I’ve Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] 49

49: Half-Demon

After the auctioneer finished speaking, the entire auction house fell silent for about three breaths before whispers started again. Basically, everyone sitting here was a person of status. For the sake of their so-called reputation, none of them planned to be the first to bid.

“One hundred high-grade spirit stones,” As an outsider and a bit of a simpleton, Yun He didn’t think so much and directly called out a price.

Although Yun He was sometimes naive and easily trusted others, it didn’t mean she couldn’t see the dirty looks in some people’s eyes. If this little girl were bought by those people, let alone being a subordinate for a hundred years, she probably wouldn’t even survive for a year or two.

“The esteemed guest in Box Three bids one hundred high-grade spirit stones,” Hearing Yun He’s voice, the expression on the auctioneer’s face also relaxed a little.

It’s good that someone has bid. It seems my professional skills are not bad. My first time auctioning a living person didn’t go wrong.

“Two hundred high-grade spirit stones!” Soon, someone started to raise the price.

She could cultivate and also transform into a demonic beast. If properly nurtured, she would be of great use. The only pity was that she had only put up a hundred years for auction. At most, she could probably only be a Golden Core stage fighter.

“Two hundred and fifty!”

“I bid four hundred!”

“Six hundred high-grade spirit stones,” Yun He couldn’t help but raise the price again.

Soon, the price stopped at around one thousand high-grade spirit stones. Apart from some people who were interested in other aspects, most of them had given up on bidding.

After all, a Golden Core stage cultivator was only worth that much. Not to mention, you still had to invest a lot of resources to nurture her, and you might only see a return in the last ten years.

Compared to spending time and energy to nurture a half-demon with uncertain talent, it was better to spend more money on a useful weapon.

“One thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones!” After this price was called out, the previous bidders all fell silent.

“One thousand two hundred and fifty spirit stones, once! The esteemed guest in Box Four bids,” the auctioneer said. “Are there any other fellow Daoists who want to bid? One thousand two hundred spirit stones, twice! If there is no one, then this…”

“One thousand three hundred spirit stones,” Yun He bid again.

“I bid one thousand four hundred spirit stones!” The cultivator in Box Four followed.

“One thousand five hundred!” Yun He continued to follow.

“One thousand six hundred!” Box Four quickly followed up without any hesitation, looking as if they were determined to win.

One thousand six hundred high-grade spirit stones? Yun He hesitated. Even with the thank-you gift Chu Ting had given her, she only had about five thousand. It didn’t seem worth it to go any higher.

Or maybe, after the auction is over, I can just knock them out and set her free?

“Two thousand high-grade spirit stones,” Seeing this, Qiu Wu started to bid. She knew that Yun He didn’t have many spirit stones, and one thousand six hundred was probably her limit.

“Two thousand high-grade spirit stones! The esteemed guest in Box Three currently has the highest bid!” The auctioneer’s tone became excited. He really hoped that Box Three and Box Four would compete, so that the price might double, and his commission would also double.

Two thousand high-grade spirit stones. This price had already exceeded the expectations of the cultivator in Box Four. He hesitated whether to continue bidding. After all, with this price, he could buy a decent Nascent Soul stage defensive spirit artifact.

“Two thousand high-grade spirit stones, twice! Two thousand high-grade spirit stones, three…” Just as the auctioneer was about to strike the hammer, the cultivator in Box Four bid again.

“I bid two thousand one hundred high-grade spirit stones!” The voice of the cultivator in Box Four was not as steady as before. It was clear that he had also reached his price limit.

“Three thousand,” Qiu Wu did not hesitate and directly called out a round number. The gap of nine hundred high-grade spirit stones completely crushed the cultivator in Box Four’s thoughts.

The auctioneer’s face bloomed into a smile. He quickly repeated the bid three times and struck the hammer. “Congratulations to the esteemed guest in Box Three! You have won this auction item. We will send it to you shortly!”

Yun He rubbed her face and blinked her eyes at Qiu Wu. “Qiu Wu, you bid for her to…”

“I haven’t decided. Since you pity her, Yun He, I just bid for her,” Qiu Wu said.

“Qiu Wu, you don’t have to spend so many spirit stones for me,” Yun He’s voice became smaller. Three thousand high-grade spirit stones, how long would it take for me to earn that? If it’s just by receiving the monthly allowance, it would probably take decades…

“It’s just a small effort. You don’t have to worry too much,” Qiu Wu said. “I’ll just forge one more spirit artifact in the future. I’ll just consider this as doing a good deed.”

“…” The sadness in Yun He’s heart came to a screeching halt. That’s right, Qiu Wu was from a wealthy family, unlike a poor wretch like her! Three thousand spirit stones was just a drop in the bucket.

The next two items were both technique manuals. As five people with a sect as their backer, they did not lack cultivation techniques, so they did not plan to spend so many spirit stones just to broaden their horizons.

The auction house’s movements were very fast. Before long, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the smiling steward appeared at the door.

“Fellow Daoist, this contains the spirit stones you received from your consignment. Please check it,” the steward said with a smile. He did not say the specific amount, but just handed over the storage pouch.

Qiu Wu took the storage pouch and checked it. Her fifteen spirit artifacts had sold for nearly sixty thousand high-grade spirit stones in total. The harvest was very good, enough for her to squander for a long time.

“By the way, we have already deducted three thousand spirit stones in advance. Now I will bring you the item you bid for,” As he spoke, the steward gave a look to his subordinate, and they soon brought the little girl in.

The little girl’s appearance was no different from when she was in the cage. If there was any difference, it was probably that there was a little more curiosity in her eyes.

