Chapter 536

The Ickes Star Sector was one of the five major commercial centers of the Cosmic Sea's deep-sea region. It was also the largest trading area on the outskirts of the deep-sea region. Because of this, it had become a must-pass for newcomers entering the deep-sea region.

The planet that Gu Ding and the others chose to dock on was the Ickes Star Sector's Mandela. This was because the Fenance Financial Group's base was on this planet, and the base was guarded by members of the Gates family.

Although Faust and his father had agreed on three rules. After becoming an Interstellar Pirate, he was not allowed to borrow the family's power, they were still allowed to trade with each other. After all, this was a win-win situation. In a way, it could be considered as keeping the goodies within the family.

On Mandela, the Fenance Financial Group's auction house was called the Mandela Auction House. After disembarking from the spaceship, Faust led everyone toward the auction house.

When they arrived at the auction house, Faust did not reveal his identity. In fact, only the people in the family headquarters knew who he was. The people in the branch had never even heard of his name. They only recognized his identity badge.

There were nearly twenty receptionists at the front desk of the auction house. All of them were beautiful women, and they were all quite young, around sixteen or seventeen years old. The leading receptionist was also a tall young woman who looked to be in her early twenties. She was very experienced when she received guests. It was obvious that she had been doing this for many years.

"Dear customers, are you here to consign or purchase items?" A young lady greeted Gu Ding and the others with a professional smile when she saw them step into the auction house.

"Do you have four-star and five-star Mechanical Hivemind here?" Gu Ding asked directly. He was not in a hurry to consign the items. Instead, he first asked about the items that Robert needed to advance.

The young lady's eyes lit up when she heard this. A five-star god item could be traded for hundreds of millions of source stones. However, she had never heard of a Mechanical Hivemind. She immediately said to Gu Ding and the others, "Please wait for a moment. Transactions of five-star items need to go through our manager. I'll call her over."

As the young lady spoke, she jogged toward the tall lady and whispered a few words into her ear. The tall woman looked at Gu Ding and the others. Her gaze lingered on Biggie for a moment, then swept over Lilliath and the others. Finally, her gaze landed on Gu Ding. She turned her head and said something to the person who had been talking to her. Then, she turned and walked toward Gu Ding and the others.

"Hello, I'm Bonnie, the deputy manager here. Is there anything I can help you with?" The tall woman was very polite. She had actually seen Gu Ding's wanted poster not too long ago and recognized them at a glance. However, she maintained her professionalism and did not say anything.

"We need four-star and five-star Mechanical Hearts," Gu Ding stated his needs directly.

"Machinery Hivemind?" Bonnie frowned slightly. "This kind of high-level mechanical energy source is really rare. Usually, only extremely complicated machinery needs this kind of thing, and the demand is very low. We don't have this kind of thing in stock, but if you need it, we can help you put it up in the Demand Center. We will charge a 5% handling fee. "

"Then help me hang it up." Gu Ding nodded readily.

"If it's Machinery Hivemind, we had a deal here a few years ago. It was also a five-star one, and the transaction price was two hundred million Source Stones. Of course, this price is only for reference. It mainly depends on what price you want to buy it at, "Bonnie said as she looked at Gu Ding.

"A five-star Machinery Hivemind will definitely be sold for five hundred million Source Stones. As for a four-star one, fifty million Source Stones is the highest price I can get." Fart finally spoke up and told them what he knew about the market price.

"Then let's go with these two prices." Gu Ding nodded.

"Alright, a four-star and a five-star Machinery Hivemind. The price is five hundred and fifty million Source Stones, plus a five% handling fee …" Before Bonnie could finish, Lilliath interrupted her.

"Wait a minute!" Lilliath said as she took out a badge. This badge was given to her by Fart earlier, and it represented the friendship of the Gates family. "If we use this, the handling fee will be cheaper, right?"

Bonnie was stunned for a moment. Then, she took the badge and looked at it carefully. "This is the Gates family badge. With this badge, the handling fee can be reduced to two percent."

Lilliath took the badge and winked at Fart. "It's really useful. I've saved more than fifteen million Source Stones in one go."

Faust was a little speechless. As the heir of the Gates family, he could not even enjoy any discounts when trading with the Finans Financial Group. In the end, Lilliath was able to get a discount with the badge he had given her.

Gu Ding quickly signed the purchase contract with Bonnie and transferred the money.

"Is there anything else you need? With that badge, you can enjoy a fifty percent discount when you buy things here. "Bonnie also wanted to take the opportunity to boost sales. She also knew that Gu Ding and the others had the financial resources to do so.

"As for purchases, I don't need it for now. However, there are some things that I want to consign for sale." Gu Ding planned to package up the remaining drops of True Blood and the other spoils of war that he had obtained that he could not use.

