The answer was no.
Of course, there were people who recognized the mysterious insect plant, including Tang Long.
According to the auctioneer, the insect plant that he tried his best but failed was actually called the Frost Butterfly Mutant Grass.
It was indeed in its larva form, but if one knew how to cultivate it and allowed it to grow, it would eventually turn into a cocoon and when it broke out of its cocoon, the white insect would turn into a frost butterfly.
It was a very beautiful and special butterfly with a transparent, icy blue body.
"This transparent, icy blue butterfly is one of a kind in the world. It must be plucked with a special method or it will break away from the plant and fly away on its own.
"Without a special device, even your eyes won't be able to see it.
"Of course, after plucking it, stimulate the frost butterfly with a suitable method. Every ice crystal it spits out has a special activity and only one function, which is to nourish the war seed.
"If you're lucky, a single frost butterfly's ice crystal can level up your war seed. You know, there are still some war seeds that can level up in this world. Even those that can't level up will undergo an unbelievable evolution, so this frost butterfly is very precious. "
Tang Long stared at the Frost Butterfly Mutant Grass on the stage. His mind was replaying an unpopular piece of knowledge that his godfather had accidentally told him when he was young.
Back then, he already knew that the eyes of the fox tattoo on his body were two war seeds.
He longed for a stalk of Frost Butterfly Mutant Grass to level up his war seed and allow the little fox on his body to grow.
Back then, Tang Long was still naive. Was it considered a childhood dream? In short, it left a deep impression in his heart.
Unfortunately, no matter how resourceful his godfather was, he could not find a stalk of Frost Butterfly Mutant Grass for him. It was too precious and he had to go outside Iron-Blooded City to find it.
Tang Long would never have thought that a larva of the Frost Butterfly Mutant Grass would appear in such an inconspicuous auction. The moment he laid eyes on it, his heart was filled with indescribable excitement.
Therefore, Tang Long was determined to get his hands on the Frost Butterfly Mutant Grass.
However, he did not reveal his emotions because Draconic Twelve was still there.
He was not suspecting Draconic Twelve, but he instinctively felt that there was something between him and Draconic Twelve that made him reluctant to express himself in front of him.
Although the Stardust Sixteen existed because of him, they were definitely on the same side.
The memory flashed across his mind, followed by some distracting thoughts. When Tang Long regained his senses, the price of the Mutated Frost Butterfly Grass had already risen to 5,000 Black Sea coins.
Tang Ling was also sitting on the first floor.
At that moment, he was suppressing the little seed's excitement in his heart.
The little seed had not woken up yet, but it was ten times more excited than when it saw the bloody tooth at the trading company.
It wanted the mysterious insect plant on the stage.
But, can I really have it? The price had skyrocketed to more than 10,000 Black Sea coins and it showed no signs of stopping.
Based on Tang Ling's estimation, he might not be able to afford the mysterious insect plant with his money.
As expected, after Tang Ling tried to bid twice, the VIP guests on the third floor made a move. Maybe they thought that the people on the first floor were too much of a hassle.
The VIP guest on the third floor offered 10,000 True Capital Coins.
The price should be enough to keep everyone on the first floor away, but no one expected someone to bid 15,000 True Capital Coins on the first floor.
Tang Ling did not participate anymore.
He did not have enough money, but he did not regret it. Although the little seed's reaction was strong, it was not as strong as when it saw the Demon Infant's body.
Comparing the two, it was clear that the Specter's corpse was more beneficial to the little seed.
Now that he had one, there was no need for him to chase after the second one, right? It was just like when a child was growing up, you couldn't give him the best supplements every day. Things like indigestion and excess nutrition could happen.
Then … what was Iron-Blooded City?
This was the second time Tang Ling had heard this term. He felt like all the good stuff came from outside Iron-Blooded City. Which safe city is it? How could he have so many resources? Was it stronger than the True Capital City?
Listening to the bidding, Tang Ling was thinking about something else.
He didn't understand why he didn't leave when there was only one item left. Could it still be yearning for something? Looking at the intense bidding, would what happened next have anything to do with him?
