Chapter 276 The business experience of Sihai Pavilion
When Yi Xifeng shouted "Two thousand taels", everyone present turned their attention to the fair-skinned young man in the corner. They were obviously curious about who was willing to spend such a high price to buy a spiritual nourishing fruit.
You must know that although this herb is rare, it does not have the heaven-defying effect as the woman on the stage said. In other words, it can have that kind of effect, but it cannot be achieved by just one nourishing fruit.
Therefore, discussing the effects of many things without considering the dosage is just hooliganism!
In the current world, the most recognized treasures of genius are the holy medicines for healing, followed by the medicinal materials that gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enhance cultivation. As for this herbal medicine that simply wakes up and refreshes the mind, it actually has a small audience.
The woman's beautiful eyes flashed, and she was really surprised that a spiritual nourishing fruit could fetch such a price.
"Two thousand taels for the second time." The woman who is a treasure appraiser said again.
The old man and woman who had participated in the bidding before secretly shook their heads. Although they also needed the spiritual nourishing fruit, the price of two thousand taels had seriously exceeded their expectations.
It's not that the two owners are short of money, it's that the things to be auctioned are not worth the price to them.
"Two thousand five hundred taels!"
That calm voice sounded again, and the young shopkeeper also frowned at this time. This spirit-nourishing fruit is also something that he must obtain. His signature wine, the sobering wine, is brewed from this fruit.
Of course, there are other medicinal materials added to it, but this nourishing fruit is the most rare and expensive.
However, in the past, it was not so troublesome for him to come to the auction house to get this spiritual nourishing fruit. Basically, he could get it from one thousand taels to one thousand three hundred taels. But out of nowhere, a tough competitor suddenly appeared.
At this time, shopkeeper Zhang was sitting in the middle of the venue. He could only see the clothes and hat of the man sitting on the edge. He looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.
However, the young shopkeeper's bottom line is also clear to him. This fruit can only brew five jars of sobering wine. Adding the cost of other herbs, his bottom line is 2,500 taels. No matter how high it is, he can only give up.
Fortunately, the person who had just shouted out the price to him did not say anything after that.
In the end, this nourishing fruit was bought by the young shopkeeper for a "sky-high price" of 2,500 taels.
Yi Xifeng, who was sitting in the corner, could only shake his head with a wry smile. Sure enough, poverty limited his imagination. He used to think that he had achieved financial freedom by selling alcohol. Now it seems that the Dharma of a wealthy couple is the four elements of spiritual practice. Sure enough, It makes sense.
And what the older generation said about the poor in literature and the rich in military affairs can also be seen!
"It seems that we have to think of other ways to get this spiritual nourishing fruit."
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After this small climax of the auction, the auction of Sihai Pavilion is officially on track. Soon the scantily clad treasure appraiser brought another auction item.
It turned out to be an armor room.
Speaking of which, items such as armor and weapons were mostly auctioned by Xuanbing Pavilion, but this time they appeared in Sihai Pavilion, which also surprised everyone in the audience.
The woman on the stage smiled and said: "The treasure you have seen has been basically damaged. Even if an ordinary sword is struck on it, it can be easily destroyed. However, this is an armor from an ancient ruins! And since On the inside of the armor, you can see an incomplete piece of Kung Fu."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was in an uproar.
"What comes from some ancient ruins?"
"Kung Fu in ancient ruins? This is a bit too fake!"
"Little lady, this is not how you do business. Are you sure it's a technique?"
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For a time, many people in the audience raised questions.
However, in the face of doubts, Sihaige’s explanation was simple.
"Open auction, base price is three thousand taels!" the woman said lightly.
Mingpai, yes, Mingpai. One simple sentence rejected most of the doubts. Sihai Pavilion is mainly engaged in the business of secret auctions, while open auctions are the business of Sifangdian, but it does not mean that it is mainly engaged in the business.
After all, the auction house has a relatively good understanding of the purchasing power of these buyers. If you take the Spirit-nourishing Fruit before and sell it to the Sifang Palace, it will cost you one thousand five hundred taels.
And this "historic armor" is the treasure that the organizer specially transferred from the Sifang Palace after the little climax just now.
Sure enough, merchants are chasing profits, and they will not let go of even the slightest opportunity.
"Three thousand five hundred taels!" a waiter sitting on the second floor whispered.
It seems that a certain distinguished guest sitting on the second floor took a fancy to this armor.
"Four thousand taels!"
