"You want to go?" Gu Xiaoshang was surprised. The young master of the Han Family had only joined them to deal with Thousand Miles Drunk and Sword Ghoul. Aside from that, he didn't care about anything else. Now that he had suddenly volunteered for this mission, Gu Xiaoshang couldn't help but be suspicious. "What do you think is wrong?"
"I can't see the problem, but I have some suspicions," Young Master Han said.
"You suspect that it's the guild that Thousand Miles Drunk and Sword Ghost created?" Gu Xiaoshang had also heard about Thousand Miles Drunk and Sword Ghost's guild from Young Master Han.
"I'm not sure, but their guild has definitely been created," Young Master Han said.
"How do you know?" Gu Xiaoshang asked.
"Just ask." Young Master Han said.
"Then can we just ask them now?" Gu Xiaoshang asked.
"I asked them, but they pretended not to know," Young Master Han said.
"Pretended not to know … It seems like you're very suspicious of them?" Gu Xiaoshang laughed.
"Thousand Miles Drunk and the others have already received a quest to assassinate the guild leader. Right now, this quest just so happens to have such a condition. It requires the guild leader to gather together and assassinate the guild leader to complete the quest. Give me a reason why I won't suspect them." Han Family's young master said.
"Then what do you think we should do now?" Gu Xiaoshang said.
"This … If it's true, I think they have the determination to complete the quest first. So, it's useless even if we act like we're the oriole behind them. The other three guilds have more than enough people to drown them … So, it's better to stop their assassination plan from the root. We need to communicate with the other guilds, "Young Master Han said.
"How do we communicate?" Gu Xiaoshang asked.
"It's simple. It's just an auction. Don't go to the guild leader. Just send a few random people." Young Master Han said.
"Fine, we'll send you." Gu Xiaoshang said angrily. This person really had a big mouth. What random people? If he said that, how could she send anyone else? Whoever she sent out would become a nobody in the eyes of her guild leader.
"Of course I can go, but you should at least send a few helpers for me!" The young master of the Han Family smiled disapprovingly.
As such, Gu Xiaoshang began to call out his troops in the guild. At the same time, he sent a message to Unsworn Sword, "Unsworn, you have to be more careful in this matter. Beware of traps!"
"Oh, what's wrong?" Unsworn Sword took Gu Xiaoshang's words very seriously.
"This might be an assassination plan planned by Thousand Miles Drunk and the others." Gu Xiaoshang said.
"Why do you say that?" Unsworn Sword asked. Although he wanted to obey Gu Xiaoshang unconditionally, he still had to explain this to the rest of the guild. Without clear evidence, he could not just turn around and say, "Gu Xiaoshang said that this auction is rigged, so he won't be participating." If he really did that, he would definitely lose his position as the guild leader. Unsworn Sword still paid attention to his appearance.
"I don't have any evidence, just suspicions. That's why I remind everyone to be careful. I suggest that our Guild Leader doesn't make an appearance for this auction. Let's have someone we can trust participate. What do you think? "Gu Xiaoshang said.
"Yes, that's not a problem. I'll just ask Reflection to go." Unsworn Sword happily agreed. Actually, the reason why Unsworn Sword personally participated in the auction was because he wanted to meet Gu Xiaoshang at the auction and have a chance to flirt with him. Now that he knew that Gu Xiaoshang might not be going, Unsworn Sword naturally lost his enthusiasm and immediately sent a message to Reflection of Years, "Reflection of Years! I won't be going to the auction this time. Bring some brothers with you. "
"Why?" Reflection of Years was right beside Unsworn Sword. It was strange that he actually received this guy's message, but he didn't say anything and replied with another message.
"I've thought about it. Say, what if this is a trap set up by Thousand Miles Drunk and they want to lure us Guild Leaders over and then kill us? What should we do? So, I think it's best if I don't go personally. "Unsworn Sword said seriously.
"Is that so?" Reflection of Years was suspicious. "Is Gu Xiaoshang not going?"
"Uh, I can't deny that it's because of that." Unsworn Sword said.
