Virus King - Chapter 358

Chapter 358: Throwing a Brick to Attract Jade! The Auction Begins!

TL: YYang

[God-King: Wuwuwu, why are you treating me like this!]

As soon as the group announcement appeared, Fang Zhong—now the Finance Minister of the capital city and who had changed his group ID to “God-King”—voiced his dissatisfaction.

But clearly, no one cared about his complaints.

On the contrary, everyone enthusiastically welcomed the announcement!

[Sword Immortal: You’ve got so much money and bought so many things that you can’t even use; isn’t it better to let others use them?!]

[Heir to the Five-Strike Lightning Whip: Exactly! You have so much money, buying just a few items for yourself is enough! Besides, Lord Bai also mentioned that gold coins are one way, but some items need to be traded for others!]

[Overlord: Forget about the other stuff; when it comes to the mount tokens, it will depend entirely on individual strength!]

Indeed, with Chen Bai’s recent gains—obtaining a plethora of treasures and with everyone’s accumulation over time—the members of the group had plenty of new items, making this year’s auction a natural event.

This time, the auction wasn’t just about Chen Bai putting up items for bidding; other members also contributed equipment and tools.

Clearly, although it was called an auction, it primarily served as a barter system.

This aligned perfectly with the original purpose of creating Group No. 001.

In the early days of the apocalypse, many valuable items were priceless. While gold coins were useful—especially to Chen Bai—the limited availability of gold coins meant they wouldn’t flood the market.

Thus, bartering was genuinely the best method.

Only a few items without specific requirements would likely be sold for gold coins.

Chen Bai had already clarified in the group announcement that most of his items could be bought with gold coins, though some could be exchanged for other tools. However, the God-King was restricted from maliciously using gold coins to compete.

At most, he could only purchase a few items useful to himself or his loved ones, setting a limit on him.

Otherwise, the majority of the gold coins from the remaining Dragon Nation Court’s forces would end up in his hands.

Adding to that with his talent Making Money With Money, the God-King’s gold reserves had reached an unimaginably terrifying amount.

If he were to acquire all the items sold for gold coins, it would defeat the purpose of Chen Bai hosting an auction in Group Chat No. 001.

While Chen Bai held no hostility toward the remnants of the Dragon Nation’s government and was open to cooperation, he wasn’t interested in funding them this way.

The auction was solely for Group No. 001, and as for Dragon City, though its leadership wouldn’t dare harbor ill will toward him, who could say what intentions lurked in their hearts?

In the apocalypse, Chen Bai would never underestimate the darkness within human nature.

Hence, imposing some restrictions was a must.

Faced with the God-King’s protests, Chen Bai and the majority of the group mercilessly suppressed him!

[Liu King: Hurry, hurry! What good stuff did Lord Bai bring this time!]

Chen Bai indeed had too many items, many of which this level of Evolver couldn’t use. He even had armor he couldn’t equip, still relying on the Nano Combat Suit obtained from the Biochemical Zombie World.

Thus, the value of equipment wasn’t particularly high.

Chen Bai believed that equipment wouldn’t pique the group members’ interest unless it was S-Rank or something as unique as the Super Electric Whip, tailored for Ma Er’s specific needs.

But when it came to Ma Er, Chen Bai didn’t hold back.

During the last Secret Realm Dungeon at X Company’s headquarters, he traded an A-Rank Super Electric Whip for Ma Er’s Artificial Intelligence Motherboard.

It was an S-Rank special item, representing the pinnacle of technology in the Biochemical Zombie World.

It was incredibly beneficial for the development of White Emperor City.

However, the Super Electric Whip was useless to Chen Bai.

Such an exchange was inequitable, and Chen Bai had no intention of exploiting Ma Er.

He directly addressed the group:

[Bai: @Heir to the Five-Strike Lightning Whip, last time, when I exchanged the Super Electric Whip for your Artificial Intelligence Motherboard, I took advantage. This time, I’ll give you these two items to even the score!]

Chen Bai shared screenshots of two items in the group.

They were none other than the blueprints for the Lightning Type-1 Combat Mecha and the Teleportation Scroll for the Pool of Ten Thousand Thunders.

The value and significance of these two items were undeniable, evident from the group’s reactions!

[Overlord: ?! Damn?! A mecha?!]

[Sword Immortal: Is it the mecha I think it is? And it’s a blueprint?! I read on the forum that equipment blueprints are incredibly rare! I haven’t gotten a single one yet!]

[Ding Ding: I’m already jealous. In the Pool of Ten Thousand Thunders’ description, what kind of creatures are these so-called demigods and deities?]

[Yezi: You don’t need to think hard, Ding Ding; they must be fearsome… ]

[Ding Ding: Sister @Yezi, do you want to be punished by Old Dream? How can such a pretty girl be such an old hand? I don’t understand!]

[Heir to the Five-Strike Lightning Whip: Lord Bai, you’re too generous. That Intelligence Motherboard is useless without electricity; I was satisfied with the Super Electric Whip. Also, Lord Bai, where can I find the Lightning Core?]

[Shui Chuan: Quite the tsundere, aren’t you?]

[Bai: In the Pool of Ten Thousand Thunders, there are lightning element beings like Lightning Sprites. The cores left after their death are the Lightning Cores. However, you’ll need A-Rank or higher Lightning Cores, so it might be tough. It’s best if you have enough strength or gather a few allies…]

[Heir to the Five-Strike Lightning Whip: Got it.]

[Bai: Alright, let’s start the auction. I’ll go first to set the ball rolling!]

[Bai: ‘S-Rank Fallen Angel Bloodline’]

The group exploded instantly—was this a brick? Are you sure this isn’t a bomb?