572: Chapter 572 Auction

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see, the first auction item."

"A portion of Gold Resonance Stone. I won't go into too much detail; it is a Divine Body Treasure for forging and Cultivating a Super-grade Divine Body."

"The starting bid is 10,000 credits."

"Please place your bids."

Daphne's alluring voice rang out through the hall.

Xiao Weiqing put down the Gold Resonance Stone in his hand and returned to his seat; he did not need a Divine Body Treasure.

"11,000."

Scarcely had Daphne finished speaking when someone began to bid; the voice came from a private room on the second floor.

"12,000."

Someone else made a bid.

"13,000."

"..."

"18,000."

The price quickly reached 18,000.

Ji Sheng listened to the bidding below and said, "A portion of Gold Resonance Stone is worth 20,000 credits at most. Anything above that isn't worth it."

Sure enough.

The bidding below began to slow down, and only two voices remained in competition.

"18,500."

"18,700."

"18,800."

"19,000. If it goes higher, you can have it," said someone in a private room on the second floor.

"Honored guest, you may only bid; you may not interfere with your words."

Daphne warned coldly.

"Apologies."

Daphne nodded slightly.

"Please continue."

"19,500."

Another private room on the second floor made a bid.

19,500. Once this price was called, the hall fell silent for a few seconds.

Daphne said, "19,500. Are there any higher bids?"

"Is there anyone else?"

The hammer in Daphne's hand was already raised.

"19,500, going once."

"19,500, going twice."

"19,500..."

Daphne suddenly paused and smiled charmingly. "Guess, is there a second Divine Body Treasure tonight?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

the people sitting on the first floor of the hall began to whisper.

"Please keep quiet."

Daphne then prepared to drop the hammer.

"19,500, going..."

"20,000."

A buyer made a bid, coming from the first-floor hall.

Daphne beamed. "Very good. This honored guest bids 20,000. Is there any higher?"

In a certain private room on the second floor, two people were sitting.

One of them was the man who had just bid 19,500.

At this moment, the man's expression turned cold. "This Daphne..."

"Watch your tongue."

His companion scolded him.

"Hmph."

On the third floor, in a luxury private room.

Xiao Weiqing asked Ji Sheng, "Is this allowed?"

"Why wouldn't it be? Daphne didn't say anything wrong," said Jate. "The auction house naturally wants to sell the treasure for a high price. If you don't think it's worth it, just don't bid."

Xiao Weiqing felt helpless. Daphne really hadn't said anything; everything was the buyers' own choice. But what if there was only one Divine Body Treasure?

Those who wanted a Divine Body Treasure dared not gamble.

"21,000."

A buyer made a bid, still coming from the first-floor hall.

"22,000."

The second buyer made a bid, still from the first-floor hall.

"23,000."

The third one.

"23,500."

Another buyer bid; several rounds of bidding had all come from buyers on the first floor.

The competition was even more intense than before, leaving Xiao Weiqing a bit confused.

"Are the buyers in the first-floor hall all this capable?"

Jate laughed. "It's not that they have the strength, but the civilizations behind them do—no, the civilizations behind them don't have the strength either."

"Huh?"

Xiao Weiqing was even more confused now. What did it mean to have strength, yet not have strength?

Ji Sheng explained, "Those are all members from the lower three Heavens. Many come from Level 1 civilizations or have just stepped into Level 2 civilizations. They use the power of their entire civilization to bid for a Divine Body Treasure to concentrate resources on cultivating one person."

"For an individual, it counts as having some ability, but that's about it."

"I see."

Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly. For some reason, he suddenly felt some sympathy for them.

"If you hadn't entered the Sixth Heaven, you would likely be the same in the future. Your entire civilization would do its best to Cultivate you, and this situation of bidding for a treasure for you would also occur."

Xiao Weiqing didn't speak. He could only say in his heart that Ji Sheng was overthinking it. Even if their Blue Star Civilization were sold off, it wouldn't be worth 20,000 credits. They were only counted as a Level 1 civilization because there was no rating lower than Level 1.

Or rather.

In the rating, Xiao Weiqing himself accounted for more than half, if not more.

"25,000."

A buyer in the hall shouted excitedly.

Three seconds passed, and there was no next bid.

Daphne began to raise the hammer.

"25,000, going once."

"25,000, going twice."

Daphne paused.

The one who bid 25,000 was a young man. Seeing Daphne pause, his heart skipped a beat, and he even began to pray, hoping Daphne wouldn't speak and that no one else would bid.

Fortunately, Daphne didn't say anything more.

"25,000, going three times, sold."

The hammer fell.

"Thud!"

As the hammer fell, the young man who placed the bid collapsed into his seat.

Two old men sat behind the young man and said with trembling voices, "Bin, you are the hope of our civilization. You must enter the Fourth Heaven."

"I will, Elder."

"Mm, Cultivate well. We are returning tomorrow."

"Elder, travel safely. I swear I will enter the Fourth Heaven."

"Of course we believe in you. You are the most outstanding Genius our civilization has seen in a thousand years."

The first auction item was sold for the high price of 25,000.

A 25% premium over the market price.

Xiao Weiqing couldn't say whether the person who bought the first treasure had lost or gained.

"Ji Sheng, the first item was 25,000. Won't the ones later be even higher? My few tens of thousands of credits aren't enough at all."

Xiao Weiqing had thought that with 50,000 credits, he could really buy some treasures; at the very least, he could replace the blade in his hand.

Now it seemed that being able to buy one item would be good enough.

"Hahaha."

Ji Sheng laughed loudly. "What are you thinking? How could the rest all be like this? The first treasure is for warming up the atmosphere, so its value is definitely higher."

"The next few treasures will only be a few thousand credits. Treasures costing over 10,000 will only appear again in the second half of the auction."

Jate nodded. "Xiao Weiqing, rest assured. With a few tens of thousands of credits here, while you might not be the richest, you are definitely a big spender. Just watch slowly."

Upon hearing this,

Xiao Weiqing felt much more at ease.

The auction continued.

Sure enough.

The second auction item was displayed.

"Source Tree, 800 years old."

"Starting bid: 1,000."

"Please place your bids!"

Daphne said coquettishly.

A Source Tree is a type of tree that gathers Source Power from the Universe. Its collection range is related to its age.

Clearly, it was a treasure prepared for lower-level civilizations.

"1,200."

Unlike the first treasure, the moment the price of 1,200 was called, the hall suddenly went quiet.

Because the one who bid was Xiao Weiqing.

Even Daphne looked toward Private Room No. 4 in surprise.

A full five seconds.

No one bid.

Fortunately, Daphne did not forget her job.

"The honored guest in Private Room No. 4 bids 1,200. Are there any higher bids?"

Ten seconds passed.

Still, no one bid.

"1,200, going once."

"1,200, going twice."

"1,200... going three times, sold!"

"Thud!"

The small hammer fell.

Daphne did not use any Gu, and proceeded to sell the second item at a normal auction pace.