Cosmic Trading System

"Speaking of which, we should be thankful that we didn't realize the spirituality inside those Buddha beads was of higher grade. Otherwise, if we had kept bidding against each other, the auction house would have been the only winner. If I'm not mistaken, even if the price of those beads had risen to seven or eight hundred million, Mr.

Lin wouldn't give up, right?" After a pause, Lang Jiuping turned to Lin Yun and continued with a smile.

Upon hearing Lang Jiuping's words, his companions all turned their attention to Lin Yun.

They, too, wanted to know if Lin Yun would still bid on the beads if the price shot up to seven or eight hundred million.

"Of course I wouldn't give up. Even if the price rose to a billion, I wouldn't back down," Lin Yun said with a slight smile.

Throughout the conversation, he projected an image of excessive wealth as if he was a fool with too much money. But in reality, this was his strategy.

His approach made the others more willing to reveal information and do business with him.

A rank-two spirit-item, in the Cosmic Trading System, was worth at least a thousand spirit crystals. If Lin Yun were to buy it with Huaxia currency, it could cost him between thirty to fifty billion, or even more.

Plus, a spirit-item's essence was most potent when it was in its native environment. Since Lin Yun was in severe need of high-grade spirit-items, even paying a hundred billion would be a worthwhile investment.

Hence, he would be willing to buy a newly discovered rank-two spirit-item even if the price reached a billion.

His willingness to overpay might save him a ton of effort and trouble. Plus, he might obtain more spirit crystals sooner, benefiting both parties. Why shouldn't they be happy?

"Even if it reaches a billion... you wouldn't give up..."

The calmness in Lin Yun's voice gave Lang Jiuping and his companions a moment's pause; some even gasped in surprise.

"Huff——"

The next moment, many of them let out a sigh of relief.

Yes... Even if they early knew that the spirituality within those Buddha beads was of higher grade... So what?

Even if the price reached a billion, they wouldn't back down. They might go as high as six or seven hundred million at most, but anything more and their profit margins would shrink, making them hesitant.

The outcome was still the same.

At that moment, they further understood the disparity between them and Lin Yun.

They weren't in the same league.

Just as their leader said, Lin Yun wasn't part of their circle. He didn't enjoy any of their privileges. He had every right to bid on anything at the auction. Why should they resent him?

Why should Lin Yun stop bidding so they could reap the benefits?

What a ridiculous notion!

They weren't naive children anymore.

With these thoughts, they felt better.

If they had to blame anything, they would blame their misfortune of encountering Lin Yun at this auction.

"Mr. Lin, you have a bold spirit. We accept our loss..." Lan Jiuping said with a faint smile.

"Glad that you understand. I'm very interested in items with higher-grade spirituality. If you have such items, or if you know who does and could introduce us, I would be willing to pay you a finder's fee..." Lin Yun said with a light smile.

With the five rank-one spirit-items he bought today, he now had seven in total. He didn't need that grade at the moment. He didn't want to sell spirit-items on the Cosmic Trading System, because growing them from rank-one to rank-two wasn't something that could be done in a short period. If he told these people he wanted to buy rank-one spirit-items, they might convince him to buy a lot more.

Given their bidding in this auction, their valuation of rank-one spirit-items should be between two and three billion.

His funds were running low. If they brought him a large number of rank-one spirit-items, it would be hard for him to buy them all.

It would be more cost-effective to directly buy high-grade spirit-items.

As it turned out, Lin Yun was overthinking. He had discovered more than ten rank-one spirit-items in the last few days, buying seven of them and one rank-two spirit-item. It was because of his keen sense for spirit-items that he was able to secure what he wanted quickly.

Although these people were spirit seekers, locating spirit-items wasn't easy for them. They might go a long time without finding any.

The appearance of five rank-one spirit-items and one rank-two spirit-item at this auction was something they hadn't expected. Such an occurrence was rare.

If they knew that all of the spirit-items at the auction had been bought by Lin Yun and that the few they had obtained were fake, they probably wouldn't remain so calm.

"Only items with higher-grade spirituality?" Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, Lang Jiuping hesitated.

Since they started out as spirit seekers, they had only come across two or three items with higher-grade spirituality. They only managed to acquire one. The same was true for other spirit seekers in their circle.

