This is the first time that the Chenxi Chamber of Commerce has come to Songtao City to hold an auction. It is an invitation-only auction and only those with an invitation card can participate.
Xu Feng sat in the first row and looked around. Almost all of them were level three peak apostles. There were even a few level four apostles. He was surrounded and complimented by many people, like the moon surrounded by stars. It seemed that being able to say a word to him was a supreme honor.
"A mid-level apostle is already the top existence in a third-level city. If I hadn't been kidnapped by the knife sharpener, even if I had obtained the title of Holy Son in the end, I would probably only be at level four or five at most..." Xu Feng thought to himself.
Soon, the auction site was filled with people, and after a while, a manager of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce stepped forward and announced the start of the auction.
The first top-grade item, the third-level secret realm core, the starting price is one low-grade spirit stone! Seeing this scene, Xu Feng couldn't help laughing.
The Dawn Chamber of Commerce learned some auction tricks from the real world and used an extremely low starting price to attract everyone's attention. Then, as everyone scrambled for the goods, they pushed the price of the goods to an extremely high level.
For goods like this, don't think about getting a bargain, because there will definitely be people from the Chamber of Commerce present. If no one bids, the item will naturally remain unsold. If someone bids, people from the Chamber of Commerce will continue bidding until the price of the item is pushed to a reasonable price!
"A spiritual stone!"
"Five Spiritual Stones!"
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The price of the first item increased very slowly. The people present were not unaware of the value of the secret realm core, but they did not have enough spirit stones on hand!
"The price of a third-level core secret realm is between three hundred and five hundred, depending on the quality. If there are no special products, then it is only worth three hundred low-grade spirit stones at most. If there are some special products that can be integrated into the portable secret realm, the price will soar..." Xu Feng thought to himself: "This third-level secret realm core in front of me is probably a blank secret realm without any special products, and it is worth three hundred low-grade spirit stones at most!"
The so-called secret realm specialties refer to secret realm assets that can continuously produce resources, such as the Yinhuai Tree Spirit, Ten Acres of Taihui Xuanyin Soil, Purple Jade Grapes, The Forest of Beasts, and the Temple of Dry Bones.
If Xu Feng's portable secret realm core were to be sold, with so many resources in it, it would definitely not be purchased with just three or five hundred spirit stones. The resources inside alone would be worth a huge sum of money.
"Eighteen Spiritual Stones!"
"Twenty Spiritual Stones!"
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Ten minutes later, the price of this third-level secret realm core was only 30 low-grade spirit stones, which was far from the value of the secret realm core itself. Through observation, Xu Feng also found a middle-aged man who kept bidding and pushing the price up. He should be someone from the Chamber of Commerce.
"One hundred low-grade spirit stones!" Xu Feng raised the card and said loudly.
Upon hearing the price of one hundred low-grade spirit stones, the auctioneer was suddenly alert and a look of excitement appeared on his face. Every time the auction was one or two low-grade spirit stones, even the most professional auctioneer would get bored. Now Xu Feng directly raised the price to one hundred low-grade spirit stones, which immediately excited the auctioneer.
"This is what an auction should look like!"
"One hundred low-grade spirit stones and one level three secret realm core. The price has now reached one hundred low-grade spirit stones. Is there any higher bid?" the auctioneer shouted, looking around the entire venue.
Xu Feng held his chin with one hand and looked at the middle-aged man in the venue; one hundred low-grade spirit stones, according to the normal price, is equivalent to a 30% discount. I wonder if the Dawn Chamber of Commerce can accept this price! Sure enough, the middle-aged man frowned slightly and looked at the steward standing aside. The steward gestured to him, and the middle-aged man raised his card.
"One hundred and five low-grade spirit stones!"
After the middle-aged man finished quoting the price, he subconsciously looked towards Xu Feng. Seeing Xu Feng looking at him, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. Seeing the half-smile on Xu Feng's face, the middle-aged man then showed an awkward smile and nodded at Xu Feng.
"Sure enough, the 70% discount is still a bit low, then... 50% discount?" Xu Feng thought to himself.
"One hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones!" Xu Feng raised the placard again. This time, Xu Feng looked directly at the supervisor without even glancing at the auctioneer in front of him.
