I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 79 - 78: Auction (Part 3)
"We have many auction items today. To save our distinguished guests’ precious time, let’s begin now. Presenting the first auction item of the day, the Spirit Plant Star Blue—!"
A transparent glass container appeared on the pedestal in front of Dai Wei, inside which was a spirit plant that was completely dark blue, resembling oxalis, slowly rotating to give the guests a full view.
"This is a mature Star Blue, intact and in excellent condition. Most preciously, it also contains seven mature seeds. If the plant’s attributes are fully communicated by a master with a Wood Element Spirit, it might be possible to artificially cultivate living seedlings."
Dai Wei’s eloquence struck the selling points with just a few words, instantly piquing the buyers’ interest.
Li Xing leaned forward a bit. Star Blue is an important ingredient in a high-level antidote, and she had seen its holographic image in the library.
Star Blue is a rare spirit plant that grows in extremely cold regions. It usually survives in a dormant root state and only rapidly sprouts, branches, flowers, pollinates, seeds, and dies within an hour during a snowstorm.
Li Xing wanted to release her Divine Sense to take a closer look, but before she could act, dozens of streams of spiritual power surged from various private rooms, unabashedly probing towards the Star Blue.
The auctioneer was accustomed to the exploration of spiritual power, but Li Xing was startled because among these streams were some that could rival her Divine Sense.
It seemed the auction had attracted many experts; Li Xing dared not risk exposure and could only reluctantly drag the display screen to enlarge and observe the Spirit Grass.
After all spiritual powers had more or less observed, Dai Wei cleared his throat and said, "The bidding for Star Blue with seven mature seeds starts at one million star coins, with each increment of one hundred thousand star coins. The bidding begins!"
"One million one hundred thousand!"
"One million two hundred!"
...
Star Blue was in high demand, and the price soared rapidly. From Dai Wei’s increasingly bright eyes, it was clear that the current bidding had already surpassed Star Blue’s actual value.
"Three million three hundred thousand once, three million three hundred thousand twice, three million three hundred thousand—sold! Congratulations to guest number nineteen for winning the rare item!"
Getting a good price right at the start, Dai Wei was highly enthusiastic and became more energetic in introducing and promoting the subsequent items, gradually bringing the auction atmosphere to a climax.
In the following auction items, Ye Qingting and Cui Tianxiao, as well as Qi Ming, participated in the bids too, but Li Xing could tell they were just joining in for fun and not really interested.
A new auction item appeared on the table, but Dai Wei’s smile froze momentarily when he saw it.
Clearing his throat, Dai Wei announced loudly, "The next rare item, a Glazed Hand Bracelet of eighteen beads, was excavated from an ancient tomb from the Immortal Departure period. It was a personal burial item of an ancient aristocratic woman!"
Although there was no audible sound, Dai Wei could feel the guests’ dissatisfaction with this item. It was understandable—items from a coffin, these particular noble merchants, how could they fancy them?
"According to research, the tomb owner’s identity was a direct descendant of an Immortal, and her personal burial item might indeed be a Magic Treasure bestowed by the Immortal!"
Listening to Dai Wei, a few attendees became interested, and sporadic streams of spiritual power swept toward the blackened Glazed Hand Bracelet on the pedestal. However, upon investigation, nothing special was found, and soon it was overlooked by all.
Li Xing, bored, zoomed in to scrutinize the image and discovered that words were carved on the beads, and her eyes instantly lit up with fervent interest.
Meanwhile, Chu Yunyi retracted his spiritual power and had a trace of puzzlement in his eyes. He sensed an extremely faint fluctuation on the Glazed Hand Bracelet, but it vanished instantly, as if it were just his illusion.
"Starting bid, fifty thousand star coins!"
Li Xing unhesitatingly raised the bid on the display screen.
"Sixty thousand!"
"One hundred thousand."
"One hundred ten thousand!"
"Two hundred thousand."
