Chapter 439： Ten Epsilon Wreckage

The incident continued to ferment. When the accusations and rebuttals of all parties set off an unparalleled hurricane in the radio programs and computer networks of the various systems under the jurisdiction of "Babylon", it was at this juncture that the most prestigious "Sorrow of the Sky Garden" The "Mar" auction house threw a blockbuster to various commercial media. Three days later, a batch of Epsilon remains will be auctioned off on the 18th floor of the Starlight Building in the central square of the "Sky Garden", inviting major arms in the Tianchao Star District. Businesses, and merchants from various countries attended the event.

Generally speaking, the trading behavior of the remains of Epsilon can be completed independently through the free trade platform in the commercial area. Few people choose the classic offline auction method, because this is not only troublesome and inefficient, but also requires an intermediate party. Paying a considerable commission is much higher than the platform usage fee collected by the government.

Those who heard the news couldn't help feeling strange, but when they saw the number of auction items, they suddenly realized that 10 pieces of the remains of the Epsilon were packaged and sold, which is definitely a big deal.

Even if the "Babylon" star system is the trade center of the entire Hilumbel region, the trading frequency of the remains of Ipsyron is much higher than that of other star systems, but on average, it takes more than a month to have an Iranian. The remains of the Psirron were sold and will be auctioned by dozens or hundreds of arms companies. The final winner is still unknown.

Now there are 10 of them all at once, and they are packaged for sale. Who is not tempted by the top forces in the Tianchao star area? In the field of development and research of the epsilon ruins, the probability of scientific and technological output of a single epsilon remains is too low, but if 10 pieces are bundled together, it is by no means as simple as 1 plus 1, which is different from those in ancient times. Handicrafts will depreciate drastically as the number increases, and the more the remains of the Yipsyron, the more precious they become. The more, the more valuable.

The ability to exchange banknotes, such as renewable resources for non-renewable resources, such as the remains of the Epsilon, is itself a very profitable business, although it has the nature of gambling. But how can there be no risk in doing business? What's more, this business is not related to the rise and fall of a country.

If the conflict between nations is a hurricane, then this news is a thunder and lightning. It pierced the night sky, penetrated the clouds, and fell on the ground, making people's faces blush.

People are always attracted by more novel things. The "10 Epsilon Remains Bundled Auction" has aroused great repercussions in the "Sky Garden" business circle for a while, and even high-level officials in various countries have suspended their wrangling. Turn your attention to the upcoming auction.

The current situation of "Babylon" is like spreading a straw mat on top of a wildfire. On the surface, calm has been restored, but in fact the flame has not been extinguished. Instead, a pile of firewood was added to it.

Some commercial media have tried to pry open the mouth of the manager of the "Somaer" auction house to find out the origin of the remains of the epsilon. After all, since the establishment of "Babylon", auction activities of this scale have rarely occurred.

Which organization that has the ability to obtain so many remains of Epsilon is not a large enterprise with strong financial resources, a big power, how could they put these treasures out for auction? Is there anything tricky in this?

The heads of major arms companies racked their brains and did not understand the twists and turns, but they would still participate in the auction on time, because there has never been any problem with the things auctioned by "Somaer".

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On the tenth day, at 13:30 in the "Sky Garden", we have lunch. Tang Fang took Claire, Aros, Hausen, and Grant from the hotel to the Starlight Building.

As one of the iconic buildings of the "Sky Garden", the Starlight Tower is like the most shining star under the night sky, standing 200 meters north of the central square in the business district.

Compared to the neighboring buildings. It is not only taller, but also gorgeous in shape, like a pair of lighthouses dotted with sparkling stars.

The auction venue is located on the 18th floor of Building A, where there is a venue specially purchased by the "Somaer" auction house. Tang Fang has not yet started the auction at that time, and he was accessed by the staff appointed by the "Rover Technology Consortium" The venue is arranged in a very luxuriously decorated private room on the second floor.

Corey Christian didn't show up. It was his assistant, White David, who was in charge of receiving Tang Fang. This was the second time the two had met. Less formality and more familiarity.

White David is still so meticulous in his clothes. A suit without a trace of folds, a creamy white shirt. Black tie and black leather shoes, the hair is shaped with wax, and the front end is pinched into burrs, which looks heroic and solemn.

Howson slandered Old Corey. Why didn't he arrange for a beautiful woman, instead he sent such a little white face to receive them. Is it possible that he wanted to seduce Claire?

Tang Fang didn't care at all. He already knew that this would be the case as early as the way there. After a few courtesy words with White David, he turned his attention to the layout of the room.

The entire room covers an area of ​​about 60 square meters. The walls are painted in metallic silver. The crystal lamp array on the ceiling shines like a shiny mirror. In the center of the room is a long glass tea table with tea cups and teapots. Waiting for the guest appliances, behind the coffee table is a row of black leather sofas with integrated massage system. There is a vertical refrigerator in the right corner of the door, which contains various drinks, fruits and vegetables. There are also water supply facilities, coffee machines, juicers, etc. , You can make your own tea.

