Immortal Realm’s Smuggling Kingpin

Chapter 15: A Small Fortune (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

Sure enough, Luo Qian brought out the heavy-weight bomb next—the massage chair.

Once this big fellow appeared, exclamations instantly sounded below. Luo Qian was very pleased with this result. He smilingly looked at everyone and only spoke when everyone quietened down. “Perhaps there are some people who still do not know about this item, but I can let everyone try it out for free.”

Luo Qian invited a guest to come forward. Seating him in the massage chair, the power was turned on, and the massage chair began to move. Soon, that guest was feeling so comfortable that he didn’t want to move. He laid languidly in that massage chair. Even when Luo Qian spoke up to remind him, he still refused to get up. Opening his eyes, he stuffed a handful of Superior Immortal Jade toward Luo Qian. “Old Luo, I want this. Twenty pieces of Superior Immortal Jade!”

“Hey, how could you do this!”

“Get down quickly; we’re all waiting to try it out.”

“Exactly! Is 20 million a big deal? Do you think others can’t afford that amount…”

It was a scene of shouting and fuming below. Luo Qian put on a helpless smile and spread his hands. “Look, this is an auction. Although we’re on good terms, I cannot break the rules of business for you…”

That fellow still refused to get up, earnestly wishing he could enjoy it for a while longer. He bargained with Luo Qian and made use of the conversation time to enjoy the massage chair for a little longer before he stood up with great reluctance. He smacked his lips and said, “Old Luo, this is good stuff. I am set on buying it!”

Luo Qian chuckled, “Next, please…”

The outcome of the trial was fierier than Luo Qian had expected. Almost everyone tried different means and methods to stay in the chair longer. Other than the massage chair being comfortable and able to relieve some illnesses that they’d gotten from long-term seated meditation, another reason was that the service industry in the Immortal Realm was pitifully scarce.

Usually, the Immortals’ pastime was at most drinking tea. In the Immortal Realm, there were no traces of the spas and massage places that covered the Human Realm. This massage chair was merely on the lowest end. To be honest, there wasn’t just the slightest difference between the effect of its massage and those massage ladies. Only, for the rich men’s sons of the Immortal Realm who’d never experienced such service, they naturally felt so comfortable like they’d eaten the peach of immortality once they got a taste of enjoying such a massage.

The outcome of the trial was that the auction—which originally could’ve ended very quickly—extended through the entire afternoon and had yet to finish. Finally, when the last person got off the massage chair, even Luo Qian’s face that had maintained a professional smile throughout was a little stiff. Luo Qian helplessly rubbed his cheeks and struck the auction hammer. “Alright, everyone knows about the good of this chair now. We will start the bidding now. The base price is… 20 million Standard Immortal Jades!”

Seeing that this massage chair was so popular, Luo Qian upped the price then and there, fully doubling it!

Du Lengning—who was at the back—was startled. This rascal is too bold. Although this massage chair is a good thing, it belongs to the Human Realm after all. Asking for 20 million Standard Immortal Jade right from the start, how many will be willing to raise the price?

Yet, the direction of the auction greatly exceeded Du Lengning’s expectations. Once Luo Qian’s voice fell, the first person to try the chair raised the sign in his hand. “Twenty-five million!” Good fellow! He added five pieces of Superior Immortal Jade at one go; his last comment was clearly not said thoughtlessly.

However, some people were even more determined than him. Someone in the last row raised his sign and said calmly, “Thirty-five million.” Although Du Lengning was also one of the ‘rich sons,’ he felt like he had become the good child of Faraway Hall when compared to these people. When had he ever squandered money like this?

“Forty million!”

“Forty-three million!”

“Forty-five million…”

The price soared, breaking through the big 50 million mark very quickly. The bidding momentum did not cease, climbing all the way past 60 million and 70 million, reaching the extravagant price of 80 million. At this point, those with no capabilities had already ceased fire.

Only three people remained and continued to bid. However, the extent of the bid increase was no longer as mad as it was in the beginning. They went up one million by one million. It seemed like everyone’s capabilities were about there; any higher and it would be beyond what they could afford.

“One hundred million!” A calm voice sounded.

Luo Qian’s heart shook, following the voice, he looked over. He saw a white sign—number 35! Number 35 had not bid at all earlier. Luo Qian was even feeling slightly suspicious in his heart about what exactly Ling Xiaose’s cousin was here for. To think he would suddenly charge out at the final moment and kill off the whole crowd at one go.

One hundred million Standard Immortal Jade was equal to 100 pieces of Superior Immortal Jade. This price was truly so high that it was slightly absurd. The three other bidders helplessly glanced at the sign raised high in the air and shook their heads.

Luo Qian held back the agitation in his heart and lifted the hammer. “One hundred million Standard Immortal Jade, any higher prices? One hundred million going once, 100 million going twice, 100 million going thrice. Sold!” The hammer landed, and number 35 got the massage chair that everyone coveted.

Under the stage, a voice said in a lukewarm tone, “Old Luo, you’re so crafty. Although this thing is comfortable, it consumes a lot of electricity. Whoever buys this will still have to buy a good amount of batteries from you. You’re really cunning…”

Luo Qian chuckled and brought out the third auction item. “Hello, everyone. This item here just happens to be able to resolve the problem that this brother raised earlier. Hehe, I’d originally planned to take this chance to announce the birth of this item to everyone. But since someone has raised this problem, I shall auction this too.”

“Everyone, please look.” Luo Qian began his demonstration.

It didn’t take long before someone perceived what it was. “Th-this is an electric generator?”

Luo Qian smiled. “That’s right! One Standard Immortal Jade, and it can work for three days and longer. Hehe, I only have one of these for now. In the near future, I will have it in mass supply. Moreover, this is a treasure. The Imperial Guards will not detect it.”

Number 35 raised the sign in his hands. “Twenty million Standard Immortal Jade!” No one vied for it with him. Luo Qian had already said, there would be mass production of it in the future. The price would certainly be absurdly high if they were to buy it now. They did not have a massage chair, so they did not have an urgent need for this.

Luo Qian smiled. “Twenty million going thrice!”

Although Du Lengning was the young master of Faraway Hall, the control over the finances had always been held in his father’s hands. He had never seen so much money in his entire life—120 pieces of Superior Immortal Jade. They sparkled with a moving brilliance as they were piled on the table. Du Lengning had made three rounds around the table and was so agitated that he was at a loss for words.

Luo Qian had been called into the room next door by Ling Xiaose. After the auction ended and Ling Xiaose had completed the transaction of the money and the items, he dragged Luo Qian into that room.