X-Dragon Era-Chapter 724 - s 510-511: Thunderbolt Diamond
After the competition ended, there was a series of activities. First was the erection of monuments. The championship-winning Fantasy Dream Team would be able to erect five stone monuments in a designated area, with inscriptions bearing the names of Xin Yun and the others, as well as images of the dragons they commanded!
The monuments were rectangular in shape, resembling a pack of cigarettes, with the same pattern engraved on both sides, totaling five pieces. Xin Yun's was at the very front, with Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying on the oblique sides behind him. As for Po Kong and Ming Xuan, they were positioned between the two, facing out to the left and right, with the overall arrangement resembling a swallow.
Each competition, only the championship team is entitled to erect a monument here. This world is like that, recognizing only the first place. As for second and third, they're no different from tenth or one hundredth.
However, although the team was not famous, the individuals had made a name for themselves. The Top Ten Experts had won a tremendous amount of capital. Though it might not seem like much on the surface, in reality, they had gained immense prestige and honor, something that money couldn't buy.
After the monument erection, the next activity was the distribution of prizes. As the championship team, the Fantasy Dream Team received five crystal fruits, each of which could raise the user's strength by three stars. However, they were only effective for those at the Crystal Stage; those below would explode and die upon consumption, and for those above, while still beneficial, it was essentially a waste.
Having received the crystal fruits, the last item was the presentation of the trophy. However, this trophy was not for individuals. Since it was the World Academy Challenge, the trophy naturally went to the academy, which served as a form of explanation.
After receiving the trophy, Xin Yun and the others were not in a hurry to leave. While it didn't matter much to the others, it was different for Xin Yun. Before the competition, he had bet heavily on himself, a total of 1.6 billion, with odds of 1:1.8. Now was the time to reap the rewards.
Signaling his companions to wait at the inn, Xin Yun went straight to the betting station. With his ticket in hand, he first collected his money. In just a few short months, Xin Yun's 1.6 billion had increased by 1.8 times. But, this wasn't significant to the current Xin Yun; taking a gold mountain from the Kashi Family would be worth more than this. What Xin Yun valued was the accompanying points!
After his 1.6 billion capital flipped 1.8 times, it reached 2.88 billion. Therefore, Xin Yun got 2.8 billion points. In fact, to win the artifact Xin Yun coveted, 2 billion points would be enough.
If it were possible to buy with money directly, that artifact would have likely been sold long ago. But the problem was that purchasing that artifact required points, and points could only be earned by winning bets, with One Gold corresponding to one point.
According to memories from his past life, the artifact started at 1 billion points. To secure it, 1.5 billion points would suffice. However, waiting for an auction convention would take too long; the artifacts were usually just on display. Unless one was willing to pay a high price to buy it outright.
All items up for auction had a starting bid and a buyout price. For this artifact, for example, the starting bid was 1 billion. According to Xin Yun's memory, it was eventually auctioned off for 1.5 billion. As for the buyout price, it was 2 billion. Now that Xin Yun had accumulated enough points, there was no need to wait for the auction.
After collecting his betting gains, Xin Yun rushed to the auction house. After handing over 2 billion points, he outright bought the artifact. Then, unbeknownst to everyone, he returned to his residence and, after reuniting with his companions, used the Taiji Diagram to make a swift departure.
Truth be told, Xin Yun didn't quite understand why such a formidable artifact was up for sale. No matter how one looked at it, this was an Innate Spiritual Treasure! Although its power was relatively low, it should be noted that this was the only Innate Spiritual Treasure Xin Yun remembered ever being put up for sale in his memories!
As Xin Yun was rushing back to the inn, inside the City Lord Mansion of Dou City, the three city lords of Dou City simultaneously received news that the auction house's treasured artifact had been bought!
Upon hearing this news, the three city lords were initially astounded, but soon regained their composure. In fact, although the artifact was an Innate Spiritual Treasure, its power was truly underwhelming, even inferior to most of the Acquired Spiritual Treasures.
Nevertheless, it was still an Innate Spiritual Treasure. Merely being related to Innate quality made it priceless. Hence, the artifact was displayed as a treasured piece to attract customers, without any real intention of selling it.
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However, now that it was sold, there wasn't much to say. Whoever bought the artifact would surely regret it, since its power was far too low to match its status as an Innate Spiritual Treasure. They figured the buyer would soon come forward requesting a return. When that time came, they would simply issue a refund.
In simple terms, it was a subpar Innate Spiritual Treasure, used as a decoy. Its actual effect was very poor. If it hadn't been sold, it might still be okay, but once it was bought, buyers would definitely discover the deceit involved. Sooner or later, it would have to be returned. If not, being able to sell a defective Innate Spiritual Treasure at this price was already a windfall. To know, Acquired Spiritual Treasures of a similar power wouldn't even fetch half this price.
On the other side, Xin Yun and his companions traveled swiftly, returning to the "Pot inside Heaven." As for Po Kong, with Chu Rui's assistance, he was sent directly back to his place. Since the crystal fruits had a very short effective period, and would expire and be rendered useless, no one dared to tarry.
