Chapter 186: Three Metal Warehouses

“Ahem.” Yun Qimu coughed, glancing at Wu Xingyu and winking.

Wu Xingyu’s dark eyes flicked over, and he took a step back, face expressionless.

Yun Qimu: …

“Ahem, ahem!” She coughed louder, giving Wu Xingyu a hard look.

Usually, this man was so in sync with her when it came to collecting money—why was he so slow on the uptake now?

“Ahem, ahem, ahem, ahem…” Yun Qimu clutched her chest and let out a few more heart-wrenching coughs, sounding so pitiful that people might think she had some terminal illness. Only then did Wu Xingyu reluctantly open his mouth, dragging his feet, “One hundred thousand and one energy credits.”

Lin Qiu, who had just been about to speak to Yun Qimu and start the verification process, froze in his tracks.

He glared at Wu Xingyu, eyes cold and vicious. “What did you say?”

Wu Xingyu looked back at him coolly, unhurried. “One hundred thousand and one energy credits. Village Chief Yun hasn’t called the deal yet, so the auction isn’t over.”

Lin Qiu’s face turned dark and ugly.

But Yun Qimu beamed at Wu Xingyu, her tone “kind” as she said, “That’s right, I haven’t called the deal yet, so the auction is still ongoing. Now, Mr. Wu has bid one hundred thousand and one energy credits. Mr. Lin, would you like to raise your bid?”

Lin Qiu gritted his teeth, eyes practically spitting venom at Wu Xingyu. “Fine. One hundred and ten thousand energy credits.”

Wu Xingyu: “One hundred ten thousand and one energy credits.”

“One hundred twenty thousand.”

“One hundred twenty thousand and one energy credits.”

No matter how much Lin Qiu raised the bid, Wu Xingyu always calmly added just one more energy credit.

Lin Qiu was so furious he nearly lost his gentlemanly composure.

When the bidding reached three hundred thousand, Lin Qiu began to seriously suspect they were colluding to scam him out of his energy credits. So he stubbornly refused to bid any higher, waiting to see how Yun Qimu and her group would handle the mess. No matter how Fei Jie tried to persuade him, he wouldn’t budge.

“Alright then, three hundred thousand and one energy credits, sold!” Yun Qimu declared decisively, dragging Wu Xingyu over. “Let’s start the verification.”

[Ding. Verification successful. Subject confirmed as male. Spaceship unlocking procedure initiated.]

Immediately, the spaceship’s main door rumbled loudly. Before they could even approach, the entire sleek, black ship began to split apart like a paper model, then disassembled itself completely.

In the blink of an eye, all that was left where the spaceship had stood were three metal warehouses made of some unknown material, each requiring identity verification to open.

Everything happened so fast that, except for Fei Jie, no one in the crowd could react.

“?????”

“What just happened? That huge spaceship just fell apart?”

“What kind of new molecular material is that? It decomposed so fast!”

“So Miss Yun and Mr. Wu weren’t just acting to drive up the price?”

“Of course not! Otherwise, how could they have moved so quickly?”

Dou Xing and Shen Tu in the crowd were even more confused than the others.

Aren’t Miss Yun and Mr. Wu a married couple? Why would they need to fake it?

And why did the fake-out turn into an auction?

If they wanted to hide their relationship and scam Lin Qiu, why set a trap and then jump into it themselves?

No matter how hard they thought, they couldn’t figure out what this young couple was really up to. In the end, they could only chalk it up as one of the top ten unsolved mysteries of human behavior.

Lin Qiu, who thought he was the sucker about to be fleeced: …

His face was tinged with green.

He was furious!

Especially after the verification for the three metal warehouses—he was even angrier.

Because Yun Qimu couldn’t open any of the warehouses, but when Wu Xingyu stepped up, all three opened easily.

In other words, all three warehouses were meant for Yun Qimu’s man!

The doors to the warehouses swung wide open after verification and couldn’t be closed again, as if deliberately left that way for everyone to see what was inside.

The first warehouse was filled with nutrient solutions—thirty large crates of high-grade and top-tier formulas. Each crate was made of transparent material, packed full of colorful, eye-catching nutrient solutions.

Everyone present was stunned, their eyes glued to the sight.

If Yun Qimu, along with the now-alert Longteng and Molan City people, weren’t guarding the warehouse entrance, someone would have already tried to snatch them.

So many nutrient solutions—how much would that be worth?!

What’s more, such a complete selection of fresh, high-grade and top-tier nutrient solutions couldn’t even be bought with energy credits here on this exile star.

Even Lin Qiu, whose own warehouse was well-stocked, was staring with red eyes.

If only he hadn’t dropped out of the bidding, all this would have been his! Three hundred thousand energy credits was nothing—these nutrient solutions would easily fetch at least thirty million!

Three hundred thousand turning into thirty million in the blink of an eye—a hundredfold return, faster than robbery.

While Lin Qiu’s eyes were bloodshot and his face twisted with regret, Wu Xingyu was in an excellent mood.

Although these nutrient solutions couldn’t compare to the delicacies produced in Earth Village, they represented energy credits—sell them, and the credits would come rolling in.

He glanced at the restless crowd outside, already making up his mind.

Then, with a reserved nod to Yun Qimu, he moved on to the second warehouse.

Inside were all sorts of beautiful formal outfits, both men’s and women’s.

They looked like noble attire—luxurious and extravagant.

But those in the know could tell these weren’t brand new, but second-hand, already worn before.

Nobles were notoriously extravagant; some outfits were only worn once at a banquet before being discarded.

The noble attire in this second warehouse was likely just such cast-offs.

All in all, if the nobles were generous and didn’t care, whoever got this warehouse of clothes would pay nothing; if they weren’t, the price would be much higher—maybe even more energy credits than the nutrient solutions next door.

But Yun Qimu leaned toward the first possibility.

Judging by the spaceship’s earlier loud announcements, the fact that she couldn’t verify any of the warehouses while her man could, and now the wide-open doors displaying everything to tempt the greedy crowd—whoever set this up had only one goal: to make her a target.

If she really were a delicate noble lady, she’d have been devoured by this mob already.

So that person definitely wouldn’t have spent that much.

Moving on to the third warehouse—this one was even more eye-catching.

Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation: with food and clothing delivered, the third warehouse was naturally for transportation.

Inside were three hovercars.

Of course, they weren’t new—second-hand, maybe even third-hand.

Compared to the new model Yun Qimu had confiscated from Mu Tong, these three were clearly much older and lower in grade, but still a rare find here."