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Chapter 770 - 542: Ten Great Guns: Storm, Silver Guard_2
More importantly, the awakening of every single Cold Tree requires Qin Tian’s personal intervention, which means that in the future, every city built around a Cold Tree will have Qin Tian’s involvement.
Over time, Qin Tian will be able to achieve deep control over all the cities on Pluto, and by then, the planetary governor’s influence might not even come close to his.
Currently, Pluto has not appointed a planetary governor, but once the development process is on track, this satellite of immense strategic value will inevitably welcome a governor. By then, who will have more say, the governor or Qin Tian?
Could it be, perhaps the position of governor might even belong to Qin Tian?
Countless thoughts were tumbling in Dongfang Haoyue’s mind.
Ding—
Suddenly, a crisp ringing sounded in the private room, followed by a gentle female voice echoing in the space: "Ladies and gentlemen, the auction is about to begin. May all of you acquire the treasures you desire."
As soon as the words fell, the environment of the private room abruptly changed.
The originally bright space instantly transformed into a vast starry sky, with starlight shimmering all around, as if they were deep in the cosmos.
Free space holographic projection.
Qin Tian’s gaze shifted slightly; this kind of projection technology has already become commonplace within the Empire, allowing an immersive experience of a holographic scene with the naked eye, without any equipment.
Soon, their position was fixed above the starry sky, with a bright beam of light focusing in front of them, and an auction stage materializing at the convergence of the light and shadow.
On the stage stood a graceful woman, dressed in an elegant champagne-colored gown, with exquisite makeup, alluring yet not vulgar.
"Welcome everyone to Christie’s Starry Sky Auction, I am your auctioneer, Leng Yue." The woman’s voice was light and pleasant, yet carried a captivating strength.
Qin Tian glanced around; besides his own seat, the nearby area was void of any figures.
He understood that this was a visual block achieved through technology.
Firstly, to protect the identity information of the bidders, avoiding trouble caused by acquiring valuable treasures; secondly, to ensure that the bidders are not disturbed by others and do not hold back on high bids out of social obligations.
Leng Yue briefly introduced a few auction rules, then went directly to the main topic: "Well, let’s proceed to the first-phase auction, which includes Spiritual Martial Techniques and Magic. All the martial techniques and magic in this auction are at the Golden Level. Since the auction house cannot guarantee their uniqueness, this time we will use a fixed-price model, allowing interested guests to bid freely. Here is the list of items up for auction."
As soon as the words fell, a holographic projection screen floated in front of Qin Tian and Dongfang Haoyue, listing all the auction items in detail: Skyblade, Mountain-Breaking Axe, Sun-Piercing Evil Breaker Sword, Fire Element · Hellgate, Ice Element · World-Weeping Icicle, Earth Element · Myriad Mountain Return...
The moment he saw the list, Qin Tian’s eyes lit up.
The martial techniques and magic he currently possessed were obtained from the military treasury, which were strictly prohibited from private transfer; and those available in the market were at most Silver Level martial techniques, with Golden Level ones never being publicly available.
Only such a top-tier auction could present over a dozen Golden Level martial techniques and magic at once.
Given his current status, if it weren’t for Dongfang Haoyue bringing him along, he wouldn’t have the qualifications to set foot here at all.
What surprised him even more was that the pricing of these Golden Level martial techniques was much lower than he had expected.
Upon thinking about it, he understood—the non-uniqueness of these techniques and magic meant that many people might already have them, and no one would want to be a fool under a high-bid-wins model.
While the fixed-price and widespread auction model resulted in a lower single price, as long as enough people bought them, the auction house’s total revenue would be higher; for the bidders, it also allowed them to acquire multiple Golden Level martial techniques at a relatively low price, benefiting both parties.
Qin Tian glanced at the prices: the martial techniques were priced between 1 billion and 1.5 billion Empire credits, with Spiritual Energy magic generally priced 500 million higher than martial techniques.
For ordinary people, these are astronomical figures, but to Qin Tian, they are insignificant.
What he lacks the least now is money; spending it on enhancing strength and equipping his subordinates is far more valuable than letting it sit in an account.
Without a moment of hesitation, Qin Tian directly selected all the martial techniques and magic on the list and confirmed the purchase with one click.
"Wow, you’re quite the spendthrift!" Dongfang Haoyue had originally planned to pick a few, but seeing Qin Tian buy them all without batting an eye, couldn’t help but tease.
"Rich and willful," Qin Tian chuckled and casually said, "You don’t have to buy any; just let me know which one you like, and I’ll share it with you."
