Being Rich Means Doing Whatever You Want!

On the second day of the Auction House, a whole morning had passed, and Gu Ding and his team still hadn't made a single bid. This led many to increasingly believe that Gu Ding's acquisition of the first item on the first day was merely a publicity stunt. Some even suspected that the people in VIP room number one were shills hired by the Auction House, deliberately bidding high for the first item to create hype.

Only Bonnie, the auctioneer on the auction stage, knew that Gu Ding didn't even bother with these items. A few days ago, when Gu Ding took out a bunch of things from his Storage Space, most of them were at least semi-spiritual items, and he hadn't even given them a second glance. These auction items were just ordinary divine objects, far inferior in quality to the items Gu Ding had brought.

The Auction House took a short break at noon, and the Auction House resumed in the afternoon.

Several collectibles were brought out one after another, but not only did Gu Ding and his group not like them, the transaction prices were also not high.

Gu Ding and his friends ate snacks with little interest and chatted casually.

Just then, the Sea Emperor's voice suddenly reached everyone's ears, "The following artifact is a fine piece, Gu Ding, you must acquire it no matter the cost!"

The Sea Emperor's words immediately caught the attention of Gu Ding and the others, who all turned their gazes toward the auction platform.

A man in a black uniform walked up carrying a wooden box about 20 centimeters square.

Bonnie opened the box and began to explain.

"This bracelet, though seemingly unremarkable, is a relic from Middle Ancient Era Buddhist cultivation. The twelve beads are made of a very special material, one that even appraisers cannot determine its authenticity. Since Master Bonn House went into seclusion a few days ago and didn't have time to see the bracelet, we had it appraised by several other appraisers. Although the material composition is unknown, the appraisal results indicate that this bracelet belongs to a special type of Pseudo Spiritual Object that aids in cultivation. The method of use is very simple; just wear it on your wrist. As for its effects, they are also very special, capable of concentrating the mind and accelerating the flow of divine energy..."

"Pseudo Spiritual Object ... This is absolutely hilarious... It seems that everyone at Mandela Auction House, except for that guy named Bonn House, is a bunch of good-for-nothings!" The Sea Emperor's voice rang in everyone's ears again.

Fa Te frowned slightly. He was a fairly good appraiser himself, but ever since the bracelet was brought out, he had been observing it but couldn't figure it out. He couldn't help but ask, "Sea Emperor, what's so special about this bracelet? Its energy fluctuations are quite ordinary, even inferior to those of ordinary Pseudo Spiritual Object."

"Sigh, it seems your generation really knows too little about ancient civilizations." The Sea Emperor was somewhat speechless, and slowly explained, " In the Middle Ancient Era, a very powerful civilization once rose up, called the Buddhist Cultivation Civilization. Buddhist cultivators, the so-called Buddha, were actually true god-level powerhouses. Those twelve beads are the Buddha Bone Relic left behind after the Buddha's fall."

"Buddha Bone Relic are the essence of the Buddha's entire being. For Buddha and true gods of the same cultivation level, the value of a single Buddha Bone Relic is dozens of times greater than that of True Blood. Moreover, Buddha relics are not merely simple collections of energy; it is said that each relic contains an independent Miniature World within it, which can be superimposed during battle. Therefore, the Miniature World of Buddhist cultivators is the most powerful among all cultivators. Before becoming Buddha, their domain was also the most powerful domain."

"Buddha Bone Relic..." This was the first time anyone had ever heard of such a rare object. Just from the description, Gu Ding and the others knew that even a single bead on this bracelet was worth more than all six drops of True Blood that Gu Ding had sold.

Meanwhile, on the auction platform, Bonnie announced the starting price for this bracelet, "The starting price for this bracelet is 600 million Originium Stones. Each bid must be at least 10 million Originium Stones higher!"

"Six hundred million!" Someone immediately made a bid at the Auction House.

"Six hundred and ten million!"

"One billion!" Gu Ding immediately quoted a high price again.

"The guest in VIP room number one has already bid one billion. Is anyone else offering a higher price?" Upon hearing Gu Ding's offer, Bonnie momentarily thought that this item might not be as simple as the auctioneer had appraised it. But then she remembered that there were several women in Gu Ding Team, and she dismissed the thought. She assumed that someone from Liliath's group had taken a liking to the bracelet and had made the bid. Although the twelve beads on the bracelet looked quite ordinary, even a bit ugly, it wasn't impossible that some people simply enjoyed such unusual items.

Low murmurs could be heard from inside the Auction House.

"The people in VIP room number one have finally started bidding again..."

"One billion fifty million!" Inside the venue, someone seemed unconvinced and raised the price again.

"Two billion!" Before the other party's bid had even faded, Gu Ding spoke again, his attitude making it very clear that he wanted it!

