Chapter 124: Mysterious Stone Tablet

Facing Facing Cang Luo's live stream this time was unprecedented; in just over an hour of broadcasting, the cumulative viewership reached a staggering one billion person-times!

Netizens worldwide showered Facing Facing Cang Luo with a massive amount of gifts; according to official real-time statistics from Fat Cat Live, the total had already exceeded one hundred million RMB, and it continued to rise as the stream went on.

According to the contract, Facing Facing Cang Luo would receive half of the proceeds.

At the same time, this live stream was also the most effective one since Facing Facing Cang Luo announced the existence of the Yuanwu Continent, and the one that satisfied netizens the most.

Because through this auction, netizens could learn about various things on the Yuanwu Continent, such as all kinds of magical techniques and precious artifacts, as well as living high-level demonic beasts.

Moreover, they could also hear various strange and interesting stories of the Yuanwu Continent from the host and the murmurs of the crowd around him, things that were absent from Facing Facing Cang Luo's previous live streams.

In Facing Facing Cang Luo's live stream room, netizens were boiling with excitement, sending barrage comments to discuss the various items appearing in the auction, wishing they could be there in person to claim them for themselves, imagining the grand scene once the two worlds connected.

"That seventh-grade Dragon-Slaying Blade just now was truly domineering; I'll find someone to copy one tonight and sell it on Taobao."

"I want to copy one too, but I prefer that eighth-grade demonic beast, the Dragon Xiaotian Tiger; weapons are dead objects, while beast pets are living creatures."

"A Earth-grade Upper-Class pill costs forty or fifty million; Facing Facing Cang Luo said the Zhi Yuan Dan that can make him a martial artist is a Heaven-grade Lower-Class pill, so wouldn't that be even more expensive? Do we still have a chance to become martial artists?"

Male netizens focused on weapons, demonic beasts, pills, and techniques, all things related to cultivation, while some female netizens focused on rather bizarre things.

"The Young Master of the Yin family who just bought the Dragon Xiaotian Tiger... so handsome and wealthy, with an incredibly powerful background; the rich second-generation kids of Earth aren't even fit to hold his shoes, let alone the losers."

"Ah! I really want to marry him! I'd even be willing to be his concubine..."

"Completely agree! Once the two worlds connect, I'll only marry martial artists; martial artists from the Yuanwu Continent take priority, martial artists from Earth as backups, and those ordinary people who can't cultivate should just become single dogs..."

These remarks from the female netizens instantly provoked countless angry curses from male netizens.

For a moment, the entire live stream room was filled with words like little bitches, bitches, snobs, and female losers.

The female netizens were not to be outdone and immediately fired back with words like losers, poor bastards, backups, and trash.

Thus, a verbal battle between male and female netizens began in Facing Facing Cang Luo's live stream room.

However, this verbal battle lasted only a few minutes before stopping, not because the moderators banned them, but because an unexpected item appearing in the auction shocked everyone into forgetting to send barrage comments.

On the Yuanwu Continent's auction, an electric motorcycle from Earth actually appeared!

Netizens worldwide were shocked, stunned.

Looking at the electric motorcycle on the stage, Facing Facing Cang Luo felt homesick, recalling the time when he delivered takeout on an electric motorcycle after his breakup and unemployment...

Facing Facing Cang Luo very much wanted to bid on the electric motorcycle; previously, his research on Yuan Power batteries had been abandoned halfway because he lacked equipment for testing.

Now, there happened to be an electric motorcycle available for testing, which could be used to continue researching Yuan Power batteries.

However, Facing Facing Cang Luo touched the seven Upper-Class Yuan Stones in his pocket and the seventy second-grade demonic cores in his backpack, and immediately abandoned the idea.

The previous items all started bidding at hundreds of Upper-Class Yuan Stones each, and this one probably wouldn't be any less.

Facing Facing Cang Luo wore a helpless expression.

At this moment, the host pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and he said loudly, "This item has been temporarily added to this auction; originally, the next item was the finale of this auction..."

"Hehe! My lords, please wait a moment, have some tea and rest."

