Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

In front of the mountain gate, a large wooden platform was erected. Dozens of disciples were hired to work around the clock, and the final arrangements were being made.

More than thirty rows of benches were set up in the square in front of the stage, where the players who came to participate in the auction sat.

The venue looked rather rudimentary.

But there's no other way. The bench is already the best we can have. We can't just give everyone a grand master's chair, can we?

Even sitting on a bench requires payment; disciples guard the perimeter, and an entrance fee of ten low-grade spirit stones is charged to enter and take a seat. Without paying the entrance fee, one is not even eligible to participate in the auction.

Ten low-grade spirit stones are no small amount.

In reality, although the price of spirit stones on the black market has dropped rapidly, a single stone can still sell for around 10,000 yuan, and ten stones would amount to 100,000 yuan, which is no small sum for ordinary people.

Moreover, there are not many items to be auctioned this time, so most people will definitely not be able to bid on anything and their admission fee will be wasted.

Even so, there are still quite a few players willing to pay to participate.

As the auction drew to a close, ticket holders took their seats, with two people sitting on each bench. The three hundred benches, totaling nearly six hundred seats, were already packed to capacity.

This prompted players standing on the rooftops outside the plaza to exclaim repeatedly, "There are still so many rich people!"

"Spending ten spirit stones just to watch a show? That's burning money."

However, the players who entered all had their own reasons. Even if they didn't get to take any pictures, meeting more people and making more friends made the trip worthwhile!

These players came from all over the country, with a wide variety of accents: there were Northeastern men who always talked about brothers, round-faced people from Sichuan and Chongqing with full beards, friends from Guangdong and Guangxi who spoke with sharp tongues, and guests from Beijing and Shanghai who looked down on others.

Everyone speaks Mandarin, but their accents are all different.

However, this place has become a large social venue, where people are chatting with those around them and adding each other as friends.

As the main participant, Shen Hua naturally had to participate in this auction.

However, he changed his appearance and sat in a relatively far back position, observing the crowd while quietly waiting for the show to begin.

Moreover, he actually recognized several powerful figures who were famous in his previous life in the crowd.

One of them, in particular, sat upright on a bench, his back ramrod straight, exuding a chilling aura that kept strangers at bay.

"It was him!" Shen Hua's expression turned serious.

……

Soon, it was 9 AM, and the auction officially began.

"here we go!"

The time had come, and the rooftop and the area below the stage instantly became lively, with everyone's eyes focused on the wooden platform.

Beside the wooden platform, the man dressed in the yellow robes of the Taipingmen took a deep breath and slowly walked onto the platform.

He was a college student, and it was inevitable that he would be a little nervous in front of so many people, but fortunately, he had worked as a live streamer for two or three years, so he was able to keep the situation under control.

After standing in the center of the wooden platform, he used the [Amplification] spell to loudly proclaim, "It's time of 9 AM! The auction is now beginning! I am Xia Ye's underling, Partial Necrosis, and I will be hosting this auction today."

"What about Xia Ye? Let him come up and host!" Someone in the audience immediately started clamoring.

"That's right, where's Xia Yeren? Isn't he going to come out and greet everyone?" Even the people watching the commotion on the street and rooftops chimed in.

With a serious expression, the man with the localized necrosis responded loudly, "Everyone, we have repeatedly emphasized before the auction that Brother Xia Ye will not be present. Please respect the organizer's arrangements. If you are not satisfied, you are welcome to leave."

The audience fell silent immediately after he said that.

Sitting in the back row, Shen Hua nodded to himself, thinking that the person in question was quite sensible in handling matters.

"I'm sure you all don't want to hear me ramble on," Local Necrosis said, surveying the room before continuing, "The main items for this auction are naturally Xia Ye's two pieces of equipment. But before we auction these two main items, let's warm up the atmosphere by bidding on some smaller items first."

"There are quite a few good items among these little things, so feel free to take a look. If you like something, take a picture of it; then your trip won't have been in vain."

"Now, let's start filming the first item!"

Localized necrosis was followed by the hammer falling on each item for auction.

Many of the auction items are high-quality magical artifacts that players have found in NPC shops.

Players can buy various magical artifacts from shops run by NPCs, including top-tier ones, for a few hundred low-grade spirit stones.

However, these magical artifacts will not be upgraded to gold quality, nor will they appear on the equipment leaderboard.

Otherwise, where would Shen Hua be in the equipment rankings? They would have been filled with countless talismans and top-tier magical artifacts long ago.

Even so, these items still have auction value, many of which came from the sect's Heavenly Weapon Shop and Heavenly Armor Shop, and were acquired by disciples at bargain prices. For example, a shield of low-grade earth elemental quality aroused the interest of many bidders.

In addition, there are lower-level magical artifacts and talismans crafted by players themselves. Everything available at the auction is of gold quality!

Golden magical artifacts and talismans can be brought into the real world, so their prices are naturally high.

The crowd was very enthusiastic, and as long as the price wasn't too outrageous, everyone would rush to buy it, since gold equipment is extremely scarce at the moment.

Shen Hua even bought two sets of golden array plates, intending to set them up in his own residence and his parents' home respectively, so that he would no longer have to worry about offline safety.

The pre-auction lasted for a full half hour, and all forty-plus items were sold, far exceeding everyone's expectations.

The people gathered on the rooftops and along the streets watching the spectacle were extremely envious, and many even regretted their decision. They wanted many of the items too, and were even willing to pay high prices! But without paying the entrance fee, they had no right to bid.

After half an hour, the atmosphere in the arena not only did not cool down, but became more and more enthusiastic.

When the fiftieth item was brought out, the atmosphere reached its peak.

"Next up is the fiftieth item!" Partial Necrosis shouted. "A total of twenty low-grade fire-elemental magic artifacts, sold as a package, all of gold quality! Starting bid is two thousand low-grade spirit stones. Bidding begins now!"

"There are actually twenty items?"

"Twenty golden fire-elemental magical artifacts packaged together at once? That's quite a generous offer?"

Exclamations rose and fell from the rooftops.

Some players are confused: "Why sell them in bundles? Wouldn't it be better to sell them one item at a time?"

Upon hearing this, many of the buyers in the market turned serious.

Information about the "Spirit Box" has spread rapidly. It's rarely mentioned in the game, but offline, players who know about it are frantically searching for it!

A package of twenty golden fire-elemental magical artifacts—everyone knows what that means. Especially for large organizations and powerful forces, it's a huge temptation.

"I'll offer three thousand!" someone made the first bid, directly giving the market average price.

"Five thousand!" another voice followed immediately.

The moment this price was announced, the room fell silent. Many people gave up the idea of ​​bidding, as five thousand was already considered a high price.

This price is considered high in the market; it wouldn't be worthwhile to pay any higher.

But upon hearing this person's voice, Shen Hua felt a chill run down his spine.

Because this was the very person he had just noticed!