I'll Be the Shill

After Qingying informed everyone of the items to be auctioned, everyone's emotions were stirred up.

Someone yelled, "You've mentioned the items, so tell me the quantity! How many World Star Core are there in total?"

"Yes, how many are there in total? Let's take a look."

Hearing their shouts, Qingying smiled apologetically:

"Dear guests, I apologize, but the exact number of pieces is currently a secret. You will find out after the auction concludes."

"If you don't mind, you can treat each one as the last one to be auctioned."

Hearing Qingying say this, everyone was at a loss, as the auction house had already thought of everything.

After all, if we told them how many there were in total...

They could simply negotiate to bid at the lowest possible price and stop competing.

If the quantity is unknown, and each one could be the last one, then they will naturally fight tooth and nail to compete for it.

"Dear guests, each Star Core will be auctioned individually. We will now begin the auction for the first one, with a starting bid of 10,000 points."

After Qingying finished speaking, a staff member brought up the Star Core that was being displayed from backstage.

A pure white hexagonal crystal, within which flows a will devoid of any worldly rules or laws.

It is like the nascent stage of the birth of the Nascent World that can give rise to something.

The auction for the first item started quickly, with everyone bidding frantically.

In less than a round, the score soared to 50,000 points, and the bidding continued at an insane pace.

It didn't take long for him to break through 100,000 points, but the number of competitors also began to gradually decrease.

Those who can offer 100,000 points are basically major powers.

Shen Hui, who was also bidding, frowned slightly as he watched the momentum; this situation was somewhat disadvantageous to him.

I currently have a total of just over 150,000 points, which is a lot, but if it exceeds that, I won't be able to afford the bid.

If only we knew the total number of Star Core auctioned...

Thinking of this, Shen Hui, who was in a dimly lit corner, had a black mist emanating from his arm that blended into the surrounding environment.

The black mist drifted towards the passage where the staff appeared, and condensed into a Raven in the passage.

The Raven is imperceptible; it looks just like an Common crow.

Under Shen Hui's control, the Raven began to search everywhere.

Soon Shen Hui saw a room from which the fluctuations of the World Will were emanating.

The Raven flew straight in. Once inside, Shen Hui didn't see the Star Core at first, but instead saw many people inside.

These are the people who guard the Star Core.

The people were taken aback when they saw a crow fly in.

"How did a crow get in?"

"It must be a creature from this world. Kill it and throw it out."

These people started grabbing weapons and hitting the Raven, and the Raven began flying around the room erratically.

The Raven quickly knocked down by a stick, then stomped on several times until it bled profusely, and was completely dead.

Someone carried the Raven's carcass outside and threw it out the window.

But right after the person left, the nearly flattened Raven turned into a wisp of black smoke and began to dissipate.

Shen Hui also saw how many Star Core there were when everyone was hitting the Raven.

Including the one currently being auctioned, there are a total of eight.

The quantity is neither large nor small.

Shen Hui saw that the current bidding price had already exceeded 140,000 and was approaching 150,000.

If the auction continues at the current pace, Shen Hui might not be able to win a single bid.

Shen Hui's eyes lit up, and he quickly came up with a plan: he would bluff these people while simultaneously positioning himself as a "shill."

Shen Hui didn't continue participating in the current auction. Instead, he patted the person next to him who was watching others bid with great interest.

"Hey bro, did you know? I just heard that there are actually five Star Core in this auction."

The man turned to look at Shen Hui.

Five? How did you know?

"That's what they told me."

Shen Hui casually pointed to a group of people nearby who hadn't noticed them.

Shen Hui's words were overheard by the others nearby.

"There are five! That's more than I expected, but it might be a bit difficult for us to compete."

Near the person who said this, someone asked curiously:

"What five?"

"Star Core? You don't know? I heard from them that there are five Star Core being auctioned this time."

"What? You just said there are only five Star Core up for auction this time?"

Humans are essentially repeaters; the news that there were only five Star Core spread rapidly from Shen Hui's source.

The auction for the first Star Core has now concluded.

The final transaction price was 180,000 points, just as Shen Hui had predicted, exceeding 150,000.

If the correct use of the Star Core can be determined, the auction price will likely rise even further.

The news that there were only five Star Core also reached the various factions on the second and third floors.

All the factions began to discuss it.

"Is the news that there are only five Star Core reliable?"

"I don't know, it came up from the first floor. No one would spread rumors, after all, it wouldn't benefit them."

"I'm afraid we don't even have five Star Core yet; maybe it's just other major powers spreading rumors to lull us into a false sense of security."

"Never mind that for now, just bid based on the momentum of the last one. We'll see how things go when we get to the fifth one."

All the major powers made their own decisions, and the second auction began.

The auction price soared, and Shen Hui also got involved.

When the price broke through 100,000 points again, a large number of people gave up bidding.

Their points are only enough to keep them at the top of the pack.

The competition between major powers has begun again, but this time, Shen Hui has joined in.

150,000 points!

Shen Hui shouted directly, raising the price from 100,000 to 150,000.

Everyone glanced at Shen Hui, especially those on the second and third floors. Surprisingly, even those on the first floor started bidding against them.

However, Shen Hui's offer of 150,000 was quickly surpassed by other forces.

"Our Spark Organization offers 160,000 points."

"Heh, last time you didn't even bid for 160,000 points. Is this your bottom line, Spark Organization? Why don't you just let Blood Seal have it? 170,000 points!"

"You think you can take it with 170,000 points? 180,000 points, our Night Organization will take it."

No one else joined the bidding, and it was another 180,000 points.

Starting with the third lot, as soon as the bidding began, Shen Hui impatiently raised the starting price to 100,000.

"One hundred thousand!"

Everyone glanced at Shen Hui again, but soon other powerful figures made bids.

Since it's going to cost 100,000 anyway, it doesn't matter to them.

But just as the other party was making their offer, Shen Hui shouted again, "Seventeen thousand!"

Even though I've already exceeded all my points, as long as I'm not the one who ends up buying it, it's fine.

Shen Hui's bid drew everyone's attention once again.

His eyes were filled with confusion; what was this person doing?

I feel there's something wrong with it, more or less.

However, those powerful figures won't give up so easily.

"180,000!"

Another group raised the price to 180,000, but this time, an organization gritted its teeth and didn't stop at 180,000; instead, it raised the price again.

"190,000!"