Douluo Dragon King: My strategy system is not right

Chapter 51 Participating in the Auction
"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Tiandou Royal Auction. The weekly auction is about to begin. Today, we will have many great items up for auction, including spiritual fruits, rare and precious metals, battle armor, mechas, and other rare items. Now, we will distribute the auction brochures to all distinguished guests. Please take a look first. The auction will officially begin in twenty minutes."

Soft beams of light appeared behind each sofa. A young girl in revealing clothing approached the bidders and handed over the auction brochure with a smile.

Every auction has its own unique rules. Some auctions provide brochures and even display items in advance, but not the Tiandou Royal Auction House. The auctions here are of a very high standard, considered high-end even on the Douluo Continent. While not top-tier, they are nonetheless unique. Their mission is to always surprise bidders.

Lin Ci had no interest in the auction brochure. He just closed his eyes and waited quietly for the auction to begin.

But Tang Wulin was different. He moved closer to Wu Zhangkong and watched very carefully, as if he was afraid of missing something.

Whispered discussions were happening intermittently in Lin Ci's ears, mostly with Tang Wulin asking questions and Wu Zhangkong answering.

It wasn't until the auction was about to begin that Tang Wulin looked at Lin Ci excitedly, "Brother Ci, isn't there anything you're interested in?"

Lin Ci didn't even open his eyes, and said calmly: "I'm not interested. Nothing in this world that can interest me has been born yet."

"Oh." Tang Wulin, who originally wanted to share his joy, could only turn back silently.

I could only think in my heart that Brother Ci is really knowledgeable.

Twenty minutes flew by in a flash. With the sound of a melodious bell, the huge screen above the auction table slowly illuminated, and a graceful, beautiful woman strode onto the stage. She was dressed in a golden gauze dress, the hem of which shimmered like flowing golden water with every step she took.

The woman smiled, her voice as clear and melodious as a silver bell: "Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Tiandou Royal Auction again. Now, the exciting auction officially begins!"

After she finished speaking, she bowed slightly and saluted the bidders in the audience.

Several support staff members then entered the aisle. They were responsible for assisting the auctioneer in determining the direction and number of bidders. As soon as the bidding began, each of them was responsible for a certain area where someone had raised a bid. They would point in that direction to make it easier for the auctioneer to see.

"First, please bring up our first item." Without much greeting, the female auctioneer walked behind a wooden and gilded table and said with a smile.

A cart was pushed onto the main stage, and at the same time, a huge white screen behind the stage lit up.

The cart was covered with a velvet red cloth. As the female auctioneer uncovered it, she introduced: "Our first lot today is a very rare spiritual fruit called Xuanbing Grass. As everyone knows, Xuanbing Grass is..."

Lin Ci, who had opened his eyes, lost interest even more after seeing this and slowly closed his eyes again.

The auction was still going strong, with each item being sold at incredibly high prices. It had to be said that the items at the Tiandou Auction House were generally high-quality; nothing was left unsold, and the competition was fierce. Tang Wulin watched intently from beginning to end, even participating in an auction during which he aimed for the Millennium Dragon Scale Fruit.

However, the price was too high, and he failed to win. The inventory he had accumulated from forging over the years was only three million federal coins. Three million federal coins might be a large number outside, but at this auction, it really didn't make a big splash.

"Teacher Wu, this is..."

The auctioneer on the stage lifted the red cloth, revealing the crystal-like sparkling ice crystals inside, which were crystal clear and faintly emitting a cold chill.

Wu Zhangkong's attention was obviously drawn as well, and he carefully examined the things on the stage.

The female auctioneer introduced, "You may have heard of this Absolute Ice Crystal. It used to only be available occasionally at the Mingdu Auction. Today, we at Tiandou Auction are fortunate to have acquired this item from the Mingdu Auction. This item is condensed from the essence of the soul power of a ferocious-level ice king soul beast, creating an Absolute Zero Ice Crystal."

"This item is absolutely beneficial for ice-attributed spirit masters. Of course, I have to point out that this applies to ice-attributed spirit masters who have just awakened their martial spirits. As long as there is such a spirit master in the family, from the moment the martial spirit awakens, special devices should be set up in this ice crystal room to properly convert the energy inside the ice crystal into the room. This will greatly benefit the ice-attributed spirit master who cultivates here, and it will increase their cultivation speed several times, and there is even a high possibility of a positive mutation of the martial spirit. There is already a case in the Federation where someone's ice ability evolved into the ultimate ice. I think everyone should have heard of it."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the entire auction hall erupted in excitement. Ice-attributed spirit masters were already relatively rare, but possessing a supreme ice spirit drastically changed their status in the spirit master world. Even if a family lacked an ice-attributed spirit master, acquiring this Absolute Zero Ice Crystal and reselling it to a needy force would undoubtedly yield a substantial profit.

What's more, the family can even train a new ice attribute spirit master, who will most likely become a new fighting force in the family in the future.

This is equivalent to directly improving one's physique, and the value of this thing suddenly changes.

The female auctioneer continued, "First, we must clarify that the starting price for the Absolute Ice Crystal is 15 million federal coins. First-tier customers who wish to participate in the auction are requested to undergo a capital verification. This is for no other reason than to prevent malicious bidding on a valuable item that could harm the interests of all parties involved."

It sounded nice, but in reality, they just thought the first floor couldn't afford it. With a starting bid of 10 million, even the second-floor group would probably have to consult their families. After all, the Tiandou Auction had auctioned items with starting bids of 10 million before, and each bid increase had to be no less than 5 million, making it easy to drive the price up. It was even possible to reach 100 million.

Tang Wulin shook his head and grumbled, "It's so expensive. No wonder Brother Ci isn't interested. It turns out none of us can even hope for it. Or maybe Brother Ci is sober, closing his eyes and resting so early..."

But before he could finish his words, the young man next to him had already stood up.

Lin Ci took out a card under Wu Zhangkong's surprised gaze.

"Teacher Wu, please help me verify my capital with them. I want to bid."

(End of this chapter)