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Chapter 432: The Auction and Old Friends

Walking towards the central hall, Su Xiao quickly discovered that many contractors were rushing towards this huge building as if they were afraid of being late.

Half an hour later, Su Xiao arrived at the central hall, the entrance of which was already crowded with people.

If Paradise didn't have very strict rules, things would have gotten out of hand long ago.

— I sell tickets for the eighties, 500 coins for one ticket, who is the first one and sneakers.

— There are a couple of tickets for the fiftieth places, 800 coins apiece, no haggling.

Several contractors were selling tickets at the entrance to the central hall, and at a very high price. These contractors were naturally just ordinary speculators.

Normally, such auctions would earn extra sales commission by setting a minimum deposit to qualify for the auction, but the Sacred Emperor Group and the Hei Fan Chamber of Commerce decided to recoup some of the costs by selling tickets instead..

Since the contractor bought a single ticket for a couple of hundred coins, it already meant that he was interested in this auction and had some resources.

If the contractor doesn't have enough coins in his hands, he naturally won't spend a couple hundred coins on a ticket just to watch the battles of different moneybags.

Based on a rough calculation of "1,000 coins per person", if 500 contractors participated in the auction, the Sacred Emperor Group, together with the Heifan Chamber of Commerce, would be able to recover most of the costs with just the tickets sold alone.

Only, Su Xiao had seen more than five hundred contractors. No, rather, there were even more than five thousand of them.

Of course, the profit from ticket sales was not as much as many might think.

Part of the profit received will have to be given to Paradise as payment of taxes, plus some amount was spent on advertising the auction, the rent of the premises itself...

But, as in any other world, the main profit of auction owners did not come from the sale of tickets, but from the commission of items sold.

There's only half an hour left before the auction opens.

The contractors entered the central hall one by one, and Su Xiao followed the crowd.

— Hello, guest, please show your ticket, " said one of the Holy Emperor's group members in formal attire.

Su Xiao took out the ticket he bought from the Sacred Emperor, and after the employee saw it, his attitude changed slightly.

— Mr. Byakuya, please come in, " a polite smile appeared on the contractor's face.

This place didn't have vulgar things like "VIP passageways". The only way to get inside the hall was through the front and back doors.

The front entrance was reserved for guests, and the black one was mainly used by the staff to transport auction items to the stage, so even without talking about " VIP "persons, even" $ VIP$ " persons would need to go through the normal entrance.

After entering the central hall, Su Xiao noticed that this place was like a large lecture hall, where the seats of the "students" formed a semicircle facing the huge stage.

This place could only be described as "magnificent". The rental price of 20,000 coins per hour was fully justified.

Su Xiao walked to the front row. His place was eighth.

Seat No. 8 was located close to the stage. Su Xiao could personally watch the stage, while contractors from the 100th place onwards could only watch the stage with large screens.

Place No. 8 was very well equipped. In front of a large three-seater sofa, there was a round table with fruit and fresh pastries placed on it.

Su Xiao sat down on the sofa, while Bubtney remained seated beside him.

As soon as he took a seat and settled on the couch, many contractors looked in his direction. After all, the first 50 seats weren't sold out in the open.

— It looks like the Emperor has already made a lot of money, " Su Xiao leaned on the sofa and squinted at the crowd of contractors behind him.

— Oooh! Bubtny suddenly howled and stared at the food on the round table, then looked at Su Xiao as if to ask, " Can I eat this?»

Su Xiao chuckled slightly. — I spent 2,000 coins on it, so why are you asking?" With that, Su Xiao picked up a red apple and took a bite out of it.

It was sweet and juicy.

One of the Death Gods liked to eat apples, and coincidentally, Su Xiao was also not averse to eating them.

Bubtney quickly tasted everything on the table, and eventually lost interest in all that food..

It was much worse than his favorite snacks.

The hall gradually filled with people, but the first place was still empty. It was naturally reserved for the Emperor.

Second place went to the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Hei Fanya. It was a fat man with a red face. Even though he always had a polite and kind smile on his face, he was by no means a kind person.

Third place was taken by Sheila. Given this, it was obvious that power was much more reliable than money.

With the exception of the first three spots places starting at 4 and ending at 50 were distributed based on the strength of specific people.

— Brother, this isn't a bad place, boss Emperor has made a lot of money this time.

— Renting such premises requires a very high level of rights. Boss Emperor emptied the derived world one last time and obtained a very high-level item. Only after he sold it to Paradise did he get the right to rent the place.

— Big brother is wise.

— Second brother is very strong.

— Third brother is too modest.

There were most likely only three such unique people in the entire Paradise.

The three brothers walked over to the forty seats with an arrogant air and quickly sat down in their seats.

— Brother, this guy is also here.

— Who?

— The guy with the sword.

The three brothers looked together at Su Xiao, who was eating an apple, and their fists suddenly itched.

But after weighing the pros and cons, they settled back in their seats. Last time, they managed to escape, but then they really almost died.

— Oh~, I was wondering who was suddenly beeping, " Sheila said. Since her brother wasn't by her side right now, her venomous tongue started to show its power.

— Shiloh, you've already forgotten about our hammers?

— Awl, we can remind you of the taste of our hammers.

— Shiloh, have you forgotten about how we almost beat you up?

Their simultaneous response was very cheeky.

— Have you three brothers considered my offer? I'll be glad to see you here, " the Emperor said as he walked over and didn't let Sheila's venomous tongue strike back at them.

— Boss Emperor, the three of us are used to acting alone, thank you for your concern, " the three brothers nodded and immediately became serious.

— Then forget about it. After all, everyone has their own ambitions. If you have any problems that you can't solve, you can come to me. After all, we were brothers before and we will be brothers in the future, " the Holy Emperor said as he greeted each of the brothers.

— Stronger than before.

— Ha ha ha.

All three brothers scratched their heads almost simultaneously.

— There's more muscle and less brain, " Sheila said, and drank some orange juice.

— Shiloh is as beautiful as a flower! The two brothers said it almost in unison, which made Sheila very angry.

— Do you still have any protection, my brothers?..

Su Xiao was quietly eating an apple in his seat and watching a good show, while Bubtney was busy eating milk-flavored popcorn.

— Byakuya, can we fight after the auction?! there was a loud shout, and you could tell who it was just by hearing the voice.

It was a mad priest.

— Not interesting, " Su Xiao said calmly. If he wanted to fight him, it would only be in the derived world.

— Sorry, then I hope to meet you in the derived world.

— See you in the derivative world.

Su Xiao and the Crazy Priest had previously fought against each other, and although Su Xiao had a contract with the Holy Emperor's group, there were some unresolved personal grudges between him and the Crazy Priest.