Chapter 21: The Mysterious Auction
"Clean up the battlefield quickly. We're running out of time. Yang Lingyun nodded to Li Kai and the others, signaling them to hurry up and rest. Then he glanced at Xiong Da and the others who were searching for "loot" at the bottom of the mountain, took out a short blade and walked to the side of the corpse, scraping the last value of their bodies.
"Haha, Li Kai's magic arrow is really speechless. I think the people under the mountain are at least masters of the third stage of silver, and they were still killed by you with one arrow. There was a large bundle of bottles and cans pinned to Xiong's waist, but it did not affect his figure of rushing to the top of the mountain to worship the master.
"That's all the magic skills of the Ampere brothers, otherwise even if you shoot the enemy, it will be difficult to kill." Li Kai is very appetizing to Xiong Da's straightforward character, but he still pushes the credit to Ampere between words.
"Where, where. If it weren't for Li Kai's magic arrow this time, I'm afraid I would have been dead for a long time. Xiong Da, what is it that you have pinned to your waist? Such a big bundle, I'm afraid it doesn't weigh dozens of pounds. An Pei and Li Kai looked at each other and smiled, and the fire of friendship tempered between life and death made them both feel like confidants of each other. Ampere looked at the bulging waist of Xiong Da, and suddenly said with some curiosity.
"Hey, it's not the loot you got along the way. This boss said that mosquito legs are also meat, and the materials obtained from the previous battle were handed over to the boss. This batch has not yet arrived, and as soon as the boss finds out about you, he will come and meet you first. When we arrived, we found that the battle here was already over. ”
Xiong Da told Yang Lingyun all the way, and there were also one or two battles during the period, but the battle ended with a few moves by the boss's magical ghost skills. After following Yang Lingyun for half a day, I saw that he had upgraded from the bronze fifth stage when he entered the twisted forest to the strength of the bronze second stage now. This cultivation speed made him stunned Yang Lingyun into a heavenly being. Along the way, under the exploration of the newly joined scout Zheng Qian, he avoided several waves of soul beast attacks. Xiong Da could only act as a broker all the way, collecting the materials on the enemies killed by Yang Lingyun.
"Do you know how much we've found so far?" Xiong Da respectfully glanced at Yang Lingyun, who was not far away from the center of his eyebrows to collect soul crystals, and then quietly said to Li Kai and the others.
"How much is it worth?" Ampere couldn't help but ask.
"If the equipment, elixir, and cheats are replaced with soul crystals, they are probably worth more than 10,000 taels of black iron soul crystals." Xiong Da said excitedly. After only killing six or seven enemies on this trip, he had already gained a lot of money. If the hunt continues at this rate, it will not be rich. Ahem, but it looks like we're here to hunt soul beasts.
"Let me see what's available. These are life potions and mana potions. Consumable drugs are good things that have a price but are not available in the market. The Speed Boots are good, although they are still semi-finished and only come with a movement speed bonus. But as a synthetic material for high-end boots, it is still worth a lot. Hey? This is a short sword that increases attack speed. If you go to the auction, it is also more sought-after. It can be used to synthesize the basic materials of high-level speed-increasing equipment. If I were to sell these things at auction, the total value would rise a little bit by a quarter or two. Li Kai inspected the contents of the package, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh? Last time I took out the elixir, I heard you talk about the auction. Are you experienced in auctioning items? You can hold this short sword, it just so happens that you are a long-range physical output, and it is necessary to increase your attack speed. ”
Yang Lingyun walked over and heard Li Kai's familiar appearance like a vendor. Suddenly asked with interest. One of his six belt gems stored the elixir. The other vacated has been filled with supplies along the way. All four of them have a longsword that increases their attack by 10. Yang Lingyun found that in addition to the items worn on his body, he could directly obtain its attributes, and the items stored in the spatial belt could also obtain its attributes. It's just a space gem that can only have the attributes of one item.
This gave Yang Lingyun, who currently had no high-level equipment, a headache. The most kills along the way are longswords that increase attack by 10 and shortswords that increase attack speed by 12%. The long sword in his four belt spaces and a short sword in his hand increase attack damage by a total of 40 points and attack speed by 12%. Yang Lingyun, who has rare equipment, suffers from no channels. Now Li Kai's insight into recognizing the names and attributes of various pieces of equipment at a glance made Yang Lingyun's eyes light up.
"I got this recurve bow at auction. For a strong man, excellent equipment is the mark of a strong man. If it weren't for the good fortune this recurve bow has brought me many times, I wouldn't have become a good marksman with him all the way. Auctions are held all over the place, but the biggest ones are Bander City and Piltover, known as Pitover. Bandel City is mostly an energy transformation technology created by the yodelers with magical materials, while Leather City is a traditional weapon crafted by the Ferreldrod people. I've been traveling around the city-states all year round, so I've seen a lot, and I've got to know some friends who are engaged in auctions. ”
Li Kai told what he knew. When he heard that Yang Lingyun had given him the short sword, he immediately felt very happy. You must know that the material used to make this short sword is made from an ancient pterosaur skeleton, and although the content is extremely low, it is also rare. At least a thousand taels of black iron soul crystals will be required at the auction, and it may not be able to be auctioned.
