259: Start the auction

"Gu Qinghan, that Bastard, where did he go on vacation?"

Ever since Gu Qinghan left, Piao Jun would come here every day to see if he had returned.

But three days passed in a blink, and Gu Qinghan showed no sign of coming back.

"You care about me a lot, don't you?"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind Piao Jun, making him turn his head instantly.

"Gu Qinghan! You finally came back!"

Seeing Gu Qinghan, Piao Jun was like a resentful woman, which left Gu Qinghan utterly bewildered.

"How long have I been gone?"

Gu Qinghan casually glanced around and was immediately stunned by the sight.

The small fishing village had completely shed its former dilapidation and desolation; even the houses had been renovated.

Of course, these houses clearly looked newly built, with some logs even having unremoved branches.

Upon seeing Gu Qinghan's expression, Piao Jun's face finally brightened a little, and he sneered:

"Three days! A whole three days! Do you know how I spent these three days?

I redesigned the layout here. Now, over a hundred people in this fishing village basically have corresponding responsibilities.

Moreover, with everyone's efforts, the ponds here can now connect to the sea through special channels.

I even put several different types of mutated sea fish into different ponds."

Gu Qinghan was dumbfounded. In just three days, such a massive change had occurred here.

He looked at Piao Jun, who had a hint of pride on his face, and couldn't help but ask:

"How did you do it? Such a huge workload, three days isn't enough, is it?"

Piao Jun glanced at Gu Qinghan and chuckled:

"Let me reintroduce myself: I have a double Ph.D. in design and management.

If it weren't for this broken game, I would probably be working for an international company by now.

As for why it only took three days, as long as there's enough food, with the physical fitness of everyone who has become Professionals, even double the workload would be no problem."

"Oh, oh," Gu Qinghan replied.

"Oh, oh? Big brother, do you know how valuable that is? Don't you admire me at all?"

"You're amazing."

Piao Jun was practically fuming, but he had absolutely no way to deal with Gu Qinghan.

Gu Qinghan's gaze kept scanning his surroundings. Although he didn't say anything, he had to admit that Piao Jun was truly a talent.

"What's this place called?"

Satisfied, Gu Qinghan withdrew his gaze and suddenly asked Piao Jun.

"It used to be called Chasing Wave Village. Now the village chief and Yang Haisheng are waiting for you to name it."

Although Piao Jun was a bit disgruntled, he still answered honestly.

"You name it. After all, you designed and built this place, and its future will depend on your planning."

"Good that you know... Ah? Me name it?"

Piao Jun snorted, but when he realized what was said, he immediately opened his mouth wide, looking somewhat comical.

Gu Qinghan nodded and said very seriously:

"Yes, I'm not good at this. You're better than me."

"Good! Hahahaha! I knew it wasn't possible for you to be better than me at everything!"

Piao Jun first laughed maniacally for a moment, then, with a thoughtful look, said:

"How about Whale Fall City? Sooner or later, we will face that big whale.

As for whether there are even more exaggerated monsters, I don't know.

And this place will definitely develop further in the future. The location of this village is pretty good, but it still needs to be built further inland."

Gu Qinghan nodded. This name also served as a reminder that a fierce battle awaited him in the future.

Piao Jun went to find the village chief and the others, while Gu Qinghan saw Meina, who looked a bit lost, not far away.

During Gu Qinghan's absence, Meina felt completely unable to help.

Recently, there had been no news of any secret realm opening, and she even began to doubt herself.

"Boss Gu, are you looking for me?"

Meina slowly walked in front of Gu Qinghan and said respectfully.

"Yes, I'll be leaving again for a while. Get some good rest during this time; you might be busy when I return."

Gu Qinghan hummed in acknowledgment and instructed Meina.

Meina first nodded obediently, then said with some hesitation:

"But, there's no secret realm opening right now..."

Gu Qinghan showed a knowing smile: "There isn't now, but that doesn't mean there won't be later."

The latter half of the auction that Gu Qinghan participated in last time also featured a secret realm key.

However, Gu Qinghan was short on cash last time; his magic crystals weren't even enough for the starting price of those secret realm keys, let alone more expensive items.

At this stage, various demon Contractors were gradually appearing, and some demons were even beginning to descend upon this world by possessing their bodies.

Killing these descending demons could yield a large number of magic crystals; Gu Qinghan had even accumulated hundreds of thousands of magic crystals again.

This time, the number of Professionals who could participate in the auction would definitely be much higher than last time, and Gu Qinghan could use this opportunity to make a fortune.

When Piao Jun returned, Yang Haisheng's figure also reappeared.

"Boss Gu, I will help you manage Whale Fall City well."

Yang Haisheng had already learned Gu Qinghan's identity from Piao Jun and now had no ulterior motives.

Gu Qinghan merely nodded slightly, and the next moment, he began to call out the Fat Man's name.

"Oh my, oh my, what good stuff have you gotten?"

Although we're already very familiar, to start an auction, there still needs to be items of sufficient value."

The Fat Man's figure emerged as if from the void, still in his amiable, wealth-generating demeanor.

When he saw Piao Jun, his gaze suddenly sharpened.

Piao Jun spread his hands: "I'm with him now, don't look at me."

It was clear that the Fat Man recognized Piao Jun as one of the participants from the previous auction.

At the end of the last auction, all of them had kept the mask.

They were also informed that after that, calling upon those game merchants could only initiate an auction proactively.

And the way for others to enter the auction was to put that mask back on their faces.

Gu Qinghan didn't immediately take out his items; he just looked at the Fat Man, seemingly waiting for something.

The Fat Man also looked puzzled. He even touched his own face and chuckled awkwardly:

"I... what are you looking at?"

Gu Qinghan pointed at Piao Jun, Meina, and Yang Haisheng, and said very seriously:

"No welcome gift this time? These are all my friends."

The Fat Man's mouth twitched, then he smiled somewhat awkwardly:

"Friends, we are also doing business. Items of this level are not cheap.

If your items aren't very valuable, wouldn't I still be at a loss by coming here...?"

Whoosh—

Gu Qinghan threw over fifty Insect Master class change scrolls to the Fat Man, who fumbled to catch them all.

"So many class change scrolls! Did you raid a high-level secret realm?"

The Fat Man's small eyes widened, looking at the scrolls floating before him with surprise and doubt.

"Still at a loss now?" Gu Qinghan chuckled.

"Not at all, not at all, but to start an auction, it's still a bit strained..."

Before the Fat Man could finish speaking, he saw Gu Qinghan throw out another fifty-plus scrolls.

"Enough! This is truly enough!"