187: Devouring Master

"What? Is Elder Yu looking down on these?" Su Ze asked tentatively.

But Yu Shenghuo shook his head and said, "In the past, a single gold-rank monster beast egg would have been enough to be the grand finale item, let alone ten. How could I possibly look down on them?"

Su Ze caught the key phrase and asked, "'In the past'? Is there something special about this auction?"

Yu Shenghuo smiled and said, "There are indeed some special aspects. Although our Beishan City is a small place and can't compare to the Imperial Capital, we still have Beast Tamer families."

"These families don't usually reveal their hidden foundations easily, but this time, the feeling of a coming storm can be felt all over the country, and they are naturally no exception."

"So, in order to protect their families, they are all frantically strengthening themselves right now."

"Therefore, there are quite a lot of good things in this auction. If your ten gold-rank monster beast eggs were auctioned together, their value would indeed be the highest."

"But if they are auctioned together, only one person can get them, and the others would just save their money to buy other items. The price wouldn't be driven up."

"So, I think the ten beast taming eggs should be split up and auctioned in sets of one, one, one, two, two, and three. This way, individual Beast Tamers, small families, and large families can all participate, maximizing the profits."

Su Ze's mouth hung open upon hearing this; he really had never thought about these things.

In his mind, an auction was just someone calling out prices on stage while people below started bidding, ending with the highest bidder winning.

Who would have expected there to be so many tricks to the trade?

So Su Ze closed his gaping mouth and said, "Since President Yu says so, it must be right. I'll follow your arrangements!"

Yu Shenghuo nodded and said, "In that case, at most only three gold-rank monster beast eggs will be bundled together, so they won't be able to serve as the grand finale item."

"I'll give you a little inside information: this time, there's actually a level 90 monster beast crystal core!"

"demon beast eggs are rare, but they not only take time to hatch but also time to slowly nurture."

"However, everyone wants to increase their strength quickly right now, so monster beast crystal cores seem even more precious at this time."

Su Ze nodded; he understood this point as well.

Without enough resources to pile on, a monster beast's growth is quite slow.

And monster beast crystal cores, whether used to make weapons or set up formations, can be quickly converted into combat power.

But having the grand finale spot taken away still felt a bit disappointing.

Furthermore, if he wanted to quickly turn the hatched monster beasts into combat forces in less than a year, he would also need a lot of resources. What the Great Xia Spirit Guards provided was far from enough, which required a lot of funds.

Su Ze thought for a moment and said, "What if I take out another platinum-level demon beast egg? Could that be the final grand finale item?"

Yu Shenghuo was stunned for a moment and said, "A platinum-level demon beast egg... that would indeed be qualified. But comparing it to the monster beast crystal core, which one is better..."

Before Yu Shenghuo could figure out which was more valuable, Su Ze said, "Wait, I haven't finished. It's a Lord-rank platinum monster beast!"

"Lord-rank?" Yu Shenghuo exclaimed.

Lord-rank monster beasts are actually the kings of certain monster beast colonies; their strength is often not inferior to a Diamond-rank Demonic Beast of the same level!

They are overwhelming existences compared to ordinary platinum monster beasts.

Yu Shenghuo was finally shocked by Su Ze and said, "In that case, the grand finale spot really is yours..."

"But, are you sure you want to put such a precious demon beast egg up for auction?"

Su Ze nodded and said, "Anyway, as long as it's sold to people of Great Xia, it's helping to increase the country's combat power."

Then he became wary and asked, "There won't be any foreigners participating, right?"

Yu Shenghuo shook his head. "No, they are all high-level Beast Tamers and family factions from nearby cities, including Beishan City."

"That's good... then it's a deal. I'll send that platinum-level demon beast egg over in a little while!"

"President Yu, you must help me get a good price!"

Increasing the country's overall strength and making money didn't conflict with each other.

Yu Shenghuo nodded and said, "Don't worry."

Then he had someone carry the ten gold-rank monster beast eggs Su Ze brought into the inspection room, where professionals would determine the level and attributes of the eggs, as well as whether they were duds that couldn't hatch.

Although he personally trusted Su Ze, this was a necessary process that couldn't be skipped.

"Once the verification is complete and there are no issues, they can be added to the auction items. By the way, Little Brother Su, are you only selling things? Are you interested in participating as well?"

Su Ze thought for a moment; he was also curious about what good things would be at this auction.

Then he nodded and said, "Then I'll participate, though I might not necessarily bid on anything."

Yu Shenghuo smiled and said, "Haha, it doesn't matter. Just the commission we'll take from the items you've provided is enough to make you our VIP."

After a while, the inspection room finished and informed Yu Shenghuo of the results.

He nodded and then froze for a moment.

"Seven of the ten demon beast eggs are dark-attribute, plus I heard that Little Brother Su was kidnapped by Fusang not long ago..."

"It seems you caused quite a stir over there. Perhaps their panicked escape was also related to you?"

Su Ze scratched his head and didn't state it explicitly.

The events in Fusang hadn't been made public by the authorities. It was quite remarkable that Yu Shenghuo could guess some of the issues just from the attributes of a few demon beast eggs.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Su Ze finally left the association.

Then he had Sun Hao bring a platinum egg over, while he himself returned home first.

"Hmm? Where's the Silly Dog? Why didn't he come back with you?" Feng Qingyi asked, slumped on the sofa like a useless bird.

Su Ze smiled and said, "Him? He's currently hatching eggs."

"Huh?!"

"Pfft—"

Even Hanba, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't help but spit out the tea in her mouth at this moment.

Because they were both monster beasts, they felt it even more deeply.

"You... what did you do to the Silly Dog?!" Feng Qingyi hugged a cushion on the sofa tightly and looked at Su Ze very warily.

"Don't misunderstand, I just gave it some demon beast eggs to hatch."

Then his eyes lit up, and he said, "By the way, I still have some demon beast eggs with other attributes. Do you want to see if you..."

"Go to hell!"

*Bang!*

*Crash!*

Before Su Ze could finish his sentence, he was struck squarely by a flying cushion and a teacup, and he collapsed dizzily.

His last thought before passing out was: "They're attacking their master..."