Chen Wan and her friends stayed in Qingji City for two weeks. During this period, she and Qin Ke entered the auction house several times, but they did not get the third-level mutant animal crystal core they wanted.
That morning, Chen Wan and Qin Ke came over as usual to take a look at today's auction items. They were surprised to see that it was clearly written that today's auction items included the crystal core of a level 3 mutant animal, followed by a hidden item. Chen Wan didn't understand what the hidden item specifically referred to, but she was still very happy. After all, the things they wanted to exchange were finally found.
The auction starts at 12 noon, and some people have already driven to the square. Because all auctions are not verbal transactions, but after the goods are auctioned, they need to be exchanged on the spot with the materials they promised, so people who participate in the auction will bring things in advance or drive to the square.
After Chen Wan and Qin Ke had taken a look, they also prepared to go back to drive. They had a lot of food, including octopus meat, cigarettes, alcohol, etc., which could all be used for bidding and exchange.
When Chen Wan and the others returned, they saw Zaizai squeezed in among the puppies and playing with the flowers. His little face was buried in the fur. When he saw Chen Wan coming back, he smiled and acted coquettishly with Chen Wan: "Mommy, let's play with the flowers~"
"Okay, let Huahua play with you. We have to go. Today's auction items include the third-level mutant animal crystal cores we need. Drive the car to the square and it will be convenient to exchange them directly when the time comes." Chen Wan said after thinking for a while.
"Then let's drive over and wait." Qin Ke said while stroking Dahua's dog's fur.
Chen Wan nodded and drove over. It was not convenient to always tow a large truck behind the RV, and they were almost out of octopus meat recently. Chen Wan thought it would be best to exchange it with the octopus meat at the back.
Chen Wan drove towards the square and saw all kinds of trucks gathered together in the square. It was not strange for Chen Wan and her team to have two cars connected together, because some people even brought a whole fleet of cars.
Yiyi was responsible for staying in the car to drive, Jiang Wanning and Ye Lan were responsible for looking after Zaizai, and Chen Wan, Qin Ke and the other three got out of the RV. As soon as they got out of the car, they attracted a lot of attention. Chen Wan and the others were dressed neatly, and most importantly, the four of them had good-looking faces, and people would be attracted to them unconsciously.
Chen Wan put his arm around Jiang Yanxin's waist to block some of the gazes on her. This was his wife, of course he couldn't let others stare at her all the time, it was okay for her to stare at him herself.
Jiang Yanxin knew Chen Wan's little thoughts, looked at Chen Wan with a smile, and put her hand on Chen Wan's waist.
Pinch the side.
Qin Ke did the same, holding Shen Mingyan and walking towards the door of the auction hall.
Chen Wan looked at the crowd gathered in the square and asked worriedly, "Do you think they're all here to steal the Level 3 mutant animal cores?"
A passerby chuckled and said, "How is that possible? Most people come here to see the hidden item."
Chen Wan glanced at the man, ignored him, and continued walking towards the gate. Each time someone entered the auction hall, they had to pay a level 1 zombie crystal core as an entrance fee to prevent those who just wanted to join in the fun and not participate in the auction from coming in and causing trouble.
Chen Wan paid four crystal cores and successfully got a seat number to enter. They got seats in the fifth row. Chen Wan and the other three sat down early. Soon, people came over one after another, and there was noisy conversation.
"Hey, why are there no people sitting in the first three rows?"
"The first three rows are VIP seats. Each person has to pay 30 first-level zombie crystal cores to sit in the front. There are also many local bigwigs, and the organizers will reserve seats for them."
"Hey, it's better to sit in the back. Sitting in the front will cost you 29 more crystal cores. Isn't this pure resentment?"
While listening to the discussions of the people around him, Chen Wan held Jiang Yanxin's hand in his and played with it.
Jiang Yanxin leaned on Chen Wan's shoulder and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, I just feel like this time it went too smoothly. In the past, I always had to do it myself to find things, but this time it feels a bit weird." Chen Wan felt uneasy in his heart. In addition, the doctor who wanted to use Huahua for a live experiment was also coming to Qingji City, so Chen Wan didn't have a good impression of Qingji City.
"Don't worry, I will protect you, okay?" Jiang Yanxin said, raising her eyebrows and looking at Chen Wan. The hand held in Chen Wan's palm was drawing circles.
Chen Wan looked at Jiang Yanxin aggrievedly. His wife was teasing him again. He was the one who was awesome! Although his wife's abilities were indeed amazing.
Jiang Yanxin saw Chen Wan's aggrieved expression and looked cute, so she leaned over and acted coquettishly: "Okay, I'm just kidding, it must be you who protected me, don't be angry anymore, okay."
Only then did Chen Wan nod in grievance.
As they were talking, people kept entering the hall. Soon, the hall, which could accommodate 300 people, was already full. People in the first three rows also arrived one after another. Chen Wan saw that there were people in military uniforms sitting in the first row. He was stunned. People from the military also wanted to participate.
