Cosmic Trading System

Was it a coincidence?

Lin Yun seemed deep in thought.

The previous item possessed spirituality, and this one possessed a large amount of spiritual energy.

He didn't pay attention to whether these people bid on other items before. Otherwise, he might have been able to confirm something.

The starting bid for this item was 800,000, and it was finally bid for 1.9 million by this group of people.

It only possessed spiritual energy, not spirituality. This spiritual energy would soon dissipate. As long as it was within the range of the Cosmic Trading System's absorption and refining, it could be condensed into spirit crystals by the System. Hence, Lin Yun didn't need to buy this item.

The waiter handed the item to that group of individuals, and the auction continued.

Finally, the second item with spirituality began being auctioned.

It was a porcelain vase with a starting price of 3.2 million.

According to the auctioneer's introduction, it seemed to be some kind of blue and white porcelain. Lin Yun didn't quite understand, but he knew that this item possessed spirituality and that was enough for him.

The price of this porcelain vase was quickly bid up to 5.8 million.

"Seven million!"

At that moment, that group of people raised their bid again. Adding 1.2 million at once on an already high bid surprised many.

"Perhaps, this group knows of the existence of spirit-items. However, their senses might not be very clear. They mainly rely on the detection of spiritual energy. That's why they made a mistake last time... and why they gave up competing with me for the painting earlier..."

Lin Yun smirked lightly, thinking to himself.

"Ten million!"

With that, Lin Yun calmly voiced his bid.

This bid, adding another three million on such a high basis, shocked the whole venue once again and turned their attention to Lin Yun.

"It's him again..."

"The owner of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel..."

"Such a high bid, and adding another three million all at once; what boldness..."

"Well, he can sell a bottle of wine for tens of millions, he has plenty of money..."

"Hmmph! He's just a nouveau riche! Once he has a little money, he forgets who he is. What does a young guy like him know about antiques? It might just be another vulgar man pretending to be refined!"

"Not necessarily, perhaps, he is advertising for the Qingyun Restaurant and the Qingyun Hotel by openly bidding for items here? You must know that most of the people present are not ordinary people. If that's the case, this young man is really making a good calculation! He's impressive! Truly impressive!"

"He might not only be advertising. As far as I know, the Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel were seized a few days ago. This young man's business has already been targeted by some powerful forces. Maybe, he's being ostentatious in order to find strong partners, haha..."

Some people started to comment again, each with their own opinions.

"Damn it!"

"It's him again!"

The group that had bid seven million earlier saw Lin Yun once again competing with them, and with even such a significant increase in bid. One of them cursed in anger.

"Didn't any of you offend him?"

One man lowered his voice.

It was too coincidental to be in competition again twice in a row.

"We didn't..."

"We've never seen him before..."

The others shook their heads.

"Ten million for the first time!"

"Ten million for the second time!"

At that moment, the auctioneer on the stage excitedly began to count down.

Ten million, which was a significant number, much higher than the actual price of the item, would bring him large commission. Such situations were rare at auctions. He had already recognized Lin Yun as the one who paid a high price for a painting last time. In his eyes, Lin Yun nearly transformed into the God of Wealth at that moment, making him very happy.

"Eleven million!"

The group gritted their teeth and raised their bid again.

They had already lost a painting to Lin Yun's bid, and this time, they didn't want to give up easily.

"Fifteen million!"

Lin Yun took a brief glance at the group and calmly announced his bid.

"Damn it! Who bids like this... It's already over ten million, and he's still increasing it by four million in one go. The starting price of this thing was only a little over three million..."

Upon seeing Lin Yun bidding like this, the group was nearly driven mad again.

If they were sure this porcelain possessed spirituality, it would be alright. However, the issue was, they weren't sure...

"Could the boss of Qingyun Restaurant also be a Spirit Seeker?" Just then, one of them mumbled.

"Probably not. Not just anyone can become a Spirit Seeker, it requires a strong talent. If he has such profitable businesses like Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel, he probably wouldn't become a Spirit Seeker..." one man said, frowning.

"Not being a Spirit Seeker doesn't mean he doesn't have the talent for it. Perhaps, he's also sensed the anomaly of these two items..." one person pondered.

"There hasn't been an auction of this level for a long time. We worked hard to gain the status of Spirit Seekers for this auction and have done a lot of research on these auction items. We thought we would make a fortune. But the two items we were interested in were both won by this nouveau riche. How unlucky..." one person grumbled.

There were more groups of Spirit Seekers than theirs, who had also been in this business for a long time and knew some Spirit Seekers. However, to avoid competition that could drastically reduce their profits, they agreed that only one group of Spirit Seekers would attend each auction.

If any items with spirituality appeared at the auction, whether or not they are able to bid for them, it was the responsibility of that group of Spirit Seekers.

Initially, the rules were not like this. Every group didn't want to give up on each auction, so they agreed that one item would be bid by one team, the next by another. But when they encountered items that they were sure contained spirituality, none of the teams were willing to back down, and gradually the rule that only one group of Spirit Seekers was allowed at an auction was formed.

If there wasn't a session in an auction that a Spirit Seeker was present, or if they bid on some items and found none of them contained spirituality, it was just bad luck for that group.

Similarly, if many items in an auction had spirituality and were bid by that group of Spirit Seekers, it was just the group's good luck.

"It's already fifteen million, let's give up. Judging from his actions, we would be unable to compete with him even if we continue to raise our bids. We should not mess up our plans for later." After a pause, one man sighed.

"Damn it! I hate these nouveaux riches with deep pockets the most!" One of them nodded, grumbling sulkily.

"Fifteen million for the third time! This exquisite piece of blue and white porcelain belongs to this gentleman!"

Soon on the auction stage, the auctioneer turned his attention to Lin Yun below, gesturing with one hand and excitedly announcing.

A server placed the porcelain into a box and walked towards Lin Yun.

After Lin Yun swiped his bank card, the porcelain truly became his.

Lin Yun opened the box to check briefly. Yes, inside this porcelain was a first-level spirituality, and it was giving off a faint, concentrated, cold spiritual energy.