In the Nine-Star Bay of Heilong Mountain Island, next to Luo Feng’s residence stood a wooden villa. Luo Feng climbed the stairs and arrived at the third floor of the villa, where a glass door at the top of the staircase was closed.
Creak! Luo Feng pushed the door open and entered.
It was a spacious room covering nearly one hundred square meters. Inside were rows of computer desks, each equipped with a laptop. Men and women sat in front of the computers, typing on virtual keyboards and reviewing various documents. There were a total of 21 staff members in the room.
At the farthest back position, seated at the largest desk, was a young man whose appearance closely resembled Luo Feng’s, though he was thinner and more frail.
“Brother!” Luo Hua exclaimed in surprise.
“Quite lively in here,” Luo Feng smiled, scanning the entire workspace.
“Mr. Luo, hello!”
“Mr. Luo.”
One by one, the men and women greeted him nervously. These staff members had always followed Luo Hua in his work, and since he had grown accustomed to their presence, Luo Hua had brought them into the ‘Virtual Universe.’ Though intelligent optical computers could assist, they were still different from humans.
“Brother, why did you come here? Let’s go chat somewhere else. Wait—just a moment!” Luo Hua quickly returned to his computer, typed in some commands, and then ran over. “Let’s go!”
…
Beside the workspace was a tea room.
Luo Feng and Luo Hua sat down together.
“Brother, it’s rare for you to come here while I’m working,” Luo Hua smiled.
“This is why,” Luo Feng smiled. “Tomorrow is the day of the Qianwu Auction, held once every three years.”
“The Qianwu Auction?” Luo Hua was momentarily stunned, then his face lit up with excitement. “Is it the legendary highest auction in the Qianwu Cosmic Nation? I once heard about it while chatting with an investor. I heard the entry requirements are extremely high!”
“The minimum requirement is to be a ‘Three-Star Client,'” Luo Feng nodded.
“Wow!” Luo Hua’s eyes widened. “Three-Star Client? This auction must be on a very high level!”
In the Heilong Mountain Star Region, the number of people who could be considered ‘Three-Star Clients’ was pitifully small.
They were all big shots!
Luo Feng chuckled and said, “I came here to ask you about the two trillion cosmic credits I gave you two years ago. How are they doing?”
“Now that you mention it…” Luo Hua’s face lit up with excitement and he said, “Two trillion cosmic credits—even in the cosmic investment market, that’s considered a huge sum! Large capital has its pros and cons. The advantage is that you can exert a certain degree of influence and manipulation. The downside is that it’s not very flexible. Sometimes it’s hard to liquidate such a large sum!”
“Last year, during operations, at one point we made a 50% profit, but there were also losses. On average, we broke even. It was a good year to accumulate experience in managing large capital and refining investment strategies.”
“Last year alone, at the peak, the capital reached 3.6 trillion cosmic credits. But recently the market has been bad, and we’re left with 3 trillion cosmic credits in assets. But that’s okay—we just need to wait for the market to rebound. I’m just waiting for the right moment to strike big,” Luo Hua grinned.
Luo Feng nodded and asked, “I need some money now. How much can you liquidate?”
“Liquidation is necessary since my assets aren’t in cash,” Luo Hua said seriously. “But to liquidate now, to be honest, I’ve just completed my market positioning in the past six months. I’m waiting for the market to boom. Selling now… really, it’s not worth it. But if you really need the money urgently, I can liquidate everything within a day. However, such a massive sale might cause price drops. I estimate we can get about 2.8 trillion cosmic credits in cash, which is pretty good.”
“Oh…”
Luo Feng nodded. “No rush. This auction will last for ten days. If I run short of money, I’ll contact you.”
“Alright,” Luo Hua nodded.
…
The grandest event in the entire Qianwu Cosmic Nation—the Qianwu Auction!
Held once every three years, Luo Feng had long been eagerly anticipating it.
“Brother, I’ll always be online. If you need money, just notify me immediately. I’ll liquidate and convert it into cash right away. If it’s really urgent, I’ve already spoken with a friend. We can arrange an emergency loan, using my investments as collateral,” Luo Hua said.
“Luofeng,” Xuxin smiled beside him. “Afterward, you must tell me about the auction scene. I’m also very curious about this grandest event in the Qianwu Cosmic Nation.”
Luo Feng nodded, bid farewell to his parents, wife, and younger brother, and directly left the Nine-Star Bay community.
He summoned a celestial horse and rode it to the ‘teleportation point.’
“Teleport,” Luo Feng stood inside the teleportation point, holding the invitation to the Qianwu Auction.
Whoosh!
Luo Feng instantly vanished from Heilong Mountain Island and was teleported to a floating city above the Qianwu Continent. The invitation emitted faint rays of light, causing the floating city’s defenses to automatically open a passage, allowing Luo Feng to enter.
…
It was an exquisitely elegant land suspended amidst clouds and mist. The scenery of the floating city was beautiful, with flowers and plants everywhere. The most dazzling feature of the entire floating city was the enormous building—the Auction Hall!
