Chapter 54

Chapter 54

The staff's discussion continued for a while, then seemed to have other things to do and the staff left quickly.

Ying Chenlin did not call them. He lowered his head slightly and looked at the time on his computer. There was still some time before the auction started.

KID's parts are managed by him and Shen Xingtang. Those parts that do not meet his required passing rate are given priority to Jianheng Company, and the others are put on sale on Star Online. Shen Xingtang does not have the time and effort to store these parts in a place like an auction house that is prone to cause trouble. So whose part does the auction house belong to?

Upgradable parts refer to parts that can be reshaped based on the original parts.

The purpose is to upgrade the A-level parts.

Moreover, what he does is the upgrade of A-level parts, and the parts used are all old version parts for shaping. The highest price will not exceed 200,000 yuan. This kind of parts may be put in ordinary auctions, but it will not be put in the No. 8 auction held every few years.

In other words, the auction house will decide to add an item to the queue, which means that the item has been tested and deemed qualified by the auction house.

Ying Chenlin was thinking, and suddenly thought of something.

At this moment, his light brain suddenly lit up, and the name 'Shen Xingtang' was displayed on the virtual screen that popped up.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were going to the auction?" Shen Xingtang only found out after asking Huo Yan that the four of them were actually leaving together. He was immediately overwhelmed. "I'm already at the entrance of the auction. I'll be right there in the private room."

Ying Chenlin heard this and asked, "Sister Tang, can you help me?"

Shen Xingtang: "Do you have any material you want to shoot? I'll be right over."

"No." Ying Chenlin put away the material storage device that he was going to exchange for money, and took out another storage device: "I want to exchange something, and I want you to help me identify a person."

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In the backstage of the Sirius A-class auction house, several senior managers gathered together, discussing the items that were temporarily added to the auction. The auction house has the right to adjust the items before the auction begins. All the original exhibits have been finalized, but who would have thought that at this time an executive suddenly brought something new and said that he had decided to add something in the queue.

The fact that the management can decide to add an item at an important time before the auction begins means that it is a very important item.

The staff in charge of auction item management immediately ran over to take a look and found out that it was an S-grade part. There are too few S-class parts on the market, and the parts companies produce very few S-class parts each year. On the one hand, it is because the consumables consume too much time, and on the other hand, those who can afford S-class parts are professional mecha masters. Generally, the manufacturing is pre-ordered by mecha bases, and it is estimated that only a few of them are released into the market each year.

Now someone actually brought S-level parts for inspection——

“Has it been detected?”

"It's out! It's an S-level part, and its precision is 2% higher than the parts previously released on the market!"

"Is it really Yuan?"

"It should be him. It is said that when he entered the venue, he used the name Yuan."

"And he also said that this part is an upgradeable part. Think about it, who on Starnet can make upgradeable parts now?"

Yuan, the parts designer, is too mysterious. It is currently known that this designer has a close relationship with the KID base. Apart from this, no other news has been released. There are too many speculations about him on the Internet.

After all, he is the one who can raise the precision and durability of A-class parts to a higher level in one fell swoop. The upgraded parts he has upgraded are called upgraded parts by some people in the industry. Now, I heard that the famous Jianheng Company has cooperated with KID to carry out this technology and has developed parts with improved precision. Next year, new A-class mechas will be put on the market.

Regarding the ID yuan, the only existing ID mark is the parts mark sold in the KID online store and the product technical mark of Jianheng Company. This ID mark does not appear anywhere else.

However, in the auctions of the mecha industry, there are too many mecha masters or designers who hide their identities. Therefore, the auctions only consider the value of the items and never delve into the identities of the collectors or mecha masters who provide the items.

So when someone comes with the name "yuan", the staff at the door have to let the person in regardless of whether it is real or fake.

The staff was skeptical at first, until the testing machine inside the auction house tested the specific accuracy and durability of this part and found that it was an S-level part with an accuracy value of 82%!

With such higher precision and durability than the market, and being in Sirius, the identity of the visitor can be almost confirmed.

The person in charge of the auction site quickly took out the cards and said, "Try to squeeze this item in. There are many mecha masters here today, as well as some mecha base managers. They won't miss out on S-level parts like this. The order should not be too late, try to adjust it to the front."

In the busy room, managers are making final adjustments.

At this time, a reminder sounded outside the door, and the person in charge said impatiently: "What's the matter? I'm busy now, and other things will be put aside for later--"

The staff member who knocked on the door came in and said hesitantly, "General Manager, someone outside has sent in more parts for auction."

Person in charge: "What lot? Today's lot is already full. Those with average accuracy should be placed at the back."

The staff member hesitated and said, "The person who came is KID's boss Shen Xingtang. She said she has a Yuan part that she wants to shoot."

