Chapter 691: Reporting the Name

The dragon horn auction was in full swing.

"My Lord, if you are short of money, the Dragon-Man tribe can support you a little. Give us some time, and several hundred thousand taels should be available," Long Yao said.

The Dragon-Man tribe didn't have much silver, but it was by no means difficult to cash out several hundred thousand.

Seeing Liang Qu's eyes burning, Lu Gang followed closely, taking out the silver notes from his bosom: "Junior Brother Liang, I still have one hundred thousand on hand. If you have any need, just take it and use it."

Cao Shixiong Lu's level of weapon refining was not low, coming from his family heritage.

Therefore, he had always been the hidden billionaire among the senior brothers, a big earner, but most of his silver had been turned into precious materials and hidden away, belonging to "real estate."

Xu Zishuai dug into his pants pocket, counting the silver notes again and again; he had a few thousand: "Everyone scrape together, and another twenty or thirty thousand shouldn't be difficult."

"Many thanks to Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, and the good intentions of Yao and Binglin, but there is no need to force it. If we can't grab the dragon horn, there are still dragon heart and dragon meat. It's just a matter of acting according to our ability."

Liang Qu shook his head and refused.

If it wasn't necessary, he didn't like owing people money.

Especially large sums of money; it made him feel uncomfortable all over.

Moreover, he didn't have a fixed large income now, and suddenly owing a huge debt of ten or twenty thousand, he didn't know when he would be able to pay it off.

In a moment.

The price of the dragon horn in the auction venue soared to over three hundred thousand. Private rooms from the first to the sixth floor were all bidding, and the shouting was continuous.

The dragon species was too precious.

Refining it into Great Elixir to change one's constitution was a small matter; it had all-around strengthening effects and even the miraculous effect of prolonging life.

Making it into a Spirit Weapon was also an excellent material.

If it weren't for the fact that it had just broken through and was extremely weak, the two Grandmasters would definitely not have been able to take down this Pale-Bearded Dragon.

Knowing that there was no hope of winning the bid.

Liang Qu's thoughts moved elsewhere.

Could he steal a wisp of Long Qi from the dragon corpse?

A dragon-species Great Demon should logically have a wisp. The two elders of the Dragon-Man tribe and Long Yanrui had verified it personally, but ever since entering the capital, Liang Qu had always suppressed the Ze Ding, fearing that if he went shopping and got too close to some Prince's mansion, he would receive something he shouldn't and cause trouble.

The only thing to be careful about was not to accidentally receive the long Qi inside the Tianbo Tower...

Give it a try.

Thinking of it, he did it.

Communicate with the Ze Ding.

Liang Qu's attention was entirely focused on the dragon corpse, his thoughts moving slightly.

Swish!

The Ze Ding trembled.

【Absorbed a wisp of dragon-species aura.】

【Consuming four wisps of dragon-species aura can generate one Ying Dragon pattern.】

【Dragon-species aura: 1】

It worked!

Liang Qu's expression remained as usual.

Didn't get the dragon horn, but got a wisp of Long Qi.

Not a loss!

Just at this time, the gong and drum sounded, and the dragon horn was sold.

Six hundred and eighty thousand!

Followed by the dragon heart.

Five hundred and seventy thousand!

Adding the two treasures together, it easily exceeded one million two hundred thousand!

A dragon species that had just entered the Great Demon realm, is it actually worth so much money?

After the two treasures, the dragon beard and dragon bone were not in a hurry to be sold, and the emcee first sold some dragon meat.

"Bang bang bang."

The door was knocked.

Liang Qu was close, so he opened the door: "Young Master Lu?"

Outside the door was the white-clothed Young Master Lu Jia.

Why is he back again?

Lu Jia stepped into the room, closed the door behind him, and got straight to the point.

"Earlier I saw My Lord Liang bidding for both the dragon horn and dragon heart. Are you interested in the dragon-species Great Demon?"

"My fate belongs to water, which Young Master Lu should know, so consuming water-attribute items is more compatible for me than for others, not to mention the dragon species."

"I have heard of it."

Lu Jia didn't find it strange.

The Owl God Seizing Food of the Dragon-Elephant Martial Saint in the past, and the one-against-three in the Northern Court, were passed down as good stories. As the youngest Great Martial Artist, Liang Qu had also made a big splash like a long flood dragon crossing the river.

"Since that's the case, does My Lord Liang want to report your name?"

"What does it mean to report your name?"