When the price reached 30,000 True Capital Coins …
The people in the hall on the first floor had completely withdrawn from the bidding war …
On the other hand, a few VIPs on the third floor joined the bidding war and raised the price all the way to 80,000 True Capital Coins.
The people started to wonder. The price was definitely not a price that could be raised out of interest. Could it be that the bidders knew the value of the mysterious insect plant?
If so many bidders knew its value, why couldn't the black market find out about it?
It felt like the whole thing was shrouded in a strange feeling.
However, be it the auctioneer or the black market, neither of them could provide any explanation.
"100,000 True Capital Coins." Draconic Twelve had returned from the office. Given Tang Long's position and reputation, even if he did not bring the item as collateral, the auction house would recognize it as a verbal agreement.
Therefore, Tang Long received 300,000 True Capital Coins as capital, and he made the first bid.
However, his bid was soon drowned out by the bids from the VIPs on the third floor.
Tang Ling also realized the problem. Did the auction house really not know what the mysterious insect plant was? What would they gain by doing this? It felt like there was nothing to gain.
**
The copper-faced man looked at the frozen butterfly fungus on the stage and said, "What a lousy trick. Are you trying to balance things out?"
"Oh my, you saw through me. Since I'm going to give Tang Ling something good, I must give Tang Long something good as well. Only then will I look like I'm not standing on the side of the matter, "Jian Fei said exaggeratedly. What he got in return was a slightly serious and heavy gaze from the copper-faced man.
"Why are you so serious? I'm just giving these two cute kids something. "Jian Fei dared not joke anymore as he grumbled softly.
"Whatever you want to give to Tang Long, I won't interfere this time. But don't pull up the seedlings to help them grow.
As for whether Tang Ling can get that thing or not, leave it to fate! You can't play any tricks anymore! After all, whether that thing belongs to Tang Ling or not, and what will happen if it belongs to Tang Ling, not only you, but I also don't have an answer. "
The copper-faced man was usually a man of few words, but this time, he uttered a long sentence in a single breath. It was obvious that he was warning Jian Fei.
"I understand." Jian Fei was a little depressed. It seemed like even with his high position, he dared not provoke the copper-faced man too much.
However, the copper-faced man did not relent because of Jian Fei's submission. Instead, he emphasized, "You are a troublemaker. The reason you called me here today is to inform me of a reason. "
Then, I'll give you one last warning. That's it. Don't interfere anymore.
I'm serious! "
**
The frozen butterfly fungus was bought by Tang Long.
He spent 310,000 True Capital coins to buy it, which was a lot more expensive than the Dragon Tooth Slash.
The outcome silenced the crowd because the auction house's way of doing things was a little strange.
Just like what everyone speculated, the VIPs on the third floor knew the value of the frozen butterfly fungus, but the war seeds that could be upgraded were too rare, so their desire for it was not that strong.
Moreover, it was just a larva. As for how effective it could be, it would depend on the matured one.
If the matured one's quality was not high enough, the improvement to a war seed that could not be upgraded would be limited.
Instead of spending so much money to buy the frozen butterfly fungus, it would be better to buy some low-level plants that could nourish the war seed, which could achieve the same or even greater effect.
Tang Long was lucky enough to buy it for 310,000 True Capital coins. If it was a matured one with the right quality, it would not have appeared here. It would have appeared in a large auction in the True Capital and sold for 10 times the price. No, he might not even be able to buy it.
Regardless, since Tang Long got the frozen butterfly fungus, there was only one last item left in the auction.
The concise auctioneer did not waste any more time. He asked his staff to bring up the last item.
After the red cloth was removed, a test tube was revealed. The test tube was half filled with a black liquid.
"Similarly, we don't know what this black liquid is either. The only thing we're sure of is that it's a type of blood. Other than that, we also know that it has astonishing activity, but compared to the previous mysterious item, we realized that not only can it not be used by humans, but it will also cause adverse reactions to humans.
"However, active blood is valuable. It's not easy for us to collect active blood from a Level 9 vicious beast with vigorous life force.
