All of a sudden, the entire floor of the Sacrificial Auction House seemed to be silent. Everyone turned their heads and looked in the direction of the voice. When they saw Qin Shi in a black robe, they couldn't help but frown.
"Where did this little guy come from? How could he bid 10,000 Xuan Crystals?"
10,000 Xuan Crystals, even for the big shots here, was not something they could squander casually. For this reason, everyone began to weigh in their hearts, wondering whether the essence blood was worth 100,000 Xuan Crystals or not.
"The essence blood from the leader of the Seven-colored Magic Cloud Snakes is indeed precious, but it is not a Beast Elixir after all. The power contained in it is limited. Even if it is absorbed, it will not have any effect. 10,000 Xuan Crystals, I give up."
"I also give up. I am trying my best for the Upper Level Spiritual Stones. I thought I would test the waters with a few thousand Xuan Crystals. If I could get it, I would get it. Now that the bid has reached 10,000, I will naturally give way to this little brother."
The big shots from all over the continent shook their heads. However, these people were, after all, prestigious. If one wanted them to give way, there must be a way out.
Being deeply aware of this, Qin Shi stood up and cupped his hands together. He looked around and smiled, "In that case, I will have to thank all of you seniors. This lowly one has just arrived and was indeed a little rash earlier. If I have offended all of you, I hope that everyone will forgive me."
Qin Shi's words were spoken in a very dignified manner. Those who were already thinking of retreating naturally did not argue with him. Instead, a few people laughed and said, "Hehe, little brother, you must be joking. Young people should have this kind of vigor. I think I was the same back then. Not bad, not bad, I admire you very much."
Hearing this, Qin Shi was relieved. He looked at the stage. Liu Feifei's elegant hand was already holding the Little Golden Hammer and hitting it gently, "10,000 Xuan Crystals, going once."
"10,000 Xuan Crystals, going twice."
In a short period of time, the two hits felt like a thousand years in Qin Shi's heart. It was very hard to bear. Seeing the last hit, he clenched his teeth hard.
"Wait!"
But all of a sudden, a hoarse voice rang out, causing Qin Shi's heart to skip a beat. When he turned to look at the source of the voice, he saw a withered shadow standing up. This was an old man, the corner of his mouth curled up into a mocking smile as he said, "Such a good treasure, 10,000 Red Beans is indeed a little too little. If the hammer falls like this, I'm afraid that even the Memorial Auction House will lose a lot of money, right?
Why don't I add a bit of a gimmick? 15,000? "
"Hiss …!"
Those few words, which seemed light and indifferent, were like a sledgehammer hammering fiercely on Qin Shi's chest, causing his face to turn ashen. Because of this, the entire audience was boiling with noise.
"Look, it's that old Daoist from the Han family."
"Indeed, I didn't expect them to come to the auction this time. I thought it was just the lowest level auction and they wouldn't appear."
"Hmm, they must have received some information in advance, and there is something that their family needs."
"Perhaps it is the essence blood of this Rainbow Magic Cloud Snake."
There was a lot of discussion, and even Li Qi frowned when he saw the old man. "Old Daoist Han?
Damn it, I actually forgot about this old man. "
"You know him?" Qin Shi asked.
Li Qi nodded solemnly. "Hmm, this Old Daoist Han is the second elder of the Han family. The Han family is also a native family in Merchant City, and they have a lot of influence. Most importantly, the Han family is very strange. They often collect the beast cores and essence blood of dire beasts, and they pay special attention to the beast cores and essence blood of the ferocious beasts that are ranked on the God List. Once they appear, almost all of them will be plundered by them."
"There's such a thing?"
Qin Shi's face darkened, and he thought to himself, "If what Li Qi said is right, then this old man's action is definitely not a coincidence."
"Hmm, and I think that his thinking should be the same as yours. He didn't speak earlier because he was waiting for an opportunity. He wanted to shout out a sky-high price to scare people away, but you got the upper hand," the Blood Shaman said.
Qin Shi nodded, and his expression turned slightly awkward. To be honest, fifteen thousand red beans was not much of a threat to a person like him who had no concept of money. Since he had promised Little Mi Cai, he would not hesitate even if it was a hundred and fifty thousand, let alone a mere fifteen thousand. But … but the problem was that he did not have any more red beans, and the ten thousand was lent to him by Li Qi.
"This is troublesome."
Seeing Liu Feifei knock the hammer again, Qin Shi became anxious.
At this time, Li Qi gritted his teeth indignantly. Suddenly, he extended his hand and passed three black cards to Qin Shi. "Big brother, this is thirty thousand red beans. Take it and fight with this old man. I'm not convinced that he dares to fight with my big brother!" Qin Shi was stunned.
"Hmm?"
Looking at the three black cards, Qin Shi's heart was thumping wildly. If the ten thousand red beans had surprised him, then the thirty thousand red beans that followed had really shocked him.
"Just what is this kid's background?"
In total, that was four hundred thousand Glazed Crystals. Qin Shi was very clear about this figure. In Hundred Tides, that was a fortune that could rival a country's.
