Chapter 53
Chapter 53
Sirius A-Zone Auction House is one of the A-level auction houses in the Dawn Galaxy and enjoys a high reputation.
The auction event is a major auction held by the Sirius Auction House every few years. It usually lasts for 3 days and presents various rare pollutant materials. It is very popular among mecha masters and collectors.
Before the evening auction started, many businessmen were already waiting outside the auction venue, and there were also industry spies wandering around outside the auction venue.
But for such an auction event, the most important thing is the admission ticket.
Customers who can obtain VIP status in the Sirius A Zone Auction House are either rich or noble, and many of them are well-known mecha masters or collectors. In order to protect the privacy of customers, special identification cards are used to enter this top auction venue. Customers can enter and exit with the identification cards, and are also allowed to disguise themselves.
At the relatively quiet entrance of the auction, four people stood side by side.
"Will we be too obvious if we go in like this?" Ji Qingfeng rarely took out a coat and hat from the closet, and before leaving the house, he was given a mask by Lu Xi, so he finally wrapped himself up tightly.
Lin Yao: "It's better to dress warmly. Brother Huo specifically told us that we must not reveal our identities when we come to the auction."
The presence of active mecha masters at the auction site would easily attract too much attention and bring other troubles to the base if necessary.
One admission ticket can bring one person. Huo Yan and Lu Xi couldn't come due to some matters, so there were just four of them.
Ji Qingfeng looked at You Su next to him, "But Brother You, if you hadn't told me I wouldn't have known you were a VIP here."
You Su said: "They gave it to me when I was selling materials before."
Ying Chenlin lowered his eyes slightly, and on the computer was the preview list of the auction.
Previously, he obtained the manager's business card because of the batch of sharp-toothed rat crystals he harvested in the Banute contaminated area. Later, when KID went to Tianyu Star, he harvested a lot of special materials. Some of the materials that looked special were too special for Shen Xingtang to process in time, so he handed them over to the auction house to be sold at a high price with the permission of the base.
After many exchanges, Ying Chenlin and the senior manager added each other's contact information.
The reason for coming to the auction this time, in addition to the mutant golden scorpion venom sac they had found originally being put forward as an item for auction, was also because of the list of items for auction, which included an S-class attack-type energy crystal.
Offensive energy crystals are hard to find, especially S-level offensive ones.
You Su tilted his head slightly and noticed that Ying Chenlin's computer had just scrolled to the page about S-level supernatural crystals.
But soon, the other party turned over the page about the supernatural crystal and started looking at other materials.
The door to the auction hall was open and security guards stood on both sides.
When the senior manager saw Ying Chenlin again, he found that he was still wrapped tightly and even had a glove on his signing hand.
He was slightly startled when he saw the 'yuan' ID' signed by Ying Chenlin, but he quickly concealed the abnormality.
Ying Chenlin glanced at him slightly, his eyes hidden under the brim of his hat just happened to catch the other person's fleeting expression, and asked aloud: "What's wrong?"
The senior manager smiled apologetically and said, "Your ID is exactly the same as the ID of the mysterious KID parts designer in the rumors."
The ID yuan is not a secret. When the sales of KID parts were booming, some people on the Internet were already digging up the designer's information. It’s a pity that there is no information about this designer. The four letters 'yuan' are not special letters. There are a lot of people with the same name. You can even find a gourmet named yuan by searching on the Internet.
When the Yuan was exposed, the senior manager did have his doubts, but this mecha master always brought special materials and never brought spare parts to their auction house. Another point was his age.
Even though his appearance was concealed, he could tell from the voice and the occasional glances that this was a young man.
Such a person is too young and is unlikely to be the designer who overcomes the technical difficulties of the parts.
Lin Yao followed behind Ying Chenlin and asked in a low voice: "Chenlin, is this person reliable? Why do I always feel like he is looking at you?"
Ying Chenlin signed and paused for a moment: "It should be reliable."
Ji Qingfeng looked like he had seen through society. "Didn't you notice that the people around us are almost staring us out of the hole? I feel like I've been wearing this outfit for nothing."
After signing, Ying Chenlin and the other three entered the private room of the auction house.
The central auction room was a separate private room, and the senior manager led them to a specific private room.
There was a gauze curtain in the slightly luxurious private room. It was pitch black outside the curtain, but a few spots of light could be vaguely seen.
Ying Chenlin found a place to sit down. On the virtual screen in front of him was a more detailed auction list. When he swiped it, he found that in addition to the announced items, there were also some items with materials that had not been disclosed.
Lin Yao took off his stuffy mask and asked, "I just saw that everything here is so expensive. Can we afford to take pictures here?"
"Don't worry, I specially counted our small treasury before coming here. If we don't bid for S-level supernatural crystals, it's still okay to bid for small materials." Ji Qingfeng sat on the sofa calmly, "High-level materials are too hard to find. The materials auctioned online are poached as soon as they come out, and some materials are so fake that they are indistinguishable from the real ones. This kind of offline auction is still reliable. There are many big guys here, and they may not be interested in some materials. We can look for bargains depending on the situation."
Lin Yao heard this and asked, "How do you pick up leaks?"
"Have you not watched those TV shows and movies about Star Network? The kind where the male protagonist sees good materials that have been covered in dust as soon as he enters the auction, but no one bids for them at a low price, so the male protagonist finally picks them up." Ji Qingfeng described vividly, "According to this routine, we will keep an eye on those materials that no one wants and see if we can pick up any bargains."
