RNP Chapter 346 Auctioning Immortal Gods
Chapter 346 Auctioning Immortal Gods
Chapter 346 Auctioning Immortal Gods
There were a total of seven immortal humans gathered in this open-air gathering.
"This is Queen Qiuyu." The tall and imposing man with purple hair and silver eyes introduced them to Su Ke one by one. Queen Qiuyu was a woman wearing a blue robe, with black hair draped over her shoulders. She looked very ordinary, with gentle eyes, and smiled and nodded at Su Ke.
"This is King Jiba." This is a human king with only one large eye, a long and sharp nose, and strange patterns on his solid blue skin. He exudes an aura of evil.
"This is King Samuel..." King Samuel was an enormous elephant-type beastman with a long trunk, who looked very honest and simple.
King Gulei introduced Suk and the other person to each other one by one.
Apart from King Gure, who is a three-star character, the others are all one- or two-star characters.
While Suk chatted with the human kings, his attention was secretly on the silver-eyed man with flowing purple hair.
King Gulei, could it be that one?
Here, Suk introduces himself as "Disaster," while Elo is "Ice."
It's so common to only use a code name and not a real name; no one finds it strange.
King Gulei is just a nickname. As for his real name, Suk tried to get it out of him several times, but he didn't seem inclined to reveal it.
Although King Gure was friendly, he was reserved and rarely spoke. On the contrary, the beautiful woman, "White Bat King," with two pairs of white bat-like wings, slightly bluish skin, blood-red eyes, and fangs showing at the corners of her mouth, was very talkative and took the initiative to liven up the atmosphere.
When he learned that Su Ke and his companion were visiting Hongmeng City for the first time and wanted to explore the city, he enthusiastically volunteered to act as their guide.
The other kings, however, did not have the leisure to do so; they left their contact information and watched Suk and his group leave.
King Gulei sat there, holding a wine glass, lost in thought.
Led by the White Bat King, Suk and his companion began to stroll around Hongmeng City.
"There are so many alien races in Hongmeng City," Eloi exclaimed.
The White Bat King laughed and said, "There are many. There are only about 100,000 human kings here, while there are more than 3 million kings among the alien races. However, in Hongmeng City, we humans are the strongest, and the other alien races are just vassals." The White Bat King's tone was full of pride and confidence.
Suk nodded. After all, humans held an absolute advantage in peak martial power, and the Hong Alliance they established was also led by humans. Humans occupied a vast territory and had more resources, so although there were many alien races, they could only follow behind humans.
Hongmeng City is a prosperous city where even the lowest-ranking residents are at the level of a king. Scenes that are rarely seen in ordinary times are commonplace here.
Large-scale spaceship trading, plant life and metal life trading, strongman employment services, special item appraisal services, large-scale auction houses, new types of gambling businesses...
When Suk saw the special item appraisal service, he had an idea. With his "Insightful Eye," it seemed like he would have a great advantage in making a living in this industry... Of course, he was just thinking about it.
"He's a genius who's one of the most outstanding talents in human history, yet he's not focusing on his cultivation and instead getting involved in treasure hunting. That's definitely not doing his job properly."
The large auction house is open to millions of Kings and tens of thousands of Universe Venerables in the entire Hong Alliance. The items that appear here are extremely rare and precious, many of which are prohibited items, such as "Blood Crystal".
"Blood Crystals are highly sought after by many Kings when they appear at the Hongmeng Auction House, making them difficult to obtain," Su Ke could only sigh to himself. "The missions given to those Cosmic-level little guys by the Virtual Universe Company in the Blood Crystal World give them the opportunity to collect Blood Crystals. However, even if they painstakingly manage to snatch a few Blood Crystals, they are bought by the Virtual Universe Company for 600 points each. They don't know that this is a treasure that is useful even to Kings and Cosmic Venerables."
Human leaders have very strict control over important treasures such as Blood Crystals, generally prioritizing their supply to super-strong individuals, with only a small amount occasionally leaking out, which is why so many powerful individuals are vying for them.
However, Suk had the more effective "Tengshe Origin Essence Blood", so he naturally had no need for "Blood Crystal" or the Blood of the Beast God.
"This is a brochure for an upcoming auction held by a major auction house." The White Bat King smiled and handed a book to Suk and his companion.
This book looks thin, but it actually functions like a tablet, allowing users to view countless auction house-related materials and receive real-time updates.
Suk and Eloi curiously flipped through the pages, thoroughly engrossed, but they were soon taken aback. "They even sell slumbering, king-level immortal gods?"
