Ant City.
This place is only half a day's walk from Quaker City.
When Tang San and others entered the city, they heard about the Quaike City auction.
"Would you like to go take a look, maybe we can buy some items that will help us go to sea?" Dai Mubai suggested.
After half a day's journey, they speeded up and arrived in less than an hour.
Tang San shook his head, "Forget it, let's continue on our way."
They have limited funds, and they don’t know how much it will cost to rent a boat to Poseidon Island!
Tang Xiao didn't want to cause trouble.
"Xiao San is right. Large-scale auctions can attract most nobles and wealthy businessmen in the entire empire. This place is very close to Hanhai City. If our identity is exposed, we can only go to Poseidon Island until the limelight passes."
……
The guests took their seats one after another, and the auction officially began.
This large-scale auction was co-hosted by two senior auctioneers.
The two auctioneers introduced their names to the guests and then made their opening remarks.
"Thank you all for coming. So, without further ado, we will present our first auction item."
The staff pushed a trolley to the auction stage, and the location where the lots were placed on the trolley was covered with red cloth.
The auctioneer uncovered the red cloth to reveal the items inside.
"If there is a sea soul master among all the guests, you should know the function of this thing."
"Is this a ski?" Ning Rongrong asked.
Back when he was in the far north ice field, Ning Tianchen had made similar boards out of wooden boards. But obviously, this board is bigger and longer.
"This is a surfboard." Ning Tianchen said: "The function is to glide in the waves."
The items in this auction are all high-end goods. How could an ordinary surfboard appear here?
Before he could think about it, one of the auctioneers introduced: "This is a soul guide that looks similar to a surfboard. When soul power is injected into it, you can sail and surf quickly on the sea. It is a rare toy. .”
"The starting price is 50,000 gold soul coins, and each bid increase must not be less than 1,000 gold soul coins!"
In the private room, Ning Tianchen arranged: "If you are under 70,000 gold soul coins, you can shoot directly."
Next, they need Yuanyang. This soul surfboard may work wonders.
Most of the guests were land soul masters and were not very interested in a toy worth fifty thousand gold soul coins that was surfing in the sea.
As for the Sea Spirit Masters, they have very good water properties, and the experience is still good when playing on ordinary surfboards.
What's more, not all sea soul masters like surfing.
The auctioneer was about to give up and was about to announce that the auction had failed when Feng Xiaotian called out the price, "Fifty thousand gold soul coins."
The auctioneer was afraid that he would regret it, so he immediately dropped the hammer and announced the result.
"Congratulations to the distinguished guest in Private Room No. 2. Then the distinguished guest in Private Room No. 2 will choose the number of the next lot."
Before the auction started, the staff distributed a numbering booklet to each guest, in which the numbers for selecting the lots were included.
"Sixty-six, number sixty-six," Oscar said.
Soon, the staff took out Lot No. 66 from the warehouse, placed it on a tray, and handed it to the auctioneer.
The two auctioneers on the stage exclaimed, "It seems that our distinguished guest in the second private room is lucky and has selected a very valuable item. In previous large-scale auctions, this item will definitely be the finale."
As he spoke, the auctioneer unveiled the red cloth.
On the tray is an object in the shape of a right arm bone. It looks like a soul bone, but it does not emit the soul power fluctuations belonging to the soul bone.
The guests looked at each other in confusion, thinking that this was a failed arm soul bone.
"A soul guide again?" Ning Tianchen guessed.
Seeing that he had whetted the appetite of the guests, the auctioneer introduced: "The appearance of this object is similar to that of a soul bone, but it is not a soul bone, but an offensive soul guidance device."
"According to the seller, this object is a soul guidance device created tens of thousands of years ago by a soul guidance device master based on soul bones."
"Tie the soul guide to your arm and inject soul power into it, and you can launch an attack that is not weaker than the Soul Emperor's strength."
"The most important thing is that if this item is properly maintained, it is not disposable and can be used for a long time."
"The starting price is one million gold soul coins, and each bid increase must not be less than 50,000 gold soul coins. The bidding begins."
Ning Tianchen was a little moved by this soul tool.
It can only issue Soul Emperor-level attacks. Although it is useless to them, it is of great research value.
Currently, Lou Gao and others are making slow progress in researching soul guidance devices. None of the soul guidance devices in the drawings provided have been released yet.
If you get a ready-made offensive soul guide, you can completely reverse engineer it.
But the price is too expensive, and some of the gains outweigh the losses.
Anyway, they are about to head to the Sun and Moon Continent.
Soul guidance device technology has never been lost on the Sun and Moon Continent, and you can buy the technology you want at a very low price.
