Chapter 352: Gift For Wife.
Hao Ren talked to Hao Qin, and spent a few hours to clear her doubts and then she went on to handle the elders of the Hao Family who had come over. She guided these spies under the supervision of Ye Si.
Things were looking smooth, Xue and Liu family had been investigating them but they could not find anything substantial. The captain of the city guard patrol, Aron, had come over to inform them about the current status of the two families.
Xue Family was desperately looking for a source of Purple King Gendorema, and the Liu Family was trying to call over the array masters to fix their spirit vessels.
Hao Ren appeared pleased with the progress, and said to Yin, "I am feeling happy, what gift shall I get for Lingshi?"
Yin was surprised and said, "She already has everything that she could ever want, but she is very minimalist."
Hao Ren pursed his lips and said, "What you said makes sense."
Yin thought for a moment and said, "Well, when she was crossing the tribulation for the Planet Shattering Realm, her crown broke. She had been using a replacement but it does not have any defensive capability."
Hao Ren frowned and raised his brow as he asked, "What else did she lose?"
Yin thought for a moment and said, "Well, she had taken a step ahead to challenge the tribulation and her sword was also damaged. That's all."
The young man snorted and said, "How can this work? Go, get her sword, I will repair it, and as for the crown, let us rebuild it. What do you say, shall we design it from scratch?"
Yin shrugged and asked, "Do you have any ideas to proceed?"
The young man thought for a bit before he nodded and said, "Yes, I do have an idea."
Yin and Hao Ren discussed things and then the young lady rushed to get the damaged sword from Han Lingshi.
Hao Ren stretched his body and then he walked out of the house. Ye Si caught sight of his movement and asked, "Where are you going? Didn't the city lord ask you to stay low?"
Hao Ren clicked his tongue and replied, "I am going out for shopping. See you later, and tell Yin to wait for me."
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The young man came out of the house and began to walk around. After every few steps, his aura changed and so did his body posture. Even if Tang Zhen saw her son at this moment, she wouldn't be able to recognize him.
Hao Ren's realm was high and he could change his identity as he wanted and when he wanted. He moved around the city, and browsed through some big shops but nothing caught his eyes. He then headed to the biggest auction house in the city.
The building was lavishly built and was guarded by Soul Formation level experts. The security was good as far as normal standards were concerned. Hao Ren seemed to be an old traveler, the guards conducted a basic check and let him inside. The young man found that the place had a suppression array carved on the ceiling. Anyone under the Dao Formation Realm would not be able to act wildly here.
He was looking around when a greeter stepped forward with a polite smile on her face. The girl was a nine, but it held no sway over him. The lady bowed, showcasing her assets and asked, "Hello Sir, can I help you with anything?"
Hao Ren nodded and said, "I would like to buy precious spiritual gems. I wonder if you have any in your collection at the moment."
Spiritual Gems were precious stones that had different spiritual attributes instilled in them naturally and they had various effects on the wearer. These were rare products and the value was crazy high.
The greeter said, "Sir, please follow me, I will take you to the VIP room where our manager will be helping you in person."
Hao Ren nodded and followed her through the buildings. One thing that he did not understand about this place was how small they have kept it. In the southern continent, Hao Ren has seen all the buildings using spatial arrays to increase the space and create an isolated environment for better privacy.
The two people came to the second floor, where Hao Ren was asked to sit inside the VIP room and savor some tea while the lady went to get the manager.
After a few minutes, an old man rushed inside the room, he was in the Planet Shattering Realm. He found Hao Ren sipping tea calmly, and gazing at him for a moment. The old man bowed his head and said, "Greeting Sir. I am Kharam Khal. I am the manager of the Radiant auction house."
Hao Ren nodded and the old manager sat across him. The latter asked, "Sir, what type of gem are you looking for?"
Hao Ren replied, "The sky gems, and the gems with a high inscription potential. Also, soul calming gem are the things I prefer."
The old man beamed as if someone just returned his youth to him. Sky Gems were meteors that fell from the skies and captured by the hunters. While these gems strong and tough, they did have some attributes to themselves which can only be determined by refining them with different methods.
Example, if you sharpen a sky gem with flame energy, the stone will adapt the capabilities of the fire element. The reason these things were costly was because of the adaptability.
The old man took out a big box from his space ring and carefully placed it on the table. He opened the latch and said, "These are the sky gems that we have at the moment. Please see if you like any of them and I will give you an valuation."
Hao Ren looked over, and with the design and usage he had in his mind, he picked up five stones as big as an adults fist. The old man said, "These five will cost you two million spirit stones."
Hao Ren nodded, and took out a pill bottle from his space ring and asked, "Carrying that much spirit stones on a person is madness, so these pills will make up for an equivalent exchange. You can verify them."
The old man nodded and picked up the pill bottle to inspect. This was a common practice in the world, if you do not have cash, then you can barter with a product of the same value until the other party does not put specific exchange conditions.
Kharam Khal did not mind this form of trade, and he inspected the pills. After confirming the quality, Hao Ren went on to purchase a batch of Soul Calming and Inscription friendly gems.
Then he asked, "I have heard a lot about the wealth of the two big families. Do they also have a collection of precious Spirit Gems. I would like to buy a few more if they have."
Kharam Khal replied, "Sir, the two families do have their own collections, but I am not sure if they would be willing to sale these assets."
Hao Ren nodded and thanked the man before leaving the place. He could sense that Kharam Khal was defensive. One more reason that Hao Ren did not use his soothsaying or hypnosis skill was because the cunning of this old man. He was tight lipped and guarded against him. Hypnosis had a big chance of failing, but one thing had been confirmed that the two families had such things.
The young man would be sending Yin to loot the vaults, and deal another blow to the two giants. He came back home, and Yin was waiting for him with a sword in her hands. Hao Ren took out the meteors that he bought and used his spiritual flames to melt the sword and the meteors together.
The process did not leave any waste because of the high temperature of the flames. Within fifteen minutes, the smelting and shaping process was completed and Hao Ren used only his spiritual energy control to form the long sword which was now stronger than ever. Hao Ren inspected the blade and then showed it to Yin.
The young girl danced with the sword in the courtyard before she said, "Baba, your flame is hot, while Ma is cold. Would this be able to withstand that?"
Hao Ren nodded and said, "The extreme heat I used to smelt it had a yin energy element in it as well, so when Lingshi wields it, the blade should be fine, and increase her damage prowess."
Yin nodded, and asked, "What about the crown?"
Hao Ren smiled and said, "There is a slight change in plan. I will need you to empty out the coffers of the two families tonight. I will distract them. Can you get things done?"
Yin smiled and nodded. The two began to ferment the plan and cover various aspects. Ye Si and Tang Zhen saw them, before the old lady said, "This kid is going to spoil the grandkids."
Ye Si smiled and shook her head as she said, "You worry too much, aunty."