Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Chapter 155 Herbal Medicine as Payment

The female auctioneer brought down the gavel, announcing, "Sold for 20,000 gold soul coins. Congratulations to VIP number 113 (yellow) for winning this Blood-Generating Grass."

Inside the private room, Dugu Bo pondered for a moment, "I don't have any Blood-Giving Grass seeds on hand, but this one isn't dead yet, so we can plant it."

It is known that planting medicinal herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes will greatly shorten their growth cycle.

Blood-generating herbs are high-value medicinal herbs; once purchased, they can be harvested in large quantities in a short time.

This is all glittering gold!

Only the grandfather and grandson remained of the Dugu family; their former assets had long been lost.

Now that the Martial Soul Poison is gone, the family is bound to prosper in the future, and developing industries for the family has been put on the agenda.

In Dugu Bo's view, the medicinal herb business is a lucrative business, especially with the possession of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

"Twenty-five thousand gold soul coins," Dugu Bo announced.

There's no rule in an auction house that says you can't ask for a price after the hammer has fallen.

Even if the hammer has already fallen, you can still ask for a price as long as the next item hasn't been brought up.

Those who frequent the auction scene are well aware of this matter.

However, most people rarely frequent auction houses and have some reservations about it.

Seeing this, the female auctioneer quickly took control of the situation, saying, "Please keep quiet, everyone. The behavior of VIP number three in red is in accordance with the rules of the auction. Of course, this is not a privilege, and anyone can bid like this."

"What's going on with this number three red VIP? Why are they even trying to steal fly legs?"

The yellow VIP, number 113, grumbled and, given his own worth, did not continue bidding.

Ultimately, the Blood-Generating Grass belonged to Dugu Bo.

"Old man, this is a good thing. It can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and even generate blood. It is a precious medicine for treating internal injuries." Wu Qi raised his eyebrows, his purpose was self-evident.

Dugu Bo curled his lip, "You'll get your share!"

Soul Masters are a group that is easily injured, so keeping healing herbs on hand is a good habit.

After all, there isn't always a healing-type Soul Master by your side. If you suffer a serious injury, the prepared herbs are like a second life.

……

Next, a large number of items were antiques and calligraphy.

These things were only of interest to nobles and were of no value to Wu Qi and his ilk.

Gradually, they stopped taking action.

Seeing that the auction was about to fall flat, the female auctioneer stepped down from the auction platform and was replaced by a male auctioneer.

"Distinguished guests, please wake up your companions or other guests, as the next item to be auctioned is a major highlight."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The once lifeless auction hall was instantly filled with vitality.

The guests were buzzing with discussion about what the next item to be auctioned would be.

As VIP guests, Wu Qi and others had received a list of auction items beforehand.

However, the order in which the items were presented did not match the list, and they did not know what this important item was.

Soon, the mystery was solved.

"Distinguished guests, please take a look. This is the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor. It is said to have been made by the master of the current master craftsman Lou Gao. It can withstand any physical attack from any Soul Master below level 65."

"Of course, it cannot defend against mental attacks, or elemental attacks such as ice and fire."

"The starting bid is 300,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 20,000 gold soul coins. Interested VIPs should not miss this opportunity."

Wu became interested.

He was familiar with the name Lou Gao, but he didn't expect that the other party also had such a powerful master.

Of course, the truth is impossible to verify, and probably only Lou Gao himself knows the truth.

The starting bid for the Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor is 200,000 Gold Soul Coins, which is indeed high compared to the more powerful Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor. Lou Gao is renowned, and many nobles have heard of him. Coupled with this "story," many people are willing to pay for it.

Gu Rong also had his own thoughts on this, saying, "If Rong Rong were to wear Feng Zhi, it would increase her means of survival."

That being said, this is a men's style, and it wouldn't be comfortable for women to wear.

After hesitating for a moment, Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "Forget it. We'll consider it if there's a women's version. We also have defensive soul tools later, so there's no need to worry about this."

On the other hand, Wu Qi wouldn't miss out.

"Wearing this soft armor, I can use it for a long time to come."

Despite his extraordinary attack power and speed, his defense has always been a weakness for flying-type Soul Masters. Even after undergoing ice and fire body tempering, his physical defense remains limited.

With this armor, he will be able to fight more freely when facing Soul Masters at the Soul Emperor level in the future.

Dugu Bo reminded him, "At this rate of increase, the price won't be lower than 600,000 gold soul coins. Kid, save your money. I'll give you an extra 400,000."

Qian Gu Chang Kong laughed and said, "Brother Wu, I have plenty here, feel free to take them."

Wu Qi shook his head. "What kind of person do you think would put a defensive treasure up for auction?"

The items are marked as either auction items or private consignment items.

The purpose of the label is to provide guests with a purchasing option if they want to buy an item after it has failed to sell at auction.

This Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor is a private consignment item.

Qian Gu Chang Kong laughed and said, "That's simple. The seller's strength has exceeded level 65, so he no longer needs armor protection."

Dugu Bo understood what he meant. "You mean, this person sold his local militia in order to obtain urgently needed resources?"

Wu nodded. "The only reason the knights would sell their armor is because a more powerful weapon has appeared, or they desperately need money."

There are few situations where one urgently needs money, and the only reason for such an urgent need is to have money to heal an injury.

He stood up and held up the sign in his hand.

The auctioneer turned his attention to the guest, "Guest number three, please give your bid."

Wu Qi shook his head and continued, "I see that this item comes from a private seller. I would like to exchange it for high-grade healing herbs and high-grade pain-relieving herbs of equal value. I wonder if the seller would agree?"

The auction house recognizes barter as a form of exchange, and the medicinal herbs that Wu Qi offered were all hard currency, so there was no worry about finding a market for them.

The auctioneer nodded seriously, and a staff member immediately went to the room to communicate with the seller.

A moment later, the auctioneer asked, "Guest number three, in red, what kinds of medicinal herbs are you willing to offer?"

The medicinal herbs in Wu Qi's possession were all gifts from Dugu Bo.

He himself did not have a deep understanding of medicinal herbs; he knew the names of some but not their uses, and he knew the uses of others but not their names.

Therefore, Dugu Bo answered on his behalf this time: "Qi-restoring herb, mutated astragalus, and the flower of pain."

As he spoke, the entire room erupted in uproar.

"Holy crap, these are some really good stuff that pharmacies haven't seen in years!"

"As expected of the Poison Douluo, this is quite a grand gesture."

"You're ignorant. A master of poisons is also an extremely skilled pharmacist."

"By the way, why is Poison Douluo hanging out with a bunch of young people? What's their background?"

……

The buyer was very satisfied with the deal and even ignored the auction price, directly agreeing to the purchase at 55 gold soul coins.

That is, the above-mentioned medicinal materials are exchanged at market price, and at least one plant of each type is required.

Dugu Bo couldn't help but gasp, "So valuable?"

He wanted to get into the medicinal herb business, but he wasn't sensitive to the prices of these high-end herbs.

After all, he had planted dozens of acres of trees inside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.

(End of this chapter)