Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 192 Auction

The Xingluo Grand Hotel is located in the most prosperous area of ​​Xingluo City, and the Xingluo Auction House, which the group planned to visit, is also located in this area. The distance between the two is not far.

After strolling along the pedestrian street for a while, the group arrived at their destination.

Even in this extremely bustling area, Xingluo Auction House is quite conspicuous.

A long red carpet was laid out outside the main gate, and the entrance was even more magnificent, with two rows of girls who looked to be no more than twenty years old standing at the door.

They all had long, golden hair, and wore white dresses as a base, with gold accessories and patterns on their clothes.

White conveys purity, while gold exudes nobility and elegance. Both rows of welcoming staff are quite wealthy and generous.

Lin Xingyu glanced at it and confirmed that all the hair was naturally blonde, and none of it had been dyed.

As expected of a long-tested feudal imperialist country, it's truly authentic. It's really hard to see such a scene in the Sun-Moon Federation.

As for why they only glanced at it, it's because most of the people in their group were girls, and they were quite generous when the two rows of greeters bowed and saluted.

Many of the girls in the group felt offended. Following a guide who came over, the group quickly entered the auction hall.

Sitting in a private room at the auction, the guide, who looked to be no more than twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old and called herself Jingqi, introduced the rules of the auction house to the group.

The room where everyone was located, number ninety-six, was not large, only fifty square meters, but it was filled with various precious woods, jade, and all kinds of decorations.

With the advantage of being from Shrek Academy and being members of the Douluo Continent delegation, the group managed to secure a decent position.

Sitting on the sofa made of an unknown animal hide was indeed quite comfortable, with a feeling of sinking in and excellent support.

The sofa was large enough to accommodate everyone, and the table was covered with various drinks and food.

Interestingly, Na'er and Gu Yue sat on opposite sides of the sofa, one at each end.

Over the years, auctions have remained largely unchanged, with the items to be auctioned displayed on the soul guide screen.

After observing for a moment, Lin Xingyu asked, "Miss Jingqi, how often are these auctions held? I'm wondering if there will be any good items at this auction because of the Continental Soul Master Academy Tournament?"

Seeing that everyone was seated, Jingqi first bowed, then replied respectfully, "I hope the auction will be held about once every two weeks. Recently, due to the popularity of this event, it has been changed to once every three days. As for the various auction items, they should be considered quite valuable."

Upon hearing this, Le Zhengyu, who knew the most about these auctions, lit up and asked with some interest, "Are there any soul bones among the auction items?"

Jingqi was taken aback at first, then said with a wry smile, "No, there are some that you esteemed guests probably wouldn't even consider. The preciousness of soul bones is common knowledge."

"Even if we occasionally receive some soul bones at the auction, most of them are from hundreds or thousands of years ago, which is unlikely to meet everyone's needs."

As the number of spirit beasts decreases, many places have organized planned spirit beast breeding programs, which are essentially artificial insemination.

After such a series of operations, the number of soul beasts that are hundreds or thousands of years old is naturally quite large, and there are even some that are specially bred for consumption.

With such large-scale breeding and slaughter, even if they are all hundred-year-old soul beasts, occasionally one or two soul bones will be obtained after a series of operations.

"However, there's no need to worry. Although there are no soul bones, there are still plenty of good items at the auction."

"Various dragon bloodlines are quite prevalent on the Star Luo Continent. Even though the number of soul beasts is less than on the Douluo Continent, and the variety is not as rich, high-quality soul spirits occasionally appear at auctions."

No one seemed particularly interested in spirits.

The weakest among them is already a Soul Master, and their first Soul Spirit is basically over a thousand years old. Most of them have just been given a Soul Ring for their second Soul Spirit, and there are still two more Soul Rings waiting for them.

Zhou Tian'er was the only one who obtained the second soul spirit in the third ring. Although her talent was good, it was still somewhat inferior to her sister Zhou Hanyou.

"The first item up for auction, a top-grade 5,000-year-old Blood Orchid, has a starting price of 23 million Star Luo Coins. Each bid must be at least 500,000 Star Luo Coins higher. The auction is now open."

