Eastern Fantasy: My Twin Sugar Mommies and Cheats are 100 Years Late! Chapter 8.
[Myriad Worlds Auction House]: [Opening Beginner Gift Box…]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the following: [Special Physique: Three Thousand Treasures Sacred Body (Divine-grade) (Dormant – will be awakened upon Host's command)], [Spirit Roots: Five Elements Spirit Root (Low-Tier Immortal-grade)], [10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones], [30 Mid-grade Spirit Stones], [A heavily diluted drop of Heaven's Tears Potion], [500 Qi Gathering Pills], [100 Foundation Establishment Pills], [20 Core Formation Pills], [5 Nascent Soul Pills], [1 Soul Transformation Pill], [3 Redemption Vouchers: Profound-grade Weapon], [1 Redemption Voucher: Earth-grade Weapon], [10 Redemption Vouchers: Bottle of Pills of at most Third-grade], and [1 Seven-Fold Time Distortion Array (Mid-Tier Immortal-grade)]!]
Before Yan Anle had read halfway through the list of rewards he had obtained, he could already feel the impact they had on his life's trajectory. For starters, he suddenly gained the ability to perceive a peculiar force or energy that existed between Heaven and Earth.
"Could this be the legendary Spiritual Qi?" he wondered, a huge grin on his face.
[Immortal Clan System], which had been silent in recent moments, seized this opportunity: [Yes, Host. It is indeed Spiritual Qi. However, right now you can only perceive but not absorb it. To absorb it and use it to cultivate, you will need to comprehend and utilize Cultivation Techniques.]
"Cultivation Techniques?" Yan Anle calmed down a bit and looked at the list of rewards again, only to be shocked. "There is actually none in the Beginner Gift Box!"
This system gave me so much good-sounding stuff while leaving out something as important as Cultivation Techniques! His lips twitched, and he could not help but be suspicious. Was it intentional?
[Myriad Worlds Auction House]: [Haha, Host, don't get too worked up yet. If I give you everything right off the bat, what about Sister Immortal Clan? She has to use up her Beginner Gift Box allowance as well, you know.]
[Immortal Clan System]: [That's right, that's right. Host, would you like to open my Beginner Gift Box now?]
Yan Anle naturally gave the green light.
[Immortal Clan System]: [Congratulations, Host, on obtaining [3 Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talismans (Earth-grade)], [1 Random Lottery Draw: Special Bloodline], [2,500 Immortal Clan Points], [Crimson Earth Air-Boat (Heaven-grade)], [4 Welcomed Winter Dao Robes (Heaven-grade)], [Three Flame King's Frying Pan (Heaven-grade)], [15 Beauty Pills (Tenth-grade)], [3 Beauty Pills (Ninth-grade)], [1 Beauty Pill (Eight-grade)], [3 Soulshift Pills], [Special Physique: Great Procreation Sacred Body (Divine-grade) (Dormant – Can be awakened at Host's command)], [Divine Ability: Dual Cultivation God Emperor's Dharma Eye], [Cultivation Technique: Heaven-Witnessed True Union Art (Zenith Immortal-grade)], and [Divine Ability: 30-Second Ad]!]
Yan Anle did not feel any immediate changes this time, so he could calmly read through the list. The more he saw, the greater his excitement. He could not help but fantasize about the benefits each and every one of the beginner rewards could bring him.
Quickly, he found what he was most eager for. "Heaven-Witnessed... True Union Art?" he muttered thoughtfully. "Why does this kind of sound like a dual cultivation technique?"
[Immortal Clan System] clarified: [Host guessed correctly. It is a dual cultivation technique designed specifically for couples acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao of their world. It has no effect when two unmarried people use it. Using this technique, Host's procreation sessions with his future wife and concubines will not only be a pleasurable but empowering affair.]
Yan Anle face-palmed. "Indeed, what else should I have expected from a clan-building system?"
After a few sighs, he turned his attention back to the Myriad Auction House System. "I need to acquire a cultivation technique as soon as possible. And for that to happen, I need points. Myriad Worlds, now that I have opened the Beginner Gift Boxes, can we proceed to create the Secret Realm so I can host my first auction?"
