Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 67 Auctioning Pills

Ye Liangchen and the others enjoyed snacks, fruit platters, and other delicacies in the VIP box, drank fine wines, and chatted about many topics while waiting for the auction to begin.

"Distinguished guests, the auction is now officially open."

Just then, a female emcee announced the official start of the auction. Ma Rulong appeared with two female ceremonies pushing a cart with the auction items on it, covered with a red cloth.

Ma Rulong's appearance at the auction was solely for the purpose of discrediting Ye Liangchen's elixir; he didn't want to miss this business opportunity.

"Distinguished guests, the first item to be auctioned is a storage soul tool with an internal space of 20 cubic meters. The starting bid is 3 gold soul coins."

Ma Rulong unveiled the red cloth, revealing a bracelet-shaped storage soul tool, and then began the auction.

3.

Soon, someone started bidding. In this day and age, a storage soul tool with an internal space of 20 cubic meters is still very precious.

"I'll offer 5 million."

"8 million..."

"10"

……

"30"

Finally, someone offered 30 yuan, which livened up the atmosphere.

"30 once, 30 twice, 30 three times, congratulations to guest number seven for winning the soul tool."

"when…"

As Ma Rulong's gavel fell, the first item was successfully sold.

"A storage soul tool with an internal space of 20 cubic meters is actually worth 30 gold soul coins?"

Dugu Yan looked at the storage soul tool in her hand, which contained 15 cubic meters. She wondered where her grandfather had gotten it from.

"Yanzi, storage soul tools are already very precious!"

Ye Lingling thought to herself that if she had money, she would immediately bid for the previous soul tool. The storage soul tool she had was only one cubic meter in size, which was too small.

"Sister Yan, a soul tool with an internal space of 20 cubic meters is already quite large, so it's normal for it to be valuable."

Ye Liangchen guessed that Douluo Continent once had a thriving soul tool technology, which was likely destroyed by the God Realm. Nowadays, most soul tools are used for storage and are dug out by people from various ruins.

"Yanyan, the soul tool in your hand was bought by your grandfather for 20 yuan back then. Storage soul tools are still very precious in this world, but most soul tools only have a few cubic meters of internal space. The larger the internal space, the more precious it is."

At this moment, Dugu Bo remembered that he had a soul tool that could hold living things, called the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch. So he took it out and gave it to Ye Liangchen. This little guy needed to collect a lot of medicinal herbs to refine pills, and he could use this thing to store the herbs.

"Little Chen, I'm giving you this Ruyi Baibao Pouch, which can hold living creatures."

Ye Liangchen was taken aback: "Senior, such a wonderful treasure, why don't you keep it for yourself? Or you could give it to Sister Yan!"

"You need to gather medicinal herbs, and this is the most suitable thing to use. The medicinal effect will not be lost. Yan Yan doesn't like those herbs, so giving them to her is useless."

Dugu Bo waved his hand dismissively and handed the Ruyi White Treasure Pouch directly to Ye Liangchen.

"Little Chen, please take this! You've helped Grandpa and me so much, we don't know how to thank you enough!"

Dugu Yan also advised from the side that the little guy was a great benefactor to her and her grandfather, and they shouldn't be stingy.

"Then thank you, Senior Dugu."

Ye Liangchen put away the Ruyi White Treasure Pouch. In the original story, this treasure belonged to Tang San, but now it was in his hands. It was truly unexpected.

"Now we will begin the auction of the second treasure. Please prepare yourselves, guests."

Just then, the emcee's loud voice rang out again, and everyone watched with bated breath, eager to see what it was.

"Distinguished guests, the next item to be auctioned is a soul bone of an 8000-year-old gray wolf, a right arm soul bone with a strong attack attribute. The starting price is 100,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 10,000 gold soul coins higher."

Ma Rulong lifted the red cloth, revealing a shimmering soul bone lying quietly on the tray, stimulating everyone's senses.

"An 8000-year-old right arm soul bone? And it's a high-attack attribute?"

The crowd was stunned by the scene and began to raise their signs and bid.

"10"

"15"

"20"

……

"50"

"100"

"120 million..."

Soul bones are extremely precious, and their appearance immediately sparked a frenzy of bidding.

"Grandpa, should we buy this 8000-year-old soul bone?"

Dugu Yan asked the old man, because she also really wanted a soul bone. Her good friend Ye Lingling had no offensive ability, and if she could get an offensive soul bone, she could have a self-defense skill.

