People in Yu-Gi-Oh! The hyper-converged audience is also integrated

Chapter 452 Sell me for a card? That's devilish.

"A demonic infant, a once-in-a-century event! Distinguished guests, don't miss it!"

"Starting price per kilogram—fifty grams of shell stones!"

The cacophony of hawkers' cries rang in his ears, jolting Li Guanqi back from his daze. The scene before him stunned him.

He was in a magnificent, dimly lit auction hall.

Beneath the magnificent crystal chandelier, a diverse array of guests sat on velvet chairs, including some from exotic tribes with horns or animal ears.

He himself was placed on an auction stage covered with red silk, like a commodity waiting to be sold.

No, not like.

He is the commodity.

It's sold by weight.

Li Guanqi's chubby baby face immediately darkened.

He quickly rolled his eyes, scanning the crowd below.

Soon, he spotted two familiar figures among the front-row guests—high school student Arias and otaku Ariana.

The two men sat upright, looking like wealthy businessmen who frequented such occasions, without a trace of anxiety on their faces.

Li Guanqi frowned.

Where is my mother? Where is the Silver City Palace Master who loves and cares for me?
She just let those two servants sell me out like that?
It's illegal!

Where are the guards? Officer Ariana, please help! Someone's committing human trafficking in broad daylight, and it's a minor baby!

Just as Li Guanqi was internally screaming, a man with a goatee stood up from the audience and shouted, "Words are no proof! Who knows if this is just some random baby you picked up? Let's check!"

"Yes! Inspect the goods!"

"To prove he's a demonic infant, otherwise who would dare pay this price!"

"No one's treasures come from thin air!"

The guests in the audience immediately joined in the commotion.

With a professional smile on his face, the auctioneer calmly raised his hand and gestured: "Distinguished guests, please be patient. The seller will naturally prove the value of this 'item'."

Upon hearing this, Arias and Ariana stood up and slowly walked onto the stage under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Arias walked up to Li Guanqi, bent down, and quickly said something in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"Just cooperate, or you won't get any food."

Li Guanqi: "..."

The auctioneer took out an antique wooden box from his pocket and showed it to the audience: "Those of you who are knowledgeable know that this item is called the 'Hundred Ghosts Thousand Mechanism Box'. It was made by the ancient demon king and contains ninety-nine white bone mechanisms. Ordinary eight or nine-year-old children would go crazy just from touching it, let alone being able to unlock it. Only a demon child can decipher it."

After saying that, he placed the Hundred Ghosts and Thousand Machines Box in front of Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi looked at the complicated thing in front of him, then looked up at Arias's "you're dead if you don't cooperate" face, and sighed silently in his heart.

Sin ah.

Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, baby Li Guanqi stretched out his chubby little hand and casually fiddled with the Thousand-Mechanism Box. The so-called Hundred Ghosts Thousand-Mechanism Box was just a name; it was actually a slightly more complex set of building blocks. It was indeed difficult for an eight or nine-year-old child, but not a big problem for an adult from a top university.

"Click."

"Click."

"despair--"

The crisp clicking of the mechanisms could be heard continuously.

The guests in the audience initially watched with amusement, but as time passed, their disdain gradually turned into surprise, and finally into a deathly silence of shock.

In less than ten breaths, with a soft "click," the Thousand-Mechanism Box, which Arias had touted as something miraculous, opened.

The entire auction hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Oh my God……"

"This...this is something a two-year-old could actually do?!"

"It really is a demonic infant! Such intelligence suggests it is a hybrid of legendary beasts and humans!"

"This item... is definitely a rare find! If we can refine it, it will surely be a great tonic!"

After a brief silence, an even more frenzied wave broke out. Most of the guests had greedy glints in their eyes as they stared intently at Li Guanqi on the stage, but in the corners, there were three or four indifferent gazes that seemed to look down on them.

Seeing the guests' reaction, Li Guanqi quickly understood Arias's plan.

The base is set in 204 AD. Human civilization in the Third Age will obviously be different from that in the Eleventh Age. Players will be mixed in with NPCs, and their perspectives on value judgment will vary greatly, making it easy to distinguish between people.

The NPCs of the Third Era were still fighting hand-to-hand with wild beasts, eating raw meat and drinking blood, and were very sensitive to monsters and wild beasts, just like in fantasy cultivation. But the players of the Eleventh Era were obviously not interested in this.

Arias nodded in satisfaction, gave Li Guanqi an approving look, a faint smile playing on his lips, and turned to leave the stage.

The baby, Li Guanqi, gave a soft hum in response, his nostrils pointing skyward.

It wasn't a waste of effort; we've successfully shortlisted a few potential players.

