Peerless: I Became Huo Yuhao's Dark Personality

Chapter 79: The spy's brainstorming is no match for the fool's inspiration (two in one)

"Dear guests, the auction is about to begin." Qingya stood beside the soul guide light screen and said loudly.

She didn't want to stand there either, but no one from Shrek greeted her, obviously treating her as a tour guide, which made some of her plans go awry.

"Welcome to the Starlight Auction House's premier auction! Today, we will present nine precious lots to you. The lots will be listed from lowest to highest value. We hope you enjoy them."

When the halo dissipated, the light screen gradually became clear. The auction table that was empty just now now had a girl in a red dress.

The girl looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with stunning appearance and a well-developed figure. Her red gauze dress set off her fair skin, giving people a perfect feeling.

"Just go on stage, why do you have to flash?" Wang Dong muttered. It was easy to connect the dots, combined with Qingya's timely reminder, this sudden halo was nothing more than to make it easier for the auctioneer to go on stage.

"That's right." Xiao Xiao agreed. People feel very safe in a stable environment, and vice versa. They are subconsciously nervous about sudden changes, which can really lower their mood, not to mention an auction house, where emotions are most needed.

Many auction items rely on the ability to instantly arouse a group of people's enthusiasm and crazy bidding, so that the auction house can make greater profits.

"It could be intentional." Beibei's brows relaxed, as if he had thought of something. Facing everyone's puzzled gazes, he smiled slightly and began to explain.

"This is a top-tier auction house, and the items being auctioned must be incredibly precious. Starlight Auction House should be confident enough in their items.

After lowering some of your emotions in advance, encountering something attractive enough will actually have a greater emotional backlash effect.

At an auction of this level, even a little bit of emotion can bring huge benefits."

"Beibei is right. After all, the commission from a top-tier auction is more than the profits from dozens of lower-tier auctions combined. It's impossible not to notice such details."

Xu Sanshi nodded, agreeing with Beibei's words. His father had taken him to several high-level auctions and told him about the twists and turns involved.

"Are you still explaining? It's hindsight." Beibei always wanted to play a prank on his good friend Xu Sanshi.

"I'm a hindsight expert? Have you been to as many auctions as I have?" Xu Sanshi was successfully enraged, and the two began to quarrel with each other as usual.

"Ah? It's actually possible like this? Wang Dong, we've been fooled!" Xiao Xiao was shocked. Although she had a family behind her, she obviously couldn't access an auction of this level, let alone something that could almost be considered inside information.

"Okay, stop talking." Wang Dong already felt a little stupid after hearing what he said. At this time, Xiao Xiao shouted loudly and he felt the vague gazes around him, and he suddenly became angry.

Qingya was only a few meters away from them, and Beibei and Xu Sanshi didn't lower their voices at all, so she naturally heard everything. In response, she could only give an awkward but polite smile.

"Greetings, distinguished guests. I am today's auctioneer, Jiujiu. It is my honor to preside over this top-tier auction. Our auction begins now. Now, please appreciate today's first lot."

Just when everyone was wondering why there were no items around Xu Jiujiu, Xu Jiujiu performed an elegant court etiquette and made a gesture of invitation. The scene on the screen changed, and a weapon that looked like a long sword appeared in front of everyone.

"The Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade. An eighth-level close-range soul guide. Its blade is fused with a ten-thousand-year-old Tyrant Tiger's soul bone using a special technique, solidifying the soul bone's skill, Tyrant Blade Slash, while also amplifying the attack power of similar soul skills by 50%.

Please note, VIPs, when using this precious close-range soul guide to attack, each strike will be accompanied by the Overlord Blade Slash effect. This effect can be superimposed with any similar attack soul skills.

At the same time, through the guidance of the exquisite core magic array and the energy contained in the soul bone itself, the soul power consumed by the Overlord Sword Slash is only one third of the normal situation.

Finally, this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Sword comes from the Mingde Hall of the Sun and Moon Empire. I think everyone is aware of the quality of the soul guides produced by the Mingde Hall.

As for the requirements for use, although this is an eighth-level soul guide, a seventh-ringed soul saint can use this sword. With it, it will become possible for a soul saint to challenge a soul douluo of higher level. The viewing time is five minutes.

