"Little Shuo, if you have a lot of money, you can lend it to me. Is there a need to be so wasteful?"
The people in box 1 were naturally puzzled by Ouyang Shuo's actions, but other than Lin Jing, no one else could say it so bluntly.
"Ahem," Ouyang Shuo had to explain, "Aunty, I'm not wasting money. This Village Creation Token is definitely worth it."
"Tell me. If you can't explain, I'll teach you a lesson!" Lin Jing's profession was a vigilante, so his killing power was off the charts.
"The token is for Bing Er to establish her territory."
"Are you kidding me? Bing Er is still a child, how can she be a lord? "
Bing Er, who was struggling with the fruit platter in the box, raised her head curiously when she heard her brother mention her.
"Aunty, let me finish!"
Ouyang Shuo was helpless in front of such an impatient elder.
"Speak!"
"Bing Er can't manage the territory, but I can manage it for her. I'm Bing Er's legal guardian, and according to the system, the guardian can manage the territory of the ward until the ward reaches adulthood, "Ouyang Shuo explained.
"There's such a setting? How come I didn't know?" Lin Jing was skeptical.
"You're not a lord, of course you didn't know," Ouyang Shuo muttered.
"Wuyi, I didn't know there was such a setting either, did you?" Bai Hua looked at the two bickering and laughed as he helped Lin Jing out.
Dragon Seeking Acupuncture Point and the others shook their heads in unison, "We didn't know!"
"Serves you right!" Ouyang Shuo wasn't polite to them, "Isn't there a [Lord's Notice] in the Lord's Interface? It's written very clearly in there. You're just lazy and didn't read it, right?! "
"Damn, boss, my respect for you is like a raging river. That [Lord's Notice] is so long and smelly. It's more than 20 pages, and you actually finished reading it!" The Siege Lion was showing off again.
"Respect + 1!" Dragon Seeking Acupuncture Point quickly followed.
“+2！”
“+3！”
… …
"That's enough!" Ouyang Shuo facepalmed. Why did everyone become so funny?
Amidst the laughter, the auctioneer began to auction the second item.
The second tray was opened. It was an ancient book.
The auctioneer said, "This is a manual of chainmail manufacturing techniques. The base price is 11000 gold coins, and the buyout price is 35000 gold coins. Please bid."
Chainmail was a very common type of armor. Whether it was cavalry, infantry, or even archers, they could all wear chainmail.
In terms of defense, the Chain Mail Armor was only average. However, compared to the System Armor, it was much better. Therefore, the chainmail caused fierce competition.
"12000 gold!"
"13000 gold coins!"
"14000 gold coins!"
…
"20000 gold coins!"
"22000 gold!"
"23000 gold coins!"
The price of the 《Chain Mail Manufacturing Technique Manual》 continued to rise, and very quickly it was raised to 25000 gold coins. Only War Wolf and Chun Shen Jun were still holding on until now.
Within the Alliance of Mountains and Seas, Ouyang Shuo had the Footman Armor and Radiant Armor, while Feng Qiuhuang had the Iron Floating Armor. Thus, they did not have much need for armor.
On the other hand, the Yan Huang Alliance urgently needed a set of armor forging techniques.
In the end, the 《Chain Mail Manufacturing Technique Manual》 was bought by War Wolf for 28000 gold coins.
It was not that Ouyang Shuo did not want to join in. After all, no one would complain about having more armor, and chainmail was still useful. However, when he thought of the fact that it was only the second item, and he only had 100,000 gold coins left, it was better to be cautious.
The pace of the auction slowly reached its peak.
"Now, let's start with the third item." The auctioneer pointed at the third tray and said, "This is a manual of the Ming Dynasty Warship Manufacturing Techniques. The base price is 15000 gold coins, and the buyout price is 45000 gold coins. Please bid."
"Pfft!" Ouyang Shuo sucked in a breath of cold air, unable to conceal the excitement in his heart.
The thing he needed the most was finally on the market.
Before the Westernization Movement of the Qing Dynasty, the warship manufacturing techniques of the Ming Dynasty represented the highest level of ancient warship manufacturing in China.
At that time, it was the world's leading technology.
What was even rarer was that this was an integrated technical manual, just like the 《Song Dynasty Crossbow Manufacturing Techniques Manual》 that Ouyang Shuo had bought in the first auction.
Mastering it meant mastering the warship manufacturing techniques of a dynasty, or even an era. It would be a comprehensive upgrade to the territory's shipbuilding industry.
No one could remain calm.
Among the ten largest territories in China, other than Shanhai City, there were only two coastal territories, Bawang County and Xunlong County in the Quanzhou region.
If one considered the rivers and the map being expanded by ten times, China's waterways were crisscrossed, especially in the southern region. There were countless rivers and lakes, and the importance of warships was undeniable.
One could imagine what kind of competition the 《Ming Dynasty Warship Manufacturing Techniques Manual》 would attract.
In less than 10 minutes, the price had been raised to 28000 gold coins.