[Myriad Worlds Auction House]: [Host, there are various kinds and ranks of Secret Realms, each with its own price. Can you state what you expect from your Secret Realm first so I can quote a price?]
"About this…" Yan Anle considered it for a moment. "How about we start out with a Secret Realm the size of the Yan Clan? The Auction House itself will be at the center. As for the scenery outside the Auction House itself… first impressions matter, as you hinted, so let's make the scenery outside the Auction House seem like an island floating in the sky. Just stepping on the island itself can allow Core Formation cultivators to achieve a minor realm breakthrough or two. Nascent Soul mighty figures will feel their bottlenecks loosen up a bit..."
It took him nearly two minutes to conjure up and let known his ideas. "Just this much should be doable, right?"
[Immortal Clan System]: [...] [Myriad Worlds Auction House]: [...Host, for a mobile Secret Realm like that, the cost would be at least 2,500,000 Myriad Auction Points. Host, are you sure about this?]
"Two and a half million?!" Yan Anle was stunned. "That much? Ah, then what if I wanted to impress Soul Transformation and above powerhouses? Won't that enter the range of tens of millions? Or even over a hundred million?"
[Myriad Worlds Auction House]: [Host, as a true beginner, how about lowering your target a bit? Qi Gathering and Foundation Establishment customers are still customers. Although the cultivation resources they need are the most common among cultivation resources, that does not change the fact that they are in demand, right?]
Yan Anle pondered its words, and his expression changed to one of conflict. He seemed to be four parts convinced yet six parts not.
[Think about it this way, Host,] the [Myriad Worlds Auction House] pressed. [In your Yan Clan alone, how many Qi Gathering and Foundation Establishment cultivators are there?]
Yan Anle began to ponder, but before he could come up with a guess, the system continued.
[Right now, I detect over two thousand Qi Gathering Realm cultivators within your clan's borders. Two thousand and sixty-eight, to be exact. For each of them, how many Qi Gathering-level pills, weapons, talismans, and so on are needed to cater to their needs? Then multiply it by those two thousand and sixty-eight. Do you think your clan really satisfies them completely?]
Yan Anle: "…"
[And that is if we assume that all of them are treated equally irrespective of background and talent, the middlemen do not embezzle, and those with higher cultivation levels and backgrounds do not bully and snatch from the weaker ones.]
Yan Anle thought about it and felt that it made sense. If those resources were not scarce, then there would not be a situation of rogue cultivators swarming to various clans to work like oxen.
[Myriad Worlds Auction House]: [So, what do you say, Host? Willing to give the Qi Gathering and Foundation Establishment fellows a try? It will not be too late to upgrade the mobile Secret Realm before the second auction and target more powerful individuals if you are dissatisfied with the first one.]
"…Alright, let's proceed as you suggest," Yan Anle gave in. "However, how many potential clients are within your detection range? Surely it isn't limited to the Yan Clan, right? With such a significant number, we definitely cannot invite them all. How do we streamline those who get an invite and those who do not?"
The response he received was: [Host, as I already mentioned before, the range within which I will be able to send invites is proportional to your cultivation base. Right now, you have yet to train even the most basic Internal Energy. This limits me to the absolute minimum range: 1.5 miles in all directions, taking the Host or the Auction House as the center. As for your concerns on filtering those to invite, you can leave that to me. I can specifically target clients based on their individual net worth. Not only that; cultivation talent, reputation, cultivation level, background, and so on can be taken into consideration if you wish.]
Listening to these words, Yan Anle nodded in realization. "By helping those rogue cultivators with insane cultivation talent, that is sowing seeds for the future. And roping in people who may not be the wealthiest but have far-reaching reputations… this may not bring immediate profits, but when they speak of it outside… Good, very good! I approve! For this first auction, let's start with the best from each of those criteria. Set the limit at the Ninth-stage Foundation Establishment."
[Alright, Host. The mobile Secret Realm for this will cost you 200,000 Myriad Worlds Auction Points. Proceed?]
"...Proceed."