.
Blinding sunlight hung overhead. We appeared to be on a breathtakingly beautiful forest lakeside. Turning slightly, several spectacular, luxurious castles were visible, connected by winding forest paths.
Clearly, they'd used spatial magic to expand the exhibition area. A service staff explained that each castle represented a different category of exhibits - the collection was truly mind-boggling.
"This place is so massive we'll never finish exploring," Adrian, who seemed particularly time-conscious today, suggested, "Why don't we split up and each explore our preferred sections? It'll save time."
"Sure!" I agreed. The resources were surprisingly vast - using multiple castles for exhibitions! I'd definitely take a proper look around.
We agreed on a meeting point, and I headed to the weapons castle.
Located by the lake on the right side, it would take an ordinary person over ten minutes just to walk there. The entire castle would likely require a full day to explore thoroughly. Fortunately, with my current abilities, I reached the destination in just a few minutes.
The interior was meticulously organized, with each floor dedicated to different weapon categories. Visitors didn't even need to climb stairs - transportation circles at the entrance could directly send you to any floor!
After a quick, effortless exploration taking about an hour, I confirmed the exhibits truly deserved the "rare" title.
Each weapon was protected by a powerful field and had a dramatic name like "Fire's Joy" or "Frost Tornado", usually accompanied by an incredible, somewhat suspicious story.
Most numerous were elemental weapons - not just a single piece, but entire sets covering almost every type. The resources required were unimaginable.
While beautiful, these elemental weapons were expensive - at least a million silvers each. Just as I was about to leave the "Bows and Hidden Weapons" floor, I spotted something familiar: Earth firearms!
These were clearly recently acquired from Earth. With abundant supply, prices were reasonable - the cheapest pistol was just tens of thousands of silvers, easily affordable.
I wouldn't waste money frivolously, but I was impressed by the Adventurers' Association's efficiency. Then, near the Earth weapons section, something caught my eye: a deep blue arrow.
Called the "Deep Sea Ghost", it was supposedly crafted by a legendary marine humanoid tribe. Weightless and with an incredible ability to multiply based on the user's spiritual power, creating identical arrows without numerical limit.
"This could be great for Adrian!" The arrow was reasonably priced at just 150,000 silvers. Although Adrian had been favoring his new golden Gatling gun recently, bullets would eventually run out.
Noticing the strong water and light elements, I felt confident about its capabilities. Without further hesitation, I called a service staff and paid in full.