ACSP: Chapter 166: What is a Super S-Rank Skill, 300 Billion explosive tags!
President Xia Qianning's words were like a bombshell exploding in the crowd, instantly igniting the entire auction hall.
"What? There are still items left?"
"Wasn't the Kusanagi Sword the grand finale?"
"Could it be that the next item is even more valuable than the Kusanagi Sword and the Heavenly Transfer Technique?"
"Could it be a heaven-defying S-Rank skill?"
"The value of an S-Rank skill isn't necessarily higher than that Kusanagi Sword. I think it might be a Super S-Rank skill..."
"No way? Isn't S-Rank the highest skill level? Where did you get this Super S-Rank skill from?"
"You don't understand, do you? Any skill with power greater than an S-Rank skill can be called a Super S-Rank. For example, that Super Kage-level Contractor from Eagle Country, it is rumored that he has a skill that can summon meteors, which falls into this category. How could ordinary S-Rank skills have such power?"
"I've heard about that meteor skill on the internet before. It seems to be called something like Tengai Shinsei. They say that when a meteor strikes, an entire city is wiped out."
"Damn, is it really that awesome?"
"If this auction really has a skill of that level, then that would be incredible..."
The guests below stood up from their seats in excitement, their gazes converging on President Xia Qianning amid a wave of heated discussions.
Inside the private rooms on the second and third floors, Jiang Chen and his companions were equally captivated.
"Miss Luo, didn't you just say that the Heavenly Transfer Technique and the Kusanagi Sword were the most valuable items in this auction? Why is there still a grand finale item?" Li Dala asked, looking at Luo Yuqing in surprise.
Luo Yuqing looked equally bewildered. "I'm not very clear about this either. Perhaps someone added something at the last minute, just like that Kubikiribōchō you had earlier."
Her explanation was barely plausible, but before anyone could dwell on it, President Xia Qianning's voice drifted up from downstairs:
"This final auction item is a masterpiece that our chamber of commerce spent a huge amount of money and three whole years to prepare. We originally intended to keep it for our own use, in case of emergencies!"
"But currently, the power structure in Kang City has undergone earth-shattering changes."
"In turbulent times, we need something with deterrent power to hold the ground."
"Therefore, I intend to put this item up for auction today. Regardless of who wins it, it will have been revealed to everyone. I hope that in the future, we people of Kang City can value harmony and avoid further infighting..."
"In short, I will repeat my old saying: harmony brings wealth!"
Listening to her speech, the corners of Jiang Chen's mouth curled up in an amused smirk.
It seems this woman is worried that after I broke the original power structure of Kang City, the various factions within the city will follow suit and cause chaos, which is why she intends to bring that item out to maintain order.
However, he was very curious: what exactly did President Xia Qianning have in her hands that could suppress everyone in the city? Could it really be that so-called Super S-rank skill?
"President Xia, stop keeping us in suspense. What exactly is it? Tell us..."
"Exactly, I can't wait any longer!"
Someone below, unable to suppress their curiosity, started urging President Xia Qianning. Seeing that the time was right, President Xia Qianning stopped holding back. She scanned the crowd with a scrutinizing gaze and said calmly, "This final grand finale item is 300 billion explosive tags. The starting bid for this item is 50 Golden Chests. We don't want Silver Chests; only Golden Chests."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar.
"No way? 300 billion explosive tags? That many?"
"Did I hear that right? Is it billions or tens of thousands?"
"Good heavens, I heard that last time Old Granny Yan blew up her own Puppet City with just a few hundred thousand explosive tags. If these 300 billion explosive tags are real, once detonated, I'm afraid the entire Kang City would be razed to the ground in an instant, right?"
"No wonder President Xia said this final item has strong deterrent power. With these 300 billion explosive tags, I think anyone who sees them would break into a cold sweat, right?"
"Although 300 billion explosive tags are awesome, who can afford the price of 50 Golden Chests?"
"I think President Xia never intended to sell these 300 billion explosive tags; she just wanted to bring them out to intimidate us."
Watching the reactions of the crowd, President Xia Qianning's beautiful eyes flickered, and she glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the No. 1 private room on the third floor.
Actually, someone below was right: her main purpose in bringing out the 300 billion explosive tags this time was not for auction, but for intimidation.
However, she didn't want to intimidate the whole city—her target was Jiang Chen alone.
Because in her eyes, Jiang Chen's danger level was simply too high. After killing Qin Hao, the other party had successively annexed the Puppet City and Thunder God Temple in the West District, as well as the Prince's Mansion in the North District. Now, across the four major areas of Kang City, he alone already occupied two and possessed a vast amount of secret realm resources! And just a couple of days ago, she heard that he had established a new guild and was actively recruiting.
This made her instantly vigilant. She was worried that after recruiting, Jiang Chen's ambitions would continue to expand, just like Qin Hao's once did. So she came up with this plan.
President Xia Qianning felt that if Jiang Chen knew their chamber of commerce held 300 billion explosive tags, he would definitely restrain his ambition. After all, once these 300 billion explosive tags were detonated, let alone a Super Kage-level Contractor who hadn't reached max level yet, even a max-level Super Kage-level Contractor would likely be terrified.
As for the price of 50 Golden Chests, she had set it deliberately. The scarcity of Golden Chests was more than a thousand times higher than that of Silver Chests, and within their chamber of commerce, a single Golden Chest could be exchanged for 1,000 Silver Chests in a strict seller's market.
Because Golden Chests can yield items of extremely high value, many people, upon obtaining a Golden Chest, will open it immediately and won't keep it overnight.
Therefore, she dared to conclude that within Kang City, currently, absolutely no one could produce those 50 Golden Chests. If no one could afford the price, then these 300 billion explosive tags would fail to sell and would eventually return to their chamber of commerce.
An item taken out for a spin, and after serving its purpose of intimidation, taken back—this deal was a huge profit with zero loss.
At this moment, on the third floor of the venue, inside private room No. 1:
"I didn't expect the Kang City Chamber of Commerce to have hoarded so many explosive tags..." Jiang Chen tapped his fingers lightly on the table, a glint in his eyes as if pondering something.
Lei Li noticed the situation on his side and immediately asked, "Guild Leader, you don't intend to bid for those explosive tags, do you?"
Jiang Chen nodded, "I do have that idea."
Li Dala was stunned for a moment and said, "Boss, stop joking. President Xia Qianning asking for 50 Golden Chests clearly means she wants that item to fail to sell..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw Jiang Chen pull out a space scroll from his bosom.
After the scroll was unrolled, golden boxes came clearly into view, one after another—there were at least fifty or sixty of them.
Li Dala was dumbfounded: "Damn, Boss, where on earth did you get all these Golden Chests?!"
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