After one day of the auction, Wilder's mood had improved after tricking Lin Yun seven or eight times. He looked at Lin Yun with the pride of a victor.
'Idiot Andalusia, I've already seen through all your tricks, yet you still want to trick me? I'll see through all your tricks as long as you do it two or three times.
'Haha, you've already been tricked four times in a row. Now you want to trick me again? It doesn't matter, the game has just started, I'll give you a chance.
'But that country bumpkin is really thick-skinned. He hasn't been discouraged after being tricked so many times and is still smiling. Sure enough, this kind of idiot is already used to this kind of thing.'
Wilder was holding a glass of wine with a satisfied smile on his face. It was as if the goddess of victory was already standing behind him. Lin Yun couldn't withstand a single blow.
Lin Yun still had a smile on his face. He didn't care at all.
Faleau, who was next to him, didn't say a word as he watched everything clearly.
'According to Sir Merlin's habits, he has already grasped the rhythm. Those idiots of the Rodney Family might think that they have already seen through Sir Merlin.
'But the losses from those previous items only add up to 600,000 purple golds. Sir Merlin wouldn't suffer a loss. Just wait and watch the show.'
After the auction ended, a pitch-black component appeared once again. It looked like a part of a large Magic Tool, but it wasn't an important part. It was filled with a dark aura. It wasn't too powerful, but it was very pure.
"This thing is rumored to have come from the Nesser Dynasty. It's a part of a Magic Tool crafted by a powerful Destruction Black Dragon. The material is very hard, and it has a very pure dark power attached to it.
"It has a very precious research value when researching the history of the Nesser Dynasty and the Chromatic Dragons, as well as Magic Tools. Moreover, the pure dark power attached to this component is also very valuable.
The starting price is 800,000 purple golds. "
Lin Yun squinted as he looked at that thing. It was less than half a meter long and looked like a strange steel ring that had been twisted into a strange shape before being burnt pitch-black by the flames.
'The Beginning Chapter!
One of the Augments of the Book of Death!
From the first time he saw the illustration, Lin Yun was certain that apart from the Book of Beginnings, nothing else could have that kind of strange shape. Moreover, the strange shape was exactly the same as the one in his memories.
According to the most ancient legends, the origin of the world was darkness. In the endless darkness, planes were born one after another. Only when light was born and a corner of the darkness was torn apart did countless lives appear. The world began to evolve, and only then did the endless planes come into existence.
The Book of Beginnings didn't have any power on its own, so studying it was useless. This thing needed to be fused with the Book of Death in order to display its effect.
The instant the Book of Death was taken out, Lin Yun felt the Book of Death trembling, impatiently wanting to fuse with the Book of Beginning.
It was a lot stronger than when he first sensed the Element Chapter. The Book of Death's significance to the Book of Death was much greater than the Augments he obtained before.
But even if he couldn't wait to get his hands on it and fuse it with the Book of Death, Lin Yun remained calm and didn't even bid.
The only people interested in something that only had research value were those crazy researchers and some dark mages. Apart from those people, no one else was bidding.
After all, there were only two possibilities for it to be auctioned. Either the things that could be researched had already been researched by others, or it didn't have much value and was being auctioned at a high price as a gimmick.
There were many similar things in every Starry Sky Auction, so there weren't many people interested in it.
After three minutes, the auction price slowly rose to 960,000.
Wilder was a bit dissatisfied as he looked at the increase in price. Although the starting price was high, the increase was very small. Reaching 1,300,000 was the limit.
'Damnit, no good, this thing is auctioned by my family, and it has the highest starting price, how could it only be 960,000?
'I have to raise the price of this thing, but what if no one else bids after I raise the price?'
Wilder glanced at Lin Yun in the distance, who hadn't made a bid and didn't seem to be interested. Wilder rolled his eyes and smiled.
"1,500,000!"
After bidding, Wilder immediately made a provocative gesture at Lin Yun.
Sure enough, after Wilder made his bid, Lin Yun immediately started bidding as if he had been invited to a battle.
"1,600,000!"
Wilder was overjoyed and kept bidding.
"1,800,000!"
"1,900,000!"
"2,000,000!"
In less than five seconds, the price soared from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000. After bidding 2,000,000, Wilder was ready to continue bidding, but he suddenly discovered that Lin Yun had stopped bidding.
In an instant, Wilder's face was covered in cold sweat.
For a broken component that only had a little research value, or maybe even no research value at all, no one would increase the price. The only one who was willing to increase the price was Lin Yun.
If Lin Yun didn't increase the price, it would be equivalent to Wilder spending a lot of money to buy back the item that he had sent out for auction.
However, the Starry Sky Auction House wouldn't mind this kind of thing, because they only took a 10% handling fee. It didn't matter who bought it. Even if the Starry Sky Auction House bought it back, the handling fee had to be paid.
