"Strange... I can understand making it an illusion first, but why not create a new one instead of putting it in 'Xianyuanzhou Operation'?"

Zhong Yi entered the illusion of "Xianyuanzhou Action" with some doubt.

At this time, a brand new mode called 【King of Auctions】 has been launched.

"By the way, how exactly do you make auctions interesting?"

Zhong Yi muttered to himself.

He declined to participate in this proposition.

Firstly, the transformation from an illusionary realm to a secret realm caused him to lose interest.

Secondly, he simply couldn't imagine how to make an auction interesting.

Zhong Yi entered "King of Auctions" with great anticipation.

The background of this model is that members of the Righteous Alliance travel around the world to participate in auction shopping during their rest time.

The moment Zhong Yi entered the King of Auction mode, his character became Mai Xiaowen.

The teleportation array beneath his feet began to shift among a variety of patterns, eventually settling on a map labeled 【Psionic Technology Container】.

The next moment, Zhong Yi appeared in a uniquely styled auction house.

Most notably, a medium-sized, dark blue container stood in the center of the auction house.

Originally, there were no shipping containers in the cultivation world.

As Lu Ze continued to release his illusions, the cultivators gradually accepted these novelties, since they were not difficult to understand.

【Psionic Technology Container: This auction features an air freight container from Immortal Abyss Continent to the Kingdom of Asara, rumored to contain a batch of priceless psionic items.】

"Oh? The items are all in the box? What kind of treasure could there be?"

Zhong Yi raised an eyebrow, and then immediately realized something was wrong.

The container was sealed tightly, and there were some arrays around it to prevent spiritual energy from being detected, showing no intention of opening it.

"Blind driving!?"

Zhong Yi was stunned for a moment.

Then the new player guide appears:

【This is an unclaimed shipping container sealed by magic. The storage space inside the container and the items stored there are unknown.】

【You possess a special skill that allows you to glean some information.】 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

【Every now and then, the auction house will release some information related to the containers; please make good use of it.】

【Based on the information obtained, try to purchase the container.】

"Taking a picture of an entire shipping container at once?"

Zhong Yi's curiosity was instantly piqued.

At the same time, the first batch of public information about the auction was released:

The highest quality item in this auction is: Gold.

"gold?"

Zhong Yi's inspiration was reignited, and he began to have some guesses about how to play this illusion.

The next moment, the character's skills were activated automatically.

During the tutorial phase, the player's default character is Mai Xiaowen, and her skill is 【Detail Perception】.

【Detail Perception: At the start of the auction, the quality of 5 items is randomly displayed, and the quality of 2 items of unknown quality is revealed each round thereafter.】

In an instant, a patch of black mesh suddenly appeared on the cross-section of the thick container.

Within the grid, five individual squares of different colors appear scattered about.

Three green ones, one purple one, and one gold one.

"This is... tomb raiding!?"

Zhong Yi immediately understood why Lu Ze hadn't created a separate illusion, but instead incorporated "King of Auctions" into "Xianyuanzhou Action".

The process of investigating the shipping container is essentially very similar to the tomb raiding in "Operation Xianyuanzhou"!

Anyone who has ever touched the container will immediately understand how to play here.

A shipping container is a huge container, containing how many compartments it has, what the quality of each item is, and how many compartments it occupies...

I know absolutely nothing!

It is necessary to rely on the publicly available information and the character's skills to make inferences and judgments before making a bid.

It's much more interesting and exciting than traditional auctions!

"As expected of Junior Brother Lu, he can even make auctions more interesting!!"

Zhong Yi was filled with emotion.

Anyone who has played "Xianyuanzhou Action" knows how addictive the process of using divine sense to search for treasures can be.

Lu Ze perfectly integrated this key gameplay element into the auction illusion, which was nothing short of a stroke of genius!

Guided by the tutorial, Zhong Yi offered 20,000 spirit stones.

The bid was higher than that of the human/machine bidder, but the winner was not secured.

Another rule of the illusion appeared before Zhong Yi:

【Auction Success Rules:】

【The highest bidder in the first round must have offered at least twice the amount of the second-highest bidder.】

【The highest bidder in the second round was at least 60% higher than the second-highest bidder.】

【The highest bidder in the third round was at least 40% higher than the second-place bidder.】

【The highest bidder in the fourth round was at least 20% higher than the second-highest bidder.】

【In the fifth round, the highest bidder only needs to outbid the second-place bidder; if the bids are tied, an additional auction round will be held.】

"I see... This is a game of information!"

Zhong Yi pinched his chin, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Unlike traditional auctions where the highest bidder wins, the rules for each round of bidding change.

It seemed meaningless, but Zhong Yi immediately saw through the trickery.

The reason for not letting the auction decide the outcome in one round is to introduce more variables into the game.

Because the situation will keep changing as the number of rounds increases!

For example, the Mai Xiaowen he is currently using can see the quality of five random collectibles at the start of the game, but can only see two more in each subsequent round.

It has a strong start, but gradually weakens later.

However, another character in the auction, 【Nameless】, did nothing in the first four rounds, but in the fifth round he was able to see the full quality and outline of the collection box.

This is a complete waste in the early game, but once you drag it out to the fifth round, you can open your Heavenly Eye and become absolutely invincible.

In addition, there are all sorts of props and magical artifacts...

Different roles, different props, and different auction announcements.

The variables resulting from this combination are numerous!

soon.

After three rounds, Zhong Yi easily won the teaching round.

I bought goods worth 90,000 for 45,000 and made a small profit.

"Interesting! Interesting!"

Zhong Yi expressed his high praise for this model.

He never imagined that auctions could be done this way!

Zhong Yi didn't rush to start the game, but first looked through the character's skills.

Most of the characters from Lu Ze's previous life in "King of Auctions" were replaced by Delta Force agents, whose characteristics were somewhat similar to the original characters.

For example, Sophie, who was originally an internet celebrity, has become Mai Xiaowen, who is equally beautiful and has attracted many fans.

For example, LaVine, who is good at hiding himself and making a move at the crucial moment, became the nameless old man who turned into an invisible old man.

For example, Maria, who initially displayed all white, green, and blue quality collectibles, has become a medic with a backpack full of various junk...

...

After reviewing the auctioneer's skills, Zhong Yi had a general impression of each character.

"Heh! I'm absolutely invincible when it comes to this kind of illusion that relies on your brain!"

Zhong Yi confidently began to boast in the live stream.

He entered bidding mode and immediately spotted the extremely difficult deep-sea shipwreck map.

【Entry Requirement: 5 million spirit stones】

【You are temporarily unable to enter!】

Upon seeing the pop-up system notification, Zhong Yi blushed; he hadn't expected that the map had any threshold.

As a newcomer, he only had 200,000 yuan in initial capital.

There are only two maps that can be accessed.

"A mere five million..."

Zhong Yi smiled confidently and stepped into the most basic map 【the blind box pile】.

"Let me show you how my Midas touch works, turning 200,000 into 25 million!"