The steward seemed to notice Xu Feng's gaze and looked over at him. After a moment, the steward smiled and made a few gestures to Xu Feng.
This was a gesture from the Dawn Chamber of Commerce towards some major internal customers, and also a test from the manager on Xu Feng. If Xu Feng could respond to him, then this secret realm core could be sold to him at a 50% discount.
Xu Feng smiled. The gesture made by the manager meant that this secret realm core could be sold to him at a 50% discount, but the following items would have to be sold at a minimum 20% discount.
Of course, if Xu Feng didn't understand his gestures and didn't respond to him, the bidding would continue, and the final transaction price might be only 10% or 95% off the normal price, which is a normal discount for ordinary customers.
Xu Feng also made a gesture towards him, which meant "OK" or "no problem".
The manager smiled slightly and gestured to the middle-aged man sitting in the sales floor to stop bidding.
Soon, the first item, a third-level secret realm core, was bought by Xu Feng for one hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones.
Soon, this third-level secret realm core was delivered to Xu Feng, and Xu Feng also paid 150 low-grade spirit stones. Seeing that Xu Feng really took out the spirit stones, other bidders looked towards Xu Feng one after another, and some even revealed malicious looks.
"Wait a moment!"
At this moment, a fourth-level apostle suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Manager An, as far as I know, within the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, gold can be exchanged for spirit stones!"
"Yes, how can we collect so many spirit stones in such a short time?"
"Your Dawn Chamber of Commerce also needs to make money. If you only accept spirit stones, you will make less money. Why don't you lift the restrictions and use gold to bid!"
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Most of the people present started to make a commotion, and the auction was forced to be interrupted. The auctioneer looked towards Manager An.
Manager An had no choice but to step forward and start to comfort them.
"Gold can only be compared with some low-level alchemical materials at best, but spirit stones can be used to assist in cultivation, or as the core of an array formation. Their application is far superior to gold. If it were me, I would also be willing to accept spirit stones instead of gold!" Xu Feng sneered in his heart.
In the previous life, the exchange rate for gold and spirit stones was one thousand taels of gold for one low-grade spirit stone. This was only the official price. The price on the black market was even higher, reaching fifteen hundred or even two thousand taels of gold for one spirit stone.
Manager An was reluctant to open the gold auction at first, but many people began to clamor to withdraw, and the auction was about to be unable to continue. Manager An had no choice but to compromise in the end, but the exchange price was two thousand taels of gold for one low-grade spirit stone.
After hearing the exchange price, many people were still very dissatisfied and felt that the price was too high, but this was already the last bottom line of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce and it was impossible to give in any further.
The auction continued, and as gold could be used for payment, more and more people participated, and the auction became very lively.
Many commodities were sold at a good price, but Manager An's expression became increasingly ugly, because only the first item auctioned by Xu Feng, the third-level secret realm core, was paid for with spirit stones, while all others used gold.
"The next auction item is red blood coral gold, a Saint-level material, with a starting price of 500 low-grade spirit stones!"
Xu Feng's eyes lit up. This holy material was one of the materials for forging an evolved holy body, and it was a material that Xu Feng must obtain.
"Five hundred spirit stones!" Xu Feng said, holding up the sign.
When Manager An saw Xu Feng holding up the sign, his eyes suddenly lit up and his originally gloomy expression finally softened.
Five hundred spirit stones, if converted into gold, are equivalent to one million taels of gold. One tael of gold is fifty grams, and one million taels of gold is equivalent to fifty thousand kilograms. Even if an ordinary person spends ten lifetimes, he cannot earn so much gold! According to the price of three hundred Chinese currency per gram of gold, five hundred low-grade spirit stones are equivalent to one and a half billion Chinese currency. No matter where it is, this is a huge sum of money! "One million and one hundred thousand taels of gold!" A fourth-level apostle raised a sign and shouted loudly.
The auctioneer did not shout out immediately, but turned his head to look at Xu Feng.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Xu Feng glanced at the fourth-level apostle, smiled coldly, folded his hands in front of his chest, closed his eyes slightly, and looked like he was unwilling to raise the price any further.
This piece of red blood coral gold is almost worth five hundred low-grade spirit stones. If the price continues to go up, and the price is raised with spirit stones and gold, Xu Feng will obviously suffer a loss.
