"Seniors, please wait a moment. Our alliance's 'auction' will begin soon." Wang Luyu said to Zhou Jun and his entourage, "Senior Deacons will come to pick up the seniors later." 'Auction Items' and 'Inventory List', by the way, I will inform you seniors of the list prepared by this alliance."
"Gee, that's good." Zhao Zhenyan and Li Mei nodded to each other before turning their attention to Zhou Jun and Deng Yun'e. Next, the four of them looked around the hall at the simple calligraphy and paintings on the wall and the Four Treasures of the Study on the table. Just when they had some realization, they sensed that Wang Luyu had gone downstairs to pick someone up.
"My surname is Wang, the Auction House Deacon of Sihai Trading Company. I have met all of you fellow Taoists." A middle-aged man in the "early stage of foundation building" wearing a deacon's robe smiled and stepped forward to bow and bow, but his consciousness suddenly revealed that The five people present were all surprised when their cultivation level was higher than his own, knowing that the opportunity had come.
"Haha/giggle, I've seen 'Fellow Daoist Wang' before." Zhou Jun and the three girls saw that Wang Luyu was following "Deacon Wang" but looked a little embarrassed, so they guessed something. Besides, both of them had the same surname. Wang, whose identities must be somewhat related, so he asked with a smile: "May I ask if these two fellow Taoists are related?"
"Uh...this...is actually not a secret." Deacon Wang was a little embarrassed when everyone questioned him. However, he still adhered to the principle of "not offending customers for no reason" and hesitated: "Little Queen Lu Yu, just I've only been here for an 'internship' in our league for a few days, so I apologize if I didn't receive you well!"
"Haha/Haha, you said she is your daughter? Why doesn't she look like you at all? Are you kidding?" Zhou Jun and the three girls were curious.
"Uh...this...several fellow Taoists have misunderstood. Lu Yu is just my niece, not my biological son. Of course, there is no blood relationship." Deacon Wang said awkwardly: "At the beginning, our brother and sister-in-law were separated. Xiu, who was wandering around the world with no fixed address, accidentally picked up a poor abandoned baby girl on the roadside. However, he could not find anything to prove his identity, except for a piece of "beautiful jade" hanging around his neck. That’s why I named her ‘Lu Yu’.”
"Oh? I heard 'Miss Lu Yu' say before that her name was given by her 'father and mother', and she asked if it sounded 'nice'? I think it's interesting." Zhou Jun looked around at everyone with a half-smile, and finally kept his gaze. "Deacon Wang" and "Wang Luyu" looked puzzled and said, "Where's that piece of jade? Bring it!"
When Deacon Wang faced the "surprise attack" by Zhou Jun, a "half-grown man", he felt that his attitude suddenly became annoyingly cruel and rude, but he felt a little bit of the spiritual pressure of "Great Perfection in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment" released by him. After that, I suddenly felt a chill running down my spine and my whole body was shaking, as if I had been hit by a huge force.
"Uh... Fellow Taoist, oh no, senior has misunderstood. That piece of 'jade' is just an ordinary 'Lantian Jade'. Originally, 'Yu'er' was always wearing it, but she suddenly lost it one day when she was ten years old. , so..." Deacon Wang hesitated: "So now, there is nothing I can do for this junior. Sorry."
"Oh? In that case, forget it." Zhou Jun saw that the other party looked embarrassed, and said with a smile but not a smile: "Next, the items that I and others will auction are placed in these three storage bags. This The catalog is recorded in the two jade slips, please take it to a specialist for identification and record keeping."
"Uh... Haha, thank you, fellow Taoist, oh no, senior. I will do it for you now!" After hearing this, Deacon Wang turned from worry to joy. He quickly stepped forward and bowed and put the things away in a flattering manner. Only then did he feel secretly in his heart. He happily bowed and resigned, but before going downstairs, he sent a message through his spiritual consciousness that Lu Yu wanted to serve him well.
Next, a few people drank tea and chatted while tasting spiritual fruits. They felt that this "Four Sea Business Alliance" really knew how to do business! Just when everyone was curiously asking Wang Luyu questions, a voice like Hong Zhonglu's suddenly came to their ears: "This auction has begun, please wait and see!"
After hearing this, everyone quickly turned their attention to the middle of the huge platform. After hearing a loud "bang", the area with a radius of 100 feet in the center of the high platform suddenly split open in all directions, and then there were more than a dozen people. and hundreds of packed items slowly appeared.
"Eh? How can there be a secular 'activity agency' in that venue? Are those people specifically in charge of the auction?" Everyone asked curiously.
"Gurgling/hehe/hehe/haha/quacking/chacha...isn't that right? Every auction should be as mysterious as this."
"Hmph, there are so many people showing up, are they all auctioneers?" Some people wondered: "Why aren't they classified by 'Qi Refining', 'Foundation Building', and 'Energy Formation'?"
"Ah? This...fellow Taoist doesn't know. There are only three 'auctioneers' above. They are responsible for the auction of items in the three stages of 'Qi Refining', 'Foundation Building' and 'Energy Formation'. Each stage The items being auctioned are all arranged according to the cultivation level of the applicable objects from low to high, starting immediately."
Just when everyone was looking forward to it, the voice of "Hong Zhong Da Lu" appeared again: "Now, the auction of 'treasures' suitable for 'Qi Refining Stage Monks' begins. The starting price for each item is one thousand spiritual stones. Each time The price increase will be no less than one hundred spiritual stones! The highest bidder will get it, and you can trade it on the spot after winning the auction."
"Can it be traded on the spot? This is great!" After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed. After all, some people just want to get what they need to practice, and don't want to waste time to join in the fun. After all, the remaining things are ridiculously expensive, and they can't buy them themselves. What’s more, “where there are many people, there is a lot of right and wrong”?