Seeing this, the auctioneer immediately seized the opportunity and roared with all his might, "Everyone has seen it! This kind of demonic infant is a once-in-a-millennium occurrence! The starting price is fifty grams of shell stones per pound. Bidding will now begin!"

Selling by weight was common knowledge in the Tertiary period, meaning that it could be 'shared'.

"sixty!"

I'll bet eighty!

"One hundred! Don't try to take it from me!"

Prices soared, pushing the atmosphere to a climax, but Li Guanqi felt a chill in his heart as he looked at the frenzied crowd below.

Something's not right. Why am I so popular?

You guys aren't really going to buy me, are you?
Hey, hey, hey, really? It's one thing to acknowledge someone, but once you've done that, you can step down. You're not really going to sell out your buddy, are you? Surely not.

You guys are really selling!
"One price, five kilograms of shells."

A startling female voice completely drowned out all the noise in the room.

The voice was loud and rough, like a mother bear roaring, but it was deliberately high-pitched, making it seem incongruous.

The auction hall fell silent instantly.

All eyes turned to the source of the sound—a woman in the corner of the VIP section, as fat as a mountain of flesh.

She wore an overly tight, luxurious silk dress that accentuated her flabby flesh, and her neck and wrists were adorned with gold and silver jewelry that was almost blinding.

At this moment, she was slowly fanning herself with a small feather fan that was completely disproportionate to her size, her small eyes, squeezed into slits by her fat, were fixed on Li Guanqi on the auction stage.

The look in his eyes wasn't like he was looking at a baby, but more like he was sizing up a piglet that had just been sold.

The auctioneer paused for half a second, then was overjoyed, and struck the gavel heavily!
"Five kilograms of shells! This esteemed guest has offered five kilograms of shells, all included! Is there anyone offering a higher bid?!"

The audience was silent.

Are you kidding me? Five kilograms of shell stones, if they're of good quality, would be enough to buy a small estate. And you're doing this for a "demon baby" with an uncertain future?
No one raised the price anymore.

"Sold!" The auctioneer declared with a final strike of the gavel.

A burly man following behind the woman walked onto the stage carrying a heavy sack. He threw it onto the table with a clatter, and the sack opened to reveal the gleaming shells inside.

One hand hands over the money, the other hand hands over the person.

Ariana stepped forward, lifted Li Guanqi from the silk, and handed him to the burly man without hesitation.

Li Guanqi was stunned.

No... are you really selling them?

Would you trade a cute 5-kilogram baby for 5 kilograms of stones?
He watched helplessly as he was handed over to the burly man, presented to the mountain of flesh like a small object.

The woman pulled him into her arms, and a strong, suffocating scent of cheap face powder instantly enveloped him.

"Oh, my darling little baby~"

Meanwhile, his two "teammates," Arias and Ariana, had gathered around the table, excitedly counting the bag of seashells.

Li Guanqi: "..."

Ariana picked up a piece of shell and shone it into the crystal chandelier above her head. She could vaguely see some tiny green specks of light inside the stone.

“Arias, they really like this kind of stone.”

“They’ve been using this kind of stone since the Tertiary period,” Arias said calmly. “What’s so special about it?”

This so-called shell stone is essentially a negative cubic ore, a special mixture formed under high pressure, high heat or other extreme environments.

Unfortunately, Labyrinth was built on that kind of extreme environment, and the entire outer shell of the Silver City is made of this kind of rock.

I'm so tired of seeing this thing that I step on every day.

The two chatted casually, completely oblivious to the dire straits Li Guanqi was in after being sold.

"Don't be afraid, baby. Once you're here with Mommy, I promise to raise you until you're plump, healthy, and radiant."

As the woman spoke, she stuck out her scarlet tongue and licked it around her thick lips.

A sticky kiss was about to land on Li Guanqi's face.

Li Guanqi felt his hair stand on end and desperately turned his face to the side!
He would rather be killed by the palace master than be touched by this sow!
The woman wasn't angry when she saw him dodging; instead, she giggled and her fat jiggled.

"It's quite powerful, not bad, not bad."

"Mom has prepared the finest spices and grill for you, ensuring you... will be remembered for generations."

The auctioneer struck the gavel with great enthusiasm and then gestured to the waiter to push it onto a new display stand.

On the display stand were three identical black wooden boxes, their surfaces engraved with intricate patterns and labeled "Beast," "Demon," and "Trap," respectively.

"Next up are the mysterious deck blind boxes from the Lost Ruins!" the auctioneer enticed. "Monster decks, spell decks, and trap decks! Each box contains ten unknown cards. Whether they're god-tier or useless depends entirely on your luck!"

