The first round of auctions ended in a lively atmosphere, but none of the three major families, including the VIPs they invited, made any moves.
Standard equipment was clearly not attractive enough to them; after all, it was just an appetizer, and the real competition was yet to come. Everyone understood the principle of using good steel where it was needed most, and none of them wanted to waste Holy Spirit Stones here.
"All items in the first round of auctions have been sold out. Thank you all for your support!" Liu Zhaodi bowed to the audience. You may not pursue a heated bidding atmosphere in an auction, but failing to sell any items is definitely the most unacceptable thing.
"Whoa!"
Someone in the audience whistled, followed by a mocking voice, "Second Miss, I heard you're still single. When are you going to give me a chance?"
Similar jeers and jeers rose and fell, but Liu Zhaodi simply smiled without batting an eye. She had long since developed the mindset to face such situations, remaining calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before her.
"Change to the second batch of auction items!"
As soon as Liu Zhaodi snapped her fingers, two staff members pushed down the display case, while another person pushed out a separate weapon rack.
"Next, we will proceed with the second round of auction. This time, all the treasures up for auction are of the finest quality. All items have been appraised by Mr. He, and our auction house is fully responsible for their quality!"
After Liu Zhaodi finished speaking, she lifted the curtain behind her, revealing the item on the weapon rack: a heavy halberd two and a half meters long, its body covered with blood-red stripes, giving it the illusion of being a deadly weapon at first glance.
"This is the item I consigned for auction. It is a heavy halberd of excellent quality, with a grade of nine and an additional energy value ranging from one to two thousand two hundred."
After speaking, Liu Zhaodi paused, glanced at the audience below, and said after thinking for a moment, "In order to give everyone a more intuitive feel for the heavy halberd, I would like to invite someone to come up and try it out!"
"Experiencers? There's never been this kind of interaction at previous auctions!" one person wondered.
"It used to be run by the Ji and Shen families, but now it's run by the second young lady of the Liu family, so it's bound to be different!" another loyal fan retorted.
However, Liu Zhaodi's actions left the Liu family members at the auction bewildered. They had never heard of inviting participants to experience the event, so why did this interactive activity suddenly happen?
Despite the doubts, quite a few people actually raised their hands to be participants in this experience.
"Second Miss, choose me!"
"Of course they'll choose me! Before the cataclysm, I was a fashion model, so I'm the perfect person to showcase this weapon!"
Quite a few people volunteered, but Liu Zhaodi set her sights on Jiang Yuan.
"Damn it, what tricks is this woman up to?" Jiang Yuan felt that something was seriously wrong; it seemed that this brainless woman was trying to mess with him again.
Liu Zhaodi smiled slightly and called out towards Jiang Yuan's position, "Your Excellency, would you be willing to test this weapon for me?"
"I knew it!"
Jiang Yuan's facial muscles twitched. This woman really kept stirring up trouble. Didn't she know the atmosphere at the meeting was tense? Was sending him up there just asking for trouble?
Moreover, he is in a dilemma now. If he doesn't go, wouldn't that make people even more suspicious?
Caught in a dilemma, Jiang Yuan said coldly, "Miss Liu, you should find someone else to test your weapon on. I don't like being stared at like a monkey on stage!"
His words were incredibly hurtful; he not only rejected Liu Zhaodi but also implied that she was a monkey!
A flicker of shame and indignation crossed Liu Zhaodi's mind, but the more he ignored her, the more relentlessly he pursued her—that's how shameless he was.
"If you are shy, then I, Liu Zhaodi, will not force you. In the end, it is because I, Liu Zhaodi, am not approachable enough that I have made you feel intimidated!" Liu Zhaodi said, as if she was not going to make things difficult for you.
Jiang Yuan initially wanted to decline, but then he changed his mind when he thought that going up to the auction stage would give him the chance to come into contact with the Holy Coffin.