"Damn." Reflection of Years replied. At the same time, he glanced at Yun Xiang who was following beside them and turned his head to say to him, "Brother Yun Xiang, I'll go with you to the auction later."
"Oh? Where's Guild Leader Unsworn? "Yun Xiang asked.
"He's waiting outside." Reflection of Years said indifferently.
Yun Xiang had also trained from this mission. He quietly replied with an "Oh" and hurriedly sent a message back. "There's a change in the situation. Unsworn Sword said that he won't be participating in the auction. Their core, Reflection of Years, will be participating."
At this time, Gu Xiaoshang was also negotiating with Mudi of Cloud and Black Index Finger. Although these two guild leaders didn't have absolute trust in Gu Xiaoshang, Gu Xiaoshang had a good reputation in Cloud City. Both guild leaders believed that if Gu Xiaoshang wanted to compete for this mission, even if he invited a group of people to gang up on them, he wouldn't do anything underhanded. So, they agreed with Gu Xiaoshang's reminder and made arrangements to choose trusted members to participate in the auction.
"Damn! This must be Gongzi's doing! "Gu Fei said after receiving the news.
"Yes, the guild leaders didn't do this at first, but they reacted halfway through. It seems like they received some sort of warning. But I don't think they have any evidence. It's just that we can't let down our guard. Also … the image of you two has already been deeply engraved in everyone's hearts. "Xi Xiaotian said to Gu Fei and Sword Ghost. She was an Archer, so her movement speed was relatively fast. After coming out from Upstream, she returned to the sawmill first and met up with everyone else.
"With the current situation, if we continue to put on an act and auction, we can still win a chance to assassinate in the end. In the end, a guild leader has to accept this mission." Gu Fei said.
"But if we get Unsworn Sword and Gu Xiaoshang, then wouldn't it be meaningless?" Sword Ghost said.
"With the current situation, the two of them have a very high chance of winning. Unsworn Sword against Gu Xiaoshang, you guys know that, right?" Xi Xiaotian said.
"System, I was the one who died before, so why did you fail the mission with Unsworn Sword!" Gu Fei said.
"How would I know?" Sword Ghost said.
"You two don't need to discuss this anymore. I think we can only turn the act into reality and continue with the auction." Xi Xiaotian said.
"That's the only way." Everyone sighed.
"I'll still host the auction!" Xi Xiaotian said, "Since Young Master Han is already suspicious, then there's no need for me to hide anymore. If I can find a chance to dispel his suspicions, there might be a chance to turn things around."
"Up to you!" Gu Fei never cared about Xi Xiaotian's plans, so he didn't care.
"Good luck!" The others gave Xi Xiaotian great encouragement. Thus, Xi Xiaotian sent a message to Yun Xiang and told her that the auction would still be hosted by her.
Cloud Suburb Sawmill. The final situation was completely different from everyone's expectations. None of the guild leaders that they wanted to see were there, and Young Master Han, who they didn't want to see, was the first to arrive. A group of people were hiding in the dark. When they heard Xi Xiaotian's message that Young Master Han had arrived, they all gritted their teeth. Imperial Shenming suddenly suggested, "Forget it, we'll talk about guild leaders later. Let's jump out and kill Young Master Han now! Let him continue being arrogant. "
"Kill him? Isn't he a neutral player now? There's no point in killing him! "Jiannan was the most practical person.
"Calm down, calm down. The bigger picture is more important," Gu Fei advised.
Xi Xiaotian was standing under the pile of wood that 'Quest Person' Werther was sitting on. When he saw Young Master Han, he revealed a slightly surprised expression and hurriedly went up to him, "What's wrong? Didn't you say that you wouldn't be participating? "
"I'm no longer singing and drinking. I'm representing Rosy Clouds now," Young Master Han said with a smile. "What, are you from this guild too?"
"Yeah!" Xi Xiaotian laughed.
"Hmm, I think we're a bit early." Young Master Han looked around.
"Mm, the other three guilds are about to arrive. The auction will begin here in a moment. Let's wait for a bit!" Xi Xiaotian said.
