The two subordinates were still too few. In the following time, Gu Yao gradually found more young people with outstanding potential.
In fact, there are many talented people throughout the continent. Even in slums or orphans, there are also such children. They just lost the opportunity to get ahead because of their humble background.
Xiaoyao Sect's selection criteria for disciples are strict and demanding, and the fortune-telling skills passed down from generation to generation are extremely good. As the quasi-sect leader, Gu Yao has also been cultivated with a vicious vision. He is like Bole, sifting out the dregs.
Bits of sparkling gold.
After a series of selections, a total of hundreds of children with good qualities were fortunate enough to be favored by him. Then Gu Yao set up many tests and observed them for a period of time. Among them, he classified them as those with good physical fitness, excellent intelligence, tough will, and amazing perseverance.
The ten children, who were loyal and obedient and had no ambitions, decided to join the planning camp.
Carefully selected, among the ten children who best meet the requirements, there are seven boys and three girls, ranging in age from fourteen to sixteen years old. Together with Avril and Vic, there are twelve people in total, which is exactly in line with the current forces in the mainland.
It conforms to the usual formation of a small team of twelve.
The power of the twelve people is still very limited, but they will become hens that can lay eggs, bringing more power.
If you recruit too many people at once, even a hundred, and teach them at the same time, Gu Yao will be very tired. The way of teaching in a large group is similar to that of college life. You will always lose sight of one thing and lose the other, and it will be difficult to guarantee the quality.
Therefore, Gu Yao's plan is to cultivate twelve people first. When they grow to a certain level, they can replace him and each of them will cultivate a team of twelve people, thus doubling the number of available talents.
After twelve was doubled, it was already one hundred and forty-four. Adding the original twelve people, the total number was one hundred and fifty-six.
What if it is doubled again?
After a little calculation, the answer is astonishing. It can be said to be huge, reaching tens of thousands!
Of course, the calculation is very simple. But Gu Yao is not naive enough to think that his ability is enough to manage the power of ten thousand people.
His current foundation is still very weak, and once it becomes a group of ten thousand people, it will inevitably attract the attention of other forces in the mainland. New forces are always easily stifled, and it is hard to say whether they will cause any trouble.
Therefore, he felt that a group of more than 100 to 50 dead soldiers was more appropriate for the time being. It would be better to have fewer than too many dead soldiers. If these dead soldiers were all elites, they would be able to play a big role if they were gathered together. Gu Yao had even given the group a name.
----Storm Guard.
I hope that they are all brave warriors who can sweep away the obstacles in front of them like a storm.
The one hundred and fifty-six dead men were only an imaginary prospect in ancient times. Now he only has twelve of them.
Among them, Avril's sister and brother, who have the highest quality, naturally became the captain and deputy captain of this team.
The other children who were eliminated were also divided into two parts. One part received a sum of money and left happily. The other part of the children who were mature and shrewd but lacked perseverance were left behind because Gu Yao found a new plan.
And these kids will be a very useful resource.
But before executing the new plan, he must first make some preparations.
The auction house in the underground city is the largest auction house in the entire continent.
The big here refers not only to the size, but also to the value of the auction items.
Even if an auction house is large in area, if it only auctions small items of limited value, then it will never be considered a successful auction house.
Therefore, the reputation of the auction house is directly linked to the auction items.
In the main plane of the mainland, even if the client's items are of high value, whether the auction house dares to accept them is still a question.
Many of the treasures are black goods of unknown origin. They may have been obtained through robbery or even murder. If the auction house accepts the entrustment, it may offend the original owner.
Due to various reasons, the backgrounds of items in the main plane auction venues are mostly clean. As a result, the value is also very average, at least not attractive to those powerful people who are eager to obtain real treasures.
But the auction house in the underground city is different. This is a four-no-no zone. The auction house does not care about the background of the items. Except for the temple, no matter who has the backing of the power outside, when they get to the underground city, they have to
Follow the rules here, otherwise you will have to walk around without food.
At first, the focus of the dungeon auction house was on black goods, and then these black goods quickly attracted the attention of powerful people in the main plane. Over time, even people who auctioned legitimate items would rather entrust the dungeon auction house, because the people here
Since the buyers are all wealthy, it is easier to get a good price.
The items in the auction house can be said to be all-inclusive, including equipment, weapons, jade, crystal cores, elixirs, materials, alchemy props, poisons, pet eggs... No matter how weird and weird things are, you can see them, even wealthy families.
You can imagine how tempting this treasure is for the lord of the county capital and a super powerful man.
If something was only worth three hundred or so crystal coins, it would be on the table at the dungeon auction.
When the monthly auction is open, a large number of people from the main plane of Cady mainland will flock to the dungeon to hunt for treasures, hoping to get what they need through the auction.
In the blink of an eye, the 13th has arrived again. It is considered an unlucky number by mainlanders, but it is the day when the underground city auction house opens.
This time was no exception. The auction house was still overcrowded. Even the tickets cost two hundred crystal coins. Of course, it was only a drop in the bucket for wealthy buyers, but the charm of the auction was clearly evident.
There are two types of auctions: VIP auctions and ordinary auctions. The VIP auctions are all valuable items that are not traded in money. They can only be exchanged for things of equal or higher value.