"Bottom price—two hundred grams of shells!"

These words immediately sparked a flurry of discussion among the audience.

"Blind boxes? Are you kidding me? Isn't that just pure gambling?"

What if we find a bunch of junk inside?

"I have a feeling this box must contain a divine card!" For ordinary people in the Third Era, two hundred grams of shellstones were equivalent to the purchasing power of 20,000 gold points in the Eleventh Era, enough for them to live a wealthy life for a long time. Using so much money to gamble on something that cannot be seen or touched was very risky.

Li Guanqi's heart skipped a beat; the Third Era already had magic cards.

Just as everyone hesitated, a clear and cold voice rang out, crisp and decisive.

"Trap card box, 300 grams."

Arias held up a sign and shouted.

The entire room fell silent instantly, and all eyes turned to her, filled with confusion and astonishment.

Even the fleshy woman holding Li Guanqi let out a puzzled "Hmm?", her plump chin twitching.

In that instant, Li Guanqi understood everything.

Oh, I see... it's about buying equipment.

After they entered the base, all players' identities were reset, and all cards, items, and skins in their previous accounts became unusable.

The system randomly assigned them identities: a frail high school student, a fat otaku who is not good at fighting, a woman selling grilled sausages, and a... crying baby.

How can this lineup hunt down other players? Do they just rely on being funny to make the other side laugh to death?

Therefore, their real purpose was to sell him, this "demon baby," in exchange for the start-up capital and equipment needed to survive in this stronghold.

Having figured this out, Li Guanqi sighed helplessly, "Are my teammates demons? How could they be so evil?"

"Four hundred grams!" In another corner, a man with a hoarse voice called out the price; he was one of the indifferent gazes that Li Guanqi had noticed earlier.

Only players from the eleventh century in the metaverse truly understand the effects and significance of magic cards.

“Five hundred.” Arias didn’t even lift his eyelids.

"Six hundred!"

"Eight hundred!"

Prices began to rise, and it was clear that Arias' team was not the only one to realize the importance of equipment.

“One kilogram!” The hoarse man’s voice was filled with anger.

Ariana tugged at Arias' sleeve, looking a little nervous, and whispered, "The other group of players seems to be quite wealthy."

“We are richer.” Arias spoke calmly again, his voice not loud, but clearly carrying throughout the room.

"1,500 grams".

Upon hearing the price, the hoarse man fell silent.

1,500 grams of shells already exceeds the normal value of a blind box; continuing this would just become a battle of egos.

"Sold!" The auctioneer excitedly brought down the gavel.

Immediately afterwards, the auction for the Monster Card Box began.

This time the competition was much fiercer than before. Monster cards are always the core, and they have a high floor. Even if their effects are useless, they still have attack and defense power.

The price skyrocketed from 200 grams to 2,500 grams, with several player teams vying for dominance, creating a tense atmosphere.

"Two thousand eight hundred grams!" the hoarse man roared in desperation.

Arias waited quietly until everyone quieted down before slowly announcing the final price.

Three kilograms.

The whole place was dead silent.

The auctioneer, his face flushed with excitement, slammed the gavel down: "Sold!"

Arias successfully bid for two boxes containing Trap Cards and Monster Cards for a total price of 4,500 grams of shells.

They sold the five kilograms of shells that Li Guanqi had obtained, and in the blink of an eye, they were left with only five hundred.

As Arias and Ariana stepped forward, handing over the money with one hand and taking the two wooden boxes that would determine their future fighting strength with the other, Li Guanqi remained completely unmoved, held tightly in the arms of the fleshy woman.

Okay, that's smart, you've got the equipment.

Then the problem is coming.

And me?

Dude, you guys better redeem me!

You're using the money you got from selling me to buy cards, don't you feel bad about taking it?
As the auction drew to a close, the prices of the remaining items all increased from kilograms of shells, leaving Arias with 500 grams of shells that he couldn't sell.

The woman, who was as fat as a mountain of flesh, stood up contentedly, hugged Li Guanqi tightly in her arms like a treasure, hummed an off-key tune, and walked away.

It's over.

Li Guanqi felt utterly cold inside.

The plump woman was in high spirits. She and three guards had just stepped out of the auction hall and turned into a slightly secluded corridor.

"Halt!" a cold, sharp shout rang out. "Release that baby!"

A figure in a guard uniform blocked the way in front of the corridor.

The leading female police officer was tall and had a cold expression; it was Ariana.

The guards behind the woman immediately stepped forward, their hands on the weapons at their waists.

"What do you mean?" The plump woman frowned, her expression annoyed.

