Chapter 109 Auction
In the original novel "The God of Loans," this graceful and elegant Snow Fairy is known as the most beautiful woman in the desolate hills. Even in this world where everyone is in debt at work, a mirror engraved with her image can still fetch a premium price.
Everyone knows he was originally a man, but since Fairy Fuxue's initial purpose for undergoing gender reassignment surgery was for cultivation, it's understandable, and no one would care about such a small detail as her primary gender.
According to the original book, Yin Fuxue will experience a near-death experience in the secret realm a few weeks later and finally snatch back the Red Beauty Mirror.
As long as one cultivates inside the mirror, with the aid of elixirs, the speed of progress in cultivation can be described as rapid as a thousand miles a day, and there are also subtle improvements in appearance.
However, this mirror has a requirement—the user must be a biological female. Psychological identification alone is not enough. Even a hermaphroditic animal needs to become female before it can be cultivated.
Having finally managed to snatch the treasure, Yin Fuxue was not about to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Without hesitation, he found a small clinic the next day, took out a loan of 8,000 yuan, and underwent a complete sex reassignment surgery.
After years of dedicated cultivation in the mirror, he did not disappoint his sacrifice. In just a few years, he successfully broke through from the eighth level of Qi Refining to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, setting a record for advancement speed in the desolate hills. He also rose from a peripheral factory under the Medicine Sect to a senior management position in the main company.
In recent years, Yin Fuxue's investment in elixirs has gradually increased, and his accounts have long been in dire straits, teetering on the verge of defaulting on his promises.
Having finally reached a high-level position, his first step was to secure more cultivation resources for himself within the company.
In exchange for cultivation resources, he accepted the new plan launched by the Medicine Sect and connected himself with a baby brought out of a secret realm using a magical artifact.
However, Yin Fuxue ultimately failed because of this experiment strongly promoted by the Medicine Sect.
As a semi-finished product of a high-level secret experiment, this child was soon forced to drain Yin Fuxue of everything.
The death of Yin Fuxue had no impact on the Medicine Sect. The sect even compiled a thick bill summarizing the resources used to cultivate him, all of which were attributed to this child, resulting in him being burdened with a debt of over 800,000 before he even reached adulthood.
The original author glossed over this part of the plot, focusing all the description on the little baby the size of a basketball—one of the future Long Aotian's little followers.
This child, who was already in debt before he even grew up, was eventually abandoned by the Medicine Sect as a failed experiment. He met Long Aotian, who was also burdened with a huge debt, and they hit it off immediately, feeling like they had known each other for a long time.
The two had endless topics to discuss on the very day they met, ranging from how to take advantage of platform deals to how to maintain vital signs at the lowest cost, and they came to regard each other as soulmates.
The first half of "The God of Loans" tells the story of Long Aotian and several fellow sufferers taking out loans to pay off their debts.
Fang Zhuohe read the original text.
In the original novel, Yin Fuxue was able to participate in this project because of her special cultivation physique.
If he intervenes now and takes Yin Fuxue away, the child can still grow up normally, but the growth rate will not be as fast as in the original book.
I'm sorry, Long Aotian, you probably don't want to see your friend burdened with huge debts either.
Fang Zhuo stood on the new high-end flying sword, looking down at the cultivators who were restricted in height and speed. He encountered no obstacles along the way, and did not even need to swipe the access card at the spirit medicine factory. He arrived at the factory where Yin Fuxue was located without any problems.
Yin Fuxue is now at the eighth level of Qi Refining, which is much better than the original owner's talent, who could only reach the fifth level after half a lifetime of cultivation. She also doesn't need to deal with low-end assembling magical artifacts on the production line every day.
When Fang Zhuo saw Yin Fuxue, she was in the laboratory testing a new drug with huge dark circles under her eyes.
This is indeed a face that would be stunning whether one were a man or a woman; the jawline isn't prominent, the face shape is smooth, and there's long hair. But the problem is that the other person looks like they're about to die at any moment, has a strong sense of impending doom, unfocused pupils, and a mental state that's even more worrying than the manual laborers in the original owner's factory.
...Was he too late? Had Yin Fuxue already finished her surgery? Otherwise, why did she look so listless?
A few seconds later, the others in the lab also turned around, their expressions almost identical to Yin Fuxue's.
Everyone had half a head of white hair, and they all looked like they might not be able to catch their breath.
Even with the flying sword parked at the window, no one in the room made a sound, as if they had lost their basic perception of the world.
Well, maybe this is what working is all about.