Saying this, he took a sip of the fragrant tea served by the female attendant, then continued, "This item was discovered by a seven-star bounty hunter of the Alliance; according to him, it is a mechanism vehicle from the Mo Family's Mechanism City..."

Before the host finished speaking, someone suddenly laughed out loud, "You say this pile of scrap metal is a mechanism vehicle from the Mo Family's Mechanism City? You can't sense any Yuan Power at all, yet you dare call it a mechanism vehicle?"

"Also, look, the iron sheet is already broken! Since when does the Mo Family's Mechanism City use such cheap materials to forge things?"

"Hurry up and take it away; we want to see the finale item. I paid ten Lower-Class Yuan Stones not to look at scrap iron."

"Yes, yes, yes, we want to see the finale item; hurry up and throw away this pile of scrap..."

The crowd made a commotion, believing the electric motorcycle was just a pile of scrap iron, and they all demanded it be removed so they could see the finale item.

The host looked embarrassed; he also felt this item was definitely not a mechanism vehicle from the Mo Family's Mechanism City, at most just a toy made by some blacksmith for children.

This 'mechanism vehicle' originally had no chance of appearing in the auction; it was only because the seven-star bounty hunter had the authority to auction items and insisted on auctioning it at this event.

The Alliance had no choice but to refuse, but the other party also knew this so-called 'mechanism vehicle' might not be anything good, saying it would sell for whatever it could fetch.

The host weakly said, "This... the starting price for the mechanism vehicle is fifty Upper-Class Yuan Stones, and each bid increase must be no less than one Upper-Class Yuan Stone."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd laughed even louder, full of mockery.

Someone impatiently said, "Just a pile of scrap metal, and you dare ask for fifty Upper-Class Yuan Stones? Are you, the Martial Artist Alliance, playing with us?"

"Dare not, dare not!" The host shook his head hurriedly, cold sweat streaming down his back; if this continued, he would surely lose his job. What should he do?

In the crowd, Facing Facing Cang Luo's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected the starting price of the electric motorcycle to be only fifty Upper-Class Yuan Stones...

Wait, fifty Upper-Class Yuan Stones are equivalent to seventy million RMB; a nearly scrapped electric motorcycle is asking for seventy million!

Did I actually think that was low? Have I gone crazy?

Facing Facing Cang Luo shook his head, feeling a bit nervous, fearing someone would bid; if no one bid, would it be a failed auction?

If it failed, he would immediately gather money to buy it; the Warwolf Gang should have some funds, and he could borrow some from Wang Fuhai...

Just as Facing Facing Cang Luo was pondering how to gather the money, the host suddenly said, "To avoid wasting your time, we are now canceling the starting price; please bid freely, and the highest bidder wins."

After the host finished speaking, he looked around at the crowd, expecting someone to bid.

Unfortunately, aside from a few low snickers, no one bid.

Now, he knew no one would bid; indeed, who would want a pile of scrap iron?

Sighing, he decided to remove this pile of scrap metal.

But just then, someone suddenly shouted, "One Upper-Class Yuan Stone..."

Who? Who is bidding on this pile of scrap metal?

The host and the crowd looked towards the bidder by the sound, seeing a man with somewhat dirty clothes and a large backpack beside him, staring blankly and laughing foolishly, looking quite silly.

Immediately, someone laughed, "Oh, let me see who it is; turns out it's a fool; only a fool would buy this pile of scrap metal, right?"

This person's words caused everyone present to burst into laughter, and the fool he spoke of was none other than Facing Facing Cang Luo.

At this moment, Facing Facing Cang Luo wore a silly expression, really looking a bit like a fool, but he didn't care; the more others thought he was a fool, the happier he was.

Surely no one would bid against a fool?

He had just been thinking about gathering money immediately after the electric motorcycle failed to sell, but he didn't expect it to be sold cheaply right there on the spot, with bids accepted freely; it was truly unexpected.

Facing Facing Cang Luo continued to play the fool, though his heart was tense to the extreme, fearing someone would bid, fearing someone would see that he recognized this pile of scrap metal.

Time passed second by second; the host looked at the crowd with an expectant face, hoping someone would bid.

However, aside from a look of impatience, the crowd had no desire whatsoever to bid.

