Chapter 203 Auction
Chapter 203 Auction
Auction house in commercial district.
The lights were dim, and the buyers seemed to be hiding in the darkness. The venue was like an opera house. When the curtain opened, the woman in a red dress in the center of the stage struck the bronze hammer.
clang!
"Welcome to the Venus Auction House. This auction house is under the Security Bureau of the Executive Office and is responsible for the quality of all auction items. Fighting is prohibited in the venue. Once discovered, we will immediately arrest the offender and send him to the Black Prison."
The woman in the red dress had a charming smile but her words were merciless. For an auctioneer responsible for warming up the atmosphere, this performance was a failure, but she was obviously not an ordinary staff member.
Without much discussion, the first item came on stage.
Fifty strong men came onto the stage, fully armed, each holding a modern rifle, and equipped with bulletproof vests, night vision goggles, multi-functional tactical helmets and other equipment.
At the same time, a picture appeared on the stage screen.
"The SKS team was formerly a famous mercenary group in the wasteland. They hope to find a suitable employer. They have been in the industry for ten years. The team has a good reputation and ability. The base price is five million fortress coins every two years."
The woman in the red skirt introduced loudly that for this kind of elite mercenary group, the starting price of five million is the norm in the industry. They don't show off their wealth. The specific price is discussed in private between the leader and the employer. Strictly speaking, what is being auctioned now is just the expected intention.
On the stage screen, the SKS team was covering the retreat of their previous employer from a destroyed medium-sized settlement. A wandering bandit group of thousands of people launched attacks from all directions, but were all beaten back. After sending the employer onto the helicopter, the SKS team actually chose to turn back and fought for several hours before defeating the bandit group. Nearly twenty of their own men were killed or wounded, and their style was extremely ferocious.
There are even two superior psychics in the SKS team, namely, No. 81 in the Power Sequence List·Sword Control, which symbolizes the water among wind, fire, earth and water and represents the spirit, and No. 88 in the Power Sequence List·Fire Shape, which is an advanced version of Fireball and Jhin.
As the woman in the red dress finished her words, the bidding began.
But no one expected that someone would spend a huge amount of money right after it came up.
"Ten million fortress coins."
There was a burst of discussion in the auction hall on the first floor. A 100% first price increase was rare in an auction. Many people turned their heads to look at the second floor, but unfortunately the VIP room was equipped with one-way glass.
"Ten million for one time!" The woman in the red dress knocked the hammer. "The VIP in Room 4 is determined to get this SKS team. The sharp blade is out of the sheath. The auction house has certified that the SKS team is worth the price."
As soon as these words came out, a cold snort from the middle-aged man was heard in Room 4.
This kind of expensive hired force is bought to be used. The woman in the red skirt reminded the enemies of the VIPs in Room 4 that once the SKS team fell into the hands of the middle-aged man, it would immediately turn into a sharp blade to stab them. Even if they could not stop it, they could not let the middle-aged man buy it so easily.
Many people at the scene had already noticed that the VIP in Room 4's first bid of doubling the price broke the rules, and he was almost able to buy it directly. This behavior caused a counterattack from the woman in the red skirt.
As for the VIPs, there are countless ways to find out the identity of the middle-aged man, the only difference is the cost.
"Twelve million."
"Twelve and a half million."
"Fifteen million."
The bidding suddenly became extremely fierce.
In the end, the SKS team's employment intention was sold for 20 million, and the middle-aged man's voice had become extremely cold.
In VIP room No. 10, someone watched the whole process.
“It’s actually the owner of the park.”
Through the Eye of the Beast, Jiang He saw the reflection of the single-lens glass from the boss's perspective. The other party spent a huge price to buy the SKS team and converted money into force. The purpose was self-evident.
"It should be to deal with me." Jiang He thought to himself, this means that the other party can find a suitable opportunity to attack, and he is also looking forward to it.
"The second auction item is the invitation letter to the Venus Hotel in two days. I believe everyone here has a close connection with the Security Bureau. The specific number of invitation letters to be sold this time is inconvenient to disclose. The starting price of the first one is 500,000 Fortress Coins."
On the first and second floors of the venue, countless people cursed the woman in the red dress in their hearts. The hidden number of invitations ensured the fierceness of each bidding. Sooner or later, this guy would be shot on the street because of her evil heart.
In the next ten rounds of bidding, Jiang He made his third bid and spent one million Fortress coins to buy an invitation letter. He could use the eight million in the park's account freely. The memory card came from Fortress Bank, which was the First Fortress, that is, the industry of the Silver City royal family, and had good credibility and reputation.
The auction venue was bustling with activity. Regardless of whether the woman in the red dress was worthy of criticism, she did succeed in livening up the atmosphere.
"The 21st auction item is the complete body of the upper-level wild beast Earth Dragon. The starting price is one million Fortress Coins."
Jiang He cheered up.
In this world, dominant kings are occasionally born among the wild beasts, namely silver creatures. Because the wild beasts are full of malicious emotions, their intelligence level is far lower than that of the same level, and the difficulty of hunting them is also reduced.
Through the blood crystallization of ruling-level wild beasts, the upper-level psychic can be promoted to the ruling-level psychic after meeting the proficiency level, provided that his own willpower is strong enough to resist the remnant of the wild beasts. And because the ruling-level psychic is unique, in order to succeed, there must be no one blocking the way ahead.
Among the ruling wild beasts, the Earth Dragon King is one of the more notorious ones. It has a strong reproductive capacity and possesses dragon-like characteristics.
"1500000."
Jiang He chose to make an offer. The complete corpse of an earth dragon included blood crystals and bones, which could be used for two purposes. Not only could it help upgrade the mid-level psychics of the earth dragon system, but its bones were also one of the main materials for defensive military mechas.
"Two million."
There are people bidding on the first floor.
Jiang He opened his snake eyes and cast a look. When purchasing the main materials for military mechas, no one would come to the auction to be a sucker. The other party was most likely a mid-level psychic with sufficient proficiency.
"Two and a half million."
"...two million eight hundred thousand."
The bidder's temperature suddenly rose.
"Three and a half million."
Jiang He simply raised the price. He didn't feel sorry at all for spending the park's money. This thing was related to the creation of the Spear of Destiny, so it was worth the money.
Generally speaking, when awakening, people must use the alien blood crystals of lower-level wild beasts, otherwise it is easy to cause corruption, but the expected recipient is the child of destiny, and the other party is protected by the destiny bestowed by the world, so the possibility of death is not great.
"Three million and a half each time."
"Three and a half million twice."
Finally, the woman in the red dress fell.
In the VIP room, a waitress came in carrying instruments. Jiang He swiped his card, and then the corpse of the earth dragon was brought over.
The corpses of more than a dozen high-ranking wild beasts were sold one by one, and the woman in the red skirt said loudly:
"In three days, the annual Fortress Military Academy survival competition will be held in the mountain forest of the academy area. The final winner of this survival competition will be a ruling-class mecha that is more than half damaged. Now we will start auctioning the academy's gambling rights."
(End of this chapter)