Chapter 883: Chapter 569, Silver-Haired Girl
All the people on the first floor looked up towards the second floor at the same time.
No one was surprised, nor did anyone reveal any special expression.
After glancing up, they continued to turn back and discuss with the people next to them.
More races still live on the land, so buildings related to the sea are quite rare.
Additionally, with such a high price, 80% of the people had already been eliminated.
The remaining people had raised the price to 2.9 million, and it was difficult to increase it further.
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Fang Hao added another fifty thousand, and then no one else in the audience made a bid.
Instead, they looked towards the private room with curious eyes.
They speculated that the people inside the room must also be affiliated with the Sea Tribe, otherwise they wouldn’t spend so much money to purchase the blue coral.
“Did you just lose out?” Anjia sensed the odd atmosphere and asked.
Fang Hao thought for a moment, “Possibly.”
“2.95 million for the first time.”
“2.95 million for the second time.”
“2.95 million for the third time… sold.”
The auctioneer directly banged the gavel, confirming the final price.
Immediately thereafter, without any delay, the next auction item was introduced.
The second item was a type of fruit from the Elf Clan, and the third was fifty bottles of high-level potions.
Both fetched good prices.
Thump, thump, thump!
The door was knocked on again.
The same staff member pushed the door open and entered again, “Sir, madam, the item you bid on is ready. Would you like it delivered here to your private room or directly to your territory? If to the territory, the Trade Alliance will deliver it within two business days.”
“Just bring it here,” Anjia replied.
“Very well, sir,” the staff member stepped aside as someone brought in boxes one by one behind him.
Fifty ornate boxes were piled up in the center of the room.
Creating a small mountain.
After everything was moved in, the staff member continued, “Sir, here are the contact details the seller asked the Trade Alliance to provide you, hoping for future cooperation.”
Fang Hao took it and held it in his hand.
It was a shell reminiscent of a ‘business card,’ with ‘Coral Cottage’ inscribed on it.
“Is that the name of a shop?” Fang Hao asked curiously.
“Yes, sir, Coral Cottage has a store to the west of the city; you might want to visit sometime,” the staff member replied.
Fang Hao looked at the shell and then leaned forward to get a closer look at the ample-bodied staff member.
He continued to inquire, “Does the seller know the buyer’s information?”
One of the benefits of the auction private room is its secrecy.
Who bought what is unknown to anyone outside the Trade Alliance, unlike the seating on the first floor, where everyone’s bids are clear.
It’s not that they’re afraid of getting robbed.
But more likely, your enemies might learn of your purchases and predict your next move based on what you bought.
Now that the staff member had delivered the business card, Fang Hao feared his information had already been leaked.
The staff member quickly explained, “No, sir, sellers may leave their contact details with the Trade Alliance, and when the item is sold, the Trade Alliance will deliver it along with the goods to the buyer without revealing your information.”
With this explanation, Fang Hao understood.
It meant that the shell business card had been given to the Trade Alliance in advance, and it would be handed over to the buyer along with the coral.
This was also a marketing strategy.
Had he known such a method existed, Fang Hao would have left his information as well; that way, anyone buying machinery could also contact him.
“All right, I understand now; thank you for your efforts.”
“It’s my duty, sir.”
After bowing again, the staff member exited.
This delay caused several auction items to pass by.
Fang Hao kept an eye out, but they were all items he couldn’t use.
Still, it was evident that the Trade Alliance was reliable in selling items; until now, there hadn’t been any slow or unsold situations.
Even less popular items were sold, and the popular ones almost started fights.
The business was exceptionally booming.
On the stage,
The auctioneer continued, “Alright, let us welcome the next item.”
This time, the staff brought in a small model of the ‘Five-tube Wind Pipe Cannon.’
They certainly didn’t bring the actual heavy Five-tube Wind Pipe Cannon onto the stage.
“Five-tube Wind Pipe Cannon, a total of three hundred pieces, sold in sets of ten with each set starting at fifty million, with bids increasing by no less than five hundred thousand each time,” the auctioneer announced loudly.
The hall once again became noisy.
“Three hundred pieces, are the Dwarves that strapped for cash this year?”
“Is there a war coming, with so many weapons entering the market?”
“I really don’t know what means the Trade Alliance used to get the Dwarves to release so many cannons.”
Meanwhile, in a private room on the second floor occupied by the Gray Dwarves,
“What’s happening, who has broken the rules and released so many weapons; have they lost their minds?”
“Hmph! It must be some other city-states selling them; they are greedier than dragons.”
“When we get back, I’m reporting this to the Alliance; let those guys pay the price,” one of the Gray Dwarves said, his chest heaving with fury.
The Wind Pipe Cannons were already challenging to produce due to their technical complexity, resulting in limited production.
This year, with the inclusion of the transmigrator, the Dwarves’ armaments had increased somewhat, but sales were limited by the rules of the Dwarf Alliance.
It was unknown which city-state had sold extra, which not only drove down the overall prices but also made them feel they had lost out.
Therefore, each was seething with anger.
Meanwhile, ‘Wadey,’ who was nearby, nodded with a smile while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
At that moment, he had some conjectures in mind.