Chapter 1213: Second Half

During the intermission, the people in the hall had basically all dispersed, but hardly anyone went down into the private rooms.

Because the private rooms are fully equipped, and the Treasure Hall also supplies food and drink…

"What do you say? Su brother, is there anything you fancy in this afternoon's auction?" Zhang Wang said with a smile, looking at Su Sheng.

In the first half of the auction, Su Sheng placed bids, but didn't win anything.

Although those items were just small gifts, Su Sheng found them relatively ordinary; the main problem was the excessive markup, which he thought was not worth it.

"If I liked something, it'd naturally be the grand finale," Su Sheng replied with a smile, with no concealment.

Li Xiao waved the list in his hand: "There are still two pieces of Red Legend heavy armor later, Chairman Su, aren't you interested?"

"If there's a chance, I'll definitely try to get it," Su Sheng continued.

Indeed, each private room was provided with a detailed list of the auction items, marked with the order of appearance and the reserve price.

But the staff in the hall didn't have them, so the people in the private rooms almost all knew what would be auctioned next.

What a damned privilege.

"By the way, you mentioned Snowfall Qiancheng and Qiancheng Yearns for Snow—will they end up fighting on the spot later?" Li Wenwan, at this moment, looked through the glass of the private rooms, playfully watching the two boxes of Qiancheng Yearns for Snow and the one behind Snowfall Qiancheng.

He had been watching that matter just now.

When the people from Qiancheng Yearns for Snow arrived, Su Sheng also saw Wei Cheng.

However, up until the auction was about to start, the people from Snowfall Qiancheng never showed up.

Just as Su Sheng thought they wouldn't come, a few young men arrived at the last moment, stepping onto Snowfall Qiancheng's private room… Du Xue did not come.

Of course, Su Sheng only glanced twice and didn't pay much attention.

However, Li Wenwan's curiosity remained unabated.

"Hehe, Du Xue is indeed not simple; all these years she's been quietly in the Wei Family Conglomerate, and she's managed to collect so many things into her bag," Li Xiao said, glancing at the private room on the Snowfall Qiancheng side.

"They probably won't fight, right? Du Xue's women didn't even come," Zhang Wang added.

Although the top players of these major guilds rarely meet offline, everyone knows the core of the backing conglomerates.

The Huaxia circle is vast, but the big conglomerate's circle is only that small; everyone knows the basic information.

"Fine, let's focus on ourselves; those aren't issues we should worry about."

"But Chairman Su, could you elaborate on those rats you mentioned?" Li Xiao's expression turned serious.

"Sorry," Su Sheng said, shaking his head slightly; he wasn't sure whether the Li Family Conglomerate had the permission to know about those things.

"Logically, the game's pie is huge, and combined with the mature rules we had in the former Heroes of the Game circle, the game's grudges shouldn't be dragged into reality," Zhang Wang frowned.

Su Sheng silently glanced at Zhang Wang; evidently, the former game‑circle elder Shen Wang was unaware of the core of this contest.

Deep down he still believed it was just a game, and these tactics were merely some shady game competition.

Li Xiao, however, looked thoughtful; given his position, he probably heard something, but wasn't certain.

"Alright, whatever the case, we're all looking forward to the afternoon auction," Su Sheng interjected.

Su Sheng interrupted.

"Indeed… but can we discuss whether our sides could cooperate more deeply? After all, the National War System has been activated, and the upcoming National War will surely become more intense, even though we currently have some advantage thanks to our population."

At this moment, Zhang Wang looked at Su Sheng and spoke.

When it came to game combat power and guild management, Zhang Wang was extremely professional.

Su Sheng glanced at Lin Huan beside him; he was a hands‑off manager, and Su didn't want to trouble himself with this.

Why does he still keep his security job?

Isn't it just to avoid worrying about these matters?

"However, just the two of our families probably can't hold the National War alone, since there are four Main Cities to defend. Could we consider, after this auction ends, using this venue to gather the senior leaders of other major guilds for an offline meeting?" Zhang Wang added.

"An offline meeting isn't necessary, right? With those things lurking in the shadows, everyone needs to watch their own safety."

"We can just discuss online then," Su Sheng said without hesitation, rejecting the idea.

He himself won't step forward, let alone send Huan Jie into danger.

