Chapter 43

After all, there had been no promotion, and those well-informed knew that the finale of this auction was an ownerless fossil mine vein with immeasurable total value, so they all stretched their necks, their expressions excited.

But more people did not know what the finale was. After hearing Qian Jinjin's introduction, the whole venue was in an uproar and completely exploded.

All the loose cultivators in the back who were watching the fun were stunned and gasped in unison.

This auction item was simply terrifying; it completely shocked them. They had traveled north and south for so many years, and this was the first time they had heard of auctioning the address of a mine vein; it was an eye-opener for them.

They sighed one after another that only the Qian Clan Merchant Association could take on such an auction item; no other merchant association could take it. First of all, confirming the authenticity of the news was not easy, and once the merchant association went personally, it would be strange if they did not occupy the mine vein with the association's massive power.

When wealth reached a certain level, reputation was worth nothing. Apart from the Qian Clan Merchant Association, no one could take this job.

It was precisely because of the Qian Clan Merchant Association that most people believed this news deeply, all of them blushing, and the entire auction venue was filled with noise.

"Quiet!"

Qian Jinjin made a gesture to stop the sound. After the sound below gradually stopped, she continued: "I presume you have all been waiting impatiently, so I will not be long-winded. The address of the ownerless fossil mine vein, starting bid of 100 million Spirit Stones, bidding starts now!"

"Hiss!"

The starting bid as high as 100 million Spirit Stones made the whole venue gasp. 100 million Spirit Stones was just the starting bid; it was hard to say what price it would eventually be traded at.

But the most excited was Long Xuan, whose mouth under the mask was almost reaching his ears; he was completely excited.

To be honest, the price of 100 million Spirit Stones was still very low, after all, the clans had insufficient preparation time, and this was just a small place with poor resources. Here, a price breaking 100 million was enough to cause shock; no force could easily produce more than 1 billion Spirit Stones.

If it were auctioned in a big place, this mine vein might be auctioned for billions or tens of billions, but this was also something that could not be helped. Even if he could take a teleportation array for free to a large region now, he did not have the guts.

Quit while ahead; he was satisfied with selling it for a few hundred million in a small place. He did not dare to take risks in a wealthy place where the strong were as numerous as clouds.

As soon as Qian Jinjin's voice fell, the Head of the Feng Clan shouted impatiently: "I bid 110 million Spirit Stones!"

100 million Spirit Stones was not a small amount for a clan in a barren place. Once it was taken out, many things were destined not to be done.

But he understood that let alone 100 million Spirit Stones, even if he spent 1 billion Spirit Stones to win the mine vein, it would be a profit, and a huge profit. No matter how many Spirit Stones were spent to buy this thing, it would not be a loss; it was absolutely a steady profit.

The principles he understood, how could the other clan heads not understand? So they raised the price one after another.

The only one who had not moved was the Head of the Long Clan, sitting there calmly, drinking tea while watching the fun, as if he were not interested in the fossil mine vein at all.

Soon the price had climbed to 200 million Spirit Stones. Being able to produce 200 million Spirit Stones when all clans were not fully prepared was enough to show how extraordinary the foundation of the seven great clans of the Far West was.

If they were given time to sell treasures and clan property, 200 million Spirit Stones might just be a fraction.

But although all forces were not fully prepared, it was obviously impossible to win the mine vein with a price of 200 million.

At this time, the major merchant associations also joined the bidding. The wealth and ability to mobilize funds of the merchant associations were definitely stronger than the major clans, and soon the price was raised to 300 million Spirit Stones.

But 300 million Spirit Stones was far from enough. At this time, Qian Jinjin secretly made a gesture, and the disguised Qian Duoduo finally took action, raising the price directly to 400 million Spirit Stones in one breath, startling everyone, thinking where this fatty came from, actually being able to produce so many Spirit Stones at once; his background must not be simple.

At this time, there was no room for the seven clan heads to speak. Except for the Head of the Long Clan, the other clan heads had livid faces, clenched fists, and extremely unwilling expressions.

In the case of insufficient preparation, they could not produce 400 million Spirit Stones. The price had far exceeded their bottom line, not even giving them a chance to hesitate. They were completely out of the competition for this auction.

The expressions of all clan heads became extremely ugly.

