Chapter 244: The auction ends, the assessment begins
"The bidding begins below, the base price of 'Rare Fire' is 100 million stars..."
As the auction officially began, all the big bosses hiding behind the scenes couldn't sit still and immediately began to increase the price.
"One hundred and ten million stars."
"One hundred and fifty-five thousand stars."
"Twenty million stars."
"Three hundred million stars."
The atmosphere at the scene reached its peak, and countless people went crazy and started to increase their prices.
Anyone who knows "rare fire" will know the value of having "rare fire".
Anyone with a good reputation is eager to get this "rare fire".
In fact, if this was not a magic association, some people would be unable to resist and rob it directly.
Auction prices have skyrocketed.
Soon, the price soared to "one billion stars."
Up to now, there are still many people bidding, and they all seem to be red-eyed and don't take money seriously at all.
Cai Die in the private room was excited by this atmosphere at first, but gradually, she felt an aura of desolation from this kind of bidding.
"Lin Xi!"
Cai Die looked at Lin Xi uneasily.
Lin Xi smiled at her, as if he knew what she was worried about, and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, the 'Magic Association' has already made complete preparations."
"Lin Xi, what high price do you think this 'rare fire' can fetch?"
Cai Die deliberately found a topic. Through the window, she could see the restlessness of the crowd outside.
Many people seemed to want to get closer and have a closer look at the "Thin Fire" style.
"have no idea!"
Lin Xi said three words lightly, narrowed her eyes slightly, and released her detection ability.
The bidding outside is still going on, and the price is very tight.
"Lin Xi?"
Caidi couldn't help but call out when she saw Lin Xi suddenly standing up from her seat.
“I still don’t know how to use this bidder.”
As Lin Xi spoke, she clicked randomly on the bidder.
Soon, the pressed bidding price was successfully released.
Caidi and the others were all frightened when they saw the price Lin Xi quoted.
"Five...five billion stars!"
When Cai Die reported this number, her voice had an obvious stutter.
Oh my God!
Five billion stars is equivalent to the wealth of a large family.
“This kind of bidder is really convenient!”
Lin Xi, the instigator, smiled indifferently, not even realizing what a crazy thing he had done.
"Lin Xi, you...did you press the wrong button just now?"
The pores all over Cai Die's body were tense.
She knew very well that Lin Xi could not own "five billion stars". Even if the items previously auctioned were added up, there were not even five billion stars.
If you take a photo of a product but can't get the money back, that's a very fatal thing.
If one person doesn't do it right, he may even be wanted by the entire "Magic Association".
"It's not a mistake. I just wanted to give it a try."
Lin Xi answered heartlessly.
Unexpectedly, what he just tried made the atmosphere in the whole room tense.
Cai Die and others immediately went to see the auction outside the window.
They remembered clearly that when Lin Xi did not click randomly, the bidding price outside only reached 1.5 billion stars. Now it has suddenly increased to 5 billion stars. How will the people outside react?
Through the crystal window, you can see many people raising their heads and looking at their private room.
The place was deathly quiet.
Seeing this result, Cai Die's heart was in her throat:
It's over, it's over, how can I communicate with the "Magic Association" later?
Every second that passes is so long.
finally--
Someone is bidding.
"Fifty-one billion stars!"
When the price was announced, Cadie and the others obviously breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, someone finally took over.
That moment just now was like walking through hell, and their emotions were so high and low that their heartbeats are still beating at a super fast rate to this day.
"Lin Xi, please stop pressing random buttons. If...if you get photographed by us, you'll be in trouble."
Cai Die sounded a reminder.
Lin Xi smiled and walked back to her seat.
The operation he just performed was not random. He just added a boost to the auction based on the results he detected.
The previous price surge only increased by tens of millions of stars, but now, the price increase has been in units of "hundred million".
"Fifty-eight billion stars!"
"Fifty-nine billion stars!"
"Six billion stars!"
"..."
I have to admit that there are so many rich people in this city!
In another private room, a woman named "Yilin" was sitting on a chair with an angry expression. Her long nails almost tore the red robe on her body into pieces.
hateful!
