Sometimes, however, when facing long-range attacks, a dagger was obviously too short, and a long saber would be more practical.
Moreover, the long saber in the catalog was actually a retractable one.
It was only the size of a dagger, and could be kept at the waist or in some hidden spot, allowing for surprise attacks.
Not to mention Zhou Haimie, even Xu An was eyeing this saber.
Not only was this saber forged by a renowned master craftsman, but it also incorporated nano-blade materials, making the blade elastic and less prone to breakage.
Hidden within the scabbard was an extremely fine nano-wire, which could be used to kill people invisibly at critical moments.
After reading the description of this dagger, Xu An was utterly enamored with it, wishing she could possess it the very next second.
Especially since this dagger was a pair of mandarin duck daggers, totaling two.
Without a second thought, Xu An used the red pen provided by the attendant to draw a large circle around the pair of daggers.
Zeyuan glanced at this dagger and then at Xu An's impatient expression with disdain, and landed on the table.
There was free tea and snacks on the table. Since Zeyuan was invisible, he couldn't eat openly and could only watch Xu An's sparkling eyes with boredom.
He couldn't help but mutter inwardly, "You like it that much? Two broken knives make you this happy."
Unexpectedly, Zeyuan's muttering received a reply.
"What do you know."
Zeyuan's eyes widened, and he whipped his head around to look at Xu An. "Since when could you hear my thoughts?"
Xu An rubbed her nose. In fact, she had been able to hear Zeyuan's thoughts for a long time.
However, their telepathic ability didn't seem to be reciprocal before.
For the longest time, it was Zeyuan who could hear Xu An, but Xu An couldn't hear Zeyuan.
Later, when she could hear him, she discovered that Zeyuan was actually a tsundere.
He said no, but in his heart, he liked it immensely.
Xu An was happy to be an observer, so she never exposed Zeyuan's inner thoughts, but she hadn't expected to break character here today.
Xu An gave an awkward laugh. "It's been a while. It seems I could hear you intermittently even before I awakened my powers. During that time, I thought I was haunted, but it turned out to be your voice."
"Ahhh, Xu An, you damn woman, why didn't you tell me!"
Zeyuan remembered all those times he had been outwardly defiant but inwardly conflicted, and instantly felt unbearable shame.
Xu An thought about Zeyuan saying he disliked something, but secretly thinking, "Ah, I love it, it's so delicious, I'm so happy."
Her smile didn't fade, and even intensified.
Zeyuan, in anger, sat on the table.
Xu An being able to hear his thoughts now only meant that their compatibility was increasing.
This should have been a good thing for Zeyuan.
But looking at Xu An's carefree smile, Zeyuan couldn't feel happy at all.
Sometimes, he even felt that it would have been better if they hadn't gotten along so well.
That way, the day of their separation might not have been so painful.
Soon, the auction item of the dagger Xu An fancied arrived. Because she didn't know how much the monster corpses could fetch.
Xu An hadn't participated in any of the previous bids. She was estimating the reserve prices of these items.
She was determined to get this pair of mandarin duck daggers.
Xu An casually scanned her surroundings. In fact, she no longer needed to observe others with her naked eye.
She could use her spatial abilities to glean some of the information she needed.
However, Zeyuan had warned her long ago that there was a mysterious power lurking on the lighthouse.
He had told her not to expose her abilities unless absolutely necessary.
So she habitually used her eyes to observe the crowd to gather the information she needed.
Most of the people attending the auction today were dressed in suits.
There were a few burly men in camouflage uniforms, and the scars crisscrossing their faces and bodies all proclaimed their identities to everyone.
They were likely mercenaries.
Although these daggers appealed to Xu An, they weren't particularly outstanding among all the auction items.
The flexibility of the material dictated that the owner of these daggers would likely be female.
With the increasing popularity and advancement of firearms,
These primitive cold weapons were gradually being forgotten.
However, it was often the seemingly insignificant small items that could be the deadliest.
Xu An scanned a few men before shifting her gaze to the few remaining ladies in the hall.
Some of them were dressed like noblewomen, mostly accompanied by male escorts.
Generally, such people would not compete with Xu An for the daggers.
Only three individuals were worth Xu An's attention.
One was a rather masculine-looking girl with a buzz cut and single eyelids. She sat among a group of burly men in camouflage uniforms but was not overshadowed.
She appeared to be the leader of the group, and the fierce killing intent emanating from her often made people overlook her gender.
At this time, Xu An did not know that this girl was the renowned Silver Wolf among the mercenary forces in the Lighthouse.
And Xu An's guess was correct; the men following her were all members of her team. Her Silver Wolf squad had consistently ranked first on the mercenary charts.
The second girl was sitting alone, but no one was around her. It was as if there was a natural barrier around the girl, warning others to keep their distance.
The girl had long, black, lustrous hair, and a long fringe that obscured her eyes, adding an inexplicable air of mystery.
Xu An found this girl very familiar. She had watched her compete in the previous Expeditionary Army Competition.
Even then, Xu An had been drawn to this chillingly cold girl.
Xu An wondered what this girl did before the apocalypse. Her attacks were always fatal, every move lethal. Xu An strongly suspected that this girl might have been an assassin before.
As for why she was seen in the final expeditionary competition, it was rumored that the girl had violated the competition rules.
She had incapacitated eight people right at the start.
Furthermore, this woman seemed to have deep-seated hatred for men. Whenever she saw an opponent was male, even if they surrendered,
She would throw hidden weapons, delivering a "no posterity" combo.
Later, she was boycotted by all the male contestants present. All male participants jointly requested that she withdraw from the competition, and only then did things calm down.
Xu An was stunned when she heard this gossip from Zhou Haimie.