"How is it? How is it? Isn't it beautiful?"
"If you don't jump around like this, I might consider complimenting the character you created..."
In the middle of Oakes Street, inside the Oakson Auction House, two players stood together, looking left and right at the decorations and products in the shop, while waiting for the return of a certain member - whether they met an acquaintance or something important.
Regarding the matter, the angry maniac who had been walking in front with Xu Yu Liushang disappeared after entering the store, and the blue-haired woman who walked back gracefully with her hands behind her back also began to walk in front of Duan Qing.
Showing off his arms vigorously: "Don't be so against your will, little boy, these are a pair of armbands worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Look at this pattern and shape...does it look good? Is it powerful?"
"Okay, okay, I understand, young lady." Duan Qing, who had already returned to his usual appearance, responded feebly: "If you think it's fun, you can continue to accompany him. If the other person is in a good mood, maybe you can also join him.
Solve your weapons problem..."
"No - okay!" The blue-haired woman turned her hands behind her back again and raised her nose: "You must solve the problem of weapons. This is what we agreed! And since that guy has something to do, then
Just let him go about his business..."
"You can go work with him, I won't mind."
"Really? Then I'm really leaving, big boy?"
"...After many years of not seeing each other, your personality seems to have become much more open-minded, and you can easily accept even this kind of gift-giving method..."
"After all, we are acquaintances, so there is nothing wrong with accepting it... Or would you rather use a lot of gold coins to fill up your own self-esteem, rather than accept this stupid take advantage of?"
Looking at the hurried customers walking back and forth, Liu Qingniu, the only one still standing aside, twisted his body in embarrassment. In the end, he still could not resist the thought of escaping the war between the two, and took two steps towards the door.
: "Um, um, why hasn't Miss Xue come over yet... Ah, you are finally here!"
"...What's wrong?" Snow Spirit Huan Bing and Code Whisper Ning Lan, both wearing black cloaks, appeared at the door of the auction house and easily spotted Liu Qingniu's waving figure: "Didn't I ask you to go in first?"
"Well... by the way, because I was afraid that you would lose your way, Brother Qingshan decided to wait for you here." Liu Qingniu scratched his hair in embarrassment: "You... why didn't you come in just now?"
"Ms. Xue seems to think that the stalls outside have more opportunities, so she wants to try her luck."
As if aware of the silence of the woman next to her, Ciyu Ninglan answered the other party's question with a smile: "Since Miss Liushang can buy the best epic equipment at the stall, then Miss Xue will definitely be able to get it, so...
…”
Looking at the empty hands of the two people, Liu Qingniu wisely did not ask any more questions, and the woman whose eyes were covered by the hood also raised her head and focused her eyes on the two figures in front of her again: "What are they...doing?
"
"Probably...we are discussing today's weather."
The short-haired young man said helplessly, haha, and then pulled the four of them together again amid the flow of the surrounding crowd: "Okay, okay, now that everyone is here, let's get started! First, let me introduce you to
The way this place works, this place..."
Oxon Auction House, as its name suggests, is a real auction house. However, the products placed on the outermost shelves adopt a double-bid method of bidding and fixed prices. It is different from the appearance.
The completely different huge interior hall is filled with a variety of products stored on counters and shelves. Under each product there is a small number plate and a circular shape shining with various colors.
Magic lamps and number plates exist to distinguish each item so that customers can classify and find it. The existence of magic lamps has only one purpose, and that is to indicate whether the item is for sale.
The green light means that the item is still available, while the red light... means that the item has been removed from the shelves.
"There may be many reasons for delisting. The most common way is that it has not been sold when the time comes, or it has already been sold."
Pointing to several items near the corridor with lights that had turned red, Liu Qingniu's voice also contained a little excitement: "As long as a player or NPC pays a fixed price, this item will be auctioned immediately.