"What!?" The person in charge was stunned. "KID boss Shen Xingtang?"

Hearing this, he looked at the auction item information on the table in astonishment, "...but didn't Yuan come in person?"

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In the private room, Ji Qingfeng checked the time, looked towards the door, and asked in surprise: "Why did Shen Lin take so long? Could he have lost his way?"

"No way? Hasn't Chen Lin been here several times? The place where we exchange materials seems to be on the way we just came." Lin Yao looked at the gauze curtain in front of him that had not been opened for a long time, "But it's so strange, the start time of the auction has been delayed by 5 minutes."

Ji Qingfeng sent a message to Ying Chenlin, and at this moment the door of the private room suddenly opened.

Ying Chenlin walked in, and the three people in the private room looked at him.

Before Lin Yao could ask, the gauze curtain behind him suddenly opened, and the entire auction hall lit up. The dazzling light in the space gradually gathered to a point in the center, and the surrounding environment became darker, and finally condensed into a light spot platform in the center.

In the center of the platform, the auctioneer in a suit and tie walked onto the stand, and the auction booth lit up completely.

Auction No. 8 has begun!

"Ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the wait!"

In the separate auction rooms, as the auctioneer's voice sounded, everyone's eyes turned to the auction booth.

The first item has been put on the auction table.

The starting price was 500,000, which immediately dissuaded two people who wanted to take advantage of the bargain from bidding.

Ji Qingfeng: "Why is the starting price so high?"

Lin Yao: "Let me see if there are any with lower starting prices."

Ying Chenlin watched them flipping through the list and said, "I just redeemed something, so the money should be enough. Is there anything you want to shoot?"

"We two are just here to pick up bargains. If there's something suitable, we'll take a photo. If not, forget it." Ji Qingfeng looked at You Su and said, "Besides, aren't you and Brother You going to take photos? If there's not enough, we two will make up for it for you."

Lin Yao also nodded: "Yes, Sister Tang said that Brother You came to the competition just for the supernatural crystals."

When You Su heard this, he couldn't help but correct her: "You guys take your own pictures, I have money."

Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao glanced at him, their eyes revealing an emotion of 'understanding'.

"Brother, it's not shameful to be poor."

"You don't understand. This is a man's stubbornness."

Theo: "You Su, are you so stubborn?"

You Su gave up arguing with them. He had no interest in the things being auctioned outside. He flipped through the list and suddenly noticed that the order of the second half of the list had changed. His gaze paused for a moment, resting on an item that had never been on the auction block before.

Ying Chenlin lowered his head and flipped through the materials when he suddenly noticed a gaze from the side.

He looked up and noticed You Su was looking at him.

You Su said: "You are not exchanging materials, right?"

Just as Ying Chenlin was about to answer, he saw the virtual screen in front of You Su stopped at a certain place. He said truthfully, "I exchanged a part that was previously made of Welwitschia material."

Ji Qingfeng was surprised when he heard this: "Centennial orchid? Isn't that an S-grade material?"

Ying Chenlin nodded: "Well, I used the leftover scraps to make an S-level part."

Ji Qingfeng: “?”

Lin Yao: “?”

There was an S-class part added to the auction catalog. The details page of the part was not as detailed as other auction items, except that the designer's name was written as 'yuan'. You Su frowned slightly: "Did you just exchange the part yourself?"⑧

"I want to buy a lot of things." Ying Chenlin said seriously, "Originally I was just planning to buy some materials, but something went wrong and I wanted to buy one more thing, and I don't think I have enough money."

"Sister Tang happened to come over, and I asked her to help."

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The auction continued, the auctioneer's voice was excited, and the bids came one after another.

In a VIP room on the east side, two men sat facing each other, their attention not on the auction.

The one in gray said, "You've come all the way to Sirius. You're really capable of making a fuss. Don't forget that we still have a competition next week. Not only did you watch the competition in the last-place galaxy, the Aurora Galaxy, but you also came all the way here to bid for the energy crystals. The manager's communication is about to explode."

The man looked at the auction list, "Sirius is my hometown in a sense, so it's worth coming here. There is an S-level attack-type energy crystal."

"Maybe it's a cover up by the auction house. There are auction houses that have used offensive auctions to strengthen their products over the years." The speaker continued, "I heard that after watching Ace's game that day, you have been watching the games of various galaxies. During this period, you even watched the promotion game of the Dawn Galaxy. You don't suspect that the team that defeated Ace is from the Dawn Galaxy, right?"

The man said indifferently: "It's from the Dawn Galaxy."

The gray-clothed man was stunned: "How could it be that this is the last galaxy?"

Man: "The weapons carried by that convoy are extremely similar to those of the Sirius KID Squadron in the Aurora System."

