“Hahaha!” Sean quffawed. “Oh really? I’m curious about what you’re gonna do to rain on my parade!”
“Alright, gentlemen. We are left with onest item that I’ve spent almost all my fortune on it. This
talisman is truly exceptional. I’m wondering who will be able to activate the arcane array of this
talisman? Are there any honorable mage who would like to try their hands on this task?”
Galen opened up thest box while cajoling the experts to unleash the power of the item. It was a Disc
of Eight Trigrams made of redwood, covered in scratches and a thickyer of dust due to its extended
period of storage.
All eyes were on that disc, but none saw what set it apart from the others. It looked like an unwanted
wooden b. It would be wholly ignored if someone were to throw it onto the streets.
The mages examined the disc thoroughly, but still, they didn’t find anything unique about it. Mr. Holt
frowned and shook his head after inspecting it.
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And there was Jared, sitting put. He didn’t even bother to look at the disc. What he thought was an
auction for antiques was apparently a scheming maneuver! His hopes of obtaining at least one worthy
item were flushed down the drain.
That Disc of Eight Trigrams was nothing but a piece of regr wood. It was neither a talisman nor was
there an arcane array embedded in it. The simple reason why those masters couldn’t see its
uniqueness was it had none!
“Mr. Holt?” Sean looked at Barnabus.
“What’s so special about this Disc of Eight Trigrams?” he whispered.
“This disc looked rather ordinary, but there must be something about it. I can’t say what it is for sure as
I have yet to fully examine it.”
“Will you be able to activate the arcane array in this disc, then?” Sean got peppier.
* “I can’t be certain. I’d say fifty-fifty.”
“Gentlemen, you’ve seen it now. So what’s special about this disc? Is there anyone who could activate
the arcane array in it?” Galen threw out the question once more.
Those experts hurled nces at each other again and remained silent. They couldn’t see what was
particrly different about the disc.
“I’m pretty sure that at least one of you could help me out with this since all of you are the cream of the
crop of geomancers.” Galen turned sarcastic.
“Let me try”
Perturbed, Barnabus ced the disc on his palm.
“Hmph.” Jared wasn’t impressed. Such foolish men. What extraordinaire can they possibly detect from
that piece of useless junk?
What are you to imply?” Barnabus gave Jared a side nce. “Are you trying to tell us that you can
activate the arcane array?”
“I’m scoffing at your stupidity, people,” Jared said inly.
“How dare you!” Barnabus dug his fingers into his palms and was about to take it out on Jared.
“Calm your horses, Mr. Holt. Picking a fight with an imbecile would only taint your reputation. Since he’s
a know-it-all, we could just hold a little match. Let’s see who can reveal the secret of this disc and
activate the arcane array in it. The loser shall pay the winner two hundred million on the spot. How’s
that?” Sean tried to soothe Barnabus’ temper.
He then looked at Samuel. “Mr. Bailey, this young man seems to be highly regarded in your household.
Do you dare to ept this challenge?”
“You know, we’re here to buy stuff and not topete. I don’t think that won’t be necessary.”
Samuel stood against the challenge because he assumed that Jared was out of Barnabus’ league.
Yes, Jared might be a cultivator, but Barnabus had cultivated for tens of years!
“Hahaha! Are you chickening out?” Sean chortled in amusement.
“Mr. Holt will win without a hitch. If none of us could see the uniqueness of the disc, what more a
kiddo.”
“Exactly. Even a halfwit could guess the result. Why would anyone want toy a wager on this?”
“Two hundred million isn’t a big amount for the Baileys, but to give it away just like that? Even the king
would hold back.”
The tittle-tattles were all about how Barnabus was way superior to Jared.