With auction?
While she was looking at the people in front of her, a burly man walked into the venue with five other people. As soon as he entered, the venue was quiet for a moment, and Chen Wan heard the people in front of her whispering.
"Isn't that the leader of Red Sun? Have you heard? The core members of their group are all psychics, and they're the kind with offensive abilities. Even the Qingji City military has to give them some respect. The last time they went out to siege the zombies, they even asked Red Sun and his men to help."
"I heard that their boss, Leopard, the bald guy with sunglasses, is extremely cruel and likes to lock up and torture good-looking Omegas. Is the military still cooperating with such a person?"
"Hey, what era is this? Strength is king. Who cares about these things? As long as it can bring benefits to the military, the military is of course willing to cooperate with them."
"Yeah, damn, let's not compete with the Red Sun people for a piece of the bargain. If we anger Leopard, we'll be in trouble when we get out."
"I heard that last time someone competed with Red Sun for a batch of weapons, they were wiped out by Red Sun right after they left."
“The military doesn’t care?”
"Of course the military doesn't care. They still need the Red Sun. And even if someone else is fighting, the military just comes to clean up the mess. Sometimes, when everyone on both sides is dead, the military just comes over and takes away all the supplies from both sides."
Chen Wan listened to the discussions of the people around her, her brows slightly furrowed. It was just as she thought. There was no peace and stability. It was all just an appearance.
After everyone in the first three rows had arrived, the auctioneer came on stage and gave a speech, explaining the rules of bidding. Crystal cores could be exchanged for items, or items could be bartered, with the auction staff converting the price on the spot.
Soon, the first auction item of the day came on stage. It was a bottle of vintage red wine. The host praised the wine highly, saying that it was the king of wine at 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a bottle before the apocalypse, and it would be even more precious after the apocalypse. However, the people present were still relatively rational. Only a few male alphas in gorgeous clothes in the first three rows kept bidding, and finally bought the bottle of wine for 500 level 2 zombie crystal cores.
The people behind were all amazed that a rich man could still be so generous in the end times. You have to know that to get that, one has to kill 500 level 2 zombies.
Soon the staff took out the second auction item, which was a rectangular box. After opening it, there were two light machine guns and two rifles inside. The crowd below gradually became excited. It seemed that everyone was still
I'm more interested in weapons and stuff.
"This is the second auction item, two light machine guns and two rifles. You can start bidding now." The host said with a smile on the stage.
"300 kilograms of Level 1 mutant animal meat."
"I'll offer 800 Level 2 Zombie Crystal Cores."
"I'll provide 500 kilograms of flour."
"Okay, are there any more bidders? If not, our staff will evaluate your bids and then start the second round of bidding." While the host was speaking, the other two staff members on the stage had already evaluated the materials being auctioned and handed the evaluation results to the host.
"Okay, our evaluation is over. The staff's evaluation result is that 800 level 2 zombie crystal cores are the most valuable. Now we will start the second round of bidding. Is anyone willing to offer a higher price?" asked the host.
"801 level 2 zombie crystal cores." Leopard spoke, and the auction hall fell into a short silence.
Leopard was very proud looking at the quiet auction hall. Anyone who dared to snatch things from them, "Red Sun", would be seeking death.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, "Red Sun" sold four guns for 801 level 2 zombie crystal cores.
The third auction item was brought up quickly. It was a pair of diamond rings. Judging from the appearance of the diamonds, they should be of quite large carats. However, no one below was interested. In the apocalypse, these things were not as valuable as a piece of mutant animal meat. They were only useful for rich people who had money but nowhere to spend it to please the Omegas around them.
Chen Wan looked at the rings on the table, gently held Jiang Yanxin's hand, and asked in a low voice: "Do you like it? We don't even have wedding rings yet, wife."
Seeing her alpha's soft appearance, Jiang Yanxin chuckled and said, "Okay, if it's too expensive, then don't take it. It's such a waste of supplies."
"Yeah." Chen Wan smiled and nodded.
Two people in the front row have already bid.
"Five kilograms of level one mutant animal meat."
"50 first-level zombie crystal cores."
Everyone's bid was not high, because everyone knew that this thing would not be sold for much in the apocalypse, and ordinary people would not spend a penny on it.
Chen Wan thought for a moment and held up the sign: "5 kg of level 3 mutant animal meat."
After Chen Wan finished speaking, the whole place fell silent for a moment, because the meat of level 3 mutant animals was not easy to obtain, especially since Chen Wan and her team were all women. This attracted the attention of people around them. Even the Leopard sitting in the front turned his head and looked back. When he saw Jiang Yanxin and Shen Mingyan, the expression on Leopard's face became obviously excited. He looked at Chen Wan provocatively and started to bid: "10 kilograms of level 3 mutant animal meat."!
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