, other guys who are still hesitating or still bidding...have no chance at all! Of course, if the bidding price exceeds the fixed price number, then the fixed price price will disappear from the system, and other people will
If you still want to buy this piece of equipment, you have to pay a higher price yourself and wait for the final result..."
"System?" Duan Qing suddenly interrupted and asked, "Are you referring to the system in the free world?"
"The free world doesn't care what happens here."
The whisperer on the side brushed his long hair, and then pointed at a huge magic crystal in the center of the hall: "That's it. That thing is said to be the general information desk for everything sold in this store. If you like it,
Whatever it is, just remember its number, then go to that place, check it out and bid..."
"It's so troublesome? Aren't you afraid of being overtaken by others?"
"Oxon Auction House didn't have this system when it first started."
Looking at the magical decorations around the hall, Liu Qingniu's voice also contained some emotion: "I heard that in the earliest days, secret bidding was used to bid here. When the players entered the gate, everyone
You can also receive a stack of paper tickets with a price, but later with the advent of magic as high technology, these things were gradually eliminated, and the small wooden boxes placed in front of the goods were replaced with magic lanterns..."
"High-end progress." Then Duan Qing also commented: "Whose idea was this?"
"I heard that a player also made suggestions to the owner here." Liu Qingniu replied: "He told the owner of Oxon the methods often used in other games. The owner thought it made sense, so he copied them.
…”
"Isn't this what Cabinburg does?"
Looking at the players who kept running from the surrounding products to the center of the hall, Duan Qing concluded with a bit of pain: "So information changes life... This sentence is indeed correct."
"Rather than saying that the information is very useful, it is better to say that the shopkeepers here are very open-minded." Xuyu Liushang responded lazily: "Whether it is in Tania or in Free City, they seem to like to listen to the suggestions put forward by the players.
What about suggestions...eh?"
"What are those people doing?" Her eyes patrolled the magic crystal in the center of the hall for a while, and then suddenly pointed at a few of them squatting motionless: "What are they doing, bodyguards?"
"There is no need for bodyguards on Oaks Street, because no one dares to break the rules here. Anyone who wants to cause trouble or steal without paying has been killed long ago."
After speaking these murderous words lightly, Liu Qingniu immediately looked away from those people: "As for those people...well, they are treacherous people."
"Lord?"
"You should have heard of this profession, it is very popular here."
After leading others to several of the shelves, Liu Qingniu pointed to the equipment on them and said, "The reason is very simple... many of the things in here were put on them by players."
"Ah..." Duan Qing immediately showed an expression of realization: "A person who makes a living by reselling?"
"That's right." Liu Qingniu nodded: "Either sweep up goods to drive up prices, or buy top-quality equipment at low prices and sell them to others at high prices... As long as you stay in this auction house regularly, there will always be opportunities to make money. These guys are
Such people not only like the feeling of making money, but also have a business mind. Ever since the convenience of system auctions appeared... these people prefer to stay here, waiting for big business or novices.
It’s coming to the door.”
"This kind of speculative business..." Duan Qing pondered for a while: "Isn't there someone to manage it?"
"As long as it is within the scope of trading, it is in compliance with the rules." Liu Qingniu spread his hands: "As for management... There are actually people within the big guilds who come here specifically to sell goods and make money."
"What?" The woman in a black cloak opened her eyes: "They are actually doing this kind of thing?"
"Who doesn't like making money, and they have more capital." Xu Yu Liushang replied calmly: "Maybe among those bad guys, there are also people who cooperate with the likes of World No. 2 or Devil's Paradise... By the way,
Do you have any business here in Dongcheng?"
"Our boss doesn't like this kind of business, so we stopped it." Liu Qingniu scratched his cheek and replied: "But... if we usually get good quality goods, we sometimes choose to sell them here, and maybe we can sell them.
With more people, we can sell for a better price... This is why I recommend you to come to this store. This is the place where the best goods in the entire city are gathered. As long as you have money..."
"There's nothing good you can't buy."
