In the next two days, both Hong Dali and Jiang Shili seemed to have come to some sort of tacit understanding and neither deployed any troops. Hong Dali needed Ling Xiaoyi to handle the matters he had arranged, and Jiang Shili needed to study the Zergs.
Of course, while it was calm at Tuka Planet, things were bustling at Shenglong Star.
The reason for the excitement was the two thousand flying swords that Hong Dali asked Ling Xiaoyi to transport back.
“Old Madam,” Once Ling Xiaoyi returned on the transport spacecraft, she went to the Hong Family Manor immediately to meet Hua Yueling. “I’m back. Young Master said to send his greetings.”
“Xiaoyi, you’re back? Hehe, come and sit next to me.” Hua Yueling was rather fond of Hong Dali’s extremely capable lackey. She thought the girl was promising. “Did Dali encounter any danger over there? I heard that a very powerful Cultivator named Tang Zhen appeared. Is everything all right?”
“Everything is okay, Old Madam.” Ling Xiaoyi smiled and said, “The Devil Lord Tang Zhen is really powerful but also magnanimous. He will not attack a promising young man like Young Master directly. Young Master is now going up against Tang Zhen’s disciple. They just probed at each others’ capabilities a few days ago and Young Master seized more than 2,000 flying swords, all of good quality.”
“Oh? Flying swords from the Cultivation dimension? Those are good.” Once the flying swords were mentioned, Hua Yueling’s eyes lit up. Although she had no use for the flying swords, she knew that these were valuable items that would fetch at least 2 or 3 million each if they were put in the auction house. Hua Yueling asked, “Is there a sample? Let me see.”
“Yes.” Ling Xiaoyi took one out of the bag she brought back and handed it to Hua Yueling, saying, “This is it. The quality of this flying sword is just average. It’s a weapon used by the Cultivator’s cannon fodder.”
“Well, it’s a good sword.” Hua Yueling looked at the flying sword in her hand and shook her head. “Xiaoyi, the value of this is not in the user but its capability. We have many weapons which are of better quality than this flying sword. The real value of this weapon is its ability to fly. Xiangyu, where is Xiangyu? Call Xiangyu over!”
A guard quickly left to look for Hua Xiangyu. Soon, Hua Xiangyu, dressed in a light green dress, ran over and smiled as soon as she saw them. “Great-grandmother, why are you looking for me so urgently? Is there news of Brother Dali?”
“Little imp, you got it right on the first guess.” Hua Yueling was very fond of Hua Xiangyu. She waved her to come closer and said, “Come sit next to Great-grandmother. Your Brother Dali has won his first battle and got some flying swords. Here’s one for you. Try it out.”
“A flying sword!” Hua Xiangyu opened her big beautiful eyes wide and stared at the flying sword. She exclaimed, “This is good stuff. With it, I’ll be able to fly!”
“That’s right. The most important ability of this flying sword is that it can fly,” Hua Yueling said with a smile. “Try dripping some of your blood on it to exert ownership.”
“Yes, okay.” Hua Xiangyu stretched out her finger and cut it gently. Immediately, a drop of bright red blood dripped onto the flying sword. A dazzling light flashed and the magic imbued in the flying sword burst into a golden light. Then, Hua Xiangyu felt her spirit connect with the flying sword.
She let it go carefully and the flying sword immediately suspended itself in midair as if it was a conscious being.
Hua Xiangyu reached out with her fair little hand and directed the flying sword through a few moves. Then, she jumped up lightly and landed steadily on the side of the blade.
“Haha, not bad. It works wonderfully.” At this moment, Hua Xiangyu stood on the flying sword in the sky. Floaty like a feather, she looked like a fairy who had descended down to earth. Hua Yueling smiled with satisfaction. “With this, our Xiangyu is even more beautiful. Haha, remember not to fly too high. You’re still not familiar with it. Safety first.”
“Great-grandmother, I understand.” Hua Xiangyu jumped down from the flying sword and held Hua Yueling’s arm. “Great-grandmother is the best. Brother Dali is great, too. Hehe.”
Three of them laughed for a while. Hua Yueling said, “Xiaoyi, I think Dali wants you to do something here other than just auctioning off the flying swords? Otherwise, just selling these 2,000 swords will not fetch enough money to interest our Dali.”
“Yes, Old Madam.” Ling Xiaoyi smiled. “I can’t hide anything from Old Madam. There are indeed other reasons the Young Master told me to come back. I will leave to attend to them now.”
“Go ahead. Hehe.” Hua Yueling was very satisfied with Ling Xiaoyi. “Good child, do it well and my little sweetheart will reward you handsomely.”
“It’s my greatest luck to be able to follow the Young Master.” Ling Xiaoyi bowed respectfully at Hua Yueling and left.
