The first deep space auction has kicked off with great success!

After placing the national advertisements for the auction, Ye Xingyu did not stop for a moment.

He immediately dispatched dozens of NPC employees out of the auction house.

They went to various densely populated areas such as the city square, banks, major traffic arteries of Chunming City, the All-Profession Transfer Hall, and the four city gates.

They distributed small flyers announcing the auction.

At the same time, they spread the word that any equipment or items could be consigned for auction at the Golden Auction House.

This both expanded the auction's influence and collected a large number of items from the many players in Chunming City.

Ye Xingyu set the commission rate for all consigned items at the Golden Auction House at 10%.

This meant that for all items sold at the auction, the Golden Auction House would uniformly charge a 10% handling fee.

This figure is among the lowest in the auction industry.

Ye Xingyu still remembered the top 5 famous auction houses from his previous life.

Their commission rates were mostly set at 30%.

There was even one that was the most ruthless, with a commission rate of 50%!

Anyone who consigned an item there would have half of the proceeds siphoned off!

It was practically the reincarnation of Huang Shiren!

To enhance the auction's appeal, Ye Xingyu decided to offer a wholesale price for this first event.

It was purely for the sake of building the Golden Auction House's reputation.

Players who earned money here would, in the future, first think of the Golden Auction House if they wanted to consign items again.

After these tasks were completed, Ye Xingyu also personally participated in the item selection for tomorrow's auction.

Because a large number of players came to consign equipment and goods, the quality of the items provided varied.

Not all equipment and goods could be displayed at the formal auction.

Someone had to screen and approve them.

Although most of this work was handed over to Mother Fu and her several assistants, Ye Xingyu participated in a portion of it.

For some important and valuable auction items, he also needed to help set a reasonable reserve price for them.

The work of an auction house is extremely complex!

...Just like that, a day passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was the evening of the official auction.

That night, countless players, having heard the news, filled the entire auction venue.

Not only were the players from Chunming City actively participating, but there were even hundreds of thousands of players from other main cities.

They traveled long distances to attend this gold artifact auction!

Even though Ye Xingyu had already set the ticket price at 30 gold coins, it still couldn't deter the enthusiasm of the vast number of players.

The 50,000 seats in the auction hall were sold out in an instant.

Left with no choice, Ye Xingyu had to temporarily apply to the system.

With a grand gesture, he added an additional 100,000 auction hall seats!

The auction hall instantly tripled in size!

Only then could all the players be accommodated.

The auction officially began!

A stunning woman, graceful and ethereal, in a flowing white gown, stepped onto the stage.

She walked to the center of the auction display stand.

She began explaining the details of the first auction item to all the live audience.

She was Xu Jingzhu, a professional auctioneer Ye Xingyu hired from the system at a high price.

Her appearance fee for just this one night was as high as 250,000 gold coins!

Her professional skills were, of course, beyond doubt.

The first item on the display stand was a gold dagger.

It had an exquisite design, and its blade was sharp and dazzling.

At first glance, it appeared extremely extraordinary.

Auctioneer Xu Jingzhu enthusiastically explained every attribute of it to the live audience.

She held it in her hands, which were covered with white silk gauze.

From time to time, she would brandish it twice, demonstrating the dagger's sharpness to the audience.

Players could also conveniently check the auction item's attributes through the auction's easy-to-use function:

[golden edge!]

Type: Weapon—Dagger

Quality: gold artifact

Level Requirement: 18

Attributes:

Physical Attack: 474 ~ 489

Strength +30

User Attack Speed increased by 32%

Accuracy +12%

Physical Critical Rate increased by 15%

Additional Effects:

Assassin-type 'Decapitate' skill level +3!

Rogue-type 'Eviscerate' skill level +3!

After killing any target, the amount of gold coins dropped increases by 10%.

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“Wow—!”

Decapitate and Eviscerate are the main damage-dealing skills for Assassin and Rogue players, respectively.

This dagger could actually increase their levels by 3 at once!

The increase in damage output was beyond doubt.

Moreover, it also increased so many important attributes like Strength, Attack Speed, Accuracy, and Critical Rate!

Countless players couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after seeing the astonishing attributes and effects of the golden edge!

It must be said that for the vast majority of players, this was their first time being so close to a gold artifact.

Seeing the attributes of a gold artifact with their own eyes.

Compared to the black iron, bronze, or even white-grade weapons in most people's hands, a huge sense of disparity naturally arose!

Realizing that the warm-up was almost complete, Xu Jingzhu smiled sweetly at everyone and said in a soft, sweet voice:

“The attributes of the first exhibit, ‘golden edge,’ have been introduced to everyone. I believe most players already have an answer in their hearts. Now, let the bidding begin!”

“The gold artifact—golden edge, starting bid 10,000 gold coins! Start bidding!”

As Xu Jingzhu raised the hammer on the display stand high, a large group of Assassin and Rogue players below instantly became agitated.

Their hearts burning, they eagerly began to bid:

“20,000!”

“I bid 25,000!”

“27,000!”

“30,000!”

...The price skyrocketed like a rocket.

The auction hall instantly became a fiery scene!

Countless people were filled with the desire to bid.

Ye Xingyu sat in vip box no. 1, which had the best view.

Below him were the hundred thousand buyers, and directly in his line of sight was the auction display stand.

On the tea table beside him were various snacks such as fruit, tea, and desserts.

Seeing the grand spectacle of the auction up close, he couldn't help but feel genuinely happy.

“Hahaha~~ This is great~”

This was the effect he wanted.

That's why he deliberately adjusted the reserve price of the gold dagger to a very low 10,000 gold coins.

Only this way could most people participate.

Otherwise, most people would feel that the good items in this auction had nothing to do with them.

But in reality, would the golden edge really only cost tens of thousands to acquire?

That would depend on what others thought.

“150,000!”

A huge loudspeaker suddenly blared from vip box no. 10 above, instantly doubling the bidding price that had just reached 70,000 gold coins!

This immediately caused a brief silence among the players present.

But it didn't stop there.

From below the VIP boxes, from within the crowd of 150,000 seats, another voice immediately followed, shouting: “160,000!”

It overshadowed the voice from vip box no. 10.

“170,000!”

“180,000!”

“190,000!”

“I bid 200,000!”

...More people raised their signs and called out bids.

The auction continued!