Ye Lingling stared at the soul bone, a hint of longing in her eyes, but she knew she didn't have the money to buy it, so she stopped thinking about it.

"Sisters, your soul bones are only 8000 years old, which is too short. When we return to Tianshui Academy, I will give you soul bones that are over 10,000 years old."

Ye Liangchen reminded the two women not to get too excited, as he didn't even consider these soul bones that were less than ten thousand years old.

"You're giving us soul bones that are over ten thousand years old? Little Chen, are you serious?"

The two women felt a little unreal upon hearing Ye Liangchen's words. Giving away a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone so casually—that was too generous!

"I thought the pills you made were already amazing enough, but I didn't expect you to also have a soul bone."

Dugu Bo felt that this guy was a nouveau riche, who could just give away soul bones like that.

"Don't worry! The super strong person behind me has plenty of soul bones. I'll ask him for more later and get you a soul bone set."

Ye Liangchen plans to visit the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena later and take some more ten-thousand-year-old soul bones from her cave. He will then put a few pieces in the pockets of his key personnel, since there's no point in keeping those soul bones anyway.

"Thank you, little brother Xiaochen."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were extremely excited. They each kissed Ye Liangchen on the cheek. This little guy had helped their martial souls evolve, and now he was going to give them a ten-thousand-year soul bone set. They would even give themselves to him in gratitude.

"Just how big of a surprise are you going to give me, kid?!"

Dugu Bo was very glad to join this little guy's camp, because his strength might even improve to a higher level in the future.

"300 million once, 300 million twice, 300 million three times, congratulations to guest number 9 for winning the Azure Wolf Soul Bone."

"when…"

As Ma Rulong's gavel fell, the 8000-year-old Azure Wolf Soul Bone was finally bought by someone for 300 million gold soul coins.

Holy crap! An 8000-year-old soul bone is worth 300 million?

Ye Liangchen exclaimed that this soul bone was too valuable. He himself had a 23000-year-old golden eagle torso soul bone, which might fetch 800 million gold soul coins if auctioned.

However, Ye Liangchen did not plan to sell it. This golden eagle torso soul bone was of very high quality and also had the ability to fly. He planned to give it to the ladies around him later and see who needed it.

The items auctioned next were mostly ordinary things, such as rare ores, armor, and famous paintings, and did not cause much of a stir. Ye Liangchen did not see any slaves being auctioned today, thinking that such transactions were not something that could be seen every day.

"Distinguished guests, the next event is a highlight. A mysterious guest has brought two kinds of magical pills, one of which is called Soul Power Pill. As the name suggests, it is a pill that can restore soul power. It is a magical pill that is hundreds of times better than recovery potions."

"The other one is even more advanced, called Jade Flower Pill. It can not only restore the soul power of soul masters, but also has the effect of nourishing and beautifying the skin. It is an absolute beauty and skin care product, especially for women."

"Both types of pills have been verified by a Title Douluo, and I have personally tried them. The effects are miraculous. I guarantee with the reputation of the Heaven Dou Auction House that they are absolutely genuine and honest."

"We will now begin the auction of Soul Power Pills. There are 50 pills in total, with a starting price of 1000 gold soul coins per pill. They will be sold at the final transaction price, and each person can only buy a maximum of three pills."

Ma Rulong began enthusiastically promoting these two miraculous pills to the crowd, and then started the auction.

"Soul Power Pill? Is it that amazing? Let me try one."

"I'll give you 1000, come and have a taste."

At this moment, a Soul Master took the lead in bidding, and the other guests also wanted to see how it would go, since no one knew if this new thing was real.

"Okay, sir, you can give it a try."

Ma Rulong delivered the first Soul Power Pill to that Soul Master. To gain someone's trust, he had to let them try it first.

"Looks good."

The Soul Master smelled the intoxicating fragrance of the pill and swallowed the Soul Power Pill directly. The next moment, his eyes lit up.

"That's amazing."

"I'll take the rest of the pills; I'll pay 1500 each."

The Soul Master immediately recognized the value of this miraculous elixir and wanted to buy it to study it himself.

"Dear guest, you may only purchase a maximum of three."

Ma Rulong spread his hands, thinking to himself, "I've already set the rules, how can I let you break them!"

"I'll pay 2000, give me three."

"I'll offer 2500."

