Chapter 26 Revenue-Generating Transactions
The atmosphere in the auction room instantly became tense, with everyone below the stage staring intently at the items up for auction.
After introducing the auction items, the panel paused briefly, then continued with a measured tone: "Now, let the auction begin. Each bid must be at least 100,000 yuan."
Yan Shi glanced around and saw that people in black robes began to raise signs one after another from their seats.
She couldn't see the price increase sign clearly, but she could hear the dashboard's voice rising higher and higher: "6 million, 7 million..."
The price soared rapidly, reaching 20 million in just a few minutes.
"Looking at it this way, tiger cubs are really valuable," Yan Shi thought to himself.
Unfortunately, the money from the auction didn't reach her.
I wonder if it would be possible for her to snatch the tiger cubs back first and then resell them on the black market.
Become rich overnight and retire immediately.
She was no longer burdened with any messy or chaotic work.
The description of the tiger cub's abilities at the auction... is probably not quite accurate.
Yan Shi was certain that although the fact that someone had escaped from the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs was not a secret among the major families in the underworld, she was wary of the details of who had escaped and how they had done so, and had completely sealed off the information the next day to prevent her personal prison break from being exposed.
The assumption that Tiger Cub was the main person responsible for the prison break, and that his escape method was his spatial teleportation ability, suggests that he must have been a patrol member who had close contact with the incident.
The fact that the Jue Plains branch has patrol members with close ties to black market smuggling rings, and that no one has reported the Sun Chasing City black market to the orcs for years, suggests that the Jue Plains branch also needs to conduct a thorough investigation.
Yan Shi noted this matter down on his to-do list for next week and then looked back at the stage.
The tiger cubs have fetched 80 million at auction.
Smugglers are really outrageous; their wealth is beyond imagination.
Yan Shi couldn't afford the tiger cub, but considering that she had gotten herself into this auction because she wanted to reduce her workload to help Lin Cai, her conscience still ached. She decided to mark the buyer with a spell and send a message to the tiger clan elder after the tiger cub was bought.
She intended to continue watching the auction up close when suddenly, a cold light pierced through the crowd from the outermost seats and struck the cage on the auction stage.
The cage made a crisp metallic clanging sound when it was hit, and then the entire cage, along with the chains binding the tiger cubs, turned to dust.
Such powerful sword intent.
Yan Shi looked closely and saw that the sword stuck in the ground was exactly the same as the sword that Di Shangming had rubbed against in the comic and finally stuck in the top of the auction house.
It is Shu Zhijing.
The auction house suddenly erupted in commotion.
A figure rushed towards the auction stage, attempting to take the tiger cub away. The instant she stepped onto the stage, several alchemical spears rose up around it, their dark muzzles pointed at the person on the stage.
Standing on the second-floor stands, Wei Ning smiled slightly and said softly, "The bait has been taken."
Liu Guang stepped out from behind her, a hint of doubt on her face: "Captain, is it really possible to catch the person who stole the Sun Crown during the chaos?"
Wei Ning stared at the chaos below the stage: "Not necessarily, but it's very likely. They must be very familiar with each other, otherwise that person wouldn't have needed to break them out of prison for the sake of this Tiger Clan and the girl from the outer world. At the very least, we can make a fortune through this Tiger Clan."
The last black market in Sunrise City was arguably the biggest blunder Wei Ning had made since taking over the Mithril Merchant Guild.
She deliberately sent Zhan Zhou's students, wood elves, and three creatures she found on the Giant Jade Plain into the black market, thinking that Zhan Zhou's students and wood elves would cause trouble in the black market, and Liu Guang would then restrain Di Shangming, so that she could finally take away the Blazing Sun Crown and other valuable goods.
As a result, Shu Zhijing suddenly intervened with the Bureau of Different Management halfway through, and Wei Ning lost a large amount of goods for no reason. Not only that, the Blazing Sun Crown that she had worked so hard to make was also taken by a third party.
They gained nothing and even lost their trail, attracting the attention of Duke Lorenz's men.
Wei Ning now only wants to catch the guy who ruined her plans.
She looked at the stage again, her expression suddenly changing slightly: "Isn't that Shu Zhijing? How come she has the admission ticket?"
Liu Guang was also a little confused: "After I disguised myself as you, I made sure I saw the girl from the surface world on the first floor of the hotel. She must have handed me the admission ticket after she saw me, right?"
It seems that something unexpected has happened.
Wei Ning had a bad feeling.
After the new director of the major administrative bureau reorganized the Household Registration Department of the General Administration, there is now no one to fill the entire Information Department of the General Administration. Lu Jian, the director of the Information Department, has become very cautious in his work since the director eliminated a department.
On the stage, countless alchemical spears were pointed at Shu Zhijing, who stood in the center next to Bai Du.
Shu Zhijing sprinkled a handful of glittering potion on Bai Du's face while holding her sword and carefully guarding against the alchemical spear that might attack at any moment.
Suddenly, several exquisitely crafted origami cranes flew up from below the stage. These cranes were covered with dense arrays, and each one flew towards a gun muzzle with a clear goal. Once they reached their destination, they automatically dispersed, forming a tight array that sealed off the gun muzzle.
