Chapter 2719: I'm Doing This for Your Own Good, Right?
Now everyone was focused on bidding on the demand list. Which race didn't have some specialty products of their own?
Otherwise, how would they survive in the starry sky?
Those who didn't have any even contacted their own channels to transfer goods from other races and place bids!
In a flash, several batches of base planets were sold, and the prices were driven higher and higher!
The Carbon Alliance side was raking in money hand over fist, even the member races of the Carbon Alliance were eating their fill, dripping with grease!
Jiangnan grinned from ear to ear. Now there was nothing left to hinder the development of humanity's Lingxiao Plan!
The plan's resource demand was no small matter. All kinds of weapons, infrastructure, and every bit of construction required a massive amount of resources!
Some things couldn't even be bought with money!
Now that the Carbon Alliance was established and the member races were cooperating deeply, humanity effectively held over two thousand channels in their hands!
Add to that this auction, which was raising a huge amount of funds!
One could say that the ten thousand races of the starry sky were now sending resources to push forward the Lingxiao Plan!
After the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, they could go full throttle without worrying about food or drink!
Yang Jian's mouth was practically splitting at the ears!
It had to be said, Jiangnan's storage business was brilliant. Collecting payment once was only one aspect!
Keeping the sold base planets stored in the Minghe was like still holding them in hand!
This avoided the circulation of these base planets after sale, preventing some races from waging large-scale wars, scrambling for planets, and skyrocketing in rank!
Threatening the rankings of the other Carbon Alliance races!
This was completely one person promoting a peaceful situation in the Sea of Star Embers, wasn't it?
Peace ambassador, anyone?
And many races were smart enough to spend extra money to open accounts in the Minghe!
They didn't think they had the strength to protect the base planets themselves, and some even stuffed their existing ones into their accounts!
In the entire Sea of Star Embers, there was no safer place than the Carbon Alliance base, was there?
Some chose to take them out, but they were only a minority!
Watching the rankings of the races that won base planets shoot up, the small tribes went crazy bidding, and quite a few even bought in groups!
However, the Matter Alliance never made a move, their faces full of hesitation!
Now their race beacons were all held by the Silicon-Based, and they were afraid that even if they won the bid, it would be useless!
But Jiangnan wasn't having it. With such a big spender as the Matter Alliance, how could he let them off?
After all, some resources were specialties of the Matter Alliance!
Jiangnan waved his hand grandly:
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷口ᵒ̴̶̷)۶ "Brothers of the Matter Alliance, what are you still hesitating for? Make a move! The planets we have left to sell aren't many, and the later you bid, the more expensive they get!"
"You're not really counting on the Silicon-Based to give you a good share in the end, are you? Begging others is not as good as begging yourself, right?"
"Even if they do hand them out in the end, my Carbon Alliance will be in between. The fewer our points, the more surplus the Silicon-Based can give you!"
"Make a move! Use your money to slap me in the face! I can take it!"
Mingsha tilted his head, full of hesitation:
(︶益︶٥) "But..."
Jiangnan was speechless: (≖～≖) "But what? Afraid the Silicon-Based will profit in the end? Just add the base planets to your point pool and keep them stored here with me, won't that do?"
"No matter how awesome the Silicon-Based are, would they dare come here and snatch them from me? If they ask you for them, just say I won't give them!"
"I may not be a good person, but I only care about money! As long as you're willing to pay, I, Jiangnan, guarantee the planets the Matter Alliance buys!"
This time, Mingsha, Xian Guo, and the others were truly tempted!
Because they weren't sure how much the Silicon-Based would give them, or if they'd give them anything at all. Instead of ending up at the bottom, it was better to take a gamble with Jiangnan!
Get some foundation first, right?
Seeing the Matter Alliance tempted, Jiangnan struck while the iron was hot!
(͡°ꇴ͡°)✧ "Ai Jiang! Bring another three hundred base planets, and also bring over the little gifts!"
Everyone was stunned. What little gifts?
Just then, on the stage, a group of Matter Alliance hostages were brought up!
Each of them wore a big red flower on their chest, and some even had red silk tied into a bow!
Mingsha almost fainted on the spot!
Holy crap, little gifts? The gifts you're talking about are the hostages?
Such exquisite packaging, damn it!
Jiangnan waved his hand:
(︶.̮︶〃)ﾉ "Whoever bids on these three hundred base planets! Just add 0.1 times the bid price on top!"
"And you'll get the Carbon Alliance's exquisite little gift!"
"Don't underestimate them, you know~ These are the ones who performed well in the Matter Prison and are experts at beating up Bose particles! Don't buy and regret!"
Since the hostages weren't being exchanged anyway, he might as well bundle them and make some extra cash!
Mentioning this, the hostages all raised their heads, looking proud!
(︶ꇴ︶〃)
Jiangnan could be trusted; he kept his word. If you beat up Bose hard enough, he really would let you go!
Gu Qiong was so angry he rolled his eyes:
꒰꒪ͦ益꒪ͦ#꒱ "Jiangnan! You're going too far! This is an insult! A blatant insult!"
"They are my Matter Alliance warriors, not goods to be bought and sold at will!"
Jiangnan smiled, pulling out a small fire jar from his chest with "1/5" written on it:
(〃⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴)っΩ "Let's add this too! Gu Qiong Two~"
Gu Qiong: !!!
٩꒰▼益▼#꒱ง "Damn it! My Matter Alliance will take all three hundred base planets! Whoever tries to snatch them, I'll fight them!"
What else could he care about? That was one-fifth of himself!
He could buy some back, right?
Jiangnan had even split his original body into five parts? What the hell had he done to it?
This was clearly making him collect dragon balls!
After the Matter Alliance bid, which other race dared to bid? That would be openly opposing the Matter Alliance!