"Miss Liu, you are mistaken. I am just an ordinary person, and I have nothing to be ashamed of! The reason I am not performing is simply because you did not ask for an appearance fee!"
His words left everyone in the hall speechless. This guy was shameless! They gave you face by letting you go up and be a participant, and now you're talking about appearance fees? You're really getting too big for your britches!
Liu Zhaodi chuckled. She seemed to have figured out the apostle's personality: he wouldn't do anything without a reason.
“Okay, you set the appearance fee!” Liu Zhaodi agreed without even flinching.
"What do you want to do?" Ning Yanlan asked, slightly puzzled.
"rest assured!"
Jiang Yuan patted Ning Yanlan's shoulder lightly, then stood up and said, "Not much, just one Tier 1 Holy Spirit Stone will do!"
Liu Zhaodi couldn't help but laugh when she heard about a Tier 1 Holy Spirit Stone. This man was all bark and no bite; it seemed he couldn't resist her charm either. A Tier 1 Holy Spirit Stone—it was practically free!
"Let's get back to the main topic. The first item for this auction will be presented to us by His Excellency the Apostle of the Oath." Liu Zhaodi placed her hand on the halberd shaft. "Come on, let's show it!"
"I'd rather obey than be overly deferential!"
Jiang Yuanfei stepped onto the stage, and his expression turned solemn when his hand touched the heavy halberd.
"This heavy halberd has the advantage of being heavy, but it also has the disadvantage of being heavy!" Liu Zhaodi released her grip and looked calmly at Jiang Yuan. "It weighs five thousand catties, and the halberd has a unique suppressive property. It is a powerful weapon for those who like to fight with wide-ranging and sweeping attacks!"
"Five thousand catties!" Jiang Yuan was dumbfounded. Are you kidding me? This broken halberd weighs five thousand catties!
The audience below the stage erupted in uproar. They had seen many weapons weighing tens or hundreds of kilograms, but they had never heard of one weighing five thousand kilograms before.
"Because this heavy halberd is a ninth-tier weapon, its starting bid is fifty ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones. Considering the shortage of ninth-tier Holy Spirit Stones, this price can be replaced by seventh-tier or eighth-tier Holy Spirit Stones!" Liu Zhaodi calmly announced the number.
Fifty Holy Spirit Stones isn't expensive to buy a good weapon of the same tier, but only a few people are truly willing to spend that much.
"Young master, it's your turn to act!" Turning to Jiang Yuan with a playful smile, she addressed Liu Zhaodi, who remained composed throughout the performance.
"If there's an appearance fee, I wouldn't mind being your model forever!" Jiang Yuan said coldly, picking up his heavy halberd.
Liu Zhaodi was overjoyed to hear this statement, which was so different from what she had said before. However, knowing the principle of playing hard to get, she was not going to agree so easily.
"That depends on your performance. If you can't even unleash the full effect of the heavy halberd, then even if I'm willing to bear the loss, the Liu family won't agree!" Liu Zhaodi said with a charming smile.
"Simple!"
Jiang Yuan picked up the heavy halberd with one hand. Accustomed to using a spear, he found the right feel for the heavy halberd as soon as he picked it up. The heavy halberd that Liu Zhaodi had praised to the skies did not disappoint. It was a real heavyweight weapon!
"Those who command heavy troops must possess an invincible aura!"
With his heavy halberd and spear held horizontally, Jiang Yuan stood on the platform like a war god, an invisible pressure emanating from his body.
"Get the touchstone!" Liu Zhaodi clapped her hands, and a rock as tall as a person was pushed up.
The Touchstone is a cosmic metal with a hardness exceeding ten, one of the special products brought by the Golden Gate after the cataclysm.
"When you're selling something, you can't be completely lacking in presence!"
Holding the heavy halberd, Jiang Yuan was filled with heroic spirit, and he could feel the unique aura emanating from it.
"Since you've already received an appearance fee, let's go big! Born to be king!"
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