In front of the coffee table is a holographic projection device and a spiritual system. The former is used to observe auction items and the latter is used to adjust the room environment.

White David sent several people to the sofa to sit down, and then greeted the lady outside the door to serve tea, and then sat on a separate sofa to talk about the "Babylon" situation with Tang in a hurry.

Until now, he finally knew the reason why Tang Fang did not act immediately after receiving the call from the "Rover Technology Consortium". I am afraid that the *oss of the "Morning Star Casting" had calculated that the "Babylon" situation would have ripples. I have to bear my temper and wait until today to hold the auction.

For example, if the "Ankalim" terrorist attack was a wildfire, then the countries that later played Tai Chi were all firewood collectors, and the guy sitting in front of him had chicken wings in his hand. The iron drill is waiting for the people who have been grilling.

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The host’s mellow speech came from the broadcast system. The whiskey in the small square cup was halfway down. White David looked at Tang Fang, whose cheeks were slightly flushed, and his heart felt tight. He suddenly realized a problem. This guy was holding it. It's not just iron drills filled with chicken wings. There was a banana fan in his other hand.

During the conversation between the two, some people came in one after another in the first floor of the conference hall, and they were seated according to their seats. Quietly waiting for the auction to start. Among them, there are many people who are acquainted with, and there is no need to whisper.

"Babylon" has been so lively these past few days. Whether it is simply watching the excitement or the representatives of the business group with the intention of buying, they all secretly figured out the origin of these 10 relics of Epsilon, why it did not appear sooner or later, but it appeared at this time.

A strategy that is carried out in secret to make people unable to defend against is called a conspiracy. Bright and majestic, the tactic that is put on the table for those who wish to get the bait is called Yangmou.

Everyone is a business man, and businessmen are very close to smart people. Sometimes you can even draw the approximate equal sign. As smart people, they know that this is an imposing conspiracy, but knowing that, they still have to jump inside, because if they don’t, can they still be called an imposing conspiracy?

So they are very upset, very upset, very awkward, but they have to endure their upset. Endure unhappiness, endure aggrieved to participate in this auction.

The people on the second floor gradually filled up, and those who could be assigned to private rooms were representatives of some large arms companies. It is even directly the commissioner sent by the governments of various countries.

While chatting with White David, Tang Fang ordered Emma to use the wireless network to hack into the central data host of the auction to remotely monitor and screen the participants.

Since these people are interested in the remains of Epsilon, I believe that most of them are people in the industry. Maybe they will have an intersection with them in the future. It's better to do more homework now to make it easier in the future.

The whiskey in the small square glass did not come from the refrigerator in the corner of the room, but was brought by White David and belonged to Old Corey's collection. Distilled from mountain spring water and selected rye, it is cellared in oak barrels for 38 years. The taste is soft and soft, with a strong Irish flavor.

The glass in White David's hand is empty. This is the first and the last, because the oblate wine bottle on the coffee table with beautiful patterns is already empty, dripping.

It was drunk by the guy named Howson.

White David squinted his eyes slightly, put down the small square cup, and gently stroked the engagement ring on his **** with his right hand. This is his habit, just like going to the fencing hall after get off work every day.

People have their own small habits, touching their earlobes, pushing the frame of the glasses, pinching the chin... all these are natural in most cases, but they are somewhat unnatural in the eyes of some people.

The "certain people" here include Tang Fang, but he said nothing or did nothing.

He just drank all the wine in the glass and clicked on a song——The Song of the Galaxy Demon Girl, which surprised Grant and Aros. Didn't the Captain always have a problem with Miss Charlotte?

The soft singing sound is like a gurgling stream, the spiritual realm system is activated autonomously, and a brilliant color flashes, there are flowers in the wild, white clouds, hares among the flowers, and clear rivers flowing up the rocks.

White David frowned and didn't say much. He looked up at Tang Fang and found that Master Captain seemed to be asleep, and there was a slight snoring noise in his nose.

Looking at Grant and Claire next to them, it seems that Master Captain is regarded as air, one is browsing the discount information of the mall, and the other is studying the practice of Chinese cuisine.

He grinned. He really didn't know whether to cry or laugh. The 10 remains of Epsilon are about to be auctioned off. The holographic projection device has been turned on, and the light is intertwined into three-dimensional images in mid-air.

Does he really care nothing?

Tang Fang moved a bit, and White David thought he was sleeping uncomfortably and needed to change his position.

Actually, Master Captain didn’t sleep at all, and the appearance of being overwhelmed with alcohol was just for White David’s sake. His attention had long since turned to his mind. There were surveillance videos of the venue provided by Emma, ​​from the front hall to the back hall. , And even the entire "Starlight" building, no one can escape his eyes.

As for what he moved just now, it was not that his posture was uncomfortable, but that he found a person among the participants, an acquaintance!