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Dai Wei initially thought this auction item would cool off the auction, never expecting two guests to push the price all the way up to five hundred thousand—a sheer unexpected delight.
"Guest number eighteen placed a bid of five hundred thousand, is there anything higher?"
Who is this number eighteen! Li Xing glared at the display screen, gritting her teeth in frustration. She could have gotten a bargain, but this financially extravagant fool blew it for her, raising in increments of a hundred thousand each time—her account had no more extra funds.
"Star, do you really want this bracelet?"
To Cui Tianxiao, the black lacquered bracelet didn’t even look like glazed beads, but even if it were, glazed beads weren’t rare gems. He really couldn’t understand what Li Xing liked about it.
But thinking of that extremely ugly flower, Cui Tianxiao suddenly understood. Li Xing’s aesthetics always took unique paths, impossible to guess.
"How about we leave it, bro takes you to Wan Tong Department Store to pick out a Sares Crystal bracelet that’s much prettier."
"I want this one! Transfer me some money, and I’ll exchange it with top-grade Red and Blue Medicine!" Bidding in the Red Hall isn’t something you can shout out randomly; you must deposit money into the specified associated account. Once the system determines insufficient assets, you don’t even qualify to bid.
Li Xing’s top-grade Red and Blue Medicine was indeed a valuable item. Even with its currently low recognition, if known, it would be unaffordable despite having the money. Her three close friends transferred funds without a second thought.
With the sound of three "clang" noises, Li Xing’s account gained an additional fifteen million star coins. She hurriedly placed a new bid before Dai Wei struck the gavel.
"Five hundred ten thousand!"
"Five hundred ten thousand—!"
Dai Wei’s cheeks flushed with excitement: "Guest number six bids five hundred ten thousand, is there anything higher?"
"One million."
"O-one million!" Dai Wei almost fainted—it was unheard of that an item of merely speculative origin would fetch a price surpassing even Immortal Feather Armor.
"Damn! Where did this fool come from?"
Although Cui Tianxiao didn’t care for the Glazed Hand Bracelet, since Li Xing fancied it, he was extremely annoyed that someone was trying to outbid her.
"One million ten thousand!" Li Xing’s eyes were blazing.
On the other side, Lin Caier looked at the bracelet disdainfully, cooing:
"Brother Yun, why do you insist on buying this thing? It came from a grave, surely soaked in corpse water, disgusting!"
An Qing also didn’t understand Chu Yunyi’s actions:
"The Red Hall really lost its touch today, taking out a Netherworld Artifact! Yun Yi, forget it, it’s unlucky."
Chu Yunyi once again used his spiritual power to scan the beads. The black bracelet sat quietly on the rotating pedestal, a few beads’ surfaces vaguely revealing strange patterns.
The entire bracelet was covered with stains, as if indeed soaked in corpse water. The strange fluctuation didn’t reappear; could it be due to injury, leading to erroneous perception of spiritual power?
"Yun Yi, could it be that you find something special about that bracelet?"
Jiang Yuesheng knew Chu Yunyi; him biting the bid like that definitely wasn’t about contentiousness or young master’s temper, perhaps he had discovered some clue.
However, speaking of which, the ancient tomb from the Immortal Departure period would surely have been vetted by the Elder Council. If it were a relic left by an Immortal, it would have long been taken into the Heaven-Reaching Tower, let alone being auctioned by the Red Hall.
Chu Yunyi gracefully retracted his spiritual power and smiled slightly, saying:
"No, just a curiosity about antiquities from the Immortal Departure period. Cai Er and An Qing are correct, it’s just a Netherworld Artifact, unnecessary."
Chu Yunyi elegantly leaned back against the sofa, Jiang Yuesheng observed his calm side profile, his eyes flickered but said nothing more.
"One million ten thousand once, one million ten thousand twice, one million ten thousand—sold! Congratulations to guest number six for winning the prime item!"
