Chapter 198: Meeting Ye Xiao Again at the Auction
Early the next morning, Li Qing left the residence hotel on a frigate and headed to one of the many star cities surrounding the planet. There was a large-scale auction today, and he had already signed up.
Li Qing's Black Hawk frigate is extremely rare in Zutar, but it is very common here. It seems that they like all kinds of modifications here, and there are all kinds of strangely modified frigates everywhere.
It's not necessarily a modification for combat effectiveness, many of them are simply modified to make them look more handsome and personalized.
The frigate anchored at the Star City anchorage. After entering Star City, it took the unmanned aerial vehicle and navigated directly to the destination.
This is a very professional large-scale auction house. It is not owned by any chamber of commerce. It is a military industry and can be rented by any chamber of commerce to hold auctions.
Li Qing entered the venue. The three-story auction hall, which can accommodate several thousand people, was already about 30% full. At the same time, a large number of players were entering continuously.
I randomly found a seat near the front and sat down. There were no real-name seats here, so I wanted to sit in the front first.
There is a projector in front of the seat, which opens to reveal a light screen, which displays the organizer and auction item information of this auction.
The organizer is called West Lake Trading Group. I have never heard of it, but the value of the auction items is quite high, and the first item is what he needs.
Third-generation plasma launcher (mother chip): This is a powerful anti-armor plasma weapon.
Li Qing's fleet is rarely equipped with this kind of weapon, because although the plasma cannon has a damage bonus correction of up to 100% against armor and a 75% damage bonus correction against the hull, it is restrained by the energy shield, with a -75
% shield damage nerf correction.
But use less and use less, you can’t live without it.
The starting price for this mother chip is 1,000 billion star dollars, and the starting price for each auction is no less than 10 billion star dollars.
Generally speaking, you can tell the specifications of an auction just by looking at the first lot. Now Li Qing can be sure that the specifications of this auction should be quite high.
As he expected, although the ordinary lots in the back were not as good as the first one, most of them were very good. It felt like they were being auctioned on the black market. The lots were all related to the military, and the quality was better than those in the black market.
A set of hundreds of battleship blueprints can be shot at any time.
Either it is a set of blueprints for tens of thousands of frigates, all of which are complete sets of ships plus weapons and accessories.
Or they can be sold directly as a batch of finished warships. Some even help you match clone crew members and senior crew captains, and then you can bring them back after buying them and handing them over.
See below in one breath until the finale.
There are five pieces in total. The first piece is a finished flagship aircraft carrier. All 360,000 fifth-generation Deep Space Ghost fighter jets are equipped with all the crew members in place. You can go into battle after buying it.
But after Li Qing saw that the starting price was as high as 10 trillion, and each increase in price was no less than 10 billion, he wisely gave up the idea.
Obviously, this is the normal market price of the flagship, and the price of the flagship at the outpost is abnormal.
Fortunately, the price of the flagship is quite outrageous, but the prices of other types of battleships are quite normal. The market price of a finished battleship is still about 75 billion.
Think about it normally. According to Zutar's situation, the cost of a bare-bone dreadnought is only about 250 billion. If it is a complete set, excluding those expensive rare and powerful accessories, the total cost is only about 1.25 trillion. The aircraft carrier
To equip a full fleet of 360,000 fifth-generation Deep Space Ghost fighter jets, they are much more expensive than a dreadnought, about three trillion.
The price of these approximately 40 battleships is equivalent to that of a flagship aircraft carrier fully equipped with fighter aircraft, which is obviously unreasonable.
It can only be said that this is a preferential treatment for the pioneers.
Think about how the blueprints of two flagships were auctioned for trillions on the black market. I thought it was outrageous at first, but now it seems that they are actually normal prices.
The second finale is a blueprint of a fearless flagship, with the starting price being the same as that of an aircraft carrier.
The third item turned out to be a fifth-generation frigate mother chip. I don’t know where it came from. Anyway, the starting price was as high as 10 trillion yuan, and each increase in price was no less than 10 billion star yuan.
Li Qing cannot comment on this price.
At first, what he purchased was just a second-generation frigate mother chip, which cost nearly five trillion stars. Now this is a fifth-generation mother chip, and the starting price of 100,000 is not outrageous.
Even though it seemed easy for him to upgrade the mother chip, that was because he had a bunch of famous Servant of Light scientists and an Immortal Star Negator working together, so it was fast.
If you switch to a scientific research team from another team and try to study it, it will be appallingly slow.
