The Water of Life has always had a market globally, though the demand is not particularly high. Due to the limited number of warriors wealthy enough to afford it who were also crippled, the American government sells a certain amount of the Water of Life annually, making a steady profit over time.
“11 billion!” a voice rang out from a corner of the auction hall.
Flash!
Immediately, the projection of a battle god appeared beside the central stage, a faint smile on his face. Whispers, deliberately hushed, rippled through the hall.
“11.5 billion.” Another voice rose, and the projection of the previous battle god on the central stage vanished, replaced by the projection of a black battle god.
“12 billion!”
As the voice faded, a new projection appeared above the stage—a young Chinese man who looked very youthful… precisely Luo Feng! Instantly, the previously hushed whispers exploded into audible chatter, as many present were filled with curiosity about this newly emerged battle god, the so-called “Invincible Battle God” Luo Feng.
“12 billion for the first time!” the Chinese man on the stage called out, followed by a call from the white man beside him.
“12 billion for the second time! The price for this Water of Life is now 12 billion. Any higher bids?” the Chinese man continued calling. In the past, the Water of Life usually fetched around 20 billion yuan.
Down below…
Luo Feng was astonished and quietly asked, “Master Jiang, why has no one else bid yet?”
Jiang Fang smiled faintly, her expression charming, and whispered back, “Luo Feng, there are only a dozen or so ‘Invincible Battle Gods’ on Earth, and this is your first time bidding at an auction… everyone will give you face for your first bid. Unless they really want it, they usually won’t compete with you.”
The Battle God Palace is a place where battle gods make friends. Especially for ‘Invincible Battle Gods’ and other extremely powerful battle gods like the Phantom Magus Kartlan level, other battle gods would not easily offend them.
For example, it would be very impolite to challenge Luo Feng’s first bid.
“12 billion for the third time! Congratulations, Battle God Luo Feng.” The Chinese man smiled.
…
In a corner of the auction hall, the Vulture and Scorpion couple simply looked on with cold expressions.
“Why did you stop me?” Vinita glared at her husband. She had been about to place a bid moments ago.
“Hmph.”
Vulture Li Yao snorted, whispering, “It’s just one Water of Life. What good is raising the price? He won’t buy it if it’s too expensive, and he can always contact the American government directly afterward to purchase it. At most, he’ll pay a few billion more! There’s no need to spend tens of billions just to draw Luo Feng’s attention.”
“Now that Luo Feng is feeling triumphant, let him enjoy it. When I break through…” Li Yao’s voice was low.
Vinita couldn’t help but nod.
Yes, right now, the Vulture and Scorpion couple simply couldn’t afford to provoke Luo Feng. They had not returned to their home in the Jiangnan Base City and had been staying in Europe, wanting to lie low and prepare thoroughly for the future confrontation with Luo Feng.
…
“The Water of Life is finally in my hands,” Luo Feng thought excitedly. Perhaps in terms of value, the Void Cloud Shuttle was hundreds or even thousands of times more valuable than the Water of Life. However, when he obtained the Void Cloud Shuttle, he felt more curiosity and anticipation rather than the excitement he felt now! 12 billion was nothing to Luo Feng these days.
But the Water of Life…
It meant his younger brother could finally stand up and live like a normal person.
“Finally succeeded,” Luo Feng’s heart was filled with excitement.
“Later, I’ll see if there’s a chance to get a second portion, and get one for Brother Zhang too,” Luo Feng mused. It was because of his feud with Zhang Zehu that Zhang Zehu’s team had ambushed his, resulting in Zhang Ke losing his arm. Luo Feng always felt a bit guilty when facing Brother Zhang.
Now that he had the ability, getting a portion of the Water of Life for him was nothing for Luo Feng.
Moreover, he had originally planned to spend 30 billion on one portion, and this one only cost 12 billion. Getting another one would probably not exceed 30 billion altogether.
…
One item after another was auctioned off, though the process was efficient, considering there were a total of 71 items. Even if each auction took only two or three minutes, it would still take about three hours.
“This is the 58th auction item, a golden thread web left by the spider-type King-level beast ‘Black Widow Queen’—a golden thread web, 8.3 meters long and 6.1 meters wide, with a starting price of 5 billion yuan.” As the Chinese man spoke, a large golden thread web appeared above the stage.
“6 billion yuan!”
“7 billion!”
This time, the bidding seemed quite active.
Luo Feng, who had originally not intended to bid, couldn’t help but call out, “8 billion!” Because of his fight with Li Yao, Luo Feng had planned to have a custom-made ‘SS-grade material net’ for a few hundred billion yuan, but now seeing this ‘golden thread web,’ he was very satisfied.
The golden thread web was left by the spider-type King-level beast ‘Black Widow Queen.’ The Black Widow Queen was famous for its poison rather than its web. The ‘golden thread web’ it produced was generally not strong enough to trap King-level beasts, being somewhat inferior to ‘SS-grade material nets,’ but it was better than ‘9-series material nets.’
Among spider-type beasts, there were two King-level beasts.
One was the ‘Grass Spider King,’ famous for weaving webs. Once trapped in its web, even King-level beasts would find it hard to survive.
The other was the ‘Black Widow Queen,’ known for its poison. Once poisoned, even beings stronger than battle gods could be killed! At this point, the plant spirit ‘Hundred Dew Grass’ would come in handy. Of course, the Black Widow Queen could also weave webs, known as ‘golden thread webs,’ which were somewhat inferior to those of the Grass Spider King.
