Tang Ling was a person who liked to be in control.
He did not like his actions to deviate from his plan, even though there was an uncontrollable madness in his bones that would drive him to take extreme risks.
However, the main premise of his risky actions was a desperate situation.
But could an auction be considered a hopeless situation? Tang Ling hated himself at the moment. He had thousands of reasons to support his rationality, telling him not to continue.
On the other hand, he felt like something was pushing him to keep up with the jumping numbers on the screen.
The feeling of not being in control of his own actions was really …
Tang Ling clenched his fists, feeling the stinging pain from his fingernails, but he still raised his hand and bid again.
The number on the screen had reached 8 million Origin Source, but judging from the frequency of the numbers changing, some of the bidders did not plan to give up.
What did it mean? It meant that the auction for this set of pages was far from the end.
In the end, the few most determined bidders would be left and they would be in the final chase.
"Dear dear customer, the price you bid has exceeded your current payment capacity and credit limit …"
Right after the number on the pages changed to 8.6 million Origin Source, Tang Ling received a notification.
"Is that so?" Tang Ling's eyes were bloodshot, but he was unusually calm.
As a matter of fact, after he bought the items on a large scale and exchanged a batch of Universal Source Stones to ship back to the Base, he only had 800,000 Origin Source left in his membership crystal card.
However, Tang Ling had a sub-high-class crystal card with a huge overdraft limit.
That was why he was able to bid above 8 million Origin Source.
Even though the auction house would not be stupid enough to think that those who could participate in the auction of this level would have all their money in their membership card, it was necessary to remind them.
But at this point, a reminder was necessary.
Dear dear customer, would you like to continue? Honorable guest, would you like to continue bidding? If you wish to continue bidding, please provide new proof of your assets, or … "The melodious female voice answered Tang Ling's question with a tone that never changed in a million years.
Tang Ling did not say anything. He took out a test tube and a small box from his backpack.
I'll add a new item later. If it's not sold, use it as collateral. " It was a common practice in the auction house, so Tang Ling did not have to say anything else.
"Okay," the system said. Less than 10 seconds later, a staff appeared outside Tang Ling's' egg 'and completed the transaction.
Less than 10 seconds later, a staff member appeared outside Tang Ling's' egg 'and completed the transaction.
One had to admit that Auction House Zero was very efficient. Half a minute later, the system replied to Tang Ling. The items that he had pawned had earned him a 30 million Origin Source quota.
If Tang Ling's items were sold at a higher price in the auction, the system would make up for the difference.
He had to admit that the quota was very high, but he was not excited at all.
Because this time, he had mortgaged the remaining eight Tears of the Sea God and the skin given to him by the owner of the deserted island to hold the Sea God's gift.
The price of the Sea God's Tear was transparent because it had just been auctioned.
Eight drops of Ling, eight drops, eight drops, eight drops, eight drops, eight drops, eight drops, and eight drops.
The most expensive item was the skin. the skin of a super vicious beast would never be cheap!! Tang Ling had every reason to believe that the skin would set off a new craze in the auction.
Initially, Tang Ling did not plan to sell it. In his plan, he wanted to modify the skin into a soft armor that he could wear close to his body.
The soft armor that he got from the Hell Ledge Challenge was simply given to Fatty. The soft armor was a little useless to Tang Ling as it could not fulfill his needs.
However, as if it was destined, Tang Ling did not modify the skin before the auction. He originally planned to modify it when he had enough money, which meant that he would have to wait until the auction was over.
But what he didn't expect was that he would actually use such a practical hide as collateral to auction off these useless pages.
He rubbed the center of his brows tiredly and continued to bid numbly.
If he still could not buy the whole set of pages with his mortgage, he would not have to worry anymore. After all, did he not give his best to the auction based on his inexplicable instinct?
The price of the pages was still rising. Judging from the numbers alone, the increase was a little crazy because the starting bid was only 3 million Ling, yet it had risen to 11 million Ling.
The auctioneer was obviously excited. Tang Ling had every reason to believe that the auctioneer was not only excited about the price, but also because of the appearance of a super vicious beast's skin.
Nevertheless, there was good news. The price might be crazy, but the increase had slowed down. Based on Tang Ling's estimation, two-thirds of the bidders had stopped bidding.
When the price reached 15 million Origin Stones, the numbers slowed down once again.
At this point, there should be only three to four people left to compete with Tang Ling.
When the price reached 18 million Origin Source, there was only one person left. He was the one who had bid 18 million Origin Source.
Tang Ling was a little numb from the stimulation, so he raised the price to 20 million Ling in one go.
If he could not suppress that bidder, he would raise the price by 5 million, 5 million, and he would stop when the price reached 30 million Ling!
Tang Ling did not really plan to overdraft his quota because it would affect his plans regarding the gene medicine.
"20 million Ling, going once." The auctioneer slammed the gavel for the first time.
He did not say anything provocative. All he did was sound a little hurried. After all, the big shots in the hall did not like to be led by the nose.
