Who told you I am an NPC

Chapter 8

Bidding on auction items wasn't difficult for Yan Yunqing.

He had many precious things in his backpack.

Although the bound equipment and costumes couldn't be taken out, it was no problem at all to take out one or two of the other miscellaneous unbound items.

For an item to be placed in the Demon King's backpack, it had value, even if it was trash.

And the universal currency, gold coins, had also been maxed out.

You should never underestimate the hoarding habit of a base-building fanatic.

What Yan Yunqing was mainly struggling with was: how to leave this place smoothly after the auction ended.

So, he first had to figure out the so-called detection methods.

If they couldn't break through with their current abilities, they could only create chaos and escape in the confusion.

"Lilian, can you teach me that prank magic you mentioned before now?"

Yan Yunqing lifted up Lilian, who was buried in the fruit platter, inhaling madly.

"You're an elf, for goodness' sake.

Why are you acting like you've never had anything good to eat?"

Lilian's collar was pinched in Yan Yunqing's hand.

She hugged a piece of fruit and raised her reddened face, "But this is really super delicious—"

Yan Yunqing: ……

Seeing Yan Yunqing's unpleasant expression, Lilian coughed lightly twice, tossed aside the fruit she was hugging, and clapped her hands, "You mean that magic, the one personally researched by the great Lady Lilian—"

She lifted her chin. If not for her face being covered in red fruit juice, she might have looked a little imposing, but alas, the effect was completely ruined now.

"Of course, it's no problem to teach you, but—this is our elven magic, you know.

Teaching you the magic researched by the First Elf King to escape was already a blessing, and now you want to learn more……"

Lilian rubbed her hands together, and Yan Yunqing actually saw a hint of…… sleaziness? on her face.

Oh no, perhaps 'cunning' should be used to describe a beautiful fantasy creature.

But Yan Yunqing truly found the gesture extremely sleazy.

Seeing no reaction from Yan Yunqing, Lilian was disappointed, "Hey?

You're not going to show any appreciation at all?

The magic you want to learn was researched by the great Lady Lilian!"

Yan Yunqing curled his index finger, locked it with his thumb, and flicked Lilian hard on the forehead, sending her flying far away.

"Ouch!" Lilian tumbled a few times in the air and finally managed to stop.

She clutched her reddening forehead and stomped her feet in mid-air,

"You rude fellow! I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Yan Yunqing narrowed his eyes.

He had felt from the very beginning that Lilian's image was somewhat incongruous.

She did look like a naive elf cub, but it was a great mismatch with the wisdom she displayed.

Although she claimed to be a cub who had just been born, she had access to even the magic notes of the First Elf King and could explain things he didn't understand at any time.

Lilian was definitely not as naive and harmless as she appeared.

Being tricked by humans into an auction house, locked in an anti-magic bottle, and about to be sold at any moment.

After experiencing all this, her real reaction should have been like the mermaid in the water tank, anxious and restless, continuously slapping the glass with her tail trying to escape, even if she knew it was impossible.

Or like the other beastman cubs locked in cages, if not crying, she should at least be fearful and vigilant.

But Lilian's behavior was too strange.

She even entertained herself in the glass bottle, breathing on the glass and drawing a smiley face when she had nothing better to do.

When she saw that Yan Yunqing could leave, she didn't sound particularly desperate when she called out for help.

Not long after being freed, she was already nonchalantly gnawing on fruit, as if she was certain that she wouldn't run into any major trouble.

Is this something a cub who was just born not long ago could display?

Or have all elves mutated nowadays?

Yan Yunqing could assert with confidence: this little one definitely had a secret.

However, they were still considered allies for now.

Before they escaped completely, this secret probably wouldn't affect him.

With her hands on her hips and her back to Yan Yunqing, Lilian pricked up her ears.

When she still didn't hear Yan Yunqing's apology, she hesitated and glanced back, only to find Yan Yunqing lost in thought again on his own.

"Hey, hey! You little cat! Not cute at all!" Lilian stomped her feet.

"You hit me, you know?

Aren't you going to apologize to me? Damn it!"

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry, I was wrong," Yan Yunqing said perfunctorily.

Lilian puffed up her cheeks and stared at Yan Yunqing for a long while, making even him a little uncomfortable, before she finally snorted.

"Fine, I'll forgive you, I guess," Lilian said.

"I can teach you that magic, but from the two spells you cast before, you can't control the output of your magic power, can you?"

"My prank magic, if you use it by pouring out all your magic power at once like that, its power will be more than just a prank."

"And at your current level, even if you have more of that blue water, you won't be able to cast many prank spells, you know."

Yan Yunqing frowned. Lilian was indeed right.

His current maximum magic power was only one hundred.

Based on the effects of the spells he cast before, they wouldn't last for more than a few seconds, and their power might be immense.

When it really came time to create chaos to escape, he was afraid he wouldn't even be able to create a few seconds of chaos before he ran out of steam.

Lilian flew slowly in front of Yan Yunqing, her arms crossed and her nose held high, making a strange sound, "Hmph hmph hmph hmph—"

Yan Yunqing paused, his gaze falling upon Lilian's tiny figure.

The beastman and the elf met each other's gaze.

