Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 106 Three Foundation Building Pills, Increased Risk Level
Although everyone had this presupposition in mind, many Qi-refining cultivators were still shocked when the three words "Foundation-Building Pill" were called out.

"Tomorrow! I've really waited for this day."

"Oh no! With the situation today, I'm afraid there's not enough money."

"Ah, this? Who told me that the Foundation Establishment Pill wouldn't be auctioned?"

"Damn it, I missed the chance today!"

"The Lin family is truly generous! They actually released the Foundation Establishment Pill."

Many foundation-building spiritual objects have been auctioned before, but they are basically ordinary foundation-building spiritual objects with very one-sided effects or even side effects. It is really mysterious how much they can increase the probability of foundation-building.

Only the Pulse Protecting Pill can be considered a high-quality spiritual object for building the foundation. After all, the Pulse Protecting Pill can save your life.

Foundation-building pills are generally not sold. The Lin family usually directly gathers the foundation-building forces under their command to distribute them internally.

"I won't elaborate on the effects of the Foundation Establishment Pill. The Lin family hereby guarantees: its effects are complete and it is definitely not an inferior pill!"

After the audience in the first floor hall accepted this fact, Lin Dashan continued:
"The starting price for this Foundation Establishment Pill is 15,000 Spirit Stones, and each bid increase must not be less than 500!"

This starting price is far higher than before, naturally it is also to omit some garbage time and improve efficiency.

If you have money, raise the price; if you don’t have money, shut up. Opportunities only come to those who are prepared.

"Twenty thousand!"

The first bidder directly brought the price down to the previous transaction price, but this time it was obviously not enough because there were too many participants and some forces had already saved money for many years.

"Twenty thousand one!"

"Twenty-one thousand five hundred!"

"Twenty-two thousand!"

"Twenty-two thousand five!"

The host did not reveal how many Foundation Establishment Pills there were. Those who urgently needed Foundation Establishment Pills did not dare to gamble whether there would be another one, so they could only give it their all.

"Twenty-four thousand!"

The price of a private room on the second floor that is isolated by a formation has been increased by 1,500 yuan.

"Grandfather, aren't we being too radical? This will drain all the liquid funds in the family account, and we might even have to sell off some assets. How will we survive in the future..."

"Shut up! I have my own judgment!"

The old man with white hair and beard who had built his foundation closed his eyes and pinched the bulge on the chair, trying to calm himself down.

He knew very well that this was their family's last chance to retain their foundation-building status. Otherwise, once he passed away, the family would forever fall to the second level.

As for money?

What is money!
Even if the low price offsets some industries, it doesn't matter.

"Twenty-four thousand five!"

"Twenty-six thousand!"

"Twenty-six thousand five!"

"Twenty-eight thousand!"

The old man who was building the foundation ignored the identity and price of any bidder and immediately raised the price with an attitude of following to the end.

To be honest, the price has already been seriously overvalued, but there is no way around it. Some people have reasons to go bankrupt.

"Brother, give up. If you continue to follow me, you will need to sell your spiritual weapon. Then I am afraid that you will not be able to return to the family smoothly."

"I've prepared so much money in advance, but I still can't compete with others. How abominable!"

"This is fate! San'er is just missing this bit of fate."

“Maybe there’s more to come?”

"Yeah, let's wait and see!"

Seeing that no one was bidding higher, Lin Dashan started the process:

"Twenty-eight thousand per time, twenty-eight taels..."

"Twenty-eight thousand five!"

Some people didn't believe it and planned to steal a chicken.

"Thirty thousand!"

The hands of the old man who was building the foundation could not help but tremble slightly. The family had been declining over the years, and the clansmen were not motivated. After deducting the expenses every year, there was not much left.

To come up with 30,000 spirit stones, he would need to sell a lot of things, but he had to appear confident, otherwise there would be variables.

“…30,000 for the second time, 30,000 for the third time, deal!”

It seemed that the powerful yet hysterical shout stopped the other onlookers, and the old man successfully obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill.

As the word "deal" entered his ears, the old man who had built his foundation relaxed and lay down softly. If one looked closely at his face, even his skin and flesh seemed to have relaxed a bit.

