He suspected that Qian Renxue didn't share this idea.
Perhaps she also saw the potential of the Flying Claw and wanted to auction one off to have someone take it back to the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall had experienced blacksmiths; if they could equip every member of the Spirit Hall with one, it would make the Spirit Hall invincible.
Her idea wasn't surprising; not only Qian Renxue, but the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and other families likely shared this thought.
Many people wanted to auction off these treasures and have them replicated, even if they couldn't achieve a perfect replica.
Even if they only obtained 80% of the power, mass production would save a lot of money, and they could even sell the replicas, since there's no patent law in this world.
However, Ling Yun wasn't afraid of the Spirit Hall blacksmiths replicating it.
Unless those blacksmiths were all more skilled than the Divine Craftsman Lou Gao, replicating it was just a pipe dream.
"Fifty thousand gold soul coins! Anyone else bidding?"
The auctioneer announced enthusiastically through a megaphone on the auction stage.
But no one responded; the room fell silent, so quiet you could hear everyone breathing.
"Since no one is bidding further, I will announce the owner of the treasure.
Fifty thousand gold coins once! Fifty thousand gold coins twice! Fifty thousand gold coins three times! Congratulations to His Highness the Crown Prince for successfully bidding on the Flying Claw!"
The auctioneer slammed the gavel down, announcing with great fervor that the Flying Claw had found its owner.
Qian Renxue received the Flying Claw from the beautiful maid, examined it with interest in her bright eyes, and then stored it in her storage soul tool.
Next, the fifth and sixth items were soul tools, used to amplify the power of burst-type soul skills, but only by 20%.
Ling Yun wasn't particularly interested in these treasures, as they seemed rather useless to him.
The seventh item, once again, was the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, which Ling Yun was consigning for sale. After the red cloth covering the crossbow was lifted, the host enthusiastically introduced it.
"This treasure is called the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and it's today's grand finale. It boasts impressive range and extremely strong penetrating power.
It can be equipped with forty-eight arrows at once, and when encountering an enemy, it can fire sixteen arrows simultaneously, firing three times in a row.
Most importantly, these arrows are coated with poison of the same level as hidden blades. Do you all understand what I mean?"
The host's introduction caused many in the audience to involuntarily stand up, their eyes greedily fixed on the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
Even Ning Fengzhi, who had been quietly watching, showed an expectant expression. He could see that this was practically made for support-type Soul Masters.
Support-type Soul Masters are inherently the weakest in terms of survivability among all Soul Masters, often being maliciously targeted by opponents.
But if they possessed this Zhuge Divine Crossbow, capable of firing sixteen arrows simultaneously and firing three times in a row—a total of forty-eight arrows—they would be invaluable.
In the future, support-type Soul Masters will have sufficient self-defense capabilities, and may even evolve into "hedgehogs." If every member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could have one, it would definitely strengthen the sect's foundation.
Of course, since there was only one available, he didn't hesitate to bid for it and give it to his beloved daughter.
No matter the cost, he was willing, as long as his daughter could be safe.
Yu Luomian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he was smart enough not to waste money on the Flying Claw.
Compared to the Flying Claw, the Zhuge Crossbow was truly a game-changing weapon.
In any case, he was determined to get his hands on the Zhuge Crossbow, and he planned to pre-order 100 from Ling Yun.
Qian Renxue looked at the Zhuge Crossbow with amazement, then looked back at Ling Yun.
She found it hard to imagine how Ling Yun had researched such a treasure; it was simply a weapon of mass destruction on the battlefield.
If the Spirit Hall could possess ten thousand Zhuge Divine Crossbows, even if her future mother's plan were to be implemented,
they could probably unify the Douluo Continent and become a Spirit Empire with an unbroken lineage for all eternity, without even deploying a Title Douluo-level expert!
Thinking of this, she clenched her fists. She was determined to acquire this Zhuge Divine Crossbow through auction. If that didn't work, she would buy it from him privately.
If he refused, she would seduce him; after all, he knew her secret of being a woman.
No matter what, she was determined to obtain a Zhuge Divine Crossbow from Ling Yun.
"Zhuge Divine Crossbow, starting price 10,000 gold soul coins, minimum increment of 1,000 per bid, bidding begins..."
Before the announcer could even finish saying "begin," someone impatiently shouted out a price.
"15,000 gold soul coins!"
"23,000 gold soul coins!"
"35,000 gold soul coins!"
The price skyrocketed dramatically, catching Ling Yun off guard. At the current bidding speed, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow could likely sell for around 70,000 or 80,000 gold soul coins.
A large part of the reason is that the poison on the arrows was a terrifying substance that almost killed Poison Douluo.
Dugu Bo's carelessness and subsequent poisoning just now was essentially the best advertisement for Zhuge Divine Crossbow and Hidden Arrow.
Many people know in their hearts that hidden arrows and Zhuge Crossbows are inanimate objects, even if they are quite powerful.
Let alone penetrating a Title Douluo, even penetrating the external aura of a Soul Douluo or even a Soul Saint might not be so easy.
But everyone harbors a bit of wishful thinking, what if one of the arrows fired accidentally pierces through the external aura of these powerful individuals from a blind spot, leaving a scar?
The deadly poison could then enter their bodies through the scar, and even a Title Douluo would have to play the pipa and sing a pitiful "Cooling Down" song.
"Fifty thousand gold soul coins! Today, my Xiao family will fight tooth and nail; no one will take this treasure from me!"
"Fifty-two thousand gold soul coins! My Lin family wants this treasure!"
"Fifty-five thousand gold soul coins? What are you fighting over? I'm a local. If you push me too far, I might kill you..." "Sixty thousand
gold soul coins! Your Ye family is a local, but are we, the Xiao family, outsiders? Who's afraid of killing and robbing? My Xiao family is ready!"
"Six..." Qian Renxue was about to raise her hand to participate in the bidding for the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
Ling Yun, standing beside her, took her hand and said gently,
"Little girl, don't participate in the bidding. I'll give you one in a week. I'll make money off you; I'm not really interested.
Don't look surprised. Little Mink has always wanted to bring us together. If I take your money now, it'll be so angry it'll break off our friendship."
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