After conducting public opinion surveys, the higher ups simultaneously announced their decision to emigrate.
The higher leadership immediately purchased a large number of transport ships, sending those people to several life-bearing planets that had already been chosen long in advance.
These planets possessed environments quite similar to Earth's.
While Earth was undergoing massive transformation, Luo Fan received an invitation letter from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.
It was an invitation to the Intermediate Cosmic Auction.
Only those with at least Four-Star Client status were eligible to participate.
To put that into perspective, both the Cosmic Galaxy Bank and the First Universal Bank required a minimum balance of 10,000 Mixed Element Units to qualify as a Four-Star Client!
Below the Intermediate Auction was the Primary Auction, which was held once every three years by the Qian Wu Universe Nation.
The Qian Wu Auction, held triennially, required participants to be Three-Star Clients of either the Cosmic Galaxy Bank or the First Universal Bank.
In addition, certain members of the Virtual Universe Company and the Giant Axe Dojo were also permitted to attend.
As for the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance, only Three-Star Mercenaries and above could participate.
Essentially, anyone qualified to attend the Qian Wu Auction was at least of Domain Lord level or higher in strength.
After all, ordinary Domain Lords or weaker Immortals usually possessed net worths of around ten Mixed Element Units.
And the requirement to become a Three-Star Client of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank was precisely that, a deposit of ten Mixed Element Units.
If that was already the case for the Primary Auction, then the Intermediate Auction was naturally on an entirely different scale, far grander and far more prestigious.
The Intermediate Auction was jointly organized by several advanced universe nations, and it was held only once every three hundred years.
After all, those who attended the Intermediate Auction were typically Immortals or exceptionally talented Domain Lords.
For people at that level, three hundred years wasn't a long time at all.
The higher-tier auctions, on the other hand, were held only once every thirty thousand years, and that was a realm far beyond what Luo Fan could access at the moment.
Staring at the invitation letter, Luo Fan couldn't help feeling a surge of excitement.
This time, he was definitely going!
He was deeply curious about what kinds of treasures would appear at an auction of this level.
With his current wealth, he wasn't considered poor even among Four-Star Clients.
At the moment, Luo Fan possessed over one million Mixed Element Units.
After all, some Four-Star Clients didn't even have ten thousand Mixed Element Units in liquid assets.
Although the qualification required at least ten thousand in deposits, most powerful individuals didn't keep their money sitting idly in the bank.
They would rather invest it, whether in weapons, secret techniques, or treasures to enhance their strength, or in artifacts that restored divine power, battle armor, and other life-saving items.
Leaving money untouched in a bank account was the act of a fool.
Therefore, Luo Fan figured that he was actually quite wealthy compared to his peers.
If he took a liking to something at the auction, his chances of successfully bidding for it would be fairly high.
...
Time passed swiftly, and before long, the Intermediate Auction was about to begin.
Each attendee was allowed to bring five guests, so Luo Fan chose to bring Luo Feng, Thor, and Hong with him.
In addition to them, Luo Fan also brought Fang Xueyi along, so she could broaden her horizons a bit.
"Hiss—"
"What kind of people are attending this auction?"
"That person just glanced at me, and I felt like my very soul was about to freeze solid!"
Thor muttered nervously, still shaken as he watched one powerful being after another enter the auction hall.
Luo Fan didn't respond. He simply presented his invitation letter, and a young Dream Fox Tribe girl respectfully led the group of five to their private suite.
After guiding them in, the girl bowed politely and stepped back outside to stand guard beside the door.
Inside the private suite, there were a variety of drinks, fruits, and snacks neatly prepared.
If they wanted anything else, they could simply call out to the Dream Fox girl waiting outside.
Beyond the suite lay a display platform, at this Intermediate Auction, every invited guest was provided with their own private booth.
Each suite was twenty meters high and spanned several thousand square meters in area.
It contained several large sofas that would automatically adjust to perfectly fit the sitter's body shape.
Outside every suite was a dedicated exhibition stage, so that all participants could clearly view the items being auctioned.
"Luo Fan," Hong asked in disbelief, "how did you even get an invitation like this?"
"You're actually this wealthy now?"
Babata, sitting on Luo Feng's shoulder, looked at Luo Fan in shock and asked.
He had been curious about this for some time, but hadn't asked before because of the crowd outside.
"I acquired the entire inheritance of an Immortal," Luo Fan said proudly.
"Moreover, there's no Domain Lord-level restriction to obtain the full inheritance."
Hearing this, Babata's face immediately darkened, and he said nothing further.
Fang Xueyi picked up a booklet listing the auction items and browsed through it.
"What are all these things?" she asked.
"I don't recognize most of them either," one of the others admitted.
Curious, they all leaned over and took the item list as well.
These were the first round of auction items.
Luo Fan glanced over them. The cheapest item was a single Life Fruit.
A Life Fruit was capable of healing a critically injured Domain Lord-level warrior completely.
Each Life Fruit was priced in trillions of Cosmic Credits.
A single unit consisted of one hundred fruits, meaning even the cheapest item was worth over one hundred Mixed Element Units.
There were also many items intended for Immortal-level use.
The group stared at the list of items, barely recognizing any of them.
Babata looked at everyone and was about to speak, when Dumpling, at just the right moment, began introducing the auction items.
"Mistress, the first item is Angelica Leaf, which can restore the divine power of an ordinary Immortal. The second item is…"
Seeing this, Babata's face immediately turned even darker.
He nearly forgot that during a previous transaction with Luo Fan, he had copied all of his knowledge to Dumpling.
Listening to Dumpling's explanations, the others couldn't help but click their tongues in admiration.
Especially the four besides Luo Fan.
Their purpose for coming this time was simply to broaden their horizons; they had no intention of buying anything.
After all, the prices here were astronomical.
Even Thor and Hong couldn't afford them, let alone Luo Feng in his current state.
They hadn't considered asking Luo Fan to purchase anything for them either.
Even if Luo Fan wanted to gift something to them, the sheer value made it impossible for them to accept.
As for Fang Xueyi, she had absolutely no use for these items.
She was currently immersed in raising a child and completely preoccupied.
After chatting for a while and catching up on recent events, their attention shifted to Luo Feng.
"Luo Feng, it looks like your Golden Horn Behemoth is about to reach Universal level?"
"What creature are you planning to nurture with your next avatar?"
"It's a pity," Thor said with a hint of envy, "if Hong and I participate in the Cosmic Genius Tournament, we won't be able to break through to Universal level."
Thor's main envy, however, wasn't about power, it was Luo Feng's Avatar Secret Technique.
This technique was ridiculously overpowered.
Not only did it provide a means of survival, but it also gave him an additional avatar with better innate talent to assist in cultivation.
Hong's gaze also turned toward Luo Feng.
He, too, was curious about it.
After all, the Avatar Secret Technique was incredibly miraculous.
As for envy, although Hong felt a little, given his mindset, it didn't really matter to him.
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