The auction venue had five floors in total. Senior Brother Qi was quick to grab three tickets and took the two of them to find a seat.
Xie Mingzhe looked around curiously - the holographic scene looked extremely realistic, and the faces of the people sitting around him were clear. However, it was unknown whether they were real faces or just randomly created in the game.
As more and more players entered, the auction venue was automatically upgraded, adding two more floors to the original five floors. Apparently, the auction house was very popular today, and the tickets were sold out, so the system automatically expanded it.
There were seven floors in total, and they were all soon filled.
The auction venue was packed with people and was even more lively than the cinema on New Year's Day in the Earth Era.
The clock pointed to 3:30 in the afternoon, and when the time came, all the entrances to the auction venue were closed.
The lights in the hall suddenly went out, and only the warm lights on the stage in the middle came on. At the same time, a 40-centimeter-wide virtual LCD screen appeared on the backs of the chairs in front of all the audience. The stage in the middle was magnified and presented on the LCD screen, so that even if you sit in the corner, you don't have to worry about not being able to see clearly.
A hot curly-haired beauty walked to the center of the venue in high heels and said with a smile: "Good afternoon, everyone. Today's auction is about to begin! The list of auction items has been sent to the electronic screen in front of you. If you are interested in any item, you can pay attention to it in advance!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a list of auction items appeared on the electronic screen in front of him.
The items for auction today include four cards and ten shops.
The specific value of the card is not shown on the list, only the pattern, color and star level on the back of the card are shown. There are two four-star cards, one five-star card, and a seven-star black card that seems to be very valuable.
Xie Mingzhe waited for the next good show with great curiosity.
"The first thing we're going to auction is the shops. Please look at the aerial view of the shops on the screen." The auctioneer introduced with a smile, "There are ten shops, all located in the southern section of the newly opened commercial street, close to the black market. The shops are 50 square meters in size, with convenient transportation and very stable customer flow. The starting price is 10,000 gold coins per month!"
“Let’s start the auction of the first house!”
This game does not have regional divisions. Xie Mingzhe speculated that it might be because cloud storage technology can achieve huge amounts of data computing. At today's auction, tens of thousands of players crowded into the same venue, but there was no lag at all, and even everyone's face was clearly visible. This server is really amazing. If we could move a server to the Earth in the 21st century, it would definitely solve the problem of lag in online games when there are too many players in the guild battle.
Since all players are in the same area and the number of shops is limited, new players will face the embarrassment of not being able to rent a shop, so the game operator will open a new commercial street every month and then rent out the shops to people who want to do business.
Some players who lose money and do not want to continue running their business can also take back the shops they rented before and auction them off. The official will adjust the rent of the shops according to the market, so that the business system of the game can be maintained stable and a large number of shops will not go bankrupt and the economy will not collapse.
Xie Mingzhe walked over and asked Senior Brother Qi: "The storefront next to the black market should be in a good location, right? How much is the rent?"
Senior Brother Qi said, "For a 50-square-meter shop, the maximum monthly rent can be 20,000 yuan, otherwise you will lose money. There are not many people who know how to do business in the game. Players who don't know how to run a shop will lose money if they open a shop. They usually go to the black market to set up their own stalls."
Xie Mingzhe nodded in understanding - this is like the difference between opening a 24-hour self-service convenience store and setting up a stall at a night market, each has its own strengths.
Generally, people who are good at doing business will open their own shops. Xie Mingzhe actually wanted to open a shop in the game. He was very good at budgeting and had made some money by opening a shop in online games before. But in the world of "Star Card Storm", he was just a novice with two low-level cards in his hand. For him, the goal of opening a shop was too far away.
Maybe after some time, when he is thoroughly familiar with the game and has researched the market, he can try to start some business?
Xie Mingzhe was secretly making plans in his mind.
Brother Qi, who has five years of gaming experience, is very familiar with the auction market. As he said, the ten shops officially released were all sold at a monthly rent of less than 20,000 yuan. If the price exceeded 20,000 yuan, no one would raise the price.
