Chapter 277: Sumeru Light Boat

After the first auction item was won by Lou Mu Yan, Leng Yi continued to auction the second item.

“The second question item is a bottle of Grade 3 pills…”

Item after item were auctioned off by Leng Yi. Yan Jun and the others all got what they wanted, and even Ye Qing Han, Yun Zi Mo, and the others obtained a few good Magic Tools and Spiritual Items.

Towards the end, Lou Mu Yan only bid for and won a few Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Items besides the manual.

“Lou Mu Yan, don’t you want to bid for this defence-type Magic Tool?” Luo Li turned to Lou Mu Yan to ask when he heard Leng Yi introduce a defensive shield refined by a Grade 4 Smith.

Lou Mu Yan glanced at the shield. Middle Quality Saint Tool, made from the bones and skin of Peak-Phase Tier 6 Demonic Beasts. The refining method was relatively skilled, but unfortunately, it didn’t enter her eyes.

“Not interested.”

Si Nan leaned over and said: “You only have the Golden Sword attack type Magic Tool, you indeed need a defence type Magic Tool. The shield above is the best defence type Magic Tool in this auction. You really won’t think about it?”

“Can the above shield withstand the full force bombardment of Advanced-Phase Sword Sovereigns?” Lou Mu Yan asked instead.

“If they attack with all their strength a dozen or so times, it can probably not withstand it.” Si Nan thought a little then replied.

Lou Mu Yan raised an eyebrow, “Then is there a reason I need to buy it? Do you really think I’m a fool who has more money than I can spend?”

She could now fight against Sword Masters at Sword Sovereign cultivation base, so this shield was only a burden to her.

The corner of Si Nan’s lips twitched. It couldn’t withstand the full force bombardment of a Advanced-Phase Sword Sovereign, but it could still resist Initial and Middle-Phase Sword Sovereign attacks! It was still useful in combat.

But remembering Lou Mu Yan’s strong and abnormally monstrous combat power, he instantly silenced himself.
Ji Xuan and the others felt speechless when they heard her words. Comparing the Earth Rank Sword Skill to this shield, this shield was obviously more practical.

She was indeed not a fool, she was a lunatic!

When the auction came to an end, Leng Yi smiled softly and said: “All the items prepared for this auction have been sold. Now the finale will be auctioned. I believe it won’t disappoint everyone.”

“Young Miss Leng, don’t keep us guessing, take out the finale item and let’s have a look.” The Sword Masters below shouted impatiently.

After he finished speaking, everyone else agreed.

The finale item of each auction of the Ming Chamber of Commerce Alliance were all very rare and valuable items, so they were naturally the most sought-after items. Of course the price must also be ridiculously high.

“Since everyone is so impatient, then I won’t continue to keep you guessing.” Leng Yi smiled and clapped her hands.

A white-robed man walked onto the stage, and with a flip of his palm, a black boat the size of a palm appeared.

“It’s actually a flying-type Magic Tool.” Someone in the audience exclaimed.

Other people’s eyes were also very fierce as they stared at the boat in the man’s hand.

Ligh Boat (轻舟): Typical appearance of a ‘Light Boat’.

“This is a flying-type Magic Tool that the Grade 5 Smith, Great Master Wu, spent ten years refining—the Sumeru1 Light Boat.”

“Great Master Wu, it’s actually a Magic Tool refined by Great Master Wu.”

“Yeah! Great Master Wu has been famous on Tian’ling Continent for more than two hundred years, and he hasn’t auctioned Magic Tools for decades, but we actually encountered one this time.”

Only when Leng Yi saw that the people below were all excited, did she continue to speak slowly: “The Sumeru Light Boat has the speed of a Tier 7 flying Demonic Beast and has a defensive function, comparable to a Top-Quality defence-type Saint Tool.

