Chapter 86 How to Buy from the Auction House 6 Place your bid! Place your bid now! ...
Xie Jiaoyue didn't come here because it was old; it was mainly because the place looked spacious, and she liked open spaces. Being in such places made her feel relaxed and happy.
When they arrived, an auction was taking place. The guide who led Xie Jiaoyue and her companions looked quite young, and as they walked, two tufts of downy hair appeared on his hands in front of Xie Jiaoyue.
The angle was concealed, and only Xie Jiaoyue saw it.
Xiao Chaofeng glanced at Xie Jiaoyue and was so frightened he almost couldn't walk.
They are demons.
In a broad sense, the little phoenix Feng Qianqian is also a demon. But in a narrow sense, the little phoenix is a descendant of divine beasts, and is quite different from both humans and demons, only similar to the dragon and qilin clans, which are also descendants of divine beasts.
Both the human and demon races have accepted the descendants of divine beasts in their territories, but they are not particularly friendly to each other, merely maintaining a superficial peace.
There are demons who come to the human race to make a living, but they are not particularly numerous.
Xie Jiaoyue felt that she might have discovered the reason for the auction house's decline.
Xie Jiaoyue smiled gently at Xiao Chaofeng, which put the little guy at ease.
The little guy pulled his sleeves down to cover the loose lint that hadn't been properly gathered.
After Xie Jiaoyue and her companions walked through the massive door and entered the auction hall, the scene before them was indeed desolate.
In the auction hall, which was twice the size of Jinling City, there were only a few scattered guests, less than ten in total. Despite the manager on the stage enthusiastically promoting and vividly introducing the items in his hands, such as a small, cyan gourd that could absorb flames and seemed to be a product of the demon realm, the situation was quite different.
Named the Jade Fire Gourd
There are quite a lot of demon-related items for sale here.
Unfortunately, although this item was rare, it was only rare. In the eyes of the guests below the stage, it was obviously not a very valuable item. Even though the manager kept introducing it, no one raised their paddle.
There wasn't a single person there; it was so pitiful.
Xie Jiaoyue immediately raised the sign.
"One high-grade spirit stone."
Xie Jiaoyue silently calculated in her mind using her usual price: 10,000 was only slightly higher than the auction price, making it a very worthwhile purchase for a gourd.
After all, although the use of this thing still needs to be developed, the production conditions are very harsh. It requires a gathering area of fire-type demons, such as fire foxes, and it takes countless years to coax the gourd seedlings to sprout. Then it takes hundreds of years for such a gourd to grow.
In the cultivation world, things aren't necessarily more useful the rarer they are. There are also things like this Azure Flame Gourd, which are rare but whose uses haven't been explored.
Although the Azure Fire Gourd can be nurtured by carrying it around and even contain Heavenly Fire, firstly, Heavenly Fire is far rarer than gourds, and secondly, most people refine and absorb Heavenly Fire as soon as they encounter it, so very few cultivators want to have a container to hold it.
It was so awkward, so incredibly awkward, that even Gongshi Yu couldn't help but frown.
"You may not have seen this before, Moonlight. It's not very useful and it's not worth much. Don't be fooled by the manager's flowery words on stage."
Xie Jiaoyue said, "It's just a high-grade spirit stone. Can't I just throw it in the water and hear the sound?"
Gong Shiyu understood. Because of his previous statement that Xie Jiaoyue came from a poor family, and his subsequent act of treating people to a meal, the people of Jinling City stopped surrounding Xie Jiaoyue. The little girl had lost her mind.
He's too stubborn and needs to be tempered.
Gong Shiyu was determined to teach Xie Jiaoyue a lesson and remove the thorns from this thorny rose so that he could manipulate her slowly in the future.
If the girl is getting carried away, then he'll teach her a lesson about the consequences of being carried away.
"Two high-grade spirit stones."
"Three high-grade spirit stones."
"Five high-grade spirit stones."
By this point in the bidding, the onlookers were already secretly feeling the pinch.
There are differences even among scions of prominent families. For example, Xie Xinghui could only get this much pocket money from his family each year.
There was nothing he could do; his parents were not only useless but also unloving, so he could only live a miserable life.
Even so, his life was still much better than that of ordinary people. Five high-grade spirit stones were equivalent to five hundred low-grade spirit stones, or fifty thousand silver dollars. This was not only enough to cover his food, clothing, and daily necessities, but he could also afford basic talismans, paper, writing brushes, ink, and spirit iron. If he was careful with his spending, he could even buy some mid-grade spirit materials.
People spent it just to spite someone.
Before he could even begin to calculate what five high-grade spirit stones could buy, Xie Jiaoyue had already called out another price.
"Ten high-grade spirit stones!"
A series of gasps rose from the surrounding area.
Xie Xinghui found it strange. Although Xie Jiaoyue was generous, she was also mindful of her own actions. She was only generous where it was appropriate, and every spirit stone she spent would benefit someone, ensuring that nothing was wasted.
However, Xie Jiaoyue's current bidding is clearly a waste of spirit stones, which is completely inconsistent with Xie Jiaoyue's spending habits.
Could he really be intoxicated?
As the number one lackey of Jiaoyue's lapdog, Xie Xinghui felt obligated to remind his lapdog to calm down. He quietly approached Xie Jiaoyue, and when he looked up, he saw a deep calmness hidden in Xie Jiaoyue's seemingly fanatical eyes.
