Bai Jing checked the information before buying the mecha. Only citizens of the empire with a genetic level above B level can successfully drive the mecha, while those with a gene level below B level are not recommended to drive.
This is not to say that people with lower genetic levels are completely unable to manipulate mechs, but that such people are prone to accidents, serious ones may even lead to genetic collapse and endanger their lives.
It's like letting a weak person run a marathon, they can run hundreds of meters or thousands of meters, and some people with strong perseverance can even last longer, but the consequences may be shortness of breath, coma, and even death.
Especially as an imperial sergeant, it is strictly required that the gene level must be above B level.
Different from normal play or online battles, these people will fight with live ammunition on the battlefield, and the daily training is also extremely heavy. Once someone with a low genetic level joins, it is completely equivalent to death.
Bai Jing's genetic level is C-level, which cannot meet the requirements for driving a mecha smoothly.
However, because of the popularity of mechs, there are also many people with low genetic levels like him who seek excitement, fighting in online simulation cabins or training privately by themselves. This is allowed in the empire, and any damage will be at your own risk.
Mechas are divided into low-level, middle-level, high-level, and the top of the high-level - S-level.
According to the model, it can be divided into light mecha and heavy mecha.
The advantage of light mecha is that it is flexible and changeable, and can perform various difficult tricks. The disadvantage is that its defense and attack power are weak;
Heavy mechs have outstanding defense and attack power, but they are a bit cumbersome and lack flexibility.
Bai Jing quickly browsed through the introduction about the mecha, and planned to buy a low-level mecha with good performance.
Low-level mechas are the most common mechas, and they are sold in well-known auction houses, including online auction houses and offline auction houses.
Most of the mid-level mechas are auctioned in large offline auction houses, and each time they attract a large number of people to compete for them. The transaction price of each mecha is no less than tens of millions of star coins.
The sales channels for high-end mechs only exist in the most prosperous capital star.
Because high-end mechs have high requirements in terms of materials and production, and the time and energy it takes is unimaginable for ordinary people, so high-end mechas will only appear in the joint auction once a year.
Its popularity can be imagined, and the price is also unbearable for ordinary people.
When Bai Jing came into contact with mechas for the first time, he naturally chose a low-level mecha for practice.
He doesn't know if he can drive a mech with his genetic level, but this is his wish, how can he be willing if he doesn't try it
Hearing that the Xinghai Auction House is discussing cooperation with mecha manufacturers recently, Bai Jing thought for a while, and sent a message to Huang Jiu, the person in charge of Xinghai, asking if there was an auction of low-level mechas recently.
[Huang Jiu: Master wants to buy low-level mechs?]
[Bai: Well, is there any mecha for sale in the near future?]
[Huang Jiu: Yes.
The auction house successfully reached a cooperation with several mecha manufacturers a week ago, and three mechas will be launched tomorrow: including two second-level mechas and one third-level mecha.]
[Bai: OK.]
[Huang Jiu: Master, if you want to take pictures, you'd better prepare some more star coins.]
[Bai: Thank you for the reminder, I will.]
Xinghai Auction has organized this mecha auction, and has spared no effort in promoting it for seven consecutive days.
The posters of the mechs scrolled on the big screen in the store, and every time a lot was sold, the news of the mecha auction would be attached, and at the same time, notifications would be sent to old customers one by one, and they even spent a lot of money under the "mecha" entry in the online mall. Played a micro-advertisement.
As a result, many people know that Xinghai Auction House will auction three low-level mechs at 10:00 am on July 20th. The number of people standing guard on that day is dozens of times higher than usual, which shows the fierce competition.
Naturally, Bai Jing was one of them. He blurred his face and arrived at the Xinghai Auction House early in the morning.
At 10 o'clock sharp, all auctions will be on the shelves.
At a glance, everyone saw the area opened up in the center alone.
In the huge transparent window, there are three new mechas with a height of more than ten meters. They are majestic, full of momentum, and glow with the unique cold light of metal, attracting the attention of countless people.
Among the two second-level mechas, one is a light mecha and the other is a heavy mecha, and the difference can be clearly seen in comparison.
The light mecha looks slender, and the mecha lines are more fluid; while the heavy mecha is stronger, with heavy weapons and protective gear on the arms and feet, which is extremely lethal.
In the middle of the window is a level three light mech.
The light blue fuselage has fine streamers, and the lines are beautiful and sharp. Just looking at the shape, it is much stronger than the second-level mecha.
Bai Jing looked down at the price.
Level 2 Mech: The starting price is 2 million star coins, and the price increase is not less than 100,000 star coins each time. Reference price: five million star coins.
Level 3 Mecha: The starting price is 5 million star coins, and the price increase is not less than 500,000 star coins each time. Reference price: 10 million star coins.
No wonder the person in charge Huang Jiu asked him to prepare more star coins. The reference price was indeed higher than he imagined. Judging from the number of participants at the scene, I am afraid that the final transaction price will be very high.
