As the magic weapons, elixirs, etc. on the high platform entered the bidding one by one, everyone soon discovered a phenomenon: except for Knight A who had been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and never made a bid, there was also someone in an important seat who had never raised a price. Check.
On the table in front of that seat, there was a sign that read "Chen Xiang, Vice President of Tianqi Energy Co., Ltd."
An old man in his 60s with a kind face was sitting on the seat. At this time, he just smiled and watched the treasures on the high platform being photographed away, but he made no move to raise a sign.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows who he is. He is actually an agent of the Truth Office, a leader of a state-owned enterprise, and has an official background...
As the organizer of the treasure-exchange event, the Truth Office couldn't openly bid, so they concocted such an agent.
This person usually only targets those items with strategic significance, such as storage magic weapons, elixirs that break through realm barriers...
At previous treasure exchange conferences, others basically didn’t have to worry about these things.
Storage magic weapons have always been synonymous with manufacturing difficulties, numerous steps, high consumption, and low yields...
And the demand is huge. It can be said that any extraordinary person wants to own one... Even if it has only one cubic meter of volume, it is a dream for them. It is actually a must-have for home travel... killing people and grabbing treasures.
Not to mention the barrier-breaking pill, it is of great significance to a force's high-end force. Breaking through one day early can give the side a great advantage in the competition for various resources.
At the treasure exchange conference, on the surface, everyone competes fairly, but as long as Mr. Chen takes action, most people will raise the price symbolically, and then give up after the price is higher than the minimum price.
They are all working on the grounds of the Truth Office, and they dare not offend Tian Qingshan, let alone the Truth Office.
It's just that Tianqingshan has set a very high reserve price for these strategically important treasures. There are only two or three companies that can raise the reserve price, and most people can only watch with envy.
One of these three is the "Chinese Taoist Alliance", and the most powerful among them is the owner of Zishan Guanma Guanzhu. He is a pond-level master and one of the four major masters among the Chinese people. I heard that he has accumulated a lot recently and seems to be on the verge of a breakthrough.
But he was devoted to the Taoist tradition of his family's Zishan Temple, where he only held a false position, received a salary, and acted as a stage presence when necessary. The real leader was someone else.
The other one is the "Shenzhou Buddhist Association". The most powerful one is Tianjing Dharma King. He is a descendant of the upper realm. He is highly respected and serves as the leader of the association and leads the Buddhist sect in China.
They are an aggregation of large and small Buddhist temples and Taoist temples, used to coordinate internal interests, raise resources, cultivate outstanding disciples, and pass on Taoism.
The third family is called "Baicao Sect", and a reclusive miracle doctor named "Baicao Old Man" serves as the sect leader, specializing in recruiting those who have unique talents in medicine to teach.
It is said that he is also a descendant of the upper world, but he has never participated in any kind of armed struggle within the sect. He has an excellent relationship with the truth bureau. Like Fang Ning's "Anshi Ability Co., Ltd.", it is also a third-level cooperative unit.
Now that the agents of the Truth Office did not hold up their signs, it was the turn of these three major Chinese powers to start fighting for these strategic treasures.
Just scrambling for it, these three major forces began to come to their senses and slow down the pace of raising signs one by one.
When it came time for the important "Obstacle-Breaking Pill" auction, only one family raised a placard, and Mr. Chen, the agent of the Truth Office, still made no move.
"Forget about storage treasures. Maybe they have the manufacturing technology after all. But now it's the turn of the 'Barrier Breaking Pill'. This kind of thing is hard currency, and the refining waste rate is very high. If it is used once, it means a lot of medicinal materials. It’s all wasted, no matter how much you hoard, you’re not afraid of it, but Mr. Chen still doesn’t take action?”
"I heard that their Qiao Zishan is about to break through to A level. Oh, according to the latest dragon power evaluation standards, he is going to break through to pond level. He should be in great need of this."
"Yeah, I don't know why?"
There is no fool here. On the contrary, everyone thinks that they are very smart.
When they discovered that the truth bureau did not participate in the bidding for these strategic treasures, they tried to figure out the truth behind them.
