The auction system of the Killing Game went online together with the plaza and the mall.

Players could pay a commission to entrust the equipment they wanted to auction to the auction house.

They could add information tags to the equipment (such as artifact, perfect-grade item, skill scroll), and set a starting price and a buyout price, the latter being higher than the former.

When an auction was initiated, other players who followed the corresponding item information tags would receive a text message from the auction house.

Players with purchase intentions needed to enter the game plaza to participate in the auction.

When the auction started, if a player bought it out at the buyout price first, the auction would end directly.

If there was no buyout buyer, the normal auction process would begin—the auction system of the Killing Game was mandatory.

If there were not enough game coins in the inventory, the player would automatically lose the qualification to bid.

Forced transfer of payment after the auction was completed, with both money and goods being cleared.

Malicious bidding behavior would be punished by the system.

The commission would not be refunded if the auction failed.

These rules ensured the fairness of the auction to the greatest extent.

For this reason, a group of resellers was born, specializing in staying in the plaza, staring at the recently listed products in the auction house for twenty-four hours a day.

Relying on their insight, information channels, and inventory currency, they specialized in acquiring equipment and props that were undervalued by the sellers.

Buying low and selling high.

However, most of these people were individual retailers—all extraordinary items had system descriptions, and it was rare for owners to seriously underestimate the value.

The auction price was also relatively reasonable.

Reselling did not make much money.

They were considered low-level versions of high-level brokers like Mule.

"Are there perfect-grade props being put up for auction?"

Li Ang narrowed his eyes. As the major competition approached, the drop rate of perfect-grade equipment was higher than before, but it was still the private property of medium and large organizations and high-level players.

It was rarely put up for auction.

Unless the conditions for using the prop were too harsh, or the prop itself really had major flaws.

Due to the restrictions of the auction house rules, the auctioneer had to indicate the flaws of the auctioned item.

Li Ang carefully read the item description and found that this [Cthulhu Figurine Clay] indeed had many problems.

First of all, as a perfect-grade magic prop, it was called clay but was not clay.

It looked soft like plasticine, but was actually extremely strong.

Unaffected by ordinary objects, only divine power could change its shape—that is to say, the user must possess divine power.

Secondly, the description [Molding the clay into the appearance of a certain divine existence will establish a remote connection with it] implied that the equipment had extremely high requirements for the user's accuracy in applying divine power.

If the clay could not be molded vividly, it was very likely that this perfect-grade prop would be a waste of time.

Again, the description [What you hope for is often very different from what you get] implied that even if it was molded exactly the same, it might not really be able to summon that deity—the Association's books had long since lost the sighting records of genuine deities.

What was forcibly summoned might be some strange and evil existence...

These negative factors were probably the fundamental reason why the [Cthulhu Figurine Clay] was thrown into the auction house by its owner and sold at a low price.

Li Ang quickly figured out all of this.

The auction time for the figurine clay was in twenty minutes, the starting price was 7,000 game coins, and the minimum bid was 50 game coins.

The buyout price was 10,000 game coins—which was about the market price. It seemed that the auctioneer was a high-level lone wolf, and was short of money recently.

After all, if it was a medium or large organization, there was no need to rush to sell a perfect-grade prop with potential in some aspect, and it could be put in the warehouse for future needs.

Even if they did not use it themselves, they could not let it fall into the hands of competitors.

Only lone wolves would try to make money and turn every game coin into immediate combat power.

"Game coins... it's actually not expensive,"

Li Ang frowned slightly, "If this prop is really as I imagined, its value to me is far more than 10,000 game coins."

Unfortunately, the auction house prohibited the client from contacting the bidders privately.

Otherwise, if he could find some time to talk, he could get a friendly discount.

Li Ang made up his mind, found a chair in the mall and sat down. When the auction time came, he instantly clicked the confirm button.

He directly bought the [Cthulhu Figurine Clay] at a price of 10,000 game coins.

?!

At the moment Li Ang bid for the item,

Several players in different locations in the plaza showed surprised expressions on their faces.

They were all very interested in this prop and intended to participate in the auction.

But they never expected that someone would be so generous, without even blinking an eye, to bid for this expensive item with great flaws at 10,000 game coins.

Who could it be?

The highest player on the personal combat power list was only Lv26. Logically speaking, he had not yet reached the level of pursuing the power of the gods.

Even some secret societies that worshiped unpopular primitive gods would not be stupid enough to use a clay to communicate with the gods in their hearts—the name of this equipment had the word [Cthulhu].

What was summoned was probably not the original owner, or even a benign existence.

Northeast corner of the plaza, Michelin three-star luxury restaurant, private room.

The witch from the Syndicate organization placed her hands on the table, her fingers crossed, and her back of her hand propped up her chin.

She ignored the exquisite food on the table, her expression solemn, and slowly said: "It was snatched away, that clay."

"Eh?"

The gray and white cat in front of the witch's table raised his head in surprise, with a small dried fish in his mouth, "Someone bought it out at the buyout price?"

The witch nodded and said lightly: "Yes."

"How could this happen?"

The gray and white cat player named [Miao Miao Tou] tilted his head, licked the fur on the back of his front paws, and said with doubt: "There are only a few players with divinity in the world, all of whom are famous and belong to medium and large organizations.

Only they have the strength to use clay.

But the reason is not sufficient.

They are not you. You happen to have mastered the three skills of [Steel Reason], [Advanced Understanding of Languages], and [Divine Forbidden Art].

Able to communicate with low-level demigods or godspawn.

Even to some extent, to enslave and command the latter.

What do they want this Cthulhu Figurine Clay for?"

"I don't know."

The witch shook her head gently, her eyes flashing with solemn light, "However, the person who can preemptively buy this thing at a buyout price must be very strong."

The buyout auction system seems fair, open, and just.

In fact, it is a severe competition that tests hand speed, brain speed, and sensitivity to time.

When multiple bidders want to buy a product at a buyout price,

Whoever chooses the confirm button first after the time limit arrives,

Will be able to buy the target product.

The overall difficulty is several times harder than winning against a robot in a red envelope grabbing competition in a QQ group.

Who could it be?