Chapter 538

On the third day after Gu Ding and the others arrived on Mandela, the auction finally began.

The day before the auction began, Gu Ding received a list of auction items from Bonnie. There were a few things that Gu Ding wanted to get his hands on.

It had to be said that the Fenance Financial Group was very efficient. Within two days, Skynet was full of news about Real Blood being sold at the Mandela Auction. This topic also caused a lot of heated discussion.

After all, Real Blood was the blood of a True God. The last time Real Blood was auctioned in the Cosmic Sea was hundreds of years ago. When many commoners heard this news, their first thought was naturally to see what the so-called Blood of a True God looked like.

However, the people who cared about the news the most were the half-step True God powerhouses, especially those who had reached the level of a nine-star half-step True God and were waiting for their True God Tribulations. To them, Real Blood was a priceless treasure. Therefore, many half-step True Gods rushed to Mandela.

Before the auction began, Gu Ding and the others took the Gates family badge and went directly to the VIP room on the second floor. The reason they went to the VIP room was because the new bounty had spread over the past few days. The news of the Gu Ding Pirates was known to everyone in the Cosmic Sea.

Their exposure was too high. First, the bounty was shockingly high. Then, there was the Federal Government's Newcomer of the Year and New Crew of the Year. Finally, there were three Monster Leaderboards. Gu Ding and the others' names and pictures could be seen almost everywhere in the Cosmic Sea.

Their bounty was projected on the screens of all the taverns in the Cosmic Sea, creating a brainwashing visual impact on everyone. In the taverns, whenever Interstellar Pirates were mentioned, the Gu Ding Pirates became an inevitable topic. If someone did not know who the Gu Ding Pirates were, they would be despised by everyone else.

Mandela was no exception. On the first day of the bounty, almost no one could recognize them. However, from the second day onwards, they were recognized more and more. Gu Ding and the others had no choice but to give up their habit of sitting in the first row of the auction and enter the VIP room.

Fortunately, the VIP room of the Mandela Auction was very spacious and had a long leather sofa. Gu Ding and the others sat in a circle without feeling crowded.

The coffee table in front of the sofa was filled with all kinds of fruits and snacks. These things were not prepared by the venue. The venue had prepared drinks and tea. The food was brought by Gu Ding and the others themselves and was piled up on the coffee table.

The auction downstairs was about to begin.

Gu Ding and the others were a little surprised when they saw the auctioneer come on stage. That was because the auctioneer was Poly, who had received them earlier.

"This big sister is really capable. She's an auctioneer and a receptionist." Liliath admired such a strong woman.

Tagore lay on Gu Ding's shoulder and wagged his tail in boredom.

Bru, the foodie, was standing on the coffee table, stuffing nuts into his mouth with his two little claws. He only stopped when his cheeks were stuffed full.

Elsa, who was also a foodie, was holding a bag of jerky and quickly gnawing on it. She looked rather awkward as she ate.

The other people's expressions were much more normal, and they all turned their gazes to the high platform in the auction venue.

Bonnie was wearing a professional blue suit and light makeup. Her dark chestnut hair was not shawl like before. Instead, it was tied up high, making her look much more capable.

Bonnie looked down at the time on her intelligent wristwatch. When she felt that it was about time, she said, "Hello everyone, I'm the senior auctioneer Bonnie who is hosting this auction. Welcome, everyone. I know that everyone is here for the auction items, so I won't waste any more time. Let's get straight to the point. Let's start with the first set of auction items. "

Two men in black uniforms carried up an item covered with a red cloth.

"I said it's a set because there's not just one item in this collection. There are twenty-three of them." Bonnie did not pull the red cloth away immediately. Instead, she continued to explain, "These twenty-three items are not sold as a set. They are sold one by one …"

As Bonnie spoke, she removed the red cloth. When the red cloth was removed, it turned out to be a transparent display table. On the display table were twenty-three little golden skeletons.

"Are you guys selling toys?" In the middle of the hall, a man could not help but shout. His words caused the crowd to burst into laughter.

Bonnie was not annoyed. She seemed to have experienced something similar before. The corner of her mouth curled up slightly. Then, she spoke again, "These twenty-three little golden skeletons were personally compressed by our auction hall's appraisal master using a special method. In reality, these twenty-three little golden skeletons are all gold-level skeletons from ancient times. They contain a large amount of vital energy and blood.

"The cultivation of a gold-level powerhouse from ancient times was comparable to our current Supreme Deities. However, they were more powerful, and their vital energy and blood were more than a hundred times stronger than humans of the same cultivation level. These few skeletons are completely worth four-star god items. Now, let's start with the first skeleton on the lower left. This skeleton was a one-star gold-level powerhouse when it was alive. The starting bid is ten million Source Stones. Each increment must be no less than one million Source Stones.