The old man looked at the useless descendant who looked distressed about the money and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"If I don't spend this money now, they won't be able to keep it after I die. How can they not understand such a simple truth? What a waste! Sigh~"

Although the Lin family maintains order in the archipelago and the foundation-building families rarely attack each other, once the inheritance of the foundation-building family is cut off, the phoenix with its feathers shed will be no better than a chicken and will soon be eaten up.

"The next item is still: Foundation Establishment Pill!"

The bidders who originally felt extremely sorry for missing the opportunity have rekindled their fighting spirit. There won’t be any high rollers willing to spend 30,000, right?
However, what is surprising is that this round of bidding actually exceeded 30,000 spirit stones. Obviously, a large foundation-building family with good financial conditions has been affected.

Although they can obtain Foundation Establishment Pills steadily through the Lin family's channels, they still choose to compete with others at high prices.

The world is so cruel. Those who have already taken all the benefits and resources will still squeeze the living space of others.

Public auction, the highest bidder wins!
Although everyone was cursing this family in their hearts for being dishonest, they were still following the rules and it was real money that could not be faked.

"The next item is still: Foundation Establishment Pill!"

The Lin family obviously had some courage and planned to make this auction famous, which greatly opened up the upward path to foundation building.

There was no big family to interfere with this foundation-building pill, and in the end it was bought by an ordinary foundation-building family at the same price of 30,000.

Although the Foundation Establishment Pill is precious, as long as the family's foundation establishment inheritance is not problematic, they will not go to great lengths to buy it at a high premium, because most forces pursue long-term inheritance rather than short-term brilliance.

Three consecutive foundation-building pills were bought by the foundation-building forces on the second floor. The Qi-refining families and individual cultivators gained nothing and felt powerless.

This is normal. The price of 30,000 is too high. It is too difficult for the Qi Refining forces to accumulate so many spirit stones.

More importantly, even if they had the money, they wouldn't dare bid for it easily. If they successfully won the bid, they could directly use it to build their foundation in the Immortal City. But if they showed off their huge wealth and couldn't spend it smoothly, they would be targeted by many people and would be in constant fear.

“The next lot is…”

Obviously, the foundation-building pills are limited. A lot of various foundation-building spiritual objects have been released today. Perhaps in the next few years, several new foundation-building cultivators will appear in the Yulong Islands. There is no need to release more, which will increase the degree of chaos and management costs.

“…The item for auction is a small, second-tier demon-hunting ship!”

As soon as the host finished speaking, the scene became lively again.

"What? Are you kidding?"

"Did I hear correctly? Hasn't the Lin family ever publicly auctioned a second-level spirit ship? Why is it happening today?"

"This... I'm afraid no one can come up with so much money, right?"

"It's time to show off your family's strength!"

"Unexpected joy!"

"God help me too!"

Although the Foundation Establishment Pill is a second-level pill, it is a spiritual object that works on Qi-refining cultivators. With the appearance of the second-level demon-hunting ship, it means that the first-level auction has come to an end and entered the home turf of the foundation-building forces.

"Fuck, if I had known there was a monster hunting ship today, I should have..."

"I didn't expect that the Lin family of the Yulong Islands would have such courage."

"Missed opportunity~"

A second-level demon-hunting ship is far more valuable than the foundation-building pill. It is a money-making industry that can be passed down from generation to generation. If managed well, it can even help you build a fortune in a short period of time. It is a core industry for any foundation-building force.

"The starting price for the small second-level monster hunting ship is 400 medium-grade spirit stones. Each bid must not be less than 10 medium-grade spirit stones!"

Although the second-level monster-hunting ship is precious, the Lin family is not worried that it will be auctioned off by foreign forces. The real bidding force is still the local forces, and the meat is still in the pot.

The external third-level forces are not here for the auction items, and they will not take the initiative to disrupt the Lin family's layout.

The external foundation-building forces were powerless. Who would come out to hunt monsters with so many spirit stones? They didn't have enough cash!
This kind of auction does not allow credit or anything like that, settlement must be made on the spot.

If there are no spirit stones, spiritual tools, land deeds, and various property certificates can be used as collateral at a discount on the spot. Therefore, only local foundation-building forces can participate. The Lin family knows exactly what their industries are worth.

"A double-edged sword!"