Before he can carefully observe the attributes of the mecha, the time is up and the auction begins.
In almost a minute, the screen displayed that the auction prices of these three mechs were changing at an invisible speed, and the flashing numbers were dazzling.
Bai Jing was not in a hurry to make an offer.
A high-priced item like a mecha is not like other items, where a one-minute countdown starts after the bid, but lasts for a whole day. The auction time ends at 24:00 tonight, leaving plenty of time for everyone to bid.
In just two minutes, the auction prices of the three mechas all exceeded 1.5 times the starting price, but fortunately for everyone, the frequency of quotations gradually slowed down.
At this moment, the figure of the mecha maker was displayed on the big screen. After they briefly introduced themselves, they began to explain the materials and properties of the mecha.
[This second-level heavy-duty mech is bright black, with defensive coating materials on the surface, and a long-range low-energy particle cannon on the shoulders, which can fire six shells at the same time, provided that a third-level energy box is needed as a support.
The melee weapon is a golden long whip, twenty-five meters long, with a certain degree of flexibility, it can wrap around the opponent to attack...]
"I didn't expect that the attributes of this heavy mecha were not bad, and it could reach the high quality of the second level."
"It's really good, the attack power is very strong."
"Suitable for attacking players, but the defense is much weaker. There is not even a protective cover, only a protective coating, which is useless at all."
"This is only a second-level mecha, and it cannot be perfect."
A few teenagers gathered next to each other and whispered together. They were young and it was their first time to choose mechas.
Bai Jing doesn't know much about mechs at the moment.
After hearing the comments from several people, he took another close look at the heavy mech.
It was found that, as they said, the weapons on the arms and legs, as well as the long whip on the waist, all focused on attack power, while other attributes were relatively lacking, and they looked extraordinarily cumbersome.
This is a common problem with heavy weapons. Due to the cost, the second-level mecha can't improve the lightness of the weapon, so the weight will be too high.
If it is replaced by a high-level mecha, this problem will be greatly reduced.
'This mecha is not suitable for me. ' Bai Jing thought to himself.
His strengths were speed and keen perception, and heavy mechas undoubtedly couldn't bring this advantage into play.
Bai Jing focused on the next two light mechs.
After the introduction of the heavy mecha, and showing the shape and weapons of the mecha at close range again, the screen changed and another mecha master came on stage.
[This second-level light mech, I named it 'Egret'.
In order to maintain flexibility, I fused the third-level material "light gold" on the shell of the mecha, which reduced the weight of the mecha by one-fifth. At the same time, "polymerized ionic liquid" is applied to the joints, which can maintain greater flexibility of movement.
As for the weapons, there are melee spears and long-range particle guns...]
Bai Jing frowned slightly. He didn't know much about mechas, but after the apocalypse, he was quite familiar with guns and ammunition.
The ballistic of the particle gun is narrow, the penetrating power is not strong, and the lethality of the long-range attack is very weak. It seems that the light mech has almost given up the attack power in order to reduce the weight and increase the flexibility.
Many of the people present felt the same way.
However, this 'Egret' is slender and compact, light and flexible, and its pure white body is clean and beautiful, which has won the love of many people, especially in line with women's aesthetics.
As a second-level mecha, if it can attract the attention of everyone in one or two aspects, it has already succeeded.
After the mecha maker finished his introduction, the quotations in the hands of many people began to flicker frequently, and soon the price of this light mecha was increased by more than one million, and it will soon be close to the reference price.
And this, only half an hour has passed since the shooting started!
Next comes the main event, the mecha master will introduce the only third-level mecha in the auction house, which is also the highest level of low-level mechas.
[This third-level mecha is a light mecha, and I named it 'Sky'.
The shell of the mech is added with light blue flow gold, which can reflect light and can be temporarily invisible under certain conditions. The head and chest are equipped with mid-level defense covers, which require a level-4 energy box to open at the same time.
The long-range weapon is a laser beam, with a range of up to five kilometers, and the close-up weapon is equipped with a titanium alloy long knife, which is a fourth-level material...]
"Level 4 materials are actually used in the level 3 mecha!"
"The attribute of invisibility is really great, it was unexpected. This mecha builder is amazing!"
"The attributes of this mech are good in all aspects, and the weapon mix is relatively balanced."
"However, if you configure a four-level energy box, the usual consumption will be very high..."
After the mech master's introduction, the auction house was full of various discussions.
Obviously, this third-level mecha has ignited people's enthusiasm. Whether it is the production materials or defensive attributes, it can be said to be the best among low-level mechas. Mechas of this quality are rare.
Bai Jing stood outside the window and looked up at the mecha. The mecha, which is more than ten meters high, is tall and arrogant. The light blue color on the outside looks like flowing sea water, beautiful and elegant.
