The auctioneer felt a bit awkward, encountering such a situation before the auction even began.
They had considered this possibility beforehand, but everyone's reaction exceeded their expectations.
Fortunately, they had a second plan ready.
So, the auctioneer smiled and said, "What we're auctioning this time isn't just this one building; there's actually an S-grade building as well."
"However, these two buildings must be auctioned together, so please take a look at the second building."
The auctioneer immediately unveiled the second building so everyone could examine its attributes.
But many still cursed the auction house as inherently deceitful merchants.
If their reaction hadn't been so lukewarm, they would have auctioned the first building first, then the second, rather than bundling them together.
If they fancied the second building, they would have to pay a certain price for it, regardless of whether they wanted the first one.
Naturally, they resented the auction house for playing such tricks.
They'd see what this second building was about first.
[Building: Steel Shipyard]
[Quality: S]
[Description: Can build a Steel Shipyard.]
Upon seeing this building, everyone was stunned again.
Why was it another valueless building?
Although the [Steel Shipyard] was better than the previous [Spider Demon Lair], its function was at least somewhat useful.
But the reality was.
The oceans had been occupied by various sea monsters for hundreds of years since the monster resurgence.
No human today would build a base by the sea.
Even if there were any, they would have long since been devoured by some sea monster, leaving not even bones.
The ocean was already an inviolable 'territory' for humans.
Therefore, this [Steel Shipyard] could only be built on riverbanks.
But humans now couldn't even eliminate land monsters, let alone deal with sea monsters.
With the financial and material resources to waste on shipbuilding, it would be better to build other structures.
Even if they bought it, the [Steel Shipyard] would be useless if not built by a river.
Most of their bases were on land. If they purchased this building, they would need to dispatch a large number of people to guard the riverbanks and defend against sea beasts.
Numerous conditions and restrictions greatly diminished the building's value.
Yet, some people were still interested in the [Steel Shipyard].
The auction house's decision to put two useless buildings up for auction together caused many to lose interest.
Only those whose bases were near rivers would bid on such a building.
As for the rest, they had no intention of bidding.
Zhou Yan inwardly chuckled.
He hadn't planned to face the situation with the ocean before, but with this building, he had a small idea.
Sea, land, and air – he only had the capability to fight on land.
But he would inevitably face the ocean in the future. If he lacked the ability to deal with sea monsters then, it would all have been for naught.
Preparing in advance to face the sea would prevent him from being helpless when the time came.
Therefore, he would not let these two buildings go.
As for bidding against him.
He glanced at his territory's Spirit Coins.
My goodness!
Excluding the purchased stacked items, the amount of Spirit Coins alone already exceeded eighty billion.
Even he himself didn't know the exact amount.
But he was definitely a centi-billionaire.
The next target was a trillionaire.
The goal after that was a ten-trillionaire.
The goal after that was a hundred-trillionaire.
...
As an upright person, he had to seize this opportunity to infiltrate the enemy's ranks and see how decadent the lives of these capitalists were!
He could never have experienced the joy of these capitalists before.
But now, he had successfully infiltrated their ranks and become a capitalist cursed by everyone.
However, he swore that he only had a bit of money.
Therefore, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the decadent lives of these capitalists, he first had to learn how to be decadent.
This could be considered sacrificing oneself for the greater good.
Allowing more people to know how detestable the decadent lives of capitalists were.
A successful capitalist must buy what they desire.
This was the path a decadent capitalist had to take.
He waited for the auctioneer to announce the price.
When the auctioneer called out the starting bid of 'five million' Spirit Coins, he directly said, "Ten million Spirit Coins."
Then he saw everyone looking at him.
He blurted out, "Twenty million Spirit Coins."
The crowd: "Σ(°△°|||)"
As a result, his two bids silenced everyone.
They didn't even feel these two buildings were worth ten million.
But he had just bid twenty million.
What courage did they have to compete?
Ultimately, he acquired both buildings for twenty million Spirit Coins.
He had made a fortune again.
He felt quite helpless.
He clearly didn't want to make money anymore, but no one competed with him, which was troublesome.
Even if he didn't use these two buildings, they could be sold for hundreds of millions on the Canglan Continent.
But he didn't lack money; he didn't lack money one bit.
Subsequent items were auctioned one after another, but Zhou Yan had lost interest.
He left directly and went to the VIP trading room.
The one who received him was still the auctioneer Luo Jiahao. This time, he was far more respectful than before, greeting Zhou Yan cordially, "May I know your esteemed name?"
"You can call me Zhou Xingxing," Zhou Yan said, making up a name.
The other person was taken aback. If he remembered correctly, the name signed on the agreement was Zhou Yan.
He hadn't formally asked for the person's name, but that didn't mean he hadn't seen the real name signed.
(It's not allowed to write a false name when signing an agreement.)
"Do you have two names?" Luo Jiahao asked.
Zhou Yan then realized that when signing the agreement before, only the real name could be used.
But Zhou Yan had lied so many times that his face didn't even turn red.
He immediately replied, "In my hometown, a person can have several names. My milk name is Zhou Jielun, my given name is Zhou Shen, my real name is Zhou Yan, my pen name is Lu Xun, but outsiders like to call me Zhou Xingxing."
Luo Jiahao: "(๑°⌓°๑)"
He was completely flustered and didn't know which name to use.
Luo Jiahao smiled and said to Zhou Yan, "I'll get you a golden VIP card, and these are the items you've won at auction. Also, the equipment you previously entrusted to our auction house to sell, totaling..."
In the end, Zhou Yan not only received the items he had bid on, but the other party also gave him tens of millions of Spirit Coins.
Zhou Yan did not leave, but said, "I want to make a deal with you. I wonder if you can make the decision."
Luo Jiahao immediately smiled upon hearing this and said, "Don't be fooled by my appearance as just an auction appraiser; I can also handle other transactional matters."
Being able to reach a deal with such a wealthy individual would undoubtedly bring him boundless 'financial prospects' in the future.
"Help me collect more high-quality buildings, especially buildings like these two. The more the quantity, the better, and the price is negotiable," Zhou Yan said.
"Please follow me."
As expected, he knew the other party couldn't make the final decision.