How abominable!
That is obviously her "rare fire"!
But now, she can only watch other people bidding!
The bidding price has exceeded 6 billion stars, and even her grandfather cannot afford such a large amount of money.
In other words, that "rare fire" has completely missed her.
It's all that green boy's fault. If he hadn't competed with me, I would have bought the lamp long ago.
"Grandpa, think of a solution quickly!"
Yilin looked anxious. As a magician with the attribute of fire, she knew very well that if she could absorb and refine a rare fire, she would definitely become the greatest magician in the empire.
"Hey, if you miss it, you just missed it."
As a four-star old man, there is nothing he can do at this moment.
This is an auction, and even if his identity has some influence in the "Magic Association", nothing can be changed.
"That should obviously be mine! Grandpa, go find out who sent the photo. I must settle the score with that boy."
The woman was furious, and the more she spoke, the angrier she became.
In another private room, someone was also complaining.
"Damn it, why do they still have to increase the price? Grandpa, why don't we increase the price more?"
The girl in pink skirt stood on the bidder and said excitedly.
"Ali, you must take a picture of that 'Thin Fire' plant."
The old man has never been so excited as at this moment.
For a weapon refiner, "thin fire" has a fatal attraction.
The old man now no longer had the intention to study the precious phantoms he had just taken, but instead stared passionately at the lotus-shaped white flames.
I never expected that I would encounter "rare fire" at such an "auction".
"Grandpa, someone has increased the price again. The competition is so fierce. Do we have enough money?" the girl in pink skirt asked worriedly.
They spent a lot of money in the previous auction.
"At any cost, we must photograph the 'Thin Fire'."
The old man's breathing was rapid, and he had already begun to imagine that if he could master the energy of "thin fire", then many of his research problems would be easily solved.
"Eight...eight billion stars, grandpa, we are going to run out of money..."
The girl in pink skirt suddenly raised her voice.
"Ali, go contact your father and the others..." the old man said anxiously.
"It's too late."
The girl in the pink skirt was so anxious that she felt the embarrassment of not having enough money for the first time.
Finally, the auction price outside exceeded the limit they could bear. Even if they didn't want to give up, they had no choice.
In the end, the final price of Thin Fire was set at 11 billion stars.
It is estimated that not many people would have thought that the person who finally took the photo of this thin fire was actually the "Magic Association".
Comparing financial resources with the Magic Association, no wonder those people were defeated.
The most important thing for the "Magic Association" is money!
Not to mention the distance, just take the "Star Assessment" that will be held tomorrow as an example, it can bring unimaginable income to the "Magic Association".
This is only a one-star assessment. If it is a two-star or even higher-star assessment, the funds earned from it will be even more terrifying.
What's more, the "Magic Association" also has many means and ways to make money.
"Lin Xi, I feel like I'm dreaming!"
Cai Die, who successfully obtained the funds, looked excited.
After the auction ended, the "Magic Association" paid the proceeds from the auction.
Although Cai Die's income was far from comparable to Lin Xi's, she just couldn't hold back her excitement.
"It's getting late, go to bed early, there will be an assessment tomorrow."
Lin Xi looked indifferent. Just as he thought at first, all he got at the end of the auction was just a series of numbers.
However, there is no shortage of money for the time being!
Lin Xi decided that after the "star assessment" was over, she would pick a magic path and then go directly to the "Sleeping Forest".
Early the next morning, magicians who signed up for the assessment gathered in the hall of the Magic Association.
Most of these magicians are young people.
When Lin Xi and others came out of the room, the excitement in the hall was a bit jarring.
Some people were talking about the exam questions that were about to be announced, and some were talking about what happened at the auction last night.
"It seems there are many competitors!"
Lin Xi glanced across the hall and said with a half-smile.
It wasn't that he was arrogant, he didn't take anyone present seriously.
The so-called "one-star assessment" is just a formality for him.
"Look, it's out, the announcement is out."
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the scene.
It turns out that the staff of the Magic Association announced the contents and rules of the "Star Assessment".
In addition to the bulletin board and the magical image projection above the hall, everyone knew about the assessment at the first time.