Although Wei Cheng and Du Xue, as well as the current Huanyu people, know the true identities of the two.

But regarding Huanyu and the Li Family Conglomerate, they had already been thoroughly investigated, otherwise they wouldn't have asked them to help with this plan.

On Wei Cheng and Du Xue's side, after that person's personal warning, there should be no problem.

Now, with those hidden rats not showing up, they still shouldn't appear in public.

Thinking of this, Su Sheng glanced anxiously at Yanhuang's private room.

Although he knew their strength, a direct attack is easy to dodge while a hidden strike is hard to guard; those rats wouldn't confront you openly.

And so, the one‑hour intermission gradually passed.

People in the hall started to return one after another.

At 3:00 PM, the second‑half auction officially began!

…

The first item up for auction was an orange epic for Mages, level 80!!

And it was in the Fourth Rebirth stage!

The stats made Su Sheng's eyes water just looking at them; they surpassed most of his current low‑level gear.

After all, it's equipment from the level‑80 Fourth Rebirth stage.

Unfortunately, it's Mage gear.

It's a cloth armor, with bonuses to a Mage's intelligence and spirit. If it were heavy armor and the slot fit without overlap, Su Sheng would definitely spend a fortune to acquire it.

Of course, Yanhuang's side was also competing.

However, in the end this cloth armor was snapped up by Hong Meng at nearly double the price.

Watching Gu Qingcheng, smiling brightly and deftly snapping up the hammer on the auction platform, Su Sheng knew full well that the Mage equipment Hong Meng had bought would most likely end up in her hands.

With this piece of equipment as a foothold, the atmosphere of the second half of the auction was instantly heated up.

Soon after, more and more minor top-quality items appeared.

There were equipment, items, and blueprints!

Among them, Su Sheng had Xuan Yu Wu bid over nine million to acquire a blueprint.

Temple of Offering. Blueprint (Three-Color).

Description: Allows construction of a Temple of Offering at a Main City garrison.

Restriction: Main City‑level garrison.

This blueprint only states that a Temple of Offering can be built, but the item attributes do not mention any additional effects.

Yet the Three-Color‑level blueprint sits there.

And it can only be built during the Main City stage.

Thus people from all major factions joined the auction.

Su Sheng looked at the first page of the list and naturally locked onto this thing.

That's why the price was driven up to nine million—the blueprint says nothing; is it worth betting on?

And how much value is worth investing to gamble?

They all have professionals to evaluate.

After all, they don't know the exact function.

But Su Sheng is different; this thing, even if the price climbs to ninety million, he must obtain it.

The flame crystal that originally contained the true spirit of the Zhu Que divine beast was said by YiSiLanDiEr to require a temple for worship, perhaps to revive the divine bird Zhu Que.

Unfortunately…

I've searched in the game for so long yet never found the so‑called temple blueprint.

I didn't expect that this trip to the Treasure Hall would reveal this thing.

Given the game's scale, Zhu Que is definitely not simple.

If it can actually be realized, it would greatly benefit one's garrison.

After this Three-Color blueprint comes a Red Legend equipment.

It is also an 80‑level Red Legend—a Assassin Leather Armor—but not a Fourth Rebirth item; its stats lag a bit, yet remain quite impressive.

For a moment, the price‑bidding wars among the guilds became extremely fierce.

It even rose to tens of millions at one point.

In the end only Qiancheng Muxue and Xue Luo Qiancheng were grinding their teeth in competition, while the other guilds merely watched.

People in the lower hall were also commenting.

"These Qiancheng Muxue and Xue Luo Qiancheng really are…"

"Anyway we're just here to run alongside, watching the spectacle."

"Yeah, roughly over eighty percent of the items were already snatched by the major guilds in the private rooms; I guess the Treasure Hall invited us just to be runners."

Although they were qualified to be invited by the Treasure Hall to this auction.

Their capital, however, could not match that of the many large guilds in the private rooms, and most of the items this time were indeed minor top-quality pieces.

Naturally the major guilds would not easily give up, so most of the auction items were actually divided among them.

The players in the hall could only obtain less than thirty percent of the items.

Those items were highly specific equipment and items; even at a premium, some essential buyers would take them.

This Red Legend was finally bought by Xue Luo Qiancheng for 13 million.

