In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 81. When it comes to sheer absurdity, the Star Luo Empire is the place to be.

"You think it's just an ordinary life companion? Wrong! Utterly wrong! It can possess sentience, and given enough resources, it can achieve the strength of a Title Douluo, or even a Limit Douluo, and... it can even conceive and give birth like a true human!"

"However, this lifelike puppet has only one drawback: it can only have one master in its lifetime. After the master's death, it will perish along with the master, truly dying on the same day, month, and year!"

……

Listening to Xu Qiuyu's introduction, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but sigh. If he were a few decades younger, he would have given up his entire fortune to bring this lifelike puppet home.

Now... never mind. His wife has been dead for decades, and he's long since become indifferent to matters of the heart. Now, he's focused on cultivation, developing his family, and expanding the Sun Moon Empire. This lifelike puppet should be left to the younger generation.

Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen put his hands behind his back, looked around, and said with a solemn expression, "Does any of you want this lifelike puppet?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Rulong, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen all shook their heads. They all had their own marriage partners, so who would they want to disgust by bringing back a lifelike puppet?

Besides, this type of simulation puppet sounds like a money-devouring beast. Despite having the potential to become a Limit Douluo, the actual cost of training it far exceeds that of training a human Limit Douluo. For their Sun Moon Empire, it seems a bit of a waste.

After a lengthy narration, Xu Qiuyu finally got to the point.

"The value of this lifelike puppet is beyond question and cannot be measured by vulgar items like gold soul coins. It can only be purchased as a barter item. Next... you will have thirty minutes to place your bids. Each person may only bid once and may not change their bid midway. If none of your bids are accepted by the owner of the item, this item will be unsold and will not appear in any auction house under the Star Luo Empire again."

VIP Room No. 7.

Qin Mengmeng stared at the lifelike puppet on the screen, her eyes sparkling. Her slightly resentful voice echoed throughout the room, "Dad, why didn't you tell me about this sooner? It would have been so much better to make a little sister for me and Xiaoxue! Why did you have to auction it off? Humph, you mean dad, I'm never talking to you again!"

Qin Yi: "..."

Soon, the bids from various forces were compiled into a list and sent to VIP Room No. 7 one after another. Qin Yi took the list and read it quickly.

「七万年银月苍狼躯干骨、四万三千年冰碧蝎右腿骨、魂石十四块、功法《火云诀》拓印本×1、半块粉饼×1、未开封的高级白色连裤袜×3、翡翠手镯×1、《武魂核心十大竞争力》×1……」

Seeing this, Qin Yi said somewhat helplessly, "I mean... Auctioneer Miaomiao, I really doubt the professionalism of your Starlight Auction House. How can a book as disgusting as 'The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul' be on the list?"

Ah this...

Miaomiao replied, "This top-tier auction is the first time in the history of our Starlight Auction House that we have adopted a barter system for trading auction items. If there is anything that is not done properly, please forgive us."

As she spoke, Miaomiao bowed deeply in Qin Yi's direction.

One shouldn't hit a smiling face; even if Qin Yi was very unhappy, he wouldn't go so far as to make things difficult for an ordinary auctioneer.

Having read so many fantasy novels, he'd seen at least a dozen, if not a hundred, barter auctions, but this was the first time he'd ever seen something like unopened high-end white pantyhose or half a compact powder on the list. This was truly... incredibly unprofessional!

As the list arrived one item after another, Qin Yi's head was spinning. Apart from a few items that had some value, what were the rest? He seemed to have underestimated the Star Luo Empire's ability to cause trouble. What was this? A used dress worn by a courtesan from a club in Shrek City, a plum blossom token of a "famous" female titled Douluo on the continent, and so on. Qin Yi felt as if his dignity had been insulted!

Snapped!

Qin Yi slammed his fist on the table, and the auctioneers who had just entered VIP room number seven felt a tremor in their hearts and immediately knelt down on the ground, cold sweat pouring down their foreheads.

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"Inform Xu Qiuyu that the auction for the final item can be ended early, and he should return what belongs to me as soon as possible. Also… give these lists to the Star Luo Royal Family's patriarch, so he can see what kind of trash his subordinates are!"

After saying that, Qin Yi waved his hand and led everyone out of VIP Room No. 7, not even wanting to watch the grand finale.

This was the first time Qin Xue and Qin Mengmeng had ever seen Qin Yi lose his temper. In their memory, Qin Yi had always appeared in front of them as a kind father, never scolding or hitting them. If they were really disobedient, he would just pat them on the head a couple of times.

Seeing that Qin Yi was somewhat sullen, Du Busi quickly comforted him, saying, "Third brother, there's no need to get angry with that kind of person. You know best what the Star Luo Empire is like. They never care about the limits when they do things. Even if Xu Jiawei were to abdicate the throne to Xuanzi tomorrow, I wouldn't be surprised."

Qin Yi: "..."

The fact that you can't be poisoned is comforting.

Qin Yi waved his hand and said expressionlessly, "How could I, a quasi-god, possibly get angry with some ignorant juniors? I was just thinking... what should I do with that simulation puppet? Should I get a Xiao Wu or Ah Yin as a pet?"

Poison Undying: "??????"

Qin Xue: ^_^

Qin Mengmeng: ^_^

Wang Dong'er: (⊙o⊙)

What kind of outrageous words are these? If this were to happen and the people of the Sea God Pavilion saw it, we'd be in big trouble!

"No, absolutely not!" Poisonous Immortal declared righteously, "Third brother, what's so great about Xiao Wu and Ah Yin? They're not as pretty as your two wives. At best, it's just a novelty. Once that novelty wears off, endless trouble awaits us..."

Qin Yi said helplessly, "Second brother, why are you panicking? I just mentioned it casually, I didn't really mean to do it."

Compared to Ah Yin and Xiao Wu, Qin Yi prefers the Life Goddess type. She is the true Douluo Goddess. Apart from Gu Yuena, who has an extraordinary temperament, the other women in the Tang family are... well, just so-so.

In terms of gentleness, Ya Li is miles ahead of A Yin; in terms of purity, Xu Xiao Yan is a hundred times better than Xiao Wu.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, everyone returned to the Starlight Hotel and went to their respective rooms to rest.

(End of this chapter)