Chapter 43 Long Wanli's Plan
After all, there was no publicity. Well-informed people knew that the finale of this auction was an ownerless fossil vein, with an inestimable total value, so they stretched their necks and looked excited.
But more people didn't know what the finale was. After hearing Qian Jinjin's introduction, the whole audience was in an uproar and completely exploded.
All the casual cultivators watching the excitement were stunned and took a breath of cold air together.
This auction item was simply terrifying. It was completely terrifying. They had been traveling all over the country for so many years, but this was the first time they heard of an auction of the address of a mineral vein. It was considered to be a broadening of their horizons.
They all sighed that only the Qian's Chamber of Commerce could accept such an auction item, and no other chamber of commerce could accept it. First, it was difficult to confirm the authenticity of the news. Once the chamber of commerce was asked to go there in person, it would be strange if the chamber of commerce didn't occupy the mineral vein with its huge power.
When wealth reaches a certain level, reputation is nothing. No one except the Qian's Chamber of Commerce can take this job.
It was also because of the Qian's Chamber of Commerce that most people believed the news without a doubt. Their faces all turned red, and the whole auction hall was noisy.
"Silence!"
Qian Jinjin made a gesture to stop the noise. After the noises below gradually died down, she continued: "I believe you can't wait any longer, so I won't say more. The address of the ownerless fossil vein, the starting price is 100 million spirit stones, and the bidding starts now!"
"Hiss!"
The starting price of 100 million spirit stones made the whole audience gasp. 100 million spirit stones is just the starting price. It is hard to say what the final price will be.
But the most excited one is Long Xuan. His mouth under the mask is almost stretched behind his ears. He is completely excited.
To be honest, the price of 100 million spirit stones is still very low. After all, the tribes have insufficient preparation time, and this is just a small place with poor resources. The price of over 100 million spirit stones here is enough to cause shock. No force can easily come up with more than 1 billion spirit stones.
If it were auctioned in a big place, this mineral vein might be sold for tens of billions or hundreds of billions, but there was nothing he could do about it. Even if he could be teleported to a big place for free, he didn't have the guts to do it.
He was satisfied with selling it for a few hundred million in a small place. He didn't dare to take risks in a rich place with many powerful people.
As soon as Qian Jinjin finished speaking, the head of the Feng family couldn't wait to shout: "I'll pay 110 million spirit stones!"
One hundred million spirit stones is not a small amount for a family in a poor place. Once it is taken out, many things are doomed to be impossible.
But he understood that even if he spent 100 million spirit stones to take the mineral vein, he would make a profit, and a huge profit. No matter how many spirit stones he used to buy this thing, he would not lose money. It is absolutely a steady profit.
The truth he understood, how could the other family heads not understand, so they raised the price one after another.
The only one who did not move was the head of the Long family. He sat there calmly, drinking tea and watching the excitement, as if he had no interest in the fossil mineral vein.
Soon the price had risen to 200 million spirit stones. Even though all the tribes were not fully prepared, they could still come up with 200 million spirit stones, which was enough to show how extraordinary the foundation of the seven tribes in the extreme west was.
If they were given time to sell treasures and tribe property, 200 million spirit stones might be just a fraction.
But even though all the forces were not fully prepared, it was obviously impossible to take over the mine at a price of 200 million.
At this time, the major chambers of commerce also made their moves. The wealth and ability to mobilize funds of the chambers of commerce must be stronger than those of the major families, and soon the price was raised to 300 million spirit stones.
But 300 million spirit stones were far from enough. At this time, Qian Jinjin secretly made a gesture, and the disguised Qian Duoduo finally made his move, raising the price directly to 400 million spirit stones, which scared everyone. They wondered where this fat man came from, and he could come up with so many spirit stones in one breath. His origin must be extraordinary.
At this time, the seven family heads had no right to speak. Except for the head of the Long family, the other family heads had livid faces, clenched fists, and looked extremely unwilling.
Without adequate preparation, they could not afford 400 million spirit stones. The price had far exceeded their bottom line. They were not even given the opportunity to hesitate. They had completely withdrawn from the competition for this auction.