Of course, in order to take care of the low-level monks in the "Qi Refining Period", the "Four Seas Merchant Alliance" allows them to use their belongings to appraise and mortgage their spiritual stones if they are not enough. Of course, they can also borrow money from relatives and friends to buy them first. Even if you don’t have money to pay the bill, you can still sign a "Contract of Sale" to serve in the business alliance!
"Next, the 'Auctioneer' from the 'Business Alliance' who is responsible for the 'Qi Refining Period Auction' will introduce them to everyone present one by one and start the auction!"
Just when the "Hong Zhong Da Lu" had just fallen, and tens of thousands of guests in the venue were looking forward to it, a middle-aged man in the "Foundation Stage" wearing a Confucian robe took the initiative to come out, followed closely by There are several young men and women in the "qi refining period", each holding a "tray" covered with a "red cloth".
"Huh? He's actually a 'Wandering Dragon Loose Cultivator'? Isn't he a Loose Cultivator? Why is he an 'Auctioneer'? When did this guy join the 'Four Seas Merchant Alliance'?"
"Youlongsanren" saw this and said with a smile: "No need to introduce who I am. Now I want to introduce the first 'auction item', a 'high-grade magic weapon' - the 'Boomerang', which has disappeared without a trace. Hurry up." Like lightning, armor-piercing kill, starting price is 1,000 spirit stones, each increase will be no less than 100 spirit stones! Start bidding!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place started to uproar, mainly the ordinary "Qi Refining Stage" monks sitting in the square "showing their faces", and occasionally some powerful disciples who stayed on the first floor of the "detached villa", because they understood one thing " What does "high-grade magic weapon" mean to ordinary "Qi Refining Spirit Disciples"?
"I'll pay 1,100 spiritual stones to win this treasure!"
"I'll pay you 1,200 spirit stones! I'm going to order this 'boomerang'! Hehe."
"You want to take away the 'high-grade magic weapon' for 1,200 spiritual stones? It's just a dream! I'll pay 1,500 spiritual stones!"
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Just like that, in less than a quarter of an hour, amid hundreds of people bidding one after another, the bidding price of the "Boomerang" - a top-grade magic weapon made of fine steel and painted with 11 'spiritual forbidden runes' It was pushed up to 5,000 spirit stones, which actually reached the price of an ordinary "top-quality magic weapon"!
Usually, a low-quality "top-quality magic weapon" costs only 5,000 spirit stones, especially a "magic weapon" with a single function and that has been damaged, such as a damaged "flying magic weapon", "defense magic weapon", "auxiliary magic weapon" "Tools" and so on, and high-quality and multi-purpose "top-quality magic tools" are usually worth nearly 10,000 spirit stones!
As for the "talisman treasures" worth between ten thousand and one hundred thousand spiritual stones, they are "imitations" that the "alchemy master" peeled off from his own "natal magic treasure" before his death was about to expire. A powerful killing move specially reserved for future generations to save their lives, and its value far exceeds "general top-quality magic weapons"!
"I'm offering 10,000 spirit stones! Who dares to rob me?" Just when the number of bidders gradually decreased from hundreds to a dozen, someone suddenly felt that it was a waste of time to continue bidding like this, so he shouted directly: "If If someone offers a higher price than mine, I will give this treasure to him! Huh!"
"Uh... This... it's true that you can be willful if you have money! However, you can't blame others for being stupid if you have money!" Everyone was shocked by such a sky-high price and felt that it was not worth it.
"Haha, okay! Is there anyone else who is willing to pay a higher price?" The "Youlong Sanren" was overjoyed when he saw this. With this "good start" to adjust the atmosphere, maybe he can also improve his performance. Every "Auctioneer" You can only take one "auction" turn per month, and your income is also linked to the "auction amount".
However, after a certain "tycoon" shouted out the "sky-high price" of 10,000 spirit stones, everyone in the audience was shocked and gradually realized that the price was too high. Under normal circumstances, two or even three "top-grade" pieces could be purchased. "Magic Weapon", even the "best magic weapon" that is less than the best can be bought from the "black market".
However, after "Youlong Sanren" asked several times, no one continued to bid. In desperation, he had no choice but to remind loudly every few breaths:
"Ten thousand spirit stones once! Ten thousand spirit stones twice! Is there anyone else willing to pay a higher price? If there is no higher bid, then the final decision will be made!"
"Ten thousand spirit stones three times! Deal!" "Wandering Long Sanren" who was looking around at the auction house finally laughed loudly, ushering in a "good start":
"Haha, okay! Since the Taoist friend who raised the sign has the highest bid, then this 'boomerang' belongs to you! Please also prepare enough spiritual stones. Later, the 'waiter' and 'steward' will represent me. The Merchant Alliance will hand it over to you in person." He then added: "The second auction item is the 'Flying Silver Needle'!"
"Oh? 'Flying Shadowless Needle'? What kind of treasure is that? What is its function? How much is it worth? Can you let me wait for a while?" Everyone saw two "attendants", a man and a woman, holding trays and following a "deacon" "Behind him, he was walking quickly toward the person who just held up the sign with his feet in the air, and he couldn't help but become very curious.
"Haha, everyone here is joking, the treasure is so touching! What's more, You already revealed the 'Boomerang' treasure when he explained it just now."
Changing the subject, "Wandering Dragon Sanren" continued: "This 'Flying Silver Needle' is a 'set of magic weapons' composed of twelve needles. It is convenient for sneak attacks and defense breaches. It can avoid the five elements of spells and is not afraid of earth, water, fire and wind. It’s hard to guard against it, the starting price is 2,000 spirit stones, and every increase in price must not be less than 200 spirit stones! Hehe.”