Should he try to persuade him or not?
Never mind, he's not qualified to participate in the games of the rich. Otherwise, he could ask Gongshi Moyu, since Brother Moyu usually seems extremely reliable.
Xie Xinghui turned his head and saw Gong Shi Moyu holding a small bag.
It is a bag that cultivators often use to store spirit stones.
Gong Shi Moyu stuffed the small bag into Xie Jiaoyue's hand.
It's one thing for Xie Jiaoyue to act impulsively, but why are you, with your thick eyebrows, big eyes, and dignified and composed demeanor, joining in this nonsense? Why do you have to spoil your own sister?
Turning her head again, she saw Xin Rong staring at Gongshi Moyu with a look of sudden realization. Then she started searching her own body. After finding the bag of spirit stones, she looked annoyed, probably because she was sad that she hadn't brought enough to help Xie Jiaoyue.
Xie Xinghui leaned closer to Xin Rong: "I can lend you some money. The interest is 1% per month. Compared to making Sister Jiaoyue happy, it's not high, is it?"
Xin Rong was shocked. Where did this unscrupulous merchant come from?
"That's too high, lower it a bit, one percentage point every two months."
"make a deal."
After they finished checking their numbers, the other side was already planning to raise the price again.
Gong Shiyu added only a little this time: "Eleven high-grade spirit stones."
Gong Shiyu looked at Xie Jiaoyue with a smile: "Don't be stubborn. Being stubborn will only hurt you in the end."
He silently calculated in his mind how many spirit stones Xie Jiaoyue might have. Although he didn't know much about the main branch of the Xie family, he had seen many aristocratic families in a small city like Jinling City. He could roughly estimate how many spirit stones Xie Jiaoyue, as an only daughter, could control.
He was so confident that even though he knew nothing about the Xie family, the eldest branch of the Xie family, Gong Shirao, and Xie Jiaoyue (except for their faces), he felt that he could completely control how many spirit stones Xie Jiaoyue had.
The price has now reached 110,000 silver dollars. Based on Xie Jiaoyue's previous performance, although it has not yet reached the upper limit, it should have already exceeded half of that.
He needs to slow down the pace, lest he run out of things to do while playing.
Xie Jiaoyue refused to cooperate and raised the price to fifteen high-grade spirit stones in one go.
The manager on the stage was a little flustered. What were these two doing? It was just a jade gourd, was it really worth spending so many spirit stones? Faced with his own poverty, the auction house's predicament, and the reminders he received from these two people, he didn't hesitate for a second and chose to help his elder brother and sister!
He continued to eloquently praise the gourd from top to bottom, from the perfectly curved section of the vine to the smooth, round body of the gourd, extolling it as a rare and exquisite treasure, a rare gem among jade gourds. He said that no matter how much money the older brothers and sisters invested, it wasn't because they were foolish or had too much money, but because they knew their stuff!
Gong Shiyu applauded the manager and added, "Sixteen high-grade spirit stones."
"Twenty high-grade spirit stones."
"Twenty-one high-grade spirit stones."
"Twenty-five high-grade spirit stones."
Xie Jiaoyue shouted too quickly, so quickly that Gong Shiyu felt completely disrespected. Gong Shiyu pursed his lips and frowned as he looked at Xie Jiaoyue. What was going on? Had his previous calculations been wrong?
Impossible, how could he possibly have a problem? It must be that this little girl is still putting on a brave face.
Showing off? If he waits until the price reaches a level Xie Jiaoyue can't afford and then stops bidding, the little girl will probably burst into tears.
Thinking about this scene, Gong Shiyu felt a slight stirring in his heart.
If Xie Jiaoyue had a couple more tears on her face, she would be even more charming, making people want to hold her in their arms and comfort her.
If Xie Jiaoyue can really show weakness to him, it won't be a big deal if he helps her out of the crisis. It's just a matter of some spirit stones. It would be worth it to buy her a little furnace to play with and make her happy.
Gong Shiyu decided to continue bidding against Xie Jiaoyue until she began to hesitate, then suddenly stop, wanting to see Xie Jiaoyue make a fool of herself.
Gong Shiyu immediately raised the price to forty spirit stones, then began to mock, "Xie Jiaoyue, it's only forty. You can't afford it, can you?"
Xie Jiaoyue's face was cold, growing colder and colder, but her hands were trembling slightly, revealing her panic.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Of course I can afford it, fifty high-grade spirit stones!"
"Sixty high-grade spirit stones!"
"Seventy high-grade spirit stones!"
"Eighty high-grade spirit stones!"
"Ninety high-grade spirit stones!"
Xie Jiaoyue hesitated for the first time before bidding, taking more than ten seconds to say, "Ninety-three high-grade spirit stones."
It was a very subtle figure, more than what Gongshi Yu had added one by one before, but less than his own previous price increases.
Gong Shiyu smiled contentedly, estimating that Xie Jiaoyue was probably nearing her limit and could only go two or three more times. To be on the safe side, he decided to add one more time and then stop.
"One hundred high-grade spirit stones!"
The manager on the stage was extremely excited: "One hundred high-grade spirit stones! Young Master Yu is so wealthy and generous, spending one hundred high-grade spirit stones just for such a perfect jade gourd! So, is there anyone else bidding?"
Author's note: I saw some comments saying the progress was slow, so I'll try to keep this short section under 10 chapters!
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