Chapter 165: Torn Gloves

“I’ll add three medium-grade spirit crystals!” It was a greasy-faced, obese middle-aged man who called out this price.
“Mr. here is offering three medium-grade spirit crystals—does anyone else want to bid higher for this set of high-tech products?” The auctioneer continued to tempt the crowd from the stage.
“Add five lower-grade spirit crystals!” Someone else in the crowd bid again.
“I’ll offer one top-grade spirit crystal and five medium-grade ones!” The dark-faced middle-aged man who had first bid frowned slightly and stood up again.
“On top of that, I’ll add one more medium-grade spirit crystal!” The obese middle-aged man unceremoniously raised the bid further.
“Very well, then I’ll add seven medium-grade spirit crystals.” The previous middle-aged man had clearly reached the price he was willing to pay. Judging from his unwilling expression, it was obvious he would give up if anyone bid any higher.
“One top-grade spirit crystal plus seven medium-grade ones—anyone with a higher bid? If not, this set of perfect potions will find their owner!” The auctioneer knew this price was almost at its limit, and it was unlikely anyone would bid higher.
As expected, his attempts to persuade the crowd had little effect, and the crowd fell silent. He knew it was time to finalize the deal.
“One top-grade spirit crystal plus seven medium-grade ones—first time!”
“One top-grade spirit crystal plus seven medium-grade ones—second time!”
“One top-grade spirit crystal plus seven medium-grade ones—third time!”
After the third call, he firmly struck the gavel in his hand. “Sold!”
After the deal was finalized, Ye Feng saw that the fat man and another bidder were whispering to people around them. Before long, the people around them left the auction site…
After about ten minutes, the few who left returned and nodded at their master.
Ye Feng patiently waited for the morning auction to end. During the lunch break, a female attendant finally came to find him. “Please follow me!”
Ye Feng followed her away, feeling somewhat anxious about how many vials of cell repair serum he could sell this time.
The woman led Ye Feng into a conference room. Besides the appraiser from that day, there was also a tall middle-aged man in the room, who seemed to possess remarkable strength.

“Hello, I’m Cao Shang, the head of this branch. Our appraiser said you agree to let us handle the sales channels for sales outside of auctions?” The middle-aged man wore a faint, professional smile on his face.
“That’s right!” Ye Feng nodded.
“You see, the auction price of a product is often its highest possible value. If sold normally, the price might be lower. I hope you can understand!” Cao Shang observed Ye Feng’s expression carefully, trying to gauge whether he was prepared for this.
“I can understand that.” Logically, it made sense, and Ye Feng fully understood it.
“Well, a few customers approached us just now. After discussing it, they offered one top-quality spirit crystal plus five medium-quality spirit crystals per set. I wonder if you can accept this price?” Cao Shang waited patiently for Ye Feng’s reply.
“This price… How about you tell me first how much they’re asking in total?” Ye Feng didn’t agree right away; he didn’t want to seem too easy to convince, so he pretended to hesitate.
“A total of four customers approached us, and they need seven sets of these potions. I just wonder if you have enough stock?” Cao Shang also wanted to close this deal and hoped to hear a positive answer from Ye Feng.
“I do have seven sets! At this price, after deducting the handling fee—one top-quality spirit crystal and five medium-quality spirit crystals— it’s fairly acceptable!” Ye Feng’s expression showed some reluctance.
“What if we discuss it with the customers? Maybe they can cover our handling fee. After all, 5% isn’t much, and they might agree.” After hesitating for a moment, Cao Shang gave Ye Feng this response. “Of course, if they can’t accept it, we’ll have to stick to the original price.”
“I’ll wait for your reply!” Ye Feng nodded.
“Wait a moment. I’ll talk to them about this!” Cao Shang whispered in the appraiser’s ear, after which the appraiser left the meeting room.
It wasn’t long before the appraiser returned and nodded at the two of them. “They agree to pay our fees!”
“Alright, here are the seven sets of potions you wanted!” Ye Feng purchased seven sets of potions from the virtual realm and placed them on the long table in the meeting room.

“This is the deposit for you. After the transaction is completed, we’ll pay you the remaining amount!” Cao Shang took out a box from his ring, opened it, and found it filled with spirit crystals. Ye Feng checked the quantity and, after confirming everything was fine, stored the spirit crystals in his virtual storage cabinet. “Happy to cooperate!” Cao Shang smiled and nodded at Ye Feng. “If I have the chance again, I’ll reach out to you!” Ye Feng nodded back. After leaving the conference room, Ye Feng was secretly thrilled. “One top-grade spirit crystal and five middle-grade ones—seven in total—could be exchanged for over a million in second-tier domain value…” After the lunch break, Ye Feng returned to the auction hall and took his seat. “How did the transaction go?” Pei Hong asked in a low voice. “It went smoothly. I’ve already received half of the deposit. I think I can get the other half after today’s auction ends!” Ye Feng was in high spirits. At that moment, he casually glanced at an item on the auction stage, and his expression instantly became stunned. Rubbing his eyes, he confirmed he wasn’t seeing things. What was being auctioned was a pair of somewhat damaged gloves, but in Ye Feng’s eyes, a layer of yellow light seemed to emanate from their surface. A glint appeared in Ye Feng’s eyes. “Only items beyond a domain master’s capabilities emit different colored lights. These gloves belong to the third domain…” At that time, the auctioneer was describing the item: “As for these damaged gloves, our professional appraisers haven’t assigned a grade to them. However, it’s said they were obtained from an ancient battlefield. Everything about them remains a mystery…” “I want to get this item,” Ye Feng said, his eyes burning with desire.