Chapter 204: Deliberate Targeting
Chapter 204: Deliberate Targeting
After auctioning off several items, the long-awaited moment finally arrived in Jiang Cheng's city.
"Ladies and gentlemen, regarding the Basic Spirit Soothing Pills, I believe I don't need to introduce them further. Whether you're a Mind Master or a Primordial Energy Warrior, you can't do without spiritual energy. We'll start the bidding at 7,000 yuan, with a minimum increment of 1,000 yuan per bid."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Cheng raised the bid token in his hand.
"Great!"
The man on the stage immediately spotted Jiang Cheng, "Guest number 72, bidding 7,000 yuan! Ten-second countdown, if no one bids higher, this bottle of Basic Spirit Soothing Pill will be his."
"Guest number 26 bids 8,000 yuan!"
"Wow, guest number 72 bids 9,000 yuan!"
"Guest number 38 bids 10,000 yuan! Is there a higher bid?"
The man looked at Jiang Cheng with anticipation.
Jiang Cheng didn't make a move.
He was just testing the waters.
Seeing others bidding enthusiastically, he wanted to join in.
Even if he missed out on the Basic Spirit Soothing Pills, it wasn't a big deal.
There were a total of 100 bottles of Intermediate Spirit Soothing Pills for sale, and he only needed 150 bottles of the Basic ones to advance his Visualization Technique to the next level. With 75 bottles, it would be sufficient.
There were also 100 bottles of Basic Spirit Soothing Pills available.
So, there was no need to panic.
"Congratulations to guest number 38, who secured this bottle of Basic Spirit Soothing Pill for 10,000 yuan!"
"Next, we have the second bottle, with a starting bid of 7,000 yuan. Please seize this opportunity, as we only have five bottles of the Spirit Soothing Pills for individual sale. After that, we'll be selling them in sets of three bottles each. Of course, if you miss out, it's not a problem, as we'll also have individual sales of the Intermediate Spirit Soothing Pills later."
As he finished speaking, Jiang Cheng raised his bid token again.
"Once again, guest number 72 bids 7,000 yuan!"
"Guest number 69 bids 8,000 yuan!"
"Wow, guest number 72 bids 9,000 yuan!"
"Guest number 38 bids 10,000 yuan! Oh my, will the result be the same as the last time?"
The man's voice was filled with excitement as he looked at Jiang Cheng with anticipation.
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel curious and turned to look at guest number 38.
Just then, their eyes met.
"Is it her?"
Jiang Cheng realized.
No wonder he felt that guest number 38 was always targeting him.
Turns out, she was the woman wearing the white mask and sunglasses!
Seeing Jiang Cheng, the woman smiled triumphantly.
So, this person came to buy the Spirit Soothing Pills.
Haha, as everyone knew, among the auction items, only the Spirit Soothing Pills could accelerate spiritual energy recovery, available in Basic and Intermediate levels, making them the perfect target.
Jiang Cheng slightly lifted the corners of his mouth and chose to give up.
"Any higher bids?"
The man looked at Jiang Cheng.
Ten seconds passed.
Three bottles of Basic Spirit Nourishing Pills were successfully bid on by Guest 38.
For the subsequent items, as long as Jiang Cheng participated, Sunglasses Lady would intentionally bid against him. Some items were won by her, while others were claimed by other bidders.
"Little brother, this is getting tricky."
The Bull Head Mask nearby glanced at Jiang Cheng, "That woman is clearly targeting you."
"No problem," Jiang Cheng replied calmly.
Is she targeting me on purpose?
I have 1.6 million on me; what's there to fear from being targeted?
Hopefully, she's here just to buy the Spirit Nourishing Pills, otherwise, I'd be happy to make things a little more challenging for her.
Soon, the auction for the Basic Spirit Nourishing Pills resumed, with the next set of five bottles starting at 35,000 yuan, and each bid incrementing by 1,000 yuan.
"Guest 72 is bidding again!"
The auctioneer admired Guest 72's dedication.
The next bid came from Guest 38, "Guest 38 bids 36,000 yuan!"
"Guest 51 bids 37,000 yuan!"
The number of bidders had decreased significantly, with only four or five including Jiang Cheng, but they were all formidable.
The price quickly climbed to 50,000 yuan.
"Guest 38 bids 50,000 yuan! Any higher offers?"
The other two competitors shook their heads.
"Congratulations, Guest 38, for winning five bottles of Spirit Nourishing Pills at a price of 50,000 yuan!"
38 was taken aback.
She turned to look in Jiang Cheng's direction.
She began to suspect if this guy was part of the Black Market's atmosphere group.
Why was he the only one bidding?
Within just a few minutes, she had already purchased several tens of thousands of yuan worth of Spirit Nourishing Pills.
She had a total of over 700,000 yuan in her account. Aside from buying the pills to accelerate her cultivation, she also wanted to purchase an Earth Martial Technique and some secret medicines. Since the Stone-Cracking Leg Technique had a low limit, it could only open up 30 or so acupoints.
Among the auction items, there were three secret martial arts techniques: one each for Human, Earth, and Heaven Martial Arts.
The Earth Martial Art was called Shadow Flitting Steps, which could open up 45 acupoints, emphasizing agility. She was quite fond of it, and with a starting bid of 300,000 yuan, she estimated there wouldn't be much competition due to the presence of a Heaven Martial Art that could open all acupoints. She believed she could secure it for around 400,000 yuan, leaving more than enough of her remaining 700,000 yuan.
However, to be safe, she planned to refrain from further bidding, as buying too much would mean less budget for secret medicines, which would be a significant loss.
The auction continued with several more sets of five bottles of Spirit Nourishing Pills.
Jiang Cheng was still the first to bid, and Sunglasses Lady intentionally disrupted the bidding, but ultimately, others won these items.
"Honorable guests, we now have ten bottles of Basic Spirit Nourishing Pills up for auction. Starting bid is 70,000 yuan, with increments of 1,000 yuan."
"Great, it's our Guest 72 again, bidding 70,000 yuan!"
"Guest 43 bids 71,000 yuan!"
"Guest 72 bids 72,000 yuan!"
"Guest 69 bids 73,000 yuan!"
After a series of bids, the price reached 95,000 yuan.
The other bidders competing with Jiang Cheng chose to withdraw.
"95,000 yuan, any higher offers?"
Seeing this, Sunglasses Lady raised her bid token.
This was the opportunity she had been waiting for!
"Guest 38 bids 96,000 yuan! Any higher offers?"
The auctioneer shouted.
No one else raised their bid tokens.
"Ten-second countdown: 10, 9, 8..."
Sunglasses Lady started to panic.
The price of 96,000 yuan was still slightly below the market price.
Why wasn't that guy bidding higher?
Seeing no movement from Jiang Cheng, she looked around at the other bidders.
Unfortunately, no one else raised their tokens.
"Congratulations, Guest 38, for winning ten bottles of Spirit Nourishing Pills at a price of 96,000 yuan!"
The auctioneer smiled widely.
Sunglasses Lady was stunned.
But she quickly reassured herself.
The Spirit Nourishing Pills were a hard currency.
She still had over 600,000 yuan left. She could secure the Shadow Flitting Steps for around 400,000 yuan and still have over 200,000 yuan for secret medicines.
But from now on.
She was a little hesitant to bid again.
(End of Chapter)
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