“The golden thread web, although not strong enough to trap King-level beasts, would still require a great deal of effort for them to break free. When used against Battle Gods or Lord-level beings, it would be effortless,” Luo Feng thought, very satisfied.
Its toughness was slightly inferior to SS-grade materials.
But it was more convenient to use.
“9 billion.”
“9.5 billion.” This time, obviously, no one was holding back for Luo Feng anymore. They had already given him face for the first bid.
“9.6 billion.”
“9.8 billion.” The battle gods’ bids increased only slightly.
“10 billion.” Luo Feng called out, and the projection above the stage changed to his image.
Beside him, Jiang Fang whispered, “Luo Feng, a net made from SS-grade material would only cost a few hundred billion. This net is worth no more than 12 billion. Anything more than that would not be worth it.”
“10 billion for the first time.”
“10 billion for the second time… 10 billion for the third time! Congratulations, Battle God Luo Feng.” The Chinese man on the stage announced the final result.
…
The auction lasted for more than three hours. Luo Feng obtained one Water of Life and one ‘golden thread web,’ costing him a total of 22 billion yuan. After the auction ended, Luo Feng was dragged by a group of battle gods from the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion to a grand hall for a gathering, where he met several renowned battle gods from the Limit Martial Arts Pavilion.
“Mr. Luo Feng, hello.” When Luo Feng left his seat to return to his room, a bearded white man approached with a smile.
“Hello.” Luo Feng was somewhat puzzled.
“My name is Aurora, the head of Area 11 in the United States. Mr. Luo Feng, the ‘Water of Life’ you purchased was provided by me.” The bearded white man smiled. “Shall we have a drink together over there?”
Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel a spark of interest.
So it was him who provided the Water of Life?
“Oh? Sure.” Luo Feng smiled. The bearded Aurora couldn’t help but smile happily. Many people wanted to befriend battle gods as powerful as Luo Feng, so most of the time, Luo Feng paid little attention to them. Aurora had used the provision of the Water of Life as an excuse to get closer to Luo Feng.
They sat down and chatted happily.
“Mr. Aurora, I’d like to buy another Water of Life from you, is that possible?” Luo Feng asked.
“Oh, the Water of Life is under the government, I need to submit an application.” Aurora hesitated slightly.
“I won’t make it hard for you, I’m willing to pay 20 billion.” Luo Feng said.
“Oh.”
Aurora quickly smiled, “Mr. Luo Feng is a friend of my Area 11. Although it might be a bit troublesome, don’t worry, leave it to me. I’ll provide you with another Water of Life at the same price as the one you auctioned for, 12 billion yuan.” How could he let Luo Feng pay 20 billion, considering that the official auction usually only fetched around 20 billion. Therefore, offering a lower price was a way to build a relationship.
“That would be great, thank you very much.” Luo Feng smiled.
A simple sentence saved 8 billion yuan; who wouldn’t want that?
…
In the Mingyue Community of Yangzhou City.
In the morning, even in the height of August’s summer, the morning was still cool. Throughout the community, one could see warriors exercising in the early morning. Luo Feng was also walking in the community, breathing fresh air and adjusting his body and mind.
“Uncle Wang, good morning.”
As Luo Feng walked, he greeted familiar faces with a smile.
“Mr. Luo Feng.” A voice called out.
“Hmm?” Luo Feng turned his head and saw two young men running over. One of them was carrying a backpack. When they reached Luo Feng, the slightly curly-haired young man said, “Mr. Luo Feng, these are the two items you purchased at the Battle God Palace. Your fingerprint has been verified; you can now open the alloy box.”
He took out a completely black alloy box from his backpack as he spoke.
“Thank you.” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up. He took the alloy box and brushed his finger over the latch. Click, the alloy box opened.
Inside were two securely fixed test tubes, with an instruction manual beside them. The tubes contained faintly green liquid.
“This is it.” Luo Feng took a deep breath and hurried toward his residence.
In the courtyard of the villa.
His younger brother, Luo Hua, was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at the flowers and plants in the courtyard. His trousers hung empty where his legs should have been, a sight that was heartbreaking.
“Xiao Feng, you’re back so early?” His mother, Gong Xinlan, smiled as she walked out from the house.
“Yeah.” Luo Feng nodded.
“Xiao Feng is back. Hongguo, let’s have breakfast together.” Gong Xinlan called out. His father, Luo Hongguo, peeked out from the house, surprised at the alloy box in Luo Feng’s hand: “Xiao Feng, how come you came back with a box after just going out for a walk?”
Gong Xinlan gave him a sharp look: “Old man, why do you have to ask everything?”
“Luo Hua!”
Luo Feng looked toward his younger brother, Luo Hua.
“Hmm?” Luo Hua, sitting in the wheelchair, looked at Luo Feng in surprise. “Brother, is there something?”
“Come inside.” Luo Feng smiled slightly. “Starting today, it’s time to get rid of that wheelchair.”
Luo Hua’s expression froze: “Brother——”
Luo Feng raised the alloy box and patted its surface.
“Is it… is it that…” Luo Hua’s eyes widened, his body trembling slightly. In an instant, his eyes became moist, and his hands, which had been gripping the wheelchair firmly, began to tremble.
Luo Feng nodded.
Seeing his brother nod, tears streamed down Luo Hua’s face.
This day…
Luo Hua had only dreamed of it since he was a child, and today, he finally got to see it.
This day…
Luo Feng had longed for it constantly, and now, finally, it had come.
“Don’t cry, smile.” Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel emotional himself, his own eyes becoming moist.
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