Chapter 2 The Second Auction Item
One thousand standard forged flying swords, suitable for cultivators at the 7th to 13th level of Qi Refining.
Five hundred standard forged flying swords, suitable for the early to mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.
Two hundred standard forged flying swords, suitable for the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
Hui Wen, who was watching from the side, exclaimed, "Are these Imperial standard flying swords?"
"Are these national armaments also being sold?"
"Clearly, the Floating City has no demand for armaments; why is the Empire selling these items!"
These Imperial standard flying swords were no ordinary products from small workshops!
For the artifact refiners of ordinary sects, they could forge only a few flying swords in their lifetime. While their ideas could be called imaginative, to put it mildly, if asked to create identical spiritual artifacts, they simply couldn't!
The Imperial blacksmiths, however, were different. They specialized in their craft throughout their lives, mastering the forging methods of at most five standard equipment types, and there were very strict acceptance procedures, making it extremely difficult to pass off subpar goods!
A craftsman must sharpen his tools to do his work well. Ordinary artifact refiners use themselves as cauldrons, with their mind and flame as a guide, to forge equipment that suits them.
Imperial blacksmiths, on the other hand, used super heavy-duty forging equipment of the Heavenly Spirit Treasure level, capable of fully unleashing the properties of the materials!
At the same level, they could at least outperform three off-brand products.
Seeing the Floating City's lack of interest, a group of people immediately became restless.
At this moment, Jia Quan came to Zhang Wei's side.
"City Lord, I just took a look at the flying swords here. They are truly ingeniously conceived!"
"They use spiritual energy as fuel, are agile and flexible, and can be said to be many tiers higher than those in the Gourmet World."
"I heard that within the Imperial court, there is a Heavenly Spirit Treasure that can assist cultivators in forging, shaped like a mountain... Tsk, tsk, tsk, to be able to turn a mountain into a weapon and have it fly around in the sky, it sounds incredibly cool."
Looking at Jia Quan's excited demeanor,
Zhang Wei smiled and said, "What, are you tempted?"
"Yes! If it could be used to build a Floating City, it would be incredibly cool!"
"Don't worry, the harmony is only temporary. We will obtain it in the end."
Jia Quan was surprised, "What? They dare to refuse?"
Zhang Wei spread his hands, "This kind of delaying tactic is too obvious."
"Then... shall we just take them by force and disrupt their plan!"
"No need. I would feel heartbroken if even a single bit of these items were damaged. Besides, we also need time to sort and inventory them."
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"The tenth auction item!"
"Myriad Spirit Mountain Thousand-Year Stone Milk!"
"Starting bid, 800,000 spirit stones!"
Not bad!
I like it!
Zhang Wei was currently researching how to make nutritious food that would make cultivators healthier and improve their poor digestive systems.
Besides sweet and sour, the best thing was dairy products rich in lactic acid bacteria.
He might as well try this Stone Milk!
"The twentieth auction item, military-grade Heavenly Thunder Bombs, each equivalent to the full power of an early Foundation Establishment cultivator's attack, with a flame shockwave attribute. One thousand per group, a total of ten groups, ten thousand in total, starting bid four million!"
"The thirtieth auction item, pills for increasing cultivation in the Foundation Establishment stage: Jing Yuan Pills, Qi Refining Powder, Spirit Gathering Pills, superior quality, one thousand of each, starting bid one million five hundred thousand!"
"The fortieth auction item, Corpse Rotting Poison! Difficult to remove for anyone below the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Including the antidote, a total of five hundred catties, starting bid ten million!"
"The fiftieth auction item, Spirit Stabilizing Pill, taking it can increase the chance of forming a Core, a total of one thousand pills, starting bid fifteen million spirit stones!"
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Each auction was very swift. From the presentation of the exhibit, introduction of the exhibit, starting price, three bids, to the hammer fall, it took no more than a few minutes.
About a dozen auctions could be completed in an hour.
This auction, which started at noon and lasted until midnight, had only auctioned off two hundred items. Apart from the Floating City, where only five people dared to compete, the other items saw fierce competition.
Xifeng reappeared above the Floating City and said loudly, "Imperial Prime Minister, come out and see me."
Before long, the Prime Minister appeared and said, "What is it now?"
"I don't have that much time to waste here. There are eleven other countries on this planet waiting for me. I need you to speed up the auction process."
"As you can see, the auction procedures have been greatly simplified."
Xifeng said, "As you can also see, you know the types of items we need. Auction off the other miscellaneous goods separately, and transport the supplies we need directly. I will deliver the payment after verifying the quantity."
The Prime Minister took a long time to reply, "Alright, I'll arrange it now."
Regardless of what the Prime Minister was thinking, everything proceeded according to Xifeng's instructions.
Vast quantities of supplies were taken out with great care, each with independent packaging.
After being taken out, they were seriously and formally verified with the Floating City personnel before being sealed into boxes.
"Box number 00135, one thousand Life Jade Exotic Flowers! Five hundred years old!"
"Box number 00852, one hundred and fifty Blood Vitality Ginseng plants, 1300 years old!"
"Box number 01521, twelve Golden Crystal Jade Beasts, adult!"
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Every minute, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, were transacted. While it sounded like a lot, a ton of sea vinegar cost eight thousand spirit stones.
In a day and a night, the Imperial court only obtained one hundred thousand tons of sea vinegar, which couldn't even consume a fraction of Zhang Wei's daily replication output!
However, with the acceleration of the cargo speed and Xifeng's three urgings, the speed of material transport increased by another two levels.
On the second day, the transaction volume of sea vinegar reached six hundred thousand tons.
In the Imperial Capital, the Imperial Prime Minister squinted and said, "What a terrifying transaction volume. For just one type of immortal material, there are seventy thousand tons in stock, and it seems endless!"
The Marshal of the Three Armies beside him said, "According to intelligence, the Floating City has more than just this one type of immortal material! Moreover, this sea vinegar is not of high grade. Apart from the quantity, it is of very little use to us high-level cultivators!"
A strong force needs a balanced mix of resources at all levels. It cannot focus only on high-end combat power while neglecting the basics, otherwise, it will eventually lack successors.
Nor can it focus only on the basics, otherwise, it will be leaderless and be vulnerable to attacks.
"Perhaps the Floating City's resources are already insufficient!"
"How can that be... If they are insufficient, how can they be so confident."
The Prime Minister analyzed, "Based on current intelligence, the Floating City's main sales items are Rock Rice, Ball Potato, Sea Vinegar, and Sausage Sardines. High-level resources rarely appear! If I'm not mistaken, they must have a method for mass-producing low-level resources! But if it's high-level resources..."