Not every force can operate the demon-hunting ship. Among the foundation-building forces, only the large families with multiple foundation-building cultivators can operate it, but there are not many large foundation-building families in the Yulong Islands.

"The family is intentionally increasing their risk level."

Use other stable industries to replace the high-risk monster hunting ships. Although the monster hunting ships have unlimited possibilities, for example, the majority of the remains of the Dragon King were basically found by various monster hunting ships.

If an accident occurs on the monster hunting ship, all the people and the ship will be lost!
"Four hundred and one!"

"Four hundred and two!"

"Four hundred and three!"

Compared to the fast-paced and large-bid auctions for first-tier resources, this kind of huge auction item is much more stable.

Moreover, there were very few bidders, with only three different voices constantly clashing with each other. It was obvious that these three families were forces with multiple foundation-building cultivators at home and a lot of spare money on hand.

"Five hundred and seven!"

"Five hundred and eighty!"

"Five hundred and nine!"

The quotations never stopped, and the three parties took turns raising the price, but they all stuck to the minimum increase amount. It was obvious that none of them intended to spend more money, and they were trying to slowly kill off the other two parties.

"Six hundred and three!"

"Six hundred and four!"

After spending more than 60,000 spirit stones, one family finally withdrew from the auction. The monster hunting ship provided by the Lin family was a complete monster hunting ship that could be used as soon as it was purchased, but they needed to equip their own crew.

The total value of a ship worth tens of thousands of spirit stones plus dozens of high-quality Qi Refining Realm crew members exceeds 100,000, and the risk is too high.

Gulu~

The Qi Refining Realm cultivators in the stair hall had never seen such a scene before, let alone the huge sum of hundreds of mid-grade spirit stones. Some of them had never actually held mid-grade spirit stones.

"…make a deal!"

After adding ten yuan at a time, one party finally gave up.

Perhaps it is not that they have no money. Large and well-developed families often have large reserves of spirit stones and marginal industries that can be abandoned at any time, but after comprehensive evaluation, they still choose to give up.

"The next lot is: a small second-tier cargo ship!"

As the name suggests, cargo ships were originally built with the purpose of increasing capacity, reducing transportation costs, and improving transportation efficiency. They are non-combat spirit ships and are more stable than monster hunting ships.

"Great stuff! We must do our best to get this!"

Compared to the high-risk monster-hunting ships, the risk level of cargo ships has dropped to medium risk.

Although second-level cargo ships also have to frequently leave the Yulong Islands to go to other third-level forces, the routes they take are often safer and they will not actively provoke second-level monsters, making them a more reliable industry.

Medium risk is still a risk. Compared to staying in the Ichthyosaur Islands to develop farming, it is a radical adventure.

"The starting price is 400 mid-grade spirit stones, and the minimum bid cannot be less than 10 spirit stones!"

The construction difficulty and cost of a cargo ship are lower than that of a monster hunting ship. Some of its materials, formations, and attack and defense configurations are lower, but cargo ships can make money more stably and are more suitable for stable forces.

If the threshold is lowered, there will be more competitors, and the final transaction price will still not be cheap.

In the end, this second-level cargo ship still reached the price of the previous monster-hunting ship in the five-party competition, and was finally acquired by a medium-sized foundation-building family that seemed to be inconspicuous on weekdays.

"The next item is: a second-level spiritual weapon..."

Although there are only two second-level spirit ships, they have made the hall on the second floor lively. After that, various normal second-level spirit objects are displayed, so that small and medium-sized foundation-building families and owners of foreign monster-hunting ships can feel involved.

"The Lin family is quite sincere. The quality of these things is really good."

"That's perfectly normal! Although the Yulong Lin family has a short history, it seems to have some roots and a very complete heritage. Everything they produce is up to par, with no shoddy goods."

"We really can't underestimate any third-order force with a well-organized inheritance."

The Lin family does indeed only have a family history of two thousand years. There is no history before that, and there are not even many records about the first generation ancestor in the family.

However, unlike many Jindan families that were upgraded for the first time and needed to slowly accumulate inheritance in all aspects, the Lin family seemed to have a very broad and complete inheritance from the beginning.

Therefore, although the Lin family's Jindan cultivators have not been passed down for several generations, the inheritance is very stable and there is no risk of discontinuity. In fact, the number of Jindan in the family has never been less than two.

(End of this chapter)