The beautiful auctioneer continued, "All the shops have been auctioned off. Next up is the rare cards. The first card to be auctioned is a battle card, a four-star [Flower Fairy]. This card has very good attributes. The basic attack power of a four-star card reaches 3,600 points. The starting price is 1,000 gold coins!"
The Flower Fairy card, Xie Mingzhe happened to have seen it when he and Brother Chen were doing a dungeon together today. The attributes of this card are much better than the one Brother Chen got. Xie Mingzhe clearly remembered that Brother Chen's four-star Flower Fairy card had a basic attack power of only 3,000 points, while this one has 3,600 points. When a card evolves, its basic attributes will continue to double. Cards with high basic attributes will be more valuable when cultivated in the later stages. No wonder it can be auctioned.
The card was eventually sold for 3,000 gold coins.
The auctioneer said, "Next up is the card again, a five-star pet card - the Nine-Tailed Fox card!"
As soon as the words fell, the card being auctioned appeared in front of everyone, and at the same time, the corresponding star card illusion was presented - it was a lifelike white nine-tailed fox. The fox's eyes were a very clear emerald green, and its nine snow-white tails were curled up, forming a furry ball, which looked particularly cute.
This was the first time he had seen such a beautiful fox. Xie Mingzhe really wanted to buy one to raise, but he didn't know how much it would cost.
The auctioneer said, "This pet card can be taken out of the game to create a star card phantom in the real world. The starting price is 5,000 gold coins!"
"..." The newbie with only 100 gold coins in his pocket could only watch the fun. However, Xie Mingzhe was quite curious about the prices in the game, and couldn't help but ask Senior Brother Qi, "What is the ratio of the gold price in the game to the real currency?"
"The latest gold price is about 10:1." said Senior Brother Qi.
"Oh." Xie Mingzhe calculated, 5,000 game coins, that is, 500 real crystal coins, this is just the starting price. People around him soon raised the price, and the price on the screen jumped rapidly until it stopped at 8,000 gold coins.
"8,000 gold coins once! 8,000 gold coins twice? Anyone else want to raise the price? 8,000 gold coins three times! Deal!"
As the hammer fell, the "Nine-Tailed Fox Card" was bought by a buyer.
Since the price is increased by pressing a button on the seat, only the official knows who made the purchase on the spot. This is also to protect the privacy of the buyer.
It seems that the prices in the game are very high! How can a pet card be sold for 800 yuan? It is equivalent to his monthly rent.
Xie Mingzhe was very curious. The Flower Fairy card was sold for 300 yuan, but why was this Nine-Tailed Fox card sold for 800 yuan? Is the difference so big? Thinking of this, he leaned over to Senior Brother Qi and whispered, "Why is the Nine-Tailed Fox card so expensive? I see that its basic data is not very good, and it has no attack skills."
"Because it's an original card." Senior Brother Qi lowered his voice and said, "Original cards are made by players themselves and will not drop in the game. The copyright of this card is in the hands of its author, who has the right to dispose of it at will. The Nine-Tailed Fox card is expensive because its author is Sister Man, a well-known pet brand designer in the circle. Sister Man will make a limited number of copies of the Nine-Tailed Fox card every month and sell them. Girls like to keep this kind of furry pet, so naturally some people will pay a high price to grab it."
Xie Mingzhe suddenly realized that the flower demon card was not worth much because it was dropped by the boss in the game, and anyone who wanted it could get it. But the Nine-Tailed Fox card was different. It was not something that could be obtained in the game, but an original card created by the player. The copyright was in the hands of the author "Sister Man". The author could sell it whenever she wanted. She copied dozens of cards every month and sold them for 800 yuan each. The author of the Nine-Tailed Fox card must have made a fortune!
Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but feel a little envious.
After the first card was auctioned, the beautiful auctioneer suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "Next is the highlight of today, the extremely valuable Seven Star Card!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an emcee came to the center of the stage holding an exquisite box and slowly opened the box under the spotlight.
There was a black card lying quietly in the velvet box.
The card back is pure black, with a hint of metallic luster, and the back of the card has a light green pattern.
