Heaven's Will Is with Me, Acquiring Top-Tier Ingredients

As soon as Long Yeyue said this, the entire Sea God Pavilion fell silent once more. No one dared respond to her.

After all, Long Yeyue had offended no fewer than eight hundred, if not a thousand, people over the years, yet she had never taken it seriously.

At this moment, Elder Bei directly spoke up to stop Long Yeyue.

"Yeyue, you only recently fell out with Qian Gu Dieting. If you interfere in the Leng Family's affairs now as well, I'm afraid the trouble will be considerable."

Although the Spirit Pagoda was not dominated solely by either the Qian Gu family or the Leng Family, one was still its Pagoda Master and the other an important family. Offending both at once would naturally make it difficult to answer to everyone else.

"Bei Shou'en, are you afraid of the Spirit Pagoda?" (Bei Songhe and the World Spear are settings from other fanworks and were never mentioned in the original work.)

Hearing this, Long Yeyue furrowed her brows and turned directly toward Bei Shou'en.

"Our Shrek Academy has stood on the Douluo Continent for more than twenty thousand years. Since the academy was founded by its first dean, Flender, what storms have we not weathered? It is only the Spirit Pagoda. Could it possibly turn the heavens upside down?"

Naturally, no one dared pick up the conversation. After all, it had taken Bei Shou'en considerable effort to clean up the mess Long Yeyue had caused before.

Moreover, Bei Shou'en was still the Master of the Sea God Pavilion. Since he had spoken, they naturally had to defer to him.

Furthermore, everyone present had privately heard quite a few comments about Shrek, such as how it relied on being the continent's number one academy to act recklessly, or how it had grown used to being overbearing. They had heard plenty of such remarks.

For some reason, Bei Shou'en always felt that if Shrek Academy continued like this, it would sooner or later suffer a backlash.

On the Light Screen, the time for the Starlight Auction to begin soon arrived.

Lin Fan, Ling Luochеn, and Leng Yaozhu put on golden masks. After presenting their invitations, they entered the auction hall.

At that moment, a maid quickly approached them with a welcoming smile.

"Three honored guests, please follow me."

After walking for a while, the maid stopped before a door and opened it for the three of them.

"This is your exclusive room for tonight, honored guests."

The room was quite large, over two hundred square meters. The floor was covered in beast hides, and a spacious sofa set sat in the center. The decor was exceedingly luxurious.

The three of them did not feel much amazement at the sight. Ling Luochеn was an Inner Court student of Shrek Academy and had attended high-end occasions like this before.

As for Leng Yaozhu, she was the eldest daughter of the Leng Family, and the Leng Family of a world ten thousand years in the future at that. She had seen far more than this.

The three soon began watching the auction through a screen-type Soul Tool. All attendees viewed the auction items through these Soul Tools.

Every room was assigned a dedicated auctioneer and maid to provide explanations and bidding services.

Before long, the lights in the auction hall suddenly dimmed.

Immediately afterward, a bright beam of light shone down from the dome, landing precisely in the center of the auction stage.

As the beam lit up, a figure slowly walked out from the side stage.

She was a young woman who appeared to be seventeen or eighteen.

Her long purple hair was tied high into a ponytail, its ends slightly curled as it gently swayed behind her with every step.

Her brows and eyes were slender, her eye shape slightly upturned. Her rose-red eyes glowed softly beneath the lights, while her skin was porcelain-white and her face delicate and petite. Dressed in a flowing red gauze gown, she was even more captivating.

She came to a stop at the center of the auction stage, a gentle smile on her face. Then she gave a slight bow and spoke in a crisp, pleasant voice.

"Welcome, honored guests, to the Starlight Auction Hall's premier auction. I am today's auctioneer, Jiujiu. It is my honor to host this premier auction."

"Tonight, we will present a total of nine precious auction items. Their value will be displayed in ascending order, and I hope every guest will leave satisfied."

