Actually, the young man's words were not without reason. A crystal-loaded matrix could usually block all kinds of detection signals from the outside world. Thus, ordinary people and equipment could not detect what was inside it.
However, for Origin Ability experts, this obstacle did not exist. Experts who had reached the level of Battle Lord or Battle General had extremely sharp senses.
Although they might not be able to see through it with a single glance, at the very least, it wouldn't be a problem for them to make a rough guess through their perception. Furthermore, it wasn't strange for those who specialized in this line of work and cultivated the relevant secret scriptures to have special methods to investigate the inside.
The question was, did such a person exist in this place?
If there was such a person, why would he still be here?
He would have been poached away by the various major forces of the Federal Empire.
Faced with the young man's doubts, Ding Meng had no choice but to respond, "You don't need to hear about it, because you will see it very soon."
The young man sneered and said, "What's inside?"
Ding Meng calmly replied, "Finished purple stones. An entire box of them. There are 2,082 of them."
The crowd once again burst into discussion. If there were 2,000 finished purple crystals, then this box of goods was really worth 600 million Star Credits. In reality, it was far more than that, because everyone present knew that the 600 million that Ding Meng had said was just a conservative estimate.
The young man sneered even more coldly. "Anyone can make wild guesses, but what if there aren't purple crystals inside?"
Ding Meng's voice also turned cold. "Then I'll buy it with my own money."
The young man looked him up and down and could not help but laugh. "600 million Star Credits. Do you have that much money?"
Ding Meng asked in return, "But if it is, won't you buy it with six billion Star Credits?"
"You …" The young man choked again. Wasn't this logic a little too overbearing?
Why should he pay ten times the price if he bought it?
However, he quickly thought it through. If there really were purple crystals inside, everyone would probably bid fiercely. After all, it was worth far more than 600 million.
However, did Ding Meng look like someone who could take out 600 million Star Credits?
He believed that everyone present knew what was going on.
For a moment, the hall fell into silence. The atmosphere was a little awkward because Ding Meng hoped that Guan Bai could stand up and defend him. However, he knew that this was impossible. Lu Ming and Guan Bai didn't really trust him yet.
Suddenly, a gentle and beautiful female voice broke the awkwardness on the stage. "I bid 600 million star coins."
Following the voice, everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Xu Mengqing who spoke with an expressionless face.
Little Rascal appeared to be very puzzled. "This woman, she just despised Ding Meng, and now she's supporting Ding Meng. What is she thinking?"
Xu Mengqing's thoughts were definitely not something that Little Rascal could understand. When she spoke, there was a hidden meaning behind her words: Starbow Corporation wanted to take back this batch of goods.
As for her supporting Ding Meng?
Even Ding Meng himself would not have such thoughts.
After a few more minutes of silence in the hall, Lu Ming had no choice but to speak again. "Is there anyone else who would like to bid?"
Seeing that everyone was lowering their heads and whispering to each other, Lu Ming had no choice but to ask politely, "Miss Xu, would you like to sell the goods on the spot?"
"Sell!" Xu Mengqing spat out this word without hesitation.
As soon as she finished speaking, before her bodyguards could even come up, the young man had already climbed onto the box. He turned on his photon computer and aimed it at the gene lock.
The steel plate at the corner of the box was quickly lifted. The young man almost buried his head inside. He had to take a closer look, and he had to get Ding Meng out of here.
About twenty seconds later, the young man retracted his head. When he raised his head to look at Ding Meng again, the shock in his eyes was obvious to anyone.
Old Man Hu couldn't help but ask, "What's in there?"
The young man listlessly pressed the wrist device, and the light screen showed the sample again. It was a round purple-black crystal, and its surface was wrapped in a circle of faintly discernible white brilliance.
Obviously, this batch of crystals was not only of better quality, but also had been processed. It was worth more than 600 million Star Coins.
A conservative estimate was more than 1 billion Star Coins.
"Clap, clap, clap, clap —"
Someone took the lead, and the VIPs in the hall all applauded. Obviously, they were impressed by Ding Meng's amazing prediction ability.
At the same time, these people secretly regretted that Old Man Hu got the first box, but Xu Mengqing took the risk and won the second box.
Of course, not everyone had such courage. If the box was full of garbage, the 600 million Star Coins would have been wasted.
It was worth 600 million Star Coins, which was almost the price of half of the Tyrael armor.
"You can leave now!" Ding Meng still said the same words.
The young man didn't even have the courage to refute. He walked to Old Man Hu's table dejectedly.
When he approached, Old Man Hu didn't even look at him. He also knew that Old Man Hu was not angry with him, but hated the Extreme Pirate Corps for making such a monster.
He didn't know where Wild Wolf came from. He actually had such an ability. The most annoying thing was that the Extreme Pirate Corps even invited such a person.
With this beginning, Lu Ming would be stupid if he didn't take the opportunity to make a fuss.
