Chapter 155: Herbs as Payment for Goods

The female auctioneer brought down her gavel, "Sold for twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Congratulations to VIP Yellow 113 for winning this Blood-Generating Grass."

In the private room, Dugu Bo mused, "I do not have seeds for Blood-Generating Grass in my possession, but this specimen is not yet dead and can be planted."

One must know that planting medicinal herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well will significantly shorten their growth cycle.

Blood-Generating Grass is already a high-value medicinal herb; once auctioned and taken back, it won't be long before it can be harvested in batches.

This is all glittering money.

Only the two of them, grandfather and granddaughter, remain in the Dugu family, and their former assets were lost long ago.

Now, without the burden of the martial soul poison, the family is bound to prosper in the future, and developing industries for the family has been put on the agenda.

In Dugu Bo's view, the medicinal herb business is a profitable trade, especially with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as a prerequisite.

"Twenty-five thousand Gold Soul Coins," Dugu Bo announced his bid.

The auction house has no rule stating that one cannot place a bid after the gavel has fallen.

As long as the next auction item has not been brought out, one can still place a bid even if the gavel has already fallen.

Those who have frequented auction houses for years are tacitly aware of this.

However, most people rarely frequent auction houses and have quite a few complaints about this.

Seeing this, the female auctioneer hurriedly began to control the situation, "Please, distinguished guests, remain quiet. The actions of VIP Red 3 are in accordance with the auction house rules. Of course, this is not a privilege; anyone can bid in this manner."

"What is going on with this VIP Red 3? Even grabbing at fly legs?"

VIP Yellow 113 grumbled, but given their own status, they did not continue to bid.

In the end, the Blood-Generating Grass belonged to Dugu Bo.

"Old man, this is good stuff. It promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis, and can even generate blood. It is a precious medicine for treating internal injuries." Wu Qi raised his eyebrows, his purpose self-evident.

Dugu Bo curled his lip, "You'll get your share!"

Spirit Masters are a group prone to injury, so keeping healing herbs on hand is considered a good habit.

After all, one is not accompanied by a Healing Soul Master at all times; when suffering a heavy blow, prepared herbs are a second life.

……

Next, many of the auction items were antiques, calligraphy, and paintings.

These only interest the nobility and are of no value to Wu Qi and his group.

Gradually, they stopped making bids.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about to turn cold, the female auctioneer stepped down from the auction stage, and a male auctioneer took over.

"Distinguished guests, please wake up your companions or other guests beside you. What follows will be a blockbuster auction item."

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The previously "lifeless" auction hall was instantly filled with vitality.

The guests discussed animatedly, debating what the next auction item might be.

As VIPs in the red section, Wu Qi and his group had received a list of auction items beforehand.

But the order in which the items were brought out did not match the list, so they did not know what this blockbuster item was.

Soon, the mystery was revealed.

"Distinguished guests, please look. This is the Nine-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor. Legend has it that it was crafted by the master of the current master craftsman Lou Gao. It can withstand any physical attacks from any Spirit Master below level sixty-five."

"Of course, it cannot defend against mental attacks or elemental attacks like ice and fire."

"The starting bid is three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Each increment must be no less than twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins. Interested guests, do not miss out."

Wu Qi became interested.

He was no stranger to the name Lou Gao; he did not expect the other party to have such a formidable master.

Of course, the authenticity cannot be verified; perhaps only Lou Gao himself knows.

The Eight-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor had a starting bid of two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, so for the even more formidable Nine-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor, this starting price is indeed considered high.

Lou Gao enjoys a great reputation, and many nobles have heard his name. Added to this "story," many people are willing to pay for it.

Among them, Gu Rong also had thoughts about it, "Fengzhi, if Rongrong wears it, it could increase her means of self-preservation."

Although that is true, this is a male style, and it would not be comfortable for a female to wear.

After a moment of hesitation, Ning Fengzhi shook his head, "Forget it. We will consider it if there is a female style. There are defensive Soul Guidance Devices later, so there is no need to dwell on this."

On the other side, Wu Qi would not miss it.

"Once I put on this layer of soft armor, I will be able to use it for a long time to come."

Do not look at his extraordinary attack power and speed; defense has always been the weakness of flight-type Spirit Masters. Even after Ice and Fire Body Tempering, his physical defense remains limited.

With this armor, he will be able to let go and fight more freely when facing Soul Emperor-level Spirit Masters in the future.

Dugu Bo reminded him, "According to this bidding trend, the price will not be low."

Qiangu Changkong laughed, "Brother Wu, I have plenty here; feel free to take and use them."

Wu Qi shook his head, "Do you think what kind of person would take a defensive treasure out for auction?"

Behind the auction items, it is noted whether they are auction house items or private consignments.

The purpose of the labeling is to provide a purchasing channel for guests if they want to buy an item after it fails to sell.

And this Nine-Treasure Wishful Soft Armor is a private consignment.

Qiangu Changkong laughed, "That's simple. The seller's strength has exceeded level sixty-five and they no longer need armor for protection."

Dugu Bo understood his meaning, "You mean to say that this person is selling the protective armor to exchange it for urgently needed resources?"

Wu Qi nodded, "The only reason a knight would sell their armor is if a stronger weapon has appeared, or they are in urgent need of money."

Situations where one needs money urgently are rare, and for it to be this urgent, it can only be that they are waiting for money to heal injuries.

He stood up and raised the plaque in his hand.

The auctioneer's gaze turned, "VIP 3, please state your bid."

Wu Qi shook his head and immediately said, "I see that this auction item comes from a private seller. I would like to exchange high-grade medicinal herbs for healing and high-grade medicinal herbs for pain relief of equal value. I wonder if the seller would agree?"

The auction house accepts the form of barter, and the medicinal herbs Wu Qi brought out are all hard currency, with no worries about finding a buyer.

The auctioneer nodded seriously, and a staff member immediately rushed to the seats in the venue to communicate with the seller.

A moment later, the auctioneer asked, "Number three red VIP, may I ask what types of medicinal herbs you are willing to offer?"

The medicinal herbs in Wu Qi's hands were all gifted by Dugu Bo.

As for himself, he does not have deep research into medicinal herbs; some he knows the names of but not their effects, and some he knows the effects of but not their names.

Therefore, this time Dugu Bo answered on his behalf: "Qi-Returning Grass, Mutated Astragalus, and Flower of Pain."

As he spoke, the whole venue was in an uproar.

"Holy cow, these are all rare goods that are hard to see in a pharmacy for years."

"As expected of Poison Douluo, this is truly a grand gesture."

"You're ignorant, aren't you? A master who plays with poison is also an extremely formidable pharmacist himself."

"By the way, why is His Excellency Poison Douluo hanging out with a group of youngsters? What is the background of this group?"

The buyer was very satisfied with this, even ignoring the auction price and closing the deal directly at a price of fifty-five Gold Soul Coins.

That is, converting the aforementioned medicinal herbs according to market price, with at least one of each.

Dugu Bo could not help but click his tongue, "So valuable?"

He wanted to go into the medicinal herb business, but he was not sensitive to the prices of these high-end medicinal herbs.

After all, inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he had planted a full several dozen acres.

(End of this chapter)