Chapter 40: The Auction
The haunted house, the home where Wu Ming has lived for twenty-two years, the last thing left to him by his master, is also his most precious thing.
Six years ago, the master's warning before leaving was still echoing in his ears: "Ergou, the ghost house will be handed over to you, this is the house in the second ring road, not far from the Forbidden City, our ghost house is sealed..."
"Master, I know! The house in the second ring is worth a lot of money! You can go with peace of mind, even if you die outside, you are not afraid, I have this house and I will not worry about food and clothing in my life! β
"Roll Nyima, remember it for me! There must be no mistakes in the ghost house, otherwise Lao Tzu will not let you go if he is a ghost! β
"Gotcha!"
The Master just left, and was never heard from again. Wu Ming went to the real estate exchange on the second day after the master left, but when he saw the rising housing prices, he immediately dispelled the idea, can he travel around the world in this life, and it depends on how much the ghost house can sell, and Wu Ming's chicken thief in the eyes of the money is very good, how can he get rid of it immediately? At least until you graduate from college.
So, one stay was another six years.
Wu Ming had already made a plan before graduation, and sold the haunted house as soon as he graduated, and used the money to squander it, and saw the bright lights of the legendary Amsterdam, who knew that on the day of graduation, this idea died temporarily because of his untimely death, but Wu Ming still had hope: as long as he found the resurrection technique in the game world to resurrect himself, his life could continue to run in an orderly manner according to the original plan!
But!
"When did Lao Tzu have a sister? Isn't Lao Tzu an orphan?! β
After seeing that the date of the letter was sent two hours ago, and it was about eight o'clock in the evening, Wu Ming hurriedly wrote an email to Xu Zhe: "Go to the trading area square to find me and borrow me to possess a body!" I'll go back and deal with it! β
There was no response for half a day after clicking send, Wu Ming kicked the mailbox hatefully, and the system's prompt sound sounded just right.
γDing! Player Xu Zhe is not online, do you set Xu Zhe as a special concern? Special attention service needs to open the Black Crystal membership...]
"Fuck off, uncle!"
Forget it, do it yourself!
Wu Ming, who was anxious, quickly rushed out of his private space, he couldn't wait to be resurrected, he had inquired about the classic skill of resurrection in the last mission, and the SSR-level resurrection skill book hanging high in the system store was priced at one million reward points, although it was more than 300,000 more expensive than buying from players, but Wu Ming now has more than 290 bottles of potion, which is not bad at all!
Hurried to the System Store in Exchange Square, found the Resurrection Skill Book, and clicked on it.
γDing! There are not enough reincarnation coins. γ
Only then did he realize that he was too busy to take off the potion, Wu Ming was just about to run to the market to sell the medicine, and suddenly his soul was blessed, and his green eyes narrowed and he saw a line of obscene small words under the introduction panel of the resurrection technique:
"Conditions of Study: Career Transition as a Pastor."
"Fuck you uncle!"
Kicking on the vending machine of the system store, Wu Ming rushed out of the system store, looking at the crowded stalls, he only felt that his head was big for a while, although there are many players in the reincarnation world, but the players who can obtain resurrection skills in one world are really rare, and it is a pipe dream to find resurrection skills in so many stalls.
That's right!
And the auction house!
As noted in the game manual, players will generally entrust items above the SR level to the auction house for auction, which is a place that only local tyrants are qualified to enter!
It just so happens that he still has the Water Breathing Method and the matching Water Shape Knife Technique in his hand, and he has long planned to change all his equipment to SR level.
Thinking of this, Wu Ming opened the game manual while searching for the coordinates of the auction house, and the game manual provided a full ten auction houses, and intimately marked the player evaluation in the introduction of the auction house.
After a hurried browsing, Wu Ming realized that most of the auction houses in the reincarnation world were represented by auction houses in the real world, and the anxious Wu Ming didn't have time to look at the details, so he quickly clicked on an auction house with the most player evaluations and sent it directly, and the next moment he appeared outside a splendid hall.
Just as he was about to lift his feet to enter, he was stopped by two big men in suits and leather shoes.
"Hey, boy, the Emgrand Auction House isn't a free place."
Wu Ming raised his head in some surprise: "Do you want to collect money when you go in?" β
"You're on your own? You come here without knowing anything? Hey, look at your poor sour look and know that you're in the wrong place,, this is where the bosses have fun, not where you, the poor one, should come from. β
Hearing the ridicule of the big man, where could Wu Ming endure it, he raised his neck and snorted: "Which eye do you have to see that your father has no money?" β
"Hey, you've seen a lot of buddies who pretend to be big-tailed wolves, and you can afford the 5,000 yuan RMB entrance fee?"
"It's only five thousand, Dad, I'll tell you what it means not to look down on people!"
If it weren't for the fact that everything in the world of reincarnation is electronic payment, Wu Ming really wanted to take the banknote and suck the big man's face, although we are used to being poor, but the young master also lives in a house inside the second ring road, and there are 500,000 oceans in his pocket, I'm afraid you won't be able to?
"Oh, 5,000 yuan is an ordinary seat, and then there are 10,000 yuan for the premium seat, 50,000 yuan for VIP, and 100,000 yuan for that..."
