Thereās an auction here, which is something Zhang Xiaoman never expected before coming.
Interestingly, whether before or after obtaining Transcendent Strength, he had never encountered such a scenario.
The word auction seemed to have only been heard in various TV dramas and novels.
Upon suddenly learning thereās an auction here, Zhang Xiaoman couldnāt possibly remain indifferent.
He was also very curious about what kind of treasures could be seen at this auction on Skull Star.
"Since thereās an auction, of course, Iām going to take a look, but Ziwei, the auction starts in three hours, can we participate now? I mean as a seller."
"As a seller? Ji Xing, are you trying to sell something? If itās normal trading of materials, you can sell them directly in stores, thereās no need for an auction. After all, you have to pay an additional 3% commission there, unless itās something very precious..."
Ziweiās eyes flickered, suddenly seeming to think of something, and anxiously said:
"Ji Xing, youāre not planning to sell that batch of Divine Casting Rock, are you? Iām telling you, Divine Casting Rock is excellent for equipment forging, especially since you have a considerable amount, enough to forge a whole set of gear! Really, believe me, donāt sell it, that would be such a waste!"
Zhang Xiaoman chuckled upon hearing this and said:
"Haha, Ziwei, donāt worry, Iām not selling Divine Casting Rock, Iām planning to sell another batch of things, hopefully, it can be sold today because soon, thereās going to be a lot of places that need money, might as well use them to fill up my wallet."
"Another batch of things? What is it?"
Ziwei asked puzzledly.
Zhang Xiaoman thought for a moment, then whispered two words in her ear.
"Star Dust."
"Star Dust!?"
Ziwei was instantly shocked, looking at him with an incredulous expression.
"Ji Xing, you actually have Star Dust? My god, where do you get so many good things!?"
Zhang Xiaoman lowered his voice and coughed:
"Keep it down, weāre all people over hundreds of years old, donāt be so surprised, can you see if we have a way to reserve a spot at the auction? I have about ten portions that need to be sold."
"Ten portions!!"
Ziwei immediately bristled, her beautiful purple hair standing on end, like a startled cat.
Zhang Xiaoman looked at her with a bit of helplessness; this woman, so easily startled, doesnāt seem like someone whoās lived for hundreds of years.
Just look at McCarthy; also several hundred years old, but much more composed compared to her.
After quite a while, Ziwei finally regained her composure.
"Under normal circumstances, you canāt add items to the auction three hours before it starts, you need to book at least five days in advance for the auction house to promote your items."
"But since youāre selling Star Dust, you can participate at any time, itās much more valuable than Spirit Crystals, lots of people always want to buy it!"
"Also, what do you mean by āpeople over hundreds of years oldā? Am I very old!? Iām only 322 years old this year! Still youthful! Donāt look at me through the life expectancy standards of a low-level civilization! Three hundred years is still considered prime, you know!"
Ziwei suddenly reacted and explained with a dissatisfied expression.
Zhang Xiaoman was slightly stunned; women are indeed sensitive about age, and he had just casually mentioned it.
"Alright, alright, I misspoke..."
He quickly apologized.
But at this point, he also realized.
He wasnāt on Erin Continent anymore; in a place like Dark Star Alliance, not to mention Dark Spirits, even the average lifespan of ordinary citizens wouldnāt be the same as what he knew.
Just as Ziwei said, maybe over three hundred years is just barely adulthood.
They didnāt spend too long discussing the age issue; after expressing her dissatisfaction, Ziwei began focusing on the task at hand.
She opened her personal terminal, fiddled with it for a bit, then seemed to forget what just happened, revealing a smile and said:
"Done! Iāve already reserved for you, look, the auction house sent a message asking us to meet at the auction venue."
"Oh? So fast?"
Zhang Xiaoman glanced at her personal terminal, caught a glimpse of the auction houseās reply, and felt relieved.
"But speaking of which, Ji Xing, those are ten portions of Star Dust, are you really planning to sell them all? This stuff usually canāt be bought even if you want to..."
"Why not keep one portion for me? Rest assured, Iāll definitely pay above the market price to buy it from you, wonāt let you suffer a loss."
Ziwei expressed a desire to purchase some.
Zhang Xiaoman understood her intention; before coming, he also saw online information where the official price ratio for Star Dust is 1:50000000 Spirit Crystals.
In the Original Realm Space, Zhang Xiaoman learned from Naphaya about Star Dust, supposedly one of the hardest currencies here, even many Dark Spirits canāt hold it.
Zhang Xiaoman later gifted some Star Dust to the other party, which made the latter very excited.