Chapter 617: Auction of Strange Objects
Pei Dong'er wanted to investigate the itinerant merchants, and she even invited experienced judicial officers to do so. This was simply unbearable for most of the itinerant merchants. They were also afraid of being discovered, so they withdrew one after another and no longer insisted on the identity of itinerant merchants.
Star Gate was not polite. In addition to agreeing to let the other party leave, it also calculated the fees that needed to be paid for voluntary departure, as well as compensation to Star Gate. The merchants who left had grim expressions on their faces, as they knew that Star Gate was deliberately making things difficult for them.
But there was nothing they could do. They had no choice but to accept it. If they really stayed, it would be difficult to resolve the issue. Therefore, they could only pay the fine with a pinch of their noses. When they left, they all looked unhappy and hurt.
After hearing this, the empress frowned. This was not something she and Pei Dong'er had discussed together. It was obvious that Pei Dong'er did this because she was irritated. She wanted to say that Pei Dong'er was petty, but in the end she just smiled and said nothing.
Since the Star Gate was handed over to Pei Dong'er, then naturally everything was left to Pei Dong'er to decide. Moreover, although it seemed a bit stingy to the Emperor and Empress, the effect was actually unexpectedly good, and no immortal would scold Pei Dong'er.
There is always a price to pay for doing wrong things. Pei Dong'er's approach has been very effective and has no hidden dangers. It is already very good to be able to achieve this step, and it even exceeds the emperor and empress's expectations of Pei Dong'er. It can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.
The Star Gate Quality Assessment was launched, and Pei Dong'er took this opportunity to completely control the entire Star Gate. The right to speak was completely in her hands. No one could fight against her, and the entire Star Gate also highly recognized Pei Dong'er.
Two years later, the first batch of personnel was ready. They left the Eight Desolate Universe on a light warship and entered the universe. Led by Feng Han Taoist soldiers, they directly connected with You Wanli. In just one stick of incense, they appeared in the Saint Universe.
You Wanli was a little surprised at the arrival of Feng Han's Taoist soldiers. He didn't know that the emperor and empress had such an arrangement. But it was not bad. Feng Han's Taoist soldiers were a good fighting force and they were obedient and could definitely be used easily.
During this period, You Wanli was not just traveling for fun, he was still traveling around the world for business, relying on the continuous resource support from Heaven, and traded a lot of good things. At the same time, his identity as a traveling merchant was also recognized by the demon clan.
Since he had the holy seal given by Mother Jin Ming, he successfully purchased a small building in the capital of the demon clan to serve as the address of the Moon-Watching Tower. After simply decorating the place, You Wanli put the goods on the table and handed them over to others to sell.
He didn't need to worry about what happened next. The only thing he was responsible for was purchasing the goods. The first batch of people sent by the emperor and empress were all old people from Wangyue Tower. They had rich experience and were fully capable of running Wangyue Tower on their own.
It is not as simple as running the Wangyue Tower. According to the requirements of the emperor and empress, the first batch of people are all elites. Some of them took over the operation of the Wangyue Tower, some began to collect intelligence, some began to collect resource information, and some understood the local customs and practices.
Except for Feng Han Dao Bing, everyone has his own mission, and time is very tight. They must complete the first phase of reporting within one year after arriving at the Saint-level universe, so they must familiarize themselves with everything as soon as possible.
You Wanli was tired of being confined to one place, so he left Feng Han Taoist soldier to guard the Moon Watching Tower and wandered around aimlessly. The demon clan in the saint-level universe built their own city, but there was still no unification, only a loose alliance of demon tribes.
There are three similar capital cities, distributed in different galaxies. The place where he is now is the central capital, which is the center of the star field where the demon clan is located. It is also the largest planet in the galaxy. It is very prosperous and has a high level of civilization.
You Wanli contacted Dujiao and Li Chenzhou, and used video to take his two friends to appreciate the wonders of the saint-level universe. Unfortunately, Dujiao Taiyi was not planning to come. He has now calmed down and completely joined the Tianting Academy.
"I had reserved a spot for you, what a pity." You Wanli sighed. It really felt a bit strange without his two close friends by his side.
"I would like to go over there," Li Chenzhou said with a smile, "Unfortunately, Dujiao won't go, and the winner between us has not been decided yet. Besides, you are too unlucky. Who knows if we will get into trouble again if we go over there."
"That's right." The one-horned Taiyi nodded with a smile.
You Wanli laughed and shook his head. This was the universe of Saint Mother Jin Ming. If he wanted to get into trouble, he had to ask the Holy Seal. He really didn't expect that among his two good friends, Dujiao would actually refuse to come here. You know, there were many and abundant demon tribes in the saint-level universe, and there were even dragons here.