Xianbi and Shen Yang Guo only had a price increase of one hundred taels at the beginning, but this piece of ancient armor started with a starting price of five hundred taels.
Soon, no matter in the audience or upstairs, the number of people participating in the bidding gradually increased.
It seems that the Mingpai certification of Sihai Pavilion is regarded as a golden sign in the eyes of everyone.
"It's interesting. It turns out to be something from an ancient monument. Although the possibility of a rare skill appearing is extremely small, it's better than nothing." An old man sitting on the second floor said with a smile as he watched the fierce bidding below.
After a while, the waiter outside his room shouted: "Six thousand taels!"
At this time, the bidding of everyone in the audience had just exceeded the five thousand tael mark. The old man suddenly increased his bid by one thousand taels, showing that he was determined to get this thing!
Yi Xifeng was sitting in the corner, looking at everyone bidding with some astonishment. On the one hand, he was working for everyone's financial resources, five to six thousand taels of silver, even an elite guard in iron armor would need a year to earn so much.
Although the fair boy owns Qingxin Liquor House and is not very short of money, with the small number of drink consumers in Yinren Village, earning 10,000 taels a year has basically reached a bottleneck.
Even if Yi Xifeng came well-prepared before coming to Luoye City, he could basically touch all his belongings in his arms, which was only a little over 10,000 taels.
After all, if you change it to a banknote, even if it's five hundred taels a piece, it's only a few dozen.
Yi Xifeng took out a five-hundred-zero silver note and looked at the cardboard, which was about the size of a playing card, with complex purple patterns printed on it. It looked even better and better now.
However, another reason why the fair boy was stunned was that the auction item contained the word "historic site".
In fact, he is no stranger to ancient ruins. When he first learned Nei Jin Kung Fu from Li Chengqian, he knew that the Nei Jin Kung Fu he practiced and the Jiu Qi Control Technique came from the ancient relics.
For thousands of years, experts at the pinnacle of martial arts have been exploring the ultimate path to martial arts. The most famous among them, or the one known to future generations, is Baili Pingtian, the supreme master from five hundred years ago.
This man was a master of martial arts at that time. In his youth, he visited ancient monuments all over the world to explore the secrets of ancient martial arts! Until later, he suddenly disappeared, as if he had disappeared from the world. 51
Many powerful people are curious about his final destination. After all, reaching his state is far beyond the current Congsheng state. Its own life span has been greatly extended.
Therefore, no one believed that Baili Pingtian eventually died of old age and illness.
You must know that among the eight powerful sects today, there are figures from the same period as Baili Pingtian. Although five hundred years have passed, the supreme elders of the eight sects have long closed the barrier of life and death, but the lifespan of a strong man from the holy realm has always been a mystery in the martial arts world.
"I didn't expect that the skills I got from this ancient monument would be so valuable! I think Captain Cheng Qian taught it to me after just a few sips of wine!" Yi Xifeng sighed in admiration.
In fact, there is some gap between the fair boy's guess and the facts.
Even the treasure appraisers of the armor auctioned this time said that the value of the armor itself is basically zero. What is really exciting is the content of the exercises engraved on the inside of the armor. Although it is a fragment, it is also a historical exercise.
Just because of the need for the auction, the woman did not make it clear that this fragment of a martial arts technique was a martial arts technique, not an internal strength technique.
You must know that in today's world, every family or sect that has inherited its own martial arts is relatively open-minded to the outside world.
Even every few years, major sects organize their best players to compete and learn from each other. As the saying goes, learn from each other's strengths.
But regarding Nei Jin Kung Fu, the attitudes of all sects or big families are surprisingly consistent. Never spread the word!
As for the sect itself, only true disciples can learn the sect's secret technique, which is the top internal strength technique in the sect.
From this we can see the difference in treatment between martial arts exercises and internal strength exercises.
Although they are both called exercises, their statuses are completely different.
But everyone present, except Yi Xifeng, a kid from the "village" who didn't take it seriously, all understood that the skills on the ancient armor auctioned this time must be martial arts skills.
If it were an internal strength technique, I'm afraid the base price wouldn't be a mere three thousand taels.
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In the end, the armor from the ancient ruins was bought by the old man on the second floor for 7,800 taels.
After two rounds of auctions, the emotions of everyone at the scene have been fully aroused.
Striking while the iron was hot, Sihai Pavilion successively launched several auction items, including Millennium Salvia, a Luoluo Pill from the Alchemy King Valley, and a martial arts secret book from Qingzhu County.
