"Bidding King" had been online for three days.
Zhong Yi had spent two and a half days soaking in the auction house.
By now, his understanding of the illusion realm was already quite deep.
But that didn’t stop him from still taking big losses every now and then.
Zhong Yi knew perfectly well that as long as he stayed calm and steady, bidding only on the information he had, he would never lose money.
But how could a gambling dog just decide to be stable?
With the big bold "ALL IN" flashing right there, how could he simply ignore it?
"I wanna check the cards~"
Zhong Yi mimicked the Gambling God of France’s tone, cheerfully starting another round.
"Speaking of which, what country is France even? Junior Brother Lu’s head really is full of all sorts of random stuff..."
Zhong Yi couldn’t help but tease.
The Gambler’s voice lines were hilarious, with a super unique accent that stuck in your head after just one listen.
He’d randomly blurt out lines like "Shine my shoes," sending countless people into fits of imitation.
Of course, Zhong Yi had been using the Gambling God of France nonstop lately not because of his funny voice, but because this character was incredibly strong.
As long as you knew the quality of the items, you could see their sizes, making it highly cost-effective when paired with green tools.
[Auction Info: Randomly reveal the quality of 6 items]
The public info appeared, and six items glowed.
With the Gambling God of France’s skill, Zhong Yi had six extra outline tips over everyone else, a massive advantage.
"Damn, this crate is this deep?"
Zhong Yi swallowed hard.
Among the six publicly displayed items, two were at the bottom.
This meant the crate was huge!
At least two hundred slots.
The bigger the crate, the more items inside, and the higher the value.
"Looks like it's gonna be a bloody fight..."
Zhong Yi turned serious, staring at the container.
Two of the six items were red. Under the Gambling God of France’s skill, their outlines appeared.
One was 1x2, the other 3x2.
"3x2 stuff is mostly cheap junk... 1x2, though, that’s decent."
Zhong Yi rubbed his chin, carefully analyzing the situation.
A 1x2 red item could be a folding fan worth 19 million—just that info alone was worth the gamble!
Besides the fan, ginseng and jade were also worth millions.
So a 1x2 red held a high strategic priority in Zhong Yi’s mind.
"Let’s get more info!"
Zhong Yi tossed out a green tool, Treasure Light’s Four Glimpses, revealing four shaped items, two of which were red.
"Damn!! Another 1x2!!!"
Zhong Yi’s heart pounded wildly.
Nearly half of all 1x2 red items were high-value reds.
And a small chance meant the most expensive folding fan!
With three 1x2 reds appearing all at once, Zhong Yi had to gamble!
"Go all in right away? No way... That’s too stupid. If I bust, it’s a total loss."
Zhong Yi dismissed that thought.
He glanced outside.
His three opponents were two Nobodies and one Mai Xiaowen.
"Great, there's a Nobody every round..."
Zhong Yi was a bit annoyed.
The Nobody’s skill was useless for the first four rounds but let them see all items’ colors and outlines by the fifth.
This meant Nobody players stuck to their upstream like glue in the early game, waiting for the fifth round to win.
It reminded him of assault squads fighting tooth and nail in the admin building, only for a Nobody to show up at the last second and steal the win—annoying as hell.
Zhong Yi thought it over.
He really wanted to snatch this crate instantly, but without taking too big a risk.
"Fellow cultivators, let me teach you how to deal with that sticky beginner Nobody style."
Zhong Yi grinned, smirking cleverly.
He bid 990,000, and as expected, the two Nobodies’ first-round bids were around 1.5 million, not giving him a chance to cheaply snap up the crate.
The other Mai Xiaowen seemed to spot multiple reds, starting off with a high bid of 2.4 million.
"We’ll bid low in the first round to lower their guard."
"Guess what I’ll bid this round, fellow cultivators..."
"All in? Wrong! If I was going all in, I’d have done it first round. No point—if I fail, I lose everything."
"2 million, mutual sticky bid? Wrong! A sudden price spike would reveal my intentions."
"Stick with 990K? Wrong! No change is too obvious acting; only an idiot would fall for it!"
Zhong Yi chatted with his live chat, cheerfully throwing out a bid of "886."
"Eight, eight, six..." Bye bye, just messing with them to make them think I’m out."
"Then next round, I’ll suddenly raise it to 3.5 million for the max win!"
"What do you call this? Playing the pig to eat the tiger!"
"This crate is mine for sure... huh?"
Zhong Yi froze mid-sentence.
Neither of the Nobodies raised their bids, and Mai Xiaowen stole the crate with 2.8 million.
"Seriously!! Neither of you knows how to play?! Why use Nobody if you’re not going to stick to your upstream!"
Zhong Yi’s voice trembled in anger, then he stared blankly at the settlement screen.
"Forget it, forget it... 2.8 million might not even break even... Last time, Lao Zhou’s 86-slot red only went for 3 million..."
Right as Zhong Yi finished speaking, three Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng popped up in a row.
"My ginseng!!!"
Zhong Yi wailed in agony.
"That was supposed to be my ginseng!!!"
One ginseng was worth a million—those three alone covered the cost, and watching it tore him up inside.
"Ah, whatever... just a slight profit of a million or so. There shouldn’t be any more..."
Before Zhong Yi could finish, Mai Xiaowen’s last slot revealed an African Star.
The profit instantly shot from a million to 15 million.
Zhong Yi froze, then his face fell like he’d lost everything, screaming in heartbreak:
"My life... that was supposed to be my life!!!"
"Mai Xiaowen, you stole my life!!!"
The smile vanished from Zhong Yi’s face, only to reappear on the faces of his viewers.
[Haha, serves you right for running your mouth.]
[What was Old Zhong saying earlier? Playing the pig to eat what?]
[Playing the pig to eat feed.]
[Choked on it.]
[Hahaha.]
...
"Damn it, damn it!! My African Star!!!"
Zhong Yi couldn’t let go of that African Star.
He had once asked Lu Ze what Africa was, and Lu Ze told him it was Zhou Yue’s hometown.
Back in his collection room, a sudden announcement popped up in his face:
[The "Great Qian Dynasty Charity Auction Contest" will be held at Leisurely Cloud Manor in two days. Local residents of the Great Qian Dynasty are welcome to participate~]
[P.S. That’s the end of the content for Bidding King. The main gameplay is pretty repetitive, so I won’t keep writing about it. Tomorrow, I’ll announce the results of the second prompt and move on to the next phase. Not trying to pad things out.]
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