As the auction officially began, Lin Xingyu perked up.

As an independent nation, the Star Luo Empire naturally has its own currency, and Lin Xingyu exchanged some directly in the afternoon.

"Thirty million Star Luo Coins!" Lin Xingyu casually gave a quote.

Blood orchid is a plant that only blooms in places full of life, and it cannot be used as a main medicine.

It can be added to many medicine formulas as an auxiliary medicine. The five-thousand-year-old Blood Orchid is basically equivalent to a ten-thousand-year-old elixir in terms of medicinal use.

Its price is comparable to, or even higher than, that of ordinary elixirs.

Upon hearing Lin Xingyu's bid, the atmosphere in the auction hall froze, and then someone else followed up with a bid: "Thirty-one million Star Luo coins!"

"Forty million Star Luo Coins!"

……

In the end, Lin Xingyu spent a total of 45 million to acquire it, which was a bit expensive.

But money is something that can be solved with money, so it's not a big problem as long as it's enough.

"I've discovered that the real tycoon isn't from my extended family, but rather our current captain," Yue Zhengyu said quietly.

His words immediately resonated with many people.

"That's right, I've never seen the captain lack money." Tang Wulin said with some envy, as he was busy every day trying to save money.

At this point, Tang Wulin felt a little guilty. After Old Tang deciphered the drug from Lin Xingyu, he gave him a formula.

But he experimented repeatedly, and always ended up looking disheveled.

Old Tang has provided the proportions of all the medicines, but can you explain to me how much "one spoonful" means in the formula? And what exactly does "appropriate temperature" mean?
After all this, they managed to obtain some pills, but they were far inferior to those they bought from Lin Xingyu.

After all this, he became even poorer...

It wouldn't even be as effective as simply buying spiritual items and force-feeding them to oneself for a greater improvement...

Although I know that analyzing other pills without a formula will result in significant losses in the early stages, these losses are simply too great…

He was so frustrated he felt like crying; the input and output were completely disproportionate.

"Compared to him, I'm really broke," Yue Zhengyu added.

Xie Xie couldn't help but glance sideways: "Who says otherwise! Captain, you're asking for a sugar daddy! I can cook, do laundry, and even warm your bed. I guarantee I'll take good care of you."

He made all sorts of exaggerated and funny expressions.

"Get out of here. Come back to me when you've turned into a beautiful girl."

Everyone burst into laughter, and the air was filled with a joyful atmosphere. During the subsequent auction, everyone tried to bid on items that interested them.

Lin Xingyu then acquired several more medicinal herbs that interested him, but he wasn't particularly interested in the auctioned spirits.

Many of the spirits here have dragon blood, but the level of their bloodline is not very high.

It's enough for most people, but for those with exceptional talent, it's neither good enough to use nor good enough to discard.

"Item number forty-two, dragon bone! This is a fairly complete dragon skeleton. Although it's just the skeleton of a giant dragon and doesn't contain any soul bones or anything like that, its value is self-evident. Starting bid: five million Star Luo coins!"

Initially, everyone was somewhat excited when they heard about dragon bones, but after hearing about ordinary dragon bones, their interest waned.

Lin Xingyu glanced discreetly at the two ends of the sofa. Gu Yue was still sitting there quietly, showing no change. Na'er was still eating heartily, having already consumed most of the food and drinks on the table.

The two seemed completely indifferent to this ordinary dragon bone.

Originally, it was thought that no one would buy it, but unexpectedly, the price of the dragon bone soared and soon exceeded ten million Star Luo coins.

"Is this kind of dragon bone very precious? Why is it so expensive?" Xie Xie asked with a curious expression.

Logically speaking, dragon bones cannot be absorbed as soul bones at all. For so long, they have been regarded as collectibles by the various families of Xingluo, neither useful nor worth discarding.

It is used to show off one's family's rich heritage, or as a gift.

Some people have tried to use dragon bones to make soul tools, but the results have not been very good, which has reduced the value of dragon bones to mere collectibles.