Fang Zhuo entered the laboratory through the window and walked straight to Yin Fuxue, saying, "Hello, my name is Fang Zhuo. I saw your information on the headhunter before. I was wondering if you would be interested in joining my sect?"
"You can get five times the monthly salary of the Medicine Sect, and you can choose any cultivation artifact you like."
Yin Fuxue raised her head blankly, glanced at the flying sword resting at the window with empty eyes, and asked weakly, "Which sect are you from?"
"Giant Sect, I'll be going to Wanbaoge to bid for a sect establishment token later. You can come with me to choose magic artifacts; there's no budget limit."
Yin Fuxue shook her head: "I'm sorry, I won't go to a newly established small sect."
"After I resign, I will be blacklisted by the Medicine Sect, and small sects will smear my resume, making it difficult for me to get a job at a big company in the future."
Fang Zhuo gestured for them to proceed: "It's alright, you can reconsider this matter. Would you mind if we went to Wanbaoge together first?"
Yin Fuxue finally stopped what she was doing.
He brought up a check-in app on his personal portal and showed it to Fang Zhuo:
"Sect Master Fang, my current daily wage is 300 and 7 spirit stones, and my monthly attendance bonus is 530. The cultivation room I booked tonight costs 120 spirit stones, making a total of 957 spirit stones. Can you reimburse me for that?"
Fang Zhuo wasn't used to this kind of algorithm that was accurate to single digits, so he directly gave Yin Fuxue 100,000 spirit stones.
The moment the money arrived in her account, Yin Fuxue seemed to suddenly regain a part of her human consciousness, like a zombie. After a jolt, her eyes lit up.
One hundred thousand... wait, how come it's one hundred thousand?
How did the promised 957 yuan suddenly double, inflating a hundredfold like SpongeBob SquarePants? When will food delivery platforms' inflated coupons ever be this powerful?
This was the largest sum of money he had ever received at once, apart from loans, and Yin Fuxue's gaze was even somewhat blank with shock.
Not used to flying swords with others, Fang Zhuo directly ordered another high-grade flying sword of the same model and had Yin Fuxue sit cross-legged on the other sword.
Once outdoors, bathed in sunlight, Yin Fuxue's senses visibly began to return.
He touched the texture of the sword beneath him, then used his phone's image recognition function to check the price, and belatedly realized that this shop owner seemed to have some real skills.
The wind blew him a little, and his mind became a little clearer.
How dare he speak to such a powerful figure of our time!
That's so rude.
Yin Fuxue was not skilled in swordsmanship, and holding the sword hilt with both hands, she shouted loudly to the sect leader:
"Sect Master Fang, please don't be angry. There have been a lot of scams related to newly established sects lately. Many swindlers rent high-level spiritual treasures to trick employees into paying sect fees and then sending them to the desolate sea to 'get rid of kidneys'. I was just being a little too cautious. Please forgive my petty behavior."
Fang Zhuo turned his head and smiled, "How do you know I'm not?"
Yin Fuxue: "..."
Fang Zhuo: "Alright, I'm definitely not that kind of person. When we get to the Treasure Pavilion, you can choose any magic artifact you like, just don't pick one that's only for female cultivators."
Yin Fuxue smiled with relief: "How could that be? I'm a man, I can't possibly undergo gender reassignment surgery."
Fang Zhuo remained silent for a few seconds.
For a fleeting moment, he really wanted to bring up this scene from the original novel and show it to Yin Fuxue.
It was a weekday afternoon, and Wanbaoge wasn't crowded. The waiters, seeing the silhouettes of two flying swords in the distance, eagerly waited at the entrance, seven or eight of them surrounding the two individuals.
"Boss, we'll stop the sword service for you here. Which premium hall would you like to choose?"
"The high-end auction hall is divided into four halls, with auction items priced at five million to ten million, ten million to thirty million, thirty million to one hundred million, and over one hundred million respectively."
Fang Zhuo: "Over one hundred million."
The waiter took out a QR code from his storage ring: "Boss, please scan this to pay the entrance fee. The entrance deposit for auction halls with a value of over 100 million is 20 million spirit stones."
"If you don't find a suitable ritual item, the money will be refunded. However, if the auction is cancelled, the deposit will be deducted. Is that acceptable to you?"
Fang Zhuo didn't hesitate at all and scanned the code to pay. The 20 million yuan deposit was completely harmless to him.
Yin Fuxue, who was following behind him, suddenly felt her legs go weak.
Where did he get the audacity to refuse the big shot's invitation on the spot, and with such a cold and hard tone?
He must have gone crazy from working so hard; there's something wrong with the feng shui of that dilapidated factory in the Medicine Sect.
