Douluo Continent: It Became Huo Yuhao's Golden Finger!

Chapter 169 Shopping Spree! Is Huo Yuhao Going Bankrupt?

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Screen turn

A carving knife appeared on the screen, about half a foot long and as thick as a finger. It narrowed from bottom to top, and was dark and rustic, exuding a faint sense of antiquity.

On the 10-meter-wide light guide screen, you can even see the exquisite metallic patterns, which exude an eerie aura.

Electrolux jumped out immediately.

"Such a large piece of living gold?"

"Haha, Xiao Yuhao, buy it."

Without offering further explanation, Huo Yuhao, as usual, did not press the matter.

Xu Jiujiu quickly finished introducing the carving knife, which was ranked ninety-ninth among the top 100 carving knives. Unfortunately, it was a knife that would turn on its owner.

—In fact, I've had this carving knife for several years, but its fearsome reputation has deterred anyone from bidding on it.

If Zhuge Lan hadn't spoken up...

It's unlikely that this item will be included in this top-tier auction for a long time.

"Time to watch."

"The Soul-Devouring Carving Knife starts at 10 Gold Soul Coins. Each bid must be at least 5000 Gold Soul Coins higher. If no one raises the bid within one minute, the auction will be completed."

"Distinguished guests, the bidding may now begin."

Huo Yuhao couldn't wait to speak.
"Light sky lanterns," Zhuge Lan said, her eyes still closed. "Do you offer sky lantern services here?"

Qingya thought for a moment, then smiled and shook her head.

"Please enlighten us, distinguished guest."

“No matter how much others bid, I’ll raise the price,” Zhuge Lan said arrogantly.

Qingya is alright; she's had a similar experience.

But Huo Yuhao was shocked!

You can play it like this?
Gained knowledge!

"I see, I understand, esteemed guest."

Qingya gestured to the woman in the golden robe behind her, who was pressing her temples, and there was a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from her body.

Those with spiritual powers, such as Zhuge Lan, easily intercepted the information: "VIP in Box 1, there is no upper limit to the price increase of 5000 gold soul coins!"
The numbers on the big screen jumped up to 105000.

He smiled and continued his introduction, but you could tell from his words that it was just a diligent effort.

A minute passed, and the numbers stopped changing.

"Lot No. 1, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife, sold for 105000 Gold Soul Coins!"

"Oh!"

As the auction gavel fell, the Soul-Eating Carving Knife was magnified on the optical guide screen, rotating 360° to display the price of 105000 in the upper right corner.

At the same time, the entire room was filled with golden light, as brilliant as fireworks.

This gave Huo Yuhao a great experience and a sense of accomplishment.

[Rewrite Huo Yuhao's fate, +20000 Luck Points!]

This is even better!
Wang Dong'er, however, was somewhat uneasy.

This Soul-Eating Carving Knife is no good. What's the point of having it?
However, considering Brother Lan's amazing abilities, I forced myself to suppress my doubts.

"Next up is lot number two, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade!"

Xu Jiujiu introduced it at the same time.

A long sword appeared on the optical guide screen. It was four feet and six inches long, with the widest part of the back of the blade being a full inch. It was shaped like a horse-chopping sword, and the handle extended all the way to the guard, showing some bone-like features.

"This is an eighth-level close-combat soul tool, made of extremely precious materials, including a right arm bone from a ten-thousand-year-old Tyrant Tiger soul beast."

"This Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade comes from the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire, and it can be used by a seven-ring Soul Saint, making it possible for a Soul Saint to challenge a Soul Douluo!"

"You will have five minutes to watch the show. Please enjoy it at your leisure."

Huo Yuhao leaned forward slightly, taking a moment to observe through the optical guide screen.

He slowly shook his head and sighed.

"What is it, esteemed guest? Do you feel there's a problem?" Qingya asked cautiously.

"No, it's just a feeling of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing feelings, emotions, and reflections

Huo Yuhao sighed—

"The craftsmanship of this soul tool is excellent. The soul guidance array operates around that ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, yet its size is compressed to such a small size."

"It's a pity that it was just an ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul bone. If it had been a higher quality one..."

Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head.

It is precisely because of its mediocre quality that it is used to refine soul tools.

Who would be willing to sacrifice such high quality?

“The honored guest is right,” Qingya said with a smile. “The Tyrant Tiger Soul Bone had a minor flaw, but that level eight Soul Master has already removed it using his skills.”

Huo Yuhao nodded.

His fingers unconsciously rubbed against his storage ring, which contained the 5-year-old head soul bone that Tianyang had given him. It was also of the spiritual attribute, and there was no suitable person around him.

His head bone is 10 years old and cannot be replaced.

If we could learn the craft of making soul tools from these soul bones, we could make good use of them.

Still thinking about it.

After the viewing period ended, the starting price of 60 was announced, but it immediately jumped to 80, seemingly to show the outside world its determination.

But the price only paused for less than a second before it began to rise rapidly.

The final number was 163 million.