“And there is the most important feature of the Sumeru Light Boat, and that is that it can change its size freely. The smallest form is only the size of a palm. A Sword Master can also shrink it to this limit while sitting on this Light Boat. It’s an excellent choice for exploring Secret Realms or going out without attracting other’s attention.

“A flying-type Magic Tool the size of a palm is a very small target, and it also has a defence function of a High-Quality Saint Tool. Such a Magic Tool has not appeared in at least a hundred years. Everyone must seize this opportunity.”

Leng Yi’s words sounded very truthful, but they also easily incited people’s enthusiasm and had hidden meanings. Many people below were moved.

“Young Miss Leng, how many people can this Sumeru Light Boat carry?” A Sword Master from a large kingdom below asked.

“It can carry up to three thousand people.” Leng Yi predicted that someone would ask questions below, so she didn’t introduce everything at the beginning. It would be more engaging questioning and answering like this.

“Since it can seat so many people, if there is an emergency in the Clan, it can also be used to escape.” A Sword Master behind him muttered.

His words were also what other Sword Masters thought. It having the flying speed of a Tier 7 Demonic Beast meant that it was even faster than that of a human Sword Venerable flying on swords.

If one’s Clan encountered any major disaster, using this defensive Light Boat to escape was also a trump card.

Lou Mu Yan’s Mental Energy stretched forward and swept over the Sumeru Light Boat, then an arc rose on her lips.

This flying-type defence Magic Tool was indeed a fine product. If she found several rare Spars in the future to re-refine it, its grade could be improved again.

Defensive flying-type Magic Tools were more practical than flying Demonic Beasts. After all, they could carry a lot more people, so it wasn’t bad to win it and use it as an escape trump card for the Lou Clan.

She rubbed her chin and thought about it—by then, she could even refine a few puppet mechanisms to install on the Light Boat.

After making it attack, defend, and fly, she believed that even if the Lou Clan was attacked by a Sword Venerable level powerhouse, they could transfer the Clan members to escape safely.

“Young Miss Leng, can you use this Sumeru Light Boat in battle?” One of them asked.

Many flying-type Magic Tools were good and easy to use, but the moment they met a battle, they would be unable to be activated, plus, because they’re expensive, many Sword Masters preferred to choose flying-type Spirit Pets.

“The Sumeru Light Boat can one hundred percent be activated for battle. You can all rest assured and try it as much as you want after you win it.”

Leng Yi’s stunning and gorgeous face had a firm look, “If it can’t be activated, then our Chamber of Commerce will not only refund the full amount, but also double the compensation.”

[GASP!]

Hearing her promise, many people couldn’t resist drawing a deep breath. To have the Ming Chamber of Commerce Alliance make such a promise proved that the Sumeru Light Boat was definitely as Leng Yi said, otherwise who would be stupid enough to pay double.

It had a large load capacity, could change its size, and had the attributes of a defensive Top-Quality Saint Tool. It was indeed worthy of being the finale item of the auction. No one present was unmoved by such a flying-type Magic Tool.

“Young Miss Lou, may I take the liberty of asking, since this Sumeru Light Boat is so good, why would it be auctioned in this competition space?” A Sword Master from a superpower kingdom asked rationally.

If such a thing was taken out of the competition space to auction, it was definitely an item that numerous kingdoms or distinguished clans would vie for.

They, elite pupils of their Clans participating in the competition space, simply couldn’t compare to the financial resources of their entire Clan.

Even if one came with a Clan mission, the Spiritual Stones brought were still limited.

The question he asked was also the suspicion in the hearts of many people. Could it be that this Sumeru Light Boat had a huge drawback too?

“A good question from this friend!”

Leng Yi smiled gracefully, radiating youthfulness, “This is also something I was prepared to speak about.”

1‘Sumeru’ is a name of a mountain, I believe. I didn’t know how to translate 须弥 and was just going to leave it as ‘Xu’ni’ but there just so happened to be a mountain named that, so I used that translation. The original Chinese for this boat is 须弥轻舟.