"Ahem, five thousand yuan, don't look for it."
After paying five thousand yuan as an entrance fee, Wu Ming didn't have time to feel sorry for these small money, and rushed into the palace under the surprised eyes of the guards.
Looking at Wu Ming's back, the two big men who hadn't had time to hand over the auction brochure and mask to Wu Ming looked at each other, and an intriguing smile appeared on their faces at the same time.
"Hey, I can't see that this kid still has some money, don't be a fat man with a swollen face."
"No, but it's rare to see someone in such a hurry..."
Walking into the gate of the main hall, Wu Ming was directly teleported to the seat in the corner of the hall, and before he had time to take a good look at the environment, Wu Ming was immediately attracted by the auctioneer on the stage, the young auctioneer in a suit and leather shoes wore a silver mask, knocked on the hammer and said loudly: "Our auction is about to come to an end, and the next lot is the best of the best, please wait and see!" β
Wu Ming's infectious voice made Wu Ming a little curious, stretched his neck to look at the field, and saw a big man wearing a minotaur helmet striding up to the stage with a chain, and behind the chain was a handsome guy with a cold face!
The host knocked on the table and announced loudly: "Li Zeyan from "Love and the Producer"! The reserve price is 100,000 RMB! The buyout price is 500,000 RMB! It can be traded with reincarnation coins, with a base price of 10,000 and a buyout price of 50,000! β
Wu Ming widened his eyes and muttered, "What the hell is Li Zeyan?" What is love and producer? Are there still players selling themselves these days? This is anti-human rights, right, damn, the reserve price is 100,000 yuan, so expensive? Isn't it just that he looks handsome, and if Lao Tzu can't get along and sells his body, how much money can he sell? β
No one paid attention to Wu Ming's chatter, and the guests in the venue all burst into exclamations for the cold-faced handsome guy on the stage, among which there were naturally more women, and the handsome guy named Li Zeyan had a face full of depression, and his eyes were almost lifeless, just looking at the audience lightly, like a walking corpse.
Soon Li Zeyan was auctioned by a woman wearing a mask, and the transaction price was 370,000, which made Wu Ming's dirt bun cry again.
The host tapped the hammer and continued: "The next lot, "Teacher Eromana" and Izumi Samist! This lot is original! The reserve price is 200,000 RMB! The buyout price is 1 million! It can be traded with reincarnation coins, with a reserve price of 20,000 and a buyout price of 100,000! β
Seeing the white-haired girl who was less than thirteen years old on the stage timidly shrinking in the cage, her little face full of tears, Wu Ming almost fell off the chair: "Damn! That's underage! Auction Underage?! It's a crime! Wrong! It's been a crime for a long time! β
A gentleman in a suit and leather shoes sitting next to Wu Ming grabbed Wu Ming's arm and pulled him back: "I wanted to talk about you just now, where did you come from?" What is called? β
Wu Ming pointed to the poor girl who was huddled in the cage and shouted, "Hey! You see! That's a little girl! Where are the human rights?! β
"It's like when you play the mobile game Krypton Gold Gacha to draw characters, it's not a real person, it's just a set of data, where are there any human rights?" The gentleman pushed the hat on his head and said disdainfully: "Okay, don't shout, it's the first time you're here, Emgrand Auction House is originally a virtual character auction agency, if you want to buy, follow the rules, ask for the price, pay, if you don't want to buy, take a good look." β
"Not a real person... Data..."Wu Ming was stunned, "Then what do you do when you buy them back?" β
"Are you stupid? What to do, what to do. β
The gentleman glanced at Wu Ming: "It's all data created by the system, do you still sympathize with them?" Laughing at the dead, living in the dead house in the second dimension. β
"Data?"
Wu Ming looked at the girl on the stage in a daze, there were more and more tears on her delicate little face, and the bidding under the stage became more and more intense, and the auctioneer did not forget to fan the flames and shouted loudly: "Izumi Sawu is the most well-known little Lori in the reincarnation world, is she only worth 570,000?" β
A well-dressed fat man in the audience raised his hand: "600,000!" β
"Good! 600,000 once! β
"Seven hundred thousand!"
In the darkness, a crisp voice that was somewhat familiar to Wu Ming sounded, and Wu Ming subconsciously looked ahead and vaguely saw a short figure.
The fat man snorted: "Eight hundred thousand!" β
The figure who had been bidding with the fat man stood up directly: "Buyout!" Million! β
The auctioneer dropped the hammer directly: "Deal!" Congratulations to this 5478 friend for getting the Izumi Samist! β
Wu Ming looked at the girl on the stage crying, and couldn't help but feel a little unbearable, so he stood up directly and whispered to himself: "Is it all fake... It seems that this place sells these things, so it's better to leave..."
Just when Wu Ming summoned the game manual and was about to leave, the next voice of the host on the stage made Wu Ming's body shake suddenly!
"The next lot is original! This lot is a rare combat type, with a reserve price of 500,000 RMB! The buyout price is five million! It can be traded with reincarnation coins, with a reserve price of 50,000 and a buyout price of 500,000! "Demon Slayer Blade" chestnut blossoms fall Chanel! β