Besides, every year at the auction, this kind of situation where the price of one's own item was inflated and it ended up in one's own hands happened. This kind of joke happened every year …
During the auction now, no one knew who the seller was, but after the auction ended, it wasn't necessarily so. Every year, someone would dig out the person who had bought their own item and make fun of them for ten years. It would only fade away at the next auction …
Of course, there were also those who inflated the price of their own item and sold it at a high price. This would be praised, and no one would think that this was bad. According to the concept of the Odin Kingdom, being able to sell one's own item at ten times the original price, no matter what method one used, was a skill.
"Two million going once …"
The auctioneer had already started the countdown. Wilder's complexion became very unsightly, as if he already expected that after the auction ended, he would become the biggest joke of the auction, and a joke that would spread outside of the Odin Kingdom …
"Two million going twice …"
At this time, Lin Yun bid.
"Two million and ten thousand."
Lin Yun looked at Wilder with a trace of a smile. Seeing Wilder's unsightly complexion, Lin Yun suddenly understood. The Chapter of Beginning was put out for auction by the Rodney Family. If Wilder bought it back, the Rodney Family would lose all face.
He only added ten thousand purple golds, but this also showed that Lin Yun really wanted this item and wasn't just trying to spite Wilder.
Everyone could see that Lin Yun really wanted it, and Wilder could naturally see it as well. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to add a single purple golds. He couldn't be sure if Lin Yun really wanted it, or if he was preparing to kick him down the cliff when he finally climbed out …
What if this was a trap?
What if …
What if it was really a trick? Not only would he lose face, but he would also lose all face, and his intelligence would also be laughed at …
Wilder's complexion was unsightly, and he didn't say anything. He just glared at Lin Yun while gnashing his teeth, not daring to add a single purple golds.
Below, the auctioneer's countdown had also ended, and Lin Yun had won the Chapter of Beginning.
If it wasn't for the Rodney Family taking it out, it would have been impossible for him to find the Chapter of Beginning in the Rodney Family's treasury even if he searched for it for another thousand years.
If the Rodney Family had taken it out for auction, even if the price reached 200 million, Lin Yun would still have bought it without any hesitation. Unfortunately, it was only 2.01 million …
After obtaining the Chapter of Beginning, Lin Yun was completely satisfied, and he waved his hand at Wilder.
"Thanks."
Seeing Lin Yun's actions, Wilder's complexion instantly darkened, and his eyes began to emit flames. If he still didn't understand what was going on, then he really would be an idiot.
Damn it, this damned guy definitely knows what that part is, and he definitely knows its value. It's definitely not just a discarded part, it's definitely something even more useful.
2.01 million, it's only 2.01 million. From the looks of it, I've definitely gotten a great bargain. A treasure was delivered to this damned Mafa Merlin just like that.
Thinking of this, Wilder turned around and glared at the Great Elder.
"Don't tell me you don't want to explain to me why our family's research on that thing is completely worthless? We've already researched it, so tell me, what is this thing?
Don't tell me it's worthless, didn't you see that damned Mafa Merlin? He's just short of taking off his pants and showing off, he's humiliating me, humiliating our Rodney Family! "
The Great Elder's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Looking at the furious Wilder, he promptly began to explain.
"Patriarch, don't be angry, this is a conspiracy, it's definitely that damned Mafa Merlin's conspiracy.
If I'm not mistaken, he must have known in advance that this thing was taken out by our family, that's why he acted like this. He added the last 10,000 gold coins just so that our family could buy back our own thing, and that would be even more humiliating.
However, Patriarch didn't fall for that damned Mafa Merlin's trick, so he could only swallow this unpalatable bone and give us money with a smile. Afterwards, he expressed that this thing was very valuable and that we were fooled by him.
But the truth is that we made a huge profit, we didn't fall for his trick, and we even made a profit. This is his conspiracy! "
Wilder suspiciously looked at the Great Elder, and then at Lin Yun's appearance, he suddenly sneered.
"That's right, you're right. That damned guy, after losing to me so many times, he wanted to trick me this time. He didn't expect that I wouldn't fall for his trick in the end, so he pretended to win. Hmph, what a stupid guy. There's no need to care about him, in any case, the purple gold coins have entered our Rodney Family's pockets."
Lin Yun didn't care about what Wilder was thinking, and he didn't care about what others were thinking. The Book of Beginning was the only thing that had to be obtained in this auction, the others didn't have to be obtained.
A price of 2.01 million was indeed a bit unexpected. After all, when the Book of Beginnings appeared in the future, Bain had already risen to prominence. At that time, there were many people who could see that the Book of Beginnings was extraordinary.
