"Speaking of which, it's fortunate that we didn't discover that the spiritual energy within that string of prayer beads was of a high level. Otherwise, if we had continued to compete, we would have only benefited the auction house for nothing. If I'm not mistaken, even if the price of that string of prayer beads reached seven or eight hundred million, Mr. Lin wouldn't have given up, would he?" After a pause, Lang Jiuping looked at Lin Yun and said with a smile.

Upon hearing Lang Jiuping's words, his companions all stared intently at Lin Yun.

They also wanted to know if Lin Yun would still bid for the Buddhist prayer beads if their price rose to seven or eight hundred million.

"Of course I won't give up. Even if that string of prayer beads fetches a billion, I still won't give up," Lin Yun said with a slight smile.

Throughout his speech, he constantly projected an image of wealth and arrogance, seemingly portraying himself as a fool who had easily acquired riches. In reality, this was also a strategy.

This approach can get the other party to reveal more information and make them more willing to do business with him.

A level two spiritual being is worth at least a thousand spiritual crystals on the cosmic trading system. If he were to use Chinese currency to buy resources in exchange for spiritual crystals, it would be between three billion and five billion, or even more.

Moreover, spirituality has the greatest effect only when it is localized, and right now, he is in dire need of this kind of high-level spirituality. Even if he spends billions to buy it, it would be worth it.

Therefore, even if the new level-two spiritual essence really reaches a price of one billion, he would be very willing to buy it.

By paying a little more money, he can save himself a lot of energy and trouble, and may even achieve more intellectual gains sooner. Both parties benefit, and everyone is happy. Why not?

"Even if it reaches a billion... I won't give up..."

Lin Yun's calm words caused Lang Jiuping and his group to pause in surprise, with some even exclaiming in astonishment.

"call--"

The next moment, many of these people breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes... even if they knew all along that the spiritual energy within those prayer beads was of a high level... so what...?

Even if the bid reaches 1 billion, the other party will not give up. They will only offer 600 or 700 million at most. If they offer more, after deducting some operating costs, they cannot guarantee that they will make a profit.

It still couldn't change the outcome.

At this moment, they realized even more clearly the gap between themselves and Lin Yun.

The two sides are simply not on the same level.

Moreover, as their leader said, the other party is not a member of their circle and has never enjoyed any benefits from their circle. The other party is qualified to bid on anything at the auction, so what right do they have to complain about the other party?

Tell them not to bid, and then leave this huge bargain for them to splurge on.

How ridiculous is this?

They're not children anymore; they're not that naive.

Thinking this way made them feel much more at ease.

If anything is strange, it's that they were unlucky enough to run into Lin Yun at this auction.

"Mr. Lin, you have great courage. This time, our defeat was not unjust..." Lang Jiuping said with a slight bitter smile.

"That's how it is. I'm very interested in items with high spiritual power. If you have such an item, or if you know someone who has it, please introduce them to me for the transaction, and I can give you a commission..." Lin Yun said with a faint smile.

Including the five Level 1 spiritual beings he purchased today, he now possesses a total of seven Level 1 spiritual beings. He doesn't lack spiritual beings of this level for the time being. He's reluctant to sell spiritual beings on the Cosmic Trading System, as it's not something that can be done in a short time. He's genuinely afraid that if he buys Level 1 spiritual beings from these people, they might end up giving him a whole bunch of Level 1 spiritual beings at once.

Judging from the bids made by these people at the auction, they didn't know beforehand that the spiritual energy within the string of prayer beads was of a high level... These people estimated that an item possessing a first-level spiritual energy should be valued between two and three hundred million.

He's currently short on funds, and if the other party manages to get him a large number of items with level one spiritual power, he'll have a real hard time buying them.

It's more cost-effective to just buy high-end spiritual items.

In fact, Lin Yun was overthinking it. In the past few days, he had discovered more than ten level-one spiritual items and bought seven of them. He even bought an item with level-two spirituality. This was because his senses were very sensitive, and he could easily discover items with spirituality.

Although these people are spirit hunters, it is not an easy task for them to find items with spiritual properties. They may not find an item with spiritual properties for a long time.

At this auction, five items with first-level spirituality and one item with second-level spirituality appeared, which was something they hadn't expected.

This situation is also very rare.

If they knew, and also knew that Lin Yun had bought all those spiritual items, and that the items they had bought were all pseudo-spiritual, they probably wouldn't be so calm.

"Does it only require items with high spiritual power?" Lang Jiuping pondered upon hearing Lin Yun's words.