The host, face full of helplessness, awkwardly said: "Good! Congratulations to this... Xuantian Gate disciple for winning the bid on one mechanical carriage."

Hearing this, Facing Facing Cang Luo was overjoyed, yet he dared not show too much excitement, simply bowing his head foolishly to express thanks.

After winning the bid on the electric motorcycle, Facing Facing Cang Luo originally wanted to immediately go collect the vehicle and leave, but at this moment, the host excitedly said: "Next, it is time for the finale item of tonight's auction."

Facing Facing Cang Luo stopped his steps; he was also very curious about the finale item, so he suppressed his excitement to collect the vehicle and waited for the finale item.

In a short while, two large men carried out a black stone tablet the size of a tea table and placed it beside the host.

This stone tablet had one side with sharp edges, carved with text and murals, while the other side was extremely smooth, without a single bump, and carved with no text at all.

The host pointed at the murals on the stone tablet and introduced: "This stone tablet has a history of at least eighteen hundred years; its front side is carved with ancient Qin dynasty text and murals."

"Based on the partial text and mural content, we know this stone tablet describes clues to the location of a secret realm..."

Speaking, the host glanced at the crowd discussing in low voices and continued: "According to the Martial Alliance's investigation, this secret realm is very likely the location of the Qin dynasty's Dragon Vein."

"Of course, because this stone tablet is incomplete, to find this secret realm and obtain the Dragon Vein, one must gather the complete stone tablet..."

Upon hearing this, the entire hall was shocked, including the several people in the upper pavilion who stood up.

A Five Elements Hall elder, shocked, said: "Secret realm? Qin dynasty Dragon Vein? Is it true or false?"

In the neighboring private room, a Xingxiu Palace elder stroked his beard and smiled: "Since the Martial Alliance dares to say and sell it, the secret realm is ninety percent real; as for whether it is the location of the Qin dynasty Dragon Vein, that remains unknown."

Speaking, he looked deeply at the host and said with a smile that was not quite a smile: "The Martial Alliance invited us here this time, I suspect, was for this stone tablet?"

In another private room, the head of the Xi family of Danyang Commandery asked in confusion: "Zheng Zhanglao, what do you mean by that?"

Zheng Zhanglao was the Xingxiu Palace elder who had just spoken; he smiled and said: "Isn't this stone tablet incomplete? The Martial Alliance probably intends to use this auction to draw the snake out of its hole, and then seize the opportunity to gather all the stone tablets..."

The several people in the upper pavilion were stunned upon hearing this; after thinking for a moment, they immediately felt it made perfect sense.

To collect all the stone tablets, the Martial Alliance took out one they possessed to auction as bait, thereby luring out the remaining stone tablets...

The conversation of the several people did not use sound transmission to communicate; Zheng Zhanglao spoke even louder, so everyone attending the auction could hear.

Upon hearing this, the crowd, especially the bounty hunters, all stretched their necks and stared at the black stone tablet.

A three-star bounty hunter, shocked, said: "A secret realm! And one containing the Qin dynasty Dragon Vein! What is inside?"

"Heaven-grade cultivation arts? Heaven-grade pills? Grade Nine weapons? Even holy artifacts? Countless cultivation resources?"

"If we can find this secret realm, wouldn't we be able to become Emperors and Kings?"

"Don't be delusional; would it be your turn? Just be content and remain a bounty hunter!"

"..."

In the crowd, Facing Facing Cang Luo also heard the conversation of the several people in the upper pavilion; he squeezed forward desperately, then opened his phone camera to secretly photograph the text and murals on the stone tablet.

Of course, Facing Facing Cang Luo had no intention of finding any secret realm or the Qin dynasty's Dragon Vein; he did not want to die.

Let alone a secret realm; if he had the other parts of the stone tablet in his hand, he would be so scared he would throw them away immediately.

Facing Facing Cang Luo deeply understood the principle that "a common man is not guilty, but possessing a treasure makes him guilty"; winning the bid on the stone tablet was merely out of curiosity, to see it more clearly.

Or perhaps, it might be useful in the future...

Secret realm!

Dragon Vein!

Who wouldn't want it?