The titanium alloy long knife at the waist refracted a cold light under the light, sharp and cold, and its hardness can reach a high level. It is said that it can cut off a three-inch thick steel plate without hurting the blade.
The more Bai Jing looked at it, the more he liked it. Whether it was the mecha's temperament, color scheme or weapons, he was very satisfied.
A long-lost excitement spread from his chest and gradually spread to his whole body. At this moment, he seemed to see the scene where he was driving this mecha straight into the sky, and his eyes were stained with longing.
Not only him, but most of the people here have taken a fancy to this mecha with excellent attributes.
The number on the ticker has been increasing rapidly, and soon exceeded the reference price of 10 million, and continued to soar upwards.
eleven million.
11.5 million.
Twelve million.
…
16 million!
One hour after the opening of the auction house, the highest price reached 16 million!
This is hard to see in low-level mechs.
This price obviously exceeded the budget of many people, they were no longer obsessed with this mecha, and went to auction the other two second-level mechas.
Cooperating with the mecha, the energy boxes in the store were also swept away.
Not only did Bai Jing's energy box fetch an unprecedented high price, but the prices of other secondary and tertiary energy boxes were also much higher than the previous transaction prices.
Huang Jiu, the person in charge, and Lu Meng, the appraiser, were extremely excited as they watched the rising prices on the ticker.
In the future, the auction house's organic armor will attract popularity. Not only will the income increase dramatically, but there will also be an influx of traffic and other effects. Their store rankings will definitely continue to rise!
It's a pity that it takes too long to make mechas, at least 2-3 months before there is such a mecha auction.
Seeing such a hot scene, Huang Jiu and Lu Meng decided that they must discuss cooperation with several mecha makers, and strive to sell mechas every month!
Bai Jing looked at the number on the ticker, sixteen million.
Since that price, no one has quoted it again.
He thought for a while, and entered a price of 20 million on the ticker.
"My God, twenty million!"
"This should be the limit, right?"
"I remember last month, Tianshu Auction House's third-level top-quality mecha was auctioned for a high price of 18 million. I thought it was strong enough, but I didn't expect it to be even higher this time!"
"Rich man—"
Bai Jing waited for a minute, and when no one continued to bid, he went offline.
He originally wanted to input 17 million, but after thinking about it, maybe others will continue to increase the price, so it is better to directly offer a high price to make the other party retreat. This is also a psychological tactic.
Bai Jing was right. The boy who just bid 16 million star coins originally wanted to continue bidding, but after seeing this price, his eyes widened suddenly, and he had no choice but to give up unwillingly.
His total budget for this mech is 20 million star coins, but the budget includes the energy box and the cost of maintaining the mech on weekdays.
If the other party offered 17 million star coins, he might grit his teeth and add another two million, but judging from the quotation, the other party is obviously not short of money.
'Forget it, let's wait for the next time. ' The boy thought through gritted teeth.
At the same time, I secretly hated, this bidder is really annoying!
When the auction was about to end, Bai Jing boarded the online mall and found that the highest price was still the 20 million he had quoted, but he didn't relax his vigilance because of this.
Because some people will quote when there are only a few seconds left in the countdown, and they will be caught off guard.
Bai Jing put his fair fingers on the ticker, and his brown eyes focused on the numbers on the screen.
"The auction of the three mechs will enter the countdown, 10, 9, 8..."
Until the end of the last second, Bai Jing relieved his tense wrist, but fortunately his offer did not change.
But the other two second-level mechs were different.
"What's going on? Why didn't I take a picture!"
"Final transaction price: 11.7 million... Damn, who the hell added 200,000 star coins at the end!"
"Playing this kind of dirty trick, if you have the guts, you can PK!"
… .
Except for Bai Jing's quotation, the other two mechas all changed hands in the last ten seconds, and the transaction price increased by 200,000 to 300,000 star coins on the original basis, which made the original buyer very angry.
They squatted here for a whole day, and they were about to win, but they were cut off. They were filled with grief and indignation, wishing to find out this insidious villain and beat him up!
Huang Jiu, the person in charge, shook his head helplessly in the background.
Well, these two buyers are estimated to be young, so they don't know the routine.
Bidding in the last few seconds can not only relax the bidders' vigilance, but also buy the mech at the lowest cost, which is a common trick in auctions.
Of course, if the original bid was high enough, this wouldn't have happened.
From this point of view, the master is still powerful.
After Bai Jing paid 20 million star coins, he soon received the space button sent by virtual teleportation. In addition, there were matching mecha maintenance tools and mecha care solution.
This space button is also light blue, as if there are fine streamers sprinkled on it, the same color as the mecha.
Bai Jing held it tightly in his hand, and connected the virtual port in the bedroom to the optical brain.
There is no way to release the mecha in the room, but the simulation training room on the star network can.
The author has something to say: Bai Jing: I finally have my own mecha!
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