Chapter 1 The Candlelight Auction

The scene at the Candlelight Auction was beyond imagination.

Everyone in the hall quietly waited for the auction to begin.

A young man with a mighty build, sitting in a VIP box on the second floor with a heavy, rough greatsword on his back, looked at the auction venue and said in surprise, "Tianlang, boss, this Candlelight Firm is really amazing. It's their first auction, but the scene is comparable to a Dark Auction."

"Indeed, purely in terms of the number of major forces attending the auction, although it can't compare to the Dark Auction, it's probably on par with auctions held by other super guilds." Bei Chen Tianlang nodded in agreement, equally astonished.

Although he had done a considerable amount of research on the Zero Wing Guild after his defeat to Shi Feng, and knew that the overall level of the Zero Wing Guild was now comparable to a first-rate guild, he did not expect it to reach this level.

From the moment he stepped into White River City, it was far better than he had imagined.

Whether it was in terms of commerce or the level of the city's players, it was much stronger than many royal capitals.

In God's Domain, to see whether a guild is powerful, in addition to the strength of the guild itself, the city where the guild is located is also very important, because the prosperity of a city often depends on the development of the guild.

The prosperity of White River City was not lower than Star-Moon City. If the new expansion pack had not appeared, with dark cities appearing near the royal cities of various kingdoms, White River City might have surpassed Star-Moon City by a notch.

If it weren't for the Candlelight Auction selling slots to Titan Holy City, he really wouldn't have known that the Zero Wing Guild had developed to this extent.

In another private room, a handsome man looked at the crowded lobby on the first floor, a hint of displeasure between his brows.

"Guild Master, I have already had people investigate. The main reason why so many people came to this auction is for the private housing in Stone Forest Town and Candlelight's unique advanced magic energy armor plates," a young man with a magnificent bearing reported.

Although this young man with a magnificent bearing was just standing quietly, he gave the feeling that the surrounding space was centered on him, and the terrifying aura emanating from his body even kept his companions, several level 42 experts, at a distance of ten yards.

He was also the only monster in the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion who had mastered the Domain at such a young age.

Long Wu!

"To be able to hold an auction on such a grand scale, it's no wonder Feng Qianyu thinks so highly of them. It's a pity that they can only come up with such shabby things after painstakingly attracting customers with the Holy City slots." Jiu Longhuang scoffed as he saw Youyu Weixiao walking onto the stage.

If this auction was held well, it would definitely be of great help to the future development of the Zero Wing Guild by attracting major forces in the future. After all, only these major forces are the ones with money, and those small fries can't come up with much money at all.

If it weren't for the Holy City slots, relying solely on the private housing in the town and the advanced magic energy armor plates would not be enough to attract other truly major forces.

Just as Jiu Longhuang was saying this, the auction officially began.

Wearing a gorgeous blue dress, Youyu Weixiao slowly walked to the front of the stage under the gaze of everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to this Candlelight Auction. This auction is divided into two stages. The first stage is the sale of carefully selected items from our auction, and the second stage is free exchange. Our auction house will advertise on your behalf. At the same time, to ensure the quality of the transaction, we will charge a handling fee of ten magic crystals or three gold coins per item. If it is raw materials, we will charge a handling fee of fifteen magic crystals or four gold coins per set."

When Youyu Weixiao explained the entire auction process, the audience was shocked.

"Damn, that's too dark! An auction house that isn't even a super-first-rate force dares to charge ten magic crystals per item! Don't they look at their own weight?"

"That's right, you can't just rob people like that!"

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Instantly, the players in the lobby on the first floor erupted in chaos. Although there were many forces present who had participated in Dark Auctions and knew the process of free trading, it was normal to charge some handling fees, but the price of ten magic crystals or three gold coins was simply insane.

The Dark Auction dared to ask for a high price because the Dark Auction was the top auction in the entire God's Domain, and the people invited were not ordinary people. The auction held by a mere Zero Wing Guild actually dared to ask for a high price. They simply didn't know their place.

"Hahaha, this Zero Wing Guild is really interesting." Jiu Longhuang laughed in the VIP box. "But this is indeed a good opportunity to fleece the major forces. After all, there are many super forces here to compete for the Holy City slots. Whether it's adventure groups, first-rate guilds, or free players, they definitely won't let go of this good opportunity for high-priced exchanges."

This kind of shameful behavior would definitely cause extreme dissatisfaction among the major forces. Needless to say, future auctions would be ruined, and even Feng Qianyu, who supported the Zero Wing Guild, would probably lose face in the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion.

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"What is Hei Yan thinking?" Yuan Tiexin looked at Youyu Weixiao on the stage with a puzzled expression. "Is he really so desperate for money that he doesn't even care about his reputation?"

The most important thing for an auction house is its reputation.

The current situation of asking a price that doesn't match its strength will only anger the major forces, and they probably won't come to the auction again in the future.

Zi Qiong on the side was also very surprised.

From what she knew of Hei Yan, he shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake.

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As for Youyu Weixiao on the stage, she showed an expression that she had expected this.

Originally, she had set the price at one magic crystal or 30 silver coins. This would ensure the quality of the traded items to some extent, and it wouldn't cause public resentment. After all, the scale of the Candlelight Auction was not large, and the level of items sold couldn't attract a high level. This time, it was only because of the Holy City slots that so many super forces and major first-rate guilds were attracted. If it was just the private housing in Stone Forest Town and the advanced magic energy armor plates, the appeal to first-rate guilds would be very limited, let alone super forces.

But Shi Feng had just now insisted on raising the price so high, clearly treating everyone as fools to be slaughtered. How could it not cause public anger?

However, things had already come to this, so Youyu Weixiao could only bite the bullet and start the auction.

"Next, we will officially start this auction. The first item is the Magic Whale Skin!" Youyu Weixiao pointed to the semi-transparent image displayed on the stage.

The appearance and specific attributes of the Magic Whale Skin were displayed in the image.

The originally boiling venue became silent because of the appearance of the Magic Whale Skin.

"How could it be?" Everyone was shocked by the attributes of the Magic Whale Skin.

Nowadays, the major forces in God's Domain, especially the super forces present, have already begun to develop their maritime strength. Everyone is very clear about the importance of ships, so they are spending manpower and resources on advanced ships like crazy.

And the advanced ships obtained with painstaking effort, they can't wait to improve the attributes as much as possible, so that it will be easier to deal with sea monsters in the future.

Just for bronze-level enhancement items, many forces have offered sky-high prices to buy them, but this kind of enhancement item itself is very rare. Its rarity is not less than the advanced ship itself. Even if they really get it, no one will be willing to sell it. After all, if the ship can be strengthened even a little, the overall strength of the sea battle can be strengthened by a notch.

But Candlelight is now able to come up with a dark-gold level item that can strengthen ships...