The auctioneer smiled. "Alright, let's begin the auction for this gun. However, before we start, I must remind everyone not to try to disassemble it. This gun's manufacturing technique is very strange, and rashly disassembling it will easily destroy the gun and cause the internal bullets to explode. Aside from Hunters, there shouldn't be many people who can survive 23 bullets with a power level of 80,000."
Many people paled, as it was obvious that they had been planning to disassemble the gun, but they had been frightened by the auctioneer's words.
Actually, most people were not stupid. If they could obtain the technique, then the auction house would not sell it. If they dared to sell it, then it meant that they could not obtain the technique.
"Let the auction begin. The starting price is 500 star essence," the auctioneer shouted, and the bidding continued.
Although 500 star essence was expensive, many people would rather spend that money than save their lives.
It didn't take long for the price to soar to over a thousand star essence.
Everyone who dared to participate in the Sea King's Dome's auction was rich, and Lu Yin sighed.
At this moment, he felt that Old Cai's price for the Money Bomb was too good. The Money Bomb's power level was over 100,000, and three of them were only worth a hundred star essence. Lu Yin felt that he had misunderstood Old Cai, as the man was not that greedy.
After the price broke through a thousand star essence, it slowly came to a stop. This was already a huge sum, as the Blackbeard Pirates would only be able to offer a thousand star essence to the Blackbeard Pirates.
"One thousand two hundred cubic meters."
"1,300."
"One thousand five hundred."
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The bidding gradually died down, and only the VIP rooms were bidding. The crowd below could only watch the show. It was not that they could not afford the price, but that the price had already exceeded the value of the gun. A gun without the technique was not worth that much.
Finally, the room to the left of Lu Yin raised the price to 2,000, but no one dared to bid.
Lu Yin made his move and pressed a button to increase the price by 50.
The crowd did not expect anyone to compete, and neither did the room to the left. He immediately increased the price by 200 star essence, as if he was determined to obtain the gun.
Lu Yin pressed the button again.
The other party increased the price by another 100.
This process repeated until the price finally reached 3,000 star essence.
Many people were shocked, as this price was enough to hire a peak Cruiser as a bodyguard for a period of time. During that period of time, there was no limit to the number of times a person could attack. The price far exceeded this gun, and the price was still rising.
"4,000 star essence." The person in the room on the left was clearly impatient, and he immediately raised the price.
Lu Yin did not mind, and he pressed the button to add another fifty. Come on, let's compete with money! You're competing with the Sea King! Forget about this gun, even the entire Sea King's Dome belongs to you!
"Seventh Brother, this gun won't be of much use to you, right? Why must you buy it?"
After Lu Yin had broken through to the peak of the Limiteer realm, Lu Yin had removed the seal on him. The monkey had been sealed off for three months, and he had been so angry that he had not spoken for an entire day. Now, he could no longer hold himself back.
Lu Yin replied, "I bought it for Ming Yan to protect herself."
The monkey rolled his eyes, as he really hadn't expected this. "Have you thought it through? You've already spent more than ten thousand star essence. Aren't you afraid of attracting the Sea King's attention?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Lulu surpassed that long ago. She'll probably surpass 20,000 in a day," Lu Yin said casually.
Ghost Monkey thought about it and agreed.
The one on the left didn't expect Lu Yin to continue competing and raised the price by another five hundred, but Lu Yin continued to press the button unhurriedly. This was the life of the rich, buying without asking for the price.
The crowd below was stunned, as this price was too high. Since the establishment of this auction house, such a high price had rarely appeared, and even the auctioneer had stopped.
Thud, thud, thud.
"Come in," Lu Yin said casually as he looked down.
The person who had arrived was from the auction house, and he tactfully asked Lu Yin to provide proof of his assets. Lu Yin immediately took out his token and waved it, but the other party simply left and went to another room.
The price had already risen to 5,000 star essence, and Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. Something was wrong; was there a need to spend so much money on a gun?
He had the Sea King reimbursing him, so did the other party?
That would be troublesome. If he continued to compete like this, he wouldn't be able to obtain a result even by the next morning.
If the Sea King wasn't reimbursing him, then there was only one explanation: the other party either knew the origins of the gun, or they were confident that they could disassemble it and study it. If they could, then the value of the gun would not be simple.
The strange thing was, why didn't the owner of the gun sell it at a larger auction house? There would definitely be people who would want to buy it and study it, and the price would definitely be very high.
Thud, thud, thud.
There was another round of knocking, and this time, a young man entered. He was stunned when he saw Lu Yin, as he clearly recognized him.
Lu Yin's reputation in the universe was quite high, especially among the younger generation.
"Oh, it's Representative Lu," the young man greeted.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. If this person called him Representative Lu, was he from the Ten Arbiters Council?
"And you are?"
"I'm Xun Tao from the Xun family from the Ascension Flowzone," the young man replied politely.
Lu Yin suddenly understood. "I was wondering who could be so rich. So it's the Xun family that's competing with me for that gun." He pressed on the button and continued to compete.
Xun Tao awkwardly replied, "We didn't expect Representative Lu to be here either. If we had known, we would have definitely come to visit."