Just when Mingsha thought the Matter Alliance had it secured, Jiaye actually placed a bid!
Gu Qiong was furious:
꒰¯͒益¯͒#꒱ "Angel race! What are you playing at? Haven't you had enough beatings? You're deliberately messing with me, aren't you?"
Jiaye said coldly:
꒰ঌ(￢_￢) "What's wrong? Fair competition! The highest bidder wins. He didn't say it was only for your Matter Alliance!"
The Angel race had staked everything for their ranking. The base planets were secondary!
This was to get the Matter Alliance hostages, especially Gu Qiong Two!
Once they had them, the Angels would have leverage over the Matter Alliance. With a handle on them, they wouldn't have to worry about the Matter Alliance attacking again. It was a layer of insurance, and the money was well spent!
Jiangnan just smiled and said nothing.
Gu Qiong raged:
٩꒰▼益▼ꐦ꒱و "Trying to outbid us? Can you afford it? We'll add more! Add double!"
"We Angels add 1.5 times!"
"Matter Alliance adds 1.8!"
"Double!"
The two sides started bidding crazily, and Jiangnan's twitching mouth already indicated that he could barely hold back his laughter!
Great! This is great!
Jiaye's gaze turned ruthless:
꒰ঌ(´థᴗ̵̍థ) "Ten times! Can your Matter Alliance beat us? We Angel race are staking everything on this battle! If we lose, we have no future!"
"We can go all out! Can you?"
Gu Qiong gritted his teeth: ꒰งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌꒱ง "I'll add... add..."
But he was held back by Mingsha, Xian Guo, and the others!
(*꒦ິ口꒦ີ)ﾂ "Stop adding! We've reached the limit! Do you want to lose everything?"
"Just let them have it! It's too much of a loss!"
Gu Qiong was about to go crazy, but it wasn't his original body, was it?
He wanted to add more, but the Matter Alliance wasn't just his alone.
Jiangnan smiled:
(๑⁼̴◡⁼̴) "Anyone else bidding? If not, I'll drop the hammer!"
He looked around, and no one spoke. Jiaye sneered coldly, thinking the goods were as good as hers...
Jiangnan dropped the hammer:
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "Good! Congratulations to the Matter Alliance for winning this round! Pay up and take your people!"
Jiaye: ꒰ঌ(‧̣̥̇꒪ᗜ꒪) ???
Xian Guo: Σ(っ°口°;)っ Huh?
Jiaye was frantic:
꒰ঌ(ꐦஇ益இ) "What do you mean? My Angels offered a higher price! Why did you sell it to them?"
Jiangnan smiled: (°ꇴ°〃) "The Angels don't have bidding qualifications, you know~ I'm doing this for your own good!"
Gu Qiong rolled his eyes and almost fainted on the spot!
꒰꒪ͦཀ꒪ͦ|||꒱ "Then why didn't you say so earlier! We added so much to the price, Jiangnan! I... pfft..."
Jiangnan spread his hands, looking innocent:
ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "You didn't ask. You just kept adding on your own. Who's to blame?"
[From Gu Qiong...]
[From Xian Guo...]
Jiaye's eyes were bloodshot:
꒰ঌ(ꐦ͡’益͡’) "Why not sell to the Angels? Fair competition! Jiangnan! Auctions don't involve personal grudges!"
"If you weren't going to sell to the Angels, why did you call us over?"
Jiangnan said casually:
(≖◠≖〃) "The stuff is mine. I sell it to whoever I want. I'm the one who calls the shots!"
"Also! If you don't come, I'll really blast you away. No joke!"
"I told you, I'm helping you save money. It's for your own good!"
Jiaye was full of hatred:
꒰ঌ(ꐦcao yi cao)☛ "Just wait! You wait! Someone will teach you a lesson sooner or later!"
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! Don't bully the poor Angels!"
Jiangnan still smiled:
(ꐦ⌒̫⌒) "Maybe you won't have to wait that long~"
The Matter Alliance reluctantly paid up; what else could they do?
They couldn't deal with Jiangnan, so they transferred all their resentment to the Angels!
If it weren't for those stupid bidders driving up the price, the Matter Alliance wouldn't have bled so much!
Just then, Tianli couldn't hold back anymore!
(￢益￢ꐦ) "Jiangnan! Stop squeezing it out bit by bit! I look down on these petty deals!"
"How many base planets can your Carbon Alliance produce? Give me a number! My Bose race will take them all! And those... little gifts, I want them bundled too!"
"You know, we need a large number of base planets to close the gap in points. Name your price. I know you'll ask for a huge amount, but as long as it doesn't exceed my bottom line, I won't haggle!"
Just then, space fluctuations appeared in the venue, and the mechanical prosthetic of the Shadow Warrior materialized!
His gaze fell on Tianli!
[┐￢_￢┌] "Unfortunately, my Silicon-Based are also quite interested in these base planets!"
Other races buying base planets, the Silicon-Based could ignore!
But not the Bose race!
Rather than letting them buy them, it was better to pay and buy them themselves!
Even if they couldn't buy them, they could still drive up the price and make the Bose bodies bleed more!
Tianli's expression was extremely ugly. He had guessed the Silicon-Based would come to cause trouble!
Now heaven knows where the price would be pushed to!
Jiangnan, however, smiled:
(´ﾟꇴﾟ) "Since everyone is so interested in these planets!"
"Then there's no need to go through an auction. I'll have the Carbon Alliance cut some flesh and bleed a little, as a thank-you to our new and old customers!"
"This is the first time I, Jiangnan, am making a losing deal. Everyone, be prepared!"
With that, his gaze even fell on Jiaye, his eyes full of amusement!
And a bad feeling suddenly rose in Jiaye's heart!