I played the world alone

Chapter 542: Selling at a discount!

Today's Yongning world has been successfully transformed by Lu Chen into a super large meme research base.

The underground area of ​​the entire research base has expanded to tens of thousands of square meters, and the number of researchers inside has reached thousands. If death row prisoners are included, the number may triple.

It did take a lot of thought and energy on his part to maintain the normal operation of such a large base.

Not to mention anything else, the food consumed every day alone is a huge number, as well as various water and electricity facilities...

In addition, security issues are also worth noting.

Although there are no zombies or monsters here, the pervasive death memes are even more alarming.

For this reason, he specially made a hundred foundation-building level puppets here, and they were basically immune to some psychological memes, which was completely enough to deal with them.

The result of spending so much effort is that this group of researchers has indeed created a lot of good things.

Simple and useful memes like these can increase learning efficiency, slow down the probability of various sudden diseases, and even treat Alzheimer's disease...

Since Professor Chen himself is one of the specially invited experts here, the internal invitation letter and the specific names of the auction items have been received in advance.

Among them, although this bronze sword has a great name, it is actually just a gimmick. This can be seen from the starting price of only 100,000 yuan.

At present, other people's bids are increasing from 5,500 to 5,000. It took a while to reach around 230,000. It is estimated that it will be difficult to increase the price.

As a rare travel opportunity, Zhou Manyin also accompanied him on the trip. I originally wanted to bring my parents over, but my parents said they had jobs and didn't want to travel far away. Furthermore, they also wanted to leave space for them to have a world together, so they refused.

"The price doesn't seem high. How about I bid for it?"

In the dimly lit auction house, only a spotlight shone on the bronze sword in the center, which was particularly eye-catching.

……

After all, the higher the transaction price, the better.

This small amount of money is indeed nothing to her.

In an inconspicuous position, Lu Chen and Zhou Manyin sat side by side, looking at the bronze sword with interest.

In addition, there are naturally applications in combat.

In fact, the other party seems to enjoy the feeling of snatching what others want.

The prediction is indeed correct. For example, there are not many people around who are really paying attention to this collection. Many of them are whispering and discussing how to bid for the next few larger collections.

"Okay! Two hundred and fifty thousand once!" The auctioneer knocked the hammer happily.

Professor Chen's estimate is that at most it will be sold for 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, which is one of the lower-middle-end lots in this auction where many wealthy people gather.

They received an invitation from Professor Chen today, saying that this auction house on Hong Kong Island will have many good things on display for auction. If you are interested, you can come and broaden your horizons.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" She directly raised the sign.

Even though it is protected by glass, it cannot conceal the rich historical atmosphere above. It seems that through it, one can see the heroic scene of an ancient man using it to fight on the battlefield.

After arriving here, apart from traveling around, the two of them paid most attention to the auction items.

"No need, this price is a bit of a loss."

This makes people wonder if someone from the auction official has sneaked in to act as a trustee.

After all, Lu Chen has been very interested in these antiques for a long time, and since he has money and time, it can be regarded as a good thing.

Although the price was not high, it was much higher than before, and it still attracted the attention of many people, who began to whisper.

Of course, there are also many ordinary antiques that are probably just for fun.

"This is the appraisal certificate from our auction house. It was collectively appraised by ten of the top experts. You can rest assured."

Not to mention the various lethal memes, there are also some that can confuse cognition, or change personality tendencies, or even change memory, etc...

For this kind of person, half a million is almost nothing more than water.

The expensive ones can cost hundreds of millions, while the low ones can only cost tens of thousands of yuan, and there is still a chance that the auction will go unsold.

The use of these is more evil. Once spread, it may cause big problems, so Lu Chen just took a few glances at the report and asked them to block them all and prohibit their use without his own order.

Although most of these are still under research and require a large number of human experiments to be verified, future effects can already be expected.

Lu Chen's consciousness had already covered the past and discovered that the bidder was a young rich second generation. The bid just now was purely to show off his financial resources to his female companions.

"Three hundred thousand!"

But what I didn't expect was that after the others who were still trading slowly just paused, someone suddenly raised a sign.

"The starting price for this treasure is 100,000 yuan. You may start bidding now!"

Does that bronze sword really have any secret?
Because of this, some bored rich people actually raised their signs and started bidding, and the price suddenly went up.

There are many priceless treasures among them, such as paintings or calligraphy by a certain master from a long time ago, or some porcelain, etc.

Zhou Manyin wasn't interested in antiques. If Lu Chen wasn't interested, he might as well go visit the famous attractions here.

"This bronze sword has been researched by our experts and its history can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. It is said to have been the sword used by Qin Shihuang! It is still tightly structured, smooth and bright, and its craftsmanship is no worse than our modern handicrafts... …”

Just as Professor Chen estimated before, the value of this thing is not too high. The current price has completely exceeded it. The person who bids is probably not taking advantage of it.

But when I saw his eyes staring at the bronze sword, I couldn't help but feel eager to try it.

When the price soared to 500,000, Zhou Manyin gritted his teeth and wanted to continue raising the sign, but was pushed down by Lu Chen.

When the auctioneer struck the final third hammer, the transaction was concluded.

The second-generation rich man snapped his fingers and laughed: "I'm sorry then, I'll take the stuff!"

Zhou Manyin was a little angry, but Lu Chen comforted her.

"It's okay. If I have a fate with that bronze sword, it will come back to me sooner or later. We don't have to force it. We can just buy some souvenirs and go back later."

In the following process, they tried to hold up the signs twice more, but because most of them were popular projects, there was no disturbance at all and they were quickly covered up.