Unless you consume civilization points to increase the speed of scientific research, or use a large number of civilization points to force upgrades.
But the cost comes with consuming civilization points.
So... Li Qing is not planning to take this frigate mother chip.
Not to mention that he already has it, but the key is that the price of this thing will definitely be outrageous when it is sold later, and he will have to buy other things.
The fourth finale is a neutron light lance mother chip for the main gun of the battle line. The starting price is 20 trillion, and each increase in price is no less than 10 billion.
The fifth final item is an 11% original share of a living planet located more than a thousand light years north of Shanhaiguan. The starting price is 200 trillion, and each increase in price must not be less than 1 trillion.
"Outrageous!"
Li Qing checked the information with great interest. It was a large-scale legion that had seized a living planet. Now the leader of the legion was preparing to disband the legion and establish a territory. However, the shareholder who owned 11% of the original shares was not satisfied with the distribution plan of the legion master.
Since he was unable to resist the Legion Master, he simply threw his shares on the market to see if there would be a big boss who could withstand the pressure from the Legion Master to buy the shares.
Li Qing had no interest in it and just skipped to check out the last, grand finale, the King of Lots.
Then his mouth opened into an O shape.
91 points of civilization, starting price of 910 trillion, and each increase in price shall not be less than 1 trillion.
"Ah this..."
It was completely beyond his expectation that he could directly auction civilization points, and there were so many of them.
Li Qing himself only has 32 civilization points now.
There were originally two points, plus the 3 points each year for the five negative stars, a total of 15 points were accumulated last year.
There are 37 billion Orb people and 22.8 billion Cybertron humans, a total of 60 billion people, 6*3=18 points per year.
However, humans on Cybertron have only conquered it for less than a year, and they actually gained 15 points, which adds up to 32 civilization points.
Civilization points have a very wide range of functions. Creating regional channels is just a simple use. For major military lords, the main purpose of collecting civilization points everywhere is to promote technological upgrades, condense mother chips or upgrade mother chips, etc.
In addition, a large amount of civilization points are required for a lord to be promoted to Star Navy Lord.
Promoting Star Navy Lord to Star Sea Lord also requires a large amount of civilization points.
It is worth mentioning that humans on Cybertron have existed for more than seven thousand years, and theoretically should have accumulated a large number of civilization points, but these civilization points are not in the Cybertron Fortress, and he did not gain any civilization points after conquering it.
The reason is very simple. The real ruler of Cybertron is not those consortiums or groups, nor the sleeping Cybertron generals, but the sleeping Lord Senluo.
Therefore, in theory, if he can successfully inherit the legacy of Lord Senluo in the future, he can receive all the civilization points accumulated by the more than 20 billion people in the Cybertron Fortress over seven thousand years, at least nearly 20,000 points, which is enough for him to
Exchange your tone for two super technologies from the Star Negative Civilization.
"High-end is high-end, but it's too high-end."
Li Qing thought he was quite wealthy with nearly 50 trillion in cash and over 150 billion in materials, but he didn't expect that he would learn a vivid lesson just after attending an auction.
Time passed slowly, and as the auction was approaching, the venue was slowly filling up, from about 30% at the beginning to about 80% to 90% when it was about to begin.
Not long after he heard a crisp sound, Li Qing raised his head, and a figure wrapped in psychic energy suddenly appeared at the auctioneer's position. The golden hammer in his hand gently tapped the golden gong and said loudly:
"Good morning, distinguished guests. On behalf of the West Lake Trading Group, I would like to welcome you to this month's auction. Without further ado, the auction will begin now."
With a wave of his hand, a long-legged beauty wearing a cheongsam that highlighted her exquisite figure came up with a crystal plate. She displayed a chip hanging on the plate in her hand to the left and right. The auctioneer stretched out his hand to signal and said in a deep voice:
"The first item to be auctioned is a third-generation plasma cannon mother chip. The starting price is one trillion yuan. Each bid will be no less than one hundred million yuan. It is auctioned now!"
Li Qing picked up the sign next to him and entered the numbers on it. He was about to bid when he heard someone bidding faster:
"Okay, there is a gentleman offering 2 trillion yuan!"
I was speechless for a moment and re-entered the price on the sign. Just as I entered the first and last characters, I heard the auctioneer shout:
"Very good, Mr. No. 784 bids 3 trillion."
.....
He clicked the sign and prepared to wait.
As he expected, there were bids one after another, and soon the price reached more than 5 trillion. The bidding became less crazy and began to slow down, and the price increases were not as exaggerated as before.
