I Am Overlord - Chapter 184

Chapter 184

Chapter 184: The Headband From the Ancient Forbidden Grounds

The new bidder was none other than Xiang Shaoyun . He had been waiting for everyone to be done bidding before he joined in . His timing was perfect . After he spoke, he attracted everyone's gaze . Everyone started wondering who this ordinary-looking man actually was for him to be so rich . They recalled how that man had said earlier that he had a lot of money . It would seem like he wasn't kidding at all when he had said that .

"He must have made all those spirit crystals from selling the top-quality goldsteel stone," Wen Jinnuo said to his brother with an envious look .

"Hmph . He can't stay cocky for long . Soon, everything he has will be ours," Wen Jinrui narrowed his eyes and said .

Li Yaxuan, Xie Sanqian, and Ye Xuan were also starting to pay attention to Xiang Shaoyun . They could sense that Xiang Shaoyun did not feel particularly strong . On the other hand, the young woman by Xiang Shaoyun's side attracted more of their attention .

A voice rang out from the VIP room, "5,100 mid-grade spirit crystals . "

Xiang Shaoyun replied without any hesitation, "6,000 mid-grade spirit crystals . "

His act of increasing the bid by 900 mid-grade spirit crystals in one go created an uproar .

"Who exactly is that person? Is he stupid? Why is he raising the bid by such a large increment?"

"I guess he is so rich he has no place to spend his spirit crystals . That is why he is using the spirit crystals so wastefully . "

"No, if he can get the coldstar stone and then the earthcore fire through these spirit crystals, it would be completely worth it . However, it won't be easy at all to get the earthcore fire . "

"Just keep watching . That kid might have a strong background for him to be acting so fearlessly . "

. . .

Xiang Shaoyun did not care at all what these people thought of him . In his eyes, spirit crystals were merely a currency to be spent . After spending them, he could always earn more . As for the coldstar stone, it was extremely rare, and it might be the only one he could get for now . Thus, he could not miss out on it .

"This young master has just offered 6,000 mid-grade spirit crystals . Any other bids?" asked the auctioneer in excitement . He was only expecting to auction the coldstar stone off for about 4,500 mid-grade spirit crystals . Surprisingly, a whale had appeared today .

"7,000 mid-grade spirit crystals . If you can offer more, I will give up," said the person in the VIP room after a short silence .

"Sure . 7,100 mid-grade spirit crystals . Thank you," Xiang Shaoyun smiled .

After listening to Xiang Shaoyun's final offer, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and thought that the fellow was still normal after all . If Xiang Shaoyun had insisted on increasing the price by another 1,000 mid-grade spirit crystals, they would most likely have gone crazy on his behalf .  

Xiang Shaoyun had successfully won the bid, but the actual trade would only be made after the end of the auction .

Heh, this trip is worth it after all, Xiang Shaoyun thought joyfully .

"Alright . Let us move on to our final item," announced the auctioneer before signaling the employees to bring out an item . The moment the item appeared, the Nether Soul Domain in Xiang Shaoyun's head suddenly reacted . It grew so excited it nearly charged out of his head .

What is that? Xiang Shaoyun immediately turned solemn .

The auctioneer then removed the black cloth covering the item, revealing an item enclosed within a crystal case . It was a crude looking headband with the shape of a coiling dragon . On the hoop, pieces similar to dragon scales could be seen . Two roaring dragon heads connected the two ends of the headband . The dragons, seeming incredibly lively, looked like they were fighting over a pearl .

Something seemed to be missing from the pearl in between the two dragon heads, which was most likely the most important part of the headband . Without it, the headband looked incredibly normal, like an average ornament . Everyone was confused when they saw the headband that had lost the power it should have had .

"This is an item obtained from the Ancient Forbidden Grounds . Although it looks completely worthless now, is anyone interested at all to figure out if there is any secret hidden within it?" asked the auctioneer .

Some of the people were moved when they heard the statement . The Ancient Forbidden Grounds was an extremely dangerous place that only those at the peak of King Realm and beyond could enter . Would an item from that place be an ordinary item? Everyone would be curious, and all of them now wanted a chance to properly study the headband .

At this time, the auctioneer spoke again, "Of course, you don't have to be afraid of this investment being a loss . The headband is at least a king equipment, and wearing it will protect your head against the attack of king weapons . Alright then . The starting bid is 5,000 mid-grade spirit crystals . Each increment can be no lower than 500 mid-grade spirit crystals . "

This time, nobody impatiently placed a bid immediately after the auctioneer finished his introduction . They all knew the item would definitely not be an ordinary item . The Cloud Margin Pavilion had most likely studied it extensively . They had probably found nothing if they were actually putting something this valuable up for auction .

Nobody here was an idiot . Thus, they were hesitating . Even after a long while, nobody was saying anything . The auctioneer grew somewhat nervous seeing that .

"This is an ancient headband . Are none of you interested? Perhaps a great secret is hidden within . If you miss out on it, you won't get a second chance," said the auctioneer .

Someone said, "If it is really something good, why would the Cloud Margin Pavilion auction it off? I reckon it is probably worthless . "

With someone taking the lead, others started echoing the same sentiment .

"Yeah . A starting bid of 5,000 mid-grade spirit crystals for something like this is too much . How about 3,000 mid-grade spirit crystals? If that is the price, I don't mind paying it . Consider it a research fee . "

"That's right . This item has definitely been proven to be useless . It doesn't matter how tough it is if it is completely out of energy . How can something like that even protect one's head? That is clearly a lie . "

"Even if the Cloud Margin Pavilion can't figure out this thing's secret, it doesn't mean nobody can . But that price is too expensive . "

"Forget it, let's leave . Can't believe I waited so long just for something like this . "

. . .

Some of them started leaving . The auctioneer smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say anymore . After all, he himself was aware that despite the item's origin, after losing its function, it was now useless .

At this time, Xiang Shaoyun said indifferently, "I offer 5,000 mid-grade spirit crystals . I don't mind using it purely as a head ornament . It does look quite trendy, after all . "

The auctioneer nearly staggered and fell to the ground . Spending 5,000 mid-grade spirit crystals for a head ornament? Those were some really boastful words . The people still remaining in the auction hall looked at Xiang Shaoyun with complicated expressions . Some were envious, some were sneering, some were full of hate . . . but none were fighting over the headband with him .

The auctioneer heaved a sigh of relief for being able to auction off the final item . If he failed to auction it off, he would be the one to shoulder the blame . The instant Xiang Shaoyun heard the confirmation that his bid was successful, he heaved a breath of relief and thought, Luckily I got Mo Mo to taunt the crowd for a bit . Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get this thing so easily .