Reincarnated Rock Prince, you're saying this is Douluo Continent?

Chapter 144: Mora starts the bidding!
Seeing Hyotei looking like a wronged child, Yuki-tei smiled and gently patted Hyotei's shoulder, as if to comfort him.

Under the comforting words of the Snow Empress, the Ice Empress's displeasure disappeared.

Xue'er is so much better, unlike these humans!

Zhongli continued sipping his tea, his expression unchanged.

Paimon, on the other hand, was wolfing down his food and couldn't stop.

“Yummy, so delicious!”

Zhongli glanced at Paimon, puzzled as to where all the food Paimon ate went.

It's important to understand that Paimon at this time is his "Martial Soul," and they have truly formed a contract.

He could sense the changes within Paimon's body.

However, after Paimon ate the food, almost all of it was converted into energy and then disappeared. Only a small portion of the energy provided Paimon with nutrients.

"Well, everyone has secrets. It's fine as it is now."

Zhongli did not delve into Paimon's secrets, even though he really wanted to know.

Before long, the auction officially began.

The VIP room is sealed and soundproof.

However, as the auction begins, one wall of the VIP room will disappear and be replaced by a specially made piece of glass.

This special glass makes it impossible for outsiders to see into the VIP room.

Even from inside the VIP room, one can clearly see the outside world.

In addition, a small microphone is provided in the VIP room, which can transmit sound to the outside world as long as the device is turned on, making it convenient for VIPs to participate in the auction.

With a professional smile, Xu Jiujiu walked to the stage and said, "Distinguished guests, welcome to Xingluo Royal Auction House!"

"I am Xu Jiujiu, the auctioneer for this auction. I will be introducing the auction items to everyone throughout the event..."

Normally, the auction hall would be bustling with people.

This is Princess Xingluo of the Star Luo Empire! She is not only beautiful but also holds a high position, making her the object of many men's fantasies.
But today is different; everyone sitting in the auction hall is here for that very thing.

As for Her Highness the Princess, she's nothing but a pretty skeleton!
"Your Highness, let's begin immediately!"

"I believe that no one here will object to my words!"

Their only goal is Mora, not to listen to endless nonsense.

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, and no one objected.

He paused for a moment, his smile froze, but he quickly regained his composure.

"In that case, let's begin the auction."

"The first item up for auction is a level six soul tool..."

A level six soul tool is neither too high nor too low; it would be a good thing even in the outside world.

However, no one showed much interest in this level-six soul tool, and no one was willing to raise the price.

Of course, the absence of bidders in the VIP room does not mean that there are no bidders at the auction.

They knew they couldn't get that thing, so why not auction off something else?
Those in the VIP room didn't raise the price, making the bidding process easier for them.

Soon, this level-six soul tool found its owner.

"The second item up for auction..."

"The third item up for auction..."

Although everyone was impatient, they did not allow Xu Jiujiu to auction that item directly.

This is, after all, the Star Luo Royal Auction House, and the auctioneer is, after all, a princess; she should be given the respect she deserves.

This is, after all, the procedure for an auction.

As time passed, although no one made any bids, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, as if a fight might break out at any moment.

"I'm sure you all know what the next items to be auctioned are without me having to say more, right?"

"That's right, it's Mora, who possesses divine power!"

"Today, four Mora will be auctioned. The other five Mora will be auctioned at the next auction." Upon hearing this...

Everyone clenched their fists, their back teeth almost grinding to powder.

This is to mess with those people from that day...!

The purpose of holding separate auctions is to give everyone enough time to prepare their Gold Soul Coins again, right?

If nine Mora were auctioned at once, even if the Mora were of high value, the quantity would be significantly reduced due to the limited supply.

At this moment, there were four ancient boxes in front of Xu Jiujiu. She carefully opened one of the boxes, and an amber light came into everyone's view.

"It's the divine power of the God of War..."

When Zhongli uses his power, it is amber in color, and Mora is also amber in color. That's right, this is Zhongli's divine power!

"Is this Mora?"

"I wonder what Lord Martial God's original intention was in creating Mora..."

"It should give everyone hope!"

Zhongli: "..."

That's really outrageous.

Mora is money, but what is money?
Money is currency!

His original intention in creating the Mora was naturally to replace currency with the Mora.

Money can be a piece of paper, a seashell, a piece of copper, silver, or gold; money itself has no intrinsic value.

The purchasing power of money is related to the credibility that created it.

On the continent of Teyvat, Mora became a form of currency because it was created by a Daedric Prince and was the MVP of the Daedric Wars.

Morax places great emphasis on contracts, and using Mora as currency is also convincing.

In the Douluo Continent, Mora can also replace bronze, silver, and gold soul coins because Zhongli possesses absolute martial prowess and sufficient credibility.

"Distinguished guests, the four Mora will be auctioned in three separate auctions tonight."

"One of them was auctioned for the first time."

"One of them was auctioned a second time."

"As for the third time, two Mora will be auctioned at the same time."

As soon as Xu Jiujiu said this, the VIP room was in an uproar!
They thought the auction would be held one by one, but they didn't expect that the last two Mora would be auctioned together!
By auctioning them separately, everyone has a greater chance of winning.

Auctioning both of them together? That would be a nightmare!
"The first Mora will be auctioned, with a starting price of 100 million Gold Soul Coins. Each bid must be at least 5 million Gold Soul Coins. Begin!"

After a long pause, the entire auction hall fell silent.

Paimon, who was eating in VIP Room Number One, was stunned and somewhat incredulous.

"Zhongli, is Mora really that valuable?"

Paimon turned to look at Zhongli, asking with a bewildered expression.

How can Mora be so valuable?

You have to understand, Paimon isn't the same Paimon who just arrived in Douluo Continent; she doesn't know the value of Gold Soul Coins anymore.

She never expected that the starting bid for one Mora would be as high as one hundred million Gold Soul Coins!

That's a hundred million!

What concept?
They can buy tens of millions of delicious roast ducks, the very expensive kind!
"Things that are rare are valuable."

Zhongli put down his teacup and said calmly.

Whether something is valuable depends not only on its intrinsic worth but also on its place in people's hearts.

For example, some paintings are considered valuable, so it's normal for them to have a small fortune; others think they're worthless, considering them just a painting or a piece of paper.

"One hundred and fifty million!"

After a moment of silence, the third VIP room couldn't hold back any longer and immediately shouted out an exorbitant price.

(End of this chapter)