Chapter 125: Extravagantly Buying the Stone Sphere—I Am an Alliance Genius!
Under Lin Xin's expectant gaze, Xing Xuan brought out the auction item and looked silently at everyone present before speaking. "I believe everyone has already guessed our first auction item. That mysterious Master Lin has made another move, and he will also be bringing new pills for auction afterward. Everyone is welcome to place bids."
Standing on the main platform, the auctioneer Xing Xuan wore an excited expression with a gentle smile. At this moment, everyone who had been admiring her graceful figure below the stage froze, then looked at the pill before them with feverish eyes.
If this were not the Holy Alliance Auction House, they would probably have been unable to restrain themselves and would have rushed up directly, just to seize that pill for cultivation.
"My pill is on stage!" Inside the private room, Lin Xin stared at the scene before him with great excitement. His eyes shone brightly, while the corner of his gaze kept drifting toward Ye Ling, as if trying to gauge his reaction.
Unfortunately, Ye Ling paid no attention to those pills at all. It was obvious that he simply did not care about them.
After all, the pills Lin Xin was selling were all third-tier pills, increasing only a few hundred points of defense. To Ye Ling, they were completely useless, not even as effective as a casual piece of equipment upgrade.
As for cultivation pills, frankly speaking, they were far inferior to his equipment.
With Ye Ling's abilities, even the most ordinary Spirit-tier magic equipment he forged could provide defensive and protective effects far exceeding five hundred points, not to mention that the minimum equipment he currently used was already Spirit-tier.
"It probably isn't just about giving wine, right?"
"He likely sensed the appearance of that auction item, which is why he reacted like this. It seems there's something inside that he really needs." Ye Ling explained, as Gu Yuena appeared to have realized something earlier and shared her thoughts with him.
Especially now.
If it could make even Hao Yue react like this, then it was definitely not something ordinary. It would be best not to use it here and wait until later.
Therefore, even if Lin Xin's item sold for one thousand eight hundred gold coins, Ye Ling had no particular thoughts about it.
"You guys are going to join a Demon Hunt Squad next, right?" Lin Xin asked with delight in his eyes.
"One thousand gold coins, once."
After Hao Yue appeared, even Gu Yuena above Ye Ling's head looked at him with curiosity, then turned her gaze toward the auction platform, as if carefully sensing something.
However, Lin Xin was unwilling to give up. To him, no matter what he had to pay, he had to find the most suitable and powerful partner for his upcoming Demon Hunt Squad journey. Only then would he have a chance to realize his ambitions.
As he was thinking, at this moment, above Long Haochen's head, an extremely brilliant purple-gold light suddenly flashed. It surged violently, with nine strange colors flickering within, followed by a beam of light placed to the side, its aura trembling.
It bobbed back and forth, looking rather comical.
"Hao Yue, calm down and explain properly," Long Haochen said helplessly.
It seemed that everything he had done was in vain.
"One thousand gold coins, twice."
A figure appeared between Long Haochen and Ye Ling, shimmering with strange light. It was Hao Yue.
At this moment, the auction platform also began introducing the stone sphere, stating that its value was equivalent to one thousand gold coins.
Looking at Lin Xin, Ye Ling asked calmly. He already knew everything, but it was still worth asking.
Meanwhile, Hao Yue stared anxiously toward the auction platform. It looked extremely impatient, nudging Long Haochen with its two heads and letting out incoherent sounds. After that, it suddenly turned and nudged Ye Ling as well.
Despite all his bravado, actually taking the money out still hurt. Even though the two bottles of red wine earlier were worth about the same, he had needed quite some mental preparation to part with them.
The effort Lin Xin put into refining a pill was no less than Ye Ling forging a Glorious piece of equipment. Moreover, Glorious equipment was simply too valuable. Lin Xin did not have the ability to refine pills comparable to Glorious-tier equipment.
This sudden development left the auctioneer momentarily at a loss.
This was one thousand gold coins.
"Say it. What exactly are you here looking for us to do?"
"One thousand gold coins, three times. Sold. The next auction item has been acquired by the distinguished guest in Private Room Ten."
In the original story, it had happened exactly like this.
"Oh, that makes things easy. If it's useful to Hao Yue, then no matter how much it costs, it's worth it," Long Haochen said, having understood the reason. To him, Hao Yue was family. If Hao Yue needed it, then any price was necessary.
"Of course," Li Xin chimed in from the side.
"One thousand gold coins is no problem," Long Haochen nodded, then directly pressed the bidding button. "One thousand gold coins."
Seeing Long Haochen's calm demeanor, Lin Xin was stunned. Good heavens, even this clean-looking, adorable boy was so wealthy?
Hearing this, Hao Yue nodded seriously in agreement.
However, the auctioneer's professional standards prevented him from asking further questions, and he continued the process as usual.
Naturally, there was no need for explanation. Ye Ling, who was thoroughly familiar with the original story, knew everything already.
After finishing her announcement, Xing Xuan had someone push the item away, then sent someone to bring it to Ye Ling's private room. After knocking on the door, Long Haochen stepped forward, took out his magic crystal card, casually swiped it, accepted the stone sphere, and placed it into his storage space.
Not to mention that, at present, Ye Ling's forging limit was Soul Forging, and Soul Forged equipment was equivalent to Legendary equipment.
Before long, Lin Xin's pills were completely sold out, yet he did not feel particularly excited. Whether it was Ye Ling, Long Haochen, Li Xin, Wang Yuanyuan, or Lin Jialu, none of them had asked him anything because of his pills.
He had not finished speaking yet.
"I'm the same. I'm here to find future teammates, and also to take a gamble. I hope that after some of you enter the top three, you'll choose me as a teammate. I, Lin Xin, am a fifth-tier, third-rank mage, eighteen years old. That should count as a genius, right?"
"At present, among those participating in Demon Hunt Squads across the entire Temple Alliance, there are fewer than two hands' worth of people stronger than me. That's why I want to find teammates and form a powerful alliance," Lin Xin said boldly, a smile on his face. He believed he had the confidence to say so.
However, Ye Ling and the others exchanged glances with one another.
Now this was something they were interested in.
End of Chapter
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