Douluo Continent: I Have a Diverse Order-Taking Platform

Chapter 136 Xuanzi: A Business with No Capital? I'll Do It! (6k) (Please Subscribe)

"Do you need funds?"

Under Liu Yuan's slightly disdainful gaze, Xuanzi was rubbing his messy hair with his greasy hands. The latter noticed and immediately became displeased.

"Hey—, you're still complaining?"

Liu Yuan remained silent.

But the look in his eyes conveyed only one meaning: Don't you know whether you should dislike it or not?

However, Xuanzi didn't dwell on this trivial matter and instead asked Liu Yuan why he suddenly wanted money.

"That goes without saying."

"Of course, it's for the auction later."

Excuses—anyway, the reason Liu Yuan gave was that if there were really good items at the auction, but they ended up not having enough money, what would they do?

Therefore, we must plan ahead.

"This—" Xuanzi frowned slightly.

Although he felt it was making a mountain out of a molehill, then again, it wasn't entirely unreasonable.

Fine!

"How much do you want? I'll give it to you!" He waved his hand magnanimously, reaching into his storage soul tool. As an elder, gold soul coins were nothing to him!

Who would have thought—

"Two hundred million gold soul coins."

puff-

It was truly a case of "if you don't say something shocking, you'll die trying." Xuanzi's hand froze, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes widened, and he wondered if he had misheard.

"How many gold soul coins did you say?!"

Liu Yuan opened his eyes seemingly innocently, then held up two fingers, "Two hundred million."

Two hundred million?!

"No way! You think you can eat this?"

"No way! I can't eat that much!"

As he spoke, Xuanzi shook his head repeatedly.

"I really can't come up with this money."

Being able to allocate a full 50 million gold soul coins in cash flow for the students to use during the competition was already a huge sum. But now it's said to be 200 million.

Where am I supposed to get this?!

The problem is, even Liu Yuan, the Holy Son of the Sea God Pavilion, has said so. Perhaps—we should try to think of another way?

Xuanzi scratched his head in distress.

"Alright, let me think of a solution first."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuan, who had originally planned to use another method, reconsidered: "Alright, let's wait a bit longer. Since Elder Xuan said so, he must have a plan. Besides, the Snow Emperor's embryo hasn't even been auctioned yet."

Afterwards, Xuanzi, who was thinking of a solution, left the room.

As evening approached.

After dinner, Liu Yuan and his group changed their clothes, took the invitations to the Starlight Auction House, and, led by Wang Yan, went to the Starlight Auction House again.

Unlike the previous time.

Because this is a top-tier auction, the venue has been set up in Auction Room 1.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Starlight Auction House, the elegant auctioneer who had delivered the invitations personally came out to greet them. While chatting with Wang Yan, she led the group deeper into the auction house.

When you gently press against the wall, water ripples appear, and the wall opens to both sides, revealing a passage.

Unlike the gaudy, opulent exterior, the entire passageway before us was paved with translucent white jade, with subtle patterns beneath and a pale blue halo above.

It does indeed reveal a sense of "elegance".

Upon entering the passage, they were greeted by two young girls in gold dresses who led them into room number seven.

The interior layout is extremely luxurious.

Whether it's wood, jade, or other decorations, they are all very expensive, exuding an air of extravagance inside and out.

Even the white sofa was made of an unknown animal hide. The overall impression can be summed up in two words:

Comfortable!

"Here, give me one."

Liu Yuan slumped on the sofa and lazily directed Wang Dong'er, who was picking and choosing fruit at the fruit plate.

"Don't you have hands?" Despite saying that, Wang Dong'er still put a fruit she had just picked up in her mouth, then picked up another and tossed it to Liu Yuan.

"Look at what you're saying—"

Liu Yuan took the fruit and took a bite. "Can't I even enjoy it?"

Wang Dong'er rolled her eyes and ignored her.

