Douluo Dragon King: My Strategy System Is a Bit Off

Chapter 51 Participating in the Auction

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Heavenly Dou Royal Auction. Our weekly auction is about to begin. Today, we will be auctioning off many fine items, including spirit fruits, rare metals, battle armor, mechs, and other rare treasures. We will now distribute the auction booklet to you. Please take a look. The auction will officially begin in twenty minutes."

Soft beams of light appeared behind each sofa. A young woman dressed in revealing clothing approached the bidders, smiling as she handed them the auction brochure.

Every auction has its own rules. Some auction houses provide auction manuals in advance, and may even display the items beforehand, but the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House does not. The auction level here is extremely high, considered high-level even on the Douluo Continent. While not top-tier, it has its own unique characteristics. Its aim is to always surprise and delight bidders.

Lin Ci showed no interest in the auction catalogue, simply closing her eyes to rest and quietly waiting for the auction to begin.

Tang Wulin, on the other hand, moved closer to Wu Changkong and looked at him very seriously, as if he was afraid of missing something.

The quiet conversation took place intermittently in Lin Ci's ears, mostly with Tang Wulin asking questions and Wu Changkong answering.

Just before the auction was about to begin, Tang Wulin looked at Lin Ci excitedly, "Brother Ci, don't you have anything you're interested in?"

Lin Ci didn't even open her eyes, and said indifferently, "Not interested. Nothing in this world that can interest me has been born yet."

"Oh." Tang Wulin, who had originally wanted to share his joy, could only silently turn back.

He could only think to himself, "Brother Ci is truly knowledgeable."

Twenty minutes passed in the blink of an eye. As a melodious bell rang, the huge screen on the auction stage slowly lit up, and a graceful and beautiful woman walked onto the stage. She wore a golden gauze dress, and with each step she took, the hem of the dress shimmered like flowing gold.

The woman smiled, her voice as clear and melodious as a silver bell: "Welcome back to the Heavenly Dou Royal Auction House, distinguished guests. Now, the exciting auction will officially begin!"

After she finished speaking, she bowed slightly to the bidders below the stage.

Several support staff then entered the corridor; their role was to assist the auctioneer in identifying the direction and bidding numbers of the bidders. Once the auction began, each staff member was responsible for a specific area where bidders were raising their paddles. They would then point in that direction to make it easier for the auctioneer to see.

"First, please present our first item." Without much small talk, the female auctioneer walked behind a gilded wooden platform and said with a smile.

A cart was pushed onto the main stage. At the same time, the huge white screen behind the main stage lit up.

The cart was covered with a red velvet cloth, which the female auctioneer lifted as she introduced, "Our first item for today's auction is a very rare spiritual fruit called the Mystic Ice Grass. As everyone knows, the Mystic Ice Grass is..."

Lin Ci, who had already opened her eyes, lost even more interest upon seeing this and slowly closed them again.

The auction was still in full swing, with each item selling at an incredibly high price. It must be said that the items at the Tiandou Auction House were almost all high-quality; there were practically no unsold items, and every single one was fiercely contested.

Tang Wulin watched attentively from beginning to end, and even participated in an auction, aiming for the Millennium Dragon Scale Fruit.

However, the price was driven too high, and he couldn't secure it. His accumulated inventory from forging over the years amounted to only three million Federal Credits. Three million Federal Credits might be a large sum outside, but in this auction, it barely made a ripple.

"Teacher Wu, this is..."

As the auctioneer lifted the red cloth on the stage, a dazzling ice crystal was revealed inside, sparkling and translucent, emanating a faint chill.

Wu Changkong was clearly also drawn to the attention and began to carefully examine the items on the stage.

The female auctioneer introduced, "You may have had the privilege of hearing about this Absolute Ice Crystal. It's usually only available occasionally at the Mingdu Auction House. Today, we at the Tiandou Auction House are very fortunate to have imported such an item from the Mingdu Auction House. This item is an Absolute Zero Ice Crystal formed from the primordial soul power of a ferocious ice-type king-level soul beast."

"This item is absolutely beneficial to ice-attribute soul masters. Of course, it should be noted that it is for ice-attribute soul masters who have just awakened their martial soul. As long as there is such a soul master in the family, if a special device is set up in the room with this ice crystal from the moment the martial soul is awakened, the energy inside the ice crystal can be converted and properly introduced into the room. Then, ice-attribute soul masters who cultivate here will benefit greatly, with a several-fold increase in their cultivation speed, and there is even a high probability that their martial soul will undergo a positive mutation. There are already cases in the Federation, such as one person whose ice-type ability evolved into the ultimate ice. I think everyone should have heard about it."

The moment the female auctioneer finished speaking, the entire auction hall erupted in excitement. Ice-attribute Soul Masters were already relatively rare, and possessing an ultimate ice martial soul would drastically alter one's status in the Soul Master world. Even if a family didn't have an ice-attribute Soul Master, acquiring this absolute zero ice crystal and reselling it to a force in need would undoubtedly yield a substantial profit.

Moreover, the family could even train a new ice-attribute soul master. That would likely make them a new force within the family in the future.

This is equivalent to directly improving one's physical constitution, which immediately changes the value of this item.

The female auctioneer continued, "First, we must clarify that the starting price for the Absolute Ice Crystal is 15 million Federal Credits. Customers on the first floor who wish to participate in the bidding must undergo verification of their funds. This is simply to prevent malicious bidding that could harm the interests of all parties involved."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

It sounds nice, but really it's just that they think the first floor is unaffordable. With a starting bid of tens of millions, even those on the second floor will probably have to consult their families. After all, the Heavenly Dou Auction House has auctioned items with starting bids of tens of millions before, and in the past, the minimum bid increment was always five million, making it easy to drive the price up. It could even very well reach the hundred million level.

Tang Wulin shook his head and complained, "So expensive. No wonder Brother Ci isn't interested; it turns out we can't afford it. Brother Ci is so clear-headed, closing his eyes to rest so early..."

But before he could finish speaking, the boy next to him had already stood up.

Under Wu Changkong's surprised gaze, Lin Ci pulled out a card.

"Teacher Wu, please help me verify my funds; I want to bid."

(End of this chapter)