In that auction, the final price was 180 million purple coins and three resource-rich planes. The person who obtained it was Bain, and because of this, Bain owed three people a favor.
And those three people didn't honor this favor until their deaths, but because of this favor, no one dared to provoke them during Bane's era. Who knew how they would use this favor. After all, Bane was already extremely powerful at that time, and all of Noscent was shrouded in his projection.
2.01 million purple golds wasn't even as valuable as 200,000 purple golds during his peak.
If it wasn't for the fact that it was still being auctioned, Lin Yun would have already fused the Book of Beginning with the Book of Death.
There was nothing worth watching in the following auction, so Lin Yun no longer called out bids. Instead, he told Faleau to bid whatever was worth buying.
All kinds of strange things were auctioned, and there was even a living Forest Elf, an ancient lifeform that had disappeared from Noscent a few dozen millennia ago.
Most of the day passed, and Lin Yun calmly looked at the things being auctioned. There was almost no difference between these things and the illustrations. Only a few of them had a bit of a problem, but the difference wasn't too big. For example, that Forest Elf was actually a hybrid between a Forest Elf and a Prairie Elf, but most people wouldn't be able to see through it.
There was also a metal ore that was a bit different from the illustration, but the value of the two metals was about the same, and the usage was about the same. There wasn't too big of a difference.
It wasn't until he took out a mana reactor made of several hundred components that Lin Yun's interest was piqued.
This thing was the result of Lin Yun's research on truth runes. It was an immature product used for practice, but it was more powerful than all the mana reactors that could appear on the market.
Because it could be directly used by a Heaven Puppet as a mana reactor for a Heaven Puppet, or as a mana reactor for a large-scale puppet. According to calculations, it could support the energy supply of a three-hundred-meter-big alchemy machine.
The reason Lin Yun was interested wasn't because he was the one auctioning it, but because he saw that Wilder was very interested in this mana reactor.
"This mana reactor came from a formidable Artisan. It is said that this Artisan was only a step away from the Saint Alchemy realm. This mana reactor is a masterpiece of inspiration. Not only does it have a powerful mana output, but its burst ability is enough for a 3rd Rank Heaven Puppet to use.
The most important part was that the mana reactor's fuel could be continuously adjusted, and mana crystals could be used as fuel. Only two Level 40 mana crystals would be needed to let a Level 43 puppet burst out with its full power and fight for over three months!
"A terrifying masterpiece. Naturally, this isn't the most outstanding aspect of this mana reactor. This mana reactor can be installed anywhere on a puppet and can even be used as a special Magic Tool!
"A genius' idea, this is definitely a new breakthrough for the mana reactor!
"The starting price is 2.8 million! Every increase is at least a hundred thousand. Let the auction begin! "
The auctioneer's simple explanation made many people go crazy. The mana reactor was the core technology of puppets and even some large-scale alchemy equipment. This kind of thing rarely appeared in the outside world.
Even if it did appear, it would inevitably be paired with a puppet or some large-scale alchemy equipment. That kind of thing wouldn't be sold as a component, it would be sold at a sky-high price.
If this mana reactor was paired with a Heaven Puppet, even if it was priced at 300,000,000, there would definitely be a lot of people fighting over it.
If it was paired with some large-scale alchemy equipment, the price would be sky-high. With such a powerful mana reactor, some large-scale equipment that couldn't keep up with the mana reactor could already be manufactured.
But it was only a mana reactor, so it was even more precious. After so many years, the last time a mana reactor had appeared in the Starry Sky Auction was over eight hundred years ago.
Moreover, the technical content of this mana reactor far surpassed the current puppets on the market. If it was bought and researched, as long as the technology was thoroughly researched, the imitation mana reactor could be used to equip an army of level 39 puppets. After all, the main thing limiting the advancement of puppet technology was the mana reactor!
Moreover, this mana reactor could be installed anywhere on a puppet and could even be used as an additional mana reactor. If it was installed on a weapon system, the weapon system would have an independent mana reactor to provide energy and the puppet's power would increase a few times.
Anyone who understood puppeteering was going crazy. Their eyes were all glowing red. This wasn't just a mana reactor, it was a ticket to a golden mountain of gold!
Seeing everyone's reaction, Lin Yun squinted and smiled. This mana reactor was indeed very powerful, but even Lin Yun didn't plan on mass-producing it at this stage. The cost was too high, and this was only a test product for practice.
There were two necessary materials. One was the Magic Liquid Tin that couldn't be produced in Noscent. It could only be produced in the middle of the Abyss, and it could only be found in the 50th layer or below.
The other was Eternal Dark Gold, which could only be found in Noscent's low production. The price of that kind of thing could compare to the Gilded Rose's first-rate potion of the same weight in Noscent. A bottle of Eternal Dark Gold would at most be the size of a fingernail.
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