Chapter 1169 - 1035: Whose Hands Will the Flowers Fall Into?

Chapter 1169: Chapter 1035: Whose Hands Will the Flowers Fall Into?

A base price of twenty billion, directly jumping to thirty billion at the start, is quite rare in such an event.

However, this price was quoted by Nutrient Injection, making Qu Jianlei a bit surprised.

He glanced at Nutrient Injection: Are you bidding on behalf of the Supreme behind you?

Nutrient Injection looked at him, spreading his hands, "Showing my determination to win, but I’ll only bid once."

Your Supreme is that poor? Qu Jianlei was stunned for a moment, then realized.

"Are there other companions of yours in these rooms?"

Nutrient Injection smiled but did not answer.

Qu Jianlei didn’t care about this either, the power behind wanted to use his knowledge to determine if the item was worth bidding on.

What can I say? Although knowledge is priceless, this group of Nutrient Injection has indeed provided him with significant help.

In any case, he couldn’t afford it; rather than letting others benefit, it’s better to let his partners benefit.

However, despite Nutrient Injection only planning to bid once, this offer indeed intimidated the other VIPs.

Raising the price by half all at once, do you have a grudge against money?

In room 169, a burly man with a sinister expression snorted coldly, "Turns out there’s really money."

The Earth Attribute A-level next to him spoke, "Sir, should we raise the bid?"

"Don’t follow them in madness!" The burly man shook his head coldly, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"If they hadn’t stirred up trouble, we wouldn’t have spent four hundred eighty-five billion to buy that spherical treasure."

Although he bought the Sword Pill, he had some harsh words during the bidding, but also felt he spent too much.

So he attributed this grievance to room 112, otherwise, why be so resentful?

Until the auctioneer called out "Three hundred billion for the first time...," someone continued bidding.

This increase was not high, only three hundred and five billion.

However, raising the bid in this manner clearly showed they weren’t planning to easily let go—just raise, I’ll follow.

But other VIPs did not wait for room 112 to raise the bid again; after a while, someone raised it to three hundred and fifteen billion.

Overall, the bidding for the Soul Suppressing Bell, after a sudden jump, entered a slow bidding phase.

The seven or eight bidders were not in a rush, and the whole process seemed calm, as is typical for flawed Dharma Artifact auctions.

However, even if it’s calm, one can’t stop the price from continuously rising.

Four hundred billion, five hundred one, six hundred billion... the thresholds were repeatedly broken.

Ultimately, in the voice of eight hundred ninety billion, someone offered nine hundred ninety-nine billion!

Adding one billion would match the base price of the finale treasure Inheritance Stone Scroll on the first day.

Nevertheless, no matter how much the auctioneer coaxed, no one continued bidding.

——A thousand billion-level and hundred billion-level treasures are different; jumping over a hundred billion displayed the bidder’s determination.

The exhausted VIPs did not wish to help others achieve the thousand billion-level target.

The final winner was room 117, and Qu Jianlei didn’t have a deep impression of that room.

He kind of wanted to ask Nutrient Injection if it was his companion’s room, but in the end, he thought better of it.

For treasures of this level, it’s best to keep their destinations a mystery, so why inquire?

For the auctions that followed, Qu Jianlei truly had no expectations and thus discussed with Nutrient Injection: Why don’t we leave?

Nutrient Injection was indeed astute, glancing at him, "Worried about being targeted? Let me arrange something first."

Ten minutes later, the two traversed the maze-like corridors and exited through an exit.

Not far from the exit, people gathered in groups of three or five.

These were supposed to be the attendants of the auction hall’s VIPs, waiting to escort their people out.

——The auction hall rooms were large, but entry spots were limited, so it was normal for some to wait outside.

But were there any people among them with ulterior motives? The answer was likely yes at nine out of ten.

As soon as Qu Jianlei and his partner stepped out, several gazes swept towards them, clearly with ill intentions.

This feeling was not as evident in the previous times but stood out now.

The reason was obvious: the main auction was the last session, and those lurking in the shadows had no need to wait anymore.

Qu Jianlei and his partner left early, possibly due to a lack of funds, not obliged to stay till the end.

But another possibility was they already got what they wanted and left while the Supreme’s main forces were still in the auction hall.

Obtaining what you want and leaving is normal; insistently watching until the end and the result might be "curiosity killed the cat."

Anyway, these people could ascertain that those leaving mid-way were basically not the strongest forces.

Therefore, they could attempt a robbery, even if they don’t get treasures, attendees must carry some money, right?

Qu Jianlei sensed this malice, involuntarily furrowing his brow, "Are you kidding me, where do they get the nerve?"

There’s a strong-weak division among the Supreme, what’s certain is those qualified to enter the main auction hall are stronger.

