(Cough, cough, how should I put it?
Tomato has a feature called multi-title testing.
As someone terrible at naming, coming up with five more titles is really too much for me.
So it’s time to trouble all the handsome male readers and beautiful female readers.
Let’s crowdsource this. What other names do you think this book could have?)
“The next item up for auction is the rarest in the weather series, ‘Sunny Day,’ with a starting bid of 500,000 points. Each bid increase must be no less than 50,000 points.”
“I bid 600,000.”
“700,000.”
“850,000, I just need this one, don’t fight me for it.”
Ye Shuangluo listened lifelessly to the group of people bidding around him, never once raising the paddle in his hand since entering.
He originally thought that with 700,000 points, he could surely buy something.
In the end, he overestimated his points and underestimated those seasoned veterans.
Finally, the rarest skill book in the weather series, ‘Sunny Day War God,’ was bought by a male player in a black robe for 1.5 million points.
Ye Shuangluo shook his head and was about to leave when he suddenly felt a twinge.
“The next item to be auctioned is a collectible. Players who like beautiful items are in for a treat.”
The cat-man in charge of the auction clapped his hands, and immediately a few small cats dragged a large nutrition pod covered with a black cloth to the center of the stage.
The cat-man grabbed the black cloth and yanked it off, revealing the true appearance of the auction item to everyone.
Inside the cultivation pod floated two blood-red eyes.
The eyes were very lively, as if they might move at any moment.
“Asura Spirit Clan’s eyes, a collectible, with an effect of +5 Charisma attribute, starting bid of 100,000 points, each bid increase must be no less than 10,000 points.”
As soon as the cat-man finished speaking, a player participating in the auction immediately said:
“Old Black, that’s not fair. Last time, the demon clan said the quality of this thing was average, not dug out while alive.
It’s not worth 100,000 points, you’re clearly trying to scam us.”
Having his little scheme exposed, the cat-man wasn’t angry, maintaining a calm and polite smile.
“The guest has a point. This is the third time this item has been shown. If it fails to sell again, it means people truly don’t like it, and our Wanxiang Chamber of Commerce will naturally destroy it.”
After hearing the cat-man’s words, the player was indifferent. He had exposed the cat-man’s intentions, so how could there still be a fool willing to buy it?
Just as he had this thought, a hoarse and deep voice suddenly sounded from behind:
“I bid 110,000 points.”
“110,000 points once, 110,000 points twice, 110,000 points… sold!
Congratulations to the gentleman with the fox mask for acquiring this collectible.”
The auction hammer in the cat-man’s hand slammed down, announcing that this collectible had avoided the fate of going unsold.
The bidder was, of course, Ye Shuangluo. The auction house provided mask disguises and voice-changing features.
So he put on the mask and used the voice changer to make his bid.
As for the reason…
After returning to his room, Ye Shuangluo gently touched his eyes.
When he saw that exhibit, his “Asura Demon Eye” felt sorrow.
He had to admit, he was a bit surprised when he saw the “Asura Spirit Clan’s Eye.”
It looked so similar to his eyes when he entered the second stage of the “Asura Demon Eye,” only his eyes were more beautiful and vibrant.
He took out the “Asura Spirit Clan’s Eye” and was about to examine it closely when a system prompt suddenly echoed in his mind.
[Ding, congratulations on triggering a special quest: The Lament of the Asura Spirit Clan]
[Quest Description: The Asura Spirit Clan is a subspecies of the Asura race. They are warlike but not skilled in battle.
Perhaps this is because when the Creator made them, they were given eyes to control elements but not extraordinary perception.
They lived in their own world, never disturbing or harming others.
Until one day, a demon clan player accidentally stumbled upon the Asura Spirit Clan’s gathering place.
When he saw the blood-red jade-like eyes in the Asura Spirit Clan’s eye sockets, he was deeply moved.
Though the Asura Spirit Clan was not skilled in combat, they were still the local power, and the demon clan player was not invincible.
After losing one-fifth of their people, they successfully repelled the demon clan player.
They thought it was over, but their nightmare had just begun.
Before leaving, the demon clan player left a gift, engraving a teleportation array in the center of the Asura Spirit Clan’s gathering place.
In just one hour, the Asura Spirit Clan in that gathering place was completely slaughtered by a horde of greedy demon clan players.
Afterwards, players from the human, elf, giant, and other races joined the hunt.
In the unrestrained slaughter by players of various races, the Asura Spirit Clan quickly neared extinction.
Just now, the last member of the Asura Spirit Clan was found by a demon clan player, marking the complete extinction of this ancient race.
Though their bodies have been destroyed, their anger remains unquenched. They refuse to let their eyes become someone else’s collectibles after their death.
As the last living being with the Asura Demon Eye, they hope you can retrieve their eyes and destroy them all.]
[Quest Requirement: Destroy all collectibles made from Asura Spirit Clan eyes (Current progress: 0/)]
[Quest Reward: Asura Demon Eye Evolution]
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Destroy all collectibles made from Asura Spirit Clan eyes?
No doubt, this quest is highly challenging.
If calculated in the worst-case scenario, he would need to confront numerous players.
This number is close to the total number of living beings he has killed so far.
Ye Shuangluo looked at the artwork before him, conjured a flame in his palm, and set it ablaze.
With a whoosh, it was quickly reduced to ashes, and the task notification sounded in Ye Shuangluo’s ear.
[Ding, congratulations, your quest progress has increased by 1]
The arduous journey was finally about to begin.
Ye Shuangluo felt neither lost nor hesitant, even a bit excited.
He had to admit, perhaps the “Asura Demon Eye” hadn’t changed him, but merely awakened his long-hidden and suppressed nature.
Ye Shuangluo took a deep breath, opened the player forum, and prepared to search for some information.
As soon as he entered the forum, he was bombarded with 999+ private messages.
Countless demon clan players privately messaged him with threats, claiming they would punish him.
Ye Shuangluo was indifferent to this; barking dogs never bite.
Like that girl from the “Phantom Demon” organization, she came straight for him, no nonsense, directly tracking him down and declaring she would kill him.
In fact, Ye Shuangluo wanted that skill too, to track down enemies who wronged him.
There was once a special reward called the Blood Hunt Arrow, but he didn’t choose it.
Bringing his thoughts back, Ye Shuangluo started searching for the term “Asura Spirit Clan” in the search interface.
The first post that popped up was titled: How to Ensure the Eyes of the “Asura Spirit Clan” Remain Fresh and Vibrant Before Death.
Perhaps the answers from others weren’t good enough, or maybe he just liked to teach.
He actually detailed his experience in the post and shared the biggest taboo.
Before removing the eyes, never kill the Asura Spirit Clan member.
Otherwise, the quality of the eyes would be greatly affected, even severely damaged.
After reading the content, Ye Shuangluo noted the forum ID of this person.
“Demon Clan Collector.”
He remembered this alias. With such knowledge, and having live-streamed the extraction of several Asura Spirit Clan eyes in the post, this person would be one of his targets in the future.
As for now, Ye Shuangluo planned to take a vacation and relax for a while.
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