Chapter 19: Foley's Surprise
Fulide has been working at Starlight Trading Company as the chief appraiser for sixty years. It can be said that he has dedicated his entire life to Starlight Trading Company. During these sixty years, he has appraised countless high-level magic props, rare metal materials, ancient magic scrolls and other priceless props, which has won him countless reputations and trust.

High-level adventurers are also very willing to give him items of unknown purpose for identification.

Fuli is considered one of the few masters of appraisal in the human kingdom.

"The one with the wise eye" is the title awarded to him by the president of the Starlight Commercial Bank head office.

Now, at nearly eighty years old, Fuli has retired from the Starlight Trading Company headquarters and returned to his hometown of Roserowe to work as an ordinary appraiser in the Starlight Trading Company's consignment department to spend his retirement.

"Hey, what a boring day. I haven't seen anything that can be considered a treasure for a long time."

Although he was already in semi-seclusion, he had not seen a decent treasure for a long time, which made Fuli, who had been accustomed to high-end props for decades, feel very uncomfortable.

Fuli took a sip of the fragrant tea and looked through the pile of items in front of him boredly.

There are silver-white long swords, gray short staffs, armor with a light dark luster, and blue cloth boots...

These are all items consigned by adventurers from Rose Lowe. In the eyes of low-level adventurers, they are considered excellent equipment and props, but in the eyes of the former chief appraiser, Fu Lide, they are all third-rate stuff that is not worth mentioning.

"Should I apply to be transferred back to the headquarters next month? Although I'm getting older and my energy is not as good as before, my vision has not declined." Fuli touched his long white beard and said to himself.

Boom!Boom!
At this time, someone knocked on the office door.

"Please come in."

Fuli immediately adjusted his state. As an employee of Starlight Trading Company, he must always face customers in perfect state. This is the basic rule of Starlight Trading Company for all employees.

Luo Qiu walked into the consignment room and found that the room was unexpectedly clean and bright, with a faint scent of vanilla. An old man with white hair and beard was sitting on a large bench. In front of him was an exaggeratedly large long table filled with all kinds of props.

"Young man, are you here to consign items?" Seeing Luo Qiu's appearance, Fu Li's originally high spirits instantly drooped, and he just spoke to Luo Qiu in the tone he usually used to treat customers.

What good things can an adventurer with gray steel epaulettes come up with? Welfare is not very interested.

"That's right." Luo Qiu nodded, pretending not to notice the old man's listless look, and sat down on the chair opposite Fu Lide.

"This is the item I want to consign."

A suit of armor suddenly appeared in Luo Qiu's empty hands.

It is made of pure gold from the inside out and is extremely gorgeous, exuding a strong magical aura. There are more than a dozen ferocious thorns on the shoulders of the armor, and each thorn is shining with golden luster. It is obviously an extraordinary product at first glance.

This should be the most worthless item in Luo Qiu's collection.

Golden Armor of Thorns (purple good quality), special effect: ignores any attacks from players or NPCs below level 40, and when attacked by players or NPCs above level 45, it will completely resist one damage and then be destroyed immediately.

Luo Qiu stole it during a guild war, and kept it because he thought its properties were interesting. If he hadn't come to this strange world, this 'Golden Armor of Thorns' would probably have been forgotten by Luo Qiu.

If this item was in the early stage of "Burning God Realm", its value would be even no less than that of a divine weapon. But unfortunately, when it was created, the players' levels had generally exceeded sixty, and this seemingly cool "Golden Armor of Thorns" could only become useless.

But even so, this piece of equipment is at least several levels higher than the 'Beast Summoning Flute' obtained from Margosai. Although it is just a useless collection for Luo Qiu, it should be able to sell for a good price in this world.

Why did armor suddenly appear on Luo Qiu's hands? Fu Lide had no time to think about it. His old eyes were already firmly locked on the golden armor in front of him.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh! This... this... is this... what exactly is..." The cloudy eyes became bright at this moment. It was hard to believe that these were the eyes of an old man. It was the effect of the identification magic "Detection and Identification" that Fuli had activated.

"The materials used for refining... are unknown, the refining method... is unknown, the combination of metals... is unknown, and the composition of the magic circle... is unknown..."

"The basic effect...cannot be seen?" Fuli gritted his teeth.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! At least I want to see its basic effects!" An old man let out the loudest roar of his life.

This is also the pride of being the former chief appraiser of Starlight Trading Company! He absolutely cannot tolerate that high-level props cannot be appraised in front of him!

Fu Lide's old face turned red, blue veins bulged on his neck, and sweat poured down like rain.

Even though I am no longer young, I will never allow myself to fail!

At this moment, his willpower exceeded its usual limits, his eyes were wide open and his pupils bulged out, almost popping out.

Finally, with the blessing of a will that surpassed the limit, ripples appeared on the 'Golden Armor of Thorns', and a message was fed back to Fulide's mind.

"Whirring whirring…"

Fuli slumped over the desk, breathing heavily. The assessment just now had almost drained all his energy.

His mind was blank and his spirit was very depressed. After five full minutes, Fuli finally felt a little better.

He stared straight at the armor in front of him, tears flowing from his cloudy old eyes.

Fuli could even feel warm liquid flowing out of his nostrils. He hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his pocket and stuffed it into his nostrils.

"Thank God, I never thought I would see a 'divine relic' level item in my lifetime. I have no regrets in this life. Even if I die now, I will be satisfied."

While crying, she gently stroked the 'Golden Armor of Thorns', as gently as if she was stroking her first love fifty years ago.

Luo Qiu: “…”

This series of magical operations by Fuli was far beyond Luo Qiu's expectations. He looked speechlessly at the old man who was lying on the "Golden Armor of Thorns" and crying loudly.

Although I had a feeling that the 'Golden Armor of Thorns' should be considered a high-level item in this world, I didn't expect that the old man from the Starlight Trading Company would be so unique.

However, the old man's attitude towards high-level equipment and props made Luo Qiu see a rare similarity with himself, so he tolerated his actions.

"Old man, have you touched my things enough?"

Another five minutes passed, and Luo Qiu spoke out helplessly. He had a hunch that if he didn't warn him, the old man might lie on the 'Golden Armor of Thorns' and touch it for three days and three nights without stopping.

"Ah? Ah? Oh, oh! I'm so sorry, I'm so rude!"

Awakened by Luo Qiu's voice, Fu Lide remembered that this "important" client was still sitting in front of him.

(End of this chapter)