The noisy crowd gradually quieted down.
More and more people raised their heads, looked at the beautiful girl on the screen, and listened attentively.
Even when Nana pushed those people away, she rarely got scolded, because their attention had already been attracted by Xia Ye's speech.
Words are powerful.
Nana could clearly feel that the sound of speeches echoing over the port seemed like something heavy was pressing down bit by bit...
At the same time, there seemed to be countless invisible threads stretching into everyone's body, drawing out some inexplicable emotions...
People are in a strange state of silence but fanaticism.
When Nana finally pushed her way to the front, the speech was coming to an end. She finally saw it, although it wasn't very clear, but the beautiful girl standing on the stage was indeed Lord Xia Ye.
"...In the future, we will also build more whaling ships, recruit more manpower, we will hunt more whales and harvest more whale oil..."
The silent crowd was ignited by these words, as if thousands of aether ramjet thrusters were roaring at the same time. Nana was stunned for several seconds before she finally realized why people were cheering.
Immediately afterwards, she also cheered along with everyone.
——Sir Xia Ye will form a fleet and recruit crew members in the future. In other words, I will also have the opportunity to become one of them in the future? !
Nana was suddenly full of expectations for the future.
The speech continues:
"...In the future, maybe we can hunt whales bigger than this white whale, maybe not, but that is not important. What is important is that we will sail into the etheric sea with ambition, confidence and courage, and conquer all Completely conquer everything you see and go..."
Lady Xia Ye's tone was not passionate, but her words seemed to have a magical power, inciting everyone's emotions.
"...Today's auction is our first step towards a bright future. This unprecedented beluga has a total of 800 tons of whale oil. We will divide it into 20 parts and sell them on the whale oil exchange. The auction is held under the organization of Its glory is given to this city - Debsota."
The audience was excited again, and Nana cheered loudly along with them. She couldn't explain why she was so excited. She felt dizzy, as if she was flying in the sea of clouds in the etheric sea.
Lady Xia Ye's speech has ended, but the fanatical atmosphere she incited has not subsided, and it has continued into the next auction session.
The host of the auction, Ms. Lin, came up again, and with her on the stage was a huge whale oil drum carried up by the "witch's hand".
"In order to store this batch of whale oil with special significance, the Whale Oil Exchange specially manufactured this special oil barrel." Lin pointed to the metal nameplate on the oil barrel: "Each oil barrel has a unique The number, below the number, is engraved with Mr. Xia Ye's personal inscription 'We choose to hunt white whales' and his signature.
"Each whale oil barrel can store a quarter of a ton of whale oil, and each whale oil auctioned is 40 tons. That is to say, we will auction 160 barrels of whale oil as the basic unit. Each whale oil The starting price of whale oil is 3,200 moles, which is equivalent to 80 moles per ton of whale oil.
"The first auction will begin, 160 barrels of whale oil numbered MD12130001 to MD12130160. The base price is 3,200 moles. The minimum price increase for each bid is 40 moles. The auction begins -"
"3500 moles." Sheer Oil Refining was the first to bid.
"3600 moles." Exxon followed closely.
"3680 mol."
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The bidders for the first whale oil were still the three oil refining companies of Exxon, Amok and Sher. The final transaction price was 3960 moles. The bidder was Sher Refining, which was equivalent to 99 moles per ton. And this The price has exceeded the previous highest quotation of the three companies.
But this is just the beginning.
As soon as the second whale oil bidding began, Sher Refining directly called out a quotation of 3920. The tough attitude made the two companies of Exxon and Amoco hesitate for a while. In silence, Lin began Countdown before transaction:
"3920 times."
"3920 twice..."
"4000 moles!" A voice suddenly sounded.
"4000 moles?! Who is the bidder...?"
"it's me."
A petite witch flew out of the crowd on a broom: "I am the store manager of 'Lawson Retail'. I quote 4,000 moles. You can verify on the spot whether my moles are enough."
Lawson Retail is a convenience store in Xiacheng District that specializes in selling various daily necessities. The founder and store manager's name is "Lawson." Although the company's scale is completely incomparable to behemoths like the three major oil refining companies, it is only 4,000 Moer, as a store owner, Rosen can still get it.
Lin quickly verified Rosen's assets through Moer.com and announced that the offer was valid.
There was an uproar.
"Wait! Little sister Rosen, I think I should remind you in a kind way."
The representative of Sher Oil Refining couldn't sit still at first: "No matter how high the magic content of a meal of whale oil is, it is difficult to exceed 102 moles. After deducting the loss and cost of refining, the real magic power that can be obtained will not exceed 99 moles. , what do you mean by bidding 100 moles per ton?!"
Rosen sat on the broom and raised a finger:
"First of all, I'm not a little sister. This witch is just 10,000 times cuter than you."
She raised a second finger:
"Second, I am willing to pay such a high price, as long as it does not violate the auction rules, do you care?"
Then, she raised her third finger:
"Third, who said that only whale oil is valuable? I announce: Starting from tomorrow, 'Lawson Convenience Store' will put on the shelves 'Limited Edition Beluga Oil Barrels', limited sales, first come first served. Each oil barrel is There is a unique number, and underneath the number is also engraved with Mr. Xia Ye's personal inscription 'We choose to hunt white whales' and his signature! Hehe~"
Rosen not only publicly announced that he would resell these oil barrels, but also used Lin's previous introduction to whale oil barrels as his own advertising slogan and repeated it exactly as it was.
However, this does not violate the auction rules.
"4000 once."
"4000 twice..."
The representative of Sheer Oil Refining gritted her teeth, but she could no longer quote a higher price because the upper limit of the authorization granted to her by the company was 99 moles. Although she has submitted an emergency application to the company, according to the company's usual approval efficiency, it will definitely be too late to bid for this batch of whale oil.
"4000 three times... the transaction was completed! Congratulations to Ms. Rosen for obtaining 160 barrels of whale oil with numbers MD12130161 to MD12130320!"
Since Rosen’s bid, the meaning of whale oil has quietly changed.
The third batch.
Shortly after the bidding started, someone put out a bid of 4,200 moles.
A tall silver-haired witch slowly flew out of the crowd.
"Are you... are you the chief technology officer of 'Bavlia'?!!" Lin was shocked when he saw the bidder's appearance.
"yes."
There was an uproar at the scene. No one expected that such a big shot would come to the auction and mix in the crowd in a low-key manner.
"Can you tell me the reason why you bid for this batch of whale oil?"
"Personal collection."
Amid the buzzing discussions among the melon-eating crowd, the third batch of whale oil was finally sold at a price of 4,200 moles.
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(End of chapter)
