Chapter 34 Two Slaves

Upon seeing the starting bid, Huajing Yishu couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

He was a deputy minister of the West Asian branch. Although he had taken advantage of his position to make a lot of extra money, he was still poor compared to the truly rich.

His purpose in entering the black market this time was only to find someone. Although he wanted to curry favor with Master Xiaobai, he was unwilling to take the initiative to become the sucker.

Seeing Hua Jingyi's expression, Matt knew that the starting bid of 100,000 points was not a small amount for him.

The main reason they didn't confiscate the contribution points in the accounts of the West Asia branch employees was that they were worried about official records of their accounts. They feared that any transfers in these slaves' accounts would attract the attention of the authorities.

If their whereabouts were revealed as a result, it would be a greater loss than gain.

I brought Hua Jingyishu with me this time, firstly because he was obedient, and secondly because I wanted to use his account to make the payment.

Originally, Matt had planned to have Hua Jingyi take a batch of crystal cores so they could study them carefully and see how they differed from energy stones.

But since he thinks it's too expensive, then we won't take the photos; it's more important to focus on finding the right people.

However, Matt didn't dare to activate the mental network casually in this auction house, for fear of violating the rules here, so they could only rely on luck to find the person.

Although three bidders participated in the bidding for this item, the competition was not fierce. One bidder raised the price by 2,000 points in one go, and the other two bidders stopped following suit.

It ultimately closed at 102,000 points.

The appraiser on stage didn't seem disappointed. Instead, he looked around at the people and said, "The next seller can come up and have their item appraised."

Soon, someone stood up, walked onto the stage, poured out a pile of crystal cores, bowed, and returned to their seat.

Xiao Bai and his companions had attended many auctions on Algae Star, but this was the first time they had encountered a situation like this, where buyers and sellers were sitting in the same room.

After the crystal nuclei were identified, the starting price was 80,000 points, and the final price was 81,000 points.

Matt felt that it was less of an auction and more of a shop owner hiring an appraiser to reassure both the buyer and seller.

Furthermore, the transaction details stipulate that for each transaction completed, the organizer will take a 5% commission from both the buyer and the seller, which means they provide a venue and an appraiser and collect a 10% commission.

This makes sense, since without this auction platform, it would be difficult for buyers and sellers to trust each other.

Matt thought that if the adult made a lot of money in this galaxy in the future, he would definitely ask him to help manage it.

He then suggested that the adults build a large platform to act as the middleman, but it should be built on the ground, and the scale should be large, with better confidentiality and security measures.

He could already imagine the grand spectacle of wealth flowing in.

Matt was lost in thought when he suddenly saw two more groups of people entering the auction house.

After their guides settled the two groups, they did not leave. Instead, they went directly onto the stage and whispered a few words to the appraiser.

Then the appraiser said, "Now, guest number 25 wants to use our auction house to auction two young slaves."

This type of item is not normally suitable for our small auction, but this customer urgently needs the money and can't wait for the weekly large auction.

It just so happens that customer number 26 also wanted to buy these two slaves, so they agreed to let seller number 25 jump the queue, but it certainly wouldn't take up too much of everyone's time.

I know you're all here for the crystal core trade, and may not be interested in slaves, so please understand.

The appraiser's expression was not good when she said these words; it was clear that she did not want to preside over the auction of the slaves.

But this matter was clearly approved by those above her, and as an appraiser at a small auction, she had little influence and could only reluctantly agree.

Xiao Bai and his group originally planned to leave as soon as the small auction ended, but after hearing the appraiser's words, they couldn't help but become angry.

They had finally managed to unlock the suppression rings and escape their fate of being slaves for life, but they never expected to witness the slave trade here.

Xiao Bai and Bo exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's thoughts from the other's eyes.

They wanted to photograph the two slaves and then unlock them.

If they couldn't afford to bid, they would follow the buyer out and try to steal the slave away.

Hanakage Kazuki was an expert at reading people's expressions, and seeing the expressions of these two big shots, he couldn't help but panic.

"Sir, sir, please calm down! The owner of this black market is said to be an S-rank, and he also has a military background. We can't afford to offend him! The important matter is more important!" Hua Jingyishu advised in a low voice.

"Stop arguing! Don't panic, we'll see how things go later!" Xiaobai gave him a cold glance, making him feel like his bones were freezing, and he was so scared that he dared not say another word.

He only prayed that the price of these two slaves wouldn't be too high; even if it cost him all the contribution points in his account, he would still buy them.

Next, two burlap sacks were carried onto the display stand, and the burly men carrying the sacks roughly dragged the two unconscious people out of the sacks.

The appraiser held the testing instrument in his hand and examined the object with a serious expression, as if it were an inanimate object.

Soon, a "ding-dong" notification sounded on the screen, followed by a voice announcement:

"The items provided by customer number 25 have been identified as follows: one of them is a female, 14 years old, with a superpower level of C, in good health, and with an appearance score of 90."

The other one is male, 16 years old, with a superpower level of C+, in good health, and with an appearance score of 95.

The starting bid for this item is 20,000 contribution points. Bidding begins now!