As everyone was looking around at the room's layout, she ate some fruit while also looking around the room, finally stopping in front of a crystal-clear white wall that had no decorations whatsoever.

Just as Wang Dong'er was wondering how the auction could proceed since there were no windows in the room, she suddenly felt a jolt.

「!?」

Her surprised exclamation drew everyone's attention.

Di Qiu'er slightly twitched her delicate nose and quickly arrived beside Wang Dong'er. Seeing that Wang Dong'er was facing a wall, she was speechless. "It's just a wall."

The silence beneath the calm surface startled Wang Dong'er, who had just come to her senses. Then, her surprised expression instantly turned into a mischievous grin.

"Hehe—you wouldn't understand, you country bumpkin." At this moment, it seemed as if the tables had turned.

She reached out and patted the wall, "thump thump thump."

"This is a soul tool, right?"

His confident tone brought a gentle smile to Qingya's face.

"Yes."

She gestured to one of the girls, who then walked to the smooth wall and gently pressed it. Instantly, a soft halo of light shone across the entire wall, transforming it into a giant screen.

"It's a soul tool!"

Xiao Xiao was startled and went to Wang Dong'er's side.

"Dong'er, how did you know?"

"hey-hey""

This really made Wang Dong'er incredibly proud!

She put her hands on her hips. "Don't forget my special ability. But from now on, it won't be called Soul Tool Syndrome anymore, it'll be called Soul Tool Stimulation!"

On the other side, in response to the guests' curiosity, Qingya continued to introduce the soul tool, "This is a light guide screen specially made for our auction house in the Sun Moon Empire. It can transmit images in a special way. Its core magic array is not driven by soul power, but comes from a kind of mineral from the Sun Moon Empire."

Upon hearing this, everyone present except Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er's expressions changed.

What does it mean to use ore to power a soul tool?

This means that once this ore is mined on a large scale, even ordinary people will be able to equip themselves with soul tools.

If that's the case, given the current situation—

Before they could think further, Qingya, noticing their expressions, quickly explained, "Actually, the energy emitted by that ore is very gentle and weak, and cannot power offensive or defensive soul tools. At most, it can only power some soul tools with low energy requirements."

Despite this, it did not change everyone's unease: Has the Sun Moon Empire developed to this extent?

At the same time, without anyone noticing, Di Qiu'er had already moved from behind the wall to Liu Yuan's side and quietly asked, "Was that machine you took out last time also this kind?"

Liu Yuan was taken aback, and for a moment he couldn't figure out which one Di Qiu'er was referring to.

But he quickly realized that she was referring to the advanced technology he had obtained from another universe.

So he shook his head. "No. Besides, there's more than just soul power in this world."

He casually tossed away the remaining fruit pits. "To be honest, in my opinion, it's an inevitable trend of the times to allow ordinary people to use soul tools."

Di Qiu'er looked thoughtful, remaining silent for a long time. Because if ordinary people could use soul tools, then—

What will become of the soul beasts?

Thinking of this, she touched her brow.

The forces of fate failed to provide any warning.

Then she reached out and touched Liu Yuan's forehead. The sudden action startled him.

Liu Yuan: ? ? ?

What are you doing?

"I want to try it—"

The "intimate" scene was witnessed by Wang Dong'er, who was boasting at the time. Instantly, she stopped laughing.

good good!

You little brat, Di Qiu'er, how dare you steal food!

So she immediately went to find them in a huff.

The "war" will reignite in autumn and winter!

Little did they know that while they were playfully bickering, the atmosphere in another part of the Starlight Auction House was not so relaxed.

The Starlight Auction House was brightly lit. Just fifteen minutes before the auction was to begin, a disheveled old man suddenly barged into this dazzling scene.

For a short time, no one noticed this scene. It wasn't until the shabby old man stopped hiding and openly showed himself that his appearance attracted the attention of the others in the auction house.

Upon first seeing the old man's appearance, everyone's first reaction was disdain. However, those who could enter the Starlight Auction House all possessed quite discerning taste.

