Chapter 87 How to Buy from the Auction House 7 Xie Jiaoyue suddenly fell silent...
Xie Jiaoyue suddenly fell silent.
The manager waited a long time, but the expected price increase never came.
He blinked his long, narrow, beautiful eyes, a little regretful, but he was already very satisfied with how much he had earned today. He even felt that he should thank the money-giving girl. If it weren't for her, how could Gong Shiyu have taken out so many spirit stones?
He slowly began to make the final tuning.
"One hundred high-grade spirit stones per time."
Upon hearing this, Gongshi Yu was stunned.
No, Xie Jiaoyue doesn't bid?
He quickly turned around to look at Xie Jiaoyue, only to see her sitting there with a look of annoyance and regret. When she saw Gong Shiyu's gaze, she turned her head away resentfully, as if someone had stolen her beloved possession.
"One hundred high-grade spirit stones twice."
Gong Shiyu was getting anxious. How could Xie Jiaoyue bid like that? She started by bidding fast and aggressively, then only gave herself one gentle bid before going completely silent.
Is this reasonable? This is simply... this is something only a seasoned auction house professional could do.
For a moment, Gong Shiyu even suspected that Xie Jiaoyue was a shill, a plant used by the auction house to inflate the price of the items!
Thinking about it carefully, she realized she was overthinking it. It was impossible. Xie Jiaoyue had never been to Yicheng before, and this was her first time here. Naturally, she wouldn't act as a shill for an auction house she had never seen before.
The attendant behind Gong Shiyu looked puzzled and leaned over to ask his young master, "Young master, you seem unhappy? Don't you really like this Azure Flame Gourd? Now that you're about to win the bid, why are you unhappy?"
Gong Shiyu almost couldn't hold back and wanted to slap the servant.
How could he have such an outrageous idiot by his side? Does he really like a mere Jade Flame Gourd? He's just lusting after the beautiful Xie Jiaoyue!
Now look what happened! They've gone too far. They've spent a fortune on spirit stones, but haven't been able to win the beauty's heart. It's all been a waste!
Moreover, the current price has far exceeded his previous expectations. It's a full one hundred high-grade spirit stones! If he had gone to an auction house to bid properly, he could have bought a proper high-grade Xuan-level magic weapon. If he was lucky, he might even have gotten a Di-level magic weapon. Instead, he could only bid on a useless Huang-level trash.
Even if he is a direct descendant of the Gongshi clan, he can't afford to spend his spirit stones like that. For the next period of time, he will probably have to be frugal and careful, and can no longer be extravagant.
He wanted to find someone to vent his anger on, but he couldn't.
Xie Jiaoyue didn't do anything; she just called out the price a few times, but she didn't actually call out the same price as him.
Surprisingly, Gongshi Yu suffered a setback in Yicheng.
Xie Jiaoyue bowed slightly to Gongshi Yu: "Since the Azure Fire Gourd is Gongshi Gongzi's beloved possession, I will give it to him."
As Xie Jiaoyue finished speaking, the manager on the stage banged his small hammer down: "One hundred high-grade spirit stones three times! Let us congratulate Young Master Gongshi Yu on obtaining the Azure Fire Gourd! Young Master Gongshi Yu has a discerning eye, recognizing the value of this item among thousands of treasures, and is willing to spend a lot of money to win his beloved possession. He is truly a man of character."
Beloved things... people of passion...
Gong Shiyu's face twisted in anger. Damn it, who the hell is crazy enough to spend so many spirit stones on a broken gourd?
Seeing that Xie Jiaoyue was planning to continue filming other things, Gong Shiyu quickly got up, handed the spirit stones to the servant, and asked the servant to handle the follow-up matters. He then slunk away.
If he stayed any longer, he feared his spirit stone bag would become completely empty.
Perhaps because it hadn't appeared for so long, the system secretly upgraded itself, appearing to have more comprehension capabilities than before.
After Gong Shiyu left, Xie Jiaoyue completed her mission, and the system chatted with her.
[Host, the mission is complete, but I feel like something's not quite right.] The system began to express its doubts in a cold, electronic voice. [The original intention of this mission was to highlight Gongshi Yu's wealth and superiority by comparing the two of you. You lost because you didn't have as many spirit stones as Gongshi Yu. Now you have indeed lost, and Gongshi Yu has indeed won the Azure Fire Gourd, but Gongshi Yu's expression looks even worse than if he lost.]
It was the same before; the tasks were always completed smoothly, but the results were different from what was expected. However, the system didn't have an expression analysis module back then (it was poor), so we had to let it go.
Xie Jiaoyue was wary: "You wouldn't judge my mission as unsuccessful because of this, would you? Or will you increase the difficulty of my missions in the future, requiring me to also cater to the psychological needs of the target?"
The system replied: "No, the task details and completion conditions were set long ago, and the rules for reviewing the host's spirit stone spending will not change. I'm just curious."
With that in mind, Xie Jiaoyue felt relieved.