"The first lot is an eighth-level soul guide, and it's also produced by Mingde Hall. The Starlight Auction House is really bold. It deserves to be used to divert the attention of major colleges. I guess we can only look at the items today."

Wang Yan took a deep breath. He knew that his talent in cultivation was average, so he devoted most of his energy to studying martial souls and various related knowledge.

Soul guides were the trend of the times, so he did not look down on them like the other people in Shrek Academy, and he always had a learning and knowledge-seeking attitude.

Although he did not have the ability to make soul guides, his ability to identify them was not weak. The transaction amount of this Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Sword would not be less than five million, which was his conservative estimate.

(The final transaction amount in the original novel was 1.56 million, but Chapter 75 mentioned that there was a serious conflict in the pricing of the soul guide in the original novel, so I made some changes here.

What I mean is that the starting price of the second lot, twelve level six fixed-type soul guide shells, is only 650,000 gold soul coins, and they are also produced by Mingdetang.

Even though this is a disposable consumable, the original book sets the fixed-type soul guide shells to be of the same level as the soul guide device.

By this calculation, a sixth-level soul guide is less than 60,000 gold soul coins?

One level nine fixed-type soul-guided artillery shell can destroy a small city, and two can destroy a medium-sized city.

Taking the cities that appeared in the original work as an example, Mingdu, as a super-large city, has a diameter of 60 kilometers, and Risheng City, as a medium-sized city, has a diameter of more than ten kilometers. It is speculated that the small city may have a diameter of about 10 kilometers.

By this calculation, a level 6 fixed-type soul guide shell with a blast radius of 300 meters is not too much, right? This is conservative and cannot be more conservative.

The Sun-Moon Empire has a reserve of no more than fifty level-9 fixed-type soul-guided artillery shells. One level-9 shell can bomb an area of ​​five kilometers, so the cost should be at least ten million. Otherwise, with the empire's financial resources, wouldn't they be able to produce hundreds of them at a few million per shell?
(Whispering: Ten million for one, with Sun and Moon reserves exceeding one hundred, it probably wouldn't be a problem. However, considering that higher-level soul guides are more difficult to make and more prone to errors, it might cost several times the price to make one. A cost of less than ten million is about the same.)
By this calculation, thirty-four level six coins are more than one level nine coin, two million and four hundred thousand and less than ten million?

The prices of items auctioned at auctions are slightly lower than their true value, so that bidders will have the motivation to compete. Twelve level six pieces, at 60,000 each, is just right.

With that in mind, I have to raise the price of this soul guide, or else the whole thing will collapse.)
Auction Room No. 3.

"No, it's produced by Mingde Hall? Those traitors!" Ma Rulong, who had been sitting comfortably on the sofa, suddenly turned pale when he heard the words "produced by Mingde Hall." Not only him, but Xiao Xiafeng, Lin Xi, and the others also showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

"Rulong, don't be so excited. This is normal. Not to mention eighth-level soul guides, even ninth-level soul guides have been smuggled." Old Ma had a calm expression on his face, as if he was used to it.

"Grandpa, doesn't the college care about it?" After hearing Mr. Ma's consolation, Ma Rulong still couldn't calm down and asked with some confusion.

"Money talks, and few people are immune. Besides, we can't generalize. What if they were murdered to silence the witnesses?"

Old Ma explained patiently. He was very pleased to notice the dissatisfaction among the people about the outflow of Mingde Hall's soul guides. In order to liven up the atmosphere and to broaden the horizons of this group of future fresh blood, he smiled and made a joke.

"Let's not even talk about Mingde Hall. Believe it or not, even the military's fixed-type soul guide shells could be leaked? This is unavoidable.

Our empire is such a huge entity that it is almost impossible to take care of all aspects.

The problem of smuggling is not limited to our Sun Moon. Even the Douluo Three Kingdoms cannot avoid it. It's just that they are not famous for their soul guides, so we haven't seen them."

After hearing this, Ma Rulong and others finally calmed down a little. Yes, the empire is so big, there will always be some fish that slip through the net and escape.

"Well, if you ask me, the soul guides produced by Mingdetang should be equipped with positioning restrictions, and they will automatically explode if they leave the territory of the Sun and Moon Empire." Li Yan's eyes rolled, and he thought he had made a good suggestion.