A Pseudo Spiritual Object typically fetches around 800 million, rarely exceeding 1 billion. Gu Ding's bid immediately stirred up the Auction House. Just when everyone thought the ownership of the bracelet was settled, a voice slowly drifted from another VIP room on the second floor.

"Two billion..." The voice sounded somewhat aged, clearly indicating that the person making the bid was an elderly man.

"Three billion!" Gu Ding raised the price without hesitation.

"Thirty-one billion..." But unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, the other party raised the price again.

"It's someone from the VIP room next door. I wonder if they recognized this Buddha Bone Relic." The Sea Emperor looked slightly worried.

"If he really recognizes it, then it'll be a contest of who's richer!" Gu Ding was determined to get the bracelet and shouted again, "Fifty billion!!!"

"My God, is this insane?! It's just a Pseudo Spiritual Object, yet it's already been bid up to the price of a true spiritual item." A cacophony of voices erupted from the crowd.

"Five billion five billion!" The other party raised the price even more this time than before.

"Ten billion!!!" Gu Ding shouted out an extremely terrifying price without hesitation. This price was rarely even reached by low-grade spiritual items.

In the room next to Gu Ding and the others, a gaunt old man with white hair and beard frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "Ten billion. This price is already the standard for a mid-grade spiritual item. If we buy it and it's not the one I guessed, we'll lose a lot of money. Besides, there's a True Blood auction in a few days... Never mind, getting the True Blood is the most important thing on this trip. There's no need to create any unnecessary complications."

After whispering for a while, the old man slowly closed his eyes and fell into complete silence.

"One hundred billion Originium Stones, is there no higher price?" Bonnie was overjoyed. Something that would normally sell for at most one billion Originium Stones had sold for ten billion, meaning her commission had also increased. Actually, while the two VIP rooms were bidding against each other, she had some doubts about the bracelet, but those doubts were quickly washed away by the joy of the high price. "One hundred billion... one hundred billion Originium Stones, sold!"

The Auction House lasted for several days. Apart from the few spiritual items and True Blood, everything Gu Ding consigned was sold, totaling more than 200 billion source stones.

Anything that the Gu Ding Team occasionally took a liking to was also forcefully acquired.

Many people at the Auction House were also complaining bitterly. Every time someone saw an item and there was a bid from VIP Room No. 1, it meant that they had no chance of getting that item. After a few days, everyone finally realized that the person in VIP Room No. 1 was not a shill hired by the Auction House at all, but a genuinely wealthy and capricious tycoon who spent money like water and was extremely generous.

This has led to everyone secretly praying that the wealthy VIPs in VIP room number one won't take a liking to anything they've set their sights on these past few days. Even some of the stronger individuals in the VIP room are worried that Gu Ding might eventually intervene to seize the True Blood.

Fortunately, Gu Ding and his group didn't make many bids; in four days, they only made fewer than ten bids in total.

In the past four days, the name of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew has become incredibly famous throughout the Universe Sea. Not only in the Shallow Sea Zone, but also in the Deep Sea Zone and even the core areas, everyone knows about them.

The personal information of the members of the Gu Ding Team was also dug up by various people in the sky, and the public's gossip instincts were like a raging fire doused with gasoline, growing increasingly heated. This also led to a lot of false information flooding the sky.

For example, some say that Gu Ding likes little lolis, which is why Liliath and Elsa are among the female members. Others say Liliath is actually a boy, which is why she has a flat chest. There are also discussions about Bigge's height and penis size; someone even listed detailed formulas for calculating height and penis length in the sky, and the final results turned many young women into loyal fans of Bigge...

In short, the topic of the Gu Ding Team spread throughout the entire Universe Sea. Not only Gu Ding's name, but also the names of Liliath and the others became high-frequency words in the sky.

The Sea Emperor immediately informed Gu Ding and the others about this trend in the sky. Gu Ding, of course, didn't care at all; he never cared about what others thought of him. The one who cared the most at that time was Liliath.

"Who wrote this post?! If I find out, I'll kill them!!!" Liliath discovered that the post titled "Liliath is actually a boy" had been forwarded over 100 million times and received trillions of views in just four days.

"Why don't you just not look at it?" Gu Ding, somewhat exasperated. Liliath had been incredibly irritable these past few days because of that post, sometimes causing others to suffer Wu Wang. He'd seen the post too; the title itself wasn't anything special, but the content was well-reasoned and repeatedly mentioned the word "flat-chested." Liliath didn't really care about being called a boy; what bothered her were those two words—flat-chested. Those two words were her Achilles' heel; anyone who dared touch them was asking for trouble.

But now it seems everyone in the entire Universe Sea knows she has a flat chest... (To be continued...)