I'm Just Trying To Save Money
I'm Just Trying To Save Money
"100,000 low-grade spirit stones!" At almost the exact moment Seductress Jiang finished speaking, someone in the hall made a bid.
"200,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
"300,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
...
In a short moment, the price of the Heart Purity Lotus rose steadily.
"Master, you're not going to bid it?" Yin Chen at Qin Yi and blinked his puzzle eyes.
Just now, he noticed that his master had an exciting look toward the Heart Purity Lotus.
"No hurry~" The corner of Qin Yi's mouth curled up slightly.
Qin Yi knew that he was not the only Alchemist interested in this heaven and earth material.
He must wait until the competitors lessen a lot if he wants to bid.
Meanwhile, the bidding in the hall had slowed down.
Qin Yi finally raised his bid after the Heart Purity Lotus's price reached 900,000 low-grade spirit stones.
However, before he could open his mouth, a delicate and yet loid voice interrupted him.
"1,500,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
This voice belongs to none other than the young girl from Medicine Valley. She stared at the platform with a trace of complacence appearing on her face.
The young girl sneered, "What a bunch of moron. They don't know the true worth of heaven and earth material with Rank 4 potential. This Heart Purity Lotus is mine!"
"The guest in room number 10 has placed a bid of 1,500,000 low-grade spirit stones. Are there any other guests that are interested in it?" Seductress Jiang, on the auction platform, loudly said, "1,500,000 low-grade spirit stones going once..."
"1,500,000 low-grade spirit stones going twice..."
Qin Yi didn't know which prodigal raised the bid this much. However, he didn't back down as he raised his voice: "1,600,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
"The guest in room number 7 has placed a bid of 1,600,000 low-grade spirit stones..." Seductress Jiang is announcing again.
For a moment, the young girl went silent. He did not expect that someone would bid higher than her.
She smirked at the certain room.
'Let's see how far you can raise the bid!'
"2,000,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
"2,100,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
"2,500,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
"2,600,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
The young girl was choked. She felt that her opponent was playing with her. Otherwise, why did he always only increase the bid by 100,000 low-grade spirit stones?
Not only her but the audience, including Seductrees Jiang, also notice the strangeness.
"Pff, that fellow in room number 7 is so bad that he only raised his bid by 100,000 low-grade spirit stones."
"I think this person did it on purpose, haha..."
"Who cares? This is going to be fun anyway. I wonder how far this competition will go?"
Qin Yi was speechless by the people's reaction. Even though he was in a private room, he could still hear the chatter from the hall.
He shook his head helplessly and said, "Chen'er, those people really misunderstood. I'm just trying to save money, sigh~."
Yin Chen rolled his eyes. Only he knew how prodigal his master was.
The bidding continued. Only after the price exceeded 5,000,000 low-grade spirit stones did the young girl finally give up.
"Scoundrel, don't let me know who you are. Otherwise, I won't put you at ease!"
The young girl angrily slapped the window.
The middle-aged man sitting in front of him couldn't help but say, "Young Miss, it's just a Rank 2 heaven and earth material..."
"Uncle, you don't know anything. That Heart Purity Lotus has very high potential. Besides, it's not only about its potential but also about my pride! Also, that guy was obviously playing with me!" The young girl gritted her teeth after saying this.
While the young girl was angry about her defeat, the audience in the hall burst into an uproar.
"Insane! It's only a Rank 2 heaven and earth material, actually bidding until five million low-grade spirit stones..."
"What do you know? For Alchemists, Rank 1 heaven and earth material alone is considered a priceless treasure, let alone Rank 2 heaven and earth material with Rank 4 potential."
"We don't understand the world of the Alchemists."
...
Seductress Jiang revealed a charming smile; she didn't expect that a mere Rank 2 heaven material could be sold for five million low-grade spirit stones.
Perhaps what people are saying is right. The world of Alchemists is hard to understand.
In the subsequent five auctions of items, Qin Yi only bid twice, and he won them after spending a lot of money.
This time, the two items he got were a Spirit Artifact called Faceless Mask and a formation chart "Great Sky Mirror Formation".
Evidently, Faceless Mask belonged to a famous thief called Faceless Lord from five hundred years ago. After that thief died, all its artifacts were lost. Faceless Mask was found by someone from ruin and decided to sell it in this auction.
This artifact attracted fierce competition, and Qin Yi finally won it with 25,000,000 low-grade spirit stones.
Qin Yi did not hesitate to spend that kind of money because he really needed this mask to hide his true face.
Although the Hidden Night Cloak could cover his face, it was just a Normal Grade Artifact after all. High-level cultivators easily saw through its ability.
But Faceless Mask is different. It was said that even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators had difficulty seeing through it.
That was why Qin Yi was so determined to obtain it.
Meanwhile, the Great Sky Mirror Formation is a Rank 3 formation that had the function of protecting an area and also being able to reflect enemy attacks from outside the formation.
Coincidentally, Qin Yi was in dire need of this formation to protect his hometown.
With the protection of a formation, Qin Yi no longer had to worry about Maple Town's safety. Even facing Rank 3 magical beasts' attack, the town can still hold them back, let alone wild beasts.
Qin Yi spent 10,000,000 low-great spirit stones to get this thing.
In total, he had spent 37,500,000 low-grade spirit stones. That was not a small amount of money.
Before the auction started, the budget that Qin Yi had managed to collect was no more than 50 million low-great spirit stones. After he bought the three items, the budget left in his current pocket was only around 10 million low-great spirit stones.
At this point, if it weren't for Qin Yi auctioning Rank 4 medicines, he wouldn't have dared to be a big spender like this.
After all, he still hadn't gotten his main objective from this auction.
Thinking about this, Qin Yi exasperatedly held his head. He truly regrets not waiting at the east gate earlier.
Damn those big shots and young masters!
Who told them to enter through the east gate?!
Qin Yi sighed heavily.
For now, he just hopes he can get a load of money after his item is successfully auctioned.
In next to no time, the voice of Seductress Jiang on the auction platform sounded again, and her voice was still charming and seductive as ever.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction is about to enter the final round. However, the rules in this round will change. For the next six items to be auctioned, our Black Water Auction House only accepts middle-grade spirit stones or treasures equivalent to auction items."
Most guests had expected this, and they were excited. At the same time, they were also confused.
The Black Water Auction House usually only auctions five items in the final round, never less or more. But this time, there are six items to be auctioned.
What exactly caused the Black Water Auction House to change the rule?
Nevertheless, that didn't stop them from the excitement.
"Girl, stop beating around the bush, hurry up and say what items they are."
"Exactly, I hope this last round will not regret!"
...
The entire auction hall was clamorous for a moment.
Everyone was filled with interest in the six auction items that the Black Water Auction House placed at the end.
They were clear in their hearts that according to the Black Water Auction House's usual practice, those final auction items' worth would absolutely not be inferior to the previous items.
Seductress Jiang did not reduce the smile on her beautiful face, "Since everyone can't wait, let's start with the first of the six items."
In next to no time, under the gazes of everyone present, Seductress Jiang on the auction platform lifted up the red cloth from the tray in the young girl's hand.
And then, an extraordinary grass presented before everyone's eyes.
"This is..."
Instantly, confusion appeared on everyone's faces except for a few people in private and VIP rooms.
"What kind of grass is that?"
"That's certainly not grass that fed for horses..."
"Who knows~."