Sunday, 8:00 AM.
A strange man dressed in black robes got out of his private car at the entrance of the auction house and held out an exquisite and luxurious card to the doorman.
The gatekeeper saw the card that the chairman had specifically instructed him to pay attention to, raised his standard smile, bowed slightly, and respectfully took the VIP card with both hands to register. "Pharmacist Shi, you've arrived. The auction has just started, and the private room has been prepared for you."
The man in black robes replied indifferently, "Yes, thank you."
"Please keep your card safe."
With a slight nod, Xia Shizhao calmly accepted the card and followed another receptionist to his private room.
The auction hall was very spacious, with the lower seats estimated to accommodate a thousand people, while the VIP rooms upstairs offered a panoramic view of the entire scene.
Sensing the subtle probing glances from the others in the VIP room, Xia Shizhao's long, delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, but quickly relaxed.
It's normal that these people know about it, after all, the auction house can't fight against all the powerful families and nobles on its own. Xia Shizhao's eyelashes drooped slightly, hiding the slight displeasure in his eyes.
Her lips were slightly pursed, and the aura around her grew even colder.
"Pharmacist Shi, we've arrived. Please. If you need anything, please ring the bell. We're right outside the door."
"OK."
Once inside the VIP room, Xia Shizhao quickly scanned his surroundings and found no surveillance cameras.
Relieved, he took off his hat, let out a soft breath, and looked down at the bustling scene below. The auction had only just begun.
The auction items gradually became more valuable, but the VIP room remained unresponsive; the final item was what most of the VIPs wanted.
Bored, Xia Shizhao rested his chin on his hand, when he suddenly noticed a pair of wedding rings and his eyes lit up.
It's a simple plain circle, but it's translucent blue overall, with a light purple butterfly carved inside—simple yet exquisite.
I quite like it.
My heart fluttered.
"These wedding rings are made from the Zerg Queen's crystal core. The energy within has been completely extracted, so they will not be harmful to the human body, and ordinary equipment will not damage the rings in the slightest."
After the auctioneer finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and a masked man walked up with a hammer.
He started punching the ring repeatedly.
The air was filled with the clanging sound of hammers.
"…………"
My God, can you please stop being so cruel to nature?
Xia Shizhao looked at the wedding rings with heartache.
The auctioneer calmly wiped the ring with a handkerchief, placed it in his palm, and displayed it from all angles. "Starting price: 500,000."
Indeed, they were completely unharmed.
However, it's not very appealing to most people; 500,000 isn't expensive, but it's unnecessary.
After waiting for a few minutes, the field fell silent. Xia Shizhao was delighted. Hey, nobody wanted him, so he got a good deal.
Happily, I pressed the button next to me and entered 500,001.
The auctioneer, who thought he was about to lose money, heard someone shout and then, after adding only one dollar, remained calm and clicked the button next to him with his standard smile. As long as it sold, the price didn't matter. "VIP number A10 has bid 500,001. Anyone want to raise the bid?"
"..."
Silence fell again.
After the auctioneer called out three times in a row, "Sold! Congratulations to VIP A10 for winning the pair of rings, the Swallowtail Butterfly Rings."
When there was a knock on the door, Xia Shizhao quickly pulled his hat up. "Wait a moment."
As I walked to the door and opened it, an auction house attendant carrying a tray greeted me, "Pharmacist Shi, your wedding rings."
"Thanks."
When Xia Shizhao buys something he likes, no matter how cold his voice is, it can't hide the joy in it.
She took the box containing the wedding rings, took out a slightly smaller plain band and put it on her hand. She looked at her hand carefully; the translucent blue band, shimmering with a subtle light, complemented her fair hand beautifully.
Not too big, not too small, just right.
Satisfied, she looked at it for a while, then took off the other, larger plain band and put the ring on her hand back in.
The ring was just the appetizer; what followed was even more spectacular.
What ceramics from thousands of years ago, what famous paintings by ancient people, what unknown but mutated plants that can guard the house.
etc?
Xia Shizhao suddenly sat up straight, looking at the mutated plant guarding the house with curiosity. He had never seen a mutated plant before, so he wanted to see what it looked like.
A small potted plant, about the size of a palm, contains...
A blade of grass?
It's not even as long as her thumb, how can it guard the house?
Xia Shizhao rested his chin on his hand, gazing at the fiery red grass in thought. Why did it look so familiar?
I feel like I've seen this in some book before.
…………
"Flame Grass starts at 100,000, 10,000 per session."
Rare plants are always popular, and as soon as the price was set, the crowd erupted in cheers.
suddenly.
