Chapter 166 The Auction Begins
The crowd suddenly became quiet, and one could hear a pin drop.
The middle-aged man smiled, looked at the thousands of people below the stage, and bowed, saying: "I am Xu Jing, the host of this auction. Thank you all for coming to support us. I hope you can all get what you want. Let's stop talking nonsense, and the auction will officially begin."
Lin Mu sat in the corner, looking at Xu Jing on the stage. Although he was just the host, Xu Jing's cultivation was not weak, and he had reached the late stage of spiritual silence. The thousands of people in the audience could hear his words clearly, as if whispering in their ears, and everyone felt comfortable.
Xu Jing smiled and said: "The first item for auction is a top-grade flying sword." Then he turned to the backstage and said: "Show it up!"
Immediately, two beautiful female cultivators came up to the stage holding a box together.
The box was covered with a layer of green cloth. Xu Jing gently lifted it, and the green cloth fell off. A green light flashed in the box, and the whole audience suddenly lit up.
Xu Jing took out the item in the box, which was a green flying sword.
Lin Mu looked at the green flying sword, and a light flashed in his eyes.
The fat cultivator beside him, his eyes lit up, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.
Xu Jing held the green flying sword in both hands and introduced it with a smile: "This water-based flying sword is called Qingmiao Sword. It is of excellent quality and is a rare fine product among the top-grade flying swords. It is perfect for cultivators in the Lingji period. Of course, cultivators in the Foundation Establishment period can also use it for sacrifice. Who will win is up to you. The starting price is one thousand low-grade spirit stones. Bidding will begin now!"
As soon as Xu Jing finished speaking, the fat cultivator beside him couldn't wait to say: "One thousand and one pieces!"
The voice was loud and shocked the whole audience.
One thousand and one pieces!
Even though Xu Jing was knowledgeable, he almost sat on the ground in shock.
This first auction item was carefully selected by him.
It is neither too cheap nor too expensive, suitable for most people.
In this way, the enthusiasm of most bidders can be mobilized at the beginning, creating momentum for the next treasure.
As he imagined, the audience responded enthusiastically.
Before he finished speaking, someone in the audience raised the price, which made him happy.
But after listening carefully, he realized that the other party offered one thousand and one yuan.
One thousand and one yuan!
Just one more spiritual stone!
Everyone in the audience turned their heads and looked in the direction of Lin Mu.
People wanted to see who was so fierce.
The fat cultivator was extremely calm, sitting in his original position, staring at the Qingmiao Sword on the stage, and muttered: "Don't fight with me, don't fight with me, it's mine, it's mine..."
Thousands of people looked over in unison, but Lin Mu was not so calm, his face flushed and hot.
Lin Mu and the thin cultivator next to him looked at each other, and the two turned their backs together, leaving only the fat cultivator to face everyone.
The intention of the two was very clear, just to tell everyone: This was done by him, it has nothing to do with us, and we don't know him!
The whole audience was silent, a silence.
Xu Jing was the first to come to his senses. He knocked the gong and said with a smile, "One thousand and one yuan for once! Is there anyone who wants to bid more?"
The audience immediately reacted and made bids.
"One thousand and one hundred yuan!" A nearby mid-stage foundation-building cultivator shouted.
The fat cultivator turned his head to look at the cultivator, and seeing that he was just a mid-stage foundation-building cultivator, he looked down on him.
"One thousand two hundred yuan!" Someone immediately raised the price.
The fat cultivator looked at the man, and this time, he felt pressured, because this was a mid-stage spiritual silence cultivator.
The cultivation level was far higher than his!
In his opinion, whether one's wealth was rich or not was linked to cultivation level.
The higher the cultivation level, the higher the level of the monsters killed, and the higher the income.
This person's cultivation level was higher than his, and his wealth must be richer than his.
He was afraid that someone would snatch it from him, so he shouted loudly, "Six thousand yuan!"
Six thousand yuan!
It increased five times at once!
The whole audience was shocked again, and many people turned around and found that it was the fat man again.
But this time, no one dared to laugh at him.
Six thousand low-grade spirit stones are enough to buy a good-quality high-grade flying sword.
Many people began to hesitate whether to raise the price.
The fat cultivator looked nervous. He only had eight thousand low-grade spirit stones.
He offered six thousand, which was half of his wealth.
Someone in the distance seemed to have taken a fancy to the flying sword, but was afraid that the price was too high and it would not be worthwhile to buy it, so he tried to raise the price: "Six thousand and one hundred!"
"Seven thousand!"
The fat cultivator gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
He was determined to get this Qingmiao Sword.
The whole audience was silent and no one spoke.
Seeing that the fat cultivator was so determined, everyone simply did not argue with him.
This was just the first treasure. There were many flying swords to come, so why rush now.
Xu Jing said loudly: "Seven thousand for the first time!"
No one spoke.
"Seven thousand for the second time!"
No one raised the price.
"Seven thousand for the third time!"
Ding!
The gong sounded crisply, resounding throughout the audience.
Xu Jing looked at the audience and said with a smile: "Deal!"
The fat cultivator's face was full of joy, and he stood up and walked backstage.
As long as he paid the spirit stones backstage, the Qingmiao sword would belong to him.
Lin Mu smiled and watched the fat cultivator leave.
He didn't expect that a Qingmiao sword could be sold at a high price of 7,000 spirit stones.
This was really beyond his expectations.
