Chapter 68: All the Bigwigs

The Treasure Merchant Association's auction house has started; Xiao Feng and the others teleported to Long Xue Cheng and quickly arrived at the association's main gate.

"Wow, so imposing, this storefront must cost a fortune!" Li Li exclaimed, looking at the grand and imposing guild gate.

This building is more luxurious than the system auction house; it is one of Long Xue Cheng's most representative structures.

To purchase ownership from an NPC, at least several million gold coins are needed!

However, the Treasure Merchant Association is wealthy and doesn't care about this amount.

"An 85-level Weather Mage... it's Xiao Feng, the great god!"

The three had just arrived at the gate when a Treasure Merchant Association employee player immediately came over and said, "Xiao Feng, the great god, the construction order auction session has started; please follow me."

"Yeah, thanks." Xiao Feng nodded and followed, saving himself the trouble of looking for the bidding room.

The first floor of this guild building sells potions, scrolls, ordinary equipment, etc., for quick transactions, all at fixed prices.

The second floor is the auction hall, divided into 12 chambers like a cinema, holding auctions in batches and categories.

The two followed the attendant to Auction Chamber 1, entering through the back door.

This chamber isn't large, holding about 100 participants; the front has 10 suites, each seating four, while the back is all regular seats.

Xiao Feng and the others weren't participating in the bidding, so they sat in the outer guest seats.

At that moment, five items were displayed on the stage, being sold simultaneously via bidding.

The bosses in the seats each held a remote‑like device that could designate any item on the stage and place a bid.

This greatly speeds up the auction, saving time.

Moreover, there's no need for the slow, rigid process of raising placards to bid.

Of course, this collective bidding method only suits ordinary items, to match the fast‑paced atmosphere of online games.

Truly valuable items, however, are still auctioned slowly to preserve the ceremonial feel.

"There are quite a few people, and several familiar faces."

Xiao Feng and the three had just sat down when Li Li glanced at the VIP seats and said.

The attendant didn't leave, but quietly introduced the bosses present who were participating in the auction.

"In Seat 1 is the president of the Gods Guild, Shen Di, along with his right‑hand men, Killing God and Frenzy God."

Xiao Feng glanced at Seat 1.

The Gods Guild has always subtly overwhelmed the others among the Dragon Nation's Top Ten; though unranked officially, many regard them as first.

President Shen Di is a man in his late thirties, with a stern visage, noble bearing, and an air of ancient aristocracy.

His profession is Thunder Envoy, a mage type, and looks like a very strong profession.

His left and right, Killing God and Frenzy God, are likewise not ordinary; they carry a killing aura, said to have worked special jobs in real life, with blood on their hands.

The guild's background is quite mysterious; once someone speculated that Shen Di was the illegitimate child of a super‑conglomerate boss, ineligible to inherit the family fortune, so he could only splurge in the game.

But others say he is self‑made, having received no conglomerate support, and built his own heaven and earth.

In short, he's a formidable character, domineering without equal in previous game generations, and has even brought glory to the nation, winning several world‑level national wars!

"Seat 2 belongs to the Dragon Soul Guild; they've already issued a garrison order, so this time they're just here to join the fun," the attendant continued.

The main position in Seat 2 is a man in his forties, kind‑eyed and approachable.

Li Li glanced over, rubbed his hands, and said, "Iron Head Dragon actually came; later I'll show him the strength of us three brothers."

"Let's skip it today; there'll be plenty of chances later," Xiao Feng laughed.

The Dragon Soul Guild's president is named Candle Dragon; because he always plays the tank class and is especially beefy, he's often jokingly called Iron Head Dragon.

In the previous game, a Dragon Soul Guild member snatched a boss from Li Li; angry, Li Li ran to block that Candle Dragon.

The result: Candle Dragon stood still and let him hit; finally it lost less than 10% of its HP, while Li Li himself was killed by reflected damage, making him lose face.

However, this was just a minor grudge; later Candle Dragon personally came to compensate the loss, so Xiao Feng and the trio bore no grudge and actually grew fond of him.

"Seat 3 is the Conquer the Heavens Guild; they're also here to join the fun, mainly because they heard Xiao Feng, the great god, has good goods for sale and came specially to keep an eye on it," the attendant continued.

Xiao Feng glanced; the people in Seat 3 are Battle Heaven and the Level Ranking player called "Hand Tremor Isn't Parkinson's".

"This auction includes a 150‑level Mythic Bow; Battle Heaven will likely bid for Parkinson's sake," Zhang Fan analyzed.

That "Parkinson's" is the main damage dealer of the Conquer the Heavens Guild, a top domestic shooter with extreme awareness and operation, and this time he adopted a very powerful hidden profession, gaining great fame.

"Seat 4 is the Great Banner Guild; its president, Iron Blood Red Heart, is also here, likely the main bidder."

"Seat 5 is the Prosperous Age Guild; its president, Prosperous Age Morning Song, couldn't come due to affairs, but the auction funds are definitely sufficient."

"Seat 6 is the World Guild; Xiao Feng, the great god, should be quite familiar with them."

His gaze swept over and landed on Seat 6.

On the seat were four people: Invincible Under Heaven, Peerless Under Heaven, and Heroes Under Heaven—Xiao Feng had met all three before.

But there was yet another, which came as quite a surprise.

"A 54‑level Ancient Sword Immortal, Sword Slays the World! Old Xiao, isn't this the second‑ranked expert on the Level Ranking before?" Zhang Fan saw the person's info and exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Feng naturally saw it too; he had long paid some attention to that name, whose level leads other players, with a very steady rise.

Sword Slays the World is a young man with ordinary looks, aloof demeanor, wearing plain cloth, lacking any divine artifact or legendary aura.

From afar, he exudes the temperament of an ancient swordsman returning to simplicity.

His HP exceeds 20,000, making him sturdier than Xiao Feng, but slightly less so than Zhang Fan.

Li Li frowned and said, "I've heard of this person; he inherited the Ancient Sword Immortal profession from a launch‑event lottery. The game's background is Western fantasy, and he's the only one playing an Eastern Xian Xia profession, so he's always felt superior. His strength is strong—he's solo‑killed Mythic bosses above level 50, and it's said he can also perform the Technique, flying away if he can't win, causing quite a stir!"

"The Technique? So awesome!" Xiao Feng exclaimed in astonishment.

But after a moment's thought, if a mage after second transfer could learn the wind spell Levitation Technique, brief flight would be possible, so it's not that strange.

"It's indeed awesome; in terms of swagger, he's definitely top‑tier in this game. But as for strength… compared to you, Old Xiao, he's still a bit behind, only able to rank second or third," Li Li said.

"Don't underestimate him," Xiao Feng mused.

Such an expert, yet ended up allied with the World Guild.

Who can say it's a coincidence?

Perhaps this is the trump card that Invincible Under Heaven invited, planning to take revenge on him, Xiao Feng.

However, Xiao Feng is completely unafraid of this.

His strength is on a completely different level from ordinary players; even if the opponent gets the first move, wanting to kill him is as hard as climbing to heaven!

"1st level is Ancient Sword Immortal, 30th level is Ancient Sword Immortal, 50th level is still Ancient Sword Immortal; this guy seems not need to change class, truly enviable."

Xiao Feng discovered a small bright spot and sighed.

Normal people at level 50 will directly do a small quest, then undergo second class change.

He is the only one in the entire game with a first-class-change profession at level 85.

After finishing this round of sales, helping Zhengzhan complete the defense battle, he will hurry to find the next NPC to help with class change.

Otherwise, after beating a few more bosses, he could easily reach level 100!