“Are you my master for the next hundred years?” the little girl asked.

“Yes. You took the money, so you have to listen to me,” Qiu Wu said. Seeing that the steward had tactfully left, she began to ask the little girl about her situation.

“My name is Xiao Que. You can just call me that, Master. I am already at the late Foundation Establishment stage. I can devour demonic beast inner cores to cultivate, and I can also absorb the spiritual energy in spirit stones to cultivate,” Xiao Que did not hide anything and directly told her her situation.

Xiao Que had already thought it through when she decided to auction herself. She needed to find a backer, a sufficiently wealthy backer. As long as she could raise her cultivation level and survive in these hundred years, she could enjoy the rest of her life.

It had to be said that Xiao Que’s method was indeed very good. Finding a backer was much better than fighting alone, but the premise was that she met a good person, not someone who had designs on her body.

Xiao Que was very lucky. She had met Qiu Wu, a wealthy and kind-hearted Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

“Your name is Xiao Que. Is your father a bird-type demonic beast?” Qiu Wu asked.

Xiao Que nodded. “If you need it, Master, I can transform and be your mount.”

Qiu Wu stroked her chin thoughtfully and continued to ask, “Is your flying speed very fast?”

Xiao Que hesitated for a moment. “It’s not very fast now, but as long as I form my core, my flying speed will be about the same as an ordinary Nascent Soul stage. If I reach the Nascent Soul stage, my speed will not be much slower than a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator.”

Qiu Wu: “If you’ve been living in Bafang City all this time, you should be very familiar with the auction rules, right?”

Xiao Que nodded. Not only was she very familiar, but she was so familiar that she knew it like the back of her hand. She had even figured out the patterns and little tricks of the auction items, and knew when and what things were in high demand.

“Very good! Since you call me Master, then I can ask you to do anything, right?” Qiu Wu asked.

Xiao Que continued to nod. “Of course. Whatever Master commands, I, Xiao Que, will do. If you don’t believe me, Master, we can form a contract. That way, you should be at ease, right?”

Because Xiao Que was a half-demon, she could form a contract with a human cultivator. As long as the contract was successfully formed, the stronger party in the contract could sense the location of the weaker party at will.

“Can half-demons form contracts like this?” Qiu Wu was a little surprised. This was the first time she had heard of it.

“Mhm, Master, hold out your hand, and in a moment…” Xiao Que said, holding out her hand to form a contract with Qiu Wu.

“No need. I believe you,” Qiu Wu pushed Xiao Que’s outstretched hand back. “Since you are familiar with the situation in Bafang City, then you can stay and help me buy and sell things. I will give you twenty high-grade spirit stones every month as your… food expenses?”

“Huh?” Xiao Que was a little confused. Her master had bought her to work? Not to make her stronger and then become a free fighter?

“Master, I am a half-demon. I can be a cultivator who uses magical arts, and I can also transform into a demonic beast,” Xiao Que reminded, emphasizing her usefulness. “If you want to go on an adventure in some secret realm, Master, it would be very useful to bring me along. I can help you avoid the guardian demonic beasts and directly steal the things.”

“Mhm, mhm, I know,” Qiu Wu nodded perfunctorily, then took out a storage ring from her storage space. “Here are some weapons, defensive spirit artifacts, and other things suitable for Golden Core stage cultivators. You can help me sell them at the market price when you have time.”

“In addition, there are five high-grade Nascent Soul spirit artifacts here. You can consign one at the monthly auction,” As she spoke, Qiu Wu took out a small jade plaque and injected her divine sense into it.

“Here are the materials I need. Every time you sell a spirit artifact, you can use the spirit stones you get to buy these materials,” Qiu Wu said. “I’ve already told you the basic types and quantities. As long as you don’t exceed the specified amount, you can buy as you please.”

Qiu Wu liked Bafang City very much, this kind of town with many cultivators and commercial districts everywhere. If she wasn’t going to the extreme cold lands with Mo Xiao to find rare materials, she might have stayed here for ten or twenty years.

Xiao Que took the small jade plaque with a surprised expression and subconsciously covered it with her divine sense, wanting to see what was recorded on it.

“…” Seeing the things recorded inside, Xiao Que opened her mouth wide in an unworldly manner. “Master, you want to buy one hundred thousand catties of black iron ore? Five thousand catties of red star stone? Eight hundred…”

Xiao Que did not continue to read the rest, but looked at Qiu Wu with a dazed expression. “Master, did you write it wrong?”

“No, just buy according to what’s on here,” Qiu Wu said. “As long as you don’t leave Bafang City, I will come to you when I need you,” Qiu Wu said.

Although Xiao Que was already several decades old, because her appearance was still that of an eleven or twelve-year-old, in Qiu Wu’s eyes, she was still a little girl and did not need to run around with her.

“Alright, thank you, thank you, Master,” Although Xiao Que’s reaction was a little slow, she also realized that she had hit the jackpot.

She only needed to spend some time and energy to get many high-grade spirit stones. Twenty high-grade spirit stones a month, that was more than two hundred a year. Then in a hundred years, wouldn’t that be more than twenty thousand high-grade spirit stones?

In that case, it was enough to buy ten of her! Had she used up all her luck in this lifetime to be able to meet her master?

Seeing that Xiao Que was so moved that she was about to cry, Qiu Wu put on a stern face. “Remember, you can’t sell the spirit artifacts I give you below the market price. The next time I come to you, I will check the accounts with you!”

Qiu Wu was not good at playing the emotional card, so she simply gave a long list of instructions with a stern face, and then urged Xiao Que to leave and quickly get to work for her.