Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 421 - 39 Gold Team Jin Speaks

Looking at Little Ma lying on the ground, Jiu Jianxian felt a twinge of regret.

"Damn, killing a civilian cost me over 100 reputation points."

Hao Mie spoke indifferently, "What’s there to be afraid of? Wiping out Erniu Mountain rewarded us with over 300 reputation points, so we still made a profit overall. Besides, you’re neither a General nor a merchant; reputation doesn’t matter to you. Let’s go, we should hurry back and focus on bidding for equipment."

"Hang on a second!" Jiu Jianxian interjected, casually searching Little Ma’s corpse.

"Eh, he actually had over 100 cents. This round isn’t a loss."

An hour later, the party returned to Jumu City.

First, they sold off the gold, silver, and jewels at a shop, and then they began to divide the loot.

The drops from the Little Monsters were naturally kept by the individuals. Xiao Jie glanced at the few pieces of junk equipment and a pile of rubbish in his bag, all of which together could be worth a few taels of Silver.

Hao Mie said, "These gold, silver, and jewels sold for a total of 362 taels of Silver. We’ll distribute those later; let’s start with the equipment auction first. Everyone, prepare your Silver."

Everyone responded in agreement, ready to place their bids.

"First item: Niu Dali’s head, starting bid 200 taels. Whoever wants it, bid now." As he spoke, he sent out the item attributes.

[Niu Dali’s Head (Task Item)]

Use: Hand over to the State Mansion of Canglin State to receive a 200 tael bounty, 1,000 Canglin State reputation points, and the title ’Demon Suppressing Brave Warrior’.

Item Introduction: The head of the demon bandit leader Niu Dali, which for some reason is slightly deformed, with both eyes wide in round fury, obviously bitterly resentful.

They could exchange the item for 200 taels of Silver just on the bounty alone, thus the starting price was at least this amount, but they couldn’t sell it for too high either. After all, you can only equip one title at a time, and it was unclear what use the ’Demon Suppressing Brave Warrior’ title had—perhaps it could trigger a task in certain scenarios. And the 1,000-points reputation wasn’t meaningful to average players unless they were Generals aiming for reputation or merchants trading supplies who could make use of it.

Hao Mie: "210 taels."

Jiu Jianxian: "220 taels."

Zishan: "230 taels."

An Ran: "250 taels."

Hidden Moon Following Wind: "280 taels."

The others instantly fell silent. The item was clearly only good for the money and didn’t have much added value, and 80 taels was already quite a lot.

Hao Mie: "Anyone else bidding? 280 once, 280 twice, 280 three times—sold to Hidden Moon Following Wind, come over for the trade."

Xiao Jie let out a sigh of relief internally. He had a total of 300 taels in his bag, and couldn’t have offered more.

He had actually prepared for someone to bid 290, after which he would offer 300. Fortunately, no one vied for the item, saving him 20 taels.

After trading 280 taels to Hao Mie, he successfully secured the head of Niu Dali.

"Second item: Ma Mansion house deed, starting bid 200 taels. Whoever wants it, bid now."

[Ginkgo Village Ma Mansion House Deed (House Deed)]

Use: Grants you ownership of the Ma Mansion and surrounding land.

Item Introduction: The lost deed of the wiped-out Ma Family, a symbol of land and wealth. The ancestors of the Ma Family seized this foundation through force, and now it becomes an unclaimed property once more.

Like the previous deed, this one was worth much more than Xiao Jie’s Ginkgo Village house deed. The Ma Family was a big landlord family, and this deed included a vast surrounding land area, which could be profitable for players specializing in farming if they utilized their apprentices.

A 200-tael bid was definitely a steal. If a major guild got their hands on it, the value would be immense.

The well-informed crowd clearly understood this.

An Ran: "300 taels!"

Zishan: "310!"

Jiu Jianxian: "320."

Hao Mie: "500 taels."

Hao Mie’s outright bid quieted everyone down.

Five hundred taels... that’s 5 million... no, wait, the gold price went up. Yesterday, Xiao Jie specifically consulted Wang Kai, and the current gold price is 15.7:1, turning those 500 taels into eight million.

With that amount, you could buy a fancy real-world property.

