CHAPTER 263: GAME-IS-ON
After more than two years of game time, players have summed up a truth, basically this kind of really interesting large-scale auction, the host will not be the kind of person who is particularly good at acting and the language is very incendiary. This is called a drum without a hammer.
As long as the auction item itself is of extraordinary value, even if it is not instigated, everyone will go crazy about it. What the auctioneer has to do is only use plain language to point out the blind spots that the buyer may have, so as to increase the value of the auction. At this time, the auctioneer's own skill is very important, and as for the incitement of language, it is a secondary factor - the drum is struck with a heavy hammer, and the sound of the hammer will be dull, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Today's dwarven auctioneer fits this trait as well. He spoke in a steady and powerful voice, not fast or slow, and told the characteristics, origins, and uses of the auction items, neither boasting about the advantages nor whitewashing the shortcomings, and being fair and just, which is the demeanor that a large auction hall should have.
Since the information about the auction items was already known in advance, the people in the box did not pay attention at the beginning of the auction.
Warming up the first auction is a pair of bracers with +3 agility, 18 scroll spaces, and a +1 stat for silent movement. If Yang Hai didn't already have a pendulum of doom, he would also be tempted by this equipment, but he doesn't care about it now. The Pendulum of Doom was the kind of equipment that could be worn until the game went out of business, and with an artifact like this, he wouldn't have thought about taking down bracers of this grade again.
They were brought together by Kakuluchia, nervously debating strategy.
This time, their actions at the auction were coordinated by the big boss. If Yang Hai is recognized as the No. 1 IEC in the gaming industry, then Kakulucia is the uncrowned king of the auction house. Even a man with money, means, and scheming like the king has to shy away when he encounters Kakuluchia at auction, and the strength of the big boss in this aspect is absolutely needless to say.
The auction house is a very scheming and intelligent place, and if you think that you can run rampant here if you have money, then imagine that this place is too simple. Money and many people are stupid and will only be pitted by people here, and the intrigues on the auction floor are all invisible ferocity, and there is no blood for murder. The strength of the big boss is reassuring. The other four reported all their targets to Kakulucia and asked him to arrange them together.
Yang Hai's goal is all kinds of ores and herbs, as long as they are of the best quality, he wants to buy them for tattoos; EGGPAIN NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN HIS RING AND STAFF; Visconti wanted to buy a batch of power scrolls. The battle with the big boss in the alleyways of Golden Tooth City made Visconti see the importance of scrolls, and Visconti also needed to buy a lot of equipment and items to reduce the sun's penalty; Blake needed to buy a fine forging blueprint, and he had collected a lot of ore, and now he was waiting to forge it. With good drawings, the leveling of forging skills can be said to be twice the result with half the effort. At the Jumping Market, Blake has been collecting drawings for some time. But the results are not optimistic, mainly because Blake has a high vision, and he can't look at those drawings and wants better.
As for Kakulucia, although the big boss who is worth a lot of money wants to get all the best in this world, but in fact, it is impossible, so this time Kakuluchia has only one goal, that is, the three-headed dog pet egg that will be the finale of the third auction. He's about to turn demon mage, and this pet egg appears at such a moment. It was simply tailor-made for him, and this pet egg was his only goal in this auction.
Visconti was particularly bad at this kind of intrigues, and he used to be in the Discipline Academy, when he was still a student. Every time he played the auction game, he lost a mess. Now that one of the best players in the world is close by, Visconti earnestly asks the big boss for his secrets and wonders why he has been able to achieve such a brilliant record in the auction house.
Just as their target product had not yet arrived, Cakuluchia told them about the art of auction bidding.
"Auctions are a game of judgment and courage." Cakulucia explained: "A lot of money goes in and out. Fighting with knives and knives shirtless is easy to make people lose their minds. At the end of the game, there are still hole cards in hand. The one who is still sane will win. The rules of the auction house are also peculiar, and in general, this is not a zero-sum game, and a victory for one side does not mean that the other team loses completely, which is something to be aware of. There may be many winners and others losers. β
"Teacher, I didn't understand." Visconti raised his hand to sell cute.
"That's a good explanation." "The rules of the auction are like this, now there are four people A, B, C and D, and there are three lots in ABC, and A and B aim for A, C for B, and D for C," Kakulucia said. In this case, the ideal outcome for the buyer is that C buys B at the starting price, D buys C at the starting price, and then A and B bid to determine a winner. If A wins, then the winners are A, C and D, and B loses the auction. Do you understand this explanation? β
Visconti nodded thoughtfully.
"So, A and C are not opponents, they can even join forces." "A real auction is very complicated, A has its own competitors, C has its own competitors, but it is not good for them to attack their competitors directly, because it will expose their intentions and let other potential enemies rush out and bite their weaknesses." But they can form alliances and cross attacks on each other's rivals, which often works wonders. β
Even when Yang Hai heard this, he seemed to understand or not, Visconti's head was about to explode. He shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm not suitable for playing with this kind of thing, you should do this kind of brain-burning thing." β
Yang Hai asked, "In other words, as long as the goals do not conflict, you can become allies?" β
Kakulucia nodded and added, "Of course, but it also needs to be non-conflicting. For example, will you and the White Owl become teammates? β
Yang Hai laughed, of course this is impossible. He asked, "Then you've already found our teammates in advance, right?" β
"We have too many things to buy, and we're in conflict with everyone, so we don't have allies. β
Yang Hai was immediately choked.
