Chapter 155: Heaven Dou Royal Auction
The next day at noon, Shi Lin rested in his lounge while contemplating the plan for the Gu Insect Manor.
Shi Lin thought that since the Small Manor Gu could store living things, could he use the Small Manor Gu to build a small ecosystem so that these Gu insects could be self-sufficient? In that case, he could save a lot of his materials.
After all, the last time Shi Lin cleaned up the Gu worms of the Shi family, it was because the Gu worms needed too much food to feed them, and at that time the Shi family was fully supporting the construction of Shrek Academy and simply couldn't afford to raise them anymore.
That's why Shi Lin thought of building a small ecosystem so that feeding these Gu worms wouldn't be too difficult.
Shi Lin began to recall his various Gu worms, thinking about which Gu worm to start with. Currently, the only two Gu worms with relatively abundant materials are the Flame Gu and the Grass and Wood Gu.
Shi Lin doesn't have the energy to develop the second stage of the Grass and Wood Gu right now, so the best choice for Shi Lin is the Flame Gu.
Ma Hongjun had accumulated so many materials that he could refine a large number of Flame Gu, thus forming a Flame Gu clan.
This will allow you to create a Gu worm farm for the Flame Gu!
The food of the Flame Gu is a plant called Edelweiss. Shi Lin has Edelweiss seeds, and with the combination of plant energy and flame crystals, he can quickly produce a large amount of Edelweiss.
Shi Lin plans to plant a large amount of Edelweiss in the small manor Gu, and then build a nest for the Flame Gu, ensuring that the growth rate of the Edelweiss is faster than that of the Flame Gu.
However, this requires water, light, and air purification systems.
Shi Lin already possesses these Gu worms; all he needs to do next is design something simple.
"We need to get some nutrient soil and volcanic rock, since only these materials can withstand the heat of the Flame Gu. The rest of the Gu worms will be fine." Shi Lin muttered, stroking his chin.
So Shi Lin and Flender took a leave of absence and went to the building materials market in Heaven Dou City to purchase these items.
Volcanic rock and nutrient soil are easy to find, and Shi Lin bought a lot of them, since a small manor Gu requires hundreds or thousands of kilograms of soil.
After purchasing these items, Shi Lin returned directly to the courtyard, used his mind to spread the soil evenly inside the small manor Gu, and then leveled it.
After leveling the soil, the Gu worms were then placed.
First, there's the Light Cluster Gu that provides the light from the Firefly Grass. There's only one of the highest quality, which is in the Shi Family Manor, but Shi Lin has many of the higher quality Light Cluster Gu.
Shi Lin fixed the light cluster Gu in front of the dome of the small manor Gu.
Next, Shi Lin took out several Gu worms that looked like clouds.
This is a Gu worm that Shi Lin refined using some water-attribute bird-type soul beasts. It can condense clouds and mist to bring rain.
Based on the size of the small manor Gu, Shi Lin arranged for more than a dozen high-grade Cloud Mist Gu to ensure that the Fire Edelweiss in the small manor Gu would not lack water.
In addition to light and water, worms also need fertile soil.
Shi Lin possesses a type of earthworm-like fattening Gu made from soil and chemicals. It is of superior quality and can ensure the soil fertility of the Gu in the small manor.
After settling the Gu worms in the small manor Gu, Shi Lin planted the cultivated Fire Edelweiss in the soil of the small manor Gu, and then used Flame Crystal and Plant Qi to help the Fire Edelweiss take root and grow in the soil.
Shi Lin checked the number of Edelweiss plants and then estimated their quantity.
Shi Lin estimated that these fire grasses could basically support five hundred flame gu or eight hundred fire seed gu.
Next, Shi Lin used spatial cutting to carve out a hole in the volcanic rocks he had just bought that could accommodate the Gu worms, and then put these rocks into the Little Manor Gu.
Now that the basic preparations are complete, the next step is to arrange for these Gu worms to relocate.
Shi Lin doesn't have many Flame Gu in his possession yet, so he needs to refine some more Flame Gu.
Anyway, there's plenty of time. Next, Shi Lin will start working hard to refine Gu worms and try to get the entire Gu worm manor up and running as soon as possible.