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The auction arrived as scheduled, and 10 pieces of the remains of Epsilon appeared on the display, along with several representatives of military industrial enterprises, who were inspectors selected by the "Somaer" auction house from the participants. Used to prove the authenticity of auction items.

Next, after a short inspection procedure. Officially enter the auction to ease.

According to the organizer's introduction, the starting price of these 10 relics of Epsilon remains at 1 billion stars, and each increase in price shall not be less than 100 million stars.

The host explained the rules of the auction as usual. Then announce the start of the auction.

The lighting of the venue slowly softened, and the 10 remains of Ipsyron on the big screen rotated back and forth. The independent bidding system is fixed in the center of the stage, which is particularly eye-catching.

The expressions of the attendees were mostly serious and their dresses were very formal. Most of them wore wireless headsets and held PDAs issued by the venue staff in their hands.

The headset is a communication tool used by delegates to contact the top of the company, and the PDA is used for bidding.

When the countdown number on the bidding system display becomes 0, the bidding officially starts.

"1.1 billion stars!" said a white man with a classic wristwatch, and pressed the key on the pda.

His name is Beaufort Joyce. He is a purchasing specialist from the "Kademon" group. He is a very nostalgic person who enjoys collecting antiques from the earth's age. Just like the watch on his wrist, it is a well-made Swiss watch.

"Kademon" Group is a group enterprise engaged in the production of chemical raw materials, and its products are mostly used in planetary environment transformation systems.

The above is the identity information of the participants obtained by Tang Fang through the Star Orbit Command Center. In addition to the above, the name, age, hometown, marital status, tax payment records, and even his personal hobbies and habits of the participants are all recorded by Emma. .

"1.3 billion stars!" Someone directly increased the price by 200 million, a black man. From the "Galileo" mining industry.

"1.4 billion!"

"1.8 billion!"

"2.5 billion!"

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The increasers came from the lobby on the first floor. The commissioners of large enterprises in the private rooms on the second floor did not participate in the competition, because they represented either a large military industry or a government. In such an occasion, bidding is very important, and so is corporate image.

The 10 remains of Ipsyron are conservatively valued at 9 billion and above. The current bidding price is only a few hundreds of billions of stars. Let the representatives of these big companies compete with those in the audience. Cheeky?

Right now is not the time for them to take action!

"4.5 billion!"

"4.8 billion!"

Quotations continue to climb, and some participants have begun to recoil. They were originally invited by the "Somaer" auction house to be popular and popular. It would be great if you could get 10 pieces of the remains of Epsilon at a low price, if not. There was no loss, Quandang came here to open his eyes.

A few minutes later, the quotation broke the 8 billion mark. Most people downstairs had chosen to give up and stopped bidding. Tang Fang turned his attention from the first floor meeting hall to the second floor private room because some people could no longer sit still.

"8.2 billion!" According to the data, the quoter was a representative of the "Thomas" group, an international trading company.

"8.4 billion!" The bidder came from the Star Alliance’s well-known arms company "Eco-Sowopner Group".

"8.6 billion!" Baker? Nelson ------ "Iga Industry" assistant general manager in the "Babylon" branch.

"9 billion!" It was no one else who directly raised the price of 400 million stars. It was White David from the "Rover Technology Consortium". The old Corey sent him this time not only to entertain Tang Fang, but also Another task is to take down the 10 remains of Epsilon as much as possible. If we consider the situation of "the two remains of Epsilon that have been pre-sold at 15% off to the "Rover Technology Consortium"", Even if the price exceeds the expected price, it is acceptable.

After the price was quoted, White David looked at Tang Fang and found that he was still in the same state he had just now, without any change. He couldn't help but shook his head, sighed, and secretly said that this kid never played cards according to common sense.

As for White’s offer, Master Captain knows better than anyone else, not only the price, but also his habitual twisting of the engagement ring.

Soon, the 9 billion quotation was broken by an Arab businessman with a turban on his head, and the price directly increased by 500 million, reaching a high price of 9.5 billion stars.

His name is Avala Dufour. According to the information of the "Somaer" auction house, he is a businessman from the Republic of Date and his company is a well-known large military industry enterprise.

Of course, Tang would not believe that he was just an ordinary corporate representative If expected, this person should be the special commissioner of the Government of the Republic of Date in "Babylon".

"Finally can't sit still..."

Sure enough, as he expected, the temptation of the 10 remains of Epsilon remains unbearable even by sovereign nations.

"9.6 billion!"

"9.8 billion!"

"10 billion!"

Other large military industrial enterprises and commissioners from various countries no longer hold their own identities and have joined the competition.

Soon, the quotation broke the 12 billion yuan mark. At this time, no one was holding a placard on the first floor, and some corporate representatives in the private room on the second floor also gave up bidding, and the remaining few who were still raising prices were agents from various countries.

12 billion is not a small amount. Although the bidding price of the remains of Epsilon in "Babylon" has always been higher than that of other places, the unit price of 1.2 billion of ruins of this size is the limit. Now it supports their motivation to continue bidding. Only the "bundled auction" is left. (To be continued)