"Damn it! Where did this dead fatty come from? How could he have so many Spirit Stones? After going out, I must kill him and seize the treasure."

The Head of the Feng Clan slapped the table heavily and said in a fit of anger.

The only calm one was the Head of the Long Clan, who looked deeply at Qian Jinjin on the stage, his gaze meaningful.

He already had a guess in his heart, but there was no evidence.

In terms of wealth, how could the major clans compete with the merchant associations? He had already prepared himself mentally before coming, and the appearance of this scene did not surprise him.

Even if the Qian Clan Merchant Association did not take action, he believed that the Long Clan could not compete with the other merchant associations.

The Head of the Long Clan turned his head to look at the clan heads beside him and smiled: "Hehe! You have all seen the current situation. We definitely cannot compete with those merchant associations. Look, the price has already broken 450 million Spirit Stones, and there is no trend of stopping."

"In terms of total wealth, our clans may not lose to those merchant associations, but the special nature of the merchant associations allows them to store a large amount of Spirit Stones for trading at ordinary times, and they can quickly mobilize a large amount of Spirit Stones from various shops in an emergency."

"When no one is prepared, how could we possibly compete with a merchant association?"

"Now our only way is to unite. Each clan contributes 100 million, a total of 700 million Spirit Stones to win this fossil mine vein."

The Head of the Long Clan narrowed his eyes, revealing a light of wisdom, and continued: "How huge are the benefits of the fossil mine vein? Even if divided by seven, it is enough for us to share."

"If we move towards unity and jointly mine this fossil mine vein, we can at least share one-seventh. If we don't unite, then don't even think about getting a single fossil. I presume you can all calculate this account!"

"Most importantly, once we unite, we can avoid unnecessary wars, and even if outside forces want to have ideas, they have to weigh it."

The Head of the Long Clan scanned the faces of the clan heads confidently, certain that they would agree, and they had to agree.

This was the strategy he had thought of on the way here; he had never thought of swallowing the mine vein with the power of one clan.

Otherwise, even if he could win this mine vein, the risk would be too great. With Feng Qingyang's poisonous personality, how could he let the Long Clan grow big? It would be strange if he didn't cause some trouble.

That was why he dared to spend so many Spirit Stones to auction a large number of Spirit Gathering Pills. It was not that he was not interested in the fossil mine vein, but that once his plan succeeded, he would not need to spend so many Spirit Stones at all.

After his voice fell, the clan heads of each clan indeed revealed thoughtful expressions, signaling to each other, all revealing moved gazes.

That's right, uniting together could at least share one-seventh. If not united, then not even a little could be shared.

What's more, one-seventh was not small, completely enough to share. If that fossil mine vein was very large, I am afraid that if the seven clans joined hands to mine, there would be a situation where there were not enough hands.

Soon the Head of the Shi Clan slapped his thigh heavily and said excitedly: "Good idea, let's do it. I agree. It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. We are not fully prepared, and the major merchant associations are also not fully prepared. I think two or three clans joining hands is enough to win the fossil mine vein, no need for seven clans."

When he said this, the other clan heads were suddenly shocked. How could they dare to hesitate again? It turned out they had to agree, there was no other choice at all, otherwise, if they were really left behind, the gap with the various clans would only get wider and wider in the future. How could they be willing?

So the major clan heads did not dare to dawdle anymore, expressing their agreement one after another, fearing that they would not have a share if they were slow.

Only the Head of the Feng Clan had a gloomy face, and his mood was not very beautiful.

At this time, he finally knew why Long Wanli wanted to consume so many Spirit Stones on the Spirit Gathering Pills. It turned out he was playing this idea.

If the seven clans joined hands, each clan would not need to hurt their muscles and bones at all, only needing to contribute a very small part of the Spirit Stones. Of course, they could save the Spirit Stones to buy more resources?

What a good calculation. If he had known that the clans would definitely move towards unity, he would have saved the Spirit Stones. He was also very greedy for the Spirit Gathering Pills, okay? Whose clan didn't have a group of geniuses? If he had known this, he would definitely have participated in the competition for the Spirit Gathering Pills.

This time, Long Wanli had picked up a huge bargain for nothing; he had become the biggest gainer of this trip.

"Good calculation! Truly a good calculation!" Feng Qingyang was secretly annoyed.

(End of this chapter)