No one raised the bid.
"20 million Ling, going twice." The auctioneer waited for a while before slamming the gavel again.
Tang Ling clenched his fists and his palms were sweating.
Finally, after a while, the auctioneer slammed the gavel for the third time. In the end, Tang Ling still managed to get the pages at an unimaginably high price.
After the deal was announced, Tang Ling heaved a breath of relief and leaned back in his seat weakly.
Only now did he begin to feel an indescribable sense of regret. Why? Why was he so insistent on bidding for this set of pages?
Was it because of the previous reason? However, the truth was, the pages of the book were scattered all over the world and the Stardust Council had gotten hold of a part of it, didn't they?
Tang Ling shook his head. He was too lazy to think about it. The auction continued.
**
Even though the Base was busier than before, the anxiety in Higan's heart did not fade away.
She was still reading in the corner on the deck. She watched from a distance as the transport ship from the Sochi black market moved boxes of supplies onto the Base.
Dong Yang was in charge of the trivial matters. Other than Tang Ling's closest friends, there was no one else on the Base, so everyone was busy moving the supplies back to the cabin.
"It seems like everything is going well for him." Higan rested her chin on her hand. She did not care about what the supplies were. Since the items that he bought from the black market had arrived, it meant that everything was going well for Tang Ling.
The temperature difference in the Purple Moon era was huge. At this time of the day, a chilly night breeze was blowing over the sea. The wind was mixed with the familiar fishy smell of the sea and a trace of unexplainable water vapor.
No one cared about it, but Higan was sensitive enough to frown. She turned to the direction where the night breeze came from and looked at the sea further away.
It was a sunny night. Not only were the stars shining brightly, but even the sea was calm. Even though there was a slight night breeze, it was gentle and did not cause any waves.
"But …" Higan stood up with a rare trace of worry in her eyes. Her faint uneasiness suddenly became real.
Although she could not see anything at the moment, she was worried.
Beside her, the busy people were still discussing among themselves. 'Should we move all these things onto the Harvest? Will the Harvest be able to fit all of them? "
Higan was suddenly annoyed.
**
"Dancing Pearl. Are you sure you don't want to come with me? " Standing on a reef, Wu Mingzhu looked at the young girl who had the same blue hair as her and was as beautiful as an elf under the moonlight. She frowned and asked again.
"Hmph, together?" The girl called Dancing Pearl raised a brow at Wu Mingzhu's question. Her eyes were filled with disdain.
If Tang Ling had been there, he would have thought that the girl looked very familiar because she looked 50% similar to Samuel even though she was petite and did not have the rare tall and slender figure that Samuel had.
"Yeah, together. What's wrong with that? " Wu Xi Zhu swung the trident in his hand, and a faint mist surrounded him. After a simple conversation with the Dancing Rainbow Bead, the mist became thicker, and a wonderful scene could be seen in the distant horizon.
There was a large amount of fog gathered there. This fog surged like a tide, rapidly flowing towards the rock that the Dark Sea Pearl and the Dancing Cai Pearl were standing on.
What was behind the mist could not be seen clearly, but one could hear the violent rumbling of the sea and the roars that made one tremble.
"Of course, there's a problem. For your great love, you listen to that woman and I have my own will. " As for me, I have my own will. "Faced with Wu Xiao Zhu's question, the disdain in Cai Wu Zhu's eyes became even stronger.
"I'm doing it for the merfolk," Wu Mingzhu argued, but even under the night sky, his face turned red.
"And for that woman." Caiwu Zhu glanced sideways at the Dark Pellet Pearl and chose to ignore the fog that was gradually thickening around her.
"That, that … That's only for the merfolk. Furthermore, my feelings are pure. You can't mock me. " Wu Mingzhu did not give up on defending himself. He looked at Dancing Pearl and said, "I believe that you don't want to accept the arrangement of the clan. Because we grew up together, no one knows better than us that we are siblings. It's impossible for us to become husband and wife according to the arrangement of the clan. "
"Dancing Pearl, I've always treated you as my sister …"
"What are you trying to say?" Cai Wuzhu rolled her eyes. Not only did she look similar to Samuel, but her personality was also somewhat similar.
"I want to say that as siblings, shouldn't you …" Wu Mingzhu did not look like someone who was good with words.
"I'm sorry. Even if we have deep feelings for each other, I won't act with you. You're afraid that the guy in the mist will go beyond your control and not achieve what that woman expects. That's why you need my help, right? I still say the same thing. I have my own will. "Dancing Pearl rejected Wu Mingzhu once again.
"But the elders …" Wu Mingzhu still wanted to say something.
