Episode 28: Auction House
After Qing Binghe and his party walked out of the east gate of the academy, they walked straight towards Burning Sun City, in short, prepare some items first, considering that they don't have the currency of this world, they plan to go to the auction house first and sell the core of the storage of hunting spirit beasts in the past six months, although the cores in their hands are all one-star, but in terms of the general high price of the core and the amount in their hands, all of them add up to a relatively large asset for them.
"Where is the auction house?" After entering Burning Sun City, Qing Binghe looked at the bustling street and was stunned for a moment.
"Visually, you want to take a space ship, right? The distance seems to be a bit far, about 800 kilometers in a straight line. Cui He pondered repeatedly with the map of Burning Sun City given by the water source.
"The problem is that we don't have any money now, and we won't have money until after the auction?"
"Well, I'll have to run over it. Cui He whispered.
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By the time they arrived at the auction hall, it was already afternoon, and although the three of them were already cultivators, they were still a little physically and mentally exhausted after traveling continuously for so long.
"It's finally here, but it's the first time I've seen such a sturdy building. Yang Yi looked at the magnificent auction hall and couldn't help but sigh.
"Let's go, let's go to the appraisal area to auction things first, and by the way, we can also see if there are any more practical auction items. Qing Binghe beckoned.
In the appraisal area, the three old men looked at the things Qing Binghe placed on the table in amazement, a bunch of colorful crystals, which were the spirit beast cores that Qing Binghe and the others had obtained in the past six months, although they were all low-level one-star cores, but their number was more than a hundred.
"It seems that although the strength of the little brothers is not strong, they are cultivation madmen, and they will definitely have some achievements in the future. One of the old men said in admiration.
"The old gentleman has won the prize, please help calculate the total price. Qing Binghe bent down and said, he could feel that although these three old men seemed to be ordinary people, they had a faint aura of extremely long breath, they must be cultivating this undoubtedly, and at least they were at the peak of their strength.
"Although these are all one-star cores, even if they are one-star cores, one has a value of about 200 silver coins, since you have more than a hundred, naturally you can't auction alone, so you can only bundle the auction, the reserve price, I will set it at 20,000 silver coins, that is, 20 gold coins, now the core is in high demand, and some forces will buy low-level cores in large quantities, so if you are lucky, you can sell at least 30 gold coins or more." An old man slowly analyzed.
"Thank you. Qing Binghe said respectfully, and then left the appraisal area with Yang Yi and Cui He.
"Wow, 30 gold coins! We can finally have a luxury!" Yang Yi said excitedly.
"Don't be in a hurry to rejoice, let's go to the auction house now and see if there is anything useful, the money may not be enough. Qing Binghe shook his head, and then walked to the main entrance of the auction hall.
Entering the auction hall, the three of Qing Binghe were even more shocked, at least 60,000 square meters of the huge venue, full of people, only there are some seats in the corner, and from Qing Binghe's observation, most of these people are still ordinary people, and cultivators only account for less than 20 percent, it stands to reason that the proportion of cultivators in a place like the auction hall should be high, after all, cultivators have the largest assets in the world.
Qing Binghe and the three of them only hunted low-level spirit beasts for six months, and they could exchange them for 30 gold coins, you must know that the core of a one-star spirit beast is the cheapest, and the core price of a two-star spirit beast is a hundred times more expensive, so it is conceivable that the powerful cultivators are rich one by one.
Of course, cultivators don't make money like this, it's just one of them.
After Qing Binghe and the others sat down, it was just when the previous item was photographed and the next item was brought up.
"Three-star low-level skill, Demon Soul Palm, reserve price, 300 gold coins!" With the auctioneer's shout, everyone immediately boiled.
"I'll make it, three-star skills!" Yang Yi was dumbfounded.
"But you can't afford it. Cui He struck.
"Don't be funny, don't you see that this is a dark attribute skill? Yang Yi, you don't even have an element, even if you buy it, what's the use, let's find a way to awaken our own element first, and the skill will not be considered." Qing Binghe said helplessly.
"350 gold!"
"400 gold!"
"480 gold!"
"550 gold!"
After a while, the speed of price increase made Qing Binghe and the others dumbfounded, and it soon rose to 800 gold coins, and finally stopped at the high price of 1020 gold coins.
"Strange, isn't the dark element a rare element? the entire continent has very few people, and it stands to reason that it shouldn't be easy to sell. Yang Yi wondered.
"It's a dark element, it's not a dark element, a dark element is pure dark, and there is more than one element of the dark attribute, and there are many ordinary elements. Qing Binghe explained.
"No wonder. Yang Yi suddenly realized.
The auction went on in an orderly manner, and after a while, it was the core of the three-person auction of Qingbing He, but the auction house changed to a box that looked more high-end.
"It looks different when you change the packaging. Yang Yi complained.
"It is estimated that this thing is no stranger to the cultivators present, and it is the core of a one-star spirit beast. The auctioneer said.