When it was the turn of the Shenzhou Taoist Alliance to use the "Barrier Breaking Pill", they raised their cards first as usual and found that their old rival, the "Shenzhou Buddhist Association" did not raise their cards at all.
Someone discovered that their leader, King Tianjing, was heading in the direction of Knight A and seemed to be transmitting messages secretly, and they immediately woke up.
The people in Daomeng came back to their senses and immediately jumped up in anger. You must know that the base price of Tianqingshan's bid is very dark. They would rather lose the auction than sell it at a low price...
They didn't dare to breach the contract. Having the auction deposit confiscated was a small matter, but offending Tian Qingshan was a big deal. If they come to your door, they will also say "I am destined to you" to the disciples they have carefully trained...
People from Baicaomen never buy finished elixirs. At most, they buy one or two samples for research and reverse engineering...
"Obstacle-Breaking Pill" has long been on their research list, so naturally they won't raise their cards.
As everyone could see, King Tianjing didn't hide anything. He was just communicating with Knight A.
"The elixirs that His Holiness needs will naturally not be a problem. I will ask His Holiness to send someone to talk to Butler Zheng later. I have already agreed with him to give His Holiness a gold-level VIP treatment... Don’t worry, I have always kept my promise, and the results will definitely be unparalleled. Qingshan’s is better and the price is lower than theirs.”
"Haha, the Lord's righteousness is so great that a poor monk can naturally trust him. From now on, the top elixir in our China Buddhist Society will be the Lord Lao."
"It's easy to talk, easy to talk about. As long as we have all the materials, nothing will be a problem."
Next, the magic weapons and elixirs on display on the high platform failed to be auctioned one after another.
This rarely happened in previous years. Many small forces simply could not afford the minimum price. Only the Truth Office, the Buddhist Association, the Taoist Alliance, and the Baicao Sect had the confidence.
Gu Buwei's expression was very calm before, even if he was slapped in public by Knight A, nothing changed.
But when each magical weapon and elixir failed to sell, he frowned.
At the treasure exchange conferences over the years, every item on the stage has been fought over by everyone, but now it seems that it has been reduced to tatters and no one cares about it.
When there was no bidder for another high-end magical artifact with a high reserve price, he stretched out his hand and the staff understood what he meant and re-covered the elixirs for the magical artifacts that had not been auctioned one after another.
He stretched out his hand and all the porcelain plates disappeared, and then said calmly: "It seems that everyone is not interested in the items released by Tianqingshan this time. Well, the treasure exchange meeting in February will enter the free exchange stage. Gu is temporarily Retreat and see you in March."
Everyone looked at each other, and they wanted to say, in fact, we are all interested, but it is too expensive and we can't afford it...
Those who could afford it probably found better suppliers.
Until now, who still can’t understand that Venerable Shenlong is this new supplier
The Dragon Clan has many treasures. This statement seems to be true, and Lord Shenlong is expected to enter this high-end market.
It's just that it's also related to the big forces, and they think they can't afford the price...
They guessed this correctly. The system master did not have the time to be a low-end supplier. It would only do business for pond-level powerhouses and above.
With that said, Gu Buwei disappeared from the stage again, just as he suddenly appeared.
At this time, a staff member from the Truth-telling Office held up a microphone and said, "Masters, in accordance with previous practice, please submit a list of treasures you want to buy and a list of treasures you want to exchange. Enter it into the computer system on the table in front of you. Later, we will give you a reference trading route on the big screen, and then you can start free exchanges."
There is currently no equivalent currency for the circulation of cultivation materials, because there are many rare materials that cannot be measured with cash. Everyone can only carry out primitive barter exchanges according to the urgency of their needs. Whether you suffer a loss or not, you have to accept it yourself.
For example, a Nai Ring requires three Star Stones and other auxiliary materials to make, but at the auction, the base price of this magic weapon is fifteen Star Stones, and the number of auxiliary materials is also doubled...
Everyone knows that manufacturers can make two or even three pieces out of these materials, but still have to pay for it.
Many people started typing with their heads down, but Fang Ning was the only one who looked at the big screen with interest. At this time, information descriptions of each cultivation material were scrolling on it, from the origin and use of the materials to the transaction status of previous years. Everything.