Soon, a second Red Legend was put up again.

A hammer, a One-handed Hammer!

Its stats are quite good and fit the Defensive Knight perfectly; even Su Sheng felt a bit tempted.

Although it lacks divine skills, its basic stat bonus far exceeds that of the Demon God Lightning he currently holds.

If he bought this One-handed Hammer, the numbers would definitely see a big boost; overall, the improvement would be comparable to Demon God Lightning.

Yan Huang stopped bidding when it reached 18 million.

Though a bit tempted, Su Sheng had no intention of actually swapping.

If he could get it, he'd probably give it to Wu Zhaodi.

After all, the hammer isn't suitable for him; it's a One-handed Hammer—fine on foot, but inconvenient when riding a Suanni.

He doesn't know when the Demon God Lightning will finally retire.

Su Sheng felt a bit emotional.

In the end, Huang Chao's side bought the hammer for 20 million.

Weapons and accessories are certainly priced a bit higher.

Su Sheng didn't need to think; he knew this thing was most likely in Xia Shang Xi Zhou's hands.

Then came the second‑to‑last auction item.

It wasn't the finale, but it was certainly a headline item.

A Hidden Class item!

And it's a Hidden Class item for the Mage template!

As soon as this item appeared, the competition instantly reached a white‑hot state.

Base price: 10 million.

The quoted price instantly jumped to 30 million… Hong Meng!

This item was obviously also meant for Gu Qingcheng on the auction platform to grab, and Gu Qingcheng is just an ordinary Mage.

However, it's a pity.

In the end this item was pulled up to 80 million, and the wealthy and powerful Shenhua Guild took it.

With that, everyone started chatting endlessly.

However, Xuan Yu Ye's voice came down from the private box.

"Miss Gu Qingcheng, may I use this Hidden Class item as a condition to have you join my Shenhua Guild?"

Wow—

With that, the whole hall exploded, and the people in the private box also looked at each other in confusion.

Good fellow, Xuan Yu Ye, this guy is digging at Hongmeng's corner right in front of us.

In Hongmeng's private box, a not‑young middle‑aged Taoist priest in a purple robe, with a dark face, looked toward the Shenhua Guild's private box.

"Chairman, no need to get angry; no need to spar with a little brat."

Beside him, a young Taoist priest in a green robe poured him a cup of tea and, smiling, began to persuade him.

In the Yanhuang private box, Xuan Yu Wu slapped his forehead.

"My foolish cousin."

"Sorry, this kind of matter isn't appropriate to discuss now; I'm just an auctioneer."

"Now, please welcome our grand finale item!!"

"Three-colored Divine Artifact Longbow! Half‑Moon String!!"

Behind the curtain, the attributes of the three‑colored Longbow were displayed.

Although everyone had seen it on the forum, they couldn't help discussing it now.

"Next, the final item of this auction, bidding starts now, starting price 0 yuan!"

"No limit on raising the price!"

Upon hearing that, the venue fell silent instantly.

Unexpectedly, the Treasure Hall's auction this time also pulled a trick for the final item.

The grand finale item started at 0 yuan, and there was no limit on raising the price.

"Interesting, then I'll place a bid: 50 million!"

It was the same voice from earlier, coming from the Shenhua Guild's private box.

"Tsk tsk~ Behind the Shenhua Guild, truly Huaxia's number‑one conglomerate, so wealthy and powerful."

"Fifty million is indeed an astronomical figure for us, but for those in the box it's just a drop; I guess most of them are here for this single Divine Artifact."

Regarding this final grand item, the people in the hall had no intention of actually bidding; they were just spectating and discussing the spectacle.

"Isn't the Xuan Yu conglomerate wealthy and powerful? Why so petty now? Let me add a hand, 80 million!"

A cheerful voice came from the Hongmeng Guild's private box.

And the added amount happened to be exactly the price the Shenhua Guild paid earlier for the Hidden Class item.

"Really rich."

"Taoist priests this rich?"

The crowd in the hall kept chatting; when Hongmeng appeared earlier, they saw two Taoist priests in Taoist robes.

"The rich ones aren't the priests, but the Zhang family conglomerate behind Hongmeng."

Besides Morning Star, there's also Yanhuang; that big guild has no conglomerate backing?