Swallowing the Stars: Recruiting Apprentices and Getting Cash Back

After killing the people, Nuolanshan returned to Qiulong Star in a spaceship, and his consciousness once again entered the virtual universe and sat on the auction table.

Afu, who was sitting in the seat, suddenly transformed into the appearance of Nuolanshan.

Buckby, sitting next to me, laughed and said, "Friend, you're back."

"Yeah, I just took care of something." Nolanshan nodded to Buckby.

"Yes, you're back just in time. The previous events were a warm-up; according to the auction list, valuable items will be auctioned soon," Buckby said.

Nuolanshan's eyes widened. An auction list? What auction list? Holy crap, there's actually an auction list!

Seeing Noranshan's shocked expression, Buckby immediately realized that Noranshan had no idea about the auction list.

He said, "The number plate not only allows you to bid, but also to view the auction items, like this."

As Buckby spoke, he demonstrated his number plate to Noransan. It allowed him to not only view the auction items but also perform searches.

After all, this auction will last for several days, and if a guest has to leave unexpectedly, the search function will allow them to see if the items they need are still available.

"Thank you, I really didn't know." Nolanshan was genuinely grateful; he had no idea that there was such a useful item at the auction.

Unfortunately, Noranshan's previous perspective was only at the ordinary universe level. In the past, let alone attending an auction, he didn't even know where the entrance to the auction was, let alone the facilities and equipment inside.

Nolan Mountain immediately used the search function to search for "Demon Slayer skin". The results immediately showed that the auction included Demon Slayer skins.

If Norlanshan's guess is correct, the Qianwu Auction House is cutting a large piece of the Demon Slayer Clan's clone into two parts and auctioning them off in the current and next auctions to maximize profits.

The most important aspect of the Demon Slayer skin is the spatial runes on it, but the skins obtained through auctions do not have these runes, which is why the auction houses did this.

You can call him insidious, but there's no law that says he can't do it.

However, Nuolanshan didn't care about any of that. As long as there was an auction for the Demon Slayer skin, that was one of his original goals.

Next, Nuolanshan searched for "Yan Shenbing" (衍神兵), but the result was "none". Not giving up, Nuolanshan searched for its academic name "Jiuchong Hun Tian Yan" (九重浑天衍), but the result was still "none".

This inevitably made Nuolanshan frown.

His original plan was to have Luo Feng cultivate a Demon Slayer Clan clone a few years earlier, and then comprehend the Divine Weapon. If Luo Feng could skillfully use the second level of the Divine Weapon, he could almost sweep the Genius Battle. With an additional five years to comprehend the laws, he should be guaranteed first place in the Genius Battle.

To my utter surprise, this auction only featured Demon Slayer skins and not Divine Weapons. It seems I'll have to find other ways to obtain Divine Weapons.

The Qianwu Dojo's points exchange shop does have Divine Weapons, but he needs points to exchange for them. How could a newcomer like Nuolanshan possibly have that many points?

He might be able to exchange it with Oub using Qianwu Coins, but firstly, Oub might not have that many points, and secondly, Noranshan didn't want to owe anyone a favor. Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to do that.

"The following item is the highlight of this auction—the Demon Slayer skin."

Sure enough, as soon as Old Barto finished speaking, the entire auction hall began to erupt in noise.

Those who can attend the auction are all wealthy people. Apart from Norlanshan, they are all knowledgeable individuals who understand the importance of the Demon Slayer skin.

They hurriedly contacted people and raised as much money as possible in the shortest time, even if it meant selling their possessions, to auction off the Demon Slayer skin.

Law runes are the manifestations of laws, capable of increasing one's speed of comprehending spatial laws several times over. And spatial laws are higher-level laws, not the lower-level laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

In short, the Demon Slayer skin is priceless and worth giving anything for.

Seeing the enthusiastic response from the audience, Old Barto paused for a long time before adding, "Unfortunately, the Demon Slayer skin we obtained at the auction is not complete, and it lacks spatial runes."

One sentence silenced the previously noisy meeting room, which then became even noisier, mostly filled with curses and swearing.

"Hey! I'm not selling those things anymore. What! You've already contacted buyers! I don't care, no matter what method you use, those things can't be sold at a low price, that's it!" Buckby, sitting next to Norland, angrily hung up the phone, muttering, "Auctions these days are so unreliable, and that old turtle is the worst kind of scoundrel, he almost made me lose a lot of money. Ugh!"

Nuolanshan sat down next to him and gave an awkward smile. He had been completely unmoved just now because the truth was as he had thought: the auction was a scheme to profit from two sources, and it wasn't practical at all.

"Demon Slayer Clan skin fragment, starting bid one unit of Chaos." As soon as Old Barto finished speaking, the bidding in Norlan Mountain's hand was refreshed frantically, and it quickly soared to 3 trillion Cosmic Coins.

Even without the secret runes, this is still the skin of a Demon Slayer. The Demon Slayer is a rare energy-based life form and is recognized throughout the universe as the strongest assassin, demonstrating their mastery of spatial manipulation and making them the most difficult race to kill.

As a collectible, an antique can also be a symbol of status when displayed at home.

"I'll only offer 3 trillion cosmic coins. I don't want any more than that," Bucky said from the seat next to me.

"3 Mixed Yuan, the current price is 3 Mixed Yuan. Any higher bids?" Old Barto surveyed the room and began, "3 Mixed Yuan once... Okay, the current price is 3.1 Mixed Yuan. Any higher bids?"

Noranshan smiled at Buckby, who was sitting next to him, because he was the one who produced the 3.1 Mixed Origin.

"It's alright, I'll just bid 3 Hunyuan. I didn't expect you to be a collector too, friend. We can exchange ideas another day." Buckby indicated that he wouldn't raise the bid and enthusiastically wanted to become friends with Noranshan.

Being able to spend 3.1 Hunyuan to buy a collectible is definitely beneficial to befriend. Buckby's initial enthusiasm stemmed from his intention to get to know a wealthy person, who might even be able to expand his business.

"Sure, sure," Nuolanshan replied casually.

"3.1 Hunyuan, third time, sold! Congratulations to this guest for winning the Demon Slayer skin." Old Barto finally brought down the hammer, and Norlanshan successfully won the Demon Slayer skin, which was 0.8 Hunyuan cheaper than when Luo Feng auctioned it.

However, this is quite normal at auctions. The atmosphere at an auction is very important. If the mood is right, people are willing to bid high prices, and there have even been fights next door.

The auction continued, and Nuolanshan also bought the secret technique "Thunder Blade," which he intended to bestow upon the Thunder God, and the secret technique "Assassination," which he intended to bestow upon Hong. Nuolanshan did not participate in the bidding for the others.

"Friend, I have an important guest, I'll be leaving now." Buckby said goodbye to Noranshan and prepared to log off.

Nuolanshan casually asked, "Do you sell any Divine Weapons?"

"Yes, I have."