The gray-clothed man said, "The overlap rate of weapons in the virtual battlefield is so high. Other teams are also using that kind of weapon. Besides, how can you be sure that it is the weapon used by the other team?"

The man smiled. "The weapons may be the same, but the operating habits will not change. That team is KID."

Gray Man: "But defeating Ace might just be a coincidence. Didn't you tell me that you came here to find that Yuan? And how are you going to find him?"

The man narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the auction site: "Yes, I want to know why the designer who can forge a weapon with a super high degree of compatibility would stay in this barren little place."

"It's easy to find him. Since he has been behind KID, we just need to find a way to lure him out. Don't forget, this is Sirius, and he is in Sirius."

The man in gray was puzzled: "And then? Does this have anything to do with what you did?"

The man said in a calm tone: "Do you think that if a parts designer like them who hides so well encounters an imposter, do you think he will not react?"

Hiding behind KID? He has a way to lure people out.

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In the lounge of the auction house, a tightly wrapped man sat in a private room. The virtual screen in front of him was broadcasting a live broadcast of the auction. His eyes were fixed on the items on the field, and the voice changer in his hand almost made him sweat. He saw the items passing by one by one, and from time to time he looked at the order of the items next to him.

It would be his turn soon, but even so he still felt uneasy.

But the only way to raise money in the shortest time is through an auction.

But during this period, the auction house will hold an auction on the 8th. He has inquired about it and found that generally, the items provided by unknown people like them will be selected before the auction, and it is very likely to be postponed to after the auction on the 8th.

Gu Xiaotian needs money badly. His grandfather is seriously ill and hospitalized, and he has no savings to pay for the medical bills.

If it wasn't for the last resort, he wouldn't have wanted to bring his grandfather's unfinished parts to the auction...but this part was the most valuable thing in his family. The little money the family earned from selling the parts was all spent on his father's gambling debts. In the end, his father ran away, and the gambling debts fell on them. If it weren't for the gambling debts, his grandfather would not have risked driving the mecha to the contaminated area, where he was seriously injured and infected.

He knocked on the door with S-level parts, part

Parts suppliers could not afford the high price of the S-Class, but some of them were trying desperately to lower his price and wasting his time.

In desperation, Gu Xiaotian thought of entering the auction house under the name of other designers and then think of a way -

As a result, he met a man who claimed to be his grandfather's friend.

The man told him that S-level parts are difficult to sell, and most mecha masters will not pay a high price to buy such cross-level parts because they have no use for them. The mecha bases of the Mecha League are basically in the competition period now. The mechas that can use S-level parts must be at least A-level. Even if they want to buy them, it is difficult to sell them in a short time and get money.

The only way to make money the fastest is through auctions, and auctions can fetch high prices. As long as an item is scheduled for auction on the 8th, once it is successfully sold, the auction house will pay out the corresponding amount of star coins, and the fastest time is only one day.

The man said he would show him a way and told him to bring the S-level parts to the auction house, saying that as long as he used the name of 'yuan', someone would definitely let him in.

Gu Xiaotian used it and came in. After these people checked his parts, they didn't say anything else and said they would put his parts up for auction.

These days happen to be the Sirius Auction House's No. 8 Auction. It is said that a lot of mecha masters will come on the first day, both from the First Star Field and from other star fields. His S-level parts will definitely be sold out. As soon as the auction is over tonight, he can go to the auction house to exchange the same amount of money to treat his grandfather and pay off the gambling debts owed by his family.

When he heard the auctioneer mention S-level parts at the auction, his expression immediately became serious, but he was suddenly stunned the next second.

At this moment, the auctioneer's voice sounded: "Next is our tenth lot - weapon ring rail accessories."

At the auction venue, when the name of the S-level part came out, the man's usually calm face showed a little surprise. He sat up straight and said, "This part is not Gu Xiaotian's part!"

The gray-clothed man said, "But there is only one S-level part on the auction item. Didn't Gu Xiaotian enter the auction hall?"

The man's face was filled with surprise, and his tone was filled with excitement: "Who else could make the auction house change its strategy temporarily? The only one who replaced Gu Xiaotian's part was Yuan himself."

He originally thought that he should wait until the auction was over and use the information from public opinion to test Yuan, who had not shown up for a long time, but who knew that Yuan himself was in this auction house.

The man said, "Go ask whether the items are anonymous or under real names!"

The man in gray immediately went out after hearing this and said, "I'll go ask."

Inside the venue, after the auctioneer finished speaking, many people looked straight over. The outlines of the parts had already appeared on the stand, and some people belatedly flipped through the ranking list.

"This part looks a little different."

"The appearance seems to have changed a bit. It's a bit different from the A-level ring-type rail accessories I've seen. This looks like a part for an assault weapon."

"Attack type, no wonder."