Some projects even cost tens of millions!
Seeing this group of people shouting randomly as if money was just a number, Zhou Manyin was a little shocked.

After all, with the strength of her company, although there is no shortage of money, it is still difficult to come up with tens of millions of working capital at once. Not to mention using it all to buy an antique that can only be used for decoration without any special use.

That is simply not a waste of money but a lack of care.

Under Lu Chen's attention, the second-generation rich man raised his hand to participate in the auction three more times. Twice, he gave up decisively because the price reached tens of millions. Once, he successfully bought an item from a master he had never heard of. The price of the painting does not exceed 500,000 yuan.

After marking the other party, Lu Chen stopped paying attention.

This flashback mission was not urgent, and even gave him enough time for a full seventy-two hours, which was enough for him to enjoy his life.

In the following time, he accompanied Zhou Manyin to experience the local customs and customs in a leisurely way, treating it purely as a tourist activity.

But on the third day, the rich man finally couldn't hold on any longer.

He was selling this bronze sword crazily in the circle. Not only did he not pay for it, but he even paid 200,000, just to get rid of this thing as soon as possible!

When Zhou Manyin and the two received the news from Professor Chen, they could not hide the surprise on their faces.

"What's going on? Didn't he just spend 500,000 yuan to buy it at a premium? How come he suddenly..."

Professor Chen on the other side of the phone also looked a little weird.

"It's quite strange. It seems that strange things started happening that night just after this person got this bronze sword."

"We don't know exactly what happened. Maybe only he knows."

"Anyway, from the news I got, there were many police cars parked around his villa the next day, and he also took a sword to a famous local temple and Taoist temple to ward off evil spirits and worship Buddha..."

"But it seems to have no effect at all so far."

Professor Chen's chuckle came.

"This guy originally planned to sell it at a slightly cheaper price. After all, it is considered a quite famous antique."

"It turned out that the information in this circle was much better than he thought. It had almost spread to everyone on the day of the accident. Everyone knew that there was something wrong with the sword, and no one dared to ask for it."

"Many people say that this sword hides a resentful soul who died tragically under this sword on the ancient battlefield, and it will kill its owners."

"If this were not the case, I am afraid it would be impossible to be so anxious or even sell it at a discount."

"I personally don't believe in those things, so I thought it might be a good opportunity. Do you want to take action? If you want, I can come forward to help settle the matter."

"Haha, I even heard that even if that guy loses his sword, it will come back to him soon, like a curse. He is probably scared to death by now."

"Is it haunted..."

Lu Chen smiled and nodded: "Then please help Professor Chen make a reservation. It's best not to be snatched away by others."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Manyin looked him over, then suddenly leaned into his ear and whispered in a sly tone: "Did you do it?"

Lu Chen looked innocent: "What's wrong? I'm a good person."

"Hmm... um..." Zhou Manyin nodded meaningfully, "But you are an immortal cultivator anyway, so a small haunted matter like this must be solved quickly."

Since the last time she announced her identity at home, she would occasionally bring it up to tease her, and it seemed that she still cared about it.

After all, the lifespan of a cultivator would definitely be much longer than that of ordinary people. She couldn't help but consider that maybe a few decades later, her appearance would no longer be the same, but he would still look young.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Don't worry," Lu Chen saw her worry and comforted her, "I will definitely find a way in the future so that a person without spiritual roots like you can cultivate immortality."

When I get back, I'll ask Shu Jianying if he has any relevant knowledge!

Anyway, no matter how precious or old the medicinal materials are, I can find a way to get them here.

About an hour later, while the two of them were sitting in front of a coffee shop waiting, a sports car drove over at an extremely fast speed and stopped steadily not far away.

Afterwards, the second-generation rich man who was at the auction hurriedly got out of the car.

However, unlike the high-spirited look at that time, the other person's face now looked haggard, and even his face seemed to have lost weight, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.

If you don't know, you may think that the other party has played too hard and been squeezed dry.

However, the insider Lu Chen was different. He seemed to have casually glanced at an illusory black shadow floating behind the other party and already knew the situation.

To be honest, it was really not his fault this time.

But he also contributed to it.

Because he had already discovered during the auction that this bronze sword contained a very faint resentment that could dissipate at any time, and it could not even be called a complete soul.

Although I don't know the specific circumstances, I can probably guess that one of the previous owners of this sword killed a person who had extraordinary abilities or who was mentally strengthened after eating monster flesh and blood.

This left a trace.

"If nothing else happens, it won't have any lethality at all. It's just stuck on the sword, and it may dissipate at any time as long as it sees the sun a few more times. So after I discovered it, I poured a little bit of it into it. energy……"

"And this little energy can probably only scare him. As long as this guy is upright and not afraid of slanted shadows, he is unlikely to be frightened. He may have done something bad recently..."

Lu Chen opened Zhou Manyin's eyes and explained.

He won't take the blame that he shouldn't take.

Zhou Manyin's eyes widened and he was a little surprised: "So there are really ghosts in the world?"

She is afraid of these things.

So when the haggard rich man hurriedly approached, she trembled subconsciously, moved her chair quietly, and moved closer to Lu Chen.

"You are the buyers! Now, this sword will be sold to you as agreed. You must keep it well, but you must not lose it!"

Brother Fu threw the bronze sword on the table with a look of horror, and then ran away immediately, as if he was afraid that they would regret it.

"I'll have someone transfer the money to you guys later! Even if this transaction is completed, you absolutely can't go back on your word..."

Seeing the sports car kicking on the accelerator and driving away quickly, Lu Chen smiled casually, reached out and grabbed the sword in his hand, and wiped away the remaining resentment on it.

"It's almost time to prepare for the next flashback..."

(End of this chapter)