In his original estimate, five high-grade flying swords could be sold for at most 20,000 low-grade spirit stones, which was considered good.
Now it seems that 20,000 is far more than that!
Xu Jing had a smile on his face, and he was very satisfied with this result.
A good start!
As long as the first one goes smoothly, the rest will be much easier.
Xu Jing smiled and said: "The second item is auctioned below. This is an earth umbrella, a medium-grade defensive weapon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two graceful women came onto the stage holding a box.
Xu Jing took the earth umbrella out of the box, opened it suddenly, and input spiritual power into it. A burst of yellow light flashed, and a yellow shield was raised to protect him inside.
Xu Jing introduced: "This Earthly Umbrella is a middle-grade earth-type magic weapon with excellent workmanship. It is an essential magic weapon for hunting monsters and defense. The base price is 200 yuan of low-grade spiritual stones."
The first high-grade magic weapon is used to open the door, and the normal auction will begin below.
In this auction, there are many magical artifacts, all of which are medium-grade magical artifacts.
Although it is a big auction held every three years, there are not many fewer such mid-grade magical weapons than in the past.
On the contrary, because of the large number of foundation-building cultivators, such medium-grade magical instruments are very popular.
"Two hundred and fifty yuan!" Someone immediately increased the price.
"Two hundred and seventy dollars!"
"Two hundred and eighty yuan!"
"Three hundred dollars!"
"Three hundred and eighty yuan!"
The surrounding area was quiet and no one raised the price.
A ground umbrella is no more than this number.
Xu Jing smiled: "Three hundred and eighty yuan for the first time!"
"Three hundred and eighty yuan for the second time!"
"Three hundred and eighty yuan for the third time!"
clang!
Xu Jing sounded the gong: "Deal!"
This earth-lunar umbrella was bought by an early-stage foundation-building cultivator for 380 yuan of low-grade spiritual stones.
When Lin Mu went to Fire Dragon Valley, Shi Weihan only gave Lin Mu an earth umbrella.
The value of three hundred and eighty low-grade spiritual stones is less than one-tenth of a high-grade flying sword!
Next, eight pieces in a row are all middle-grade magic weapons.
The cultivators in the foundation-building stage were so enthusiastic that they started bidding one after another, their faces red-faced.
Practitioners in the spiritual silence stage are completely opposite.
They had no interest in these medium-grade magical instruments and sat on their seats, feeling drowsy.
Xu Jing was experienced and experienced, and when he saw this situation, he immediately adjusted his strategy.
The next auction will be a staggered auction of medium-grade magical artifacts and high-grade magical artifacts.
If there are two or three medium-grade magical instruments being auctioned, there will be one or two high-grade magical instruments.
Those who are practicing in the foundation building stage and those who are practicing in the spiritual silence stage can participate in it with great interest.
Lin Mu, however, sat on his seat and watched everything quietly without saying a word.
He has no interest in these magical weapons.
He just wants the purple incense burner!
There were also many people who, like Lin Mu, never spoke from the beginning to the end.
These people are all very impressive and wealthy.
Their targets were all those items on the list of rare treasures. They did not take these ordinary magic weapons seriously.
The auction was in full swing, with medium-grade magical instruments being bought one by one, and high-grade magical artifacts falling into the pockets of cultivators in the spiritual silence period.
Lin Mu was different from those people. He had been watching carefully.
He had never experienced an auction before.
After watching for a while, he finally realized that auctions also require skills.
If the technique is used properly, a magic weapon may be purchased at a low price.
If you act recklessly, you may miss the treasure even if you have a large number of spiritual stones.
Even if you vomit blood and increase the price to buy the treasure, the gain outweighs the gain.
Because the payment of spirit stones has already far exceeded the value of the treasure itself.
Lin Mu secretly kept many of these techniques in mind.
For example, 'play hard to get', such as 'the final word', such as 'fishing in troubled waters'...
There were also some techniques that Lin Mu couldn't understand and couldn't understand.
There was a high-grade magic weapon, and many people started to compete for it, but after a young man in white made a bid, no one responded.
In the end, the high-grade magic weapon was bought by the boy in white for a price less than three times the value of the treasure itself.
Such a technique seemed to be very profound, and Lin Mu was puzzled to understand it.
The key points are also impossible to penetrate.
Most of the day passed, and his five flying swords were also auctioned off one after another.
Among the five flying swords, the Qingmiao Sword is the most expensive, as high as 7,000 low-grade spiritual stones.
Of the remaining four handles, one has the lowest price, only 3,500 yuan. The other three handles are pretty good, one has 4,600 yuan, one has 5,200 yuan, and one has 5,700 yuan.
Five high-grade flying swords were sold for a total of 26,000 yuan!
Even if the auction house takes 10%, there will still be 23,400 yuan left!
This result exceeded Lin Mu's expectations and he was very satisfied.
Another hour passed, after a mid-grade flying sword was auctioned.
Xu Jing struck the gong and said with a smile: "All the medium-grade magical artifacts and ordinary high-grade magical artifacts have been successfully auctioned. Are you all satisfied?"
Most people in the audience looked happy and seemed to have gotten what they wanted.
There were also many people who were dejected and seemed to have failed to buy what they wanted.
Xu Jing smiled and said: "The front is just an appetizer, the real treasures are still behind, the auction of the treasures on the treasure list will begin below!"
As soon as the words fell, many people immediately came back to their senses and looked at the stage, their eyes twinkling.
Lin Mu's eyes also lit up.