All the family heads looked extremely ugly.
"Damn it! Where did this fat guy come from? How could he have so many spirit stones? I must kill him and take the treasure once I get out."
The head of the Feng family slammed the table heavily and said angrily.
The only calm person was the head of the Long family. He looked deeply at Qian Jinjin on the stage with a meaningful look.
He had already guessed in his mind, but he had no evidence.
In terms of wealth, how could the major families compete with the Chamber of Commerce? He had already prepared himself before coming, and this scene did not surprise him.
Even if the Qian Chamber of Commerce did not take action, he believed that the Long family could not compete with the other chambers of commerce.
Patriarch Long turned his head and looked at the patriarchs beside him, then said with a smile, "Haha! You have seen the current situation. We are definitely not able to compete with those chambers of commerce. Look, the price has already exceeded 450 million spirit stones, and there is no sign of stopping."
"In terms of total wealth, each of our families may not be inferior to those chambers of commerce, but the special nature of the chambers of commerce will make them usually reserve a large amount of spirit stones for trading, and in an emergency, they can quickly mobilize a large amount of spirit stones from various shops."
"How can we compete with a chamber of commerce when no one is prepared?"
"Now our only way is to unite, each family will contribute 100 million, a total of 700 million spirit stones to take over this fossil vein."
The head of the Long family narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing the light of wisdom, and continued: "The benefits of the fossil vein are so huge that even if it is divided into seven, it is enough for us to share."
"If we move towards a union and jointly mine this fossil vein, we can at least get one-seventh. If we don't unite, we can't even get a fossil. I believe you can all do the math!"
"The most important thing is that once we unite, we can avoid unnecessary wars. Even if foreign forces want to make a move, they have to think twice."
The head of the Long family confidently scanned the faces of the heads of the families, predicting that they would agree, and they had to agree.
This was the strategy he had thought of on the way here. He had never thought of swallowing up the vein with the power of one clan.
Otherwise, even if he could take over the vein, the risk would be too great. With Feng Qingyang's sinister character, how could he let the Long family grow? It would be strange if he didn't cause some trouble.
That's why he dared to spend so many spirit stones to auction a large number of spirit gathering pills. It's not that he was not interested in the fossil vein, but that once his plan succeeded, he would not need to spend so many spirit stones at all.
As soon as he finished speaking, the heads of the various clans showed a thoughtful expression, and their eyes signaled to each other, all showing their intentions.
That's right, if they unite together, they can at least get one-seventh of the share. If they don't unite, they can get nothing at all.
What's more, one-seventh is not a small amount, it is enough to share. If the fossil vein is very large, I'm afraid that the seven clans will not have enough manpower to mine together.
Soon, the head of the Shi family slapped his thigh heavily and said excitedly: "Good idea, let's do it. I agree. It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. We are not fully prepared, and the major chambers of commerce are not fully prepared either. I think two or three families will be enough to bid for the fossil vein, and there is no need for seven families."
When he said this, the other family heads were shocked and dared not hesitate any more. They knew that they had to agree and had no other choice. Otherwise, they would really abandon themselves, and the gap with the other clans would only widen in the future. How could they be willing?
So the heads of the families did not dare to hesitate any more, and expressed their agreement one after another, fearing that they would lose their share if they were a step slower.
Only the head of the Feng family had a gloomy face and was not in a good mood.
At this time, he finally understood why Long Wanli consumed so many spirit stones on the Gathering Spirit Pill. It turned out that he was thinking about this.
If the seven clans joined forces, each clan would not have to make any serious efforts at all. They only needed to pay a small part of the spirit stones. Of course, they could keep the spirit stones to buy more resources?
What a good plan. If he had known that the tribes would unite, he would not have saved any spirit stones. He was also very envious of the Gathering Spirit Pill. Who doesn't have a group of geniuses? If he had known this, he would have definitely participated in the fight for the Gathering Spirit Pill.
This is a huge bargain for Long Wanli, and he has become the biggest beneficiary of this trip.
"What a good plan! What a good plan!" Feng Qingyang was annoyed.