Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 136 - 122: Bidding Ten Gold!
Chapter 136: Chapter 122: Bidding Ten Gold!
A mechanism that can be used outside the safe house?!
This unheard-of wonder instantly set the tavern ablaze with excitement!
If the announcer wasn’t someone from the Shunfeng Travel Group, the crowd would have long been unable to restrain their skepticism.
At this moment, there was only one thought in their minds: Enough with the chatter, take your gold coins and go!
Seeing this, Su Qi’s eyes revealed a trace of deep regret as he sighed softly:
“To miss out on such a powerful mechanism at auction is truly a pity.”
Beside him, Ye Xin’an also stared intently at the blueprint in Old Que’er’s hand, his eyes burning with interest:
“Such a powerful mechanism could still be useful even when upgraded to an eight or ninth level safe house.”
Su Lin rubbed his chin, suddenly struck by an idea:
“If someone fed these Beast Hunting Bees with Treasure Meat instead of ordinary beast meat every day, could they be cultivated to become even stronger?”
Both Su Qi and Ye Xin’an were taken aback by these words.
“This…” Su Qi pondered for a moment before shaking his head, “I’m afraid it won’t be easy. If that were possible, the value of this blueprint would far exceed the Tier One category.”
Ye Xin’an also smiled in agreement:
“Brother Su Lin’s idea is indeed imaginative. Even if it’s feasible, who could afford the daily consumption of three pieces of Tier One Treasure Meat? Over time, the cost would be enough to buy several Tier Two blueprints.”
“Indeed…”
Su Lin replied thoughtfully, though he couldn’t help but ponder:
If the effects of the “Glass Cannon” could be applied to this summoning-type Giant Beast Hunting Beehive, what would happen?
Would the decreased durability and increased power affect the individual Beast-Hunting Bees or the hive itself?
If a single Beast Hunting Bee’s attack power increased by forty percent, does that mean it could take down a Boss-level Shadow Beast on its own?
He silently exhaled.
The allure of this blueprint was truly astounding.
Unfortunately, Wuyin Village’s finances were limited and couldn’t compete.
The only hope was to see if the newly acquired “Free Ride” effect would work.
Su Lin’s gaze quietly turned towards Xu Zhong, the leader of Quanzhou Village, who was the most capable of seizing victory.
He mused to himself:
“I wonder if Free Ride will consider him ’friendly’…”
He had just secretly attempted to use it on Old Que’er, who held the blueprint, but there was no response.
Was it because the opponent wasn’t a member of Wuyin, or because the ownership of the blueprint had yet to be transferred?
“Perhaps the Free Ride effect will only be effective when the blueprint truly belongs to someone within the same faction?”
He speculated, feeling a bit of regret:
“If that’s the case, we’ll have to miss out on this summoning-type blueprint. Hopefully, the definition of ’friendly’ will be broader…”
Just then, Xu Zhong seemed to sense his gaze, looked up and smiled warmly, nodding at Su Lin.
Su Lin returned the gesture with a polite nod.
“If this gesture of goodwill is enough to count as ’friendly,’ that would be for the best.”
A slight anticipation quietly arose.
He genuinely hoped Xu Zhong would win the blueprint.
On stage, Old Que’er cleared his throat and finally announced the starting bid:
“Giant Beast Hunting Beehive, Tier One Mechanism Blueprint, Wall, Summoning-type Mechanism, the starting bid—four gold coins! Each increase must be no less than one hundred silver coins!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the tavern was filled with the sound of gasps.
Everyone knew this blueprint was extraordinary but had not expected the starting bid to be so close to many people’s entire fortune!
However, the bidding quickly rose like a tide:
“Five gold coins!” someone immediately added a gold coin.
“Five gold, five hundred silver!”
“Six gold!”
“Six gold, three hundred silver!”
“Six gold, seven hundred!”
“Seven gold!”
Creations of bids arose one after another, and in just a minute, the price almost doubled!
Su Lin was speechless:
“These people are too rich!”
Su Qi watched with folded arms, observing coldly:
“Crouching tigers, hidden dragons, dragons crossing the river. Several of those bidding are forces outside the East District.”
Ye Xin’an’s face turned iron blue as he punched the armrest of his chair, venting his frustrations:
“Damn it! Zhong Wubin, that bastard, ran off with quite a bit of our team’s savings! Otherwise, with some planning with the Su Family, we might’ve had a chance! We wouldn’t have to sit by and watch such a powerful blueprint fall into others’ hands…
“With these thirty Beast Hunting Bees, comparable to the Flesh Lock Realm, how could we fear a lack of manpower? This week’s Hunting Lord operation would also be much safer!”
Today marked Su Lin’s 22nd day after the traversal, and the Hunting Lord task at the end of the month was set for this weekend.
The old master should be able to break through in time, so the task shouldn’t be a problem.
But the Hunting Group, having endured the Night of Survival, the beast swarm’s rampage, and the bloody battle at Black Scale Village, suffered heavy casualties, and manpower was extremely tight.
Ye Xin’an was worried about further casualties that might lead to internal changes within the village.
As they spoke, the bidding had climbed to nine gold, three hundred silver.
About to break the ten-gold mark, the speed of bidding clearly slowed.
“Nine gold, four hundred silver!”
“Nine gold, five hundred silver!”
In the tavern, someone shouted hoarsely, their face flushed, while more people slumped in their chairs, faces ashen.
Xu Zhong was drenched in cold sweat, glaring at those unfamiliar faces with anger and frustration:
“Damn it! At an East District auction, why are these outsider maggots crowding the scene! Piss me off, and I’ll block their village entrance and rob them!”
Zhang Huaying was even more anxious, grabbing his arm and shaking it vigorously:
“Boss! We’re running out of money! What should we do?”
Initially, they thought that more than two months of savings would be enough to crush the competition, but it turned out that there was always someone more formidable!
If it weren’t for Zhong Wubin’s generous contribution, they would have been out of the race already!
At this moment, the price stopped at:
“I’m bidding ten gold!!!”
In the brightly lit tavern, a burly man with a vicious look abruptly stood up, extending his fingers and roaring menacingly.
“Ten gold?!!”
The crowd erupted in shock! Exclamations and wails instantly filled the room.
Most villages had never even seen ten gold coins piled together!
“Who the hell is that rich?! Saving ten gold and not afraid of taking it to the grave?!”
Someone shouted in shock.
Another replied with a sinister tone:
“Heh, who said it has to be ’saved’?”
The atmosphere turned icy cold.
No one continued to bid, and the burly man exhaled a long breath, responding to the surrounding discussions with a disdainful sneer.
“Damn!!!”
Xu Zhong smashed the chair’s armrest in regret:
“If I had known this, I shouldn’t have distributed Zhong Wubin’s money!”
Even for the wealthy Quanzhou Village, they couldn’t produce over ten gold at this moment!
If Treasure Meat could be bought with money, this amount could buy four or five pieces!
Su Lin witnessed this scene with a silent sigh.
That brawny man wasn’t from the East District, so how could he be considered ’friendly’?
Does it mean this blueprint will truly slip away?
On stage, Old Que’er waited for a few seconds, seeing no one else bidding, and began the countdown:
“Ten gold coins, once! Any other bids?”
Xu Zhong’s eyes were bloodshot as he suddenly stood up, raising his arm and calling out hoarsely to the leaders of the East District villages:
“Fellow brothers of the East District! Hear me out! Quanzhou Village is the most likely to win this blueprint among the East District!
I, Xu Zhong, swear here and now, as long as you help me with this bid, once Quanzhou ascends to a camp, we will stand with you, sharing blessings and burdens!”
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