Chapter 1256 Auction House Room

Baihe City, the City Hall.

"Why are there so many people?"

Shi Feng had just entered the lobby on the first floor when he saw a large number of free players gathered there.

They were all crowding around the NPC stewards, and a large number of players were lined up in front of the land deed counter, looking excited. The scene was as lively as a commercial bank.

The only difference from a commercial bank was that the players here were either experts or merchant players wearing noble attire and merchant badges.

"Damn it, I'm one step late! I just rushed over from Black Dragon City, and all the advanced houses in Baihe City have been snatched up!"

"Tell me about it! I heard that the advanced houses were all bought up half an hour ago. Now only ordinary houses are left, and everyone is hesitating whether to buy them or not!"

"I wonder when the VIP houses in Baihe City will be available for sale?"

"VIP houses? Even if the system really sells them, I'm afraid not many people can afford them."

"Even if they can afford it, I don't think anyone would buy them in Baihe City. After all, Baihe City is just an NPC city within a kingdom. Its resources can't compare with those of the NPC cities in the empire. The advanced houses in Baihe City are only comparable to ordinary houses in the empire. Even the VIP houses, in terms of resources, are only at the level of advanced houses in the imperial NPC cities. With that money, you can buy two imperial city houses."

"Indeed, I recently heard that Star Ring has spent a lot of money to suppress Zero Wing again, and they are buying some special materials at high prices in Star-Moon City's auction house, which makes many players willing to sell items there. Now, fewer and fewer players are willing to sell items in Baihe City's auction house."

The players who were exploring the situation in the lobby whispered to each other. Listening to their discussions, Shi Feng vaguely understood why so many players were gathered here.

In the previous life, after the auction competition ended, the system soon after opened private auction house rooms, which were located inside Baihe City's auction house and were very popular among free players.

Because these auction house rooms not only allowed players to live in them, overlooking the beautiful street scene of Baihe City's commercial street, but also brought many conveniences to players.

First, the storage of goods. Players could directly store a large number of items in these rooms without having to rent a warehouse, using it as a private small warehouse.

Second, convenient teleportation. No matter where players were, they could use teleportation stones to directly teleport to the auction house rooms for free. However, the cooldown time was a bit long, unlike teleportation scrolls that could be used at any time. But for free players, it was still very valuable, equivalent to having an extra teleportation location.

Third, selling and buying items was very convenient. Players didn't need to sell or buy items in the hall. They could directly open an auction house in the room.

The fourth and most important point was that they could participate in the auction house's advanced auctions without having to grab tickets or qualifications.

The existence of these four advantages made a large number of free players actively snatch these auction house rooms.

And the forces that controlled the auction house could also profit from it. As for how much income they could get, it completely depended on the number of rooms purchased. The more rooms, the more the divided profit.

However, the price of purchasing these auction house rooms was not cheap, and it was reset once a month, so it depended on the ability of the guild that controlled the auction house.

If they could make the auction house flourish, not only would their income increase, but the profit sharing ratio would also increase.

Because of this, in the previous life, any force that obtained an auction house would run it very seriously, even sparing no effort to improve the NPC auction house, because if it was run well, the income of one auction house could be worth several ordinary auction houses.

Of course, there was also a great risk in doing so, that was, the control of the auction house was not certain. If it was seized by others, all the benefits would belong to others.

In this life, the competition for the Baihe City auction house had already ended, so naturally, a large number of players had begun to compete for the auction house rooms. However, the number of players coming to purchase the auction house rooms was actually a bit small.

Shi Feng vaguely remembered that in the previous life, the Star-Moon City auction house rooms were snapped up like crazy. There was even a system bidding war because there were too many people, and both ordinary rooms and advanced rooms were sold out.

Now, the players who came to buy Baihe City auction house rooms were a bit pathetic.

However, Shi Feng could understand. After all, Zero Wing was facing a great enemy, and it was being suppressed by a super force like Star Ring. Players were balancing the gains and losses of buying auction house rooms in Baihe City, so the most cost-effective advanced rooms were all bought up, while ordinary rooms were simply ignored.

"Star Ring's speed of action is really fast." Shi Feng glanced at the hesitant crowd and couldn't help but marvel at Star Ring's methods. It could be said that in order to suppress Zero Wing's economy, they were using all means.

While Shi Feng was pondering, an NPC senior steward came over and led Shi Feng to Whiteman's study.

When he arrived at the study, Whiteman was still sitting quietly at his desk, reading ancient books as usual. He didn't have the slightest bit of power on him. It was hard to imagine that Whiteman was already a fifth-order Saint Magister.

Soon, Shi Feng gave Whiteman the one hundred units of Seven Luminaries Crystals and the Heroic-grade Subjugation Medals that the guild had collected.

"You are truly an amazing adventurer. I didn't expect you to complete these so quickly. No wonder Xia Lian values you so much." Whiteman looked at Shi Feng with amazement in his eyes. He didn't look like an NPC at all, but more like a kind elder. "This is the opening certificate you need. I hope it can help you go further!"

As Whiteman handed a piece of parchment to Shi Feng, a series of system notifications rang in Shi Feng's ears.

System: Congratulations to the player for completing the sub-legendary quest "Road to Prosperity." Reward: Baihe City Auction House Opening Certificate, player level increased by two levels, Legacy Skill Points +5, Free Mastery +20.

Instantly, Shi Feng's level increased from 74 to 76. As for the Legacy Skill Points obtained, they were stored, unlike other hidden class players who would be eager to improve their strength.

The reason for this was, first, because it wasn't necessary. After all, he was already very strong, and his level was even six levels ahead of Fire Dance and others, and his skills were enough.

Second, it was a waste. Second-tier was just a transition. Third-tier and above was the mainstream. Legacy Skill Points were not easy to obtain, and it was even more difficult for players to respec. There were not a few expert players who paid the price for misusing Legacy Skill Points for temporary strength.

System: Player has completed the Road to Prosperity. Additional reward: Top-tier Building Design or Gold-tier Town Advancement Order. The player has five minutes to choose.