One second, two seconds, three seconds……

Seeing Yan Yunqing's look of realization, the smile on Lilian's face immediately became more exaggerated, "You've finally noticed me?

I'm now an elf who isn't trapped by binding magic! I'm the super-duper, incredibly amazing Lady Lilian!"

"With a move from the great Lady Lilian, I can easily accomplish what you want to do!"

"But! I won't easily help you, you know, unless you beg me, jie jie."

Yan Yunqing: ……

Yan Yunqing really wanted to retort and ask where Lilian had learned that strange laugh from.

Could it be that this other world also had villains who laughed with 'jie jie'?

Yan Yunqing sighed, and amid Lilian's increasingly smug smile, he said simply and crisply, "I'm begging you."

Lilian's wing tilted, and the elf's entire flight path trembled. She was shocked, "You you you you—"

"You just begged me like that?"

"Hmm?" Yan Yunqing held back a laugh, putting on a strange expression, "Didn't you want me to beg you?"

"I I I—" Lilian's brain short-circuited for a moment, "Huh? I, you, eh?"

"So, I begged you. Will you help?" Yan Yunqing repeated word for word, "Great Lady Lilian."

"……" Lilian hugged her head and agonized for a while.

Under Yan Yunqing's gaze, she flew lower and lower, landing on Yan Yunqing's leg.

Looking up at him, she finally compromised, "Alright, alright, since you've called me that, I guess I have no choice but to reluctantly help you."

Rubbing her own face, Lilian couldn't help but feel like she had been tricked.

It must be, her imagination, right?

Yan Yunqing nonchalantly averted his gaze and redefined her in his mind: Lilian might really have a secret, but she certainly wasn't all that smart.

"My prank magic is actually just a type of small-scale explosion magic."

"Its power isn't that great. It's a method that compresses wind and fire elements, letting them merge and wreak havoc within the magic patterns.

It creates the illusion of a large-scale event.

Simply put, it's very loud, but in reality, it only blows up a tiny area."

"And this magic isn't just used via incantation.

I can also imbue it onto objects, making the object detonate after a certain amount of time."

As Lilian spoke, her expression turned proud again.

It was clear she was very proud of the magic she had researched.

"This is something I researched by combining it with the basic theories of alchemy."

Yan Yunqing gave Lilian a strange look.

According to what Lilian said, didn't that mean she used magic and alchemy to create a…… bomb in this other world?

Oh no, from the description, 'firecracker' was more suitable.

However, Yan Yunqing, who had some understanding of the magic system in 'Demon King,' acknowledged Lilian's self-proclaimed title of magic genius after hearing her introduction.

The magic system in 'Demon King' had two types.

The first was casting through a long incantation, which was pretty much casting with a progress bar.

The second was reaching a certain level and being able to instantly cast low-level spells with a single short word or phrase.

The method Lilian mentioned, using magic to change the properties of an object to turn it into a 'firecracker' that goes off after a certain time, was already beyond the scope of magic.

It was closer to alchemy, and somewhat similar in form to a magic scroll, but the manufacturing cost of a magic scroll itself was completely different from being able to imbue any random object with magical properties.

No wonder Lilian said she had also borrowed from alchemy…… To be able to combine these two, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a genius.

This little one…… could she be the next Elf King, just born?

Didn't Lilian mention before that the elders in her clan said she had the makings of an Elf King!

Yan Yunqing guessed irresponsibly.

But with Lilian's magic, Yan Yunqing felt that the plan to create chaos and escape was much more reliable.

While the two were discussing how to escape the auction house, the auction began under the watchful eyes of the public.

The wall in front of their private box suddenly became misty, then gradually cleared and became transparent.

It was actually a wall made of glass! It was just carved with arrays as a disguise, so it wasn't transparent at first. Neither Yan Yunqing nor Lilian had noticed.

Seeing the wall become transparent, Yan Yunqing abruptly stood up, wanting to hide Lilian, but was stopped by her.

"It's fine, this is just one-way magic glass. The auction is about to start."

"You seem to be very familiar with alchemy?"

Lilian stiffened, "Eh, am I?

It's probably because I've read many similar notes in the library pavilion?

The collection in our elven library pavilion is even larger than that of the Two Great Empires!"

Yan Yunqing, who had only asked casually: So nervous? You're definitely hiding something!

As the live band struck up an impassioned piece of music, a man in a formal suit walked onto the stage.

"Welcome, esteemed guests, to the Augreer Auction House.

I hope our establishment can bring everyone a wonderful evening today."

Under the reflection of the crystal chandelier rotating at the very top of the dome, after a spicy dance performance by scantily clad dancers, the host officially announced the start of the Augreer Auction.

Splendid, decadent.

This was the true color of this auction house.

Like a gem surrounded by a riot of flowers, the plant's roots continuously drew all the nutrients from the soil, making the flowers bloom with incomparable vividness, further accentuating the costliness of the gem.

Watching the jewel-covered auction items being pushed onto the stage one by one, Yan Yunqing's eyes were wide open.

This was a scene he never had the chance to witness in his previous world.

He was just an ordinary student.

He never expected that after suddenly transmigrating and going through a series of difficult self-rescue efforts, he would actually get to experience the life of the upper class.

Beep, nobility experience card.