Thinking of this, Ning Tianchen decided to give up the bidding.
In the end, this soul tool was bought by the Dragon Snake family for 1.4 million gold soul coins. Duke Long presumably did this for his granddaughter.
However, the Dragon Snake family is not a wealthy family. If they buy this soul tool, they will not be able to buy anything else later.
The dozens of items that followed were all ordinary to Ning Tianchen.
……
The auction started in the afternoon and turned into the evening in a blink of an eye.
Without what they wanted, Ning Tianchen and others took a nap in the private room.
Suddenly, the auctioneer exclaimed, "Congratulations to guest No. 67 in the third row for selecting a high-value lot in this auction."
Ning Tianchen became interested and opened his eyes to look at the auction table.
After lifting the red cloth, the true face of Lushan was revealed.
This is a medicinal herb that exudes a bright aura, and its quality has reached the level of fairy grass.
"It's a pity that this fairy grass has withered due to improper storage, and its medicinal power has been weakened."
Ning Tianchen sighed.
The name of this object is Guangming Xianluohua, and it is the item in the note given to him by Guangling Douluo.
The auctioneer introduced vigorously: "Soul masters with bright martial spirits can quickly increase their strength after taking it."
"The starting price is 800,000 gold soul coins, and each bid increase must not be less than 50,000 gold soul coins."
Soul masters with light attributes were already rare on the mainland, and since the auction had only seen two high-value items since the beginning, the guests were unwilling to spend more money to buy a fairy grass that was of little use to them.
In the end, he was auctioned off by Light Ling Douluo for a price of 1.05 million gold soul coins.
Light Ling Douluo randomly quoted a number, but he didn't expect it to be another high-value auction item.
"This is a 60,000-year-old trunk soul bone of a Carcharodontosaurus."
The Carcharodontosaurus is an extremely ferocious spirit beast, but it has been extinct on the mainland for five thousand years.
This soul bone is the only one currently on the market.
"Fight with all your strength!" Ning Tianchen made up his mind.
Whether this soul bone is absorbed by Feng Xiaotian and others, or left in the sect's treasure house, it is a good choice.
"The starting price is three million gold soul coins, and each bid increase must not be less than two hundred thousand gold soul coins."
The trunk soul bone is the most important soul bone among all parts of a soul master. With a lifespan of 60,000 years, it is already the best of the best.
As a result, the bidding was extremely fierce. "Three, two million gold soul coins."
"Three.6 million gold soul coins"
"Four million gold soul coins."
"Four.9 million gold soul coins."
In just a few breaths, the value of soul bones reached an incredible height.
"The value of a 60,000-year-old trunk soul bone is limited to about seven million gold soul coins." Ning Tianchen touched his chin.
However, the value of the soul bones of an extinct soul beast like the Carcharodontosaurus is definitely higher.
Ning Rongrong smiled bitterly and said: "We didn't bring much money with us this time. If we take this soul bone, we may not be able to compete for subsequent high-value auctions. Don't forget, we also have to spend money to rent a boat to go to sea."
"Keep one million funds aside and use your soul bones to offset the rest." Ning Tianchen put forward his idea.
The auction house supports barter for goods, and he happens to still have a lot of soul bones in his hand.
No one objected.
The value of the mad soul bone is not high, so it would be good to replace it with other soul bones.
Ning Tianchen raised the sign in his hand, "A 40,000-year-old wind demon wolf torso soul bone, plus two million gold soul coins."
The value of a 40,000-year-old soul bone is around four million gold soul coins, and Ning Tianchen's price came to six million gold soul coins.
Hearing the quotation, the whole place was in an uproar, and the guests' eyes were drawn to it.
Using soul bones as bargaining chips to trade soul bones is definitely a big deal.
"Friend, how about I pay 4.5 million to buy your torso soul bone?"
The VIP in private room No. 13 knocked on their door.
The two remaining torso soul bones in Ning Tianchen's hands are both 40,000 years old. Just keep one and take it back to the sect.
Such private transactions will not be prohibited at the auction house.
"Promise him. The auction house will only buy it for four million at most." Ning Rongrong said.
Ning Tianchen nodded, and the two parties quickly reached a deal.
VIP No. 13 took the soul bone and left the auction house directly.
For him, he didn't have enough funds to bid for a 60,000-year-old trunk soul bone, so the next best thing was to buy a 40,000-year-old trunk soul bone.
"Six million and two hundred thousand." Another distinguished guest quoted the price.
After the transaction was completed, Ning Tianchen had a lot of funds in his hands, and there was no need to use soul bones to pay for it.
"Six hundred and ninety thousand!" Ning Tianchen said seven hundred thousand too high in one breath.