Those items possessing high spiritual power have only been encountered two or three times since they started as spirit hunters, and they have only obtained them once. Most of the other spirit hunters in their circle are in the same situation.

If Lin Yun only buys items with high-level spirituality, their operational options will be much smaller.

"That's how it is for now. How about this: if you can get your hands on an item of this caliber, I'm willing to buy it for ten billion. What do you say?" Lin Yun nodded slightly and said.

"One billion!"

These people exclaimed in surprise.

Items possessing high spiritual value are sold to others within their circle for around 700 to 800 million. However, there are some procedures involved, such as finding suitable buyers and preventing them from being cheated. These may require the assistance of their circle, which incurs some expenses. Transactions within their circle eliminate these procedures and are much safer.

Therefore, within their circle, if some spirit hunters discover items with high spiritual power, they might only need to spend six or seven hundred million to purchase them.

Subtracting six or seven hundred million from one billion, they can earn three or four hundred million... Even if it's less, close to three hundred million should be possible.

Even if they find two items with spiritual properties, they may not necessarily make this money!

Upon hearing Lin Yun's offer, their hopes immediately began to turn around!

They might not be able to find a single spiritual item for two or three months, or even three or four months... However, there are many spirit hunters in their circle, and about every month a spirit hunter will find an item with high spiritual power. If they buy it and then sell it to Lin Yun, the profit will be far greater than if they search for spiritual items themselves!

"Mr. Lin, is that true? Is there no limit to the number?" Thinking this, Lang Jiuping looked at Lin Yun and asked.

He wanted to know if this was a one-off deal or a long-term one.

"Um, could you possibly get your hands on a lot of items with high-level spiritual power? If you bring in too many at once, I won't be able to handle it. But for now, I can manage to get three or five without any problem," Lin Yun said with a smile after a moment of surprise.

Before this, he couldn't find high-level spiritual beings, but now, if the other party has too many high-level spiritual items, he has to turn them down.

However, the price he's paying now isn't low, and if the other party brings in too much at once, he really can't afford it.

For a moment, Lin Yun even wondered if the price he had quoted was too high.

"Mr. Lin, you're overthinking it. Even if it's just three or five items, it's not an easy thing for us to get them, and it won't be something we can do in a short time. I hope Mr. Lin won't mind the slow pace," Lang Jiuping said with a sigh of relief and a slight wry smile.

Three or five items... If they buy them from the circle and then resell them to Lin Yun, they could earn more than a billion.

Even just these three or five items represent a considerable transaction.

"As long as it's not too slow, that's fine. Um, I have something to take care of right now. If you don't have anything else to do, you can stay here. Although the place is temporarily closed, some staff are still here, so you can stay as usual. I'll arrange for my men to take care of things later..." Lin Yun nodded and smiled.

“Mr. Lin, please go ahead and do what you need to do. Don’t worry about us…” Lang Jiuping said.

"Um."

Lin Yun nodded again and then turned to leave.

While he was talking to these people, he had already purchased another device on the Cosmic Trading System that specializes in absorbing and refining spiritual energy.

Lin Yun had been considering where to place this item, which was specifically designed to absorb and refine spiritual energy.

There are only a handful of cities in China with a population of 20 million, and if you add the requirement of meeting the coverage criteria for equipment, the number becomes even smaller.

If he had to choose another location... he'd probably have to go to the capital...

Subconsciously, Lin Yun didn't want to choose that place. It was the capital of China, and the people there were beyond just top talents or figures.

If the equipment malfunctions while it's there, it would be a huge loss.

Then let's choose a foreign country...

Lin Yun pictured a small island nation.

That country has a high population density and also has cities that meet the criteria.

Soon, after Lin Yun arranged for his employees to entertain those people, he went to the underground parking garage, to a secluded spot. With a wave of his hand, he released an invisible flying car, which drove out of the garage and began heading towards that country.

The distance between Shenzhen and that country is still quite far.

"Three thousand kilometers per hour is still too slow. It won't get me there in an hour. Once I've earned some more spiritual crystals, I'll definitely get a better mode of transportation..." Lin Yun sighed softly in the flying car.

"Has the Mo family's ship started sailing again?" Just then, Lin Yun received a message. He glanced at it, then a slight smile appeared on his lips as he murmured.

His plan was to target one family first and gradually build up his strength.

If he targets two families at the same time, people will likely think of him or Qingyun Company.

The Mo family's ship...this was his first target...

"Well, when I get back, I'll go to the Mo family's ship..." Lin Yun said with a faint smile.