"The core of a one-star spirit beast is not a precious thing, is it necessary to make a box?" asked someone in the audience.
"Because, this is a whole hundred one-star cores. The auctioneer explained, followed by boos from the audience.
Although a one-star core is not a precious thing, it is rare to see such a large number of auctions together, but since the auction is a core, naturally only cultivators are interested, but unfortunately many cultivators can't buy so much at once.
"Reserve price, 20 gold coins!" the scene fell into a temporary silence as the auctioneer fell.
"24 gold coins!" After a while, a voice sounded, Qing Binghe looked over, and saw that it was a resolute-looking middle-aged uncle sitting at the top of the VIP seat, although it looked relatively ordinary, but Qing Binghe still felt a palpitation, it seems that his strength should be no less than Dutong.
"Mr. Pang Gongbo is so powerful, he is actually interested in these low-level things?" another handsome young man at the head of the VIP table chuckled, and then shouted out the price: "30 gold coins!"
"Isn't Mr. Gongsun the same?" the middle-aged uncle said with a light smile.
"There's no way, after all, what can be done to raise so many boys?" the young man shook his head.
Yang Yi stared at the VIP seat and said in a low voice: "It's a bit exaggerated, only the people in the VIP seat bid for our thing." ”
"This is normal, generally no one will buy so many cores, unless it is a powerful person, and the powerful people are naturally in the VIP seat. Qing Binghe said in a low voice.
"But these two people are estimated to be a little strong, they sit in the front row and don't talk, and no one bids for them as soon as they shout. Cui He muttered, and Qing Binghe and Yang Yi also nodded.
"40 gold coins!" The soaring price made the hearts of the three of Qing Binghe shrink, and then looked at the man who had just spoken, this man was naturally sitting in the front row of the VIP seat, this person had a cold face, reddish hair, and a handsome face that revealed a little domineering.
"Mr. Raymond, this price seems to be slightly more than it is worth, right?" said the middle-aged uncle.
"I'm in a hurry, so I want to save trouble, if the two of you still want to fight, even if the price is increased. The red-haired man said lightly.
"Since Brother Raymond is bound to win, he naturally has to give face. The young man smiled and stopped bidding, and the middle-aged uncle shook his head and sat back in his chair.
As a result, the 100 cores of the Qingbing Lotus were traded at a price of 40 gold coins.
"Damn, Qing Binghe is making a lot of money now. Yang Yi said excitedly in a low voice.
"Didn't you just hear the red-haired man's name?" said Qing Binghe dryly.
"What's your name? I knew he was a wealthy man. Yang Yi was noncommittal.
"Ahh......h
"The force to which the dead man belonged before, the Fire Thunder Pavilion, the pavilion master seems to be him, Raymond. Qing Binghe said softly.
", if I'm not mistaken, the Fire Desire Dragon seems to have said that his strength is the rank of the common people, right?" Yang Yi asked.
"Well, no wonder they will sit at the top of the VIP seat, but in this way, the strength of the other two people should be similar to him......?
"Then there are only Wushuang Pavilion and Pang Long Pavilion, which are also the four pavilions. Cui He answered.
"The people are strong!" Qing Binghe and the three of them were a little excited in their eyes, and they continued to look at the auction hall.
At this time, the auction was nearing the end, and the items that came out were better than one another, of course, the three of them could only salivate dryly, and their economic ability was not even a fraction of enough.
"This item should be familiar to all cultivators, many people should still use it, but the quantity is a little small, so let's sell it cheaper, two elemental crystals, and the reserve price is 20 gold coins. ”
At the same time as seeing this item, Qing Binghe sat up directly.
"What's wrong?" Yang Yi and Cui He were confused.
"You two really don't need to work, you don't know this thing, this is a good thing that can help cultivators awaken the element, the price given by the academy is enough to 60,000 credits!" Qing Binghe said in ecstasy.
"it, then we ......," Yang Yi said hurriedly.
"Buy! Let's see if you can buy it, cultivators with elements won't fight, and cultivators without elements are generally sergeant ranks, and they can't take out that much money, so they should have a chance. Although Qing Binghe's analysis was more accurate, he forgot the most important point, but in the next second he already knew.
"25 gold coins!" It was none other than one of the three pavilion masters in the front row, Pang Gongbo.
"It's over, I forgot that those who have power will also intervene. Qing Binghe felt his heart skip a beat, and it wilted in an instant.
"What are you afraid of, we have 40 gold coins!" Yang Yi stood up suddenly, and it was too late for Qing Binghe to stop it.
"30 gold!"
Everyone in the auction hall was stunned for a moment, and for a moment they all looked over, and there were people in the ordinary seats who dared to bid with the VIP seats, which was a rare thing, especially since the VIP was still a leader who could be regarded as not weak in the entire continent.
"It's over, you've killed me. Qing Binghe covered his face and hit the wall.