As for flames, a Flame Gu can be used instead, so Ma Hongjun's help would not be needed.
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More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
For the past two weeks, Shi Lin fought during the day and refined Gu worms at night, replacing sleep with cultivation in the latter half of the night. Although he didn't get enough sleep, he lived a very fulfilling life.
Now Shi Lin has more than two hundred top-grade Flame Gu, more than five hundred high-grade Flame Gu, and more than five hundred top-grade Fire Seed Gu.
Shi Lin has almost used up all the materials he has. If he wants to continue refining, he will have to wait for the next batch of materials.
Moreover, the Edelweiss in the Gu Insect Manor can only support this many Flame Gu; any more and the Edelweiss will not be enough.
The Flame Gu's Gu Insect Manor is now fully completed and operational, producing enough Fire Edelweiss for the Flame Gu's needs.
Looking at the small manor Gu in his hand, Shi Lin revealed a satisfied expression.
In the future, this small manor will be able to produce a large amount of flame crystals and flame essence.
Next, they began designing other Gu worm farms, since Shi Lin would have a large number of Gu worms in the future, and the materials needed would be astronomical.
It's better to start preparing those materials now, so that things will be easier in the future.
Shi Lin's next plan is to plant a large number of medicinal herbs in his natal Gu worm, the Little Manor Gu, and to refine the second-tier Small Herb Gu.
In this way, Shi Lin can enter his personal space to cultivate, achieving twice the result with half the effort and greatly increasing his cultivation speed.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long; Shi Lin will be very busy from now on.
...
Two more days have passed.
Shi Lin had just finished his second battle of the day and was sitting on the sofa in the lounge, resting while writing a battle summary.
Ma Hongjun and the others had not yet finished their battle, so only Shi Lin was resting here.
Just then, Flender walked down from the stands and came to Shi Lin.
"Today's battle was exciting, but your soul power level is still too low, and your attack methods are somewhat lacking. Other than that, there aren't many problems. Your training plan can be completed, and next time you can train at the Great Soul Arena near Notting City." Flender looked at the notebook in his hand and said to Shi Lin with a smile.
"Hehe, thank you for your guidance, Dean." Shi Lin stood up and smiled at Flender.
"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk." Flender sat down and then gestured for Shi Lin to sit down.
Shi Lin didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly, after all, he was exhausted.
After sitting down, Flender took an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Shi Lin.
Shi Lin paused for a moment, then took the envelope and glanced at it.
Invitation to the Heaven Dou Royal Auction
"Dean, about this auction?" Shi Lin raised an eyebrow and asked Flender.
"For someone like me at the Soul Saint realm, getting an invitation isn't difficult at all. Tomorrow at noon, let's go to the Heaven Dou Royal Auction and broaden our horizons together." Flender pushed up his glasses and then gave Shi Lin a faint smile.
Shi Lin stared at Flender for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Dean...you don't have something you like that you want me to pay for, do you?" Shi Lin said to Flender in an annoyed tone.
"No, don't frame me." Flender chuckled, confirming his intention to make Shi Lin pay the bill.
"Alright, I still have some gold soul coins. If all else fails, I have some Hibiscus Wine, which can also be exchanged for money," Shi Lin said to Flender in an annoyed tone.
After receiving support from Shi Zhen, Flender was no longer as stingy as before. Now it seems that old habits die hard; he's still that miserly four-eyed owl.
"I've already canceled the other match this afternoon for you. Go back and get some rest. You seem very tired lately. Cultivation is important, but your health is even more important," Flender said with a smile to Shi Lin.
"Thank you for your guidance, Dean. I will definitely rest." Shi Lin nodded to Flender and said.
However, Shi Lin has only completed the first Gu Insect Manor so far. In the future, there will be a Plant Gu Insect Manor, a Healing Gu Insect Manor, and a Wine Gu Insect Manor...
In short, Shi Lin will be busy for the foreseeable future.
"By the way, Dean, should I wait for Ma Hongjun and the others to come together?" Shi Lin asked Flender again.
"No need, this leave is for you. Go back and get some rest. They still need to play a few more games," Flender said earnestly, patting Shi Lin on the shoulder.
"Alright then, thank you, Dean. I'll head back now." Shi Lin nodded, then stood up and left the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena.