The operation of the VIP venue is also much more complicated than the rules of the general auction where the highest bidder wins.
The ordinary auction is no different from the ordinary auction, with money as the only criterion for bidding.
"Black tendon, this is the black tendon of Warcraft. It is extremely tough and hard to break with sharp blades. Moreover, the tendon is poisonous. The starting price is three thousand crystal coins!"
This is one of the ordinary auctions. The auctioneer briefly introduces the items to be auctioned in the center of the venue. The sound and light device made by the alchemist projects more detailed information on the large wall, allowing participants to
Land buyers can learn more about it.
Although the auctioneer's introduction should be objective and consistent with the characteristics of the item itself, he will still inevitably use techniques that do not violate the auction principles to raise the price.
For example, in the introduction of Kurosu, the phrase "hard to break with a sharp edge" seems to describe toughness. But if you think about it from a deeper level, it can still be cut by a sharp edge. If it is a magic weapon, it will be broken even more easily.
Secondly, "highly poisonous" is also worthy of consideration. This is completely different from sealing one's throat at the sight of blood.
If the buyer is an experienced buyer, even if he is not familiar with the auction items, he can judge the value of the items based on the auctioneer's words.
For example, a black rib is worth up to four thousand crystal coins.
However, not everyone is a veteran. A rookie buyer who used a whip was deceived and finally purchased the black rib for a high price of 8,000 crystal coins.
After taking some more items, while the veterans were complaining that there were no exciting highlights in this auction, the auctioneer suddenly raised his voice: "What is being auctioned below is a piece of equipment called the Clothes of Sacrifice. It was made by Sacrifice.
The silk of the silkworm is woven as a material. It is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it is as light as nothing when worn on the body. The above are secondary, and the most important thing is that it can absorb external damage. The absorption coefficient is about 2.63!"
The auctioneer's introduction immediately made the dull venue excited. Absorbent equipment is usually very expensive, but it can provide the wearer with completely different protection than bulky hard armor.
Absorption coefficient is also a term for protective equipment. The coefficient of 2.63 is just average, but the signature of absorbent equipment makes people immediately go crazy for it.
Seeing the excitement among the crowd, the auctioneer said excitedly: "The starting price is one hundred thousand crystal coins!"
This item is fully qualified to be sent to the VIP auction. I don’t know why the consignor used it to exchange money.
This is a rare opportunity. As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, there was a rush of buying.
"One hundred and fifty thousand crystal coins!"
"One hundred and thirteen thousand crystal coins!"
"One hundred and thirty thousand crystal coins!"
"One hundred and fifty-four thousand crystal coins!"
No one's price increase will be less than a thousand crystal coins. Under the temptation of treasures, they no longer care about the small change.
"Two hundred and sixty-seven thousand crystal coins!"
"Twenty-eight and thirty million crystal coins!"
Just as the quotation became more and more intense, a voice suddenly came: "Five million crystal coins!"
The magnitude of the price increase this time shocked others, it was nearly double the last time.
Although the Clothes of Sacrifice is very precious, it is not considered a treasure. Five hundred thousand crystal coins is a bit scary, and it can be seen that the bidder is determined to win and will not give up easily. If the fight continues, both sides will lose.
After weighing it again and again, others cowered in front of the sky-high price.
So after the auctioneer counted three times and no one raised the price, the Clothes of Sacrifice was bought by buyer No. 463 who quoted a whopping price of 500,000 crystal coins.
I guess that guy is a magician. For magicians with weak physiques and low load-bearing capacity, that piece of equipment is simply tailor-made for them, so they are willing to bleed heavily.
"The next auction item, the Bracelet of Fire, is made of a mammoth crystal core that can absorb the fire element of space as the core, and is equipped with a space compression array! Accumulated attack jewelry, the wearer can release three kinds of energy by turning on the mechanism.
A flaming meteor bomb, but after it is released, it will take ten days and 240 hours of accumulation of fire energy before it can be activated again! The attack coefficient of the flaming meteor bomb is 3.81!"
People who just felt a little regretful because they couldn't take a picture of the sacrificial garments became emotional again.
Accumulation jewelry is also a rare treasure!
Fire meteor bomb is one of the magician's powerful skills, and it may be used when saving lives.
In this auction, two items that could rarely be purchased with money suddenly appeared, which made people very excited.
Auctions always bring unexpected surprises. It is its excitement that makes so many people enjoy it.
A new round of bidding began again, and this time the fighting was even more brutal than the last time. The treasure was finally sold at a high price of 430,000 crystal coins.
The madness is not over yet, what follows is one treasure after another that is rarely seen in ordinary places, bringing people surprises again and again.
Finally, a thoughtful person counted and found that there were more than 23 pieces in total, and all of them were sold at good prices without exception.
Everyone present had a common question in their minds: who is the seller of these treasures?
Gu Yao, who was sitting in a corner of the venue, smiled proudly. He was the client who caused the sensation.
Those treasures that make people covet are only part of the mission rewards.
It was useless to throw it into the space ring, and he was in urgent need of money now. A very large amount of money could not be obtained by stealing a few money bags.
Gu Yao was a little surprised when he witnessed the auction process of twenty-three items. He didn't expect that they were worth so much money, which was much more than what was said.
After all, excluding the half percent raised by the auction house, there should be more than seven million crystal coins left?