In a short time, a decision was made. First, he stepped forward to greet them respectfully, and then asked why they had come.

And this old man was none other than Xuanzi.

He arrived at the Starlight Auction House alone early to find out what was being auctioned and whether it was worth the money.

If it's not worth it, then there's no need to raise money; if it is worth it, then find a way to borrow some from the Emperor of Xingluo.

The moment Xuanzi explained his purpose, the busy staff in the auction house changed their expressions and looked on in surprise, because it was the first time they had ever seen such a disheveled person.

Just as I was about to politely decline, someone said, "Senior, please come with me."

Xu Jiujiu had already appeared first. As one of the controllers of the Starlight Auction House, both Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei knew of Xuanzi's arrival the moment he arrived.

Xuanzi's status and position were so high that neither Xu Jiujiu nor Xu Jiawei dared to neglect him, so those below him had no right to handle such matters.

"Senior, I apologize for the neglect."

Inside the reception room, Xu Jiujiu personally inspected the tea.

"No thanks, I don't like bitter things."

Xuanzi waved his hand, looking displeased.

Looking at his current disheveled and oblivious appearance, Xu Jiu pursed her lips, maintaining the elegance and composure of a princess on the surface, but in her heart she had doubts: Is this how the dignified Taotie Douluo looks?

Suppressing his inner turmoil, he asked, "May I ask what brings you here, senior?"

Xuanzi didn't answer, but instead glanced in a certain direction. This seemingly casual gesture sent a shiver down Xu Jiujiu's spine. "Senior, what brings you here today—"

"I came here for today's auction items."

Before Xu Jiujiu could finish speaking, Xuanzi interrupted her, "I want to see what good items you have for this auction."

Although his eyes were cloudy, after a long while, I felt as if I could see a sharp edge. My heart tightened!

"sure."

She quickly brought over the list of auction items. In principle, the list of items for this top-tier auction should not be leaked before the items are officially revealed. However, this time, a Super Douluo had personally attended.

After casually wiping his hand, which had just held the chicken leg, on the sofa, Xuanzi, with his eyelids twitching for a long time, began to scan the list of auction items.

He didn't understand soul tools or anything like that.

Skip this.

But soon, he saw something that interested him.

Wow—, the left arm bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion, possessing the divine skill Ice Explosion; the embryo of a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast, accompanied by a level nine soul tool. All good stuff!

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Xuanzi's cloudy eyes. It seemed that preparing more money was definitely the right thing to do!

"Where did you get this thing?" With a hint of curiosity, Xuanzi lightly tapped the "100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo" section.

After a long pause, he gave a polite smile. "We found it."

Seeing that she wouldn't say, Xuanzi didn't press further. After all, it's an auction house; they always have to keep the seller's information hidden.

"How much are you planning to bid for this item?"

"this--"

When Xu Jiujiu learned that Xuanzi went straight to the auction list upon arrival, he had already anticipated that this Super Douluo would set his sights on this 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo.

But when actually asked—

Immediately, a troubled expression appeared on her face.

It seems there's something they're trying to say, but they can't say it outright.

"Alright." Seeing her like this, Xuanzi didn't press further. Instead, he said, "If there's anything you need to say, let the Xu family boy come and talk to me himself." With that, he glanced at the door.

"Elder Xuan, I'm truly sorry."

No sooner had Xuanzi finished speaking than there was a knock on the door of the reception room, and a figure pushed it open and entered. As soon as he stepped into the room, Xu Jiawei said, "Elder Xuan, it is my fault for not being hospitable enough."

After a brief greeting, he had barely sat down when he got straight to the point, "Elder Xuan, you've got your eye on this 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo, haven't you?"

"That's right." Xuanzi nodded slightly.

"However, I might not have enough money to buy it at auction. So, could your Star Luo royal family lend me some money first?"

Can I borrow some money?

Xu Jiawei almost couldn't maintain his smile.