"It means reporting your name so that everyone will give you some face. When the bid reaches a certain point, they will stop and concede without forcing it, and you can often get it cheaper."

Give face?

A weird, sinister laugh suddenly popped into Liang Qu's mind, followed by threatening words such as "If anyone else bids, they are going against me, Liang, don't say I didn't warn you"...

"I report it myself? That doesn't seem right..."

"How could that be? Reporting it yourself is too vulgar, and you'll get a reputation for bullying others with your power, and then everyone will despise you as an upstart.

If you are willing, I will arrange it. When you see something you like later, just shout a price.

When the emcee sees your private room number bidding, he will point out your identity in public. He won't say the room number, just say so-and-so bids how much.

This move is to hint to others that you like this item very much. It is basically an unspoken rule of the auction house, and everyone understands it. Someone reported it for the 18th and 36th items before. Do you have any impression?"

"A little."

Liang Qu didn't remember it at all, but said he had an impression, while actually looking back at the others.

"Someone reported it." Xu Zishuai confirmed, "I was wondering at the time why they shouted their names directly."

"Exactly."

Lu Jia had seen it before; Liang Qu came from a small place and didn't know any unspoken rules.

Including so many people in the room, they were all the same, so he went and came back.

The top floor was divided into six levels, and each level had its own rules.

When encountering something they really like, who wouldn't borrow power?

It's just that speaking for yourself is too rough and horizontal, purely a blockhead, and it's easier to offend others, which is counterproductive. Slowly, the rule of letting the emcee speak and letting people understand it came into being.

"Is my name useful?" Liang Qu was not very confident.

"Useful! Young Master Liang is underestimating yourself. An eighteen-year-old Great Martial Artist, personally praised by the Holy Emperor. You are a newcomer, you won't have made enemies with anyone, right? Everyone is willing to give you some face."

Liang Qu was moved: "Then let's try?"

"You can only report your name for one item, don't be greedy and use it too much, otherwise everyone won't be happy to keep giving face. I don't know which one Young Master Liang wants?"

Liang Qu's eyes swept over: "The dragon beard."

"Done!"

Lu Jia came and went in a hurry.

Xiang Zhangsong stared blankly: "Strange, there are so many twists and turns in big places."

"Eye-opening."

On the high platform.

The attendant brought the tray forward, inside were two thick dragon beards that had been cut, and whispered a word to the emcee at the same time.

The emcee's expression did not change: "The fifty-fourth auction item, dragon beard! Not comparable to dragon horn or dragon heart, but still worthy of the name of dragon treasure. Starting bid at forty-eight thousand taels, each increment no less than two thousand taels!"

"Fifty-eight thousand, eighty thousand! One hundred and twenty thousand, one hundred and forty thousand! One hundred and fifty thousand, oh! It is actually Young Master Liang Qu, Young Master Liang! Young Master Liang bids one hundred and fifty thousand taels! The youngest genius Great Martial Artist of our dynasty, who defeated the Northern Court's Lone Wolf Haruhan! Coming to our Chamber of Commerce today truly makes the place shine!"

So embarrassing!

Liang Qu heard the emcee's loud introduction, his toes curled in the shoes, and he felt some regret.

Fortunately, the effect was good.

Once the emcee shouted the name, the intensity of the bidding suddenly disappeared, and there was no more continuous high-amount price jumping.

After a few more rounds.

Liang Qu successfully won the Great Demon dragon beard at the price of one hundred and ninety-three thousand.

No one competed maliciously.

Phew!

Wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

It actually worked.

Things are expensive because they are rare. If they are too rare, putting them on the market might exceed their actual value. This is the foundation of the auction, which is to attract competition.

Taking dragon horn and dragon heart as a reference, the dragon beard should easily exceed two hundred thousand or even two hundred and fifty thousand.

Perhaps he rose too fast.

Liang Qu didn't realize how useful his face was.

Individual private rooms opened their windows, the people inside were blurry, but they were separated by one or even two levels, waving at Liang Qu from afar.

Liang Qu responded in a hurry, while asking the attendant for the other party's identity, and recorded them one by one.

Conceding is not just for cheaper prices, the key is that the item is in hand.

The savings of three hundred and twenty thousand were more than half gone in the blink of an eye.

With the dragon beard in hand, the subsequent dragon bone, dragon eye, and dragon liver were no longer destined for him.

After that, Liang Qu only spent thirty-plus thousand to win some dragon scales and some dragon meat.

Until the 72nd auction item, the entire dragon-species Great Demon was completely divided.

(End of chapter)