Another World Trip: Journey with My Cat and an Otaku Loli Goddess Chapter 115 - Earth Flame?

Long Di rose a brow when heard this. “I… 340 spirit stones… don’t?” he asked.

“No,” Yaomu Shou said proudly. “Just bring everyone to my house and I will be able to give you all the pills you need.”

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As soon as she said this, Zi Yu and the others’ expressions changed.

Measly five-cast pills!?

The name five-cast refers to the grade of the casting cauldron pills. Though these were the lowest grade, these pills could allow one who had a medial-grade cauldron to forge a high-grade cauldron.

Five-cast refers to the fact that should one take up to five of these pills, it would be nigh impossible for them to forge a cauldron lower than‌ high-grade. Of course, because of their low five-cast grade, they were only usable below the high grade.

Unfortunately, consuming several pills in quick succession would cause the body to build up resistance to them and decrease the medicinal effects by a great deal. So if someone needed to consume five five-cast pills to forge a high-grade cauldron, it would cut the medicinal effects for another set of five by fifty percent, followed by another fifty percent after that until the effects were too dismal to be counted.

However, they didn’t care. The chance to more easily forge a better cauldron was not something that came by every day.

“If this were in my last world, then this entire conversation would be riddled with red flags,” said Long Di. “The differences for what is allowed in this place are astounding.”

Yaomu Shou didn’t comment too much on this. She thought that when he said ‘last world,’ he simply meant where he was from originally, which was most likely a sect or clan within a region populated by humans.

“Well, whatever… will you help me to screw him over or not?” she asked after seeing him place another bid.

“I think that somehow this was your plan all along. You sure are waving your red flags high and proud, but you know what, strut your individuality. Anyway, fine, I will. I’ll start to screw him over, eventually. I don’t think he’s reached his limit, anyway.”

…

“I’ve passed my limit so long ago!” cried Xiao Yanshi. He looked towards Long Di’s private box and gnashed his teeth in anger.

He had to get these pills! As of now, he was dipping into his own life savings!

“460 spirit stones.”

When he heard Long Di’s bid, he nearly coughed up blood! ‘How much money does this bastard have!?’

Xiao Yanshi decided to go all out! “550 spirit stones!”

“…”

He didn’t hear anything from Long Di’s side for quite a while and thought that he reached his bottom line. His hands balled up into fists as he even forgot the two beauties by his side.

…

“I thought you wanted me to screw him over.”

“And we are.”

“But we haven’t spent a lot yet.”

“He’s probably broke if he pays that amount.”

“How do you know?”

“Can’t you read people?”

“My best friend is a cat, and I understand him better than I do people.”

Yaomu Shou stared at Long Di for a while before replying. “I’m not even going to begin to question that statement.”

“Anyhow, I want you to stutter and then call out a number. When he thinks that you’re at your limit, he’ll probably bring out some of his own treasures to make up the difference. As far as he’s concerned, the end is at hand and I want him to suffer!” There was a look of elation on her face.

“You’re a little freaky, aren’t you?” questioned Long Di.

“Tch! I’m not paying attention to you! Anywho, we’ve stayed silent long enough. Make another bid just like I told you.”

“Fine. Ahem…” he cleared his throat “Five… fi-five hundred and sixty-one…”

…

When Xiao Yanshi heard another bid being made, he quickly despaired, but when heard the amount, this quickly turned into happiness.

“Hmph! He’s at the end of his rope! He probably remained even-toned up until this point to throw me off my game!”

To him, Long Di wanting to spend 561 spirit stones was equivalent to signifying that he was drawing every last stone for the pills! If he had said 560 spirit stones, then maybe Xiao Yanshi wouldn’t continue, but 561 was such a peculiar number that he believed it was Long Di’s last bit of funds.

Suddenly, he felt really smart for forcing Long Di to spend those extra stones for the sabre technique.

“He had a few treasures on him. Though they weren’t worth a lot, he could use them to bypass Long Di’s bid and win this auction!

After doing some quick calculations for what he owned, he then called out his bid. “580 spirit stones!”

“Fi-five hundred and eighty-one…”

The heck is this!?’

“Wasn’t he supposed to be out of money?” Xian Yanshi mumbled to himself. “Oh, I get it. He must be pawning off his treasures as well. How pathetic, though, to only be able to dredge up a single stone. Well, I still have one in reserve!” he sneered.

“590 spirit stones!” he announced boldly. He had won this auction.

“F-five hundred and ninety-one spirit stones…”

‘591 spirit stones your mother! Are you messing with me!?’ Xiao Yanshi nearly coughed up blood in anger once again!

He then looked to the beauty beside him and asked with a malicious grin. “You! How many spirit stones do you have!?”

She then shrunk back in front of his gaze.

Wasn’t she the one to get money from all this?

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“Alright, so he must be getting pretty desperate,” advised Yaomu Shou. “No need to go anymore, this is all he’s got!”

Long Di honestly couldn’t give a rat’s ass. “Meh.”

“594 spirit stones!”

Xiao Yanshi’s bid came out once more. It sounded like it came out through gritted teeth to anyone that heard it.

…

“Is there anyone who would like to put forward another bid?” Huli Ruo asked with an enchanting smile.

Xiao Yanshi looked towards Long Di’s box with eyes of fire.

Not just him, but everyone looked at Long Di’s box, Huli Ruo included, to see if he would fight for the pills.

However, no more bids came from there which caused some people to be a bit discontent. But this was to be expected, he spent a lot for the sabre technique already so anyone would be out of money by this point.

When Xiao Yanshi saw that Long Di didn’t put forward another bid, instead of being joyful he was even angrier.

Because of this bastard, he had to spend far more than his limit!

Everyone actually felt joyful that this happened. He used his background to pressure them, and now someone who didn’t care appeared and messed with him to spend more than he planned.

“594 spirit stones going once… going twice!”

Huli Ruo closed the bid on what should have signified the end of the auction.

“…“

“Hm? Why isn’t she signalling the end of the auction?” asked someone who saw that Huli Ruo remained on stage without moving.

Huli Ruo stood there with a mysterious smile, before asking a question that caused the hearts of everyone in the room to beat faster.

“Everyone, do you know of the spiritual treasure between heaven and earth known as an Earth flame?”