I didn't expect the prices to suddenly skyrocket here?
Jingqi said somewhat awkwardly, "It's not that precious, but there's a rumor that dragon bones have a special effect."

"What special effects?"

"It is said that swallowing dragon bone powder has the same effect as whale glue."

"puff--"

Lin Xingyu, who was drinking water, almost spat it out.

What mummy?

You guys are really playing fancy tricks.

Jingqi coughed and said, "It's just that a legend has been circulating recently, which has aroused the curiosity of many people."

Lin Xingyu glanced at everyone. Gu Yue, sitting at the end, seemed to have slammed her right hand hard on the sofa, and her face looked a little dark. Na'er, sitting on the other side, also stopped eating, as if the food in her hand no longer tasted good.

These words made everyone feel nauseous.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Xingyu decided to raise the price as well.

His bid drew strange looks from the boys present.

“Captain, if you really need it, you don’t need to buy this kind of thing. This kind of dragon bone has been sitting here for who knows how many years. I have some channels to buy whale glue. If all else fails, I can give you some,” Zhou Hanyou, who was sitting next to him, said.

As a member of a prominent family of Soul Masters in Tianhai City, which is located by the sea, his family naturally had access to marine resources.

“I only bought it for my collection; I have never seen a complete dragon skeleton.”

Lin Xingyu said, somewhat speechless.

This dragon skeleton is remarkably intact. I'm really curious where they dug it up from.

It would be best to gain something, but it doesn't matter if there's no gain, it's just a little money.

In the end, Lin Xingyu successfully obtained the dragon skeleton.

……

In the end, the Star Luo Continent is not much different from the Sun Moon Federation; they have many similarities.

In just two days, the Douluo delegation had become thoroughly familiar with the environment around Star Luo City.

On the third day, the day the Star Luo Royal Family was to receive the delegation, the Shrek Academy group received an invitation from the Star Luo Royal Family.

After carefully dressing up in front of the mirror, Lin Xingyu wore the same outfit he had worn at the Giant Ship Ball before. This outfit could be described as versatile.

While it's not overly formal, it wouldn't be considered impolite in any setting.

The reception was arranged in the evening, followed by a grand welcoming banquet to celebrate the arrival of the group.

In the evening, the group waited in the lobby of the Xingluo Hotel, and then boarded a car arranged by the Xingluo royal family to go directly to the palace.

As the loud and solemn horns sounded one after another, the solemn and dignified ceremony officially began.

A rather bright red carpet stretched directly from inside the Starry Palace outwards to the square at the very front of the palace.

The delegation from Douluo Continent was led by several councilors, a vice-speaker, and several titled Douluo.

Leading the way was Pan Wen, followed by several people with titles. Power is always the reason for respect, no matter where you are.

On either side of the red carpet stood officials of various ranks from the Star Luo Empire, while further away were guards.

As the main gate of the palace opened, accompanied by the sound of orderly footsteps, several squads of armored guards escorted Emperor Dai Tianling of Xingluo and a group of people dressed in fine clothes as they walked out.

Pan Wen also went to greet them.

As for the subsequent ceremony, it was actually quite complicated, and Lin Xingyu had no interest in listening to it.

His gaze casually swept around, when he suddenly felt someone staring at him. He followed the gaze and looked in that direction.

Not far behind the Star Luo Emperor, they saw a young girl in a long palace dress looking in their direction.

The girl had a quirky and mischievous look, and appeared to be only about fifteen years old. She was very energetic.

Realizing she had been noticed, the girl giggled, revealing two adorable little tiger teeth. She showed no embarrassment whatsoever, nor did she look away, as if she were plotting something.

Lin Xingyu's heart skipped a beat: 'This must be the legendary Dai Yun'er?'

Emperor Dai Tianling of Xingluo only had one daughter, while the remaining seventeen were all sons. Naturally, he would dote on this little darling even more.

Although this little darling seems to be starting to leak air, and occasionally causes him a lot of trouble...

(End of this chapter)