Newspaper Boy

Chapter 18: Setting the Stage

In the shimmering view, Zhang Yuanqing arrived at the black market, which had transformed from a vegetable market-like stall layout into a proper auction house. The auction platform was a foldable, retractable metal base.

The metal platform, over three meters high, was covered with a red carpet and hung with a banner that read "Ten Thousand Treasures Auction".

Below were dozens of high-backed chairs, each with a simple coffee table, displaying spirit realm-produced fruits and tea. However, the auction house was empty, with no guests seated.

With twenty minutes before the auction began, all the guests were gathered at the octagonal cage to the south to watch the arena battles.

Inside the giant octagonal cage, twenty meters in diameter, two transcendent beings were locked in fierce combat: a Gu Witch and a Wood Demon.

Cheers and applause rang out.

Generally, Saints rarely step into the arena for life-and-death battles unless they have mortal enemies or the prize money is too tempting. Most of the time, those who enter the arena are transcendent beings, mostly rogue cultivators.

The Gu Witch, who transformed into Gu, was clearly more dominant, suppressing the Wood Demon throughout the fight. However, because the Wood Demon was agile, strong, and capable of detoxification, he had not been killed by the Gu Witch and was struggling to hold on.

Zhang Yuanqing knew after a few glances that the Wood Demon's defeat was only a matter of time.

Evil professions are inherently stronger than those of the orderly faction, especially in such narrow, simple terrain. In physical combat, the Wood Demon stood no chance against the Gu Witch.

"He should first put it in his inventory and check its attributes before completing the recognition ritual. Haha, he probably wants to turn into an ice sculpture on the spot. As if you'd tell him that."

Lian Bayue smiled and said, "Does he think he deserves to ask?"

The bidders wore loose white robes and masks. One could not determine their profession by their aura or physique, but as a "Void Owner," Kou Beiyue had no way of finding the Illusionist in the crowd.

The owner of the blue-faced fanged mask was the first to step down. Lian Bayue lit a men's cigarette and handed the white box to his subordinate, and said with a smile as the smoke swirled:

As for the Dream Weaver I fished out at the auction, Kou Beiyue confirmed through dream observation, activity area analysis, and official database comparison that he was a subordinate of the Fourth Elder of the Southern Faction.

Therefore, the idea that is generated, as long as there is concrete implementation, it is considered the future and can be observed.

The essence of Star Gazing is to predict minor trends in the sky and predict the future direction, which is the river of destiny for all things.

"The seven puppets can sense each other, share data, and flying and reconnaissance puppets can serve as targeting and locking devices for archer puppets. The swordsman puppets can also be combined with the heavy armor puppets at the cost of sacrificing mobility and flexibility. The advantage is that after the energy is exhausted, few Extraordinary Stage The Way of the Extraordinary can defeat it." Lian Bayue spoke eloquently:

Even a demigod's CPU would explode.

Jojo man located two Illusionists and the position of a Dream Weaver with the help of Dog Elder (official channels).

Give up? The Illusionist wearing the evil ghost mask felt a burst of ecstasy, and then felt something was wrong.

The The Way of the Extraordinary who paid to buy seats entered in an orderly manner. Kou Beiyue looked at the remaining chain on his hand tag, which was engraved with: A9.

At most, Ling Tuo cannot see it, because Ling Tuo is the Lord of the Taiyin, not the Lord of the Stars.

It's almost there. If there is no Illusionist among these seven people, I will choose a target from the Illusionists on site... Wen Zhuren closed his eyes, sensing the emotions of the seven bidders.

"Two Dominator-quality materials, 40 million."

In terms of financial resources, the evil camp will never be able to compete with the government. I will help him... Kou Beiyue spread his mental power and began to manipulate the emotions of the eight bidders, amplifying their thoughts of giving up.

In this state, the Night Wanderer skill has a secret effect, and all thoughts and plans will not appear in the river of destiny.

At this moment, a melodious and loud bell rang, and the auction began.

Damn, that's 80 million, mechanical weapons in the Extraordinary realm. I remember selling to the Seven Lines Alliance, and the price didn't exceed 10 million. Bulk sales even had discounts... Wen Zhuren felt so distressed that his breathing was blocked.

Kou Beiyue sat at his desk, summarizing the information collected from all sides.

Following the mechanical weapons was the Life Source Fluid provided by the End Killing Palace. As a resource monopolized by the government, the popularity of the Life Source Fluid was no less than that of the mechanical weapons.

Although I could also use cheating methods to influence my opponents' emotions and make them give up voluntarily, I could only influence one person at most and could not manipulate the emotions of eight Saints at the same time.

But it doesn't matter, the plan to hunt down the high-level members of the Southern Faction is still in the idea stage, and has not been well implemented, and even the target has not been found.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next item is the final auction item, and also the target of some friends attending this auction."

"40 million once, 40 million twice, 40 million thrice..." Lian Bayue slammed the hammer, "Sold."