"Idiot! If that's the case, the army will just blow itself up before going into battle!" Micah was shocked on the spot, unable to believe that this was something a fifth-level soul engineer could say.

"A spy's desperate efforts are no match for a fool's sudden inspiration. Li Yan, were you sent to our academy as an undercover agent?" Xiao Xiafeng's eyes were teasing, mixed with a hint of contempt.

"That reminds me. Can we make a sensing device? It's a matching device. Take the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Knife as an example. We can equip it with a bracelet-style sensing soul guide.

When the distance between the two exceeds a certain level, the bracelet will automatically sound an alarm, and if it doesn't return to the controllable distance within a certain period of time, it will automatically explode. "Lin Xi was interrupted by Li Yan just as he finished speaking.

"Lin Xi, why don't you just take the bracelet with you when smuggling? It's of no use. I understand this." Li Yan looked proud, as if to say, "Why aren't you smarter than me?"

"Listen to me!" Lin Xi glared at Li Yan. There was no need to be angry with such a simple-minded and strong-limbed guy.

How did someone with this kind of brain become a soul mentor? Lin Xi was puzzled and continued:

"Adding functions to an offensive soul guide is too troublesome, especially for a high-level soul guide. Adding a core array is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

We can work on the sensor bracelet. The high-end soul guides produced by Mingdetang are basically supplied to the country.
For example, give the bracelet a specific number, and all soul guides produced by Mingdetang are recorded with specific numbers. In this way, if a soul guide is sold, it will be easy to check..."

Lin Xi suddenly fell silent while speaking. Obviously, he also realized the problem with this method.

"Since it's a number, why bother with a sensor? Can't we just engrave it directly on the soul guide itself? We can use a special metal to carve the number so that it can't be erased easily.

You can even use the patterns of the core magic array as numbers, but this will test the soul guide's own ability." Ma Rulong pointed out the problem with Lin Xi's method.

Ma Lao smiled and nodded. Looking at Lin Xi who was fooled by his idea, he comforted her:
"Sometimes, an ingenious method is created by an unintentional inspiration. The thing that soul masters fear most is a lack of creativity. Lin Xi, you are already very good."

"That's not right, Mr. Ma. The method the captain mentioned should be very simple. Is it possible that no one has thought of it in all these years?" Micah suddenly spoke up, looking confused.

“First of all, don’t underestimate any seemingly foolish or ignorant idea. Inspiration often comes in a flash, and not everyone can come up with it.”

Mr. Ma first pretended to be stern and gave Micah a lecture, and then he began to explain to everyone with a somewhat helpless look on his face.

"Lin Xi just said that high-level soul guides are mainly supplied to the country, or more precisely, to the military and the royal family.

Of course, the royal family would not make money by selling a few high-level soul guides, but sometimes they would give them as rewards to their followers. It just so happened that some followers would sell soul guides for money.

However, what the royal family values ​​most is control. They are very unhappy with numbered soul guides and think that this is beneath their status.

The second is the military. It is inevitable that there are corrupt officers among the officers. This does not apply only to the military, but to any place. Where there are people, there must be all kinds of people.

They would withhold the soul guides and sell them outside, but apart from some people who had backgrounds to get the job, there were still talented people who could become officers.

Most of these officers sell some level five or six soul guides. They themselves have strong abilities and qualities, and as long as it is not too extreme, they will turn a blind eye.

These things happened many years ago, before you were even born.”

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. Most of them were around 20 years old, and among ordinary people, they would have already started a family and a career, and were struggling to make a living.

But in the world of soul masters, they are just a group of children, or a group of students, who work hard every day to improve their own strength. This is the first time they have understood things of this level.

"So it's not that Mingdetang doesn't want to manage it, but it's difficult to manage it, right?" Xiao Hongchen suddenly said, with confidence in his voice.

"Indeed." Old Ma nodded. Mingdetang certainly wanted to take precautions when it came to important technical matters.

But once the two major institutions of the imperial family and the military were involved, ordinary people would be killed or injured if they touched them. What could Mingdetang do? No matter how powerful it was, it could not compare to the imperial power. In the end, it could only let go.

Xiao Hongchen nodded, revealing an understanding expression, thinking of a plan in his mind...

(End of this chapter)