There seemed to be a commotion in the huge auction house. It was the sound of two players fighting in the corner of the hall because of a dispute over the auction. However, it didn't take long for the commotion to gradually disappear as they restrained themselves. Looking at those few players
Duan Qing, who had a fearful expression behind the players, shook his head with some understanding, as if he sensed the existence of some kind of potential power from their reactions, and then slowly turned his head, looking at something on the shelf behind him.
On the equipment for sale.
[Valkyrie Greaves (Epic)]
[Protective ability: strong]
[Equipment requirements: Strength 35, Agility 20]
[Strength +3, Agility +2]
[Valkyrie's Protection (Set): 1/5]
[Equipment special effects: Brave, your charging skills can cause damage, and the damage effect depends on your strength value. 】
[Equipment special effect: Valkyrie Speed, which temporarily increases your movement speed for 20 seconds. The speed increase effect depends on your agility. The cooling time is 5 minutes. 】
[One of the armor parts specially designed for female warriors. It is a luxury product spread among the nobles of the ancient Magic Empire. The streamlined shape and petal-shaped design can not only fit the body and mobility of women, but also show the superb skills of the Ancient Magic Empire.
Design concepts and manufacturing techniques.]
["Valkyrie" is the name given by the designer to this entire set of equipment, because only those who have collected this set of armor can discover the true power contained in it. However, its gorgeous appearance and curves that highlight female charm,
It also completely interprets the unique strength and beauty of female warriors invisibly.】
"It's very beautiful."
Also staring at this pair of combat boots surrounded by three layers of petal-like armor leaves, Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice sounded in time, but before she could continue to finish her sigh, she was greeted by a provocative voice from the other side.
The voice interrupted deliberately: "Don't think about it, your coach doesn't have the money to buy such a thing..."
"Hey, hey, I told you not to joke about this kind of thing. Besides, the good things we got in the past are not much worse than this one."
"Do you still have the nerve to say that? It seems that you gave away all the rewards you received in Tania, right? The only pair of boots you admired was finally given to Mengzhu by you..."
"Those boots are obviously used by thieves, okay? And the shape is so feminine. Although this pair also looks very feminine, I must have bought them for no use... What, why are you looking at me? Are you guys
Do these two young ladies really expect me, a poor man, to buy it for you?"
"..."
"..."
"Okay, okay, we're all here for shopping anyway, so let's take a look, okay? Maybe some gentleman didn't want this thing, so he put it up at a low price..."
beep--
A slight magic indicator sound suddenly sounded behind Duan Qing, who was about to turn around, interrupting his words again. Several people turned back and looked in the direction of the boots, only to see that the magic lamp that was originally lit in front of them had already turned around.
It turned from green back to red. Duan Qing, who had stopped, turned around slightly embarrassed, looked at Enyu Ninglan who was hiding his mouth and snickering, and then turned around in unison, towards the sound of certain footsteps.
He looked in the direction it came from and said, "It can't be that guy again... uh."
"Hey, how are you guys?"
The man with the word "Mephisto" on his head and several players who looked like younger brothers walked up to Duan Qing and the others. He first waved towards the piece of equipment behind them that they had just photographed, and then
He smiled at the others: "We..."
"Did you meet him somewhere last night?"
"The vice-president of Devil's Paradise..."
The whisperer on the side chuckled and replied: "You saw that a few of us wanted to buy this thing, so you did it in advance, right?"
"No, we are not so narrow-minded. We came here... but we have important things to do."
With an expression of "I just don't admit it" on his face, Mephisto pointed to the depths of the hall and replied: "Today is March 1st, and I don't have any spare money or leisure time to waste time with you...
"
"Oh?" Xu Yu Liushang looked into the depths of the auction house in agreement: "Are there any activities today?"
"There is indeed an event today...the advertisement has been posted for several days."
Without waiting for the other party to answer, Liu Qingniu on the side quietly explained to the others: "Today..."
"This is the day when the first public auction is held here."
This chapter has been completed!