"We happen to have an auction here in two days. What would you like to consign for sale?" Bonnie also guessed that the things that Gu Ding and the others wanted to consign for sale must be very valuable.

"A few pseudo spirit items and some other things," Gu Ding said casually.

"Please come with me to the appraisal room." Bonnie was delighted when she heard that. Pseudo spirit items generally had a market price of at least eight hundred million Source Stones. Even if the handling fee was only two percent, it would still be more than sixteen million Source Stones. Moreover, this was only the handling fee for one item. If there were more items, the handling fee would only be higher.

"We have a total of five appraisers here. The chief appraiser is Mr. Bournhaus. He's also one of the top ten appraisers in the entire Cosmic Sea. He can even identify some things from the Archean Era. "As Bonnie spoke, she brought Gu Ding and the others to an appraisal room.

A middle-aged man with a full black beard was sitting at the appraisal table. He wore a monocle as he observed a stone.

Bonnie saw that he was busy and gestured for Gu Ding and the others to keep quiet. Then, she stood aside and waited patiently without saying a word.

After about five or six minutes, the middle-aged man raised his eyelids and asked casually. However, he still did not put down the stone in his hand. "What are you here to appraise?"

"Mr. Bournhaus, these guests are friends of the Gates family. They're here to appraise pseudo spirit items," Bonnie revealed Gu Ding and the others' identities before revealing that they were here to appraise pseudo spirit items.

"Aren't there people who can appraise pseudo spirit items? Why are they looking for me?" Bournhaus obviously did not care about Gu Ding and the others' identities. He did not seem interested in pseudo spirit items either.

The expression on Bonnie's face suddenly became a little awkward. Although she was the deputy manager here, even if she was the manager, she still had to be polite to Bournhaus. She did not dare to slight him in the slightest. The top ten appraisers in the Cosmic Sea were existences that were held in high regard no matter where they went to the auction house. If they made him unhappy, he would fling his sleeves and leave. Then, Bonnie would really want to cry but have no tears.

However, Bonnie knew who Gu Ding and the others were. They were the number one newcomer pirate crew in the Cosmic Sea of the year. The entire pirate crew had a total bounty of more than five billion Source Stones. Moreover, the crew members had amazing combat effectiveness. Not to mention, they were friends of the Gates family. She suddenly felt a little awkward.

Gu Ding naturally noticed Bonnie's dilemma. However, he guessed that an ordinary appraiser might not be able to recognize something like True Blood if it was placed in front of him. He felt that this appraiser who looked like an Interstellar Pirate would be interested, so he immediately said, "Mister, actually, other than pseudo spirit items, we also have a few other things that need to be appraised. This includes a few spirit items, the remnant True Blood of a True God, and … "

Bournhaus suddenly raised his head, and a glint flashed in his eyes. The appraiser who looked like he did not have any combat effectiveness had inadvertently revealed a terrifying aura. Although it was only for a moment, Gu Ding clearly caught it.

"This appraiser is actually a Nine-star Half-Step True God! The strength of his aura is even more powerful than Alfred's … "Gu Ding was a little shocked. Previously, Bournhaus had used a special technique to hide his aura at the level of a Medium Deity, and Gu Ding had not been able to tell for a while.

"You really have True Blood?!" Bournhaus stared at Gu Ding and asked in a low voice.

"Of course, why would I lie to you?" Gu Ding felt that there was a chance that the appraiser would agree to appraise it.

"Take it out!" The expression on Bournhaus's face was a little excited.

Only then did Gu Ding take out a drop of True Blood. The drop of True Blood was more than two meters in diameter. It automatically floated in the void and emitted a glaring red light in all directions, just like a miniature sun.

Looking at the glaring ball of blood, Bournhaus's expression was a little sluggish. After a while, he came back to his senses. "This … is really True Blood! Can I test it? "

"Of course." Gu Ding nodded.

Only then did Bournhaus stand up straight and walk out from behind the workbench. Standing in front of the drop of True Blood, the expression on his face was a little cramped. He looked down and suddenly saw the dirty robe on his body. He quickly took off the robe, revealing the T-shirt underneath. Gu Ding and the others saw that the appraiser was not only nearly two meters tall, but even his arms were muscular. He had a strong body. Gu Ding was even more certain that the appraiser had been an Interstellar Pirate in the past.

He threw the white robe aside and wiped his hands with a towel. Bournhaus took a few deep breaths before placing a finger on the drop of True Blood. Suddenly, there were waves of ripples on the True Blood.

Bournhaus closed his eyes and opened them again after a long time. "It's a Perfect First Rank True Blood …" He turned to look at Gu Ding with a look of desire in his eyes. "Can you sell this drop of True Blood to me?"