Chapter 31 Blue and White Porcelain
The auction officially begins.
The auctioneer on the stage was wearing formal attire and standing in the middle of the circular auction table. Directly in front of him was the table where the auction items were placed. This auctioneer was very famous in the alliance and could be said to be very experienced.
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the auction is officially underway. Without further ado, let's take a look at the first item."
The discussion of everyone in the audience paused for a moment, and when the etiquette lady lifted the covering cloth, they saw a pot of plants inside, which was beautiful and emitted a moon-white (light blue) light.
Everyone present was silent for a moment and then a woman's voice echoed throughout the auction hall.
There is no girl who doesn't love beauty, let alone in an interstellar world where flowers and plants are almost extinct.
"Okay, this flower is a new variety we picked from the Metaverse. The Botanical Research Institute named it Moonlight Flower. You can see that when the lights are turned off, it emits a moon-like glow. Currently, this flower is the only one of its kind in the interstellar world."
The auctioneer showed a meaningful expression. He had been an auctioneer for so many years that he naturally knew how to arouse the desire of the people in the audience to buy. Rich people like them didn't care about money the most. Sometimes uniqueness was what they pursued.
Feng Ze on the stage thought about Ms. Ling Ya, who loved flowers and plants at home, and was thinking about taking a picture of the pot of flowers and giving it to her.
"Okay, the auction is now officially underway. The starting price is 1 million star coins, and each bid must not be less than 1,000 star coins."
With that, the hammer fell and the auction began.
"1.1 million."
"1.15 million."
"Three million."
"Five million."
"5.5 million."
Feng Ze was too lazy to bid so many times and directly bid 10 million. Sorry, the last thing his family lacked was money.
The others were also stunned by Feng Ze's bid. Spending 10 million star coins on a flowerpot? Sorry, they weren't that rich yet. Just like that, the others stopped bidding.
Many of the ladies inside had their handkerchiefs nearly ripped to pieces, glaring at Feng Ze indignantly. Excuse me, they're going to stop being his fans for a minute; they also wanted that flower.
I feel so sad (-ω`).
Feng Ze ignored everyone's gazes. He was used to being the center of attention and didn't care if there were any other meanings in those glances. Anyway, no matter what, he was the man that no one else could have.
Xi Liuqing happened to be sitting at the front of the second-floor box. He could see Marshal Feng Ze diagonally above him by turning his head. He snorted softly and said something unclear:
"Oh, Marshal Feng Ze is really rich, not everyone can compare..."
When the others heard this, they quickly flattered Xi Liuqing:
"Hey, Mr. Xi, you don't have to worry about him. He's just a spendthrift from a wealthy family. Spending 10 million coins just to buy a pot of flowers? If it were me, my parents would break their legs."
"That's right, there's nothing to be proud of. After all, Marshal Feng Ze is just a spender, unlike you, Master Xi, who are here to make money. There is an essential difference between the two of you."
"Yes, when we were Master Xi's age, we were all busy with our business. We are not like Master Xi, who is already financially independent at such a young age."
Xi Liuqing curled his lower lip calmly, clearly in a good mood, but still trying to shirk responsibility:
"I'm not as good as you say. Marshal Feng Ze, as the first marshal of the alliance, must be very charming. For example, my cousins are all deeply in love with the marshal."
"Hey, that's what's wrong with them. They already have a young master Xi at home, but they still worship other men? They are really short-sighted."
Others also agreed with this, but no one knew what they were thinking.
Xi Liuqing chuckled and waved his hand to show his disagreement with their views, but his expression still showed that he was in a good mood.
The people around breathed a sigh of relief, they finally managed to appease this guy. They couldn't handle someone who stabbed them in the back like this, they really hoped someone could teach him a lesson!
The auction was still going on, and an advanced mecha "designed" by Xi Liuqing was also auctioned off.
"This mecha is incredible! It's a high-end mecha designed by Xi Liuqing, the eldest son of the Xi family."
As soon as Xi Liuqing's name was heard, there were exclamations from the crowd. It was obvious that Xi Liuqing's name had been widely spread in the alliance.
After all, it is definitely not an easy task to design advanced mechas at the age of 20. Even if the people in the audience don’t know that Xi Liuqing is the eldest son of the Xi family, they must know that he has been hailed as the alliance’s number one mecha master.
There was warm cheering from the audience, and Xi Liuqing's smile became even more unbridled.
"Okay, let's take a look at this mecha. Instruments have shown it's a high-level mecha. Its defense and attack capabilities are both top-notch. And just looking at its shape is also very beautiful. Let's all take a look at the lines of this mecha. Aren't they beautiful?"
The auctioneer took out the mecha and displayed it in front of everyone, which also received everyone's enthusiastic eyes.
"Okay, the starting price for this advanced mecha is 10 million star coins, and each bid must not be less than 10,000 star coins."
The hammer fell and the beating began.
In the end, the mecha was auctioned off by a wealthy businessman for a high price of 180 million.
Xi Liuqing was quietly observing all this from the second floor. When he saw that a wealthy businessman finally auctioned off his mecha, he muttered in disdain:
"Oh, you're really lucky."
In his eyes, money is no match for power. As long as you have power, you can make money. So he feels that his mecha being auctioned off to a wealthy businessman is an insult to his work.
However, now he has completely forgotten that most of the mecha blueprints were designed by Xi Chen. This may be because he brainwashed others by saying that he is a mecha master and successfully brainwashed himself as well!
However, Xi Liuqing had a bigger goal at this time. As the alliance's number one mecha designer, how could he not design a mecha for the alliance's number one marshal?
Xi Liuqing curled his lips and looked at Marshal Feng Ze above him with a strong sense of ambition in his eyes.
However, at this time, he did not consider whether Xi Liuqing could design a mecha that could be compared with Marshal Feng Ze's Canglan Mecha with his own abilities.
Time passed little by little, and finally the last item was taken out.
There was a wooden box on the auction table. The auctioneer carefully opened the box and took out a bottle. Looking at the lush blue pattern on it, I couldn't help but sigh at its subtle beauty, clearness and elegance.
There was a commotion below. The auctioneer calmed everyone down and then said with a mysterious smile:
"You're not mistaken. This is the famous blue and white porcelain from the ancient Blue Star era. Everyone knows that the ancient Blue Star's heritage is nearly extinct, and this piece of blue and white porcelain was restored by the research institute based on the only surviving photograph. The research institute gave it to us for auction, mainly to broaden everyone's horizons."
"Okay, the starting price for this item is 230 million Star Coins, and the bid must not be less than 10,000 Star Coins."
"Three hundred million."
"Three hundred and fifty million."
"Four hundred and thirty million."
"Four hundred and five hundred thousand."
The work was in full swing below, and Feng Ze was also a little tempted when he saw the pattern.
"Nine hundred million."
Xi Liuqing: I, the Alliance's top mecha designer, will design a mecha for the Alliance's top marshal!
Feng Ze: Are you sure I will let you design it?
Xi Chen: Are you sure you can design it?
Liu Qingqing: Are you sure you will still be alive by then?
Xi Liuqing: Pretend not to care and listen to the compliments.
Lackey: Pretending to smile, but thinking inside. Oh my god, why doesn’t anyone punish him!!!
Feng Ze: Here I come.
(End of this chapter)
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