"3000"

"4000"

"5000"

At this moment, everyone saw a business opportunity and wanted to buy the Soul Power Pills and then call on professional Soul Masters to study them.

"Xiao Chen, something's not right. These people probably want to buy your pills and then study them themselves."

Dugu Bo, with his extensive experience, immediately discovered the reason why these people were raising prices so drastically.

"Senior, please rest assured! Without the formula, even the Po clan, the most skilled in alchemy, cannot refine this kind of pill."

"Even if they figure out the ingredients of the medicinal herbs, they still need to know how to combine them, the order in which to add the herbs during the alchemy process, and the control of heat and time. All these conditions are indispensable, otherwise they simply cannot make it."

Ye Liangchen dared to show it, so he wasn't afraid of others studying it. Without the formula, the people of this world simply couldn't make it.

"That's more like it. Although I have studied many herbs, compared to you, I'm nothing."

Dugu Bo really wanted to know who this big shot behind the little guy was, that he could teach such a heaven-defying prodigy.

"Little Chen, does that mean you're the only one on the entire continent who possesses this elixir? It'll be hard not to make money."

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged a glance. This little guy was too amazing; it was as if he had everything under control.

"My dear sisters, please don't take offense."

Ye Liangchen waved his hand dismissively. Soul Power Pills were just the most common Qi-replenishing pills in the "Dan Dian" (Classic of Pills), and were not particularly precious.

10000 Gold Soul Coins

"12000".

"15000".

"20000"

A few minutes later, the price of Soul Power Pills was driven up to 20000 per pill.

"No one else is bidding? Then let's settle on 20000 gold soul coins per piece."

After Ma Rulong announced the final price, a group of people rushed forward to pay and then divide up the 50 Soul Power Pills. These people mainly wanted to buy them back for their own research, and 6 gold soul coins were just a drop in the ocean for them.

Ye Liangchen was quite surprised that Ma Rulong's methods were so effective, selling Soul Power Pills for 100 million gold soul coins.

Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling were also stunned. The speed at which they were making money was simply unimaginable.

"Distinguished guests, the next item to be auctioned is the Jade Flower Pill. The starting price is 3000 Gold Soul Coins, and each person can purchase a maximum of 2 pills."

The Soul Power Pill alone fetched a price of 100 million gold soul coins, which pleased Ma Rulong. So he immediately seized the opportunity and began auctioning the Jade Flower Pill.

I'll offer 4000.

"5000"

"6000"

"..."

Those Soul Masters who had previously bid for Soul Power Pills immediately recognized their value after consuming one, and upon seeing Ma Rulong launch Jade Flower Pills, they immediately raised prices wildly.

"10000"

"..."

"50000"

"60000"

Ultimately, the price of Jade Flower Pills was driven up to 60000 gold soul coins per pill. All 30 Jade Flower Pills were snapped up by a group of people whose purpose was the same as before: to buy them back for their own research.

"Thank you, distinguished guests. This concludes today's auction."

After auctioning off all the items, Ma Rulong respectfully bowed to all the guests.

At this moment, in the VIP box where Ye Liangchen was, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were petrified, their mouths agape in an "o" shape.

"Xiao Chen, you've earned over 200 million gold soul coins just like that, it's like you're picking up money off the ground."

Dugu Bo chuckled and said, "This little guy has really made a lot of noise."

"Click..."

At this moment, the hidden door to the VIP box opened, and Ma Rulong walked in with a smile.

"Young man, your pills have sold for a total of 280 million gold soul coins. After deducting the 5% commission, you will have 2786000 gold soul coins left."

"This is your Gold Soul Coin card, which has two cards with a limit of one million. Please click on the rest."

The auction of Ye Liangchen's pills earned the auction house a commission of over 10,000 gold soul coins, which made Ma Rulong very excited.

"Thank you, Steward Ma. If I have any pills to auction next time, I will definitely cooperate with you."

Ye Liangchen put away a bunch of gold soul coin cards, feeling very comfortable. He never expected that his first auction of pills would make him a millionaire.

"We would very much like to welcome your cooperation."

In Ma Rulong's mind, a customer like Ye Liangchen was practically a god of wealth!

"Manager Ma, we'll be leaving now."

Ye Liangchen and his group bid farewell to Ma Rulong and left the auction house.

"Please take your leave, distinguished guests. Thank you for coming."

Ma Rulong saw Ye Liangchen and the others off from the auction house, eagerly anticipating their next collaboration.

(End of this chapter)