Chapter 976: The Auction Begins
After confirming the whereabouts of the two people sent by Order in the corridor, Lin Yu naturally couldn’t just let them wander freely around the auction house.
He was definitely going to keep an eye on them!
And in the underwater world of Pure Abyss, the best way to keep watch was, of course, Hannah.
Underwater, it was almost impossible to see through Hannah’s disguise.
So Lin Yu had Hannah quietly follow the two and monitor their movements.
What Lin Yu hadn’t expected was...
This pair from Order and the Night Watchmen had actually pulled off something major in such a short time!
They had killed Ancient Fang Sovereign, a very important figure in the Sea Demon Kingdom.
Although, aside from the ancient civilization ruins, the Outer Sea of Pure Abyss wasn’t particularly dangerous. There were hardly any individuals who could give Lin Yu trouble. Even the strongest experts were only around Second-Tier in combat strength.
Though there might be more of these experts than in other worlds.
That was one of Pure Abyss’s defining traits: in the Outer Sea, people generally had a low ceiling, but the baseline was high.
So...
The “armies” and “national power” of Pure Abyss carried far more weight than those in other worlds. That was why Mountain Sparrow and Crazy Blade thought that revealing themselves as the killers of Ancient Fang Sovereign in the Sea Demon capital would bring them a lot of trouble.
Although the Sea Demon Kingdom seemed even more bizarre than Sleepless City, its law enforcement agencies genuinely did their jobs. Unlike in other worlds, where individual power had grown so excessive that law enforcement often gave up altogether.
Ancient Fang Sovereign’s death was bound to set off a chain of further repercussions.
But for Lin Yu, his death wouldn’t affect the original plan too much. In any case, Lin Yu hadn’t expected this man to keep living carefree.
Lin Yu couldn’t let an indigenous person who had shown murderous intent toward him remain alive.
Of course...
Since Ancient Fang Sovereign had died so much earlier than expected, and his identity had now been temporarily “stolen” by the duo from Order and the Night Watchmen, Lin Yu would certainly have to adjust his plan accordingly.
“In a way, this is actually good news. I won’t have to spend any extra effort figuring out how to kill Ancient Fang Sovereign. And... since they’re the ones who killed him, I can put them in danger whenever I want. All I have to do is expose them at the right moment.”
All in all, this was a good thing!
They’d even killed Ancient Fang Sovereign for him, so Lin Yu could consider not actively killing anyone in this dungeon.
One of the “additional requirements” in the script was that he couldn’t kill any players. Lin Yu was also considering whether he should simply make this a defining part of Yayu’s persona, giving the role more depth and making it more memorable.
He was good at using violence to solve problems and didn’t mind killing, but when he deliberately chose not to kill, he would still do his best to avoid killing anyone outright.
Of course, aside from thinking it through rationally, Lin Yu couldn’t help but feel a little amazed.
From Mountain Sparrow and Crazy Blade’s scattered remarks, Lin Yu had more or less figured out how the two had somehow ended up at odds with Ancient Fang Sovereign.
By sheer coincidence, they had mistaken Ancient Fang Sovereign for his associate and taken the Naga following him for a bodyguard.
What could Lin Yu even say to that?
“After being unlucky so many times, you’re bound to get lucky eventually!”
And this misunderstanding was something Lin Yu could continue to make use of, too.
He reached out and took Hannah back as she quietly swam over from next door.
By now, the guests in the hall had more or less taken their seats, and the auction was officially underway.
The lights came on over the stage, and after a brief introduction from the host, the first lot was brought out.
Lin Yu, April, and Mountain Sparrow and Crazy Blade next door were all uninterested in these “appetizers.”
Both sides knew exactly what they were after.
However, before Mermaid’s Tear and the Lost Treasure appeared, the dish Lin Yu had put up for auction had already been sold. It was bought by a Sea Person who looked extraordinarily wealthy.
After that, several more lots went under the hammer...
“Ladies and gentlemen, the next lot we’ll be auctioning is Mermaid’s Tear, provided by the Sea Eye Sovereign.”
The translucent purple teardrop was brought onto the stage. The few mermaids present furrowed their brows, their expressions displeased.
After all, the mermaids who came here were either rich or influential. Even if they weren’t royalty, they had countless ties to the royal family.
But this was Sea Demon territory, after all. The mermaids didn’t make a scene. They simply made a note of the Sea Eye Sovereign.
Bidding began almost immediately. The Sea Eye Sovereign hadn’t set a starting price, but the opening bid was still twenty thousand.
But twenty thousand was still... far too low for Mermaid’s Tear.
“Five hundred thousand!”
“Seven hundred and fifty thousand!”
“Eight hundred thousand!”
“Nine hundred thousand!”
Bids rang out one after another. The hostility of the Mermaid Royal was certainly a headache, but among those who had come here, who wasn’t already a thorn in the Mermaid Royal’s side, unless they were its allies?
Especially since the crowd was made up mostly of Sea Demon nobility. The price quickly soared to nearly a million.
And then...
Crazy Blade couldn’t hold back any longer and made the first bid.
“One million five hundred thousand!”
The previous bid hadn’t even reached a million, yet Crazy Blade had called out the huge sum of one million five hundred thousand.
His bid sent a wave of commotion through the crowd.
Hearing it, Lin Yu looked at April.
“If they’re that determined to get it, they must be with Order... We can start bidding.”
With Lin Yu’s approval, April joined in.
Her strategy was even more aggressive than Order’s.
“Two million!”
April immediately added another five hundred thousand!
If Crazy Blade’s first bid was a “challenge to fight,” then April’s equally outrageous bid was like a signal that she was “accepting the challenge”!
“Are they Marauders? They’re right next door to us!”
Crazy Blade grew excited.
Mountain Sparrow nodded. “It looks like they don’t completely trust this ‘Ancient Fang Sovereign.’ I don’t know whether they noticed us, or whether our bids simply disrupted the understanding between them... Either way, bid as hard as you can. Even if we can’t win Mermaid’s Tear at the auction, we should at least cause them some trouble.”
“Got it. Then I’ll bid ten million next!”
Crazy Blade said confidently.
Mountain Sparrow paused, then said, “That’s not the kind of trouble we want to cause. You’d be making trouble for us!”
“Just raise the price normally.”
Mountain Sparrow said helplessly. Crazy Blade nodded.
“Fine, then...”
“Two million five hundred thousand!”
He called out his bid.