She explained to the system: "[Because Gongshi Yu has never treated me as an equal, as someone who can compete with him in wealth. He's not competing with me in wealth; he's just manipulating a plaything he desires.]"
[But host, you don't seem angry about this.] Its host's mental state is quite healthy.
Xie Jiaoyue said with great interest: [I love teasing these self-righteous fools.]
How can a fool learn to respect others if he never suffers a loss?
But host...
【What's wrong? 】
[It seems you forgot to spend spirit stones, so although the task was completed, you only received the basic task reward, not any commission...]
Xie Jiaoyue: Huh?
Eh!!!
She clutched her chest: "Does that mean I won't get anything besides the basic task rewards and the merchant's rebate?"
The system was stunned. How could there be merchant rebates? The host really doesn't want to miss any opportunity to make money.
So where exactly do the merchant rebates come from?
After the auction ended, Xie Jiaoyue went to the back of the auction house and found the manager.
Is your boss in?
Upon closer inspection, the auction house manager resembled a legendary fox spirit from Qingqiu, with a bewitching and beautiful face, round eyes, and larger-than-average pupils, revealing a pure and innocent quality reminiscent of a small animal.
The manager pointed to himself with his long, slender fingers: "That's me, Miss Xie. Thank you so much for today. Our auction house hasn't been open for a long time. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid the manager and I wouldn't even have anything to eat."
Xie Jiaoyue was stunned. She knew that the auction house was not doing well, but she did not expect it to be this bad.
Then she wouldn't feel comfortable asking for a commission.
Sighing, Sili continued to complain to Xie Jiaoyue: "In recent years, business at our auction house has become increasingly difficult. I have a large family to support, and if this continues, my children will probably have to eat nothing but chaff and wild vegetables."
He rarely talked about these things with others, but Xie Jiaoyue looked very kind, which made him say a few more words.
After the manager finished speaking, he took out a small magic item that looked a lot like the Azure Fire Gourd: "I see that you really like the Azure Fire Gourd, but our auction house only has one in stock. This is a fire control magic item that I made myself. Although it can't withstand even heavenly fire like the Azure Fire Gourd, it can still contain most common flames, and you can control the size of the flames with simple manipulation. I'm giving it to you."
Xie Jiaoyue was flattered. This manager was truly a simple and honest person, one of the best among all the auction house managers she had ever met.
This kind of personality doesn't seem very suitable for doing business.
She offered the manager spirit stones at twice the market price of such magical items. When the manager refused, she offered an equal amount of pastries, saying, "Keep these to improve the lives of the children at home."
The manager thanked him repeatedly, feeling that he had truly met a rare and kind person.
Xie Jiaoyue looked at the manager in front of her and thought of the little demon priest she had met before. Could this auction house be the one in the book that was acquired by Chu Xingjin and provided him with countless resources and magic treasures?
Does she have such good taste? She picked it right away.
She didn't know if Chu Xingjin had come before. Judging from the time, it should be a while before she could come. She could wait and let Chu Xingjin come once before she came.
After obtaining the small magical artifact from the auction house, Xie Jiaoyue went to the street of stalls that they had almost completely emptied.
The vendors had sold out of their goods and were now packing up their stalls, preparing to go home and enjoy time with their families.
Upon seeing Xie Jiaoyue, every stall owner stopped what they were doing, their faces beaming with smiles.
The female cultivator in her forties who was closest to Xie Jiaoyue took the initiative to greet her: "Oh, isn't this Miss Xie? I was just thinking of you, and here you are."
Xie Jiaoyue knew that these street vendors were all incredibly shrewd. Perhaps the people of Jinling City didn't understand her hints, and Gong Shiyu and his group didn't get it either, but these street vendors definitely did.
While the people around her were busy buying up goods at the stalls, Xie Jiaoyue gave the stall owners several meaningful glances.
The content is very simple.
I, Tuo, understand?
Being a shill requires receiving kickbacks!
She wasn't some clueless kid; she knew perfectly well that the prices the vendors were quoting today were higher than the market prices for those items, and shouldn't she get a share of the extra?
The stall owners were very sensible. Such good fortune was hard to come by. The most important thing to obtain this unexpected wealth was Xie Jiaoyue's presence. If they didn't seize this opportunity to grab her, they would definitely not have a chance to get a similar opportunity in the future.
So it's simple, a 30/70 split, they get 30%, and today's net profit is 70% of the total!
Xie Jiaoyue was overjoyed as she looked at the spirit stones the vendors were bringing out: "How could I take seven points? You all have a hard time selling these things. Why don't you take two points and we'll split it 50/50?"
Not far away, Gongshi Yu, who was walking towards the Gongshi clan's territory, happened to see this scene and saw Xie Jiaoyue exchanging spirit stones with the vendors.
Xie Jiaoyue, and the street vendor?
What do you mean, making him a sucker?
They're incredibly audacious; they even dare to cheat members of the Gongshi clan!
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