The Gu Witch retracted his tail stinger, ignored the lifeless body of his opponent falling, and raised his fist towards the audience on all sides.

......

Not enough money, angry? Kou Beiyue muttered inwardly.

Behind the masks, pairs of eyes flashed with greed and desire. Dominator-level items are absolutely not for sale even in official organizations and will only be internally digested forever.

The staff of the black market opened the iron cage and presented the prize, which was placed on a tray and covered with a red cloth.

The flying puppet and the reconnaissance puppet are actually a whole set, a bird with a wingspan of two meters, and the archer puppet is a humanoid archer.

As soon as that thought emerged in my mind, it was replaced by joy, pride, and other emotions. I instinctively felt that I was lucky and that it should be so.

"Target mission: Eighth Elder, Fourth Elder.

Wen Zhu designed the assassination of Wuhen Master and led to the destruction of Wuhen Hotel. Wen Zhuren, Da Yuan, and Ling Tuo formed a cause and effect, and Ling Tuo can see their future to a certain extent.

"The Fourth Elder is dealt with by the avatar, the Palace Master, the Magic Eye, and Da Yuan. Except for you, these four people and Ling Tuo have a cause and effect. Our actions may be observed by Ling Tuo. It's good to be observed, so Ling Tuo will patiently arrange the Fourth Elder's side. At that time, let Uncle and the Marshal keep an eye on it to ensure the safety of the four people."

After taking his seat, he saw Lian Bayue, wearing a white leather jacket, leather pants, and a white tube top, stepping onto the auction platform with vigorous steps in leather military boots.

As soon as he finished speaking, a flurry of bidding began, and the shouting prices rose one after another.

That was my bottom line. If the other eight families continued to follow, I would choose to give up and plead guilty to the elders.

Very quickly, Kou Beiyue discovered through perception that there was an Illusionist among the seven people, wearing a blue-faced fanged ghost mask and wrapped in a wide white robe.

"Starting price, any two Dominator-quality materials, with each bid being no less than seven million."

"Thank you for your support. The Ten Thousand Treasures Auction is now open. The first item for auction is a mechanical legion, consisting of swordsman puppets, heavy armor puppets, flying puppets, reconnaissance puppets, and archer puppets. It integrates melee, ranged attack, defense, and reconnaissance. The strength of each puppet corresponds to level 3." Lian Bayue opened his inventory and summoned seven mechanical puppets.

The bidding shouts came one after another, and the seventy tubes of diluted Life Source Fluid were quickly sold out.

Very simple, just sense the emotions of everyone present. The one with the most stable emotions and the strongest mental power is either an Illusionist or a Scout.

"The Eighth Elder is a level 4 Void Owner, and the Fourth Elder is level 1. According to the habits of the high-level members of the Southern Faction, they are mostly hidden in the dream space they weave. If our side has enough combat power, there is no need to spend several months or even years to slowly plot. As long as we enter the dream space and drive them out of the dream, we can launch a siege."

Finally, after auctioning off a batch of materials, Lian Bayue said loudly:

Judging from the emotional feedback of the eight bidding opponents, they should not have given up.

I opened my inventory, took out the Lunar Spirit that I was born with, and wore it on my forehead. Instantly, vine-like patterns spread all over my body, and I became a Night Wanderer specializing in the Taiyin.

Lian Bayue put the pearl back into the box, placed it on the table, and said loudly:

Sure enough, after struggling to hold on for a quarter of an hour, the Wood Demon was knocked into the iron cage by the Gu Witch. Before he could land, the flexible and thick tail stinger pierced through his chest, injecting venom.

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But as long as Kou Beiyue starts to formulate a plan, Ling Tuo will definitely be able to observe it.

"Thief of Fire Orb, Fire Master profession, Dominator-level item, quality identification: advanced."

The bidding voices rose and fell, and after a round of fighting, only seven people were still competing fiercely.

Lian Bayue smiled under the auction platform: "Friends who did not bid on the mechanical weapons should not be anxious. We still have many high-quality mechanical weapons..."

Lian Bayue waved his hand, and the blue-faced fanged Illusionist disappeared into the black market.

Wen Zhuren had already anticipated this and had a corresponding plan.

Illusionists have strong resilience and immunity when facing mental manipulation, while Scouts have mental power like a stubborn stone, and the "feel" is different.

The next second, I arrived at the Great Selling Shop. After taking a look at the materials and props filling the display cases, I suppressed my greedy emotions, and a deep vortex appeared in the depths of my eyes.

Only Fire Masters can defeat Gu Witches in the Octagonal Cage, relying on violent flames to burn Gu poison and Gu worms, exchanging injuries for injuries, and lives for lives.

The same reasoning applies, Yuan Shitianzun and Ling Tuo have a very heavy cause and effect, and Ling Tuo can also observe my actions.

Only scholar families sell a few Dominator props every year, but they are basically acquired by official organizations and will not flow to the outside world.