"Fifteen million!" As soon as Bonnie finished speaking, someone in the hall immediately called out a bid. Moreover, he raised the bid by five million Source Stones in one go. It was obvious that he was determined to get it.

In the VIP room, Gu Ding was a little tempted when he saw the skeletons. They were not on the list that Bonnie had given him the day before. Someone must have sent them over after the list was released. Other than the two platinum skeletons, the rest of the skeletons that Gu Ding had obtained from the ruins had been completely refined. The platinum skeletons were not refined because he was not strong enough. However, these golden skeletons could be used by Gu Ding to cultivate the Emperor Body of Nature.

"These skeletons must have been taken from the ruins we went to, right?" Liliath reacted quickly.

"That should be right. Otherwise, where would dozens of golden skeletons come from?" Dockett nodded.

"To be able to get so many golden skeletons, the seller must be quite strong." Gu Ding nodded as well. The golden skeletons' bones were as hard as a half-step true god's. Although their consciousness was slightly weaker, it was impossible to destroy these skeletons without a higher deity's soul attack.

In the blink of an eye, several people bid, and the auction price rose to nineteen million.

"Thirty million!" Gu Ding immediately raised the price by a notch.

Everyone in the auction venue was stunned when they heard the price, but then they fell silent. One reason was that the other party's bid was too high. The second reason was that those who could enter the VIP room here were powerhouses with high social status.

Bonnie was stunned as well. She had not expected Gu Ding to be interested in the skeleton. However, she quickly came back to her senses. "The guest in VIP Room 1 has bid 30,000,000 Source Stones. Is there anyone willing to bid a higher price? If there isn't … "

She dragged out her voice and waited for the people below to respond, but there was no response. "Since there isn't anyone, thirty million going once, thirty million going twice, thirty million going thrice! Sold! "

The mallet fell, and the first skeleton was successfully won by Gu Ding.

"The auction for the first golden skeleton has ended. There are still twenty-two left. I wonder who will get them. Now, let's start the auction for the second skeleton on the lower left. This skeleton was a two-star gold-level when it was alive … The starting price is twenty million! "

"Thirty million!" Gu Ding was the first to shout, immediately increasing the price by ten million.

His shout made some people who were about to shout 2100,2200 almost lose their breath.

"32 million!" After a moment of silence, someone in the venue shouted.

"40 million!" Gu Ding once again suppressed the other party's bid with an absolute advantage.

This time, the auction venue was silent again.

"VIP room 1 bids forty million. Is there anyone who wants to bid higher? If there isn't … "

…

Gu Ding soon got his hands on the second Golden Skeleton as he wished.

Gu Ding called out bids again and again, and the golden skeletons were bought by Gu Ding one by one. Every time he raised the price, he was extremely domineering, crushing anyone who tried to compete with him in a domineering manner. In the end, he got all twenty-three golden skeletons into his pocket.

After the first item was sold, there was a lot of discussion among the crowd.

Some of the people who had competed with Gu Ding were even more furious. "What kind of person is he? Twenty-three skeletons? He should at least give face to everyone and give up one or two. But this guy just bought them all. Is he trying to show off how rich he is? "

"That's right. Losing one or two doesn't mean losing a lot of Vitality. If you really want to replenish your Vitality, buying Vitality Potions is the most cost-effective way. Who knows how much Vitality has dissipated from these skeletons that were left behind from ancient times. "

Of course, not everyone was bad-mouthing Gu Ding and the others.

"The person in VIP room 1 is really rich. He spent more than eight hundred million to buy these twenty-three skeletons …"

Gu Ding naturally did not care about what others thought. The Vitality contained in these golden skeletons was comparable to the amount contained in a dozen monster carcasses of the same cultivation level. Moreover, unlike other people who lost a lot of Vitality during refining, he could extract 100% of the Vitality with his Devouring Fire, which was much more cost-effective than using Vitality Potions.

The auction quickly continued. Gu Ding won the first set of items, which made many people worry that Gu Ding would compete with them for other items. However, Gu Ding did not call out bids for the next few items.

Until the end of the first day of the auction, Gu Ding's VIP room did not make a single bid. It was as if there was no one in the VIP room. Of course, the people outside the VIP room could not see what was going on inside, and the probing of souls was also blocked by the formation. This made many people speculate.

"The guy in VIP room 1 probably bought so many golden skeletons just to show off. If he really needed Vitality, why didn't he call out a bid for the high-quality Vitality Potions? What a spendthrift! "

However, the truth was that Gu Ding was not interested in high-quality potions at all …