Whisperer asked, "Xinghe, are you really auctioning off this first batch of Life Elixirs?"
Han Xing replied, "Yes. Highest bidder wins."
"Fine, name your price. Whispers of the Gods will definitely take the fifth-place reward!"
After saying that, Whisperer added in the Chat Channel, "I hope everyone can do me a favor and refrain from competing with me for this first batch of Life Elixirs."
Under normal circumstances, as the leader of one of District 107's three major teams, people would have given Whisperer that courtesy.
But now, this concerned leaderboard rewards and an important item like Life Elixirs. No one was willing to give up so easily.
At that moment, the usually low-profile leader of the Airplane Boy Band, Papaya Star Spirit, also stepped forward. "Brother Whisperer, everyone wants the fifth-place reward. Let's follow Brother Xinghe's terms instead. Highest bidder wins."
His words were practically a slap in Whisperer's face.
Whisperer snorted coldly.
Han Xing spoke again. "Then let the auction begin."
"The first batch contains five Life Elixirs. The starting bid is 1,000 Spirit Cores. You may also offer other items, and I'll assess their value before deciding who gets them."
Han Xing started with five bottles. That many Life Elixirs was equivalent to gaining several extra lives, enough for them to slowly wear down an Elite Monster.
As soon as he finished speaking, the survivors who believed they had a chance at the rankings began bidding furiously.
"1,500 Spirit Cores, plus a piece of Green Gear necklace!"
"1,800 Spirit Cores, plus 64 mithril ingots!"
"2,200 Spirit Cores..."
Meanwhile, Whisperer and Papaya Star Spirit were both frantically gathering resources in their respective Discussion Groups.
After a series of outrageous bids, the price eventually rose to 4,000 Spirit Cores, plus a massive amount of mithril and other materials.
However, compared to a blue weapon, they felt this price was still bearable. Besides the weapon, there was also an Advanced Class Scroll, so it was not a loss overall.
Just then, Whisperer suddenly said, "5,000 Spirit Cores, 107 mithril ingots, 13,000 refined iron, and one piece of blue plate armor."
As soon as Whisperer finished, the Chat Channel erupted with gasps.
That bid alone scared off many people who had intended to compete.
Whisperer had brought out Blue Equipment partly for the ranking reward, but also because he was badly injured and urgently needed Life Elixirs to recover.
However, Papaya Star Spirit announced his own price. "5,500 Spirit Cores, 132 mithril ingots, 14,000 refined iron, and one blue necklace."
"Gasp..."
The Chat Channel once again filled with sharp intakes of breath.
Whisperer did not speak. He seemed to be considering whether raising the bid further would be worthwhile, and whether he could recoup the cost.
But then Han Xing chuckled. "Oh, right. I forgot to remind you all. Defeating this Elite Monster will drop quite a lot of good stuff. There's even a high chance that it will drop elixir recipes."
The moment those words fell, Papaya Star Spirit, who had thought victory was assured, felt his heart sink.
The mention of elixir recipes was enough to tempt the competitors who had already given up.
Someone cautiously asked, "Star God, are you saying that your Life Elixir recipe also dropped from an Elite Monster?"
Han Xing smiled but did not answer the question head-on.
Yet the survivors silently accepted that explanation as fact.
At the same time, Whisperer gritted his teeth and spoke again. "6,000 Spirit Cores, 140 mithril ingots, 15,000 refined iron, and one Basic Castle Design Blueprint!"
He had truly gone all out, even bringing out the blueprint he had obtained after accidentally entering a mysterious floating island.
Han Xing's eyes lit up. A castle blueprint sounded like a building-type blueprint.
At this stage, he had not heard of anyone constructing a Territory Building yet.
If no one offered a higher price, then the first batch of five Life Elixirs would go to Whisperer.
Papaya Star Spirit was extremely conflicted, but he also considered whether raising the bid further for one piece of Blue Equipment was really worth it.
Han Xing waited for a moment. Seeing that no one else raised the bid, he said, "Then it's sold."
As soon as he spoke, many people throughout the Chat Channel sighed in relief at once.
Han Xing also demonstrated his trustworthiness. The moment he finished speaking, he immediately sent Whisperer a trade request.
Trade window.
Whisperer, his face full of pain, placed a huge amount of Spirit Cores and precious mithril into the trade window.
This was nearly everything that the hundreds of members of Whispers of the Gods had obtained over the past few days, yet now it was all being traded away in one go.
A System Prompt appeared.
Trade successful. You obtained Life Elixir*5. You lost Spirit Core*6000, mithril*140, refined iron*15000, Basic Castle Design Blueprint*1.
Whisperer looked at the five emerald-green elixirs on his territory, tears of excitement nearly falling from his eyes.
His injuries had already been worsening, and the status section of his personal panel had changed to Near Death.
If he had not relied on constantly drinking Spirit Spring Water to cling to his last breath, Whisperer would never have lasted until now.
Unable to wait any longer, he poured a bottle of Life Elixir into his mouth.
The horrifying wound on his chest finally began to improve.
At that moment, Whisperer wept with joy.
"Whew... I almost really died..."
Meanwhile, Han Xing continued the auction.
Although the blue equipment slots on the points leaderboard were already gone, the other rewards remained extremely tempting.
There were still ninety-five slots left. That Advanced Class Scroll alone was enough to make the other survivors give it their all.
Thus, the following auction went very smoothly. Everyone was highly enthusiastic and continuously pushed the final prices higher.
The auction lasted nearly two hours before Han Xing finally sold all ninety-five remaining slots.
He also obtained a massive amount of materials.
He received 73,624 Spirit Cores alone, over 1,000 mithril ingots, and more than 100,000 units of materials such as refined iron and Rare Earth.
Along with all kinds of miscellaneous materials, such as beast hearts, Blood of the Strong, moonflower grass, and more, his Storage Box was packed full once again.
All he had paid was 480 bottles of Life Elixir.
The return was far more than tenfold. Calling it a hundredfold would not be an exaggeration!
Moreover, over those two hours, many survivors stuck at the 900-point threshold also broke through one after another.
More and more people surpassed 1,000 points and received ranking rewards.
Half an hour later, the hundredth survivor successfully surpassed 1,000 points.
Han Xing stopped the auction format and directly listed the Life Elixirs for sale instead.
Unlike Spirit Spring Water, which could be traded one milliliter at a time, Life Elixirs could only be traded by the whole bottle.
Han Xing set various starting prices. For example, 200 Spirit Cores could be exchanged for one bottle of Life Elixir, one mithril ingot was worth ten Spirit Cores, and one blue blueprint was worth 1,000 Spirit Cores.
The moment the Life Elixirs were listed, they triggered another frenzy.
From waking up in the morning until sunset, Han Xing had been trading wildly with other survivors.
He was in a state of constant excitement.
Watching huge amounts of materials flow into his inventory gave him an unparalleled sense of satisfaction!
After all, who could refuse the joy of being a hoarding hamster?
Please keep reading!! Today's reads are very important to the author and will affect future recommendations. Thank you, everyone!
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