There's still a "battle record showcase," but this time the room doesn't have any dazzling displays of gold; clearly, that's "victor's treatment."

The presentation has ended.

The light guide screen is divided into twelve areas, and the items in each area are similar, which Huo Yuhao finds very familiar.

"A fixed-mount soul-guided cannonball?" Huo Yuhao exclaimed in surprise, "Your auction house can even get your hands on this? I want to light a lantern!"

"Honorable guest, wouldn't you like to hear the introduction first?" Qingya reminded him.

"No need, just order!" Huo Yuhao said generously.

For others, these fixed-mount soul-guided shells are just one-time, high-end consumables.

However, he can use his mental power to penetrate and directly replicate the core soul-guiding array inside.

It's equivalent to paying the price of a finished product for the original design.

A sure-fire way to make money!

"Yes, esteemed guest, we will light the lantern for you during the bidding process later," Qingya said obediently.

In the light guide screen.

Xu Jiujiu passionately introduced the six-level fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, twelve of them with twelve different attributes, capable of threatening Soul Douluo, and requiring a level seven fixed-position soul-guided cannon for continuous firing.

"Boom boom boom——"

A knock sounded at the door. Qingya looked at Huo Yuhao questioningly, and only after receiving a nod of approval did she allow the woman in the golden robe to open the door.

He Caitou suddenly rushed in.

"We must take down this fixed-mount soul-guided cannon shell!"

“It’s Brother He.” Huo Yuhao laughed. “There’s no need to hide it. Starlight Auction House knows our identities. As for the fixed-position soul-guided cannonball, I’ve already burned it.”

He Caitou, however, was somewhat puzzled.

"Lighting sky lanterns? What are those?"

“I’ll raise the price no matter how much others offer.” Huo Yuhao’s smile widened even further.

That's such a sophisticated way to show off, it's so satisfying!

This is not.

He Caitou scratched his head awkwardly, looking embarrassed as if he had just seen the world.

"Then I'll head back first. Yuhao, you guys continue."

Wait until He Caitou leaves.

The viewing time had ended, and the price jumped from 65 to 66, after which no one else bid.

After all, this thing is indeed scarce, but it's a consumable item, and not many wealthy people can afford it.

Only those like Huo Yuhao, who want to buy it back for reverse engineering, will be willing to pay. The price remained unchanged for 55 seconds, just before the hammer fell.

It jumped down to 70, but then immediately jumped to 71—like a sky lantern!

The price jumped three more times, each time increasing by 1, before finally settling at 97.

There's no such thing as a bugged mental energy outside that can guarantee successful reverse engineering. They don't even have the confidence to succeed; they just want to buy it and learn a little bit.

Any higher a price would be unsuitable.

"Lot No. 3 - Twelve Level VI Fixed-Mount Soul-Guided Artillery Shells, Sold for 970,000 Gold Soul Coins!"

"Oh!"

[Rewrite Huo Yuhao's fate, +35000 Luck Points!]

Huo Yuhao smiled and lay back down on the sofa.

It's so good to be rich.

The next five items to be auctioned are ten-thousand-year-old soul bones from five different parts of the body, perfectly covering the needs of any soul master.

Huo Yuhao only had one sentence—"Light the sky lantern!"

He now has a large and successful business, with many talented people under his command, and the more ancient soul bones he has, the better.

A total of 3400 million gold soul coins were spent.

Zhuge Lan in her mental world: "Tsk!"

This kid has the complete nouveau riche attitude.

Fortunately, he was prepared. He had originally planned to take advantage of the situation, but now it seems he might be able to save the day.

"Lot number fifteen is an eighth-level soul tool, the Heaven-Opening Earth-Splitting Cannon, which also comes from the Sun Moon Empire, but it is not produced by Mingde Hall. The maker is a rare ninth-level soul tool master!"

"Although it can only be used once a day and takes half a day to recharge, its power when unleashed is equivalent to the full-force attack of a level 95 Super Douluo!"

"This is an eighth-level soul tool with a ninth-level soul guidance array!"

next second.

"Bang bang bang!"

After receiving Huo Yuhao's permission, the door was opened, and Wang Yan and He Caitou filed in.

"We have to get this done!" Wang Yan exclaimed excitedly. "A level nine soul guidance array! If we can reverse engineer it, Yuhao, you can also help create level nine soul guidance devices!"

"That's the idea," Huo Yuhao nodded. "Let's continue lighting the sky lanterns."

Wang Yan was taken aback when he heard this.

The idea of ​​lighting sky lanterns was something Cai Tou had just explained before, but...
continue?

"Yuhao, how many gold soul coins did you spend so far?"

Huo Yuhao hadn't actually calculated it, but after a brief recollection, he realized...

"4135 million gold soul coins," Qingya replied considerately.

When He Caitou heard this number, everyone was dumbfounded.

Wang Yan felt slightly better, but was still heartbroken.

This is almost a month's revenue, and you've already spent it all?

A significant portion of our savings was used to subsidize the Holy Flame Cult's soul tools!
But remembering Zhuge Lan's instructions, he calmed down a bit.