…
On Shenglong Star, countless people headed towards Shenglong Royal Auction House, the largest auction house on Shenglong Star.
“Have you heard? Hong Dali seized more than 2,000 flying swords on the dimension battlefield at Tuka Planet, real ones! The kind that you can claim ownership of by dripping your blood on it! Only two million for one!”
“I heard. How could I not possibly hear about something so big? Am I not going to buy one now? I heard that the level of the item has been identified as purple glow godly equipment. That’s quite a high level.”
“More than 2,000 swords, won’t Hong Dali make a fortune this time?”
“Don’t you know this? Who is Hong Dali? 90% of the Zhu family’s properties are under his name. Do you think he cares about this little bit of money?”
“Why is he selling the flying swords, then? Isn’t it better to keep them?”
“Humph, you’re not on his level. What level is he on? Even if he wants to use a flying sword, he will use the best. Would he be interested in these mass-produced items?”
“That’s true. Hurry, I’m afraid that the flying swords will sell out if we are late!”
Soon, inside the Shenglong Royal Auction House, a bustling crowd of more than 50,000 people, each holding a small card, was ready to bid for these flying swords seized from the dimension battlefield.
Based on the financial and material resources of these Shenglong royal families, a common flying sword for two million Shenglong Dollars was not of much interest. The main draw was Hong Dali’s family, the Hong Family’s, position among the Shenglong Royal Family.
After taking down the Zhu and Bei Families without much effort, the Hong Family was now the most powerful family. Who would dare to not respect them? Even if one did not have any intention of buying, they had to at least show up as a sign of support, right? Moreover, the flying swords were really good stuff, and two million for one was definitely not expensive. Even at double the price, it was still worth it!
“Okay, ladies and gentlemen.” On the stage, the auctioneer knocked the hammer on the podium and said loudly, “I’m sure everyone already knows what is going to be auctioned today. That’s right, the flying swords seized from the dimension battlefield! Flying swords from the Cultivation dimension! A total of 2,100 pieces and all of them have been appraised by our appraiser. They’re definitely purple glow godly equipment and that’s considered quite high grade. Now, let the auction begin!”
As the auctioneer spoke, he motioned for his assistant to bring a red rosewood stand. On the stand was a flying sword!
“According to Young Master Dali, the starting price is one million Shenglong Dollars. You may begin bidding!”
“1.2 million!”
“1.5 million!”
“1.8 million!”
“2.2 million!”
In the blink of an eye, the flying sword was sold to a man from the Royal Family for a price of 2.8 million.
The prices of the swords after that were all between 2 to 3 million. Although there were more than 2,000 flying swords, the auction process was simple and all the swords were auctioned off in just half a day. They fetched a total of 6.85 billion Shenglong Dollars.
When the auction for the flying swords ended, the auctioneer brought the hammer down heavily and began to announce the event. “Okay, dear ladies and gentlemen, the flying sword auction is over. Next, please welcome Young Master Hong Dali’s number one lackey, Miss Ling Xiaoyi, on stage to say a few words!”
Wow, wow, wow, wow—
Warm applause rang out and everyone craned their necks in anticipation. As they watched, they commented in low voices, “It’s Ling Xiaoyi. I heard she’s Hong Dali’s number one lackey. She’s not an ordinary person.” “But, Hong Dali’s lackeys are all powerful warriors. The latest I heard, even Heaven’s Chosen ones are clamoring to become his lackeys, but he rejected them all.” “That goes without saying. Do you think anyone can become his lackey? Look at the people around him. All of them are powerful. A while ago, I heard that people were offering 10 billion Shenglong Dollars for Ling Xiaoyi on the talent black market!” “Ten billion!?” “Yeah, that goes to show that LIng Xiaoyi is valued at at least ten billion. How many lackeys like her does Hong Dali have?”
Ling Xiaoyi had not appeared on stage yet and the people below were already all excited.
Today, Ling Xiaoyi was no longer the Ling Xiaoyi who had first arrived here from Earth. Her current value was astounding. It was no exaggeration to say that if she wished, countless families would be willing to hire her for a salary of one billion a year. There were probably countless young men who thought of her as their dream lover.
Of course, everything had a premise. That was, she no longer worked for Hong Dali.
Of course, everyone also knew another thing. That was, the first premise was impossible…
Soon, Ling Xiaoyi stood on the podium in a black suit. Her appearance immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
In fact, Hong Dali was now quite amazing. Just his lackey was already on par with the chiefs of most families. It was beyond amazing…
“Dear ladies and gentlemen, greetings.” Ling Xiaoyi stood on the stage and countless young men’s breathing quickened immediately. She smiled and said slowly, “For this auction, other than auctioning off 2000 flying swords, Young Master Hong Dali has something to tell everyone.”