"So generous?" Dongfang Haoyue raised an eyebrow skeptically.
"You cover half the cost," Qin Tian said.
"I knew it." Dongfang Haoyue rolled her eyes, acting disdainful but internally quite pleased—after all, it was a chance to save half the money, why not?
Ten minutes later, the auctioneer announced the next phase.
"Next, we enter the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures phase..."
Taiyin Blood Bodhi
Myriad-phase Enlightenment Flower
Myriad Transformation Thunder Crystal
Seven-colored Phoenix Blood Jade Essence
...
Item after unheard-of heavenly material and earthly treasure was displayed on the holographic screen, opening Qin Tian’s eyes wide.
The competition in this phase was far fiercer than before with martial techniques and magic—bids soared to tens of billions, hundreds of billions, even exceeding several hundred billion, far beyond Qin Tian’s wealth capacity.
While not short on money, compared to the prepared Golden Clans and Holy Blood Clans, his financial resources appeared lacking.
However, the excitement Dongfang Haoyue gained at half-price from their earlier deal resulted in extravagant purchases, taking four treasures at once, with a total transaction price of over 80 billion!
This made Qin Tian reevaluate Dongfang Haoyue greatly.
For a side-branch member of a clan to mobilize such a vast amount of capital, just what kind of power is hidden behind this person?
With the heavenly materials and earthly treasures phase concluded, the auction then proceeded to the Spiritual Artifact specialty phase.
In the holographic projection, an impressive array of close-combat Spiritual Artifacts such as swords, spears, halberds, as well as accessory-type Spiritual Artifacts like earrings, belts, necklaces, and even tower-like Spiritual Artifacts imbued with suppressive power were displayed.
Each one was of the finest quality, including treasures reaching the threshold of a half-Divine Artifact. The competitive bidding was no less fierce than that of the previous phase.
Yet, Qin Tian remained seated, doing nothing to participate.
These Spiritual Artifacts were undoubtedly exquisite, but his hand never lacked for treasures—the various gems seized from the Ice God’s relics, refined and enhanced by the Power of the Martial Immortal, were comparable in quality and power to those at the auction.
This phase saw Dongfang Haoyue also remain inactive, leaning back on the sofa, eyes closed, showing no interest in these Spiritual Artifacts.
Soon, the Spiritual Artifact specialty phase ended, and the auctioneer’s voice rose again, with a touch of mystery: "Next, we enter the technology Chapter of this auction. The first set of discoveries features two incomplete technological artifacts—one of which is the legendary gun, ’Storm’ from the Ten Great Guns!"
Storm, from the Ten Great Guns!
At these words, Qin Tian, who was relaxed previously, sat up straight, eyes instantly focusing on the holographic screen, his spirits lifted.
He already possessed the Heaven-Burning Purgatory handgun and Shadowstrike, the sniper rifle, which were not inferior to the Ten Great Guns, but if he could add another from the Ten Great Guns, his combat system would undoubtedly be more complete.
Having done deep research on the Ten Great Guns, Qin Tian knew.
Storm was the only handgun among them. Compared to the heaviness of a handgun or the precision of a sniper rifle, or the sustained output of a rifle, its destructive power might be slightly lesser, but it excelled in portability and versatility.
As its name suggests, its firing rate was like a downpour and its penetration power was terrifying.
The Ten Great Guns became legends in the Empire’s firearm field because each one had a formidable reputation for killing Tier Seven strong individuals, with Storm being no exception.
But... the auctioneer said it was incomplete? Qin Tian furrowed his brow, concentrating on hearing the following introduction.
"These two items were obtained by chance," the auctioneer continued, "The reputation of the Ten Great Guns speaks for itself, but alas, this Storm suffers from damage to its Gun Spirit for unknown reasons, greatly diminishing its power. Thus, we’re auctioning it together with another item."
Ah, that clears it up.
A keen light flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes as he suddenly understood. For others, a Ten Great Gun missing its Gun Spirit was rendered useless, but for him, it posed no problem at all—as long as he utilized the Power of the Martial Immortal to refine and enhance it, the damaged Gun Spirit would be instantly restored, potentially elevating its power even higher!
I must get Storm!
Qin Tian had already made up his mind, his fingertips instinctively tapping the armrest.
"As for the second item," the auctioneer deliberately paused, elongating his tone, "it is the ’Silver Guard’ from the Ox civilization!"
Silver Guard!!!
These words were like a thunderclap, making the light in his eyes burn even brighter.