Lu Yin's goal was obvious; he wanted Lu Yin to give up on the gun. Lu Yin had interacted with Xun Jiong before, and the gun wasn't that important to him. Actually, he could give it up, but Xun Jiong's attitude towards him on the ship had left a bad taste in his mouth. Although Lu Yin didn't mind, that attitude made it clear that they weren't on the same side. There was no need for them to be friends, and they would fight for their own things. Lu Yin also had use for a weapon with a power level of 80,000. "Brother Xun, you're too polite. The Xun family even helped the Great Yu Empire denounce the Ross Empire, so we're all on the same side."
Xun Tao's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak when Lu Yin continued, "Right, Brother Xun, can you do me a favor?
Give up on that gun. It's very important to me, and we're all on the same side. I'm sure that Brother Xun won't refuse. "
Xun Tao was stunned, as Lu Yin had taken the initiative to speak. He thought about it and said, "Representative Lu, you should know that the Xun family specializes in mechanisms, and that gun is also useful to the Xun family. I wonder if Representative Lu can make things easier for us?
If you have any problems in the future, you can contact the Xun family. "
Lu Yin snickered inwardly, as Xun Jiong's attitude towards him had explained everything. Xun Tao didn't have as high a status as Xun Jiong, and his words were nothing more than empty promises. He was just toying with Lu Yin. "That's difficult. This gun is also very important to me." He pressed the button again, and the price outside had already risen to nearly 6,000 star essence.
Xun Tao's expression turned ugly. "Representative Lu, can't you give the Xun family some face?
The Xun family did help the Great Yu Empire in the past. "
"Brother Xun, you haven't forgotten what happened on Shenwu Continent, right? I was the one who saved your Xun family's successor, Xun Jiong. Why don't you make things easier for me and consider it as repayment for saving Xun Jiong's life?" Lu Yin smiled.
Xun Tao took a deep breath, and his face sank. "If that's the case, then we can only use money to decide who's better."
Lu Yin nodded and took out the Sea King's token. "Yes, let's use money to decide who's better."
Xun Tao was stunned when he saw the token. How could they compete?
Even if they gave up the entire Xun family, they still wouldn't be able to compete with the Sea King!
He had accompanied Xun Jiong here, so how could he not know that the Sea King's token could be used for expenses? Xun Jiong also had one, but he was truly participating in the selection, so how could he lose it? Even if he wanted to use it now, it was too late since Xun Jiong wasn't around.
"Representative Lu, tomorrow is the day of the Sea King's son-in-law selection. Aren't you afraid of angering the Sea King by wantonly squandering the token?" Xun Tao couldn't help but threaten.
Lu Yin waved a hand. "You're overthinking things. What kind of person is the Sea King? Why would he care about a mere few tens of thousands of essence? It looks like the Xun family isn't that wealthy after all. Poverty has limited your imagination."
Xun Tao was furious, but he was also shocked. From what Lu Yin had said, this person's bottom line was actually a few tens of thousands of essence. They hadn't brought that much money with them when they left. "Fine. Since Representative Lu isn't willing to give the Xun family face, I'll report it myself. Take care, Representative Lu." He then turned and left.
Lu Yin sneered, as this was his personality. If Xun Jiong's attitude towards him was bad, then he wouldn't be friendly. If Watermoon Villa had asked him to give up, then he would have done so without a second thought. Xun Jiong could only blame himself for having such a bad attitude towards him. Although he had taken advantage of the situation when he had forced those people to sign the agreement, he had still saved them, so it could be considered a transaction.
"Well done, Seventh Bro. I just can't stand that Xun Jiong, but you've also offended a family," the monkey commented.
Lu Yin smiled. "There are too many families in the universe, and I don't need to wander around if I'm afraid of offending others. I've even offended the Daynight clan, so why should I be afraid of the Xun family?"
"That's true."
In the end, the spear was sold for 6,700 star essence, which was a sky-high price for the item itself. Even if Lu Yin didn't have to pay for it himself, he still felt his heart ache.
Including this spear, he had spent a total of 15,000 star essence over the past three days. Fortunately, he hadn't spent as much as Lulu, as she had definitely spent more than 20,000 star essence.
Lu Yin walked out of the auction house and looked up at the sky. It was already dark, and the Sea King's son-in-law selection would begin in about ten hours. These past three days had been very fulfilling.
Within the auction house, Xun Tao watched Lu Yin's departing figure with a gloomy expression. Behind him, a middle-aged man said, "The family head ordered us to bring the item back. Now that it's in his hands, it'll be difficult to get it back."
Xun Tao coldly replied, "It doesn't matter. This person definitely won't be able to become the Sea King's son-in-law. As long as he leaves the Sea King's Dome, he'll have a chance." He suddenly thought of something, and his lips curled up.
Just as Lu Yin was about to return to the manor to rest, a giant screen of light rose into the sky and blocked out the sun. Everyone looked up and saw the scene of the five Skyfall Cascades on the screen. There were several names at the bottom of each Skyfall Cascade, and Lu Yin also found his name. It was at the bottom of the southeastern Skyfall Cascade.
At the top of the Skyfall Cascade was a gate, and behind it was a spear that had been stabbed into the ground.
"Those who traverse the Skyfall Cascades and pull out the Sea King's Trident are qualified to become the Sea King's son-in-law." A loud voice boomed throughout the Sea King's Dome, causing the Starfall Sea to churn.
Everyone was excited; was the Sea King's son-in-law selection beginning early?