Chapter 63 Auction, big money
Compared to Mingdu College's good luck, Shrek was narrowly defeated.
The members of the Sun and Moon Royal Academy were all listless.
It seems like I missed out on a hundred million gold soul coins.
In front of many academies, in front of the furious Shrek, the defeated Mingdu Academy passed by the Royal Academy in a triumphant manner, but the Royal Academy itself felt wilted.
There's no way around it. It's because the Sun and Moon Royal Academy is so famous that even without Ye Guyi and Ji Juechen this year, it's still the undisputed favorite to win the championship. Either they didn't meet strong teams, or the academies they met were weak, so they advanced to the top 32 smoothly.
Without ups and downs, without twists and turns, there naturally wouldn't be much emotional value.
The students of the Royal Academy could only comfort themselves: "Don't worry, don't worry, there are still many battles to come. Don't be fooled by the appearance of Mingdu Academy, there will be some losses in the future."
When they advance to the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals, that will be the home court of the elite among the elites of the Royal Academy.
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The lively day of the round-robin tournament ended.
The participating academies that were still qualified to stay returned to the Xinghuang Hotel. After dinner, they met in groups of three or four to stroll around Xingluo City. As night fell, the capital of the world's second largest country was bustling and lively, which was quite interesting.
Before, apart from dealing with the Xingluo monarch and his ministers, watching the game, and practicing, Xu Tianran didn't have much to do. Now he finally has his real work to do.
The first auction house of the Xingluo Empire, the Starlight Auction House, sent an invitation to him to participate.
Being wealthy and powerful is a characteristic that the people of the Sun-Moon Empire consider themselves to be, and it is also the label that Douluo Three Kingdoms gives to the people of the Sun-Moon Empire.
Every year, the Sun-Moon Empire can earn hundreds of millions of gold soul coins from other countries just by selling outdated soul guides.
Now that the Emperor of the Sun-Moon Empire has come to Xingluo City in person, all forces in Xingluo City want to take some money from this emperor, the richest man in the world.
The Starlight Auction House was no exception and sent an invitation to tonight's auction, respectfully inviting members of the Sun and Moon royal family to attend.
Xu Tianran thought about it and led Mingdu College, today's meritorious college, to spend money and relax.
To show that as long as they can win and make achievements, the royal family will not hesitate to use gold soul coins to pave a way for these future pillars to reach the top.
What's money?
As the most luxurious entertainment venue in the Xingluo Empire, the Starlight Auction House has a daily turnover of over one million.
In architecture, we pursue the ultimate splendor and grandeur, being big, wide, deep and broad.
Passing through a carved wooden door, the magnificent atmosphere of the corridor overflows. It is a large area of golden color, all paved with gold. The decoration is so luxurious that it seems to want to show its strong background everywhere.
However, in the eyes of the people of the Sun and Moon Empire, some people found it quite shocking, while others felt a little indifferent.
Not only the students from Mingdu College came today, but also some students from the Royal College who were specially brought by Xu Tianran. Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen and other students will also participate in the next competition. Of course, they also need to enhance the friendship between the monarch and his subjects.
These people all have one thing in common: they are not very impressed by all this splendor.
It is magnificent and majestic, but it looks like new money, not old money.
As tacky as a nouveau riche, as if he has never seen gold.
Other students from more ordinary backgrounds felt that gold was the best proof of strength and that the Starlight Auction was indeed high-end. They became increasingly excited and looked at His Majesty the Emperor with admiration and excitement.
After entering a separate private box that was only visible from the inside but not from the outside, a group of more than ten people waited quietly for the auction to begin.
An elegant concierge in a vermilion palace dress knocked on the door and walked in, respectfully handing the complete auction catalog to His Majesty the Sun and Moon Emperor.
"Good evening, distinguished guests. I am Li Yi Honglian, and I am delighted to serve you. Tonight's auction will feature half soul guides and half other treasures. There will likely be level seven soul guides and ten thousand year soul bones participating in the auction, so the auction will be at the second-highest level, level two."
Miss Honglian, with good manners and gentle words, is a etiquette staff specially selected by the Starlight Auction House to serve the Sun and Moon Emperor. She makes all the students feel very comfortable.
Xu Tianran glanced at the auction brochure in his hand, nodded slightly, and handed it to his sister Xu Tianzhen next to him. The other students also took turns to read it.
The auction of soul guides is naturally not the focus. Why would the people of the Sun-Moon Empire need to go elsewhere to buy soul guides?
However, the metals and materials related to soul bones and soul guides are quite interesting.
The Sun-Moon Empire does not have as many soul beast gathering places as the other three countries.