Weapon ring-shaped connecting accessories are common weapon-specific parts and are often used to connect weapons to mecha bodies. Among them, according to the type of weapon, the offensive ring-shaped accessories are the most difficult to make of all weapon parts. Although such parts are available on the market, they will be put up for auction, which shows that the precision and durability of this part are very high.

The auctioneer whetted everyone's appetite: "Weapon ring rail accessories, this is an offensive weapon part, but its accuracy and durability are 5% higher than the known standard. The designer of the part is from the mysterious designer Yuan on the Star Network, and the material used is grade S! Durability 93, accuracy conversion rate 85%! Starting price 800,000!"

"85%!? S-rank!?"

"How is that possible!"

The man who had been paying attention to the field had a slightly changed expression: "S-level 85% accuracy, attack type."

Inside the venue, when the auctioneer announced the details of the S-level weapon accessories, the mecha masters began to compete to bid.

Weapon ring-shaped connecting parts are one of the most commonly used weapon accessories for offensive weapons. The fact that they are made of S-grade materials means that they can only be installed on A-grade and above S-grade mechas. For some A-grade mecha masters, this is simply a useless accessory. Some mecha masters originally planned to wait and see until they heard the auctioneer talk about accuracy conversion rate and durability.

This is an S-grade part with 85% accuracy!

S-grade materials are difficult to find and have a low tolerance for error, resulting in a low shipment rate of S-grade parts.

The accuracy of some S-class parts on the market is only around 75%, and the excellent products with an accuracy of 80% are basically taken away by major mecha bases. High-precision S-class parts are rare in the market and are expensive. And now, a weapon accessory part actually appeared in the auction house, and the accuracy conversion rate of this part reached 85%, which is an accuracy that has never been heard of before!

Regardless of whether this part can be used or not, if you grab it at this auction with fewer people, and then resell it to major mecha bases, you can get a sky-high price.

"It's Yuan! I thought he could only make A-level parts, but it turns out he can also make S-level parts?"

"Is it genuine Yuan? I see there is no Yuan identification code on the identification certificate of that part!"

"There are usually no identification codes at auctions like this, and regardless of whether it's yuan or not, this thing is 85%!"

"90w!"

"1 million!"

"1.5 million!"

People on the field were competing to make bids. The man in the private room frowned slightly. The precision of this part was too special, so he also raised his sign.

The auctioneer noticed a VIP room that was lit up in the distance, his eyes lit up and he continued, "No. 1468, 3 million! Anyone else want to bid?"

At this time, the door of the private room opened. The man in gray asked the staff for information and said seriously, "The items for the auction of weapon parts are under real names."

The man paused, his eyes showing some surprise: "Did you take the photo with your real name?"

The gray-clothed man said, "No, it was KID's boss Shen Xingtang. She sold the part under her real name, using the name of Yuan."

On the other side, Gu Xiaotian stood up in the lounge. He stared blankly at the auction going on on the virtual screen, his inner panic growing little by little. These were not his parts. Where were his parts! ?

And why is the auctioneer of this part Yuan? ? That person clearly said that Yuan had never appeared and would not appear here, so he dared to impersonate him.

Gu Xiaotian started to get scared and hurriedly walked towards the door of the lounge, wanting to find someone from the auction house to get the parts back.

Before he opened the door, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and the staff of the auction house walked in: "Hello sir, due to the auction schedule, we have postponed your original reservation to the auction tomorrow night."

Tomorrow night? An inexplicable sense of panic gradually rose, and Gu Xiaotian didn't know how to deal with it. Looking at the staff standing in front of him, he became more and more afraid. He entered the auction house under the name of Yuan. Since Yuan's parts appeared on the spot, it meant that the people at the auction house knew about it.

Gu Xiaotian held the voice changer in his hand, his voice trembling a little: "I don't want to shoot anymore... give me back the parts."

The staff member looked a little embarrassed: "We have to charge a handling fee for returning the items."

Gu Xiaotian was stunned: "I don't want to shoot anymore, do I still need to charge?"

If he had known this earlier, he would not have listened to that person... Selling the parts to merchants may be a low price, but he can get the money.

The staff member said truthfully: "Yes sir."

The lounge was very quiet, and the auctioneer's continuous bids on the virtual screen made Gu Xiaotian more and more panicked.

Gu Xiaotian had no money, and he didn't know the purpose of the auction house. He was panicked and helpless. He said, "I don't want to bid anymore. Can I sell the parts to your auction house? I need money, and I need it now."

"There is one more thing. KID's boss Shen Xingtang asked us to pass on a message. She said if you express your intention to withdraw from the auction."

The staff member continued, "She is willing to purchase your part in the name of KID Base, provided you meet with her."

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I’m sorry, my family! I'm late!

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