The Qianwu Auction, held once every three years, always took place in this hall!
“Sir, hello. Welcome to this year’s Qianwu Auction. Here is your seat number.”
“Madam, hello. Welcome to this year’s Qianwu Auction. Here is your seat number.”
One by one, people dressed in either luxurious or ancient attire entered. Some had snake-like bodies, others were seven or eight meters tall and powerfully built. The attendees of the Qianwu Cosmic Auction were as numerous as a sea of people, forming two long lines at the entrance of the auction hall, all waiting in line to enter.
“So many Three-Star Clients?” Luo Feng also joined the queue. In front of him was a tall, cold giant whose body seemed to burn with flames. Behind him stood a gloomy, three-eyed dwarf no more than a meter tall. Yet the natural aura of power radiating from them both made Luo Feng feel immense pressure.
“Almost all Three-Star Clients are World Lords! A few are wealthy merchants or young people with powerful backgrounds,” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.
“Almost all World Lords?”
Luo Feng scanned the crowd.
The line stretched so long that there were at least several thousand people. Several thousand World Lords?
“This auction hall has a total of 16 entrances. So it’s not just your line; the other fifteen entrances are also filled with queues. The number of World Lords currently waiting in line is around one hundred thousand,” Babata explained.
“One hundred thousand?” Luo Feng’s eyes widened.
One hundred thousand World Lords?
That’s insane.
“Putah, last time there were over 1.31 million participants at the auction. Do you think this time will surpass that?” the towering flame-like giant in front of Luo Feng said in a deep voice.
“Yes, definitely. I heard this time there will be a chance to enter the ‘Primordial Universe’ for cultivation. It’s a World Lord-level opportunity. The highest level allows World Lords to enter for cultivation. Many Eternal-level experts have come here, hoping to purchase this opportunity. Because of this, there will definitely be a lot more World Lords this time,” the man in the robe in front of the flame-like giant replied in a hoarse voice.
Luo Feng was stunned.
1.31 million?
Primordial Universe?
In the line, he often overheard discussions among the World Lords, and their topics left Luo Feng somewhat dazed, as many of their conversations were confusing to him.
For example—
“Of the 18 World Lords who entered the secret realm in the star region this time, only three of us were fortunate enough to return. The other 15… perhaps after tens of thousands or even millions of years, they might come out. Or maybe they’ll never come out at all.”
“Your Torre Army did great in the battlefield outside the domain. Congratulations!”
…
Some of the nearby World Lords recognized each other and discussed such topics, but Luo Feng just blinked his eyes in silence.
“Brother, which family or organization are you from?” a thin, one-eyed man from a nearby line, standing beside Luo Feng, greeted him with a smile.
“No family, no organization,” Luo Feng replied simply.
“Oh!”
The one-eyed man nodded upon hearing this, without further inquiry.
Just from their demeanor, one could tell the strength of many people around… a large group of World Lords easily noticed that Luo Feng was probably a relatively weak youngling. However, in such a setting, the weaker one was, the more one shouldn’t offend such a youngling. Because someone weak who could become a Three-Star Client usually had a terrifying background!
…
“Sir, hello. Welcome to this year’s Qianwu Auction. Here is your seat number.”
Luo Feng received a token and saw on its semi-transparent screen a seat number—KND99286.
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“Wow! It’s so big!” Entering the auction hall, Luo Feng was in a state of semi-stupor.
The entire auction hall was like a ‘soccer stadium’ on Earth, with densely packed stands all around… but the seats in this auction hall were just too numerous.
“There are a total of 3 million seats here, each six meters wide and ten meters high,” Babata’s voice echoed in Luo Feng’s mind.
Luo Feng nodded.
Each seat, six meters wide and ten meters high—what an enormous seat! With a total of 3 million seats arranged in layers, it was as if one could not see the end. It was as if the entire world had been composed of countless seats. The seats were designed to be large mainly to accommodate clients with gigantic bodies.
“KND99286.” Luo Feng saw the number carved on the seat and sat down.
A six-meter-wide seat, even larger than his own bed.
Countless seats…
The entire auction hall was filled with murmurs, as if countless gods were conversing.
“So many World Lords?” Luo Feng held his breath.
“The Qianwu Cosmic Nation spans more than 13,000 star regions! In the Heilong Mountain Star Region alone, there are nearly a hundred World Lords! So across the entire Qianwu Cosmic Nation… on average, there should be more than a million World Lords! In fact, because many Eternal Beings provide guidance, the probability of cultivating into a World Lord in the Qianwu Cosmic Nation is higher. The total number of World Lords in the entire Qianwu Cosmic Nation reaches several million.”
Luo Feng felt his heart racing.
Several million World Lords?
The Qianwu Cosmic Nation truly lived up to its name as a ‘cosmic nation.’ Such a cosmic nation was indeed vast and powerful.
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