Such a universe cannot attract the One-horned Taiyi, which shows that the One-horned Taiyi is really committed to teaching his disciples. You Wanli naturally respects his choice, but he feels a little regretful and misses the past.
As for Li Chenzhou, this guy is also obsessed. He has never defeated the One-horned Taiyi. Even if the saint-level universe is attracting people, I am afraid he will not come easily. This guy is like this. The sword immortal has always been so persistent.
After chatting with his two brothers, You Wanli disappeared in a flash. He wanted to go to another capital city for a good walk and take some time to visit the human race’s territory. Even though the vitality there was thin and it had entered the Dharma Ending Age, he still wanted to go and take a look.
The first group of people successfully met with You Wanli, which made the empress secretly relieved. When dealing with a saint-level universe, one cannot be too cautious. She learned from Chen Jingzhai that the Golden Ming Saint Mother had already noticed her.
Fortunately, You Wanli was not harmed and was favored by Holy Mother Jin Ming. Although he was only a registered disciple, his gains were not small. The emperor and empress took the time to sort out the resources sent by You Wanli, picked out some of them and sent them to the treasury of Heaven.
Today, the Heavenly Palace Treasury is directly connected to the Skynet. Everything in the treasury is recorded, whether it comes in or goes out, to prevent anyone from tampering with it. It is also convenient for the immortals to exchange things, as they can exchange them directly from the Skynet. As long as they pay a small amount of merit, the treasures in the Heavenly Palace Treasury will be transferred to the Skynet space.
The Heavenly Treasure House was opened up by Chen Jingzhai himself. Time stands still inside, and everything is divided into categories. There is infinite space and it can store everything. This is a treasure land that is easily overlooked by immortals, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand its mysteries.
Resources from the saint-level universe suddenly appeared on the exchange list of the Heavenly Court, attracting the attention of most of the immortals. Those who were quick had already exchanged a lot. After seeing this, other immortals who had the ability immediately placed orders, while those who did not had the ability could only watch with envy and jealousy, with tears streaming from the corners of their mouths.
The resources of each universe carry the aura of that universe, or even the aura of its origin. This batch of resources from the saint-level universe, in addition to their own value and function, is enough to drive immortals above the Golden Immortal level crazy with just these auras. If the number of resources they possess increases, perhaps they can go a step further.
This is by no means an exaggeration. Back then, even the Qianyu Universe needed other cosmic goods from Wangyue Tower. The essence of this was to absorb the original aura of other universes from these goods. This thing was most in demand for Golden Immortals.
The cultivation environment in today's Eight Desolate Universe is much worse, and the immortals have long been mentally prepared, so they have slowed down their pace. However, such resources from the saint-level universe cannot be missed. This is an opportunity!
The Empress had expected that they would be fought over, but she had not expected that they would be so eager for it. So after Wangyue Tower gained a foothold in the Saint-level universe and made the first phase report, she began to reallocate resources.
Most of the resources from the saint-level universe, half go into the Moon Watching Tower, and half go into the Heavenly Treasury. The resources that go into the Heavenly Treasury have a high exchange price and better quality, while the resources that go into the Moon Watching Tower have lower quality but more quantity.
This solved a lot of problems. At least everyone had their own choices, instead of all being concentrated in the Heavenly Treasury. Moreover, after a year, Wangyue Tower was back on track.
There are many more wonders in the universe. This kind of treasure that can allow immortals to advance to golden immortals will definitely not lose its market. Although in the Eight Desolate Universe, many immortals hope to obtain the innate energy, not everyone can exchange for it.
Even if one is a celestial being from a Taoist sect, unless he has accumulated merits, it is unknown how long it will take for him to gather the merits on his own. Nowadays, there are more wolves than meat in the Eight Desolate Universe, and all kinds of positions, posts, opportunities, etc. are being fought over.
The wonders of the universe become the best choice. At least many foreign immortals do not think there is anything wrong with choosing wonders of the universe. After becoming a golden immortal, there will be more choices. At least the heavenly court has retained the town envoy.
The bottom line for the position of Town Envoy is the Golden Immortal. If you are not a Golden Immortal, you are not qualified to become a Town Envoy. After a Golden Immortal, a wonder of the universe, becomes a Town Envoy, it only takes a while to exchange for innate energy, and then you can become an immortal Golden Immortal.
One reason is that the chances are slim, and the other is that the time is long. Everyone knows what to choose, so after the cosmic wonders appear, they are snatched up in an instant. Many people save their merit points, waiting for the cosmic wonders to appear in the treasure house of heaven.
The emperor and empress were also quite happy to see such a lively scene. With the increase of Golden Immortals in the Eight Desolate Universe, the strength of the Heavenly Court would naturally increase as well. It was a good thing no matter how you looked at it. Moreover, the wonders of the universe did not seem to be a big deal to the Saint Universe.