Among them, the thousand-year-old salvia miltiorrhiza was bought by the old man who had previously bid for the god-nourishing fruit. This time, Yi Xifeng fought against him.
And that Luo Luo Dan is the holy healing medicine from the Danwang Valley in Dongdan Villa. This treasure is a life-saving thing. Yi Xifeng was very excited when he heard the introduction. After all, he saw that Helian Tiexin had eaten this thing, and its curative effect was almost the same as what the treasure appraiser said.
Unfortunately, he was finally photographed by a girl for 10,000 taels of silver! Seeing this, the fair boy realized why Helian Tiexin looked so gloomy after eating Luo Luo Dan!
This is not taking medicine to extend one's life. This is clearly taking money to extend one's life!
As for the last set of martial arts secrets from Qingchuan County, only more than 800 taels were auctioned, which is completely different from the ancient ruins of the martial arts secrets.
However, the final winner of this set of secrets was none other than Yi Xifeng's other target in the auction, Ji Rentu's housekeeper.
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Finally, after several rounds of auctions, everyone's enthusiasm gradually stabilized. It was almost noon, and the treasure appraiser ordered the last auction item to be served.
"This object was photographed by a businessman from Yunxiao Imperial Capital. It is made of sapphire and is extremely strong. It is an indispensable item for all the heroes and righteous men who travel the world."
As she spoke, the woman opened the tray held by the maid next to her, and there was a sapphire gourd inside.
"The name of this object is the Sapphire Drunken Immortal Gourd. It is made from the finest sapphire. Its texture is comparable to gold and iron. It is also good at storing fine wine and will not deteriorate for ten years!"
Finally, the woman smiled charmingly and said calmly: "The auction is open, the base price is one thousand taels!"
Compared to a secret auction, which requires everyone present to bid down the price, the reserve price for an open auction is given by the auction house, and the process is much simpler.
After all, this kind of simple jewelry, or something that has little impact on the warrior's strength due to the superior material, the auction house will not waste time in secret auctions.
In fact, letting everyone lower the final price will not affect the final auction price. The real intention is to let everyone participate. Only in this way can the maximum value of the auction items be maximized.
"One thousand one hundred taels." A voice said suddenly.
Yi Xifeng frowned slightly, but they looked sideways because he had already heard who the other party was. It was the shopkeeper of the Jianghu Tavern.
Sure enough, they are all people who love wine. In fact, Yi Xifeng also felt something in his heart after seeing this wine gourd.
After all, your kung fu is greatly affected by alcohol, so it makes sense to find a stronger wine gourd.
"One thousand two hundred taels." The fair boy added the price.
There were many people present who loved wine, but most people couldn't afford it if martial arts practitioners like them spent more than a thousand taels on a wine gourd.
After all, if you are looking for strength, you can use gold essence to make an iron gourd, which will definitely be harder.
The young shopkeeper frowned and looked at the person sitting in the corner. He found it very interesting for no reason, "Whatever I want, this guy will come and get involved. Is he also a brewer?"
It has to be said that shopkeeper Zhang still has some brains, but unfortunately, he is bound to win this wine gourd.
"One thousand five hundred taels!"
Soon everyone discovered that the bidding mode at the beginning had started again. These two people are still fighting to the death here for something that everyone thinks has no special value.
"One thousand nine hundred taels!"
Yi Xifeng was not to be outdone, and the price soon approached the two thousand tael mark.
The scantily clad woman standing on the stage looked at the two people in front of her and smiled broadly. She even couldn't close her legs, um, couldn't close her mouth...
Sure enough, it was right to transfer this jade gourd from Sifang Palace in the end. Those two people only took action once, and that was on the Nourishing Fruit. After analysis, the Treasure Appraisal Doctor of Sihai Pavilion felt that the reason why these two people were willing to pay a high price to adopt the divine fruit was that it was probably used to make wine. Considering that this was not the first time for the young shopkeeper to come, it was not difficult to guess their purpose.
So with the support of a group of treasure appraisers behind the scenes of Sihai Pavilion, this sapphire gourd was brought here from the backstage of Sifang Palace!
"Two thousand five hundred taels!"
Yi Xifeng said calmly.
The young shopkeeper sitting not far from him couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Isn't this price exactly the price of the spiritual nourishing fruit from before?
The young man took a deep look at the other person, but the fair boy was wearing a hat, making it difficult to see his face.
In the end, the green jade Drunken Immortal Gourd was sold to Yi Xifeng for two thousand five hundred taels.