Ji Qingfeng and Lin Yao began to dream of finding a bargain.
Ying Chenlin was still flipping through the new collection list. While flipping through it, he noticed a new collection that was not on the list. He paused for a moment and said, "The list here is not complete."
"For this special VIP auction, part of the auction items are fixed to attract customers, and the rest will be adjusted according to the preferences of the collectors or mecha masters who come." You Suo slightly opened the gauze curtain with his hand, and looked out to see all kinds of tightly wrapped private rooms. "The auction house is eager to get higher profits, and the order of the auction items will also be adjusted--"
Seeing the various private rooms set up in the special space outside, You Su confirmed: "A lot of people have come. The list will keep changing before the auction starts."
The more people come, the more items will be on sale tonight.
If certain key figures come frequently, special items will be put on sale earlier.
Ji Qingfeng: "I think I heard Sister Tang mention this. She said that this auction is called the No. 8 Auction in the industry. The years between each opening are not fixed, but the opening date is always February 8. Every time, some items will be released to attract people first, and then other mysterious items will be added in the middle. Because the mystery is very strong, many people come here to visit."
So you can add some stuff in there...?
Ying Chenlin continued to watch and search for the materials he needed.
Some time ago, through the channels of Shen Xingtang and Jianheng Company, basically all the A-level materials were collected. However, due to Yuan's temporary opening, and his contact with You Su's mecha Theo during this period, he had to make new adjustments to his original modification plan.
He had planned to transplant Yuan's intelligence into other mecha carriers in his previous life, but he failed to complete it in the end.
Yuan is an S-class mecha, an intelligent being that emerged from the original carrier in resonance with his mental power and S-class embryo.
The method of transplanting intelligence is feasible in the research field, and theoretically the success rate can reach 80%, but no one has ever tried to transplant the intelligence of an S-class mecha, especially downgrading a high-level mecha to a secondary mecha. This approach is too risky, and the slightest mistake is likely to cause damage to the mecha's intelligence. This is why he has been considering it.
Until the spiritual empathy from before gave him a new idea, a new way of thinking -
If he didn't downgrade the S-class mecha, he would try to build an S-class mecha that he can drive now.
In this way, the A-level mutant materials he originally prepared can only be used as auxiliary materials, and the main materials still have to be S-level materials.
However, S-level materials cannot be obtained through simple channels, so they can only be obtained through channels such as auctions.
He is not in a hurry for the S-level supernatural crystal. The weapon is the final step. Besides, Yuan's two weapons are still there. If it doesn't work in the end, he can dismantle the supernatural crystals on the original weapons.
But... Yuan is a single-soldier mecha. To modify it into a mecha suitable for team battles, it basically requires some skills. In addition, it is an offensive mecha. If you want to use S-level materials to rebuild an S-level embryo, then S-level reinforcement materials will become particularly important.
Ying Chenlin flipped through the list of auction items, quickly skimming through the various materials.
Suddenly, he stopped flipping through the books and his eyes stopped on a certain material on the auction list.
Ji Qingfeng noticed the page that Ying Chenlin had locked onto, "S-level red rabbit beast's toe bone? Chenlin, do you want this?"
You Su tilted his head slightly and looked at him. "The red rabbit beast is rare, and its toe bones are the most valuable material."
Lin Yao said: "Chen Lin, I still have some money here, if you want us to collect it."◇
"Well, it should be enough." Ying Chenlin carefully considered his vault, calculated the price, and suddenly said, "It seems that they can still exchange for materials. I can exchange some materials and it should be enough to bid for this."
You Su said: "No need to exchange, I have it here."
Ying Chenlin looked at him in confusion, "Aren't you still going to bid for the S-level supernatural crystal?"
You Su: “…Enough.”
Ji Qingfeng looked at You Su and saw that You Su was dressed simply. Some time ago, he heard Shen Xingtang say that You Su had been running around in the polluted area all these years. "Brother, let's not be too stubborn. We know that it's very hard to maintain an S-class mecha. Theo must have spent a lot of money to repair it for so long."
Theo: “???”
Lin Yao: "Yes, Dafeng is almost bankrupt just to support his wife."
You Su: “… Really rich.”
Ying Chenlin looked at him with a bit of disbelief in his eyes, but finally said, "I'll go ask first."
The corridor outside the private room was quiet. When Ying Chenlin came out of the room, there was no one in the corridor.
Just as he passed the corner of the private room, he suddenly saw several staff members standing not far away, whispering and discussing something.
The mecha pilot's hearing and eyesight are slightly better than that of ordinary people, and the other party's suppressed voice was very obvious to Ying Chenlin's ears.
"Why hasn't it started yet?"
"I heard that there have been some new adjustments to the auction items. A parts designer has come in and is said to be selling special parts that can be upgraded on your own."
Hearing this, Ying Chenlin paused slightly in his steps towards leaving.
Upgradable parts...?
The staff nearby were still discussing.
"What kind of designer is this? He can actually make the management decide to cut in line."
"Who else could it be? It's the guy who made a breakthrough in A-level parts technology on Starnet a while ago! The Yuan who sells parts in KID's online store!"
Ying Chenlin's eyes paused slightly. KID online store sells spare parts? yuan?
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