She has personally contacted You Wanli and asked You Wanli to find a way to find out the news about the cosmic wonders. If the trouble at the source can be solved, there will be no shortage of cosmic wonders in the Eight Desolate Universe in the future. This is more practical than trading cosmic wonders.
It must be said that You Wanli helped the emperor and empress a lot this time. Although the expeditionary force has won victory after victory and has been attacking continuously, the gains are not that great, because every new universe that surrenders will be taken over and protected.
What Heaven obtains are existing resources that have already been mined, such as the resources offered by the immortals who have surrendered to the universe. There are also many potential resources. Heaven does not allow the immortals to exploit them violently, and all resources are developed in a sustainable manner.
As a result, the interests of the expeditionary force were invisibly reduced a lot, especially the number of cosmic wonders was reduced a lot, but the Eight Desolate Universe Team's desire for cosmic wonders was not small, and even increasing, which brought pressure and problems.
Fortunately, You Wanli contacted the emperor and empress in time. With such a business network and channels established, a large number of cosmic wonders entered the Eight Desolate Universe, which directly solved the problem. This brought a huge surprise to the emperor and empress.
The Golden Immortal has become the standard in the Eight Desolate Universe. Only the Golden Immortal can become a town envoy, only the Golden Immortal can form a universe wandering team, only the Golden Immortal can become an explorer, and only the Golden Immortal can go to the Golden Immortal-level universe.
As time goes by, the requirements of the Eight Desolate Universe and the Heavenly Court are getting higher and higher. The increase in the number of Golden Immortals has also led to an increase in the strength requirements of each team. The Golden Immortal is the threshold. If you want to obtain greater benefits, you must at least have the strength of a Golden Immortal.
For large Taoist sects like Luofu Sect and Luotian Immortal Sect, the Golden Immortals are the backbone of the sect. The number of Golden Immortals directly affects the inheritance and fortune of the sect. This is definitely not a joke.
It is precisely because of this change in the external environment that even Emperor Tiange has to lift the ban and accept the Golden Immortals who have been promoted by the cosmic wonders. Because if the Luotian Immortal Sect continues to ban it, the competitiveness of the Luotian Immortal Sect will decline.
The insufficient number of Golden Immortals will lead to many problems, which is something that Master Tiange cannot tolerate. Moreover, given the current cultivation environment of the Eight Desolate Universe, even if the Luotian Immortal Sect continues to insist on using the innate qi to integrate the Tao, it will not be as efficient as the wonders of the universe.
External demand and internal changes led to Master Tiange lifting the ban, which also resulted in the rapid exchange of cosmic wonders from the saint-level universe, which were almost sold out in seconds, showing how hot the market is.
The only criticism was that the cosmic wonders from the saint-level universe were not sold in the Moon Watching Tower, nor were they auctioned at the auction house, but were exchanged in the Heavenly Palace treasury. The emperor and empress did not care about it, but it caused dissatisfaction among the Ministry of Commerce.
The senior officials of the Ministry of Commerce sent a memorial to the Emperor and Empress, explaining that it was a mistake for Heaven to put the wonders of the universe on the exchange list for exchange, and suggested that they be sent to an auction house for auction, or put on sale in the Moon Watching Tower, and must not be exchanged.
The emperor and empress left a memorial, and after the next saint-level universe sent another batch of cosmic wonders, the emperor and empress divided the cosmic wonders into three equal parts. One part was exchanged normally on the Heavenly Court exchange list, one part was sent to the Moon Watching Tower, and one part was auctioned.
There was an uproar on the Internet. Originally, one could exchange items directly from the Heavenly Palace exchange list at a uniform price, but now only one-third of the original amount could be exchanged. It was impossible to buy the rest at Wangyue Tower because they had already been sold out.
Wangyue Tower had formulated a membership plan earlier, and the highest-level members could order and pre-order first, so there was no need to worry about sales. After the cosmic wonders were obtained, they were consumed internally, and at a price higher than the market price.
The next option was to go to the auction house, but after the auction began, the immortals despaired again, because the auction house did not auction off the wonders of the universe individually, but rather auctioned them in groups of several.
This kind of auction method is simply impossible for a single immortal to win, so it must be prepared for other immortal sects and Taoist forces. And sure enough, after the auction started, all the major immortal sects and Taoist forces were bidding, and the atmosphere was extremely hot.
Such a change touched upon the interests of the immortals. The Ministry of Commerce was badly criticized. All the immortals on the Skynet were depressed and wanted to skin and pull out the tendons of some people in the Ministry of Commerce to vent their anger. They said it was too bullying.