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Daily Auction?
🕑 Added 2023-04-28 14:21:21 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 73 ---
Yawn~!
Baek Ain lazily yawned because there weren't many items that caught his attention. The Black Seal Auction House accommodated rare goods from places across the Dou Qi Continent and Central Plains, but Baek Ain has gotten spoiled by Sign In System's rewards.
As the manager of Black Seal Auction House flaunted rare ingredients for pill making and people were fighting over it, Baek Ain didn't even bat an eye and began cultivating the Record of Burning World.
Yafei has bought several precious gems and earthly medicine related to Yin Element for her cultivation, bidding them with no chance for anyone else to win.
She won fifteen bids in a row, making people curious about the person inside the VVIP's room.
Of course, some people aren't chill about it.
Even though Yafei and Baek Ain stayed inside the VVIP room and got covered by the one-sided glass window fortified with spiritual formation, people with extreme observation skills could get past it.
And they aren't the only people using the VVIP room in this daily auction.
On the other side of the Hall, a group from Wild Lion Gang frowned at Baek Ain and Yafei's VVIP room. They are coming here to get medicine with Yin Propertie, but someone always takes it at an outrageous price.
The price was so outrageous that they didn't want to bid because the item was not worth it anymore.
If it was double or triple the original value, then it's okay. However, the woman behind that VVIP room increased the bid by ten times.
The manager noticed the displeasure in the atmosphere and said, "Let's continue the next time."
"Our Auction House recently obtained a drop of Yin's Dew from the excavated realm."
"It's the purest form of Yin Element ever recorded in 10.000 years, but unfortunately, we only have one." He smiled at everyone.
Yafei's eyes widened as she glanced at Baek Ain and said, "We should get this."
"No." Baek Ain shook his head.
"Eehhh..." Yafei was speechless.
Baek Ain chuckled and commented, "Don't get fooled by a deceptive man like the manager. He said the Black Seal Auction only has one drop of Yin's Dew. And that was a lie."
"Limited goods means premium goods. Even if it's not necessarily premium."
"The manager simply wants to gain more into his pocket."
"Well, I can't blame you, Fei. You're pretty clean when it comes to marketing things." He added with a smile.
"Hmph, What do you mean by pretty clean?" Yafei pouted while pretending to be mad.
As everyone fought over the so-called premium item, Baek Ain shared a bottle of wine with Yafei. They enjoyed the scenery and witnessed people bidding their life savings, from 50 million gold coins to some famous 5th Tier Pills.
"Medium-Grade Bone Condensation Pill!" Someone from the Wild Lion Gang roared, leaving everyone speechless. This person bid out a well-known 5-Tier Pill for a drop of Yin's Dew.
After all, a Bone Condensation Pill can mend, refine, and strengthen one's bones upon consumption. It helps someone fix the cultivation foundation, increasing the chance to break into a higher realm.
Not by much, though.
"Poor guy." Baek Ain commented lightly.
"He just gets scammed."
The manager slammed his wooden hammer and saluted the Wild Lion Gang, "Congratulations to the esteemed VVIP for getting the limited drop of Yin's Dew."
"Next item is the last for the daily auction. I do hope all the ladies and gentlemen are ready for it."
A radiant pink light appeared on the stage, and everyone saw the pale-looking bird's heart around the size of an adult's head. It's preserved in a block of ice, making it appear more beautiful than it should be.
The pink light is emitted from the heart, giving Baek Ain a weird sensation for a moment.
[Cinder's Eyes]
"Ha... That's your birthday gift, Fei." Baek Ain suddenly said with a grin on his face.
"Eh, Isn't it just the heart of a 5-rank magical beast? I don't feel anything special about it." Yafei tilted her head in confusion.
Baek Ain shook his head and continued, "Pfft, only a 5-rank magical beast's heart?"
"Hahaha."
[Name: Three Lives Ice Bird's Heart]
[Type: Consumable/Material]
[Grade: -S]
[Description: The heart of Three Lives Ice Bird, a rare variant of Water Luan Bird related to the phoenix itself. It contains rich Cold Yin Energy and grants its devourer with potent Ice Dou Qi and extreme vitality]
The manager cleared his throat and announced, "This heart is coming from a mysterious 5-rank magical beast in the north. Our Auction House obtained it by chance, discovering the extreme coldness inside it to be beneficial for people with Water Dou Qi."
"Of course, you need an alchemist to refine this raw heart first."
"Consuming straight would kill you immediately."
Baek Ain didn't wait for anyone to get it and said something from his booth, which sent his voice out.
"High-Grade 5th Tier: Blue Fire Recovery Pill."
"H-High Grade 5th Tier..." Everyone was speechless.
Even the manager of Black Seal Auction House was surprised by this rash bid, as he believed the Beast Taming Gate's new leader wouldn't be interested in such a niche item.