Perhaps in order to cater to Xu Tianran and others, the Starlight Auction House specially selected a batch of quite good soul bones for auction.
There are several pieces that are tens of thousands of years old and more than ten pieces that are thousands of years old.
There are only dozens of hundred thousand year soul beasts in the entire continent. They live in deep forests and live with more powerful hundred thousand year soul beasts. They are very difficult to hunt. Moreover, hundred thousand year soul beasts have powerful intelligence. Once they are out of control, they are likely to force the other party to self-destruct, resulting in only soul rings but no soul bones.
Ten thousand year soul bones are already very precious. An ordinary ten thousand year soul bone requires at least a Soul Douluo-level strongman to pawn his entire fortune.
Even Titled Douluo would fight for the higher quality Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. If you get them, you will have more confidence than others of the same level.
Even an Extreme Douluo couldn't have a body full of hundred thousand year soul bones. Xu Tianran speculated that Moon only had three or four hundred thousand year soul bones at most, and Long Xiaoyao had even fewer than him.
This batch of soul bones should have been taken out from the Star Luo Empire's treasury.
The auction will begin soon.
The first round is a ten thousand year old soul bone.
The soul bone auction was indeed very eye-catching. Everyone, including Xu Tianzhen, stared at the figure on the auction table at the lower side of the box, and heard the introduction in their ears.
A piece of arm soul bone appeared before my eyes. It was completely translucent blue and very complete, and it was emitting spiritual charm.
Perhaps to create a lively atmosphere, the first piece is of a very high vintage.
"Dear guests, our first lot today is a 40,000-year-old left arm soul bone from a dragon-type soul beast, the Bibo Dragon Sturgeon, that comes from the mixed waters of the Star Dou Great Forest. This soul beast has some water dragon blood in its body, making it a natural overlord of the waters and related to the dragon clan. Needless to say, I'm not going to explain how powerful its bloodline is, right?"
"According to our Titled Douluo Spirit Master's prediction, this spirit bone is likely to grant a domain-type skill, a Water Dragon Domain. The power of water-based spirit skills will be increased by 50%, limiting the opponent's speed by 20-30%. If fighting in water, the effect will be doubled."
"More importantly, the Bibo Dragon Sturgeon clan has an innate skill that allows them to absorb the essence of water to enhance their own strength. This soul bone is likely to inherit this ability, absorbing energy to increase the age of the soul bone, up to 90,000 years..."
The red-dressed auctioneer spoke incessantly.
Visitors to the auction area were completely attracted by it.
The soul bones and soul bone age of the water dragon soul beast can be improved; these two abilities alone are enough to attract countless powerful people.
In the auction area, hundreds of masked figures were whispering to each other silently and fiercely.
The people from the Sun and Moon Empire who were qualified to sit in the box were also shocked by the bombshell that came at the beginning.
Xu Tianzhen immediately looked at his captain.
He exclaimed in admiration: "This soul bone alone is only 40,000 years old at its base level, and it's rare even for a Titled Douluo. It's very suitable for Captain Ji."
Ji Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Even the Titled Douluo can't afford it, let alone her.
Xu Tianzhen laughed when he saw this, "Our Majesty is here, why do you need to pay for it yourself, Captain Ji?He led the charge, defeating three Shrek members in a row despite unfavorable circumstances, and nearly defeating a high-level Soul King. He's the biggest contributor."
Ji Yun quickly waved his hands, "I don't dare to take credit for it, I just defeated the other team's two reserve players..."
Seeing the look his sister was giving him, Xu Tianran casually replied, "One of those two reserve members is the grandson of the Shrek elder, and the other is the heir to a top-tier sect in the Douling Empire. Both of them have the ability to fight against opponents of higher ranks. What's more, the other one has a Soul King with even higher soul power than you. Captain Ji, there's no need to be modest."
"This soul bone is just right for you, take it."
The reward was too generous, and the female soldier Ji Yun did not dare to accept it, but she did not dare to refute it either, so she was speechless.
The auction bidding has begun.
Xu Tianran was too lazy to compete again and again, so he made the decision directly and looked at the waitress Honglian who was helping to bid.
"Ten million gold soul coins."
Honglian, who was in charge of this box, heard a ring in his ears and felt like he was blown away by the number, and his head felt dizzy.
The fingers that were inputting the price into the soul guide screen could not help but tremble.
Ten million gold soul coins? !
Even if you sold off a Soul Douluo expert who was worthy of being a marquis, it wouldn't be worth this price...
It's not that she hasn't seen people who spend lavishly, nor has she ever seen so much money.
The one who dares to make such a high offer at once is truly the first one.