Each price increase must not be less than 200,000 gold soul coins. If you buy a 60,000-year-old trunk soul bone for more than 7 million, you need to think carefully.
"I guess there won't be any more." Oscar was a little nervous.
VIP No. 1, who was bidding with them, fell into thinking.
This is only the third high-value item, which will exceed 7 million gold soul coins. There will be other high-value items in the future, which may not be easy to compete for.
Besides, soul bones were not the main goal of his trip.
Seeing that no one followed the price, the auctioneer announced: "Congratulations to the guest in private room No. 2."
Just as the auction hammer was about to fall, the guests sitting in the first row of the venue made an offer, "Seven.2 million gold soul coins."
The rules of the auction house do not clearly stipulate that after the auctioneer makes an announcement, he will definitely decide the ownership of the lot.
Even if the auction hammer has fallen, as long as the item has not been taken off the auction stage, anyone can continue to increase the price.
"Who is this guy!" Chen Huayu said angrily.
I have already sold a soul bone. If I can't get this soul bone, I will lose a lot.
Feng Xiaotian frowned and said: "It's a count from the empire. This guy was transferred from Tiandou City to the north of the empire more than ten years ago. I didn't expect to be so rich!"
"It seems that there is a lot of exploitation of civilians." Zhu Zhuqing sneered.
At this moment, it is meaningless to discuss whether the other party is corrupt or bribery.
"Seven million and a half million is my bottom line." Ning Tianchen frowned, "Let's offer 7.4 million. If he adds more, we won't follow."
After the price was reported, the earl's expression changed slightly, he glanced at the location of private room No. 2 and stopped following the price.
The dust has settled!
Ning Tianchen did not hesitate, and immediately went to the backstage to buy the previously taken lot and this soul bone to avoid long nights and dreams.
……
The auction continued into the early hours of the second day.
There were a total of ten high-value items, and Ning Tianchen and others bought two of them.
They are a 60,000-year-old trunk soul bone and a large field soul guide.
The purpose of the field soul guide is to use it for the defense of the sect.
After being turned on, the soul guide will create a field, and the enemy's ability to move within it will be suppressed.
This kind of soul guide is also available in the Qibao Glazed Sect, but it also has great limitations.
When the domain is open, the soul guide cannot move and requires multiple people to pour soul power into it to maintain it.
Therefore, the value is only two million gold soul coins, which is considered within the acceptable range.
It is worth mentioning that Ning Tianchen also took two pieces of ten thousand year soul bones.
Before setting off, Ning Tianchen bought another storage soul guide and stored all the soul bones and field soul guides in it. The risks during the ocean voyage were uncontrollable. He planned to hand it over to the disciples of the Intelligence Department and send it back to the sect.
However, Ning Tianchen still kept a thousand-year soul bone on his body.
Go to the Sun and Moon Continent. If the currency is blocked, the soul bones can be quickly converted into cash.
After leaving the auction house, everyone returned to the hotel to rest for the night, and set off for Hanhai City early the next morning.
In the car, Oscar explained: "Tianchen, the disciples from the Intelligence Department should have gone to Hanhai City. We can just meet them there."
Ning Tianchen nodded.
He sealed the newly purchased soul guidance bracelet with his spiritual power.
There are more than a dozen soul bones inside, with a total value of tens of millions of gold soul coins. Being seen by an ordinary disciple of the Intelligence Department will inevitably lead to greed and cause unnecessary trouble.
And his mental power blockade can be easily unlocked by Dugu Bo.
After getting the sect back, Dugu Bo will dispose of the things inside.
The carriage gradually approached Hanhai City, and the salty aroma in the air became stronger and stronger.
People even opened all the car curtains to embrace the ocean atmosphere.
For them, this is the first time they have arrived in a seaside city. They are about to see what the sea looks like, and they are filled with longing.
At the same time, Tang San and his party arrived at Hanhai City ahead of them.
They stayed in a hotel in Hanhai City, and then under Tang San's arrangement, they separated in pairs and searched the city for a ship willing to take them to Poseidon Island.
Tang Xiao and Tang San walked together.
Tang Xiao said with some worry: "Sea soul masters believe in Poseidon. Ever since the battle between Wuhun Temple and Poseidon Island, Poseidon Island has become a forbidden land for land soul masters. I'm worried that no ship will take you there."
"The most important thing is that there are pirates in the sea. If you are attacked by pirates, it will be a big trouble for you."
There were already enough troubles, Tang San had already looked away, "Uncle, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge, why do you need to think so much before launching into the sea?"
In his opinion, anti-piracy is the responsibility of the captain and has nothing to do with them. (End of chapter)