BXBX NOVEL Chapter 33: Auction results
As for Lin Ruan, she should have gathered what Liu Yu and Yao Tian's topics of discussion were. For all she knew, they could be sharing recipes to a soufflé. Going in hot without even checking the ammo was an amateur move.
All in all, all it did was waste Wei Jun's time. Wei Jun stopped thinking about it even though it was annoying and focused on what was in front of him.
[Strength 11]
[Stamina 14]
[Agility 12]
His stats weren't going up. Given how busy he was for the last week; it was understandable but Wei Jun was convinced that at least one of them should have increased by one over the last three days when his last increase in stats happened.
'I need to up the intensity.' Wei Jun thought. His workout was already too monstrous for a human being yet here he was, considering increasing the intensity of the workout.
He left the gym and addressed Xiao Chen, handed him a piece of paper while he said, "Get me these things by tomorrow evening."
"Understood, Young master." Chen Xian obediently replied and left. Wei Jun headed to his room and after a shower, went to sleep. He woke up, did his morning routine, and was at the office by eight. Today was Sunday so he was alone at the office. But he still had a few appointments waiting for him that day.
And the first one arrived as soon as he called, "Your auction was successful. It even sold at a higher price than our highlight of the night. However…"
Director Nan didn't continue from that point over as if troubled by something. "However, some powerful people are pressuring you into revealing the origin of the pill." Wei Jun graciously completed the sentence for Wu Nan as he added, "I expected this to happen. But that doesn't matter, who bought it?"
Wei Jun wasn't worried about this matter in the first place. He had properly done his research. Although the auction house was prominent, when it came to strong cultivators, even they had to kneel sometimes. This was one of those times. There was no way a miraculous pill would be left alone.
But what mattered to him the most was the person who bought it. Did the said individual buy it for business or personal business? Only in that case, would he figure out his next move.
"It was a cultivator. He took it in front of everyone and it really worked. But it worked too well, it also took the symptoms of his disease." Wu Nan informed. Wei Jun couldn't help but smile but it was more of a grin of someone who had trapped a helpless bird in his cage.
'He's desperate.' Wei Jun thought inwardly before he asked, "And what disease is he suffering from? Is it cancer or something?" The more dangerous the disease, Wei Jun was sure the higher the price would be.
Wu Nan seemed to have hesitated as he replied, in a very awkward tone and low voice, "Erectile dysfunction."
The grin on Wei Jun's face froze as he heard those words. 'He's really desperate, isn't he?' He remarked inwardly before he noticed something in Wu Nan's explanation. "How did you come to know if it worked or not?"
If it was something private, how did it get revealed? Wu Nan once again, very awkwardly and in an even lower voice replied, "He took off his pants on the stage to see the effects."
Wei Jun was now speechless. 'He's too desperate.' He thought inwardly before he coughed to push away the awkwardness of the situation as he said, "I... I see. He must have been very happy."
"He was." Wu Nan swiftly replied. "He knelt on the stage and began to thank the seven gods and he kept doing that for a while. The auction was delayed by a half hour because of that."
Wei Jun chose to move on from this topic as he asked, "Ahem… How much was it sold for?"
"He didn't bid with money but Qi crystals. Qi crystals of high quality. Five of them." Wu Nan replied. Wei Jun nodded because he knew after his research that cultivators could pay with Qi crystals but most wouldn't do that. Qi crystals were a rare resource and cultivators would rather use money than such a precious resource so it was rarely used as a transaction means.
"I see. So you will be keeping fifteen percent of that?" Wei Jun asked. Wu Nan nodded and said, "We will. Unless you want to compensate in monetary terms and keep all of the crystals for yourself."
"No. I'm fine with however you do it. How much was it sold for though?" Wei Jun wasn't interested in Qi crystals; he was interested in how much money he made.
"Well, if we convert the Qi crystals into money, then we have approximately thirty-six million yuan on our hands. Of course, that is after taking our commission. Wei Jun was ecstatic over this news as he said, "Tell that man, if he wants those pills, he should attend the next auction."
The conversation came to an end and Wu Nan left after leaving the Qi crystals. Wei Jun stored most of the amount in his inventory leaving only some and called Xiao Chen.
"Yes, Young Master." Xiao Chen subserviently stood in front of Wei Jun. Wei Jun pointed at the Qi crystals that were still on the table as he said, "Auction it off. Get the highest amount you can."
Qi crystals rarity had given him an idea. Why not sell them as well, higher than the market price? Of course, it wouldn't be too much of an amount, it would still be something. "Get the money by the evening."
Xiao Chen nodded and left after a brief bow. He returned after about an hour and said, "The crystals have been put up for the auction. We will know the results by afternoon."
Wei Jun nodded and waved his hand, signaling him to leave but Chen Xian still had more to report, "Also, the girl you requested has been found and a lunch appointment has been set. It is scheduled at one pm."
Wei Jun once again smiled brightly as he said, "Good work. Now leave."
But Xiao Chen still had something left, "And the game developers have requested for more time. They say the programming is too complex to be done so soon."
The smile on Wei Jun's face froze. "What do they need more time for?" Wei Jun didn't like wasting time and he was sure that such good developers could definitely design the games in a week.
"It seems an accident has occurred. Many of the developers went missing so the workload on the rest has increased." Xiao Chen reported. Now Wei Jun understood as he had something to do with the current situation.
"Very well. It's not that important anyway since it is just a cover. Tell them they have till next Monday then. Not one day more." Wei Jun nodded and waved his hand.
"Yes, Young Master." Xiao Chen nodded, bowed, and left.
When Wei Jun was left alone, he contemplated his next move. Mainly regarding the secondary heroine, Quan Li. If he really wanted Run Long to fall into the pits of despair, he couldn't just kill her. Something more needed to be done. Something that would be a hard blow on Run Long.
Because she was the only person whom Run Long truly knew. She was from the same orphanage in the countryside as Run Long. The typical story of childhood sweethearts who promised to marry each other when they grew up.
Wei Jun's plan was a little sinister. Take away the girl of his childhood. Of course, he wasn't going to do it himself. He will have someone else do it.
[Why not just kill her?]
'Because I have been thinking, would it really feel that bad? The death of someone. All that would do about that was make Run Long come after me for revenge. However, true despair would come when she would willingly leave everything for someone else. Besides, it would help me anger him which would in turn help me destroy his image.' Wei Jun was meticulous in his approach.
He smiled as he imagined his plan being executed. He couldn't wait for the lunch to come.