No one received an invitation to the auction, so why do they think they’re so strong?

——Even if you’re all Strong Supremes, are you not worried about hitting a brick wall?

Nutrient Injection knew what he was thinking and smiled slightly, "Men die for wealth, birds die for food, it’s not surprising."

Of course, these people definitely won’t dare to make a move at the auction’s exit, that would be a provocation to the auction.

But watching secretly is no problem.

However, soon, a large SUV drove over, emitting two Supreme auras from within.

One of the female Supremes even got out of the car and opened the door for Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Injection.

Then, the SUV sped away, leaving behind just a scattering of people at the exit.

There were discreet glances exchanged among the crowd, but it was clear that some were growing wary.

Using two Supremes just to pick someone up – it’s essential to find out how many Supremes the other side has, at the very least, right?

Qu Jianlei mused inside the car: Even leaving early is unsafe, what has happened to this society?

When they arrived at the warehouse, they found the Supreme from yesterday still at the entrance, guarding the Koros siblings.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but nod silently; confirming the purchase value of the Soul Suppressing Bell today seemed to have been a good decision.

After dropping the two off, the SUV didn’t even say a word and just turned around and left.

In Qu Jianlei’s view, this attitude was quite normal; Nutrient Injection may have significant energy, but is ultimately just an A-level.

Supremes can be ordered to help, but expecting them to fawn excessively is a bit much.

Even though the auction has ended now, he considered his mistake in appearing early and still asked a question.

"Should we leave now, or stay a few more days until things calm down?"

Nutrient Injection replied without a second thought, "It’s best to wait until things calm down; the situation from two days ago has not been resolved yet."

Just as Qu Jianlei was about to speak, he suddenly lifted his eyebrows, "You stay here first, I’m going out for a bit, remember to protect yourself."

After saying this, he mounted the motorcycle at the warehouse door and sped away.

It turns out that the Big Head Butterfly informed him that the team from Celestial Handle Star had arrived.

Qu Jianlei didn’t know why they had come at this time; could there have been an accident?

The Paranoid led four Supremes, along with Claire, Flower Scorpion, Zi Jiu Immortal, Celestial Sound, and Bentley; all of them came.

The 3344 ship was currently parked 8 million kilometers outside Dream Star, unable to teleport without a Teleportation Array Plate key from this planet.

Luckily, the starship controlled by Little Lake could send out small space relays, transmitting news of their arrival.

Qu Jianlei had set up three teleportation arrays on Dream Star, and upon arriving at one, he sent out the key at night.

Upon receiving the key, the 3344 ship would surely set up the teleportation array—Little Lake’s existence had already become an open secret among the team.

He was waiting for a reply; once confirmed, he could board the ship. Unexpectedly, after a while, a faint spatial ripple occurred beside him.

The space slightly distorted, revealing seven people and two Life Support Pods.

Qu Jianlei rubbed his forehead with slight annoyance, "Why did you all come down?"

Flower Scorpion and Bentley had teleported more than once, yet their faces still looked somewhat off.

No way, although the teleportation distance had increased somewhat, its side effects hadn’t diminished much.

However, Qu Jianlei wasn’t considering heavily investing in improvements in the short term—computing power is ultimately limited.

Anyway, the entire team only has three B-level members; once he plans to promote it throughout the Empire, it wouldn’t be too late to refine it.

The Paranoid’s spirit was quite good, "Such a lively event, we wanted to come and take a look too."

They heard from Qinghu upon returning that there was a Supremes’ auction, and the group couldn’t sit still.

Then the group utilized various connections to finally gather detailed information about the auction.

It didn’t matter if they couldn’t enter the main auction hall; they could at least check out the peripheral auctions, right?

They rushed here, only to find the auction venue had changed, causing a delay.

Once they confirmed the auction was being held on Dream Star, arriving late meant the main auction had just ended.

However, since they’d already arrived, it was said that although the main auction was over, the peripherals would continue for two more days, so they joined in for the fun.

Qu Jianlei shook his head with a laugh of disbelief, "I even said, don’t come down here, there’s been some trouble recently."

A mysterious organization was stirring things up, and their group nearly had no non-sensitive identities!

But although everyone came for fun, they were actually worried about him, which Qu Jianlei understood.

So he nodded, "Alright, it’s just as well that we’ll stay a few more days; let’s take a look."

With such a large group traveling, encountering inspections would definitely be an issue, so Qu Jianlei had no choice but to contact Nutrient Injection again.

Nutrient Injection did have significant energy, and before long, an aircraft descended, and he stepped out from inside.

Given the current strict checks on Dream Star, he still dared to fly in personally to pick up people, which spoke volumes.

Seeing the Paranoid’s people, he was slightly surprised, then naturally greeted, "Oh, all of you have come, my lords?"