But thinking that each in-game cent could be exchanged for 15.7 RMB, this mansion and the surrounding land weren’t too expensive for 500 taels.

Nevertheless, knowing is one thing, and actually spending such a large amount of money on an in-game house and land is quite another; not many are willing to do so.

"If no one else is bidding, I’ll take it."

"Third item: Solid Iron Wolf-toothed Stick, base price of 200 taels. Whoever wants it, bid now."

[Solid Iron Wolf-toothed Stick (Top-Grade/Exotic Weapon)]

Attack Power: 34 Stabbing, 34 Blunt Impact.

Equipment Requirements: 48 strength.

Weapon Effect: Blunt Weapon/Thrusting Weapon?—Capable of dealing both blunt impact damage and stabbing damage. When your attack hits a target, it will automatically switch your damage type to whichever type causes more damage against the target’s armor type.

Item Introduction: A ruthless stick made from fine iron mixed with several unidentified metals, incredibly durable with a surface covered in spikes. Due to possessing effects of both blunt impact and stabbing damage, it can efficiently strike against different types of Armor.

The crowd immediately fell silent. To be honest, the weapon was not bad, but it was of little interest to those present, and 200 taels were indeed too expensive.

Xiao Jie’s Cold Moon Saber, also a top-quality weapon, cost only 155 taels, and swords had a wider utility. This item was definitely not worth the asking price.

"I Want to Be Immortal, don’t you want it? This is a top-quality weapon."

"Uh, my axe is an Epic Weapon..."

Everyone sidelong glanced; a level-22 character holding an Epic Weapon... impressive.

Especially Jiu Jianxian and Flipped Cake, who looked at their own weapons and thought, comparing oneself to others will really make one feel desperate...

"Well then, we’ll start at 150 taels. Whoever wants it, bid now."

Still, no one bid. Really, 150 taels might be sold at auction, but the problem was there was hardly any profit margin left after auction fees, and nobody wanted to bother with that.

"100 taels."

"80 taels?"

Finally, someone seemed tempted.

"Let me have it for 80 taels," Ye Luo suddenly said.

"OK, come and trade."

"Fourth item: Iron Mountain Pattern Armor (Top-Grade/Chest Plate), base price 150 taels." This time, Hao Mie decisively lowered the base price, but still no one bid.

The situation was the same as the Solid Iron Wolf-toothed Stick; it was quite awkward. Practically everyone present was agility type or even of the Magic System, so they certainly didn’t need any Armor. The armor on I Want to Be Immortal, though not as good as the weapon, was also top quality and similar to the one on auction, so there was no need to splurge.

In the end, the price had to drop again, and because Armor wasn’t valued as much as weapons, the Iron Mountain Pattern Armor was finally taken by Ye Luo for just 60 taels.

"The fifth item: Ox Demon Split Earth Wave (Demon Technique), starting bid 100 taels, bid if you want it."

Perhaps disheartened by the previous two items, Hao Mie started with a low bid of 100 taels this time.

Xiao Jie was quite interested in this demon technique and looked closely.

[Ox Demon Split Earth Wave (Skill Book/Demon Technique Scroll)

Usage: Teaches you the demon technique written on the scroll.

First Level: Rock Shattering. Requires: Strength 50. Demon Technique entry-level.

Second Level: Shaking Mountains. Requires: Strength 100. Demon Technique Master.

Third Level: Shake the Earth. Requires: Strength 150. Demon Magic Expert.

Item Introduction: An ancient scroll recording the unique demon technique of the Rock Bull clan, requiring not only a profound understanding of demon techniques but also tremendous strength to wield. The Rock Bull clan is said to have participated in the war of the Ancient Demon King. Although their people have long since declined, their descendants still wield extraordinary strength.]

Looking at the skill book, Xiao Jie thought it was no wonder Niu Dali could wipe out the Ma Family—his origins were quite exceptional, not just an ordinary bull.

It was a pity Old Man Niu had been killed, otherwise, maybe he could have gotten some information out of him.

An Ran excitedly said, "Ha ha, this is mine, 100 taels!"

Hao Mie: "130 taels."

Jiu Jianxian: "150 taels!"

Flipped Cake: "170 taels."

An Ran was immediately enraged, "Damn it, what’s with you guys? You can’t even practice demon techniques, why the hell are you driving up the price?"

