ca-book Chapter 1786 The Competition Begins, Day 1 Ends!
Chapter 1786 The Competition Begins, Day 1 Ends!
As soon as Mr. Jin finished speaking, the bidding erupted like a tidal wave.
"One hundred and ten million!"
"One hundred and thirty million!"
"One hundred and fifty million!"
Two hundred million!
The price of the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit doubled in just a few breaths.
This is a rare treasure that can extend one's lifespan by a hundred years and greatly enhance one's cultivation level. Although it may not be much to the powerful forces in the private room, it is a rare and precious item for the low-level rogue cultivators and small forces.
Ye Chuyun sat quietly in the No. 1 VIP box, watching the frenzied bidding below.
He did not make a move.
Although the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit was good, its effect on him was negligible.
He has consumed countless similar spiritual fruits, and frankly, he has developed a resistance to them.
Moreover, with his financial resources, bidding for treasures of this caliber is tantamount to bullying others.
Ultimately, the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit was auctioned off to a medium-sized power on the third level for 380 million.
"The second item up for auction is a Purple Thunder Bamboo stalk, with a starting price of 120 million."
"The third item is a piece of icy jadeite, with a starting bid of 90 million."
"The fourth item..."
The auction was in full swing.
The first hundred items auctioned were mostly rare and precious materials, elixirs, and raw materials, with a value between one hundred million and one billion.
This was an appetizer for the lower and middle levels of power; the big shots in the private rooms basically didn't make a move.
Ye Chuyun only occasionally bid and won a few items of materials that were useful for the construction of the base.
For example, items like the [Star Pattern Stone] which can enhance the power of formations and the [Soil of Life] which can accelerate the growth of spiritual plants cost less than one billion in total.
I must say, coming to this auction was definitely worth it.
Many treasures are simply unavailable in the Blue Star Domain, but here they are as common as cabbage; as long as you have money, you can buy them.
But as the auction item numbers continued to climb, the value of the treasures also began to rise accordingly.
The 101st item, a top-grade cultivation technique called "Mysterious Ice True Technique," started at 1 billion and was eventually sold for 3 billion.
The 200th item, a Class-Earth magic weapon called the "Blazing Flame Banner," started at 2 billion and was eventually sold for 5.5 billion.
The 300th item, the ancient alchemy furnace [Sanyang Ding], had a starting price of 3 billion. After fierce bidding, it was finally acquired by the alchemy industry for 8 billion.
This is the first time the private room area has made a move.
The atmosphere really got heated when the number of auction items exceeded 500.
"The 501st item for auction, 100 jin of [Star Sand]!!" Old Jin's voice rose a few decibels.
"This item originates from the depths of space. It is a top-tier material for crafting spatial magical artifacts and a core resource for constructing ultra-large teleportation arrays. Starting bid: 5 billion!"
The bidding was in full swing.
Five and a half billion!
Six billion!
"Six billion!"
Ye Chuyun's eyes lit up.
Stardust, this is one of the materials Master Mo Falcon mentioned needed to build the power core of the War Fortress.
Although he had already purchased a batch through the Starfall Merchant Guild, the more of this material the better.
"Ten billion," Ye Chuyun said directly.
His voice carried throughout the room through the array of private rooms, and the bidding suddenly subsided considerably.
Jumping directly from 6.5 billion to 10 billion?
This price increase is too large.
Many people looked up at the No. 1 VIP room, their eyes filled with apprehension.
Those who can sit in that position are definitely not ordinary people.
Soon, more and more people chose to give up bidding, seemingly unwilling to oppose Ye Chuyun.
"One hundred billion at a time!" Old Jin announced loudly.
"One hundred and eleven billion!" A voice came from the No. 3 VIP room. It was Young Master Huoyun.
He clearly also had his eye on the Star Sand, or perhaps he simply wanted to compete with Ye Chuyun.
Ye Chuyun's expression remained unchanged: "15 billion."
The price was increased by another four billion.
Young Master Huoyun's face darkened.
15 billion, that's close to the upper limit of the market price for Stardust Sand.
Even if you win the bid, you'll still lose money if you keep bidding.
But he just lost face at the registration desk and now he really wants to get it back.
"One hundred and sixty billion!" Young Master Huoyun said through gritted teeth.
"Two hundred billion." Ye Chuyun continued to raise the price.
There was an uproar.
Two hundred billion, which is already 30% higher than the market price.
Young Master Huoyun's face turned ashen. He wanted to raise the price further, but the guard beside him whispered, "Young Master, calm down. Although Star Sand is precious, if you spend more than 20 billion to buy it, the master will probably blame you when you get back."
Young Master Huoyun took a few deep breaths and finally slumped down.
"Two hundred billion once, two hundred billion twice, two hundred billion three times!" Old Jin slammed down the gavel.
"Sold! Congratulations to the number one VIP box!"
Ye Chuyun nodded slightly.
Spending 20 billion yuan to buy 100 kilograms of star sand is indeed too expensive.
But what he wanted was not just materials, but also to establish his authority.
He wanted everyone to know that the No. 1 VIP room was not short of money, and that they would not hesitate to use any means necessary when they were determined to win.
As a result, some competitors with insufficient financial resources may back out in advance when bidding for the Primal Rune Crystal.
In the subsequent auctions, Ye Chuyun made several more bids.
He purchased a spatial crystal for 12 billion, which is the core material needed to build spatial nodes.
They also acquired a set of Nine Heavens Thunderfire Array array plates and array flags, costing 30 billion, which was prepared for upgrading the defensive array of Weiyang City.
They also bid on three Dragon Blood Grass plants and a bottle of Dragon Transformation Pool water, spending 28 billion, which was for the Ancestral Dragon.
Every move they make involves a significant price increase, using overwhelming financial power to directly crush their competitors.
After several visits, everyone remembered the mysterious tycoon in the No. 1 VIP box.
"That's outrageous! This way of raising prices is like they don't care about money at all."
"How much money does he actually have? Has he already spent nearly 100 billion?"
"This is nothing. Those who can get into the top-tier private rooms have a minimum of trillions of dollars in funds."
"We can't afford to offend them, we really can't afford to offend them."
"This is only the first day! There are still the grand finale and the main event to come. I can't imagine what a spectacle it will be like then."
"It seems that the No. 1 VIP box is going to be the big winner in this auction."
Amidst the discussions, the first day of the auction gradually came to an end.
When the 999th item, a high-grade Earth-rank defensive magic weapon called the Xuanwu Shield, was sold for 50 billion, Elder Jin announced the end of the first day of the auction.
"Today's Rare Treasures auction has now concluded. Tomorrow at the same time, the Major Treasures auction will officially begin, featuring three thousand top-tier auction items. Stay tuned!"
The first day of the auction has come to a close.
Ye Chuyun roughly estimated that he spent a total of 180 billion that day, bidding for twelve treasures, all of which were useful to the base or his companions.
"A good harvest." Zu Long happily played with the bottle of water from the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Thanks!
Kurosawa nodded: "That Nine Heavens Thunderfire Formation is indeed very suitable for the base."
Ye Chuyun smiled and said, "This is only the first day. Tomorrow is the main event."