The assessment is divided into three parts and will be completed within one day.
The first assessment topic is: Resist coercion!
The topic of the second assessment is: Control Warcraft!
The topic of the third assessment is: Confrontation!
According to the announcement, all three assessments will be held in the Magic Association, and everyone still has one hour to prepare.
As soon as the announcement came out, the already lively hall was like boiling water and became even more lively.
"This announcement reminds me of Taimo Lake. Now I'm starting to get nervous."
Cadie followed the example of other magicians and took out her magic wand.
"If I guess correctly, this assessment will be related to 'mental coercion', and the third assessment may be a battle between assessors."
Monroe said after a moment of silence.
"Ah? There is also a battle between magicians!"
Cai Die looked at Lin Xi subconsciously. If she was unfortunate enough to be chosen to fight against Lin Xi, the result could be imagined.
Lin Xi seemed to see what she was thinking, and joked with a smile: "You have to make sure to persist until the third assessment!"
The announcement made it very clear that the first two tests were an elimination process, and I don’t know how many magicians survived the third test.
"Lin Xi, I'm already nervous enough now!"
Cai Die curled her lips with a depressed expression on her face.
She was already very nervous, and now she was even less confident.
"Go and eat. Once you're full, you won't be nervous anymore." Lin Xi said with a smile.
Except for Lin Xi, no one else had any appetite at all.
Cai Die and Meng Luo wanted to collect some information for the assessment, so they did not follow Lin Xitong to have breakfast.
While Lin Xi was eating and drinking, the "one-star assessment" finally began.
There is a special canteen in the Magic Association. Before Lin Xi had finished eating, he heard some complaints.
"Damn it, this time the test is even more difficult. Who can withstand that kind of pressure?"
"I'm just shy of passing the first item!"
"If I had known this, I wouldn't have applied for it."
"Just wait and see, this first item is so difficult, I don't know how the next two tests will go!"
"..."
One after another, magicians came here to have breakfast angrily.
It is not difficult to guess from what they talked about that they were all eliminated in the first assessment.
"Lin Xi Lin Xi!" A voice came from Ye Ye.
"Lin Xi Lin Xi, the assessment has started, and many people are queuing up." Ye Ye is a little guy who loves to join in the fun.
Lin Xi swallowed the food in her mouth slowly and asked curiously: "Have you seen it inside?"
"I went in, but Ye Chen insisted on dragging me out." Ye Ye complained angrily.
Lin Xi quickly put down the bowl in his hand. He finally finished his breakfast.
"What happened?" Lin Xi looked at Ye Chen who was flying over with a cold face.
"The magic restriction inside was almost triggered." Yechen answered simply.
If the magic ban is triggered, then the assessment will most likely be suspended.
In order to prevent anyone from cheating, the Magic Association has made sufficient preparations, and the formations arranged internally are even more interlocking.
"Yeye, don't be too naughty." Lin Xi warned with a smile.
Ye Ye gnawed on the red apple on the table and said something in a confused voice.
When Lin Xi arrived at the entrance to the examination, there were not many people waiting there.
Since this "star assessment" will end within one day, each assessment has a time limit.
"Your Excellency, hurry in!"
After finding out Lin Xi's identity and assessment certificate, the staff hurriedly said.
Lin Xi nodded, and then walked into the door of the first assessment calmly.
The assessment content of the first item is very simple, as long as you successfully pass through the internal corridor and reach the other end.
In the corridor paved with red carpet, the atmosphere was extremely strange.
Lin Xi walked forward leisurely. The mental pressure condensed by the formation gathered from all directions. The further inside, the stronger this pressure became.
"Ah~~"
As I was walking, a shout suddenly came from the front.
Immediately afterwards, a mentally disturbed man ran over from the front and ran out like crazy.
Lin Xi walked forward for a while and found that there were many magicians scattered in front of her.
They couldn't stand the mental pressure and couldn't even get out.
"I don't want to take the test anymore!"
A familiar voice suddenly came from the front, and Lin Xi was stunned. He actually saw Cai Die running over from the front with a look of fear on his face.