In trade between lords, the price of the same item can fluctuate greatly, depending entirely on whether a buyer in dire need can be found.
As a rare item, the Life Drop is worth between one hundred and ten thousand merit points per drop. One hundred healthy merfolk, half male and half female, would cost at least one hundred thousand merit points. This is due to the scarcity of high-level races.
So if you really think about it, exchanging ten drops of life for one hundred merfolk is a huge profit no matter how you look at it.
Of course, if it were the Water of Life, the value would be completely different. A bottle of Water of Life is made up of at least a hundred drops of Water of Life. Both its efficacy and value would be doubled. However, a hundred mermaids would not be enough.
When Ye Zhen offered ten drops of life-giving water, the host fell into a brief silence, saying that they were going to negotiate with the client to see if they should agree to the price.
Because the value of ten drops of life water is really hard to measure, someone has already bid tens of thousands of merit points at the auction. The auctioneer can only consult the lord of the Merfolk tribe to see what price he is willing to pay.
Fortunately, the other party seemed to be in dire need of items like Life Drops. After a brief negotiation, they decided to make a deal immediately. In the end, Ye Chen actually exchanged 10 Life Drops for 100 merfolk of equal genders. This transaction was definitely a huge win!
"Great start! Give her the Life Drop, and she'll arrange for someone to load your items onto our starship!" An Ke said with a smile as Ye Chen successfully won the bid. At that moment, an elven maid came over with a tray and took the Life Drop from Ye Chen's hand.
"Put them on a starship? If we buy a lot, won't the starship be too full?" the fat man said with a smile.
Although starships are quite large, they are ultimately limited in size. A hundred or so people are no problem, and a thousand or so can squeeze in, but any more than that would be too much to fit.
"I told you to read more books. You have a spatial device that can store inanimate objects, so why can't you store living things?" Ye Chen said helplessly, rubbing his forehead. Several people nearby who knew the situation also chuckled.
"Uh! I really didn't know that. It wasn't mentioned in the lord training!" The fat man scratched his head awkwardly. Everyone knew that he really couldn't be blamed for this.
While ordinary spatial equipment is rare, it can still be crafted; at least lord-level figures wouldn't lack such items.
However, these types of spatial equipment can only hold inanimate objects. The space inside is extremely chaotic and lacks air, so living things cannot survive for long. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to put living things into any spatial equipment.
However, through the continuous research of the lord and his clan, they eventually developed a space device that could carry living beings. It contained a stable space and a complete ecological environment, just like a miniature world, enough for life to survive inside.
However, this knowledge was not covered in the lord's courses, and after the trial ended, the fat man devoted himself to the research of goblin armor and mechs, and did not focus on catching up on this basic knowledge, so it is normal that he did not know it.
"It's alright, you'll naturally understand these things once you've been a lord for a while!" Anke comforted her with a smile.
The fat man nodded awkwardly. Fortunately, no one continued to dwell on the matter, and the next item for the auction had already been brought out.
This time it's a Heaven and Earth Core, a relatively rare sixth-tier medicinal herb. After being prepared using the corresponding prescription, it can increase the chance of breaking through from fifth to sixth tier, and at the same time, it can also slightly improve some attributes of sixth-tier powerhouses.
Although it is not very useful for the development of the territory, it is of great help in improving personal strength.
However, these kinds of items didn't interest Ye Chen and the others much. Tao Ping didn't need this kind of medicinal herb; he needed higher-level rare treasures to help him break through to the sixth rank. The others also didn't need it; their strength level wasn't high enough, and they needed time to mature.
Moreover, the price of this Heaven and Earth Core Plant had been driven up quite high, leaving Ye Chen and the others with no choice but to give up.
The auction continued, and there were indeed many good items, which even Ye Chen and his group found very tempting. Unfortunately, the prices were driven up very high, or some special items were given priority, so there weren't many things that could actually be acquired.
"Brother Chen, it's the spark of civilization of the Elven race! Do you want to plant another tree?" Fatty smiled at Ye Chen as he looked at the new auction item that appeared on the big screen.
The entire auction was in a frenzy. The civilization spark of a complete high-level clan was enough to drive all the lords crazy. Even the most outstanding lords needed these high-level clans as their main population.
In just a few bids, the price of this seed of civilization was driven sky-high. Some genius lords even offered hundreds of millions of merit points. These merit points might not be much in the eyes of powerful veteran lords, but they were an unattainable astronomical price for new lords. Even Ye Chen had never accumulated so many merit points.
"Too expensive!" Ye Chen shook his head helplessly. Actually, if he had the chance, he really wanted to try and see if he could plant another Tree of Life to give birth to a batch of male elves, but the price was beyond their current means.
In the end, this ancient tree of life was auctioned off for two bottles of life essence and a high-grade bloodline crystal, leaving everyone in awe of the big shots' generosity. Many low-level lords might never have seen such a price in their entire lives.
"Tsk tsk! I think you should just take some pictures of the elves back. If you really want to take pictures of the Seed of Hope, you might not even be able to grow the Tree of Life!" The fat man shook his head and sighed. He didn't say it too clearly, but Ye Chen understood what he meant.
The Primordial Talent will directly cause the nest of the clan to mutate, turning it into a Primordial Clan. So if another Ancient Tree of Life is planted, it may just end up as another Silver Leaf Laurel Tree, and it may not be able to solve the problem of the Silver Laurel Moon Elf Clan.
“That makes sense. If any elves appear later, we can take some back with us, preferably males!” Ye Chen nodded and said.
Anke, who was standing next to them, raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard their conversation, but did not ask any questions. Instead, she quietly watched the auction on the big screen with the others. She was just an Awakened in Sun Xiuzhu's territory. Asking about other lords was a big taboo. Having been in the dark world for many years, she knew this rule.
However, in the subsequent auction, Ye Chen and his group did encounter some bids from the Elven race. This was a very popular race, not only because of their outstanding talent and wisdom, but also because of their exceptional looks. As a result, they were highly sought after by many lords. Ye Chen had to spend a lot of money to finally win some bids.
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