Sure enough, as the third box was carried in, Lu Ming looked at Ding Meng with a particularly soft look. "Brother Wolf, would you like to give a starting price for this box?
We are willing to pay the consulting service fee. "
Ding Meng's words were almost the same. "My fee is very expensive, and the price is different every time."
Lu Ming smiled sincerely, at least he looked sincere. "I, Lu Ming, promise you in front of all the VIPs that I am willing to pay 15% of the fee for your hard work as the consulting service fee."
This price was not insincere. Ding Meng was also clear about this market, so he slowly raised three fingers and said slowly, "300 million star coins."
Before he could finish saying the word "coin", voices from all directions rang out.
"350 million!"
"400 million!"
"450 million!"
"500 million!"
"550 million!"
"600 million!"
…
This round of bidding was not in units of 10 million, but in units of 50 million. The guests in the whole hall fought for five minutes before they stopped. The last bidder was a woman called "Sister Hua" by Lu Ming. She called out a price of "2.2 billion".
There were not many things in this box. There were five small boxes in it, which contained the finished white stone, the finished blue stone, 20 strangely shaped emerald green alloy blades, and a very old smart chip.
The value of the alloy blades and the chips was not clear for the time being, but in the fifth box, there were eight colored diamonds of completely different colors and shapes. The smallest one was half the size of a fist, and the largest one was no smaller than a cup. The value of these eight diamonds was probably far more than 2.2 billion star coins.
In the distance, Sister Hua was laughing so hard that she could not close her mouth, and Lu Ming was also full of joy. He kept saying "congratulations" over and over again. This price had far exceeded his expectations.
After the auction, it was necessary to have a good talk with this Wild Wolf. It was better for this kind of talent to stay in the Extreme Pirate Corps. Lu Ming secretly made up his mind.
However, Lu Ming's joy did not last long, because from this round onwards, the situation had changed again.
As long as Ding Meng opened his mouth to set the price, the first person to raise her hand was Xu Mengqing.
Ding Meng opened the fourth box with 1 billion, and Xu Mengqing opened the fourth box with 3 billion.
Ding Meng opened the fifth box with 800 million, and Xu Mengqing did not hesitate to bid 2.4 billion.
Ding Meng opened the sixth box with an astonishing 3.2 billion, and Xu Mengqing did not even blink her eyes: 9.6 billion.
…
This situation continued until the tenth box. As long as Ding Meng set the price, Xu Mengqing would buy it directly at three times the price, and she did not sell it on the spot. It seemed that she maintained absolute trust in Ding Meng, but in fact, the other guests around them could sense the arrogance in her words.
Xu Mengqing was so straightforward that she expressed the attitude of the Starbow Group to everyone: these goods were originally the goods of the Starbow Group, and now they were willing to buy them back at three times the price, which was a great respect to everyone. If anyone jumped out to compete with them, don't blame them for being rude.
Therefore, during this process, no one in the hall bid. Xu Mengqing bought all ten boxes in less than half an hour.
It was not until the eleventh box was carried in that Ding Meng showed a dignified look. When he was in the mining area, he had scanned this box. There was a polygonal stone in it, which was about the size of the long table in the hall. It looked like a gem, but it was definitely not one, because Little Rascal and Little Love had analyzed it before: it was more than 90% likely to be a silver core stone.
Seeing Ding Meng's expression, Xu Mengqing said coldly, "Mr. Wolf, why don't you set the price this time?"
Ding Meng smiled and said, "Miss Xu, the price this time is a little high. I'm a little worried."
Xu Mengqing said proudly, "The last thing you need to worry about is money. Just name your price."
Ding Meng slowly stretched out three fingers. Mr. Hu frowned and said, "3 billion?"
"No!" Ding Meng shook his head and said seriously, "It's 30 billion star coins."
"Hiss —"
Everyone in the surroundings sucked in a breath of cold air. What exactly was in there?
How could it be set at such a high price?
Xu Mengqing seemed to be shocked by the price. She didn't speak at the first moment.
If she quoted three times the price, it would be 90 billion star coins. What kind of concept was this?
This was equivalent to nearly a hundred mainstream battle armors on the current market and two advanced medium-sized attack starships. If this money was used to nurture talents, it would not be difficult to nurture twenty high-level Origin Energy Warriors within ten years if it was operated properly.
Strictly speaking, this was no longer as simple as wealth. This was a power in his own hands. Using it to exchange for better things, was it worth it?
Was it worth it?
The pros and cons of this really needed to be considered.
Xu Mengqing pondered for a long time before saying again, "How about this, I'll buy it for 40 billion star coins. Is Captain Lu satisfied with this price?"
Lu Ming's smile was as gentle as it could be. "Miss Xu's sincerity, we …"
His words were abruptly interrupted, "I'll also buy it for 41 billion star coins. I'd like to see what's inside."
Xu Mengqing's expression changed, Lu Ming's smile also froze, and the eyes of all the guests became surprised and aghast.
Who was it?
How dare they!
They dared to openly go against the Starbow Group!