After thinking for a while, Xia Shizhao suddenly widened his eyes and stood up straight. It was a plant from the Mermaid Planet, the Fire Grass. It could indeed guard the house but didn't cause much harm. The main problem was that the guardian beast protecting the Fire Grass could cause damage. It could transmit messages to the guardian beast to protect itself.
However, its main function is to treat hidden injuries caused by extremely cold places or cold-natured animals.
Why is it a rare plant? First, the guardian beast is very difficult to deal with; second, this thing is a product of the Mermaid Planet.
They are generally not sold, and the plants are kept extremely well-protected.
The planet inhabited by the merfolk has extreme weather, including extreme cold, which is beyond the reach of technology. Fire grass is something that almost every merfolk household needs to store.
If it weren't for the system's cheat code, she would never have known about the Fiery Grass.
Those bidding are probably just buying something new.
In just a few minutes of thinking, Xia Shizhao came to his senses and heard the bidding had reached two million.
Everything went black.
Forget it, I can't afford it, and the treatment process is very long, so one plant won't be of any use.
Having stopped worrying, Xia Shizhao lay back in the chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Merfolk are very xenophobic; aside from beastmen, humans are generally not allowed to visit their planet.
Even if it were possible.
Ordinary people can't get in.
However, the medicine for treating hidden injuries is found on their planet.
This is really difficult.
He rested his chin on his hand, watching them bid with utter boredom.
Suddenly she heard a familiar voice.
It belongs to Ye Qiuling.
A sudden surge of anger welled up inside Xia Shizhao, and he narrowed his eyes before pressing the bidding paddle.
Two million eight hundred thousand went straight to three million eight hundred thousand.
The crowd immediately quieted down. Although the plant was indeed expensive, it shouldn't be worth a million dollars.
Ye Qiuling, on the other hand, didn't stop and shouted four million.
In an instant, everyone was amazed that an ornamental plant could sell for four million; it was simply outrageously extravagant.
Xia Shizhao paused, a little hesitant. He had a total of over five million yuan in assets. What if she didn't want it after he asked for five million?
What a huge loss!
Take a gamble? It's not easy to trick Ye Qiuling once in a while.
Thinking of how he had been tormented to the point of near death by his hidden injuries, Xia Shizhao decisively said, "Six million."
"Eight million." The voice remained indifferent, as if the amount of money was unimportant.
The price is about the same, but it's already significantly overpriced. Apart from merfolk, probably very few interstellar people know how to use this herb.
Buying grass for eight million? What an idiot.
For some reason, Xia Shizhao felt a pang of regret, let out a soft groan, and withdrew his hand.
"Congratulations to VIP A1 for obtaining the Flame Grass."
"So, the last item up for auction today is an SSS-grade potion that no one has been able to make in recent decades, and it's a recovery potion! The starting bid is five million, with a minimum increment of five hundred thousand."
The audience erupted in uproar and discussion.
Some people questioned, "How can it be proven that this is SSS-level?"
The scene repeated itself: the auction house staff roughly tore out a person, leaving a bright red, glaring mark on the ground.
Many people turned their faces away in disgust, and Xia Shizhao's lips twitched slightly.
What a hardcore verification method! The person from last time isn't even dead yet, and they've been dragged out to test drugs again.
What happened? Why are you suffering so much, being tormented repeatedly?
He shook his head slightly, but Xia Shizhao didn't have much kindness to pity others. He obediently lay down and waited for his money to arrive.
She was very confident in her potion; this time it was definitely a sure thing. Maybe a few bottles of the potion could buy an apartment off-campus. You know, apartments near the military academy start at tens of millions.
The moment the dying test subject drank the potion, he visibly recovered.
Since the black market auction house dared to release this information, it proved that this thing existed. However, they were not entirely sure. The moment the potion took effect, everyone was excited. Everyone had been waiting for this moment.
"Recovery potions at level 3S, one bottle at a time, five bottles in total, highest bidder wins, sale begins."
The moment the hammer fell, red lights went off in the VIP room, and the competitors who had been eager to compete fell silent.
Without exception, everyone on the field was either wealthy or had some savings, but compared to the people in the VIP room, they were far less well-off.
They are rich and powerful; if they are neither rich nor powerful, then they are exceptionally capable and cannot be offended.
Moreover, the price of the potion had already reached twenty million the moment it was released.
They can't compete with that anymore.
The price soared, and the first bottle sold for 90 million.
The other four bottles also sold for no less than 90 million.
The sales of the five bottles of medicine reached over one billion yuan.
Those who bought the medicine were happy.
Xia Shizhao, sitting in the private room, was overjoyed and almost applauded these generous spenders.
It's out! It's out!
I'm rich now.
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