"I still need to keep an eye on their matches. Be careful on your way back," Flender said to Shi Lin with a smile.
Shi Lin nodded, then walked out of the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena, returned to the courtyard, and fell asleep immediately.
Shi Lin had been severely sleep-deprived during this period, so he had finished all his work and was taking advantage of the holiday to catch up on his sleep.
As for the other Gu worm farms, Shi Lin will talk about them after he wakes up.
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The next morning, after Shi Lin and the others dressed themselves, they sat in the courtyard waiting to set off.
"Dean, can you be frank with me? How much does it cost to buy these things this time?" Shi Lin asked Flender.
Shi Lin was genuinely worried that the gold soul coins he had wouldn't be enough for Flender to squander.
"It's only around ten thousand gold soul coins," Flender said innocently, stroking his chin and shrugging his shoulders.
Hearing Flender's words, Shi Lin breathed a sigh of relief. It was alright; he could still come up with ten or twenty thousand gold soul coins.
"By the way, I found out yesterday that besides the auction today, there's also a soul bone gambling event. Want to participate?" Flender asked Shi Lin.
"Soul Bone? What's that?" Shi Lin asked Flender, his eyes wide.
"It's about buying the corpses of soul beasts and betting on whether there are soul bones inside. If you dissect it on the spot, the organizer will give you a reward. If you don't need it but someone else does, you can exchange it or auction it off."
"Of course, we can also take the soul beast's corpse away for dissection," Flender explained to Shi Lin.
After hearing Flender's explanation, Shi Lin understood that gambling on soul bones was not the right way to play.
But Shi Lin didn't care about the soul bone, nor did he care about this gamble!
What Shi Lin cared about were the soul beast corpses after the on-site dissection!
If I could buy them back at a low price, it would greatly replenish my material reserves.
Although Shi Lin can only use materials from hundred-year-old soul beasts now, it is not impossible for him to use soul beasts with a cultivation of over a thousand years in the future.
Therefore, Shi Lin still needs to prepare in advance, because it will be too late to prepare when it is needed.
"Alright, everything's packed, let's go." Flender waved his hand and led the group off.
Soon, after the group finished packing, they headed towards the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House.
Half an hour later, the group arrived at the entrance of the auction house.
The Heaven Dou Royal Auction House truly lives up to its reputation as the largest auction house in the Heaven Dou Empire, standing five or six stories high and covering an area of at least tens of thousands of square meters.
"Sir, please show me your invitation." A waitress in a gold cheongsam approached Flender, bowed slightly, and said.
"Here you are." Flender responded, then took the invitation out of his pocket and handed it to the waitress.
After opening the invitation, the waitress checked it and then returned it to Flender.
"Your Excellency Soul Saint, your private room is on the third floor. Would you like me to escort you in?" The waitress bowed respectfully to Flender and then said.
"By the way, where is today's Soul Bone Betting event being held? I'll go check it out first," Flender nodded and said to the waitress.
"Well, Your Excellency Soul Saint, the Soul Bone Betting event is in the lobby. Would you like me to take you there?" the waitress said politely to Flender.
"Okay, please lead the way." Flender nodded and smiled at the waitress.
"Okay, everyone, please follow me." The waitress led Flender and the others into the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House.
The place was packed with people. Shi Lin and his companions kept their eyes on each other and followed closely behind Flender as they walked inside.
As they entered the Heaven Dou Royal Auction House, Shi Lin and his companions finally witnessed what true extravagance was.
The Heaven Dou Royal Auction House is predominantly gold in color, brightly lit and dazzling, frequented by nobles and wealthy merchants dressed in splendid attire.
The walls are covered with valuable oil paintings and murals, and the furnishings are gold and silver artifacts and precious antiques.
For a moment, Shi Lin and his companions were captivated by the extravagant and decadent scene before them.
"Ahem, this way," Flender said to the little ones.
"They're here, they're here!" Shi Lin and the others snapped out of their daze, caught up with Flender, and headed into the hall.
The hall was packed with people, and in the center of the hall was an auction stage where a middle-aged auctioneer in a tuxedo and gold-rimmed glasses was enthusiastically selling the corpses of soul beasts!
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