Chapter 82

But very soon, they understood.

At auctions, some people bring their own items to sell yet also place bids themselves.

Their goal, naturally, is to drive up the price.

However, the consequence of doing this is that if others stop bidding,

the item will easily end up stuck in their own hands.

Not only will they fail to get any money, but they will also have the auction house's commission deducted from them.

It can truly be described as not worth the loss!

And isn't Longguo's current situation exactly that of a shill?

Moreover, it is an outright, brazen shill.

Just look: Longguo raised the bid by four billion US dollars in one go; even Chouguo and Gou Dahu were so shocked that they momentarily stopped bidding.

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At this moment, Lin Yi was also watching the live stream on the website.

When he saw that Dragon Nation had suddenly added 4 billion US dollars to the bid,

to be honest, even he was somewhat shocked.

"System, can you add a video danmu function to the website to liven up the atmosphere?"

"Ding... Host can spend 500,000 US dollars, and the system will add this function for the host!"

"Then spend it!"

Lin Yi sighed with emotion.

This Super Arms System was good in every way; as long as it involved arms trading,

it basically granted every request, and its functions were very powerful.

However, even for this video live auction function, Lin Yi had spent 1 million US dollars.

It could not be considered inexpensive.

As for the man claiming to be Long Yi on the video,

he was an AI virtual person generated by the system through technology, but perhaps because it was too advanced,

this virtual person and the auction scene were almost indistinguishable from reality.

So much so that many countries thought this auctioneer was an official staff member of the DWS platform.

Of course, according to the system,

if Lin Yi could upgrade weapons to a higher level in the future,

it might be possible to unlock cloning technology,

allowing the creation of various real people by shaping faces based on human DNA in a "three, five, seven" manner.

However, obviously, with the current technology tree level of the system, this was definitely impossible.

As Lin Yi spent some extra money,

the DWS platform immediately issued a notification:

"To liven up the atmosphere for global customers, the platform is now adding the danmu function!"

Immediately, many tourists who were just there to see the world noticed a box appear below the live auction video.

After typing some words inside it, they would immediately appear on the live video.

Of course, if you did not want to see them, you could also turn off the danmu.

However, as the website launched this function,

the live videos with danmu enabled instantly turned into a barrage of various textual attacks.

"Dragon shill, Dragon shill!"

"This is too shameless, Dragon Nation; we know the aircraft carrier is yours, and now you suddenly add 4 billion US dollars; do you take us for fools?"

"Faking it, I only admire Dragon shills!"

At this moment, inside the Capital Anquan Bureau, Wang Luchuan watched this scene with a mixture of helplessness and amusement.

He really had not expected the DWS platform to be so progressive.

It directly performed a website upgrade during the auction.

Creating the danmu feature.

But seeing the term "Dragon shill" on the danmu,

Wang Luchuan simply did not know what to say.

Indeed, Dragon Nation's bid had just increased significantly, but that was because it wanted to deter other bidding nations.

Making the opponent retreat upon realizing the difficulty.

Moreover, the price of 8 billion US dollars was indeed not the endpoint for the Ford-class carrier.

Everyone knew that this aircraft carrier could not possibly be won without a bid of 10 billion US dollars.

Dragon Nation's bid of 8 billion US dollars was actually not that exaggerated.

But, just like that, they were cursed as "Dragon shills."

Everyone and every nation believed this Ford-class aircraft carrier belonged to Dragon Nation.

Heaven have mercy! If Dragon Nation had this aircraft carrier, wouldn't they use it themselves? Why would they sell it!

The logic does not hold up.

"Turn off the danmu, then wait a while before bidding again!"

Wang Luchuan ordered only after seeking instructions.

Thus, the personnel responsible for network security turned off the danmu for the auction.

At this time, after Dragon Nation's bid of 8 billion US dollars, quite a few people were indeed deterred.

After a brief silence,

the virtual auctioneer Long Yi said:

"Dragon Nation has bid 8 billion US dollars; are there any higher bids? 8 billion US dollars once...!"

However, just as Long Yi finished speaking,

Little Japan immediately raised the bid:

"8.1 billion US dollars!"

At this moment, inside Little Japan's Ministry of Defense, it was brightly lit.

In fact, with the emergence of the DWS platform, Little Japan's domestic situation was also unsettled.

Many people wanted to purchase weapons to retaliate against society or commit suicide.

But the problem was that Little Japan prohibited firearms.

Ordinary citizens had no chance whatsoever to access firearms.

Yet with the emergence of the DWS platform, an increasing number of Little Japan's populace began gaining access to it.

In a short span of time, murders, shootings, and suicides in Little Japan surged by 2800% compared to the previous year,

setting a record for deaths during that same period in Little Japan's history.

Economic stagnation and social decline fueled growing dissatisfaction with the government among more and more people.

Even the East Asia Anti-Japan Front, an organization once thought extinct within Little Japan, has surprisingly revived.

This very group had previously carried out numerous assassinations targeting high-ranking officials and the Emperor.

The organization comprises three squads: one called Wolf, another called Earth's Fang, and the third called Scorpion.

Back then, Little Japan itself harbored many opponents of imperialism.

These individuals gathered together to study Marxism and understand the malignant nature of Little Japan's imperialism,

but as time passed, most of these organizations vanished into the annals of history.

However, the recently emerged DWS platform seems to have become the catalyst awakening these dormant groups.

Wolf and Scorpion are rapidly expanding within Little Japan.

Tongdao Cong, one of Little Japan's nine most famous figures and wanted by its government for forty-nine years, has become this organization's leader.

They have perpetrated numerous massacres.

Therefore, Little Japan's government utterly detests the DWS platform.

Nevertheless, this does not hinder Little Japan's dream of possessing aircraft carriers.