From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 106: Sky-high Auction, Team Contract
Century Plaza, Yayun Clothing Binhai Headquarter Store.

This is Lin’s high-end clothing brand, mainly selling suits, formal dresses, and wedding dresses.

Lin Zeyu brought the two of them to Yayun's head office, and a waiter immediately came forward to greet them.

"Pick some dresses for them. It's an ordinary evening party, nothing too formal." Lin Zeyu did not mention the auction, he just said it was an ordinary evening party.

"Okay." The waitress immediately led Su Muyu in to choose a dress.

Lu Heng was more casual: "Just give me a comfortable suit."

The suits here are all three-dimensionally cut. The store's designers can measure Lu Heng's shoulder width with their fingers and basically know what size suit he needs.

Therefore, Lu Heng quickly tried on a peaked lapel suit, and without changing into anything else, he went straight back to the sofa area and sat down to wait.

Lin Zeyu was already bored and picked up a fashion magazine on the sofa to flip through it. The magazine was filled with photos of supermodels walking on the catwalks at major fashion weeks.

It is more troublesome for girls to try on clothes. Starting from putting on the lining, it is a very time-consuming project.

Moreover, Su Muyu had no experience at all and had to ask the waitress everything.

Especially for many evening dresses, bra straps cannot be shown on the shoulders, and invisible bras need to be worn.

The waitress picked out a very beautiful evening dress and asked Su Muyu to try it on.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Su Muyu finally came out of the fitting room.

When Lu Heng looked up and saw it, his eyes widened. It was really beautiful, but the neckline was too low.

When Su Muyu walked out, she had already covered her chest with her hands, feeling very uncomfortable.

Lin Zeyu put down the magazine and was about to look up to see the effect.

Lu Heng picked up the magazine and threw it in his face, saying, "Look at your magazine."

“Ouch…” Lin Zeyu fell directly onto the sofa and started to pretend to be someone else: “You have to compensate for my handsome face.”

Lu Heng walked up and said, "Let's change into something else."

Su Muyu pursed her lips and asked, "Isn't it pretty?"

"It does look good, but don't you feel awkward wearing it?" Lu Heng didn't know how to explain.

"It's indeed awkward. I'll go back and change into something else." Su Muyu said as he walked back to the fitting room.

Lu Heng reminded the waitress: "Find something that looks lively, and the neckline shouldn't be too low."

The waitress nodded in understanding and turned to choose a suitable dress.

Lu Heng sat back on the sofa and waited for more than ten minutes.

Su Muyu walked out of the fitting room, this time wearing a dress with tulle sleeves, and the lines of the skirt were natural and beautiful.

Paired with small leather shoes and lace socks, it is elegant and lively.

"Okay, this is it. Let's go." Lu Heng immediately decided to go with this one. The main thing was to just try on two outfits. Half an hour had passed. If he continued trying on, the auction would be over.

The waitress chuckled and said, "Don't you even ask the girls what they think?"

Su Muyu lifted her skirt, turned left and right, and asked, "How is it?"

"Very good, this is it." Lu Heng urged.

"So perfunctory." Su Muyu pursed her lips and muttered, but she was happy in her heart and her face was full of smiles.

After all, she is a girl, and she is always happy when she wears nice clothes.

After coming out of Century Plaza, the three of them went directly to the venue of the Zhizhen Auction.

The venue was decorated in a grand and majestic manner.

7 p.m.

The three of them took the invitation letters, passed through security, and walked into the venue.

The Zhizhen Auction is not just an auction, it is also a social venue for the elite.

There are even many people who attend auctions just to meet the top psychics, and the auction is secondary.

Lu Heng took Su Muyu's hand and walked into the venue, where he saw many elites gathered in groups of three or four, chatting with wine glasses in hand.

After Lin Zeyu came in, he would occasionally meet people he knew and waved and said hello.

Among the people here, Lu Heng would occasionally see one or two familiar faces.

After all, the psychics who can participate in this auction are all in the top tier at this stage, and many of them are also very famous in later generations.

However, Lu Heng's current identity did not allow him to have any intersection with these people, so he did not intend to take the initiative to say hello. He just stood in the corner of the venue with Su Muyu and talked in a low voice.

At this moment.

Several men in suits came over. One of them was a short middle-aged man. He walked up to Lu Heng and greeted him in Chinese with an awkward accent: "Hello, Mr. Lu Heng."

Lu Heng didn't know this person and looked confused.

The secretary next to him quickly introduced: "Mr. Lu Heng, this is Mr. Ono Kenji."