"In that case, when the matter is over, let's go and see if we can get some handy equipment." Yang Lingyun made up his mind to go to this auction to see it. Imagine holding a high-attack weapon, attacking thousands of attacks with one sword, and killing in seconds. What a pleasure it was.
"Boss, I only have a low-level bronze member. If you want to go to a higher venue, you must meet the corresponding requirements. Otherwise, you won't be able to get in if you have money. Li Kai said with a wry smile. It's not that he doesn't want to show his face in front of the boss, but seeing that Yang Lingyun can't even look down on a sought-after item like a short sword at a bronze-level auction, I'm afraid he wants at least equipment like the recurve bow in his hand. This was the finale of his fortune at the Bronze auction.
"And so many more requests? Let's talk about it first. Xiong Da, you collect the items on the last two, and we will wait for Amp and them to recover before we set off. Yang Lingyun thought to himself that Li Kai and the two had just fought a big battle, and it was not easy to set off immediately. Since this auction must be visited, it is necessary to understand the situation first.
"The auction venue tier corresponds to our ranking tier. The same is black iron, bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamonds, and masters. To qualify for the auction of the Black Iron Rank, you need 10,000 taels of Black Iron Soul Crystal credit and 10 contribution points. This contribution value is to take out the item to the auction to obtain it, and one contribution value is equivalent to the value of the auctioned item is one thousand taels of black iron soul crystals. Some people can't take out the items for auction, so they fill them up with some cultural relics, and then buy them back at a high price in exchange for contribution value. When you accumulate enough contribution points and then enter the auction house, the auction house will charge 20% of the handling fee each time. It can be said that the auction is a two-pronged one, but there is no way, this is the rule set by the auction. With each level, the required contribution and credit points increase tenfold. ”
Li Kai said the rules of the auction, and immediately attracted An Pei, who was breathing on the side, to scold: "In such a dark auction, no one is bothering them?" ”
"Not to mention the high-powered weapons made with traditional technology in the garrison of Leather City, even the terrible magic in Bandle City can be prohibitive. Here, platinum-level powerhouses have to be careful. The arrows of my bow are the ones that the Ferreljords have crafted with physical and magical penetration. And the bullets and cannonballs they created with higher-level soul crystals, the power of explosion and penetration can make platinum-level powerhouses become mortal terrifying existences. And the transportation and sale of these weapons and magic are all borne by the organization behind the auction, who do you say would dare to challenge this organization with all its hands? ”
Li Kai only exposed the tip of the iceberg of the huge interest group behind the auction, which immediately silenced Ampere. Even the top platinum-level powerhouses are going to be reduced to terrifying weapons for mortals, what a rebellious equipment it must be. Then our hard work in cultivation is not as good as those ordinary people who control weapons?
"However, these weapons have build requirements and restrictions on their use. There is never a shortcut to the path of cultivation. Black iron-level technology weapons alone can easily inflict fatal damage on silver-level powerhouses, and if there is no restriction, then the cultivation world will inevitably be disrupted. The first is that the person who crafts the weapon must have very precise control over the power of the soul and runes, and a rank higher than the power of the weapon. Gold-rank blacksmiths need to double their soul power output and a variety of special materials to create a single-use weapon that can kill Silver rank masters or even seriously injure Gold rank masters. The user must also have at least half of the strength rank of the weapon activated. Otherwise, the power of the weapon will be greatly reduced.
Cultivating a beginner forge is about as difficult as training 100 gold-level masters. What's more, the cultivation of an intermediate forging master, you must know how much resource cultivation is required for a middle-level forging master to be at least a platinum rank? Only the power behind the auction can have such huge resources to train many forgers for their use. The organization behind the auction was very mysterious, and even the people of the four major families of God, Demon, Dao, and Sword were unwilling to offend them easily. ”
Listening to Li Kai talk about the Xin Mi of the Cultivation Realm Continent, he didn't realize that at this time, Zheng Gan, Xiong Da, Huang Fei and others all gathered around and listened with relish.
"In this case, the auction has to be considered in the long run. Now that everyone is rested, let's hurry up and find the remaining teammates. Yang Lingyun glanced at everyone around, seeing that most of the first day had passed, but even his teammates had not yet gathered. This made Yang Lingyun find that this first exam was not easy, not to mention that the lowest rank of the several waves of soul beasts he had encountered before was all bronze breath. Although the strength is not high, it is better in numbers. Dozens of soul beasts attacked at the same time, and there were even many silver elite-level soul beasts among them. In the absence of supplies, there is a high risk of being killed by a group attack.
The first exam not only tests the candidate's network and strength, but also tests the ability to adapt and survive. The mere killing of the examinees can make a large number of people withdraw from the competition. What's even more cruel is that in the face of hordes of soul beasts, if you want to hunt them, I'm afraid you really have to place traps like hunters and lurk. However, if you want to hunt at least 100 soul beasts in three days, it will be difficult to climb to the sky. What's more, in the end, it is ranked according to the weight and quality of the soul crystals.
"Annie, where the hell are you?" Yang Lingyun looked at the valley in the distance and shouted in his heart.