Chapter 176 200,000 Gold Coins! (1/2)
”The final item is next… I believe everyone in the auction now is here for this.” Bella smiled slightly before stretching out her hand and waving it. Then, a huge light screen appeared in the air, revealing a number: 0!
”This auction is coming to an end, I think, as compared to the next item, I am completely an unnecessary decoration. This stage no longer needs me, an auctioneer to provoke your emotions, right?” Bella added coolly, ”I believe, it's needless for me to state the importance of the City Leader Token. I trust that everyone has stored up a large number of gold coins for this bidding, right?
”The gold coins of the Central Auction House have already been completely sold, and as always, the system has set the auction rules as 'the bidding price cannot exceed the number of gold coins one has by 120%'. However, this time, we have made a modification to that rule!” Bella sounded in high spirits as she said excitedly, ”For this auction, the bidding price will be 300% the number of gold coins that one has! Everyone, bid to your heart's content!”
All the lighting in the auction was suddenly turned off. In the next instant, it came back on. That beautiful and enchanting auctioneer had already disappeared from the stage, only leaving one item—City Leader Token!
The auction had begun!
”20,000 gold coins!” The Heavenly Shield grinned and instantly raised the base bidding price to 20,000! One could only see the light being instantly destroyed before gathering to form a huge number floating in the air: Ironwall Empire—20,000 gold coins!
That name, not only appeared within the auction, it even appeared at the square! Everyone could see that name!
”Heaven's Wrath Dynasty bids 30,000!”
”The Dead's Amusement Park bids 35,000 gold coins!”
The light ray frequently changed as the price rose, names appeared within everyone's line of sight one after the other!
Lin Jie calmly sat on his seat, it was still far from the start of the show! Changing the bidding price to thrice above the limit, naturally, it was one of the benefits he had asked from the Archangel.
What was the City Leader Token? Simply speaking, before the players' cognition was enough to clearly assess their situation, if one of the guilds obtained the City Leader Token and tried to attack any of the cities, then they'd either become the entire NPCs' public enemy or become the powerful leader of all guilds!
Those who are not our kin are sure to have a different heart, to the person that was about to obtain the City Leader Token, which NPC would mind for him to spend a little more money?
No matter who obtained the City Leader Token, in the end, the one who benefited the most would always be Lin Jie! Those players, who were unable to bid at will due to the lack of gold coins in their hands, could totally bid without any worries! To Lin Jie, it was simply a deal that had guaranteed profits!
'If these smaller guilds could be smarter…' Lin Jie's lips curved into a smile, anticipating the development of the situation.
”40,000!”
”45,000!”
The price rose rapidly!
”Too stingy…” Baili Xuanyuan calmly said, ”100,000 gold coins!”
Swoosh!
The light changed and was converted into a few large words: Baili Xuanyuan—100,000 gold coins!
Boom!
The whole game world was astonished!
100,000 gold coins! 100,000 gold coins!
That was a real-life investment up to $20,000,000! $20,000,000 may not seem much in real life, but don't forget, this was a game! $20,000,000 just for a token!
The influence of The New Age rose crazily from this event!
Such a huge amount instantly overpowered everyone else, and the auction turned silent!
”Not counting down now, what are you waiting for?” shouted Baili Xuanyuan. The light gathered to form a number: 1! The auction rule was a countdown to three! One third was already locked on!
The price of 100,000 gold coins was too high! The number of gold coins they had was less than 340,000 gold coins, they did not even have the qualifications to bid!
Even if it were the many guild leaders sitting in the VIP seats, they also did not have the qualifications to bid!
”Old Shield, you can start now,” said Lin Jie in the communication device as he squinted his eyes.
”Brothers, anyone with money to spare, lend me a little!” The Heavenly Shield stood up from the VIP seats and said with a laugh, ”10% interest!”
Baili Xuanyuan's face darkened. 'That damn bast*rd!'
No one lent their money to The Heavenly Shield, but his action had already acted as a reminder to the mid-sized guilds' leaders. The guilds that were on good relations immediately exchanged gold coins without restraint; their eyes were filled with the joy of their scheme succeeding.
”110,000!”
”120,000!”
The price that stagnated for quite some time jumped up again!
Baili Xuanyuan's face instantly turned red, the bidding price was already increasing by 10,000 with every bid! Every time a bid was called, it was $1,000,000 in cash! If those old things in his family knew…
”180,000!”
The price jumped up abruptly, and the light was refreshed!
The person that shouted out that price was ”Steel Alliance”! The three guilds had finally joined forces once again under the push of this auction to fight the enemy together. Once they bid the City Leader Token and successfully obtained the city, that money would definitely be able to be gained back! Not only so, to a guild, if there was a city as a backup, sponsor fees, endorsement fees… It was definite that their value would rise with it, without a doubt!
It was worth to fight for it!
Baili Xuanyuan's body trembled. That price, even he could not continue following!
”Retrieve all your guild's stored gold coins!” shouted Baili Xuanyuan to Demon Robe and Eighteen Massacres. He must continue to raise money now! If he succeeded this time, then he could perfectly implement the following plans! By then, it would be the time where he would bring the funds from real life into the game, there would definitely be no one in the game world that could stop him!