Manager An also looked towards Xu Feng. Seeing that Xu Feng looked fearless, a helpless smile appeared on his face and he gestured to the auctioneer.
The auctioneer nodded and shouted, "Red Blood Coral Gold, 500 Spiritual Stones, one time!"
"Red Blood Coral Gold, Five Hundred Spiritual Stones, Twice!"
"Red Blood Coral Gold, Five Hundred Spiritual Stones, Three Times!"
"Congratulations to guest number eighteen for winning this piece of red blood coral gold!"
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"What's going on? Didn't Master Liu already make an offer? Why don't you accept it?"
"We agreed to exchange two thousand taels of gold for one low-grade spirit stone. We have already accepted this exchange price. Why is it still like this..."
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Several apostles from the secret realm slammed the table and shouted in rebuke.
Manager An had a grim expression on his face, and a terrifying aura emanated from him, instantly enveloping the entire place!
"High, high-level apostle!" Everyone's face changed drastically. A manager of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce was actually a high-level apostle, and his strength was simply unfathomable.
For a moment, the auction site was silent!
"Everyone, I have one more rule to add. If someone bids with spirit stones, then others must also bid with spirit stones. Otherwise, Chenxi Chamber of Commerce will not accept other people's bids!" Manager An explained loudly.
After hearing Manager An's explanation, some people left angrily, but most people stayed. However, the looks everyone gave Xu Feng suddenly became unfriendly.
The red blood coral gold was brought to Xu Feng, and Xu Feng took out five hundred low-grade spirit stones without hesitation.
There is a spirit stone mine in the secret realm that he carries with him. Three thousand spirit stones have been accumulated. If that is not enough, he can dispatch more people to mine.
The reason why he had only accumulated three thousand spirit stones was that Xu Feng did not want to over-exploit and damage this spirit stone vein. Xu Feng was also thinking of upgrading this micro spirit stone vein to a small, medium, or even large vein.
Manager An stepped forward and whispered a few words to the auctioneer, setting the remaining auction items at 80% off the normal market price. In this way, as long as Xu Feng opened his mouth, then if others were unable to compete, the item would be bought by Xu Feng at 80% off. Of course, the premise must be to use spiritual stones! Soon two hours passed, and the first fifty items were all successfully auctioned, but except for the Saint-level materials that Xu Feng liked, all other auction items were sold with gold as currency.
When the last piece of the holy material that Xu Feng liked was bought by him, Xu Feng slowly stood up and turned around to leave the auction house! This auction was a bargain for Xu Feng. Although all the three thousand low-grade spirit stones were spent, in addition to the third-level secret realm core, Xu Feng bought eight pieces of holy materials needed to evolve the holy body!
"With so many materials, I can almost forge a holy body with a hundred times the power..." Xu Feng's face was full of joy. If it were a normal auction in his previous life, the final transaction price of so many holy materials would probably be more than doubled. You know, the goods purchased at the auction are always sold at a premium. Seeing Xu Feng preparing to leave, Manager An hurried forward and handed him a VIP card of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, whispering, "I didn't expect that in a third-tier city like Songtao City, I could actually meet a high-level apostle!"
"This is the VIP card of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce. Please accept it. With this VIP card, you can get a 20% discount on any item purchased at any mall of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce!"
Xu Feng looked at the familiar card and couldn't help but smile.
In his previous life, he also had an identical VIP card, but he spent one thousand spirit stones to buy that card, while this one was given to him for free.
"Thank you, Manager An!" Xu Feng took it with a smile.
After some greetings, Xu Feng left the auction. Just after he left, the fourth-level apostles immediately stood up, looked at each other, and walked out together tacitly.
Manager An looked at the backs of these people, and a sarcastic sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had foreseen their fate.
The auction continued, but the items at the end were not auctioned one by one. Instead, everyone was asked to write down a price, and then the Dawn Chamber of Commerce would choose the one with the highest price and sell the item to him. However, all this had nothing to do with Xu Feng anymore.
Walking on the street, Xu Feng showed a look of surprise on his face.
"Do you really dare to follow me? When did Songtao City become so unsafe?" Xu Feng sneered in his heart, hailed a taxi and drove towards the outskirts of the city.
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