"Alright." Young Master Han nodded and began to look around. He looked here and there, but he couldn't find what he was looking for. At this time, Shadow Time also arrived with a few people from Reigning the World. When he saw Young Master Han, he nodded as a greeting and asked quietly, "Did you find anything?"
"Not at the moment." Young Master Han shook his head. "Maybe they received news that the guild leader isn't coming and left. In any case, when it comes to the auction, don't put money before the quest. "
"Of course!" Shadow Time nodded.
Shadow Time was also the first to arrive. Behind him were the representatives of Shepherd Clouds and Black Alliance. Because everyone was now on guard, they were all sneaky. They looked around to see if there was anything strange about this place and walked over to greet the people who arrived first. Shepherd Clouds recognized Xi Xiaotian, while Shadow Time and Black Alliance recognized Yun Xiang.
Yun Xiang didn't say anything after she arrived and stood beside Xi Xiaotian. After Xi Xiaotian confirmed the identities of the four parties, he nodded and said, "Then, if there are no more questions, shall we begin?"
These people didn't look like they didn't have any questions at all. However, their questions were no longer about the auction. They were gathered in a corner and whispered something. When Xi Xiaotian suddenly announced the start of the auction, everyone was stunned. Because of their suspicions, they didn't come with the intention to auction.
"Alright, the auction will begin now. Everyone, please raise your heads and take a look. This young NPC named Viktor is the quest NPC for this auction. As long as we win this auction and our guild leader gives up on the quest, the winning guild leader will immediately be able to communicate with Viktor and receive the quest. Alright, let's begin now. The auction will follow the system's rules. We will set the base price at 200 gold, and the lowest increment is 20 gold. There is no upper limit. Who wants to bid first? "
Three out of the four representatives looked at each other in dismay. The young master of the Han Family continued to sneer coldly. Seeing the awkward silence, he decided to help warm up. He raised the wine bottle in his hand and said, "Then let us begin!"
"Alright, 220 gold from Rosy Clouds," Xi Xiaotian announced.
"240?" A certain someone called out in confusion.
"Mu Yun bids 240," Xi Xiaotian shouted.
"260?" Black Alliance wasn't too sure either.
"Black Alliance, 260," Xi Xiaotian repeated.
"It's really starting?" The same thought flashed through everyone's mind. So, there's no trap? They looked at each other again and began to get into character. The 20 gold increments came wave after wave. They were all quite serious. Young Master Han, on the other hand, didn't pay much attention to the auction. He would shout from time to time as if he was interrupting a conversation. Eighty percent of his attention wasn't on the auction. He held his wine bottle and walked around in circles. He even took out his binoculars to observe the surroundings.
As the three auctioneers worked hard, they hurriedly reported to the president, describing the fierce competition here. At the same time, they wanted to confirm the price in the president's heart. At this moment, the price had already reached 500, and they wanted to know exactly how much this mission was worth.
In this era of economic chaos, it was difficult to measure the value of gold. This was a difficult question. Faced with an unknown quest, how much money was worth spending? The guild leaders calculated in their hearts while asking the people in their guilds about their wealth. At the same time, they also mobilized their spies in other guilds to find out the price and wealth of the other guilds.
After a long time, there was still no news from the guild leader. The representatives gradually stopped bidding as quickly as before. Every round of bidding, they would ask for the guild leader's permission first. Xi Xiaotian seemed to be very considerate of the other party's difficulties. Sometimes, when the bidding dragged on for a long time, she wouldn't immediately call down the hammer. Instead, she would just wait with a smile. Every time something like this happened, the person who had just called out a bid would have a lot of opinions. They felt that there was no need to think this way, while the two parties who were considering it were very supportive of Xi Xiaotian's actions. They felt that it was just a game, so there was no need to be so strict. Very soon, a new bid was made, and the other party began to dawdle again. It was this time that the one who called out the price changed again. The representatives of the three guilds kept changing their stance. Xi Xiaotian just happily stirred up trouble and didn't seem to have any intention of calling down the hammer. What made the three guilds even more displeased was the young master of the Han Family. He would walk past them from time to time as if he were just passing by. He would raise his wine bottle and randomly call out a price. Is this an auction? No matter how you look at it, he looks like a troublemaker! In particular, this guy intentionally raised the lowest bid to 50 gold. The other three guilds complained incessantly.
