Chapter 66

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"Beep! System detects a large amount of life energy in the object within the user's line of sight! It is recommended that the user obtain this object!"

This sudden, cold, and mechanical voice made Wuyan's body tremble slightly. His gaze, like that of the people participating in the auction, became intensely focused on the pure white crystal.

What is life energy?

Until now, Wuyan had only seen life energy in two things. More accurately, the system had only detected life energy in these two items in Wuyan's possession.

One was the mysterious crystal he had obtained and synthesized after completing a difficult task in the 'Spinny Butler' scenario!

The reason it contained life energy was simple: Mother Ichi had once said that it sealed a powerful monster!

Because it contained a life seal, the system indicated that it possessed life energy!

The other was the magic beast egg that Wuyan had looted from a magic beast's lair in the Giant Beast Forest!

This was easy to understand, as it was a magic beast egg, containing a life, so it naturally had life energy!

Wuyan didn't know what life energy was or what it could do. But he knew that with the system, this thing could serve one purpose: to exchange for summoning points!

Yes! Summoning points! Points to summon girls!

Wuyan had never forgotten that the system said units with life energy, as long as they lacked consciousness, could be submitted to the system to exchange for summoning points!

This was why, during his time in the Giant Beast Forest, Wuyan had been digging into wolf dens, dog dens, and any other dens, just to find a few magic beast eggs to exchange for summoning points.

If the life unit sealed in the mysterious crystal hadn't been a conscious monster, Wuyan might have submitted it to the system to exchange for summoning points.

Plants and flowers, though living, lacked consciousness, but their life energy was too low, so low that Wuyan couldn't use them to exchange for summoning points. Otherwise, the trees in the Giant Beast Forest would have been cut down long ago.

Apart from the magic beast egg and the mysterious crystal, Wuyan had never seen any other units with life energy.

Now, the appearance of this pure white crystal in front of him, which the system detected as having life energy, couldn't help but make Wuyan excited.

Even the mysterious crystal, which sealed a conscious monster, was never described by the system as having "a large amount" of life energy.

It was clear that if this pure white crystal really only contained pure life energy and not a life, then using it to exchange for summoning points...

It would definitely be a substantial amount!

In Wuyan's mind, where "summoning points equal girls," not bidding on it would surely invite a lightning strike!

Swallowing hard, Wuyan quickly said to Lirin beside him, "Little girl, give me the bidding crystal plate!"

Wuyan's words made Chrysanthemum, Mikan, and Lirin all pause, looking at Wuyan in surprise.

They could hear the urgency in Wuyan's voice...

"That... Is there a problem? Why are you so anxious? Is there something wrong with that crystal?" Chrysanthemum tilted her head, looking at Wuyan in confusion. No matter what appeared before, Wuyan had always been calm, never as anxious as he was now.

Little Lirin obediently handed the bidding crystal plate to Wuyan. Wuyan took it, still watching the crystal ball projection that was already showing jumping numbers, and said to Chrysanthemum and the others, "Yes, the system detected a large amount of life energy in that crystal!"

"Life energy!" Chrysanthemum and Mikan exchanged surprised glances, while little Lirin muttered questions like "What is the system?" and "What is life energy?"

When the two women were summoned, the system had implanted some necessary knowledge in their minds, such as basic information about the summoner, conditions for summoning, and the fusion of summoned lives. Naturally, this included information about summoning points and how to exchange for them.

Hearing Wuyan's explanation, the two women instantly understood why he was so anxious.

"Can that crystal be exchanged for summoning points?" Mikan walked to the glass window, looking at the pure white crystal in the crystal ball projection, and asked doubtfully.

"I'm not sure..." Wuyan's eyes never left the projection of the pure white crystal. While counting the bids, he added, "If the crystal, like the mysterious crystal, seals or hosts a living being, it cannot be exchanged for summoning points."

"That makes sense..." Mikan nodded in understanding, glancing back at Chrysanthemum, who was deep in thought. They exchanged a look, their eyes filled with the same meaning.

That was annoyance!

The two women were equally puzzled. Why were they annoyed?

They didn't know, but suddenly, they felt annoyed, as if something important was about to be taken away...

Chrysanthemum and Mikan didn't know that in Wuyan's mind, summoning points equaled girls. With more summoning points, he could summon more girls he desired!

If Wuyan knew this, he would surely sweat profusely.

How to put it... Women's sixth sense really is as powerful as the legends say...

Due to the elder's explanation, at least seventy percent of the bidders were now interested in the pure white crystal and were participating in the auction. The other thirty percent either didn't want it or couldn't afford it.

Of course, as the bid numbers kept rising, the number of people who couldn't afford it kept increasing.

In no time, the number of people who couldn't afford it had increased from thirty percent to forty, fifty, sixty, and seventy percent...

And it was still increasing!

Wuyan, of course, was not among these people. He still had his 200,000 gold coins, not a single one spent.

At one point, only the people in the VIP rooms were still participating in the auction!

Those who could enter the VIP rooms were all wealthy, much better off than those below. If Wuyan didn't have 200,000 gold coins, even if he wanted to bid on common equipment, the shrewd man wouldn't have given him a VIP card.

With only the VIP room participants left, no one knew who was bidding, as everyone used bidding crystal plates. They only knew the numbers, not the people.

This was a good aspect of the auction house, at least no one had to worry about being targeted for their wealth...

In a moment, the number on the projection had reached 50,000 gold coins!

And it was still rising!

The elder's face was almost splitting into a grin as he watched the numbers.

When the bid reached 70,000 gold coins, the pace of the bids began to slow. Seeing this, the elder immediately picked up the gavel.

"70,000 gold coins! Is there anyone who wants to bid higher? Remember, this is something a 9th-rank warrior fought to protect, absolutely extraordinary! Oh? 80,000 gold coins! Bidder 007 has bid 80,000 gold coins!"

"That's too expensive!" Chrysanthemum muttered in surprise when Wuyan bid. 80,000 gold coins? How much would that be in yen? These were gold coins made of gold!

Wuyan didn't care. No matter how important gold coins were, were they more important than girls? Seeing the bid reach 85,000, he immediately shouted, "90,000!"

At this point, the number of bidders had gradually decreased, and the bids were getting smaller. After all, even if it was something a 9th-rank warrior had, if its use was unknown, it was useless. Even the auction house's appraiser couldn't identify it, so their enthusiasm gradually waned.

Until...

"100,000 gold coins, third and final call! Congratulations to Bidder 007, who has won the mysterious pure white crystal!"

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