Several guns that had not been gagged immediately opened fire, and the magic bullets whistled out, twisting with intense heat, as if scorching the air with streaks, heading straight for Shu Zhijing in the center.
Shu Zhijing reacted swiftly and precisely. Her eyes locked onto the incoming magic bullet in an instant, and her body reacted in the blink of an eye. Her feet sank slightly, her toes lightly touching the ground, and her entire body glided to the side like a nimble swallow.
At the same time, her longsword was drawn, tracing a graceful arc like lightning. A cold glint flashed in the air as the blade precisely met the first demonic bullet. With a crisp "clang," the bullet shattered against the sword, disintegrating into countless sparks that scattered in all directions.
The second and third magic bullets followed closely behind, flying rapidly towards her with deadly force. Shu Zhijing's movements were as fluid as flowing water; her body hardly paused. Her longsword swung again, like a dancing silver snake, drawing sharp sword shadows in the air.
Her swordsmanship was extremely precise, each strike hitting the very core of the magic bullet. The second magic bullet shattered under her sword, and the third magic bullet was also swiftly shattered, transforming into a burst of blazing light that exploded in the air.
The men in black robes below the stage immediately became restless, whispering among themselves, while several of them quickly slipped towards the door.
A fight broke out on stage.
"A great opportunity!" Yan Shi's eyes lit up. She slowly approached the gate with the crowd and quietly took out the remaining two magic liquid bombs from her money bag and held them in her palm.
While Shu Zhijing was dismantling the alchemical spear, the medicine that had just been applied took effect, and Bai Du slowly regained consciousness. Taking advantage of Shu Zhijing's cover, he ran towards Lin Cai, who was frantically waving at him from below the stage.
Yan Shi, avoiding the crowd, quietly slowed his pace. Just as Lin Cai and Bai Du rushed towards the gate, with Gui Ge Mu and Yu Jun Xun following closely behind, Yan Shi swiftly threw one bomb at the auction stage and the other at the pillar behind it.
Shu Zhijing's pupils contracted, sword energy protected her, and she flew swiftly towards the top of the auction house on her sword.
The bomb exploded the moment it hit the ground. The auction stage and the two walls behind it were completely destroyed, turning the entire auction hall into a semi-open-air space. Lin Cai and the others who had just caused the commotion had already disappeared into the crowd, hiding in black robes.
Wei Ning's face turned ashen.
Liu Guang said, "Captain, I'll block off the black market streets right now. We'll find them one by one. This is our territory."
“No,” Wei Ning closed her eyes to calm her anger. “Blocking up a street would be too much of a commotion, especially with today’s explosion. Even if the witch from the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs is under a lot of restrictions, she’ll still send an enforcement team to investigate.”
“I left a tracking device on the Tiger Clan. Tomorrow, you will lead the team to follow the location. Shu Zhijing can't possibly follow the Tiger Clan and the girl from the surface world forever. She must have official business to attend to when she passed through the Weil Hub.”
The guess was accurate, but unfortunately Wei Ning didn't expect that Lin Cai was now an intern in the Household Registration Department.
Yan Shi listened from inside the ruins of the auction house, secretly complaining about her recent connection with ruins, always encountering Liu Guang in them.
Moreover, Wei Ning and Liu Guang were actually in cahoots. She said that the merchant group that kidnapped them was strange, as they had the audacity to use a whole piece of insulating cloth to wrap the truck.
The Mithril Merchant Guild must be very wealthy.
Yan Shi thought of the price she could never reach at the auction, no matter how hard she worked until retirement, and decided to earn some extra income in her spare time.
Wei Ning looked sharply at the corner where she was.
Yan Shi emerged from the wreckage, still dressed in a black robe, his face obscured: "Commander Wei Ning, are you interested in doing business with me?"
"It's you!" Liu Guang recognized Yan Shi's voice, and then remembered the explosion Yan Shi had given her that night. "Did you blow up the auction house just now?"
She was already communicating with the fire spirits in the air to prepare an even bigger fiery feast for Yan Shi.
"How could that be?" Yan Shi shook the money bag she was holding, which contained a small amount of silver coins. "When I came in, my magic liquid bomb had already been sold. As for who I sold it to, that's my buyer's privacy."
“What I want to ask is,” she looked up from under her hood at Wei Ning, who remained silent, “that I have a way to get my hands on the goods that the Bureau of Foreign Affairs inspected and confiscated at the Yuntu Airport Tower last week. I wonder if Group Leader Wei Ning would be interested in this deal?”
Wei Ning's gaze darkened. Last week, the Bureau of Foreign Affairs seized a large quantity of contraband at the Yuntu Airport Tower security checkpoint, including important goods that their merchant group had obtained from the Free Alliance, goods that were only available during the summer.
She gave a cold smile; "The Mithril Merchant Guild never refuse business that comes knocking on their door."
Author's Note: Yan Shi: I'm planning some shady operations to generate revenue and increase performance.
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