"Brother Han, what are you doing?" Reflection Time couldn't take it anymore. When the young master of the Han Family walked past and was about to raise his wine bottle, he pulled him over and asked.
"I want to see what they're up to." The young master of the Han Family said.
"You can look, but don't randomly call out prices! Are Rosy Clouds here to buy the quest or are they here to cause trouble? "Reflection Time said.
The people from Black Alliance and Sheepcloud Guild were even more displeased with the young master of the Han Family. Seeing the two muttering, they immediately came over and yelled, "What are you two doing? What are you two sneaking around for? "
"Make it public! Make it transparent!" The two strongly requested.
"F * ck, go and call out your prices. Why are you dawdling for so long?! Miss Xi, you can't do this! You're clearly waiting for us to raise the price. Even an auction can't be like this. You have to set a time limit! "Reflection Time said.
"F * ck, what time limit? Didn't you think about it just now? Why didn't you say a time limit? "The two were anxious. They had time to think.
"Set a time limit now. If you don't bid when the time is up, I'll drop the hammer!" Reflection Time said angrily.
"F * ck, you've already finished your discussion, haven't you? We're not done yet. I'm not doing it! " The few of them knew what they were thinking about. They were just going back and forth to communicate with the guild leader! Seeing Reflection Time's sudden determination, they knew that he must have received instructions from the guild leader, but they hadn't even come to a conclusion yet! Of course, the two wouldn't do it.
They were arguing for what was right! In the next second, the guy from Black Alliance changed his words, "Okay, then let's discuss a time limit!"
"F * ck, you guys have a conclusion too, right?" Sheepcloud's representative was instantly abandoned by his allies. He wanted to cry, but no tears came out. He could only ask Mudi of the Cloud for help, "Guild leader, what's the most we can bid? Hurry up and give us a price. We can't take care of you all the time. We're going to introduce a new rule now. They won't wait for us to discuss. If we don't bid after one, two, three, then they'll drop the hammer."
"What's the bid now?" Mudi of the Cloud asked.
"1300," the representative replied.
"Okay, bid 10000 first. We'll discuss in the meantime." There were a thousand people in the guild. If each of them took 10 gold, that would be 10,000 gold. Mudi of the Cloud didn't think that this price was enough to make everyone jump up. If it was any higher, then they would have to discuss it. Gold was precious right now.
Sheepcloud's representative received the order and immediately started bidding, "1350!"
"Okay, 1350 gold. Sheepcloud's now bidding 1350 gold," Xi Xiaotian announced.
"Wait, wait. Let's pause for a moment. We have to clarify the rules first," Reflection Time said.
"Yeah, how long can we wait? Give us a time," Black Alliance's representative said.
"What's the rush? Take your time. Everyone can think about it. "Xi Xiaotian smiled.
"Of course you're happy. We'll take our time to think about it. We'll discuss this!" The three representatives began to discuss. They had already ruled out the young master of the Han family. They were very suspicious of this person's sincerity, and even the brothers who had come over from the rosy clouds felt that this person was too deceitful. However, after complaining to Gu Xiaoshang, Gu Xiaoshang didn't care much and only said, "Let him be." In the end, Gu Xiaoshang didn't have much hope for this quest.
"30 seconds? Just 30 seconds? That's not a problem, right? "Reflection Time said.
"No problem. If he doesn't make a bid in 30 seconds, the hammer will fall." The other three were very determined.
"Very good. You, you come and count." Reflection Time pointed at Yun Xiang.
"Me?"
"Go ahead. Count for the bosses." Xi Xiaotian smiled. "So, can we continue now?"
"Yes."
"Alright, the Sheepcloud Guild just bid 1350 gold. Let's continue. "
"10,000!" Young Master Han floated over calmly with a bottle of wine.
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