Viska Crystals

After more than half an hour, all the items in this batch had been sold.

Lin Yuan completed the payment and entered his real-world delivery address.

The auction continued. One batch after another was sold, but Lin Yuan didn't see anything he particularly needed.

Nine days later, all fifty batches had been auctioned off, and the event was nearing its end.

Only a handful of attendees had left early. The vast majority were waiting for the final items up for auction.

"Next, we'll begin the auction of the 100 highlight items. Every one of them is exceptionally precious. If you miss this chance, you may never get another opportunity to see them again." Wendy's words sent the atmosphere in the auction hall to a fever pitch.

"The highlight auction begins! The first item is one Thunder Radiance Fruit!"

"The Thunder Radiance Fruit comes exclusively from a Cosmic Secret Realm within the Gulun Universe Kingdom. There is a Thunder Radiance Tree in this secret realm, and it bears only one fruit per era. They are extremely precious."

"Cultivators who have comprehended the Law of Lightning Origin can eat it to further improve their affinity for the law. Even cultivators who know nothing about the Law of Lightning Origin can gain the ability to comprehend it normally by eating this fruit. However, it only works for cultivators below the Immortal level."

"The bidding starts now! There is no starting price!"

Wendy announced.

Many of the attendees in the stands grew restless. The Thunder Radiance Fruit held a fatal allure for World Lords who were comprehending the Law of Lightning Origin.

Ordinary World Lords had no hope of becoming Immortal Experts. This fruit might give them a glimmer of hope, so of course they would fight tooth and nail for it.

For World Lords who had already earned the recognition of the Law of Lightning Origin, the fruit could also improve their chances of becoming Immortal Experts.

"1,000 Hunyuan Units."

"5,000 Hunyuan Units."

"8,000 Hunyuan Units."

For the first time at this auction, the bids were soaring so quickly.

"It seems the World Lords aren't the only ones competing. Immortal Experts are bidding too. They're probably buying it for their disciples or descendants."

Lin Yuan thought to himself. He had less than 7,000 Hunyuan Units left, not even enough to compete for the fruit.

"10,000 Hunyuan Units."

"15,000 Hunyuan Units."

The bids kept climbing.

Lin Yuan shook his head helplessly. It seemed that anything truly useful to him was extremely expensive. At first, he had thought his savings of 7,600 Hunyuan Units were substantial. Now he realized he couldn't even afford a particularly valuable item.

"18,000 Hunyuan Units. Going once, going twice, going three times. Congratulations to this guest on winning the Thunder Radiance Fruit!"

Lin Yuan's chance to trigger a system draw had been right in front of him, but all he could do was watch the treasure slip away.

Still, he had gained something from the auction. Those two bottles of Black Jade Venom were just what he needed to cultivate the Secret Technique Ten Thousand Hearts Undying. He wondered if any of the remaining highlight items would be useful to him.

"Next, let's introduce the following highlight item, from the Cangyun Star Domain..."

One highlight item after another was presented, with final prices ranging from dozens to tens of thousands of Hunyuan Units. At last, the hundred highlight items were up for auction.

"Ladies and gentlemen, 99 of the highlight items have been sold. Next, we'll present the final highlight item of this auction!" Wendy called out in a clear, ringing voice.

"The final item of this auction is—the Crystal of Viska."

A projection of a multicolored crystal appeared above the auction hall.

"The Crystal of Viska comes from Viska Star, a Cosmic Secret Realm in the Primal Secret Region of the Virtual Universe Company. Crystals of Viska rarely circulate or trade outside the company, and I'm unable to explain their exact value or purpose. There are 100 crystals in total, each with no starting price. Let the auction begin."

As Wendy finished speaking, nearly everyone present looked confused, as if they had never heard of them before.

"800 Hunyuan Units."

"1,200 Hunyuan Units."

The bidding began.

Lin Yuan was just as puzzled. He remembered the Crystal of Viska. It was probably associated with a dangerous mission for the core members at the Universe Level of the Five Great Giants, but he knew nothing else about it.

It was said that the locations of these Dangerous Level and Desperate Level Missions all concealed considerable secrets. Lin Yuan guessed that the Crystal of Viska was something unique to Viska Star.

"2,000 Hunyuan Units."

"3,000 Hunyuan Units."

The price continued to climb. It seemed that at least a few people knew something about the crystals.

"4,500 Hunyuan Units."

"5,500 Hunyuan Units."

"I'll worry about the details later. I might as well give it a try."

"7,000 Hunyuan Units!" Lin Yuan entered his bid directly. It was almost all the money he had available.

I'll leave it to fate.

Lin Yuan thought to himself.

"6,600 Hunyuan Units."

"6,800 Hunyuan Units."

The numbers above the auction hall began rising more slowly, then gradually stopped at 6,980 Hunyuan Units.

"The current hundredth-highest bid is 6,980 Hunyuan Units. Going once, going twice, going three times. Congratulations to these guests on winning a Crystal of Viska!"

A line of text appeared on Lin Yuan's red bidding card again: "Congratulations, Guest WY00772. You have won one Crystal of Viska. The auction house will include instructions for using the item. Please sign the contract and complete payment promptly after this batch of items has finished selling."

"Ladies and gentlemen, every item in this auction has now been sold. I, Wendy, hereby declare this auction officially closed! I look forward to seeing you all again!" Wendy announced with a smile.

After the auction ended, the attendees filed out. The buyers of the final hundred highlight items had to go to a designated location to make their payments and provide their information. Lin Yuan was among them.

At a glance, Lin Yuan saw that well over half of the one or two hundred people were Immortal Experts. That made sense; expenses of several thousand or even tens of thousands of Hunyuan Units were generally affordable only to Immortal Experts.

When it was Lin Yuan's turn, an auction employee smiled and helped him complete the contract. After Lin Yuan entered his real-world delivery address and paid, he didn't leave right away. Instead, he asked the employee, "Hello. Could you tell me when the next intermediate auction will be held? If the timing works for me, I'll try to make some arrangements and become a four-star member."

"Sir, you're a three-star member and a potential four-star member, so you're authorized to know when the next intermediate auction will be held."

"Intermediate auctions differ from elementary auctions. Elementary auctions are hosted by the Universe Countries, while intermediate auctions are organized directly by the Virtual Universe Company. Intermediate auctions are held every hundred years. The next one will take place in twenty years."

The employee answered with a smile.

"Twenty years."

Lin Yuan wasn't satisfied with what he had gained from this auction. For one thing, he didn't have enough funds. For another, elementary auctions didn't feature particularly rare biological materials.

Lin Yuan decided to work hard to improve himself over the next twenty years and get as many draws as possible to obtain more funds.

At the next intermediate auction, he wouldn't let the things he needed slip away from right under his nose.