Well, Baek Ain proved him wrong.
"High-Grade 5th Tier: Blue Fire Recovery Pill once!" The manager recovered from his shock, shouting to announce the result.
"Anyone wants to bid against VVIP guest no.17?"
The Wild Lion Gang accepted the challenge and placed their bid, "High-Grade 5-Tier: Mighty Lion's Roar Pill."
"And two Middle-Grade 5-Tier: Yuan Gathering Pill."
'Aih, not this cliche "I'm offended." shit.' Baek Ain sighed in annoyance.
After thinking about it for a while, Baek Ain grasped Yafei's soft hand and whispered, 'Everything for you...'
"Then, I'll increase my bid. What about a Transcendent Grade 5-Tier: Heart-Swallowing Fire Pill."
"..." Other bidders.
"..." The manager.
"..." Wild Lion Gang.
What's Transcendent Grade?
It's the grade of a pill that belonged above its grading system, not just because of the name but also the effect.
A 5th Tier Pill can never fight 6th Tier Pills in effectiveness.
Regardless, a Transcendent Grade could rival anything above its grade by one or two qualities. This term is "actually." known as an unorthodox alchemist called "Saint Men." broke the alchemy standard and created a standard pill that everyone knows with higher quality.
Of course, the Transcendent Grade term could only be used for the 7th below Tier because anything from the 8th onward required a master alchemist competency. The same competence one should have to raise Soul Power to "Spirit Realm." Ranking.
Heart-Swallowing Fire Pill is top-tier amongst 5th-tier pills, so creating it to reach Transcendent Grade makes it roughly the same value as Low or Mid-Grade 6th Tier Pill.
Baek Ain formerly wanted to use Heart-Swallowing Fire Pill to increase Record of Burning World's mastery, but Yafei's birthday gift is more important currently.
And it's not like he couldn't make another Heart-Swallowing Fire Pill.
People don't know Baek Ain also has Transcend Grade 6th Tier Pills in his inventory. Not much, but enough to make any alchemist cry blood tears out of jealousy if they ever know about it.
"Transcendent Pill once." The manager couldn't hold his excitement.
Who wouldn't?
This magical beast's heart is only 5th Tier at best and exchanged with some decent pills, but the value suddenly increased by ten times.
"Transcendent Pill twice..."
"Transcendent Pill thrice."
"Congratulations to VVIP guest no.17 for getting the unknown magical beast's heart."
"Ladies and gentlemen, the daily auction ended now. We'll see you again in four hours."
As the manager left the podium, everyone glanced at the VVIP room no.17 and wondered what kind of people stayed there. The Wild Lion Gang hurriedly walked out of their room and waited at the front entrance of Black Seal Auction House, so Baek Ain and Yafei couldn't run away.
They don't know the disaster that's about to happen.
Baek Ain exchanged the items Yafei chose and the magical beast's heart with his money and pills, putting them into his inventory. After giving the manager a nod, he left with Yafei.
They arrived at the front gate and saw some people waiting for them.
"You!" Someone pointed his finger at Baek Ain.
"Yes?" Baek Ain lazily responded.
The person who pointed his finger was a rough-looking man named Tang Li, a famous person in the Wild Lion Gang. He possessed extreme observation skills and could pinpoint one's aura in detail.
Unfortunately, Yafei's Dou Qi masking skill is still low compared to Tang Li, allowing him to recognize her immediately.
And Baek Ain also became a target because he should be the person who bid on Transcendent Grade Pill.
Baek Ain sighed and said, "Can we settle this peacefully?"
"You know, in a more peaceful location?"
"It's not like you can attack me within Black Seal Auction House's territory."
After all, Black Seal Auction House is a neutral and anti-conflict zone.
Baek Ain and Yafei walked past them, stepping out of the Black Seal Auction House. They disappeared and were "quickly." followed by the Wild Lion Gang's members. Well, they allowed them to follow.
Arriving at a shady-looking cliff, Baek Ain gave Yafei a sign to jump while smiling at her. "I'll be back in a few seconds." He promised casually.
"Mm." Yafei retreated because she didn't want to cause problems.
Even though these people are at a similar level as Yafei, two of them are Dou King. And Yafei doesn't want to be a target and get injured in an accident because everything could happen.
More so, Baek Ain could focus more on beating the shit out of them.
Standing on the cliff, Baek Ain looked at the people before him and commented, "Seven against one, huh?"
"Don't you think it's unfair?"
"Hmph!" Tang Li sneered indifferently. "So what? There is no such thing as fair in this world."
"You're trapped here with us."
"Give up, and I'll kill you painlessly."
Baek Ain chuckled and responded, "Haha, I know."
"However, I'm not trapped here with you guys."
"You guys trapped in here with me."
[Fire Avatar x49]