At this moment, a woman rushed out from behind the guards, looking "utterly grief-stricken." She pointed at Li Guanqi in the woman's arms, her voice trembling with sobs.

"It's her! Officer, it's her! She stole my child!"

Li Guanqi looked closely and exclaimed, "Good heavens, isn't this our Silver City Palace Master? Have you sold out of roasted sausages?"

She was no longer the cool and aloof woman she once was; her hair was slightly disheveled, her eyes were red-rimmed, and she looked exactly like a desperate mother who had just lost her child.

Ariana stepped forward cooperatively, her eyes piercing as she stared at the woman with fleshy bones: "Madam, we have received a report that you are suspected of abducting a baby. Please cooperate with the investigation."

"Nonsense!" The plump woman sneered, looking the palace master up and down with disdain. "This child is a demonic infant that I bought at the auction for five thousand grams of shells. I have proof of it. It's not some child she's talking about."

"What demonic infant!" The palace master trembled with rage. "He's just a very cute baby!"

"Tch." The plump woman scoffed. "How could an ordinary baby possibly be auctioned off?"

She looked down at Li Guanqi in her arms, forced a greasy smile, and spoke in a sickeningly sweet voice.

"Child, don't be afraid, show them your intelligence."

As she spoke, she handed the "Hundred Ghosts and Thousand Machines Box" to Li Guanqi, her greasy fingers gently stroking his head.

Li Guanqi almost vomited.

He looked at the Thousand Machine Box in front of him, and his dramatic soul instantly took over.

He blinked his innocent big eyes, staring blankly at the wooden box in front of him, and opened his little mouth to utter syllables that were not meaningful.

"Aba... Aba?"

He stretched out his chubby little hand, not to untie the mechanism, but to grab a corner of the box and put it in his mouth, wanting to taste it.

The plump woman's smile froze on her face. Wait, where's my demonic infant? How did it become mentally challenged?

Seeing this, Li Guanqi composed herself, frowned, and pouted.

"Wow--!"

A loud cry echoed throughout the corridor, a heart-wrenching wail that moved all who heard it to tears.

His acting skills left even the policewoman Ariana stunned.

"Look! Look!" The palace master, unaware of the situation, rushed forward and pointed at the wailing Li Guanqi. "He's my child! He's terrified! He's not some demonic infant at all!"

"wrong!"

The plump woman panicked completely. She looked down at the crying baby in her arms, then at the Thousand Machine Box that was covered in saliva and chewed up. Her face turned deathly pale.

"No...this isn't right!"

She screamed like a madwoman, "He's the Demon Infant! Everyone at the auction saw it! He could unlock the Hundred Ghosts Thousand Machines Box at the age of two! He's the Demon Infant... no, he's the Child of Calamity! How could he possibly have a mother!"

"She's gone mad."

Policewoman Ariana looked at the obese woman, who seemed to be going crazy, and spoke in an icy tone.

She turned her head and ordered the guards behind her: "She's been infected by the demon pathogen, take her down! Bring her back to be purified!"

"Yes!"

Two guards pounced on her like wolves, each grabbing one of her arms and holding her tightly.

"Let me go! You band of robbers!" the obese woman screamed like a pig being slaughtered, struggling desperately. "My five thousand grams of gemstones! My demonic infant!"

Taking advantage of the moment, a guard "rescued" the crying Li Guanqi from her arms, quickly walked to the Palace Master of Silver City, and respectfully handed the baby over.

"Ma'am, your child."

"My son!" The palace master hugged Li Guanqi tightly in her arms, tears streaming down her face, her face streaked with sorrow.

Li Guanqi: "..."

The plump woman watched helplessly as the "rare treasure" she had bought at an exorbitant price returned to someone else's arms, while she herself became the madwoman to be "purified." She couldn't catch her breath, her eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted on the spot.

"take away!"

At Ariana's command, the obese woman and her three guards were dragged away by the guards like dead dogs.

The corridor instantly fell silent.

Policewoman Ariana, along with Arias and Ariana who were lying in ambush nearby, the Silver City Palace Master and the demonic infant Li Guanqi in her arms, all wore identical, delighted smiles.

Startup capital acquired, magic card acquired, infected target acquired, other players' locations acquired.

Plan – Got it!
"Boom!" In the real world, the dream world collapsed. Two hundred meters away from the Shenwu Department's mobile stronghold, a sacred stone tablet suddenly rose up.

Its pattern name is Bakura's Ace Monster, which can only be Special Summoned by excluding three Fiend-Type monsters from the Graveyard.

【Nico Rofia, the Dark Doll】.

(End of this chapter)