The White Bat King leaned closer for a look. "Oh, this should be an immortal god from the alien race that was severely injured and fell into a deep sleep during a battle between powerful members of the Hong Alliance and the alien races in the outer battlefield. Don't be surprised; in the Hong Alliance, anything can be auctioned off as long as it has value." The White Bat King laughed, "As you all know, immortal gods weaken as their divine bodies are damaged. When their divine bodies are reduced to 50%, they're lucky if they only have one-tenth of their strength left. If their divine bodies are reduced to only 10%, they will inevitably fall into a deep sleep."
"Depending on the will of the strong, some divine bodies will still fall into slumber even with 15% or 16% remaining. This unfortunate alien king was killed until he fell into slumber and was then put up for auction."
Immortal gods who suffer too much loss of their divine bodies and souls are unable to maintain complete consciousness and may even fall into a deep sleep.
"What use is a sleeping king?" Eloi, who looked like a tall, burly, humanoid scaled monster, asked with a cool and slightly curious voice.
The White Bat King looked at Eloi and smiled, "Of course it's useful. The stronger the being, the harder it is to put them to sleep. And sleeping immortal gods are easy to enslave. A loyal, king-level servant who can be enslaved is a great help in both work and battle. However, the strong would rather self-destruct than be permanently enslaved."
Eloi nodded, continuing to read the booklet, then exclaimed in surprise, "Such a slumbering, severely injured early-stage King-level cultivator actually has a starting bid of 10 billion Chaos Units?"
The White Bat King said naturally, "After all, it's rare to see a sleeping King-level expert, so this price is normal. The highest transaction price depends on the specific situation of this immortal god. It could be as low as a few billion or two billion Chaos Units, or as high as hundreds of billions of Chaos Units—" She shook her head again, "But even if you buy it, it will still be sleeping. If you want the King-level immortal to awaken from its slumber, you'll have to pay more for treasures to restore its divine body. Those treasures are extremely expensive. Even just the treasures for the awakening stage are no less expensive than buying this initial King-level expert. It all depends on who needs them."
The gods are asleep... slowly repairing their souls in this slumbering state. This repair is very slow and takes a very, very long time, possibly billions of years, or they may never wake up.
There are indeed treasures in the universe that can promote the recovery of divine bodies, but their prices are naturally very high. Therefore, many immortal gods would rather sleep for hundreds of millions of years to recover slowly than use such treasures.
Suk kept looking at it. Indeed, there were many precious items in the booklet that he had never seen before, and that he had not even found in the treasure vault of the Virtual Universe Company. Many of them were forbidden items. He couldn't help but be secretly surprised. As expected of the gathering place of many race alliances, there were many precious items that were hard to see outside. Some universe venerables would have to fight for them. The wealth and opportunities contained here were astonishing.
"Gambling?" Suk, Eloi, and the White Bat arrived at a strangely styled seven-story palace, on which were written three human languages: "Puya Palace".
The White Bat King laughed, "Never seen this before, have you? Haha, most of the strong have an adventurous nature, and with such long lives, they don't have much to do. Gambling in Puyai Palace... it's quite a bit of fun. Come on, let me take you two to see it. Coming to Hongmeng City and not gambling at least once would be a regret." The White Bat King seemed very familiar with the place, and pulled Su Ke and the other into Puyai Palace. As soon as they entered, they saw a large number of powerful figures.
This enormous palace, spanning several kilometers in length and width, was bustling with activity. All sorts of bizarre and strange creatures gathered here, emitting all kinds of strange cries. More than 90% of them were not human, making it seem like a chaotic dance of demons.
If they weren't using a universal language, Suk wouldn't have understood them.
"open!"
"open!"
A group of powerful kings from various races stared ahead, laughing and shouting excitedly.
"Number 1314." The waiter called out the number loudly.
"Bullshit!"
"Which bastard got it this time?"
"I've bought tickets 18 times, and I haven't won even once."
"Who do you think you are? Even the unluckiest Cannon King has bought it hundreds of times and never won once, losing millions of Mixed Yuan Units."
"Stop talking, I'm number 1313, I was just a little short."
Inside the main hall, many powerful figures started arguing like a swarm of bees disturbed by a disturbance.
"Hahaha... I won! I won! I won..." Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out.
The question mark immediately attracted the attention of many powerful figures who had been granted the title of King.
"So it was Ooku-no-Ou who was infected."
"That scoundrel, he only bought a few rounds and already won! He's so lucky!"
"He got one hundred million Chaos Units just like that."
Many powerful figures present expressed envy and jealousy, while the green tree-like King of Aoshu proudly accepted the congratulations from his friends, its canopy trembling incessantly.
The winning Tree King had already led his group of friends outside, seemingly to celebrate. Eloi, who had just entered the Puyai Palace, looked on in confusion and asked, "White Bat King, what's going on?"