A big shot who can casually pull out 20 million spirit stones to enter an auction hall with a minimum price of 100 million must have a net worth of at least 1 billion. Even if he's just putting on a show, being able to borrow that much money is a skill in itself.
Upon opening her phone, Yin Fuxue immediately initiated the resignation process and quickly sent a screenshot to the boss: "Sect Master, when do we sign the employment contract?"
The two sat in the VIP room of Wanbaoge. Fang Zhuo looked at the auction items while sending the contract to Yin Fuxue.
The moment the contract popped back up, a new signing message appeared in the system backend.
[Investment Target Number One: Yin Fuxue]
[Intelligence: 68][Stamina: 98][Appearance: 89][Emotional Intelligence: 61][Loyalty: 93]
[Recommended Development Path: Pharmacist]
[Initial cultivation level: Qi Refining Level 8]
[Talent: 92]
Since the system recommended the profession of medicine cultivator, Fang Zhuo specifically selected exclusive magical artifacts such as pills when looking at the list. His eyes quickly settled on a pill furnace that had failed to sell at auction six times because of its high price.
It can not only refine pills, but also create various magical artifacts and injections based on the user's cultivation level. Moreover, it can accommodate cultivators to enter and cultivate, making it of much better quality than the fan that Yin Fuxue snatched.
Rather than calling it an alchemy furnace, it's more like a large-scale treasure furnace.
If I remember correctly, in the original novel, this alchemy furnace eventually fell into the hands of the higher-ups of the Medicine Sect.
They sacrificed a foundling and used a pill furnace to create a child prodigy supposedly born with spiritual power. They fabricated the process, claiming the child was brought from a secret realm. While defrauding the sect of research funds, they also killed Yin Fuxue in the project.
A crooked upper beam makes a crooked lower beam; a bizarre sect has produced a bizarre management team.
The product itself is a good product; the problem lies with the user.
If he could seize the alchemy furnace for himself, one less poor child would suffer.
Anyway, he knows where he picked up the child, so he can just follow the same pattern and raise the child himself. Maybe the child will become friends with Long Aotian in the future too.
The starting bid for this alchemy furnace is 300 million. Generally speaking, major sects will send elite teams to search for magical artifacts in secret realms. Only individual cultivators will come to Wanbaoge for auction, and it is rare for an individual to be able to come up with so much money at once.
Most people are struggling financially, and being able to avoid debt is already considered exceptional.
So even though its starting price was already quite competitive, it still failed to sell at auction so many times.
At the start of the auction, Fang Zhuo raised his paddle once and bid 310 million.
Surprisingly, someone quickly followed up with a bid of 320 million, raising the price once again.
The waiter in the private room came over at the right time to remind them: "Boss, it's more than 30 high-ranking members of the Medicine Sect who have raised funds to come here for the auction. They sent people to the auction house to negotiate the price several times before, but we haven't made any concessions... Maybe they just raised enough money today."
Fang Zhuo nodded to indicate that he understood. After two rounds of back-and-forth negotiations with the other party, the price reached 360 million.
While the other side was still tentatively raising the price little by little, he was too lazy to waste any more time and directly bid 320 million.
Things have completely quieted down over there.
Before the contract could even reach the private room, there was a sudden knock on the door, and several heads popped out one after another.
Most of the middle-aged people who came in had various physical defects. Some were missing a leg, and others had most of their heads cut off and had an external brain-computer interface attached to them.
These dozens of people, like Indians who had just been relieved of their stress, either went into the private room or stood densely packed outside in the corridor.
The leader cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Fang Zhuo: "Fellow Daoist, would you be willing to part with this?"
“We are members of the Medicine Sect. As long as you give us your magic weapon, we can arrange a senior engineer position for you within the Medicine Sect headquarters. You can ask for any public cultivation resources you need on a daily basis.”
Wow, the resources belong to the company, but the magical artifacts are your own, right?
Fang Zhuo leaned back on the sofa: "Sorry, no need."
After speaking, he calmly picked up the list of basic resources published by Wanbaoge and browsed through it from top to bottom.
The middle-aged men exchanged glances, their words now tinged with sarcasm:
"Fellow Daoist, I think you should stay in the Qi Refining stage. To be honest, even if such a high-level magic weapon falls into your hands, you won't be able to make the most of it. You might as well join the Medicine Sect and get a stable job, which will guarantee your future."
"With us looking out for you, what resources can't you get in the Medicine Sect? The spiritual food meals and stamina potions in the canteen are just a matter of a word from us. Think it over carefully."
"Magic artifacts are only temporary. In the end, what you're after when you cultivate immortality is the resources of a big platform. A job is what's permanent."