Ono Kenji continued, "I didn't get to invite you for a drink a few days ago. I wonder if you will have the honor tonight?"

As soon as Lu Heng heard that it was Ono Kenji, he knew what was going on.

Kenji Ono is the Asia-Pacific president of the Harukami Group, and the boss behind the Wolf Pack.

The now well-known quenching master He Shangyong was promoted by Chunshang Group, but this quenching master only has fame but lacks ability.

Therefore, not long ago, Chunshang Group approached Lu Heng and offered him a guaranteed contract of 100 million yuan per year.

Without waiting for Lu Heng to respond.

Lin Zeyu quickly left the beautiful woman he had just approached, ran over quickly, blocked Ono Kenji, and said, "I'm so sorry, Lu Heng has already signed a contract with me, so I can't fulfill Mr. Ono's wish."

"That's such a pity. However, the door of Chunshang Group is always open to Mr. Lu Heng. Not only in the Asia-Pacific region, as long as Mr. Lu Heng is willing, he can become the most famous quenching master in the world." Even though Ono Kenji knew that Lu Heng had signed the contract, he still continued to extend an olive branch.

After all, a contract can be terminated even if it is signed, and Chunshang Group does not mind paying liquidated damages, even if it is a sky-high price.

With Lin Zeyu here, there's nothing to talk about.

Kenji Ono raised his glass, smiled, and turned away.

……

At half past seven in the evening.

The Supreme Auction officially began, and the elites from various forces participating in the auction took their seats one after another.

In addition to the seating in the lobby, there are twelve booths on the second floor terrace.

One of them belongs to the Lin family.

Lu Heng and the other two went up to the second-floor terrace and entered the compartment.

On the wall of the compartment, there is a display screen that plays close-up images of the auction items in real time.

In addition, standing in front of the partition terrace, you can also see the items on the podium with your own eyes.

In fact, even if you don’t look at the items, it will not affect the bidding.

The information about the items has been printed out into a color album, and each guest attending tonight's auction will receive a copy.

Especially for items such as skill crystal cores, their functions are directly presented in the form of data, so there is no need to worry about counterfeits appearing like antiques.

The items that can be put up for auction are all carefully selected. They are not only of high grade but also have stronger practical effects.

The auction officially began, and the first lot was presented. The auctioneer began to introduce the lot: "Let's take a look at the first lot tonight. This is a skill crystal core. It is on the seventh page of the data book. It is called [Fluid Metal]. The skill level is B. It is a very powerful ability..."

Su Muyu opened the seventh page of the data book, which contained the data information of the skill crystal core [Fluid Metal].

“Looking at the data, the effect is really impressive.”

Lin Zeyu also picked up a file and looked at it for a while, then turned around and asked, "Lu Heng, what do you think of this skill?"

"It's okay, worthy of the B grade." Lu Heng gave a fair evaluation.

The skills acquired through crystal cores will have their skill levels displayed on the data interface.

However, skills at the same level also have different strengths.

Moreover, the actual effects of some skills are very strong, even beyond their levels.

Similarly, there are some skills that are clearly B-level, but when actually used, the effects are far from ideal.

To put it simply, this [Fluid Metal] skill converts source energy into a metal catalyst that can melt a variety of metals at room temperature and make them flow like mercury.

When the source energy is recovered, the metal loses its fluid properties and returns to a hard structure.

Therefore, this skill can be used in many unique ways in practice.

Of course, if there is any shortcoming to this skill, it is that it has no attack power.

Yes, this is a skill that has no offensive power itself.

Whether anyone will bid for it depends on whether anyone can see its real use.

Lin Zeyu pondered and asked, "What price do you think this skill can be auctioned for?"

“It’s hard to say. Skills that have no offensive power may not necessarily attract much attention, but this skill is actually very useful. If someone can understand the effect of this skill, it is possible that they will spend a large price to bid for it.” Lu Heng commented.

Skills like [Fluid Metal], which have strong effects but no attack power, have the largest price fluctuations.

This is different from skills with offensive power.

Skills with offensive power usually have more stable prices.

Just look at the attack power value to know the approximate price.

And if there are offensive skills, there will be many people participating in the competition.

Lin Zeyu asked again: "What price do you think it will cost? If the price is not too high, it won't be a loss to buy it."

He could also see that this skill was very effective, but he wasn't sure at what price he would pay to avoid losing money, so he asked this question.

Lu Heng did not answer his question, but turned to look at him and asked, "Are you well-funded now?"

