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"There are more and more people coming. It seems that we have to hurry up and get a piece of land to build our own place."
Thinking that he already had three Titled Douluo and one Soul Douluo under his command, Ye Ling couldn't help but rub his brows.
Before, he had asked Du Bushi to find some civilian soul masters who possessed original martial souls and were worthy of training.
It's just that because I've been busy with a lot of things lately and Du Bu Si has been following me everywhere, this matter has not been implemented yet.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering the faction mission. ]
[Mission: Obtain a soul master academy of your own.]
[Reward: One Master Teacher Summoning Card.]
Hmm? The system prompt that followed made Ye Ling slightly stunned.
Get a soul master academy of your own?
In fact, Ye Ling had already had the idea of establishing a soul master academy.
After all, we can trust the most to employ the talents trained within our own college.
Just like Shrek Academy ten thousand years later.
Relying on the countless students who had studied in his academy, he had woven a huge network that encompassed the entire continent.
But Ye Ling was short-handed before, so this idea was put on hold for the time being.
Now that he has two more useful people under his command and the system task has been triggered, this matter must be planned carefully.
What's more, Kong Deming was summoned by Ye Ling using the Master Summoning Card.
"Master Du, I'll take you to meet someone later. I think you should be very excited."
Ye Ling looked at Du Bu Si standing aside and suddenly laughed.
"Who?"
Du Bu Si frowned and asked with some confusion.
In this era, is there anyone he knows?
Ye Ling smiled and did not answer Du Bu Si's question, but his eyes turned to the huge piece of glass in front of him.
"The auction is about to begin."
Du Bu Si thought about it but had no clue. He could only look at the auction table following Ye Ling's gaze in confusion.
I saw that the seats that were originally somewhat vacant were now all occupied.
Following the sound of a bell, the entire auction hall fell silent.
"Welcome everyone to our Tiandou Auction House."
A light curtain dropped down in the middle of the auction table, and a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes appeared on the table.
"Seven-ringed Soul Saint?"
Du Bu Si saw through the auctioneer's skills at a glance.
"Such a person is actually willing to host an auction? The Xu family has some background in the Tiandou Empire."
Ye Ling nodded casually. Of course, the Seven-Ring Soul Saint was nothing in his eyes.
But in some principalities, they can be regarded as high-level combat forces and are respected.
"I'm sure everyone knows the rules. Just press the button next to the seat and enter the number to join the auction."
Listening to the auctioneer's introduction on the stage, Ye Ling discovered an inconspicuous red button next to the sofa.
"Next is our auction house's appetizer, a storage soul guide!"
A stone platform suddenly rose next to the auctioneer, and on the platform was an exquisite necklace.
"This is a necklace-shaped storage soul guide with a volume of 20 square meters. Since it is the first auction item, there is no starting price!"
"For those of you who lack storage soul guides, don't let this opportunity slip by!"
The auctioneer was obviously a veteran in this field. With just a few words and without setting a starting price, he was able to stir up the atmosphere in the auction hall.
Storage soul guides are extremely convenient and practical, and they are extremely rare at a time when the technology to make storage soul guides has not yet been mastered.
Most of those who can participate in the auction are not short of money. Without setting a reserve price, bidding sounds will soon be heard one after another.
"This thing is worth tens of thousands of gold soul coins at most, and the price is about to break through 100,000 now."
Looking at the numbers jumping on the screen, Ye Ling sighed slightly.
Humans are really creatures that are easily influenced by the environment.
But as the auctioneer said, the first item is just an appetizer.
Ye Ling leaned against the soft sofa, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his right hand tapped on the armrest of the sofa from time to time.
In the end, this storage soul guide was sold for a price of 150,000.
As the auction continued, the atmosphere in the auction hall became more and more heated. The quality of the items being auctioned became higher and higher, but they were all vulgar and not worthy of Ye Ling's attention.
"The next item is a huge gem, a gem big enough to make any lady or noblewoman dizzy!!"
After selling a long sword inlaid with several gems and made by a master craftsman himself at a high price, a look of fatigue flashed across the auctioneer's face.
But under his instructions, a huge sapphire that was more than two or three meters wide and more than one person tall was lifted up.
There are some star patterns on the sapphire, which sparkle with brilliant colors under the light.
Everyone in the audience was stunned. This was indeed a huge sapphire.
But it's too big!
"As you can see, this is a huge gem mined from a single mine. Its value is inestimable!"
"The starting price is 500,000 Gold Soul Coins. Don't miss it if you're interested!"
The moment he saw the huge sapphire, Ye Ling jumped up from the sofa.
What the hell is this sapphire? This thing is star sapphire!
He has also been learning about soul guides with Kong Deming, and has gained a better understanding of some rare metals.
Star sapphire is an extremely rare space metal material!
It is said that every cubic centimeter can create one cubic meter of independent space.
This huge star sapphire in front of us is at least two or three cubic meters, and its value is simply inestimable.
"You can really find bargains at auctions!"
Ye Ling stared at the starlight sapphire on the stage with shining eyes. 500,000 gold soul coins could be considered a bargain.
With almost no hesitation, Ye Ling pressed the bidding button the moment the auctioneer made the offer.
When everyone in the auction hall saw that it was the top box that offered the price, they all wisely gave up the idea of competing.
It's so funny.
Apart from the Spirit Hall, only the royal family, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Butian Pavilion can enjoy the top box treatment.
The financial backer behind this auction is the royal family, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect has its own fixed box.
Then it goes without saying who made the offer.
He was a ruthless man who dared to blackmail even the Titled Douluo Elder of the Spirit Hall. How could a bunch of parasites dare to offend him?
"Five hundred thousand gold soul coins once."
…
"make a deal!"
"Congratulations to the guest in Box 1 for successfully bidding on this huge sapphire."
The auctioneer's face twitched violently twice.
But he still forced a smile and congratulated her.
"Old Du, it seems that you have intimidated them quite a bit."
Seeing that no one was competing with him, Ye Ling couldn't help but feel in a good mood.
"Isn't this thing just a larger sapphire?"
"Is it worth spending half a million dollars on this?"
Du Bu Si was a little puzzled by Ye Ling's behavior.
"And if you really want it, then whoever takes the photo, we can just kill them and steal the goods, right?"
Ye Ling was choked.
This approach is very poisonous and yet it is not lethal.
In the original novel, their Benti Sect also sneaked into Mingde Hall and wanted to steal the Fengshen Platform where the Snow Emperor was sealed.
"Old Du, our Butian Pavilion is a legitimate sect, please stop thinking about murder, robbery and other such things!"
After a pause, Ye Ling added another sentence.
"Even if we really want to kill people and rob, we have to wait until there is no one around."
"I don't even want to talk about you about the matter between the two Douluo Jue and Gui of the Spirit Hall. You were clearly robbing!"
"Bah, if I hadn't gotten some pocket money from them, would you have been able to take the photo of that ball of sapphire just now?"
The two were still bickering, but the auction on the stage continued.
"The items to be auctioned next are produced by the Butian Pavilion and have been authoritatively tested by our auction house."
"You need at least five rings of strength to use it, but as long as it hits, it can kill a six-ring Soul Emperor, or even severely damage a seven-ring Soul Saint!"
"According to the Butian Pavilion, this item is a fifth-level soul guide device, called: Destroyer Hand Cannon!"