"Besides, this opportunity to make friends is beneficial for young people like you who are just entering society."
Seeing that Fang Zhuo remained silent, the leader spoke even more sharply this time, turning to his companion and saying, "Forget it, judging from his appearance, he can't come up with the money. This is 320 million, not some game currency. He's still young, just showing off with his family's money. He'll behave himself when it comes to actually paying."
Before anyone could even respond, the waiter brought over an auction contract, which Fang Zhuo signed and paid in one go—the whole process took less than five seconds.
The room suddenly became extremely quiet.
The mocking voices disappeared, the intermittent accusations vanished, leaving only a collective gasp.
The waiter smiled so broadly that several wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes, and he looked radiant as he enthusiastically introduced each of the best-selling exercises in the brochure.
After transferring the money, Fang Zhuo pointed to the basic resource list and said, "Nine Heavens Heart Sutra, Primordial Purple Qi Technique... I'll take one of each of these advanced cultivation manuals."
"I'll also buy one of each of the basic and advanced powder recipes, and one hundred each of the Body Refining and Mind Concentration Pills. In addition, I'll also buy a Sect Establishment Token."
The waiter whispered a reminder, "Boss T, these will add up to sixty-two million!"
Fang Zhuo paid without hesitation and packed all the supplies into his storage ring.
After collecting his belongings, he smiled and asked the middle-aged men, "What did you just say? Qi cultivation? Sorry, that won't be for long."
The leader's expression immediately turned ugly.
His eyes scanned the young man up and down repeatedly.
Since the other party just mentioned the sect establishment token, they must not be from any major sect, nor are they a high-ranking member of another sect who came out to act alone, because their cultivation level is only Qi Refining.
That money was likely borrowed from some microloan platform that had a bug.
Young people are still too young to know their own limitations, unaware that every gift from fate comes with a hidden price.
Money borrowed always has to be repaid.
He shook his head, his expression returning to normal, and sighed, "You'll regret taking this magic artifact someday. Here's my business card. Contact me anytime if you need money, but the price won't be the same when I buy it back then."
Fang Zhuo smiled, said nothing, and casually handed the newly acquired alchemy furnace to Yin Fuxue.
Yin Fuxue was almost fainting; he felt as if the alchemy furnace in his hand was burning his hand like the sun.
This is awesome! How can it be so awesome?
These leaders usually act all high and mighty in the company, practically needing to be carried around, but now that dozens of people have pooled their money to bid on a magical artifact, they still couldn't beat Boss Fang.
What's the use of Yin and Yang now? The item is still in his hands.
Yin Fuxue tossed his work clothes, which bore the insignia of the Medicine Sect, onto the sofa, trying his best to avoid showing a smug expression. He put on his best acting skills, forcing out a cold and contemptuous look, and sneered as he passed the leader, "Heh, please make way."
"Don't worry, this alchemy furnace will never appear on the market again. Oh, unless our sect leader finds a higher quality magic weapon, then you might be begging us to transfer the magic weapon to you."
"Oh right, the price won't be the same then, will it?"
He straightened his back and followed the boss out of Wanbaoge. The waiter had already stopped their flying swords at the entrance.
Meanwhile, those high-ranking members of the Medicine Sect were still using low-grade, dusty flying swords, which didn't even have factory access and could only fly slowly at low altitudes.
On the way back, Yin Fuxue deliberately flew slowly above the heads of those dozens of people, making them look up at the patterns on her sword.
Sure enough, after leaving the job, I felt refreshed and full of energy.
After flying for about ten minutes, Yin Fuxue gradually discovered that her flight path actually overlapped with that of the higher-ups of the Medicine Sect.
Seeing the flying sword heading straight for the Medicine Sect Master's office building, Yin Fuxue asked in shock, "Sect Master, what are we doing here?"
Fang Zhuo was looking down at the tall office buildings and the endless rows of factories below.
One of the major factors affecting cultivation speed is geographical location. Generally speaking, the more energy gathers in a place, the better the cultivation effect will be.
There are currently nine major sects in the desolate hills, and the piece of land surrounded by mountains occupied by the Medicine Sect is obviously the best piece of land among them.
He also remembered that the system gave him a "free is best" card, which showed that it could be used to purchase any physical asset, but could only be used once.
If you're going to buy something, you should definitely buy the most expensive one.
He stopped at the front desk of the Medicine Master Company's office building, just as he brushed past those executives.
Fang Zhuo tapped the front desk lightly with his knuckles and said in a soft voice:
"Tell your sect leader that I'm here to buy the land."
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