The poor Xunlong Acupoint immediately gave up. He still owed the Bank of the Four Seas a loan, and where would he find such a large amount of funds? He could only sigh.
Fortunately, he had a powerful ally.
"Boss, is it time to make a move?"
Ouyang Shuo was calm and did not rush to participate in the auction.
"Wait!"
"Still waiting?" Xunlong Acupoint did not believe that Ouyang Shuo would give up.
During this time, the pace of the bidding became faster and faster.
"30000 gold coins!"
"33000 gold coins!"
"35000 gold coins!"
…
Ouyang Shuo could no longer remain calm. The 《Ming Dynasty Warship Manufacturing Techniques Manual》 was too important to the territory's strategy. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was his lifeline.
Because he cared too much about it, he could no longer remain calm.
"38000 gold coins!" Ouyang Shuo made his first bid.
Basically, this price was close to the limit of what the players could afford.
After Ouyang Shuo made his bid, only Xiong Ba still had a chance.
Xiong Ba said to Ouyang Shuo from his private room, "Brother Wuyi's wealth is still as despairing as ever." There was a hint of bitterness in his voice.
"39000 gold coins!" Xiong Ba made his last bet.
"40000 gold coins!"
Ouyang Shuo's attitude was firm. As soon as Xiong Ba's voice fell, he immediately increased the price. If Xiong Ba increased the price again, he would buy it immediately. He would not allow any accidents to happen.
The whole audience was in an uproar. It was unbelievable that an auction item could be sold for 40000 gold coins.
"Brother Wuyi, I admire you!" Xiong Ba sighed and raised his hand to surrender.
In the end, Ouyang Shuo won the 《Ming Dynasty Warship Manufacturing Techniques Manual》 with a sky-high price of 40000 gold coins.
The final decision made people raise their eyebrows.
Di Chen, on the other hand, heaved a sigh of relief. He said with a smile, "With this bid, Wuyi will no longer be able to compete with us for that item, right?"
Peerless Elegance declined to comment and said indifferently, "Have you forgotten about the first auction?"
Di Chen was stunned. His face was a little pale. He said reluctantly, "Today is different from the past. Wuyi has already spent fifty to sixty thousand gold coins. No matter how rich he is, he won't have much left. It can't be."
"I really don't know how he can earn so much money. Logically speaking, the promotion of Shanhai City to a county city should cost a lot of money. How can he still have so much free money? "Di Chen was puzzled.
Peerless Elegance did not speak, which meant that she was also puzzled.
"Do you think it is possible that he misappropriated the territory's construction funds?" Di Chen did not believe it.
"Do you think that Wuyi is so eager for quick success and instant benefits?"
Di Chen was disappointed. "No!"
There was an awkward silence.
Lord Chunshen's expression was indescribable. "Even such a brilliant assassin could not stop you. You are really lucky!"
"I hope you will not be a stumbling block for me. Otherwise …"
Lord Chunshen's expression was gloomy and cold. He was like a poisonous snake, secretly watching its prey.
After a short break, the auction continued.
"Now, we will auction the fourth item." The auctioneer pointed to a scroll on the tray and said, "This is a scroll of the Qi Cultivator Hidden Profession Change Scroll. After using it, you can immediately change to a hidden profession — Qi Cultivator. The starting price is 12000 gold coins. The final price is 35000 gold coins. Please bid."
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the adventure-type players immediately became excited.
Qi Refinement Warrior. It sounded like a very powerful hidden vocation, wasn't it?
Although according to Gaia's settings, there would not be any heaven-defying skills like Sword Kinesis Flight, it was still very possible to cast a small spell or set up an array or two.
Therefore, the auction immediately entered a small climax. The leaders of the various guilds began to bid.
"18000 gold coins!"
"20000 gold coins!"
"22000 gold coins!"
… …
"26000 gold coins!"
The players' blood was boiling as they immediately bid for 22,000 gold coins.
Ouyang Shuo could not help but sigh. These leaders of the guilds were all tycoons.
The calls for bids came one after another. Even box 1 was no exception.
It was Xie Siyun. Her profession was a Daoist, which could be considered to be of the same lineage as a Qi Cultivator.
"30000 gold coins!" Xie Siyun bid a second time.
Seeing that it was nearing the final price, the frequency of bids immediately dropped.
Finally, it was a competition between the top ten guilds.
Other than [A Thread], which was made up entirely of lifestyle players, no guild was willing to give it up so easily. Even if the guild leaders could not use it themselves, they could hand it over to their core members.
Just as the guilds were in a life-and-death struggle, a bid suddenly came from the public area below.
"35000 gold coins!"
The person who raised the bid was a nameless player.
The atmosphere seemed to have been paused as it suddenly became terrifyingly quiet.
In a blink of an eye, the pause button disappeared. The players were in an uproar.
Be it the public area or the players in the boxes, everyone stared dumbfoundedly at the dark horse that had suddenly appeared. They wanted to know who he was. (To be continued.)
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