76: Auction of team quota and the Book of Ice and Fire

Listening to the discussions below the stage, Liu Yang smiled without speaking.

About half an hour later, apart from a few scattered individuals, not many people were left.

Liu Yang knew that whether they came to watch the show or genuinely intended to bid, this was roughly the number of people there would be.

As for what others who hadn't come were thinking, Liu Yang had no interest in finding out.

"Welcome, everyone, to my personal auction. Everyone's time is precious, so I won't waste any more of it."

"However, before the auction, I need to reiterate something."

"Upon joining the team, members do not have the right to withdraw on their own. To leave the team, they must be kicked out by the Captain."

"Furthermore, during team activities, all income will be distributed by the Captain."

"That is to say, if the Captain doesn't give you anything at all, then you can only watch."

"Therefore, if you cannot accept these rules, please do not participate in the bidding."

"Lest conflicts arise later and I have to kick you out, that wouldn't be pleasant."

Liu Yang's words reignited discussions below the stage.

Some frowned, some pondered, and some outright cursed Liu Yang.

But Liu Yang did not stop them; some things had to be made clear beforehand.

If they weren't made clear, any conflict arising during battle could be fatal, potentially leading to total annihilation.

Before long, people began to leave one after another.

Their goal was a team entry slot, but they couldn't accept such rules.

Liu Yang completely ignored this, letting them leave if they wished.

After waiting a while longer and seeing no one else leave, he continued:

"As everyone knows, there is no unified currency here; only bartering is possible."

"To participate in the bidding, please select one or more materials from the screen as your base price, then add other items to your bid."

After Liu Yang finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a huge screen appeared in the starry sky.

The screen displayed four materials: crystal ball, soul spirit stone, Spirit God Wood, and space crystal.

Among these four materials, Liu Yang urgently needed only the crystal ball and the space crystal.

The other two were merely for show, just to give people more options.

Anyway, no matter how people bid, he alone would decide who to trade with in the end.

Instead of worrying about other things, it was better to consider what to do if no one bid and the atmosphere turned cold.

"The opportunity is before you; please bid enthusiastically."

"Now, I declare the auction officially open!!!"

After Liu Yang finished speaking, there was a brief pause in the scene.

Then everyone immediately took action.

Pressing the right armrest of their stone chair, they moved their minds and entered their prices.

Immediately, bid information began to appear on the large screen, one by one.

At the same time, a small screen also appeared in front of Liu Yang.

"[Someone bids crystal ball x1, common materials x300.]"

"[Someone bids soul spirit stone x1, rare materials x20.]"

"[Someone bids Spirit God Wood x1, common materials x500.]"

"[Someone bids soul spirit stone x1, excellent-grade armor manufacturing blueprint x1.]"

Liu Yang looked through them one by one and found that quite a few people were bidding.

"Damn it, why is everyone hiding things? I'm buying, but no one sells, and they don't put it up for sale themselves. Are they going to eat it or something?"

Liu Yang was very dissatisfied with this.

But the situation didn't allow for it, so he could only smile outwardly while cursing inwardly.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Liu Yang's gaze sharpened, and a bid message froze in his sight.

"Allen bids crystal ball x2."

Liu Yang was excited; if he got two crystal balls, he could directly manufacture a mid-level detector.

The basic one could detect monster locations, and the mid-level one might even detect monster attributes.

But he didn't decide immediately; instead, he calmly shouted:

"Allen bids crystal ball x2! Is there a higher bid?"

"Allen bids crystal ball x2, going once."

"Allen bids crystal ball x2, going twice."

Just then, the screen flashed, and a new bid message appeared.

"[Atomic Sword bids crystal ball x1, soul spirit stone x1, common materials x1000.]"

Allen didn't back down and continued to bid.

"[Allen bids crystal ball x2, rare materials x100, common materials x1000.]"

The screen paused, and no one else bid.

"Allen bids crystal ball x2, rare materials x100, common materials x1000, going once."

After three calls, Liu Yang grabbed the auction hammer and brought it down hard.

"Congratulations to Allen for winning the first team entry slot, congratulations."

"[Allen trades with you, obtaining crystal ball x2, rare herbs x100, common materials x1000.]"

"[You and Allen have become friends.]"

"[You have sent Allen a team invitation.]"

"[Allen has joined the Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens Team.]"

When the transaction was confirmed, the system automatically handled the subsequent matters for Liu Yang.

So, Liu Yang struck while the iron was hot and immediately proceeded with the auction for the next slot.

With the first round as a demonstration, the bidding speed in the subsequent rounds began to accelerate.

Before long, the team entry slots were auctioned off one after another.

The second slot was won by Atomic Sword with a bid of crystal ball x1, soul spirit stone x1, common materials x1500, and rare materials x30.

The third slot was won by Zongzheng Ziyi with a bid of crystal ball x1, soul spirit stone x1, and various spirit stones x100.

The fourth slot was won by Afia with a bid of crystal ball x2 and soul spirit stone x1.

The large influx of materials made Liu Yang almost jump with joy.

He even wanted to manufacture the mid-level detector on the spot to see it.

But thinking of the main event coming up, he forcibly held back.

"Everyone, all 4 team entry slots have been sold."

"I want to say that they will absolutely not regret their current investment in the future."

"Now, then, comes the most important moment of tonight."

"The auction of this realm's first Job Change item."

After Liu Yang finished speaking, he immediately held up the ice and fire book.

And the bidding system thoughtfully enlarged the item and displayed it on the screen.

Along with the item's description.

"Wow, it really is a Job Change item, and it's even dual-attribute."

"I really, really want it, but unfortunately, I can't afford it."

"It's said that after changing jobs and adding free attribute points, one's strength will skyrocket. I wonder if it's true or false."

"From the chat channel, I know that quite a few people have changed jobs to single-attribute elementalists, but this dual-attribute profession is the first I've seen."

"Not just that, this is ice and fire dual-attribute, powerful and with opposing attributes, meaning there are no obvious weaknesses."

"That's right, when strengths are similar, attribute counters can be very disadvantageous, but ice and fire together are different."

"It seems I can only go all out, even if it means losing everything."

Liu Yang didn't give people too much time to discuss and began to get to the point.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Before the auction, I need to talk about price changes."

"For the auction of the ice and fire book, I will not set any thresholds. You only need to present what you think is good."

"As for who I trade with, it will be entirely based on my personal preference."

"Therefore, anything special, rare, uncommon, or high-grade can be brought out for bidding."

"Perhaps something you don't need is exactly what I urgently need!"

"Hereby,"

"I announce,"

"The bidding for the 'ice and fire book' now begins!!!"