After attending an auction and realizing he didn't have enough money, he thought about borrowing some from the auction house owner.

This sounds a bit absurd.

only--

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Xu Jiawei's eyes.

"If Elder Xuan desires this 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo, then Jiawei is willing to offer it with both hands."

Um? ! !

Xuanzi immediately perked up.

A pie falling from the sky? That's impossible.

"What do you want me to help you with?"

"It's a small matter."

Xu Jiawei's smile looked very gentle. But beneath that gentleness lay a coldness.

He originally intended to use this 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo to obtain the latest soul tool technology from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy through a calculated scheme.

In retrospect, adding one more element at the end of this plan might have yielded even greater results.

"Oh? It's nothing?"

Xuanzi narrowed his eyes, realizing that things were not so simple.

"Elder Xuan, please let me explain in detail—" After listening for a long time, Xu Jiawei revealed his plan in detail, and Xuanzi understood his intentions.

Once the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has acquired the 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo, they will surely have the level nine soul master leading the team urgently send it back to the Sun Moon Empire, so that this super Douluo can intercept and kill it.

Then, after the killing is complete, the spoils are split 50/50.

After all, a level nine Soul Master can be said to be incredibly rich in Soul Guidance Technology and Soul Guidance Devices!

But then again, look at how this was done—

That's a bit unfair.

"So you're planning to send this old man to do murder and robbery?" Xuanzi's eyes revealed a hint of displeasure. "Do you take me for a bandit?"

Xu Jiawei:

You're not a bandit!

You're even more of a bandit than a bandit!

"Don't mention it." Xu Jiawei's words were not what they seemed, but his smile remained warm. "This is all to deal with the Sun Moon Empire. The Sun Moon Empire is becoming increasingly powerful, and its soul guidance technology is becoming more and more advanced. If we don't catch up soon, we might really be in trouble."

"Elder Xuan! This is saving the people of Douluo Continent from dire straits! How can it be described as murder and robbery?" As an emperor, he had to speak in a grand and dignified manner, regardless of whether his words were good or bad, and this struck a chord with Xuanzi.

So Xu Jiawei asked again, "Elder Xuan, what do you think?"

"Let's do it!"

This time, Xuanzi made the decision without hesitation. It was just a risk-free business deal; he wasn't against doing it!

He's long disliked the Sun Moon Empire!

"Then it's settled. The 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo will be ours, as will all the soul tools on its body."

If you have the blueprints, then you can make a copy; the original will remain with us.

Although he neither understood nor liked soul tools, he knew that the academy was now reforming and paying great attention to them.

Therefore, we still need the soul tool.

Xu Jiawei: "————"

What else could this be but bandits?!

Is this what they call a 50/50 split?

Unfortunately, none of the Star Luo Empire's retainers were confident they could easily take down a level nine Soul Master. Otherwise, he would have sent his own people long ago; there was no need for him to beg Xuanzi for help.

However, no matter what, we should still fight for the interests we deserve.

Thus, thanks to Xu Jiawei's reasoned arguments, the Star Luo Empire gained an additional favorable condition on top of the original profit-sharing proposal put forward by Xuanzi: they could work with Shrek Academy to research the soul tool "picked up" from that level nine soul master.

"Elder Xuan, then I'll have to trouble you."

Xu Jiawei said with a hint of respect.

"Alright."

Xuanzi waved his hand, "That's fine then." After saying that, he took out a chicken leg and ate it with relish. Then, in a flash, he disappeared.

After Xuanzi left, "Brother Emperor—"

Xu Jiujiu, who had been silent until now, finally opened her mouth, but was stopped by Xu Jiawei before she could say more than a few words.

"Jiujiu, we still came out ahead in this matter." Xu Jiawei knew very well what his sister wanted to say.

Because if we really discuss it—

The moment the 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast embryo was released, it was no longer their concern. Afterwards, when Xuanzi intercepted and killed a level nine soul master, they didn't need to lift a finger.