"Starting bid: 200 million gold soul coins; minimum increment: 1 gold soul coins!"

"Action now!"

The starting price of the "Creating Heaven and Earth Cannon" was only set at the beginning, but it went through several price jumps, with each price jump interspersed with an additional bid of 1.

Seeing the prices so fiercely competitive after a long time, he smiled and said—

“Attentive VIPs have surely noticed that no matter how drastically the price increases, there will always be an additional 1.”

"That was a distinguished guest from Box 1, who brought us a new idea called 'Lighting the Sky Lantern,' which means—no matter the price, always raise the reserve price by one step!"

"Starlight Auction House thanks the VIPs in Box 1 for their hospitality. All purchases today will be 8.5% off!"

"In addition, if a VIP is determined to win a certain item, they can use the 'sky lantern' method to avoid getting their mouth dry from bidding repeatedly."

"Of course, the tea in the private room is extremely soothing, and you can change it at any time if it doesn't suit your taste!"

A few words spoken lightly.

This intensified the bidding even further—prices started refreshing online in increments of 1.

Clearly, more than one person used sky lanterns.

"Damn it!" He Caitou gritted his teeth and said, "At this rate, the price will probably exceed ten million!"

"It's nothing," Huo Yuhao said calmly. "It's just an extra 0.5 discount, so if I buy more today, I can make back the difference."

"Huh? Wasn't it supposed to be 1.5% off, but instead it's 8.5% off?" He Caitou asked, puzzled.

“Because they already gave us a 9% discount.” Wang Yan said with a sneer, “Princess Xu Jiujiu is really good at scheming. The outside world only thinks that they really gave us a 8.5% discount.”

"A 0.5% discount is still quite good," Huo Yuhao said contentedly. "By the way, Qingya, can we add items to the auction midway?"

“Yes, that’s possible.” Qingya nodded and said, “But different auctions have different standards. This is a top-tier auction, and you need a starting price of at least ten million to join midway.”

"Alright, Qingya, you three can go out for a bit. I'll keep bidding on this item."

"Good guest."

After Qingya and the other two women left.

Huo Yuhao took out a handful of core modules and began to imprint soul guidance arrays in batches.

All of them start at level seven, with some even at level eight.

After making nearly 30, Huo Yuhao, somewhat tired, rubbed his forehead and handed the core modules to Wang Yan.

"Let's auction it off."

"Okay, I'll go right away!"

Wang Yan left quickly, thinking to himself – Huo Yuhao spends money like water, but making money is really easy for him too!
In the light guide screen.

The price soared to 8.2 million, no longer increasing by 10,000 at a time, clearly because the others couldn't afford it and canceled the sky lantern display.

Huo Yuhao sneered and said to He Caitou—

"They'd already lit the sky lanterns, and then canceled halfway through. Don't they feel ashamed?"

He Caitou forced a polite but awkward smile.

—Who makes money as easily as you do?

This "Creating Heaven and Earth Cannon" is worth at most 600 million, and if you include its reverse engineering value, it's worth at most 700 million.

It's already at 900 million, isn't it normal to withdraw?
finally.

Huo Yuhao successfully captured the sky lantern.

"Lot number fifteen, the Level 8 Soul Tool - Heaven-Opening Earth-Splitting Cannon, sold for 1001 million Gold Soul Coins!"

"Oh!"

[Rewrite your destiny, +50000 Luck Points!]

A knock came from the door of the private room. He Caitou went to open the door and the three elegant women respectfully stepped aside.

After He Caitou left, he went into the private room, closed the door, and returned to his original work station.

On the light guide screen, Xu Jiujiu paused for a few seconds, seemingly listening to something.

Then a bright smile appeared on her face.

"Distinguished guests, good news!"

"As we all know, soul guidance arrays of level six and above take several hours to inscribe each time, and there is also a certain failure rate."

Even the most skilled Soul Master can only produce a maximum of two high-level Soul Tools per month.

"But now a VIP is reluctantly offering to sell 30 core modules that have not yet been installed. With the corresponding soul tool parts, they can be assembled into a high-level soul tool!"

"Among them are 20 level 7 soul guidance arrays and 10 level 8 soul guidance arrays."

"These are the level seven soul guidance energy gathering array and the level seven flame explosion soul guidance array of the remote soul guidance device."

"These core modules are not encrypted at all, and according to our auction house's appraisal, they are depicted almost perfectly!"

"Whether it's for assembling high-level soul tools or for teaching and learning, it's an excellent choice."

The light guide screen switched to 30 smaller screens, each displaying a close-up of a part of the core module, showing the perfect soul guide array without revealing the entire array.

"Due to the large number of components, these 30 core modules will be auctioned separately."

"The starting price for a Level 7 core module is 500,000 Gold Soul Coins, and the starting price for a Level 8 core module is 2,500,000 Gold Soul Coins. Each bid must be at least 10,000 Gold Soul Coins higher!"

"The auction will now begin!"

(End of this chapter)