The seventh round of the auction began. The Mechanical Technology Company provided eighty mechanical puppets, with the highest level reaching level 4.

As for how to distinguish between Illusionists and Scouts, I just need to try to influence the other party's emotions and judge through feedback.

But when he thought that the The Way of the Extraordinary in Songhai area were able to quickly kill and defeat the evil professions when the moral value disappeared, and that mechanical weapons accounted for half of the credit, Wen Zhuren was relieved.

The Illusionist said "Heh" and stopped asking questions, and said, "Send me away."

The blue-faced fanged Illusionist honestly put it into the box, then took it out, opened the box to check the item attributes of the orb, and after confirming that it was a Dominator-level item, he laughed softly:

I watched the seven people's bids without making a move. After eight consecutive rounds of bidding, the Illusionist's spirit showed slight fluctuations: irritability, anger, murderous intent.

Under the anticipation of many bidders, you took out the bead with the ice-blue flame窜动, and said:

The swordsman puppet is a humanoid puppet made of steel and wood, holding a sharp alloy sword, and the heavy armor puppet is a semi-human tall shield with casters at the bottom.

If it were a Scout, his physical skills might be able to beat the Gu Witch, but he would first be eroded by Gu poison and would still die.

Otherwise, after the emotional influence ends, the other party will immediately realize that something is wrong. At that time, the best ending would be to be kicked out of the black market by the owner of the Ten Thousand Treasures House.

The first day, the grandmother's house, outside the bedroom.

A few scattered dreams appeared in his vision, and he plunged into a bizarre dream and disappeared in the Ten Thousand Treasures House.

After entering the Night Wanderer state, Kou Beiyue picked up a banknote and wrote down the plan.

Therefore, the person Zhang Yuanqing is staring at should be best not used, or used to confuse the other party.

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After a few rounds of bidding, the Legion Puppet was auctioned off for a high price of 80 million, and was finally bought by a guy wearing a monkey mask with fierce eyes.

Dominator-level props, even if they are advanced, are still Dominator-quality props.

The auction begins.

The best ending is to kill him on the spot.

"Only I can do the thing of expelling the dream, I can use the Four-Mirror to create an avatar...The Eighth Elder is dealt with by me, jojo man, Deng Jingguo, and the Lord of the Relief Society.

As his thoughts turned, he suddenly realized that his competitors had not been raising prices. He looked around blankly and found that the eight competitors had put their signs on the table.

......

Almost all of the The Way of the Extraordinary at the bottom level are anticipating a great chaos to come. Once order collapses, the banknotes of human society will become waste paper.

The seventh round of bidding began, and the Illusionist controlled the irritability in his heart very well and raised his sign for the last time:

Otherwise, there are billions of creatures in the world, how can one see through every creature?

In "micro-operations", Star Gazing can clearly see the fate of a specific person, but there is a limitation, which is that the Star Gazer must have an extremely deep causal entanglement with the target.

"Now, whether it's the official or the free camp, everyone is trying their best to spend money and exchange it for resources such as props, materials, and consumables. You are just the opposite, can I ask why?"

Then, activate the Night Wanderer skill and enter stealth.

The Magic Eye Heavenly King captured a Dream Weaver, said to be a subordinate of the Eighth Elder of the Southern Faction.

Zhang Yuanqing locked on an Illusionist from the Southern Faction through Renxuemantou's channels and contacts. The Illusionist was active in a certain prefecture-level city in Jiangnan Province.

The two locked onto the district where the Illusionist lived, worried about alerting the enemy, so they didn't dare to further confirm the house number.

In this case, the future displayed by the River of Destiny is blurry and unclear. Even a demigod cannot see it clearly, because human thoughts are constantly being generated.

But two thoughts may not be put into action, so the future will not have Kou Beiyue's behavior of being Lao Wang.

For example, Kou Beiyue saw that the young woman downstairs was very attractive in the morning, and she looked very moist. At this time, he had the idea of blasphemy in his heart. At noon, he saw that the aunt downstairs was still charming and looked very hungry and easy to attack, and he still had the idea of blasphemy in his heart.

It is the rational choice to exchange money for resources as soon as possible while banknotes still have purchasing power.

The bidders orderly received the auctioned items under Lian Bayue's leadership.

During the moral value disappearance incident, I controlled the staff of a local bank and looted the gold and cash from the vault. I have been shopping like crazy in the black market recently and bought a lot of valuable materials and consumables.

——The leftmost seat in the last row.

"Zhang Yuanqing is a member of Wuhen Hotel and has a cause and effect with Ling Tuo. The Illusionist he is staring at can be given up..."

"This set of mechanical legions has a starting price of 20 million, with each bid being no less than 700,000."

I sensed the other eight bidders again. Two of them also showed slight relaxation, meaning that their financial resources were running out, but they could still persist for a few rounds. The last one was full of confidence and had stable emotions.

Applause and cheers rose and fell.