Hao Mie laughed, "In a gold team, gold speaks. Such a good thing, 200 taels is definitely not expensive. An Ran, if you bid 200 taels, I won’t compete."

Jiu Jianxian added, "Exactly, three skills from one scroll, 200 taels is a big win, alright?"

Flipped Cake chimed in, "Actually, 200 taels is quite cheap, after all, it’s a Magic Skills Book; once you learn it, you can take it into the real world."

An Ran said speechlessly, "What’s the use of taking it into the real world, it’s not a functional spell, am I supposed to go start a demolition company?"

Zishan spoke wistfully, "You guys are too mean, An Ran is our good friend, how can you be like this?"

An Ran sighed, "Zishan is a good person."

Zishan said, "190P."

An Ran was even more furious, "What the hell do you mean?"

"It means she places a bid of 190 taels, and if you continue to bid, she’ll PASS."

"Damn it, thanks for the translation, I really appreciate it."

But no matter how angry An Ran was, everyone else didn’t seem to let up. Xiao Jie understood from the sidelines; it seemed this group was also a team united by mutual interest.

Yet, in a gold team, gold does the talking, and it couldn’t really be said to be malicious, just overly professional.

An Ran finally compromised, "I bid 200 taels."

This time, finally, no one else bid.

"An Ran, come and trade."

Watching the two complete the transaction, Xiao Jie thought to himself that this was over one thousand taels? He was actually a bit worried that Hao Mie would take the money and run.

In previous games, gold team leaders running off with the loot was not uncommon. Never mind over eight million, even just over a thousand yuan was enough to trigger a catastrophe.

But considering everyone seemed to trust Hao Mie, especially An Ran who had no reaction, Xiao Jie didn’t say anything.

"The last item, Bull Demon Core, starting bid 100 taels, bid if you want it."

Demon cores were valuable, but not exceedingly so, being mostly a core material, not directly usable. None in the group specialized in alchemy or artifact refining, so it could only be sold for silver.

However, its value was always high in the auction house because it could be used to make magic artifacts or forge top-grade elixirs.

And recently, it seemed, guilds were offering high prices for these items, so it was still quite valuable.

Everyone began to bid eagerly.

"110 taels!"

"120!"

"130!"

Watching the prices rise, Xiao Jie sighed privately; he was not planning to bid anymore. It was too expensive for him.

But he wasn’t too concerned; after all, he still had plenty of demon cores in his bag, and chances to get more would come sooner or later.

"150 taels!" said Jiu Jianxian.

Flipped Cake, who had bid 140, was somewhat speechless, "I buy demon cores to enhance my pets, what do you need it for?"

"In a gold team, gold speaks. Bid if you want it."

"Forget it, I don’t want it anymore, it’s yours."

Jiu Jianxian successfully took the Bull Demon Core for 150 taels.

With the items sold, it was time to divide the spoils.

This time, the total from the auction—

+ 500 + 80 + 60 + 200 + 150 = 1,270 taels of silver. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel-com

Plus the 362 taels from the treasure chest earlier, the total was 1,632 taels of silver.

"Wow, that’s a lot of money!" I Want to Be Immortal whispered in amazement.

Xiao Jie felt a bit moved, too; converted to RMB, that would be over twenty million.

Thinking back to when he first started leading his studio’s team, the most they made from selling equipment after a dungeon was twenty thousand yuan, and the excitement felt like hitting the lottery...

This damn game alone could bring in over twenty million from one go; the earnings were indeed high.

"We’re eight people, and everyone did well today, so let’s not make any deductions and split the full gold. Healings get a 50% bonus, and today’s MVP is— me. I suppose no one has any objections, right?"

There were no dissents; Xiao Jie had to admit that Hao Mie truly deserved the MVP title.

"So, I also get 150%, which means the pot is split into nine shares.

Each share is 181.3 taels of silver, alright, come and get your money."

One by one, people went up to trade, and Hao Mie distributed the silver to everyone.

Looking at the 181.3 taels of silver in hand, Xiao Jie let out a sigh of relief; this was the total earnings from his battle today.

Adding the 200 taels of bounty reward and the twenty-something taels in his bag, he would have almost 400 taels. Not bad at all, his next demon head was assured.