At this time, he picked up the sign again, filled in a price, and raised it. The auctioneer who was looking in all directions immediately pointed at him and said:
"Very good, Mr. No. 233 bids 5.5 trillion. It seems that this gentleman is very knowledgeable."
The next second someone immediately bid 6 trillion yuan.
The next second this price is quickly covered by another bid.
In just twenty seconds, the price climbed to over 7 trillion.
"Why are so many people fighting?"
Li Jingtun pinched his knuckles in annoyance and whispered to his subordinates:
"Immediately give out 10 trillion!"
When the subordinates listened to the order to report, they heard the auctioneer's passionate voice shouting:
"The gentleman in box number 15 bids 10 trillion!"
After this bid, no one said anything for five seconds. After five seconds, there were some whispers, but no one continued to bid.
This price has already exceeded the last price of the same mother chip.
At the same time, the black curtain wall outside Box 15 opened, revealing Li Jingtun and his men sitting inside. Many people immediately recognized him:
"It's Li Jingtun, the industrial director of the Raging Thunder Legion."
At this time, a young man in the No. 7 box who was sitting quietly and checking the light curtain in front of him paused when he heard the sound outside. He looked up and looked at the middle-aged man in the chair and asked:
"Brother, where does this Li Jingtun come from?"
The middle-aged man thought for a while and said:
"I heard that he is a direct descendant of the Li family in Qinghe."
The young man frowned, moved his fingers to the long silver hair hanging by his ears, showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and whispered:
"Brother, it seems we don't have the plasma cannon mother chip, right?"
The middle-aged man nodded and said:
"Indeed, there are none, but plasma cannons are not used frequently and are not included in our auction plan."
"Then offer a price."
"Do you have a grudge against the Raging Thunder Legion?"
"No, I just have some grudges with the Qinghe Li family."
The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment and said:
"The relationship between our Sky Strike and Raging Thunder is pretty good."
Ye Xiao smiled slightly and said:
"We also need this, so it's normal to pay a first-hand price."
Ye Lingfeng thought about it and said:
"I'll just make one bid."
After he quoted a price and uploaded it, the auctioneer's voice soon came from outside:
"The price for box No. 7 is 11 trillion. Is there any higher price?"
Li Jingtun frowned when he heard the new bid. After thinking about it, he opened the communication and sent a question mark to someone. The person responded quickly:
"Sorry, we need this too, but don't worry, this is not in our budget. As long as you add another 100 million, I won't bid again."
Li Jingtun's expression softened and he replied:
"Thanks, let's have a meal when we're done..."
Before he finished speaking, a bid was suddenly heard from outside:
"Mr. No. 233 bids 12 trillion. It seems that this gentleman knows the goods. I wonder if there is anyone who bids higher."
Li Jing stood up and looked at the center of everyone's attention. He was stunned for a moment. He rubbed his eyes in surprise, thinking he had seen it wrong.
A few moments later, he sent a message to a name on his friends list that he didn't seem to have contacted yet.
Li Qing, who was sitting in his seat waiting for the auction to end, lowered his head and saw a name that was also beyond his expectation - Li Jingtun:
"Aren't you in the Zutar Star Territory? Why are you here?"
"The territory over there is on the right track. The Shata United Empire is gathering strength. It is estimated that there will be a large-scale war in three or four years. I will use these few years to make some money and buy some things to improve my strength."
"By the way, is your active area over here?"
Li Jingtun nodded:
"Yes, the Raging Thunder Legion I joined is just north of Shanhaiguan."
"Well....."
Silence fell next.
The two had met in the family before, and the relationship was still competitive. They were unfamiliar with each other and had nothing to talk about.
At this moment, Li Qing, who was feeling cold and thinking about how to persuade his cousin to withdraw from the bidding, suddenly raised his head and saw a familiar figure lying on the edge of one of the boxes above him, and subconsciously shouted:
"Ye Xiao? Why are you here?"
But Ye Xiao didn't respond at all, turned to Ye Lingfeng and said:
"Brother, do me a favor."
He turned around and pointed at Li Qing and said through gritted teeth:
"Next, no matter how much he offers, he will raise the price. I will beat him to death."
However, Ye Lingfeng looked at him like a fool and said:
"Are you stupid? Do I need to spend more than a trillion dollars just for a third-generation plasma projector?"
Ye Xiao pointed at Li Qing and said coldly:
"Do you know who he is? He is Li Qing, and he is the one who caused..."
Chapter completed!