Chapter 420

Chapter 420: Can’t Handle Losing?
“The last item up for auction is a starship that can freely travel through the starry sky. It was crafted by Master Wu Yezi.

“Everyone here should know that Master Wu Yezi ranks in the top ten artifact refiners in the Southern Region, and this starship, named Galaxy, is his peak work.

“When Master Wu Yezi refined this starship, he even specially invited his good friend, the formation array master Daoist Kong Xu, to assist him and inscribe array patterns on the starship.

“According to the Auction Gathering’s test results, Galaxy’s flight speed is one fifth faster than ordinary starships, and its defenses are twice as strong.

“The Water Realm Auction House can responsibly say that Galaxy is a masterpiece created by two masters together!

“Now I declare, the starting bid for the Galaxy Starship is ten pieces of spirit jade!”

The auctioneer’s passionate voice echoed through the hall.

A stir ran through the crowd below.

Some people even stood up from their seats, craning their necks to gaze at the starship behind the auction platform, its whole body a silvery white, its surface covered in countless profound lines.

Yu Zhao listened to the auctioneer’s explanation and roughly understood what a starship was used for, but she still did not know what spirit jade was.

She thought about it. Her identity was no longer a secret in other people’s eyes, so she simply stopped hiding it and asked directly: “What is spirit jade?”

Feng Jiu Si and the other three were also staring at the starship. When they heard Yu Zhao’s question, they all froze for a moment.

Feng Jiu Si reacted the fastest. He raised a slight smile and explained warmly: “Above a spirit vein, there is a special kind of ore vein called a jade mine. The spirit jade mined from a jade mine contains as much spirit power as ten thousand high-grade spirit stones.”

As he spoke, he turned his hand over. A palm-sized jade communication stone lay in his palm.

Then he handed the spirit jade to Yu Zhao.

The moment Yu Zhao’s fingertips touched the spirit jade, surging spirit power poured madly into her body, and the spirit power in her meridians started to circulate on its own.

She was secretly amazed.

[No wonder Dao Lord Tai Wei once said the Cultivation World was a small world about to be discarded. Compared to other worlds, the cultivation resources it holds are far too scarce.]

Holding the spirit jade, a bold idea suddenly rose in Yu Zhao’s heart.

Spirit veins have spirit cores. Then wouldn’t jade mines also have jade cores?

If she could bring more jade cores back to the Cultivation World and nurture new jade veins, wouldn’t the problem of the Cultivation World’s lack of spirit power be easily solved?

“Fifteen pieces of spirit jade.”

While Yu Zhao was still dazed, Huo Shao Yan suddenly stood up first and rushed to join the bidding.

The other three did not hurry to speak.

They waited until Huo Shao Yan had gone through round after round of bidding with the other guests. Only when the rate of price increase started to slow did they officially join in.

Only then did the rest of the auction hall realize that there were actually more than three people inside that private room.

Everyone grumbled inwardly. They were already this rich, yet they still squeezed into one private room together. Did they not feel embarrassed?

Yu Zhao was also very interested in the starship.

She had a star map. If she also had a starship, she could travel to other small worlds on her own.

But Yu Zhao knew very clearly that this was not an auction she could join.

Leaving aside whether she could afford the final price, with her current strength at the very bottom of the group, even if she managed to buy the starship, she would not be able to keep it. She might even attract the suspicion and resentment of Feng Jiu Si and the others.

Yu Zhao would not do something so thankless.

She watched them bid with a clear conscience and quietly studied their thoughts.

“Fifty pieces of spirit jade!”

Driven into a corner by the others, Huo Shao Yan blurted out a high price.

But as soon as he shouted it, he regretted it and scratched his hair in annoyance.

Tu Xiao frowned and said unhappily: “A starship usually costs around thirty to forty pieces of spirit jade. Why would you suddenly push it up that high? What were you thinking?”

“I feel like it! What business is it of yours?”

Huo Shao Yan had always had a temper like a firecracker.

He could not stand being lectured.

Just a moment ago he had been so regretful he was almost stomping his feet, but now his neck stiffened and he acted tough again, making Tu Xiao so angry he wanted to hit him.

The Tu Clan actually already had starships, and more than one. But Tu Xiao wanted to have a starship that belonged to him alone.

However, in the Middle World, starships were also rare and precious magical artifacts that one might not meet even if one searched for them.

Forging a starship took at least a hundred years, and the materials it used up were a huge sum, so very few starships ever went on the market.

Once one appeared, it would definitely be snatched at by everyone, not to mention this one was the work of a famous master.

This time, more than half of the guests at the Auction Gathering had come for this starship.

Tu Xiao did not want to give up. After a moment of silence, he still continued to raise the price.

For the sake of face, Huo Shao Yan followed for two more rounds.

When the price passed sixty pieces of spirit jade, he decisively withdrew.

Before he left home, his family had warned him. If he dared buy the starship for more than the set budget, he would not escape a fierce beating when he went back.

Feng Jiu Si and Shui Qiu Bai were not as obsessed with the starship as Tu Xiao was, so they simply pulled out of the bidding as well.

Just when Tu Xiao thought the matter was settled, Jin Yuan’s arrogant voice, smug enough to make people itch to hit her, sounded from her private room.

“I bid sixty…” She deliberately paused, then slowly added, “one piece of spirit jade.”

“Crap!”

Tu Xiao froze for a second, then jumped to his feet and cursed.

He even kicked over the table in front of him.

During their earlier rounds of bidding, Jin Yuan had never opened her mouth.

Everyone had thought the Jin Clan had no interest in the starship.

Who would have guessed that Jin Yuan had been waiting for him here all along.

A flash of amusement passed through Yu Zhao’s eyes.

Jin Yuan really did enjoy causing trouble for them wherever she could.

When Tu Xiao started cursing, he had not turned off the sound transmission stone, so his furious voice spread out as well.

“Young Master Tu, I am taking part in the bidding normally. How can you curse at people? Can’t you handle losing?”

Huo Shao Yan’s mouth twitched. He almost failed to hold back his laughter.

But under Shui Qiu Bai’s murderous glare, he forced it back down.

Tu Xiao let out an angry laugh, his eyes spitting fire: “Jin Yuan, it seems you really insist on going against me today. I bid sixty five pieces of spirit jade. If you have the guts, keep going!”

Everyone thought there was sure to be a fierce battle next. The auctioneer was so excited that his hands started to tremble slightly.

Then they heard Jin Yuan’s affected, overly sweet voice.

“Young Master Tu, you misunderstand. I also like this starship, so I joined the bidding. Since Young Master Tu likes it so much, I will reluctantly give it up and let you have the chance. I withdraw.”

The whole hall fell silent.

Tu Xiao felt like he had punched a ball of cotton. He was on the verge of exploding from rage.

The auctioneer was also stunned by the huge reversal and stood there dazed for quite a while before he started to repeat the price.

After calling it three times, he lifted his polite smile and congratulated Tu Xiao on winning the bid.

Tu Xiao was not happy at all.

He even felt incredibly stifled.

As soon as the Auction Gathering ended, he ignored everyone trying to stop him and rushed straight to Jin Yuan’s private room.

He flung the door open. The room inside was empty.

But on the table sat a smiling face pieced together out of spirit fruit.

“Jin Yuan! Don’t let me see you next time!”