"So, let the auction begin! Similar to the previous item, the starting bid is 0, and each increment must be no less than 1 Black Sea coin. "The concise auctioneer then stepped aside and waited for the bids.
Surprisingly, five seconds later, no one made a bid.
Everyone knew that blood was active, so of course, it was valuable. However, the active blood would not cause adverse reactions to humans.
Moreover, it might not be easy to collect active blood, but with sufficient methods, one could even extract active blood from vicious beasts above Level 3.
Then, one could use it to fake it. It was already a famous trick. The auction house might have some protection, but …
Tang Ling's heart ached!
When the little seed saw the black liquid, it exploded. It was not just a desire, but it was mixed with other complicated emotions. Doubt? Confusion?
All the emotions were unusually strong, to the point that the little seed even woke up for a second.
Maybe because it was too excited, to the point that it could not control itself, the little seed in Tang Ling's heart even contracted a few times. Tang Ling's heart was stimulated, so how could it not hurt?
Maybe because it realized its mistake, the little seed woke up for a second and apologized to Tang Ling. It then suppressed its emotions and went back to sleep.
It was sensible enough not to agitate Tang Ling anymore, but the outburst of emotions when it saw the tube of black blood still affected Tang Ling deeply.
"Is it more important than the Demon Infant?" With that thought in mind, Tang Ling let go of his hand that was holding his heart.
He tried to name a price — 10 Black Sea coins.
The funny thing was, after he bid, a few people in the first floor followed up. Tang Ling's luck had left a deep impression on them, but even so, they were not enthusiastic.
Even so, they were not crazy about it. The highest bid was only 80 Black Sea coins.
"Young Master Long, I'd like to join the final auction," Draconic Twelve suddenly said to Tang Long.
"Do you know what this is?" Tang Long was very surprised. He couldn't even recognize this tube of black blood.
"I don't know. All I know is that this tube of black blood is attracting me," Draconic Twelve said calmly.
Tang Long did not want to suspect anything, so he nodded and said, "I spent 310,000 True Capital coins in the auction just now, and the last 10,000 was exchanged with Black Sea coins. All I can give you is 10,000 Black Sea coins. "
"Thank you for your kindness, Young Master Long, but I still have 10,000 Black Sea coins on me. I think 20,000 Black Sea coins should be enough. If I can't even buy this thing with 20,000 Black Sea coins, I'll give up, "Draconic Twelve told Tang Long.
However, when he said the word 'give up', he clenched his fists that were hidden in his sleeves.
If he had a choice, he would not give up, but if he attracted too much attention, Tang Long would surely suspect that he had a more important mission.
On top of that, as one of the Stardust Sixteen, 10,000 Black Sea coins was a reasonable amount. As for more? Hmm, it was not appropriate.
Draconic Twelve was a very careful person.
On the first floor, Tang Ling raised the bid to 1,000 Black Sea coins. The auction was coming to an end, so he did not want to waste any more time.
As expected, no one responded to his bid. The whole auction hall fell into silence. It seemed like even the big shots on the third floor were not interested in the item and did not want to participate.
The concise auctioneer seemed to have expected the outcome, so he slammed the gavel without hesitation. On the second strike, Draconic Twelve made his move.
Draconic Twelve made his move, bidding 15,000 Black Sea coins.
Tang Ling's heart ached. What's going on? Why are the VIPs on the second floor always going against me?
He dared not raise the bid too high, so all he could do was raise the bid by 1 Black Sea coin, which made him look very sneaky. However, he had no choice. After meeting these rich people, Tang Ling realized that his money was a joke, but he did not want to give up, so he had to do it.
The crowd did not doubt his bid. The last item would be auctioned off, but it did not mean that the last item would be the best. It was the rule of the black market auction.
In the past, there were cases where the last item was left unsold and no one made a bid. Now that the auction was full of people, it would be considered lucky if the last item was sold for 10,000 to 20,000 Black Sea coins.
However, the bidder was a little too disgusting! No matter how much the others bid, he only raised the bid by 1 Black Sea coin!
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