"This is a type of gambling called 'one in ten thousand'," the beautiful, blood-eyed woman, White Bat King, laughed. "The rules of this gambling game are that the casino brings out a treasure worth 1 million Chaos Units, and then starts selling 1 tickets, each ticket worth 1 Chaos Units."
"Once all 1 tickets are sold out, at a specific time, a single ticket will be selected. Whoever owns this ticket will receive a treasure worth 1 million Hunyuan units."
"I see," Eloi said, suddenly understanding.
This is equivalent to ten thousand powerful individuals pooling their money to buy a treasure, and then one lucky individual among those ten thousand powerful individuals receiving the treasure alone.
Since each ticket only costs 1 Chaos Units, no one would care about the wealth of these King-level experts. It's just a bit of fun to gamble occasionally.
"That sounds interesting," Eloi said with a smile, looking at Suk. "How about we buy a ticket and give it a try?"
Suk smiled and nodded.
It's just ten thousand mixed units.
So Suk and Eloi each bought a ticket. According to the rules, each person can only buy one ticket and cannot buy more.
The White Bat King also placed a bet, and laughed, "Following you two newbies, I'll try my luck too."
"How long will it take for the lottery results to be announced?" Eloi asked.
"We'll have to wait at least ten or eight years for all 1 tickets to be sold," said the White Bat King. "We'll be notified before the draw; just wait."
Under the guidance of the White Bat King, Suk and his companion experienced various gambling methods at Puyai Palace, which broadened their horizons.
"Which universe nation will win the Genius Battle and the Strongest Battle?" Upon seeing a gambling method, Suk and Eloi remarked that the world truly has all sorts of strange and wonderful things to offer.
"Indeed," the White Bat King smiled. "The Genius Battle and the Strongest Battle are held every 5000 years by the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Arena. Therefore, this betting event is also held every 5000 years. You must place your bet before the official selection begins. You can choose any of the 1008 universes to bet on, betting on which universe's genius or strongest will win first place. If you win, the odds range from a minimum of 0.1 to a maximum of 1000. The minimum bet is 1 Chaos Units, and the maximum is 1 million Chaos Units. This is much more exciting than 'one in ten thousand'."
She added with a sigh, "The winner of the previous Genius Battle was from the Liuyun Universe Kingdom, and the winner of the Strongest Battle was from the Jiuyan Universe Kingdom. As far as I know, quite a few King-level experts made a fortune through this opportunity."
"1000 times? That means if the king bets 1 million mixed units and wins, he can win 1000 billion mixed units?" Eloi asked in surprise.
Generally, a king's maximum net worth is around 1000 billion mixed units, but that's something that takes countless years to accumulate.
"It's not that simple." The White Bat King shook his head. "The odds are set by the Puyai Palace. They collect information on the geniuses of each universe country in advance to achieve the best odds. With the Puyai Palace's power, their intelligence gathering is far more effective than those who are crowned kings. For those geniuses who have a great reputation and have been exposed early on, it is certain that they can win first place, so their odds will definitely be very, very low... And it's good if those kinds of geniuses appear only once in a while. Even if many people bet on them, the Puyai Palace is not worried."
The three walked out of Puya Palace.
"Puyai Palace is the only casino in the entire Hongmeng City. Although it has to pay taxes to the Hongmeng, the profits are staggering. It's practically a risk-free business," the White Bat King exclaimed. "It's impossible to apply to the Hongmeng to build a casino. There's only one casino slot, and that's Puyai Palace... It's rumored that Puyai Palace is backed by a certain hall master in the Hongmeng Hall. Some even say that several hall masters jointly set up Puyai Palace."
As the White Bat King explained along the way, Suk and his companions understood that there were limits on the number of shops and businesses in Hongmeng City. These shops could only be built with the backing of at least a Universe Venerable. Therefore, not everyone had the opportunity to make huge profits within Hongmeng.
Of course, there are gains and losses. Apart from a few unique places like Puya Palace, many shops, although limited in number, are not isolated and there is still competition.
White Bat, Suk, and Eloi were walking down the street.
"Hmm?" Suk suddenly smelled a strange fragrance that made his mouth water and his instincts were stirring.
"What... what smells so good?" Suk exclaimed in surprise.
"Ah, we've passed this place, it's the Nine Fragrance Palace." The White Bat King suddenly realized, pointing to a magnificent building that covered a vast area and was several kilometers high. "The fragrance is coming from over there. This place is said to be the best place in the entire Hong Alliance to make delicious food. It is said that many palace masters come here to eat. All kinds of food are available, and you will definitely want to come back again and again. However, the prices are also extremely expensive."
"Nine Fragrance Palace?" Suk and Eloi were so captivated by the palace from which the fragrance emanated that they could hardly move. The fragrance was simply too overwhelming.