Xie Mingzhe thought of his own two-star card, which had no pattern on the blue back and was very monotonous. However, the pattern on the back of this seven-star black card was gorgeous and exquisite. The green patterns, as thin as silk threads, meandered and stretched on the black card back in an orderly manner. The green patterns had no rules, but they did not look messy at all. Instead, they looked like a work of art carefully carved by a master sculptor, and they were very three-dimensional.
The back of the card alone is so beautiful that even Xie Mingzhe, a layman, feels that this card must be worth a lot of money.
And he carefully discovered that there was a very small word written on the lower right corner of the back of the card -
Tang.
When the camera stopped on the word "Tang", Xie Mingzhe heard the girl sitting behind him suddenly screamed: "Oh my God, could it be the work of Tang Shen!" "Ahhh, it must be the work of the male god! Only he would use this LOGO, no one dares to copy it!" The voice of an uncle came from the side: "Damn! It seems that the rumors are true, there really are Tang Muzhou's cards today?" "How did Tang Shen's cards get to the auction house?"
The sounds around started out as whispers, then gradually became noisy and chaotic, like a bomb dropped into a silent lake, suddenly causing a huge wave - the huge wave of sound kept rolling, and instantly submerged the entire venue.
Xie Mingzhe was sitting in the crowd and his ears were almost deafened by the noise.
Who is Tang Muzhou? Is his influence so great?
The auctioneer picked up the microphone to maintain order: "Everyone, be quiet, please be quiet!"
After saying "Silence" three times in a row, the excited audience finally quieted down. The beautiful host continued, "This Seven-Star Card was made by Tang Muzhou, the God of Tang!" She carefully turned the black card over and said, "Please take a look at the data on the card!"
On the electronic screen, Xie Mingzhe also clearly saw the front of the card.
On the front of the card, there is a cluster of blooming white flowers. The patterns of each flower are depicted very clearly, and there is crystal clear dew on some petals. The small white flowers gathered together, layered together, are as white as jade and lifelike, and seem to be able to transmit a faint fragrance through the card.
Tuberose (wood)
Card level: 70
Evolution Star Level: ★★★★★★★
Available times: 7/7 times
Basic attributes: HP 100000, Attack 0, Defense 50000, Agility 100, Crit 0%,
Additional Skill: Distracting Fragrance (enemy targets within a 30-meter range absorb a special fragrance, producing random hallucinations that last for 5 seconds)
Additional Skill: Dark Night (all enemies within 30 meters are blinded for 3 seconds)
As soon as the card data was released, the whole audience burst into screams again!
Hearing heated discussions came from behind: "100,000 health and 50,000 defense, add up to 150,000 health, almost as good as a blood cow!" "A card with 100 agility, can control a group of enemies at the fastest speed in the arena, and it also has illusion and blindness control. Isn't this card too good?" "I remember that Tang Shen seemed to have used this card in the league before?" "Such a good card, why would he sell it!" "He sold it, has he researched a better card?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost ready, the host smiled and said, "The seven-star full-grade [Night Jasmine], a magic card for group control, is now officially on sale! The starting price is - 100,000 gold coins!"
Xie Mingzhe: “What???”
Are people in this world going crazy because they have too much money?
100,000 gold coins is equivalent to 10,000 yuan in real currency, which is enough for his living expenses for a year!
A card is so expensive? Is there anyone who would buy it?
However, Xie Mingzhe was soon slapped in the face - not only did someone buy this card, but many, many people were scrambling to buy it!
As soon as the host shouted that the auction had begun, the prices on the screen started to rise wildly.
110,000...115,000...120,000...125,000...
Xie Mingzhe almost popped his eyes out when he saw the numbers scrolling by!
That's a lot of money! You rich people really know how to have fun!
The author has something to say: Regarding the rules of the game, some cuties who don’t play the game left comments saying that they didn’t understand it, so I will simplify it here.
1. Card battle game, the key lies in [cards]. Players have no skills and must summon cards to fight.
2. If you get a low-level card, you need to upgrade/evolve it to a high-level card. The seven-star full-level black card has the strongest combat power.
Just remember these two points, and ignore the other things you don’t understand for now. Anyway, I will definitely write about it clearly when I write about the competition later :)