Bronze Token

After bidding on the Falling Star, the group didn't bid on anything else.

As time passed, item after item was sold, and the auction gradually drew to a close.

"Old Gu, what exactly is this good thing you mentioned?" Mo Shang looked at Gu Qingzhou suspiciously and asked.

From the start of the auction until nearly the end, Gu Qingzhou hadn't made a single bid...

"Don't rush, here it comes," Gu Qingzhou said with a smile, fixing his gaze on the final item on the stage.

"This is the last item of today's auction. It's not a treasure, but it does have something special about it..."

As the host spoke, the red cloth was untied, revealing an unremarkable bronze token before everyone's eyes.

This bronze token seemed to be quite old, covered in rust, with no special features at all—it looked like just an ordinary token...

Looking at the token on the stage, everyone in the hall showed expressions of confusion and curiosity.

However, since the auction house was willing to put it up for sale, it clearly wasn't as simple as it appeared, and the host's next words confirmed that thought.

"As for this token, our auction house hasn't been able to figure out its purpose. All we know is that it's extremely hard—even a Question Dao Realm cultivator can't damage it. Interested friends can buy it and study it. The starting price is ten thousand spirit stones."

The host's words fell, but no one in the hall made a bid. Some people even stood up and started walking out of the auction hall, and within moments, most of the crowd had dispersed.

Clearly, no one present was interested in this bronze token of unknown use.

"A broken token put up for auction—what a waste of time."

"Not even knowing what it does, buying it would just be a waste of spirit stones. Boring, let's go."

"It's just a bit sturdy—nothing strange about that..."

The token might have some other use, but since the auction house itself couldn't figure it out, the crowd didn't think they'd have any better luck.

Watching the crowd thin out, the host didn't react much, as if she had expected this scene.

"Forget it, back to the warehouse to collect dust. This useless thing—only an idiot would buy it..." Thinking this, the auctioneer shook her head helplessly.

This token had been sitting in inventory, and putting it up for sale was just an attempt to make use of waste. She wasn't surprised by the outcome.

However, just as she was about to take the token down and end the auction, a voice rang out at that moment:

"Eleven thousand spirit stones."

As the voice sounded, the host suddenly looked up, somewhat stunned, toward the private box where Mo Shang and the others were seated.

And the one who made the bid was none other than Gu Qingzhou. His purpose in attending the auction was precisely this token...

"An actual fool?"

She hadn't expected someone to actually spend spirit stones on a token of unknown use.

After a moment of stunned silence, the host snapped back to her senses and, with professional composure, asked, "This gentleman bids eleven thousand. Is there anyone else?"

But no one responded. After Gu Qingzhou's bid, there was silence.

"Congratulations to this gentleman for winning this token..."

And so, Gu Qingzhou easily secured the bronze token.

Back in the private box, Gu Qingzhou stretched lazily, stood up from his chair, and said to the group, "Let's go. Got what I came for."

"You bought that piece of junk?" Liu Ruyan looked at Gu Qingzhou with a strange expression and couldn't help asking.

"I have my own rhythm. Don't worry about it..." Gu Qingzhou waved his hand, not intending to elaborate, and walked out.

Mo Shang didn't ask further and followed him out.

As a Reborn, Gu Qingzhou clearly knew the token's purpose; otherwise, he wouldn't have come specifically to the auction.

As for the token's function, Mo Shang could guess the gist—following the clichés of novel tropes, it was probably some kind of key.

Leaving the private box, led by a servant girl, Mo Shang and the other three entered a reception room.

"Please wait a moment, honored guests. The items you've won will be brought over shortly."

The servant girl placed warm tea on the table beside them, then smiled and withdrew.

After a short wait, several footsteps approached the reception room from afar.

The next moment, the host from earlier entered the room, accompanied by two large men and a servant girl.

The two men were struggling to carry the Falling Star, while the servant girl held a tray containing the bronze token.

The woman smiled politely at Mo Shang and the others, then said, "Sorry to keep you waiting, honored guests. Please inspect the two items you've won."

"I'll take the token."

Hearing this, Gu Qingzhou raised his hand slightly, and the bronze token on the tray lifted without any wind, landing precisely in his palm.

"The token's fine."

Gu Qingzhou weighed the token in his hand, confirmed it was in order, and nodded to Mo Shang.

"Always playing around with memes—who taught you that..."

Mo Shang rolled his eyes, but as soon as the words left his mouth, he caught himself and stopped abruptly.

After all, those memes were probably taught to him by his future self, since they were all things from Blue Star—only he, as a transmigrator, would know them...

Without paying further attention to the other party, he walked up to the man-high Falling Star and placed one hand upon it.

It was not as cold as he had imagined; the Falling Star carried a faint, elusive warmth. Perhaps it was due to the vast stellar power contained within, but it inexplicably gave him a sense of familiarity.

"Swipe the card."

After confirming that the Falling Star was fine, Mo Shang nodded slightly, then raised his hand and grasped—a Black Gold Spirit Stone Card appeared in his palm.

Seeing the Black Gold Spirit Stone Card in Mo Shang's hand, the woman's pupils contracted sharply, and she took it with a respectful demeanor.

"Certainly, esteemed sir."

Then, under everyone's gaze, the woman produced a device resembling a POS Machine from Blue Star, swiped it, and quickly completed the transaction.

"All done, esteemed sir. This is our chamber's VIP membership card. Any purchases made at the Cangyun Chamber of Commerce will enjoy a discount. Please do not refuse it."

After the payment was finished, the woman respectfully handed the Black Gold Spirit Stone Card and a pale gold card back to Mo Shang.

"Let's go."

Mo Shang took the cards, waved his hand, and stored the Falling Star into his spatial ring, showing no intention of lingering further.

Seeing this, the others followed suit, trailing after Mo Shang as they left the chamber of commerce together.