"Now, let us begin with tonight's first auction item."

At that moment, a carving knife about half a foot long and as thick as a finger appeared on the stage. Its entire body was black, etched with ancient, simple patterns.

Standing on the stage with a smile, Jiujiu began introducing the origins of the Soul-Eating Carving Knife. Naturally, as an auctioneer, she could not speak only of its drawbacks.

The negative aspects were mentioned merely to prevent people from coming after them should problems arise later.

"Despite its fearsome reputation, it is still ranked ninety-ninth among carving knives. We hope to find a soul master with a light attribute for this carving knife."

Most guests in the private rooms frowned upon hearing the introduction. They exchanged glances, then shook their heads one after another.

What a joke. More than thirty owners had failed to live beyond ten years, while nine had directly fallen into Evil Soul Masters. Who would dare touch such a thing?

For the overwhelming majority present, the Soul-Eating Carving Knife might indeed have value, but the price attached to that "might" was simply far too great.

Inside the private room, a flicker of surprise passed through Leng Yaozhu's red eyes after hearing Jiujiu's introduction.

Because what Xu Jiujiu had said matched Lin Fan's account perfectly. Lin Fan was practically an information guru.

Ling Luochеn, standing beside him, nodded as well and softly said,

"I didn't expect the first item to be the thing you were looking for."

At that moment, Xu Jiujiu's voice rang out once again.

"The starting price for this item is three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. Each bid must increase by no less than five thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"If no one raises the bid within one minute of an offer, the item will be sold."

Her gaze swept across the entire venue as she spoke with a smile, though she did not hold much hope for this transaction. The item had already failed to sell several times. If it failed again, it could only be sent to a fourth-tier auction.

"Now, honored guests, please place your bids."

As soon as she finished speaking, the venue fell silent for two or three seconds. No one bid, but Lin Fan made his offer at that moment.

"Private Room Number One bids three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

Xu Jiujiu still wore a faint smile. After confirming that there were no further bids, she finalized the transaction. She also breathed a sigh of relief. Unsold items were never a good thing, and selling it for three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins was already quite good.

If he wanted to save money, Lin Fan could naturally have waited for the Soul-Eating Carving Knife to enter a fourth-tier auction and bought it for one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins. That was a difference of two hundred thousand, but Lin Fan did not like uncertainty. What if saving such a small amount caused him to miss out on it?

His arrival in this world had already caused a butterfly effect. Besides, he was not short on money.

"Next is tonight's second auction item."

The image on the screen changed, replaced by another display. It was a bag of seeds.

The seeds were plump and full, their color carrying a faint silvery-white sheen like moonlight. Beside the bag lay ten pale blue herbaceous plants. Each was around a foot tall, with long, narrow leaves covered by a thin layer of frost that emitted threads of chill.

"This item is called Moonlight Rice. It comes from the Far North's Bitterly Cold Land and has an extremely low yield. An ordinary person needs only one grain to remain full for an entire day, stay energetic, and never feel hungry."

She paused, then pointed toward the ten blue herbaceous plants beside it.

"Bundled with it are ten Century Mysterious Ice Grass plants. This grass provides decent support for ice-attributed soul masters. If cultivated to a thousand years, its effects will become even more pronounced."

"The two items will be sold together as one auction item, with a starting price of eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins."

Inside the private room, Lin Fan could not help revealing a somewhat surprised expression. He had originally come only for the Soul-Eating Carving Knife. Moonlight Rice and Mysterious Ice Grass had not been part of his expectations.

Yet they had appeared before him by such coincidence. Even in the era ten thousand years later, they would count as top-tier ingredients. As for the Century Mysterious Ice Grass, it was somewhat lackluster, but he possessed the Power of Time. As long as he accelerated its growth, he could supply it in unlimited quantities.

It was practically free loot.

At that thought, the corners of Lin Fan's lips curved upward. Could it be that heaven's will was on my side?