The Whisperer asked, "Galaxy, are you really going to auction off this first batch of Life Elixirs?"
Han Xing replied, "Yes, to the highest bidder."
"Alright then, name your price. Our Whisper of the Gods must secure the fifth-place reward!"
After saying that, the Whisperer added in the chat, "I would appreciate it if everyone could give me a little face here, and not compete with me for this first batch of Life Elixirs."
Under normal circumstances, given the Whisperer's status as the leader of one of the top three teams in District 107, people would have given him some leeway. But now, with the leaderboard rewards and such a crucial item like the Life Elixirs on the line, no one was willing to back down easily.
At this moment, the always low-key leader of the Plane Boys team, Papaya Star Spirit, also stepped forward and said, "Whisperer, everyone wants the fifth-place reward. Let's follow what Brother Galaxy said—highest bidder wins."
His words directly undermined the Whisperer.
The Whisperer let out a cold snort.
Han Xing then spoke again, "Alright, let the auction begin."
"The first batch includes 5 bottles of Life Elixirs. Starting bid: 1,000 Spirit Cores. You can also offer other items, and I'll decide based on their value who gets it."
Starting with 5 bottles of Life Elixirs, it was like offering several extra lives. These were enough to wear down elite monsters to death.
As soon as he finished speaking, those who felt capable of competing for a place on the leaderboard began bidding wildly.
"1,500 Spirit Cores, plus a green necklace!"
"1,800 Spirit Cores, plus 64 units of Mithril!"
"2,200 Spirit Cores…"
Meanwhile, both the Whisperer and Papaya Star Spirit were frantically gathering resources in their respective discussion groups.
After a round of intense bidding, the final offer reached 4,000 Spirit Cores, plus a large amount of Mithril and other materials.
Compared to a blue-grade weapon, they felt this price was manageable. In addition to the weapon, there was also an advanced class scroll, so they figured it wasn't a loss.
Then suddenly, the Whisperer upped the stakes, "5,000 Spirit Cores, 107 units of Mithril, 13,000 units of Refined Iron, and a blue-grade breastplate."
His offer caused the entire chat to collectively gasp in shock.
This bid was intimidating enough to scare off most of the competition.
The Whisperer had thrown in a blue-grade item, partly for the leaderboard rewards and partly because he was gravely injured and desperately needed the Life Elixirs to recover.
However, Papaya Star Spirit wasn't ready to give up. He quickly made his bid, "5,500 Spirit Cores, 132 units of Mithril, 14,000 units of Refined Iron, and a blue necklace."
Another wave of gasps swept through the chat.
The Whisperer remained silent, clearly weighing whether it was worth increasing his bid again and if he could recoup the cost.
Just then, Han Xing chuckled lightly and added, "Oh, I almost forgot to mention—defeating this elite monster can drop a lot of good items, and there's a high probability of getting a Life Elixir recipe."
The moment he said that, Papaya Star Spirit's heart sank.
The mention of a recipe for Life Elixirs was enough to reignite the interest of those who had previously given up.
Someone tentatively asked, "Galaxy, are you saying your Life Elixir recipe dropped from an elite monster?"
Han Xing smiled but didn't directly answer.
Yet the survivors in the chat assumed it was true.
At this moment, the Whisperer gritted his teeth and spoke again, "6,000 Spirit Cores, 140 units of Mithril, 15,000 units of Refined Iron, and a blueprint for a Basic Castle!"
He had gone all out, even offering the blueprint he had stumbled upon while exploring a mysterious floating island.
Han Xing's eyes lit up. A castle blueprint sounded like a structure plan. At this stage, no one had yet built a territory structure.
If no one outbid this, the first batch of 5 bottles of Life Elixirs would go to the Whisperer.
Papaya Star Spirit was conflicted. He pondered whether it was worth increasing his bid for a blue item.
Han Xing waited a moment, and seeing no further bids, he said, "Alright, it's a deal."
At those words, many in the chat let out a collective sigh of relief.
Han Xing, true to his word, immediately initiated the trade with the Whisperer.
Trade Window.
The Whisperer, with a pained expression, placed a large number of Spirit Cores and precious Mithril into the trade.
This was nearly the entire harvest of the Whisper of the Gods team—hundreds of members' hard-earned loot over the past few days—now all being traded away in one go.
A system notification appeared:
[Trade Successful. You have received: 5 Life Elixirs. You have lost: 6,000 Spirit Cores, 140 units of Mithril, 15,000 units of Refined Iron, 1 Basic Castle Blueprint.]
The Whisperer stared at the 5 bottles of emerald-green elixirs on his territory, nearly moved to tears.
His injuries had been worsening, and his personal status screen now showed him as being on the verge of death.
If it weren't for constantly drinking Spirit Spring Water to stay alive, he wouldn't have made it this far.
He quickly downed one of the Life Elixirs.
The ghastly wound on his chest began to heal.
At that moment, the Whisperer wept with joy.
"Phew… I almost died…"
Meanwhile, Han Xing continued the auction.
Although the leaderboard spots for blue-grade gear had been filled, the remaining rewards were still highly enticing.
With 95 more slots available, just one advanced class scroll was enough to make other survivors give it their all.
The next auctions went smoothly, with everyone eagerly bidding and driving the prices higher and higher.
The auction lasted nearly two hours, and Han Xing successfully sold off the remaining 95 slots.
He amassed an enormous amount of resources.
Just from Spirit Cores alone, he had 73,624. He collected over 1,000 units of Mithril, and the quantity of Refined Iron and rare materials exceeded 100,000.
Additionally, various miscellaneous materials, such as beast hearts, strongman blood, and moonflower grass, filled his storage box to the brim once again.
And all he had given away was 480 bottles of Life Elixirs.
The return on investment wasn't just tenfold—it was easily more than a hundred times!
Furthermore, during the two hours of auctioning, many survivors stuck at the 900-point mark finally broke through.
More and more survivors reached 1,000 points, earning leaderboard rewards.
Half an hour later, when the 100th survivor crossed the 1,000-point threshold, Han Xing stopped the auction mode and directly listed the Life Elixirs for sale.
Unlike Spirit Spring Water, which could be traded by the milliliter, Life Elixirs could only be traded by the bottle.
Han Xing set various initial prices: for example, 200 Spirit Cores for 1 bottle of Life Elixir, 1 unit of Mithril equaling 10 Spirit Cores, 1 blue blueprint worth 1,000 Spirit Cores, and so on.
As soon as the Life Elixirs hit the market, they caused another frenzy.
From sunrise to sunset, Han Xing spent the entire day in a frenzy of trading with other survivors.
He was completely euphoric.
Watching the vast amount of materials pouring in, he felt an unparalleled sense of satisfaction.
After all, who could resist the joy of hoarding?