"Don't worry." Kakuluchia laughed, "I'll give you an analysis of the current situation." The situation in this auction is a multinational joint force. Shuangxiong is me and Clary's guy, and the two of us are actually about the same when it comes to rich Cheng DΓΉ. One super is a local tyrant alliance. It's your bosses. Kakulucia looked at Yang Hai: "The captain's net worth is a little worse than mine, but with the king and TERRY, as well as the dragon clan's little bean tyrants, their strength is undoubtedly the strongest." β
Little Bean Ding Tyrant ...... Everyone sweated for a moment, and sure enough, the thinking of the local tyrant was different from that of mortals such as me......
"The Multinational Joint Force refers to the other people in this box." Kakuluchia pointed to the Concentric Tower and said, "Among them, the Tyrant Alliance, I and Clary, we are a tripolar force, and we have the ability to take down anything we need, as for those miscellaneous armies." Occasionally, it can cause upsets, but it will not dominate the overall situation of this auction. But we have our disadvantage, we have a lot of money, and we need more things, because we have too many goals, so it is doomed that we cannot ally with other people. Allies must be non-conflicting in order to be valid. But unlike those ragtags, no one knows what is going on in their private network, and when we compete with them, we don't just have to face them. Facing their allies is never as easy as they imagined. In addition, the three of us are the biggest forces in this auction house, and it will definitely arouse the covetousness of everyone. Every time we make a move, there is a high chance that someone else will snipe for no reason, so it is not easy to achieve our set goal, and it requires enough wisdom and skill. β
This time. Yang Hai also fainted.
Seeing the blank looks of his teammates, Kakulucia laughed and said, "It's hard to explain these things, so you just remember what I'm telling you now." It will be enough to verify it in actual combat for a while. Now we're going to start shooting. β
"Why do you want to make a move?" EGGPAIN WAS PUZZLED, "OUR FIRST TARGET WAS LOT 8, AND NOW WE'RE AT LOT 5." β
"Auctions are strategic." Kakuluchia said lightly.
At this time, the auctioneer presented the fifth lot in front of everyone's eyes, and the image magnified by magic was reflected on the huge stone wall of Iron Whisker Square.
"It's a rare treasure, a stone tablet from an ancient ruin." The auctioneer's deep and soft voice echoed in the square: "It comes from the cemetery of Sensi, a generation of alchemy masters, and it was finally obtained by adventurers through a series of coincidences, and it is said that this stone slab-"
As the auctioneer's introduction continues, Cakulucia explains: "There are three strategies for the auction, the first is to go around, whether the auction item is your target or not, you have to participate in it all, even if you don't buy it, you have to raise the price, so that people don't know what your goal is." It's very difficult to judge, at the very least; The second is to remain silent and pretend to be a mushroom. Install mushrooms here, no one will ignore you, on the contrary, the more silent you are, the more people will care, and then, when your competitors reach a critical moment, you suddenly start to raise the price, because you have been silent before, and no one can tell whether you want to raise the price or really want the auction, and your goal has been achieved. As for the third one, it is the work we have to do now. The most important thing we need to do now, as the non-ally party, is to figure out which of these multinational forces have secret relationships with which. Once we have these things in mind, we can manipulate the situation and start moving towards our own goals. β
"Can you really figure out so many things in one offer?" Yang Hai was skeptical.
"Generally speaking, no, secret relationships are called secret relationships because it's hard for other people to see through them." KAKULUCIA SMILED: "BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ALCHEMY RECIPES WRITTEN IN THIS SLATE, WHICH IS THE REALM OF ALCHEMY, AND THIS SLATE IS SOMETHING THAT BOSS POSEIDON IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT." If you don't rob you, how can you be worthy of your reputation? β
As soon as the auctioneer's introduction ended, Kakuluchia did not hesitate to make an offer of twenty-eight thousand gold coins. Suddenly, the entire auction hall was boiling, the hustle and bustle of Iron Whisker Square was one after another, and the NPC auctioneer was at a loss, even a little overwhelmed - what the hell is going on?
Although this thing sells for 28,000 gold coins, it is a bit of a lot, but it is not a loss, why did this person named Kakuluchia quote this price cause such a big reaction?
PLAYERS CERTAINLY DON'T THINK SO, THIS IS A SLATE THAT BOSSES ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT!
A new round of offers instantly spread in the various boxes, and Yang Hai grew his mouth in surprise.
Kakulucia smiled, "You see, you can get more information than you think, right? HA, GAME-IS-ON. He laughed as he instructed the butler to keep a record of all the offers. (To be continued......)