Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 1390: Chapter 570: Bidding War! This Will Be Fun to Watch!

He just wanted to threaten the other bidders who were preparing to compete with him for the Taiyin Water!

However, there was a clear regulation from the center of the Country of Ten Thousand Islands, from His Majesty the President Emperor himself, that the Governors of various regions could participate in the auctions and trade fairs, but they were not allowed to use their privileges. Instead, they had to guarantee the freedom of trade and transactions! Now, this Hato was clearly breaking the rules.

Merck frowned and looked at Hato. "Senior Hato, this..."

"Hahaha, Merck, don’t worry. After all, the people for the auction haven’t all arrived yet! I was just joking around. Still, this Taiyin Water is indeed quite useful to me! I’m off; I’ll wait in the VIP box for the auction to start.

"And this must be Miss Dong from the Dragon Nation, right? I am Hato; a pleasure to meet you, Miss Dong. If you have the time, you are welcome to visit my Cangyan Island in the east. Both Cangyan Island and the Eastern Island are very much looking forward to the industrial products of Breeder Su."

Dong Muyun smiled and agreed, and only then did the old man turn and leave.

Watching Hato leave, Merck’s expression was clearly displeased. As a result, when people finally came out of their boxes to greet and pay their respects to the Governor of the Western Island, he was rather absent-minded.

After Dong Muyun and Shen Qiu exchanged a glance, the members of the Golden Association followed their previous arrangement and walked into Box 55, leaving Governor Merck behind to receive the arriving guests. Obviously, a merchant Beastmaster from an ordinary island like Su Ping, who had entered through capital verification, was not on Merck’s reception list.

Sitting in his box, Su Ping also saw who the remaining boxes were prepared for. The Beastmasters stationed here in official capacities from the Sakura Country, the Lion Nation, the Mummy Nation, and so on, were among them. Su Ping also spotted the Ambassador of the Dragon Nation stationed in the Country of Ten Thousand Islands. He was a shrewd-looking middle-aged man with a handlebar mustache, possessing strength at the Emperor Level Realm.

However, Su Ping didn’t pay much attention to him. He couldn’t even be bothered to take a second look at the final arrival, the Governor of the south or whatever his title was.

The words spoken by Governor Hato earlier were heard not only by Su Ping but also by Jiao Ji, who was sitting beside him. After pondering for a moment, Su Ping turned to her. "Senior, have you prepared enough money?"

Jiao Ji glanced at the cautious brat, feeling somewhat speechless. "Don’t worry. Setting aside the resources of the same level I’ve found, just the carcasses of those blind fools I killed—including several Spirit Saint Level Ferocious Beasts—will fetch more than enough value when sold."

Su Ping finally nodded.

Finally, the clock slowly ticked toward nine in the morning.

It was also the third day since Su Ping had set out. He reckoned that the arm of the Sea King Yaksha and Feather Saint’s Light Dragon Essence Blood should have almost arrived by now. Thus, he knew it would be time to head home once the auction ended. As for Dong Muyun’s own affairs here, he trusted the woman to have a good sense of propriety, requiring no excessive interference from him. Besides, she carried Mad Saint’s protective arrangements on her. Should any danger arise, even a Spirit Saint Level expert wouldn’t be able to easily break through her defenses in the short term.

"To all my colleagues from the Sea Pearl and to all the lords stationed across the regions, Liuli Island, on behalf of the Country of Ten Thousand Islands, welcomes your arrival! The annual auction and trade fair of the Country of Ten Thousand Islands officially begins now!

"The auction will be held today only, while the trade fair will last for three days, welcoming friends from all corners of the world. All legitimate trades and commodities will be protected by the Country of Ten Thousand Islands, requiring only a negligible fee of..."

Su Ping listened very carefully. Transactions were something that would forever exist in human society, and finance was a byproduct that emerged once social trade reached a certain level. In this Beast Taming Era filled with Extraordinary Abilities, he needed to understand whether finance would impact the Pet Beast society as well.

Unfortunately, Merck seemed certain that the attendees were already familiar with all the trade rules. He surprisingly didn’t elaborate much on this aspect before stepping down from the stage. Coming up to replace him were a woman dressed in elegant attire and a man wearing a tuxedo. This undoubtedly signaled the start of the auction.

An Advanced Level auction was indeed an Advanced Level auction. Starting from the very first item, there was nothing below the Emperor Level. Furthermore, even the Emperor Level items weren’t ordinary resources. They were either Spirit Category resources meant to be used by Beastmasters, treasures that could aid in elevating a Beastmaster’s Realm, or Advanced Level resources capable of granting Space Characteristics.

These items were precisely the ones that sparked the fiercest competition among the ordinary VIP boxes. Almost every final price was bid up to hundreds of millions in value. The most precious item, a young Emperor Level Pet Beast, was even auctioned off for more than five hundred million! This value already exceeded Su Ping’s entire net worth. It also made him realize exactly what price range the impending competition for Holy Spirit Level Resources would reach.

Su Ping wondered where these bastards got all their money. He couldn’t understand it; he lived on such a tight budget, yet these people fishing out at sea were this rich?