Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"Humph!"

Seeing that he couldn't win the argument with Liu Zheng, the French plane tree turned its face away and ignored him.

"The items for the seventh round of auction are..."

"What is this???"

Captain Penguin deliberately dragged out his words, preparing for a passionate introduction.

After it saw the auction items clearly, all that was left above its head was a bunch of question marks.

It was a solid structure, segmented like a bamboo shoot, thick at the bottom and tapering to a point at the top.

Its shape is generally rounded, but each layer has extremely sharp-looking corners.

If it were yellow, Liu Zheng could confidently declare that it was a frozen pile of poop.

But this thing was not only blue, it was also dazzling, like a huge gemstone.

"This is the feces of an old gem dragon that had been suffering from chronic constipation and finally managed to expel. Shortly after, it died from massive bleeding. Therefore, this pile of feces not only absorbed a portion of the old gem dragon's power but also contained the vast majority of its resentment."

"The Gem Dragon Clan considers this a great disgrace, and it's best if they don't see it. However, there aren't many Gem Dragons in the metropolis to begin with, so it's not a big problem."

"Necromancers can use this lump of gem crystal excrement to directly summon undead dragons, or combine it with the corpses or skeletons of dragons to create rotten dragons and bone dragons."

"However, it is advisable not to defecate in front of them or bring up topics related to defecation, otherwise it is very likely to cause them to rebel."

"In addition, it can also be used as material to create extraordinary items."

"Wow, this is another very interesting collectible. It makes me want to bid on it."

"The penguin captain said with shining eyes."

It likes these kinds of prank props, especially when its former owner is down on their luck.

Unfortunately, as the owner of the auction house, it cannot participate in the bidding.

This is an ironclad rule of the auction house, and it cannot be changed no matter which owner takes over.

Of course, even the strictest regulations have loopholes.

For example, Captain Penguin can have someone else participate in the auction and bid on his behalf.

However, this requires prior preparation. Now that the auction has already started, it's too late to arrange for people.

"I'll offer one of these."

A giant Zerg dressed in a suit pulled out a card.

The card depicts a ragged, emaciated beggar and a hand throwing gold coins into his broken bowl; each gold coin is engraved with a hexagon.

"Wow, it's this card! I haven't seen it in ages."

Captain Penguin looked surprised.

"Attribute-Equalizing Card: When used on an enemy, it can evenly divide the current character attributes of both sides, making their character attributes the same."

The projector explained the function of the card.

"What if the enemy dies?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"It remains in effect until the duration ends."

"Awesome!"

He said it sincerely.

This card is not only a game-changer in one-on-one battles, but also incredibly powerful in team battles.

Imagine you use this card on the opponent's strongest unit right away. The opponent's strongest unit becomes weaker, while you become stronger. This is a huge blow to the opponent's morale.

If the enemy has any extraordinary items that require certain attributes to be used, this card could potentially kill them outright.

Liu Zheng stared intently at the poverty alleviation card, his left eye spelling out "I want it," and his right eye spelling out "!".

However, the crystallized excrement of the old gem dragon is not bad either. Can't the Nile doctor use excrement to make medicine?

Such a good pile of poop can definitely be used to make good medicine.

"What will be used for bidding?"

Liu Zheng fell into thought.

First, eliminate the remaining perfect quality items; those are meant for bidding on the Red Dragon Cloak, and absolutely cannot be used.

Despite having the help of three non-human beings—oxen, horses, plane trees, and the Fool—he still wasn't used to placing all his hopes on others.

Secondly, among the items of excellent quality, those he just photographed and those needed for the task should be excluded.

"There probably aren't many left, right?"

As Liu searched through the system space, he mentally listed out the remaining high-quality items one by one.

The following items are listed: a severed mandarin duck pouch, ultra-premium thermal underwear, a legendary deliveryman's ration cigarettes, an insecticidal voodoo dagger (under ascension), a divination compass, a yin fish, a yang fish, Jesus's breast wrap, a quack plaster, Longjing shrimp and pork heart, a crystal of natural resentment, a restaurant elevator floor button, a fragment of the Killing Stone, a consecration needle, the Heart of the Ocean (already enhanced), an unformed blood gem, a thousand-foot flower, an extra-large radial blood gem, the spirit of self-eating, a special perfume from Ottawa, a vision pill, a true vision pill, pilot sunglasses, a sick leave note, and a lucky clown card.

"Fuck!"

He couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Unbeknownst to him, he had already accumulated so many high-quality items.

Moreover, Liu Zheng also found two items of perfect quality that he had almost forgotten about.

That was the Chaos Club gold card given to him by Ghost Hand and the giant crescent-shaped blood gem he obtained after defeating the Moon Demon.

Adding what Liu Zheng had on him and what he had used, he was practically a human treasure trove.

So many extraordinary items from the beginner dungeon? Who else could get them?! He was asking, "Who else could get them?!"

"Why don't we just replace the Chaos Club gold card?"

A wicked thought crossed Liu Zheng's mind.