"Um...it should be okay." Lin Zeyu's tone was not very sure.

He did prepare some funds for this auction, but it was hard to say whether it was enough.

Lu Heng said: "If you want the last team contract, then I suggest you keep the money. That thing will probably be snatched up by many powerful forces."

Lin Zeyu actually knew that there would be a lot of competition for this team contract, but he had no idea to what extent.

He had no idea, but Lu Heng did.

Because, in his previous life, he had seen many powerful forces fighting each other for a team contract.

……

The bidding for the [Fluid Metal] crystal core has officially begun, with a starting price of 1000 million, and bids are being placed one after another.

At the current stage, the price of crystal cores is usually around 2000W for Class B crystal cores. Of course, the starting price is usually lower.

After this crystal core was traded several times, its price rose from 1000 million to 3000 million.

The price of 3000 million is already higher than the average price of Class B.

Of course, the price of skill crystal cores is based on the skill effects, and there is no uniform price.

Lin Zeyu wanted to participate in the auction to see if he could buy it at a good price, so he asked, "Can you bid 3000 million?"

"The price of 3000 million is not a loss, but there is not much room for appreciation." Lu Heng replied.

After thinking for a while, Lin Zeyu decided to test the waters and bid for the property, raising the price to 3500 million.

Subsequently, other bidders made bids, pushing the price to 4000 million.

This price is basically the appropriate price for this crystal core. If you meet a psychic who has demand for metal-related abilities, you can continue to bid. If there are no special needs, the price will be almost at its ceiling at 4000 million.

Lu Heng originally thought that the price would be determined, but he didn't expect that another bidder made a bid and the price reached 4500 million.

Finally, [Fluid Metal] was sold for 4500 million.

It can be seen from the price of the first lot that the items in this supreme auction are indeed precious, and the families and forces participating in the auction are also very wealthy.

The following items were auctioned one after another, and all of them were sold. The lowest price was 2000 million, and the highest price reached 8000 million.

Lu Heng was originally somewhat interested in this item worth 8000 million.

It is a [Mental Resistance Ring] that can increase the wearer's resistance to mental attacks and pollution.

However, this item, which does not increase its offensive power, was sold to a buyer at the scene, who quickly raised its price to 8000 million.

The bidding for the previous items has ended, and the highlight of the auction has arrived. The auction of the last item [Team Contract] has begun.

The auctioneer briefly introduced the origin of the item, and then said: "The introduction of this [Team Contract] is on page 17 of the data book, and the distinguished guests can check it out. The big screen will also play the detailed data of this item, as well as the evaluation of this item by powerful supernatural warriors."

When this auction was being planned, the information booklet had already been delivered to the invitees.

Therefore, many of the big forces participating in the auction tonight are here for this [Team Contract].

Lu Heng turned to page 17 of the file book and took a look at the data. It was the same as he remembered.

This item appeared in the previous life, around the same time, and the final transaction price was extremely exaggerated.

Because this item can affect the recruitment rules of the Abyss Battlefield.

Originally, the conscription in the Abyss Battlefield is random, and it is difficult to influence the conscription.

Once the countdown for the conscription ends, the psychic will be teleported into the abyss battlefield.

In the previous life, many research institutions have studied the recruitment rules of the Abyss Battlefield and tried various methods to prevent teleportation, but none of them were successful.

Only a few items obtained from the Abyss can have an impact on the recruitment of Abyss battlefields.

[Team Contract] is one of them.

Lin Zeyu has been studying the effects of this item these two days.

From a data perspective, this is a contract that can bind five psychics together. When the Abyss Battlefield calls for recruitment, the five people will be recruited together.

What does this mean for big families and big forces?
When Lin Zeyu received the call-up for the first time, in order to keep him, the Lin family used their connections to search for psychics with the same countdown across the country, and then spent money to train these psychics to accompany Lin Zeyu into the abyss battlefield.

This is how the Lin family ensured that Lin Zeyu could safely pass through the first abyss battlefield.

This method can indeed achieve the effect of protecting specific people, but as the danger level of the Abyss Battlefield becomes higher and higher, powerful psychics have formed organizations, and this method is becoming increasingly difficult to implement.

The [Team Contract] can solve this problem once and for all.

Therefore, for those world-class families and forces, the purpose of this [Team Contract] is to find four psychics to protect an important target.

Once the heirs of big families, descendants of superiors, and rulers of big chaebols are recruited, they will need such a [Team Contract] to ensure their safety.

So, one can imagine what price this item will eventually be auctioned for.

(End of this chapter)