If Lin Yun only wanted to buy items with higher-grade spirituality, their options would be severely limited.

"For now, how about this? If you can obtain an item of this caliber, I'm willing to buy it for a billion, what do you say?" Lin Yun nodded slightly as he spoke.

"A billion!"

The people exclaimed.

To them, an item possessing high-grade spirituality was usually sold for around seven or eight hundred million. But, a certain operation was needed in between, like finding the right buyer and ensuring the buyer didn't go rogue. They might need the help of their circle thus incurring some costs.

If they traded amongst themselves within their circle, these processes could be avoided, and it was much safer.

Therefore, within their circle, if a Spirit Seeker found an item of high-grade spirituality, they could probably buy it for just six or seven hundred million.

Subtracting six or seven hundred million from a billion, they could earn three or four hundred million. Even if they earn a little less, close to three hundred million, they should still be okay.

If they found two spiritually imbued items, they might not even make this much money!

Hearing Lin Yun's offer, their minds immediately started working!

It could take them two or three, or even four months to find a spiritually imbued item. However, there were many Spirit Seekers in their circle, and every month, some would find high-grade spirituality items. If they bought these items and then sold them to Lin Yun, the returns would be far greater than finding spiritual items themselves!

"Mr. Lin, are you serious? Is there no limit to the number?" Lang Jiuping, who had been mulling it over, asked Lin Yun.

He wanted to know if this was a one-shot deal or a long-term business.

"Uh, can you guys really procure a lot of high-grade spirituality items? If you bring too many at once, I might not be able to afford it. But, for the time being, I have no problem taking three to five items," Lin Yun said, appearing startled, then laughed.

Before this, he couldn't find high-grade spirituality items. Now, he had to reject them if the other party had too many. He just couldn't afford to buy them all.

However, his current purchase price wasn't low. If they suddenly brought too many items, he really wouldn't be able to afford them.

For a moment, Lin Yun wondered if the price he had offered was too high.

"Mr. Lin, you're overthinking. Even three to five items are not easy to obtain. We can't do it in a short period. We hope that Mr. Lin won't mind the slow pace," Lang Jiuping relaxed and then smiled bitterly.

Three to five items...Even if they bought them from their circle and sold them to Lin Yun, they could earn over a billion.

However, these three to five items were not small business.

"As long as it's not too slow, that's fine. Now, I have something to deal with. If you guys don't have anything else, you can stay here. Although we've temporarily ceased operations, there are still some staff on standby. You can stay as usual. I'll arrange for someone to take care of you later," Lin Yun said with a nod and a smile.

"Mr. Lin, if you have something to do, go ahead and don't worry about us," Lang Jiuping replied.

"Sure."

After Lin Yun nodded again, he turned and left.

While he was talking with these people, he had already purchased another professional device for absorbing and refining spiritual energy on the Cosmic Trading System.

Lin Yun had been considering where to put this professional equipment for absorbing and refining spiritual energy.

There were just a few cities in China with a population of twenty million. Moreover, when the device's coverage was taken into account, the options were even fewer.

If they had to select another location, they might have to go to Capital City.

Subconsciously, Lin Yun didn't want to choose that place. It was the capital of Huaxia, a place not merely marked by top talents or prominent figures.

If anything went wrong with the device placed there, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Why not choose a foreign country then?

An image of a small island country emerged in Lin Yun's mind.

That country had a high population density, and there were cities that satisfied the conditions.

Soon, after arranging for the staff to attend to the guests, Lin Yun went to the underground garage. From a secret location, he released an invisible flying car, drove out of the garage, and began heading towards that country.

The distance between Shen City and that country was quite far.

"Three thousand kilometers per hour is still too slow. I can't reach my destination within an hour. Once I earn more Spirit Crystals, I must get a better means of transportation," Lin Yun sighed slightly from the flying car.

"Has the Mie family's ship begun its voyage again?" Just then, Lin Yun received a message. He glanced at it, then his lips curled into a smirk, he murmured.

He intended to target one family first and gradually accumulate power. If he targeted two families simultaneously, people might easily suspect him or the Qingyun Company.

The Mie family's ship...this was his first target.

"Hmm, when I get back, I'll pay a visit to the Mie family's ship," Lin Yun said with a faint smile.