Book of Disaster

Waves of curses came from all directions, the voices were filled with anger and strong murderous intent. Some people even made direct threats to kill Bai Qi.

Bai Qi was sitting in a wide chair. Hearing the curses and threats one after another, he was not angry. Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile.

"Sure enough!"

Although it was Bai Qi's first time to participate in such a high-level auction in another world, he also knew the unspoken rules and regulations of this kind of auction.

——If you come across something you want, the most taboo tactic when bidding is to add fuel to the fire, because that will push the final price to an alarming level, and the price you pay will far exceed the initial plan.

After Bai Qi made his first bid, he noticed that other people were following him in an endless stream, and he realized something was wrong.

There are actually some skills involved in auctions like this.

The reason why Bai Qi raised the price significantly, and each time he raised it a lot, was not because he was doing things recklessly or breaking the rules, but because he wanted to show an attitude to the other competitors in the black box, namely: I am determined to get this thing, no matter how much you bid, I must get it.

This kind of determined momentum can suppress others and potential competitors. To a certain extent, it can ultimately allow Bai Qi to pay less price and get the Ares Axe he wants.

Judging from the curses coming from all around, Bai Qi's strategy did work.

——From other people’s perspective, if you meet a “madman” like Bai Qi, even if you finally win the Ares Axe, you will have to pay an unknown price, which is not worth it.

"Hmph, since you are not strong enough, just withdraw... Why are you participating in the auction if you don't have the ability? Do you want me to give you a few tens of thousands of Great Xumi coins?"

At this moment, Bai Qi moved his body and suddenly spoke, his voice full of sarcasm.

"you!"

Hearing Bai Qi's extremely arrogant voice, people from all directions were furious, but there was nothing they could do.

"And the ones who just shouted the most arrogantly, I have memorized your auras. If I hear your voices again, you will not be allowed to participate in the Great Xumi Auction in ten years."

Bai Qi's eyes flashed, and he suddenly looked towards a box diagonally to the side and said fiercely, with a strong threat in his voice.

"Shh!"

In the box in the distance, a humanoid figure's pupils shrank and his expression suddenly changed.

In the Great Xumi Auction House, everyone's information is kept confidential, and it is impossible to judge one's strength.

But judging from Bai Qi’s reaction... he is obviously a ruthless person.

Simply put, not to be trifled with.

"Auctioneer, can we continue with the auction?"

In the crystal room, Bai Qi ignored everyone else and looked at the shadow demon in the center of the auction hall.

"Hahaha, of course."

The Shadow Demon laughed loudly and quickly came to his senses:

"Guest of Room 012, today you are my most precious and most worthy guest. You have great courage and good vision."

"That's right. What we at the Great Xumi Auction Pavilion need most is guests like you. No wonder you were able to participate in our most core and highest-level auction for the first time."

"Okay, everyone. Is there anyone else who wants to bid? If no one bids, the guest in room 012 will be the final owner of our auction item."

"71 Great Xumi Coins for the first time."

"71 Great Xumi Coins for the first time."

"71 Great Xumi Coins for the third time!"

"Okay, guest of room 012, congratulations, this treasure is yours, hahahaha."

……

As the Shadow Demon spoke, he bowed in Bai Qi's direction, with his posture as exaggerated and flattering as possible.

In the room, Bai Qi saw this scene and a smile appeared on his face. It was not because of Shadow Demon's flattery, but because he finally got the Ares Axe.

"...Now that I have the item, this is a complete success. After that, I just need to find a way to refine this battle axe."

Bai Qi secretly said in his heart:

"But I'll have to thank the big toad if I get a chance in the future... I spent almost 100 million Big Xumi coins on him, and I don't know if he will feel the pain."

After a while, people from the Great Xumi Pavilion came on the scene and carried down the Ares axe.

When they were carrying it down, Bai Qi noticed that the masters of the Great Xumi Pavilion looked solemn and cautious, as if they were facing a powerful enemy, and they seemed to be very afraid of Ares's battle axe.

"Qinglian, how long will it take for this Great Xumi Auction to end?"

Bai Qi suddenly thought of something and turned around to look at the girl Qinglian behind him.

“The number of lots sold each time varies, usually around 33 to 35. Sometimes if you have a large collection, it may reach more than 50. Everything depends on the specific situation.”

The young waitress Qinglian knew everything.

"Will it take so long?"

Bai Qi frowned and said nothing. He had finally gotten the picture of Ares's axe that he liked, and he was a little impatient.

"Also, can I leave the auction house now?"

Bai Qi asked.

"Haha, of course you can, sir."

Qinglian couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, as if she saw through Bai Qi's thoughts:

"But no matter how anxious you are, you can only get the items you bid for after the auction is over."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi could only smile helplessly and continue sitting here waiting.

Since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. Take this opportunity to broaden our horizons and have a look.

Bai Qi sat down again.

The auction continued. Although each item was rarer, older, and had unique origins than the other, Bai Qi just took a look. None of these items were what he wanted.

The entire auction hall was bustling with activity, and several items were soon sold. Although the prices were not cheap, few of them were worth more than 71 Great Xumi Coins.

It was unknown how long it had been, but just when Bai Qi was gradually losing interest and was just about to wait for the auction to end and take the items away, something unexpected happened -

Boom!

Suddenly, the earth shook and the sky rocked. A strong space-time fluctuation came from deep underground of the auction hall like a tide. In just a moment, the entire venue was shaking violently. Powerful underground restrictions began to run at high speed one after another, roaring, as if to offset the space-time fluctuation.

Bai Qi was not unfamiliar with this fluctuation. This was the noise that would occur whenever the Great Xumi Auction House transmitted the auction items remotely. However, this time, it obviously had nothing to do with the auction items.

"Ok?"

Bai Qi suddenly sat up straight and immediately felt something unusual.

"Haha, everyone."

At this moment, the shadow demon's voice came from outside:

"I'm sorry to interrupt you all, but I just received news that we have a very distinguished guest who has temporarily joined our auction."