However, Dancing Pearl had already jumped into the water with a plop. A few seconds later, a head emerged from the water, "Don't try to use the elders to suppress me. Wu Mingzhu, you know I hate this kind of restraint! You might not accept it either. Otherwise, why don't you just become my partner obediently? "
Hearing this, Wu Mingzhu's expression changed and he started to stutter again, "Could it be that you, you want to …"
"Dream on. I like anyone, but I don't like a fool like you who lacks intelligence and is easily used by others. You will be taught a lesson, but I don't plan to care about you and convince you. So, don't try to restrain me … "After saying this, Dancing Pearl swam into the distance.
Wu Mingzhu's veins bulged, "Sma is not a liar. You guys are just prejudiced against her because she's a human. You guys don't even know how good Sma is."
"I just want to remind you that the Devil's Fog is not that simple. Otherwise, how could it nourish a Devil's Flower like the Seven Lotus Stamen?! Don't think that everything is the same as usual in the Fog of Death. " Facing Wu Mingzhu's words, Dancing Pearl had no intention of responding to him. She only reminded Wu Mingzhu.
"I know, this is the most important battle for the Mermaid Clan, I …" Wu Mingzhu tried to explain something to Dancing Pearl again, but Dancing Pearl had already swam far away. There was no sign of her on the pitch-black surface of the sea.
Looking at the slightly rippling surface of the sea, Wu Mingzhu sighed softly.
Not far away, Dancing Pearl, who was hiding behind another reef, said hatefully, "That Sma is really that good and likes you so much. How could she let you do such a dangerous thing in the Fog of Death?"
"I wish you luck, Wu Mingzhu.
As for me, I'm going to find that Tang Ling. "As she spoke, Dancing Pearl raised her right hand with a piece of torn clothes in it.
The torn clothes obviously belonged to Tang Ling. If Tang Ling was there, he would have remembered that it was the torn clothes he had changed out of after he escaped to Floating Rock Island.
At the same time, he would be curious as to how it ended up in the hands of a mermaid. What was the point of holding onto a piece of torn clothes?
**
The sea breeze was still blowing, fluttering Higan's thick black hair and the heavy worry in her eyes.
"Higan, you've been standing here for almost half an hour. Did something happen? "Dong Yang hesitated for a while before he finally decided to ask Higan.
Based on Higan's habits, it might not lead to anything. Higan would never say something that she was not sure of or not confident about.
As expected, Higan kept quiet.
Dong Yang opened his mouth, but he still did not give up.
Higan rarely showed emotions, but even Zephyr could feel her anxiety at this moment. On top of that, Higan suddenly ordered the Base to accelerate to a certain coordinate in the southwest. According to the plan, the coordinate was the final destination of the Harvest.
They would return to the Harvest at that coordinate. However, the main point of the plan was for everyone to return to the Harvest, which meant that they had to wait for Tang Ling's return.
Since Tang Ling was not back yet, if they did this, then Tang Ling … Dong Yang knew that no one cared about Tang Ling more than Higan. Something serious must have happened for her to suddenly decide to do this.
The reason why Dong Yang was able to become the leader of the Four Saints was that he was not a simple-minded person.
"Is it because of Fatty?" Dong Yang decided to ask from the side.
After all, Fatty's condition was strange. It had been more than two hours since he fainted and there were no signs of him waking up. Even though Dong Yang had lavishly fed him two tubes of the best energy potion, it had exceeded the limit of exhaustion that Higan mentioned.
"No, Fatty is fine. He will wake up." Higan denied Dong Yang's statement.
"Higan, please tell me. I'm starting to feel uneasy. "Since it was not about Fatty, Dong Yang somehow became anxious.
He decided not to beat around the bush with Higan anymore. He needed an answer.
"It's Tang Ling's order before he left." Higan looked further in the direction where the night breeze was blowing from and furrowed her brows.
He had followed his instincts and chose to stay away from the place in time … But why was the strange water vapor in the wind getting stronger?
Higan's talent was very special. She knew she had chosen the right direction. It was the right direction to stay away.
"Before Tang Ling left? Did he leave a message? What could be so serious? "Dong Yang raised a curious brow. If Tang Ling specifically told Higan before he left, how could it not be serious?
"It's the Devil Mist. Tang Ling said that once the Devil Mist appears, we should stay away. "Higan did not hide the truth from Dong Yang anymore.
"Huh? But … "Dong Yang was shocked. The Death Mist that he had been waiting for finally appeared.
That was where the most important Seven Stamen Lotus was. Why would they stay away? Only the Nether Fish had been found, but the Mutated Tricolored Sea Pearl, which was once the easiest resource to find, was nowhere to be found. Under such circumstances, why would they give up on the Seven Stamen Lotus?
On top of that, didn't they say that the Mutated Tricolored Sea Pearl would only appear during the resource season when the Devil Mist turned into the Death Mist?
Higan did not answer Dong Yang's question because Tang Ling did not give her a detailed explanation before he left. All he said was that they should stay away from the Devil Mist and he even told her how to handle an emergency.
For some reason, from the moment Tang Ling gave her the order, Higan sensed the uneasiness in his heart.
Now, the uneasiness in her heart became real!
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