Because of that, his understanding of Li Qi changed once again.
"Hehe, I didn't expect that this little brother that I got to know by accident would become my savior."
Qin Shi smiled bitterly. Then, he held the three black cards and said emotionally, "Li Qi, I remember what you lent me. I'll return more to you sooner or later."
"Why are you saying that? Are you my big brother?" Li Qi smiled innocently.
This made Qin Shi feel an inexplicable warmth in his heart. He just realized that this problematic young man was actually quite adorable. He nodded and raised the black card in his hand. "Twenty thousand!"
"W-what?
Twenty thousand? That kid called out twenty thousand? "
More and more people exclaimed. Among the exclamations, twenty thousand was still a small number. More people were exclaiming because Qin Shi was going against the Han Family. One of them curled his lips and said, "This kid is really young and impetuous. Of all the people he could offend, why did he offend the Han Family?
This time, he's in trouble. "
Even Liu Feifei frowned slightly and glanced at Qin Shi meaningfully. However, she did not say anything and just raised the golden hammer silently. "Twenty thousand, going once!"
Old Taoist Han frowned. However, he was obviously not one of those hooligans on the streets. After living for a hundred years, he was very shrewd. He just said calmly, "Little brother, you're not bad. This way, you can increase the profit of the memorial auction. Alright then, I'll compete with you. Twenty thousand."
Qin Shi frowned, but Li Qi said unhappily from the side, "Hmph, this old fellow. He is increasing the price by one thousand and one thousand. It looks like he wants to trap you, Big Brother. Big Brother, just thirty thousand and chase him away."
After hesitating for a while, Qin Shi wanted to take it slow. However, these red beans were sponsored by Li Qi after all. He could not disobey him, so he raised the number plate and said, "Thirty thousand."
"Hiss …!"
Qin Shi raised the price again, causing everyone to gasp in surprise. Many of them even began to rejoice that they had backed off earlier. Otherwise, they would be in a difficult position now.
"This kid is not simple. Just from the fact that he can take out three hundred thousand Xuan Crystals, he's either rich or noble."
Some of them had even made up their minds to play up to Qin Shi.
However, Qin Shi did not pay much attention to their thoughts. His attention was on Old Taoist Han. Moreover, he could clearly feel that thirty thousand red beans had caused Old Taoist Han, who had always been as calm as an ancient well, to waver. Therefore, he clenched his teeth and prepared to take advantage of the situation. When no one else was bidding, he raised the number plate again. "Hehe, that's not right. After all, this is the essence and blood of the leader of the Seven-colored Magic Cloud Snakes. Thirty thousand red beans would be an insult to his reputation when he was alive. How about forty thousand?"
"Forty, forty thousand?
He's raising his own price?
What is he thinking? "
Quite a few people were shocked, and only a small portion of people sighed in admiration. Qin Shi's method seemed reckless, but it produced a very subtle effect. If he was just waiting for Old Daoist Han to call out a price before increasing it, then it would definitely be a fight to the death. He might as well use this method to intimidate Old Daoist Han.
Old Taoist Han's face was obviously gloomy. For the first time, he glared at Qin Shi with killing intent. Four hundred thousand Xuan Crystals was a great fortune for anyone, wasn't it?
Qin Shi thought so, so he was waiting for Liu Feifei's hammer.
"Forty thousand, once!"
"Forty thousand, twice!"
After two consecutive hammer strikes, Old Taoist Han finally did not raise the price blindly. It seemed that even he had to hesitate about four hundred thousand Xuan Crystals. When the hammer was about to fall for the third time and Old Taoist Han's eyes were cold, a thin figure suddenly came to his side and said, "Second Patriarch, the family has ordered us to get the essence and blood of the Seven-colored Magic Cloud Snake at any cost."
"At any cost?"
"Yes, the family head has already confirmed the ranking of the Seven-colored Magic Cloud Snake on the Divine List. It is almost the same as our speculation. It is on the same level as the Real Dragon, Luan and Phoenix. As one of the four ancient divine beasts in the Beast Realm, as long as we can get the essence and blood of the Seven-colored Magic Cloud Snake, our plan of many years will be realized." The figure lowered his voice and then reached out to Old Taoist Han. "Here are one hundred thousand red beans."
"One hundred thousand?"
The corner of Old Taoist Han's mouth twitched. He obviously did not expect the Han family to pay so much attention to the Seven-colored Magic Cloud Snake. But with one hundred thousand on him, he was obviously relieved. The hatred in his eyes towards Qin Shi was replaced by mockery. He smiled and said, "Haha, young man, you are so bold. But you are right. Thirty thousand is indeed a little too little for a leader, but forty thousand is not much either. Then I will add another fifty thousand."
Clang!
Qin Shi's eyes turned cold. He did not expect Old Taoist Han to add more, but this was already his limit.
He clenched his teeth hard, but Li Qi was getting angrier. He reached into his clothes and was about to take out more black cards for Qin Shi. Just as Qin Shi was about to take out more than ten black cards from his collar, an intense gaze suddenly shocked Qin Shi.