This thing is a hot potato; even the city hall doesn't know how to deal with the manure.

But if he really swaps them out, how will he explain it to Ghost Hand when he gets back?

After all, even if the other party wasn't a legendary deliveryman, he was still a big shot who dared to provoke Si Xue and hadn't been killed yet.

Moreover, he was also afraid that after he exchanged it, it would be returned to him in a way he didn't want.

After all, that's how it's portrayed in those horror movies: to deal with such cursed items, you either destroy them completely or do nothing at all.

Attempting to escape will only make them angrier or more excited.

After discovering that the national treasury was full, Liu Zheng fell into a new round of dilemma.

First of all, items like the Decapitated Mandarin Duck Pouch, Super Premium Autumn Pants, Insecticide Voodoo Dagger (under enhancement), Ocean Heart (already enhanced), and Spirit of Self-Eater should definitely not be traded.

Secondly, very useful items such as the legendary deliveryman's cigarettes, the divination compass, the restaurant elevator floor buttons, sick leave slips, and the lucky clown card cannot be traded.

Well, speaking of which, the floor buttons on the restaurant elevator might actually have a lot of collectible value.

After all, aside from forcibly breaking in, becoming the boss, or becoming an employee, this is probably the only way to actively enter the restaurant.

However, considering that the restaurant or Si Xue might cause him trouble later, he gave up this very tempting idea.

After some thought, Liu Zheng prioritized the items he obtained from his trip to Atlantis.

These items from overseas inherently possess collectible value.

"I'll offer these two items."

He made a quick decision and handed over the Thousand-Leaf Flower and the enormous, radiating Blood Gem.

He needs to keep the unformed Blood Gem to use in conjunction with the giant crescent-shaped Blood Gem; he cannot give it away.

"Oh? Another new bidder. Let's see what he's submitting."

Captain Penguin looked at the newly appeared projection in front of him.

"What is this thing? Hmm, I can feel the power of blood in it, and a divine aura. But this aura is very unfamiliar, unlike anything I've ever seen before."

It looked very confused.

As a legendary former city hall agent, it has seen more gods than many metropolitan residents have worshipped.

"Could you tell us a little about this bidder?"

"Captain Penguin asked."

"Mr. Liu, the boss would like you to introduce your collection."

"That's what the projector said."

"This is something I got when I went on a business trip to the border. I don't know how I got it, but a big shot I know told me that it can be used to add extra effects to weapons, and that crushing it can restore a power unique to that place."

After carefully considering his words, Liu Zheng said.

Given his status within the system, or rather, in this hellish game, he would definitely be one of the top figures in Metropolis.

"That's quite rare, since it's an item obtained from overseas. What about this one?"

Captain Penguin then pointed to the flowers of the centipede.

"This one too. The effect should be to increase mental attributes, but there is a very high probability of entering a 'hallucination' state, a high probability of reducing rationality, and a small probability of permanently reducing the upper limit of rationality."

He explained the item properties of the Thousand-Legged Flower without reservation.

"Wow, two items from overseas! This auction has given me so many surprises. I really regret becoming this boss now, otherwise I would definitely have bought them all."

Captain Penguin beat his chest and stamped his feet in frustration.

Although it is largely performative, it does indeed reflect its joy.

After a dismal performance at the last auction, it thought its reign as a boss was over, but this auction gave it such a big surprise.

At the next quarterly board meeting, it can dance and have diarrhea on the heads of those antiques.

"Hey, you unknown collector. Take those two pieces back. I have something better to trade with you."

An impatient collector exclaimed.

"Bullshit! Once you've entered the bidding, you can't withdraw at the last minute. Host, close the auction now!"

The sellers in this round also got anxious and urged them to hurry up.

Did I give too much?

Upon seeing this, Liu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

When you're desperate, you might want to take a gamble and turn your luck around, but normally it's better to be cautious and know when to quit while you're ahead.

Chapter 566 Liu Zheng: No one is allowed to touch my boss's riding whip!

"Congratulations on the successful bidding for 'Thousand-Leaf Flower' and 'Extra Large Radial Blood Gem'."

Captain Penguin announced the results and exchanged the collections.

Holding the blue gemstone, Liu Zheng seemed to sense the hardships endured by the old gemstone dragon from the constantly shrinking and expanding light.

Name: Crystallized Feces of an Elderly Gem Dragon

Type: Miscellaneous Items/Equipment

Quality: Perfect

"Effect 1: When you are holding this item and excreting, if you are constipated, there is a certain chance that you will receive help from the resentment of the Elder Gem Dragon. If you are completely unobstructed, there is a very high chance that you will be attacked by the resentment of the Elder Gem Dragon."

"Effect 2: Can be used to create extraordinary items or cast extraordinary abilities."

"Note: I can't possibly die. I just took a dump. How could I die from taking a dump?!"

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"It's too awful."

Looking at the note, he couldn't help but feel sympathy.

If this gem dragon were still alive, it might really have a lot in common with the sewers.

"Speak of it."