The most we can do is help cover it up.

In this way, they also gained access to the blueprints on the ninth-level Soul Masters, as well as the opportunity to study the Soul Guidance Devices on the ninth-level Soul Masters together with Shrek Academy.

In that case, don't they profit?

Besides, what good would it do to be dissatisfied? Given the current situation, all they could do was appease Shrek Academy and resist the Sun Moon Empire.

As long as national interests are not betrayed, then—

It doesn't matter.

Seeing that Xu Jiujiu had just realized what was happening, Xu Jiawei smiled slightly and said, "Go ahead and get busy, the auction is about to begin."

"Alright!" Xu Jiujiu rose gracefully and left the reception room to prepare for the auction. After all, she was the auctioneer for this event.

"Why hasn't the auction started yet?"

Quite some time had passed since their arrival. Gradually, Wang Dong'er lost patience.

"It will be ready soon, please wait a little longer, esteemed guest."

-

Qingya glanced at the time, and although she didn't show it on the surface, she was getting a little anxious inside. Logically speaking, Princess Jiujiu should have appeared and warmed up the atmosphere long ago.

To express her apology, she stood up and bowed to Wang Dong'er.

「!?」

Wang Dong'er was startled upon seeing this and waved her hands repeatedly.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, I was just saying—"

"Hehe" 6

Liu Yuan chuckled lightly, "Something important must have held you up. It's alright, there are still a few minutes before the auction starts. Don't worry."

As he spoke, he gently pulled Wang Dong'er's hand, urging her to sit down and wait. This gesture prompted Wang Dong'er to stick her tongue out at Liu Yuan.

But as soon as she stuck out her tongue, Di Qiu'er smacked her forehead hard.

This made Wang Dong'er glare at her angrily!

However, at that moment, the room was suddenly bathed in a golden light, causing everyone to instinctively turn their gaze to the Soul Guidance Screen opposite them.

A clear, elegant voice rang in my ears, "Distinguished guests, the auction is about to begin."

The next second, the golden light on the soul guidance screen receded, and a familiar and melodious voice rang out.

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Starlight Auction House's premier auction. Today, we will be presenting nine precious items for your viewing pleasure, arranged in order of value from lowest to highest."

"We hope our distinguished guests enjoy it."

As the soul-guided screen regained its clarity, a faint white light began to emanate from the luxurious platform in the image. And in the very center of the platform, Xu Jiujiu, dressed in a long red dress, stood gracefully.

「!?」

Upon seeing that familiar face, everyone at Shrek Academy, except for Qingya and the others, as well as Liu Yuan who had expected it, was taken aback!

"That's Princess Xu Jiujiu!?"

Startled, Beibei blurted out.

"How could she be an auctioneer?"

Faced with everyone's doubts, Qingya spoke up to explain. After listening, Wang Yan was even more moved.

"Although I knew it had an extraordinary background, I never expected that the auction house would be owned by the Star Luo Royal Family."

"Isn't that normal?"

Liu Yuan said in a matter-of-fact tone, "If it can develop into the top auction house in Xingluo City, then it must have the background of the Xingluo royal family."

That's true.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Without royal backing, Starlight Auction House could not have developed to such a top-tier level.

Then, Xu Jiujiu's voice rang out again.

"The auction will now begin. Now, esteemed guests, please take a look at today's first item."

7

Instantly, the screen on the Soul Guidance device switched, and the first item for auction appeared.

It was a large sword, four feet and six inches long.

The widest part of the blade is a full inch, shaped like a horse-chopping sword. The hilt extends all the way to the guard, showing some skeletal features. The guard is very large, shaped like a tiger's head, and is entirely crystalline yellow, resembling a special gemstone.

Even though it's just an image, you can feel a terrifying and ferocious aura emanating from it, and there's even a faint layer of bloody light on the broad blade, which is truly breathtaking.

This sword is an eighth-level soul tool produced by Mingdetang, named the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Sword!

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