It can be imagined that every piece of information has been gradually summarized by countless practitioners in the past twenty years. It is very precious. There are only thousands of people in China who are qualified to see it directly.
It has been a while since the instructions for the training materials were no longer displayed on the big screen. On the contrary, it began to show the treasures that each force needed and the treasures they exchanged.
These treasures include both raw materials and finished products.
At this time, no one was making any noise in a low voice, and few people raised their heads. They all stared down at the table in front of their seats.
There are computer screens embedded there, which are displaying transaction routes. You have to look for someone to exchange for something first, so that you can use this thing to exchange for your favorite treasure. The transaction status of these things in previous years...
It's troublesome, but there is no other way. The circulation of cultivation materials has only been in the past twenty years, and it has only flourished in the past few years. There is no recognized equivalent exchange item.
The truth-clarification office wanted to issue a "treasure scroll" to price various vitality materials, but apart from being used internally as a receipt for receiving various cultivation materials, no one would recognize it when it was circulated outside...
After watching it for a while, Fang Ning realized that it was only now that he had truly entered this era of cultivation and entered the trend of this era. At the same time, he felt inexplicably self-confident: It turns out that without even realizing it, most people have been betrayed by themselves and the system. The uncle is far behind...
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There is an unknown high mountain in the southeast of China, just outside the dense forest where Brother Gu Buwei descended.
When the treasure exchange conference continued, Gu Buwei had reappeared here.
At this time, a young man in his twenties, whose strength seemed to reach pond level, was waiting outside the dense forest.
As soon as the young man saw him, he started shaking his head and smiling, looking very happy.
"Haha, ancient abacus, I didn't expect Qi Lamei to make such a big mistake this time. It's really funny. Before she went down the mountain, she thought about challenging my position when she came back. Now, she only has her soul left. For ten years, she won’t be able to even think about it.”
Gu Buwei looked calm and said calmly: "Stop laughing, Chen Tianxiao, let my master and master know that you are laughing at junior sister Qi behind your back. I'm afraid your master can't protect you."
Chen Tianxiao then stopped and said: "Okay, okay, I know that Senior Brother Gu has good intentions. I will send Qi Mei's ball soul back right away. It would be more interesting if I gave her a pig fetus... That Tiantou on our mountain The pig demon has just become pregnant, her aptitude is extraordinary, and her body is incomparable to ours. If she starts training from the womb, she may be able to challenge me again in three years... "
Gu Buwei reached out and handed over a brocade box, and then said expressionlessly: "That's not impossible. Most core disciples don't have that blessing."
Chen Tianxiao took it, then curled his lips and said: "Yes, those of us who can only rely on ourselves to work hard will not even be able to surrender to pig fetuses after death... By the way, senior brother, you said that 'variables have indeed appeared', you want me to report back to the teacher Zu, can you tell us what the change is? Isn't it the Dragon Master who killed Qi Mei?"
Gu Buwei glanced at him and said: "You have already guessed it, why are you asking me? I will meditate here. After you report, I will hurry back to the mountain to get the second batch of treasures."
Chen Tianxiao wondered: "Trouble, if only a few more core disciples could go down the mountain at one time, I wouldn't have to run back and forth... But in previous years, it would take at least the third month of the treasure exchange meeting to sell out one batch, and now we need the second batch ?”
Gu Buwei: "No, it's because the first batch of treasures are not of high quality, and the big forces no longer like them."
Chen Tianxiao suddenly understood, and sneered: "It seems that this is caused by the variable Shenlong Venerable. How about we get rid of him? He is blocking our way of making money..."
Looking at the way this man was smiling happily just now, no one would have thought that killing someone was as easy as eating...
Gu Buwei said calmly: "You and I can't make the decision, and neither can the master and uncles. It all depends on the master's wishes."
After hearing this, Chen Tianxiao said with a smile on his face: "Well, so far, among the creatures born in China, no one has been able to escape the master's 'innate divine calculation', and this Lord Shenlong is no exception. He can only be proud for a while." That’s all, haha…”
Gu Buwei no longer looked at him, but looked at a floating cloud on the horizon, thoughtfully.