The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

The auction has been going on in full swing, and the main items are all provided by Xu Lai.

The entire auction will last for 3 days, and during these 3 days, a combination of dragon materials will be launched once in the morning and once in the afternoon every day.

In addition to the first day, a magical artifact was also arranged on the second and last days to stabilize the scene.

Coupled with decorations, armor and the like from the homes of earls, viscounts and barons, the entire auction was a great success.

Almost everyone who participated in the auction or sent items for auction had a smile on their face.

The people who sent their items for auction never thought that their items could be sold at a price far exceeding the market price.

For this, only 3% of the total price is paid to the auction house as commission, which is really a huge profit.

The only bad thing was that the person in charge of the auction told them that Qingfeng City Auction House would only hold four auctions a year in the future.

These four auctions are scheduled on the 10th day of each season, and it takes a full three months to prepare enough rare items.

Qingfeng City Auction House completely made a name for itself through this auction.

For this reason, Xu Lai does not plan to do the same as other small auction houses, holding auctions every now and then.

Firstly, after too many times, everyone lost interest.

Secondly, there is not enough time to collect too many good things and make a name for myself.

The person who sent the item for auction made money, and the person who bought the item did not lose money.

First of all, there were indeed many rare and even artifact-level items at the auction, which were things that in previous years you couldn’t buy no matter how rich you were.

The second category is some special products, such as Count Eni's golden toilet, which is deeply loved by many southern businessmen because it is valuable and has a gimmick.

Although southern merchants are rich, they have relatively low status.

Otherwise, these big businessmen would not have been arranged to sit among the dignitaries on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors, and the items they bid for were less than one-tenth of what the southern businessmen bid for.

But they did not dare to shout, otherwise the big men on the 3rd and 4th floors would kill them directly according to the imperial law, and Xu Lai would not be able to intervene.

If they provoke Xu Lai, Xu Lai will not tolerate them. His title is only a baron so far, but now he has received the allegiance of at least three viscounts and three barons.

The empire is falling apart, and the law has to give way to strength.

But they can only hire mercenaries and can't even control the recruitment of soldiers. How can they fight against the powerful people who can casually carry dozens of high-level guards?

This group of wealthy people usually hang out around the nobles.

Now I have the opportunity to bring home the aristocratic collection that is usually high and mighty. The psychological pleasure alone far outweighs the premium.

It was only Xu Lai who did not bring Aini's family up to sell, otherwise, it should not be a problem to sell them for hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins.

In addition to the treasures that originally belonged to the noble lords, they also enjoyed dragon meat from the sky and bought a large amount of dragon materials, which could be used to make life-saving dragon leather armor and recruit mages and mercenaries who were interested in dragons.

Things of this level were originally very difficult for them to buy with money, but now they can not only buy them, but also in large quantities.

Xu Lai himself and the auction house also made a lot of money. The bulk of the money was provided by Xu Lai. Although it cost a lot, it was basically a profit, and a considerable one at that.

He hadn't had time to calculate it carefully, but roughly speaking, he had earned at least tens of millions of gold coins.

Of course, for Xu Lai, no matter how many gold coins he had, they were just a number. If possible, he would rather not earn a penny.

Unfortunately, although there were quite a few things at the auction, with his current status, there were really not many things he could appreciate.

In addition to the Qilin Stone, he also bought two other artifacts, as well as 500 Death Bulls sent by an unknown seller.

Death Bull is another ultimate form of the Level 5 Bison, which enhances the Bull's mobility.

Compared with the Bull King, which is also at level 7, the Death Bull at level 7 has an additional skill called Death Charge.

Compared to the Knight's Charge, the Death Charge requires a minimum moving distance, which is basically 100 meters. It cannot be launched below this distance.

However, once the Death Charge is launched, it is difficult to stop. Not only can it cause huge damage like the Knight, but it can also knock the opponent away a corresponding distance based on the power comparison between the two parties.

Creatures like the Death Bull are known for their strength, and after being upgraded to a high level, their strength becomes even stronger.

Even a knight of the same level may not have as much strength as a Death Bull, and the Death Bull's strength will be doubled when charging.

Unless it is a 7th-level Minotaur King, which is also known for its strength, it must have corresponding specialization and a set of strength-related artifact treasures to bless it.

But if it is a high-level soldier, he is vulnerable to the threat of the Eye of Death, especially when he has the talent of defense, high-level soldiers are extremely difficult to kill.

There is even less to say about the low-level soldiers. The damage from a charge is already terrifying. Even heavy shield infantry who are good at defense may not be able to withstand it.

Even if they could withstand the Barbarian Bull's death charge, given the huge power gap between the two sides, the heavy shield infantry would inevitably be knocked away, causing huge damage to the formation.

This thing is simply a killer in team battles.

It would be fine if Xu Lai hadn't met him, but if he did, there was no way he would let him go.

Moreover, the only ways for ordinary bison to advance are Savage Bull and Savage Bull King.

The only way to upgrade the Death Bull is for the hero to take the Level 6 Bull to gain experience, and then choose the Death Bull when choosing the upgrade.

Similar to human archers, they can only be advanced through manual selection. Otherwise, no matter through the Knight Training Camp or the Hall of Champions, you can only obtain a Level 6 Knight.

Therefore, these Death Bulls are extremely rare, especially since they live in swamp areas and are not common on the land of the empire.

Xu Lai estimated that these death bulls were obtained in large numbers during the previous Bison Moon by someone using high-level diplomacy skills, and then trained to the top level.

It can be said that if you miss such an opportunity, there will almost never be a next time.

The key and coincidental thing is that although these Death Bulls have very good attributes and skills, they are in the neutral camp.

It's not that you can't bring troops from the neutral camp, but bringing them will cause a huge loss of morale. First, the morale bonuses of the same camp will disappear, and then there will be morale penalties for the neutral camp.

This back and forth caused great loss of morale.

Of course, this does not mean that the northern nobles and the heroes present are not interested in these wild bulls.

Although there were a few heroes present who were well-known and seemed to be quite capable, the consignor demanded that all of them be sold.

The consignor arrived late and was unwilling to reveal any personal information. He only gave a code name and did not provide any information at all.

In this situation, Wei Yihong really inserted him in temporarily for the sake of this group of barbarians.

Since it was a temporary addition, it was obviously impossible to give him many opportunities. Even the more popular dragon materials, which were sold by Xu Lai himself, had to be packaged. It is conceivable that this group of barbarians could only be sold together.

Since the other party is unwilling to sell only part of it, the cost of recruiting 500 Death Bulls will be more than one million gold coins.

No hero other than Xu Lai could covet just shouting out a price at an auction.

These Death Bulls have several shortcomings. One is that they usually move slowly and their charging ability is not that useful.

The reason why Death Charge has the word "death" in it is not only because of the Death Bull's Eye of Death, but there is another important reason.

Once the Death Charge is launched, it is difficult to stop. It is a type of soldier with an extremely long braking distance and cannot change direction in the middle of the attack.

The northern nobles, who originally had little interest in the Death Bull, followed it for a few rounds after considering that it was a high-level creature after all and that the Eye of Death was very useful to high-level demons.

But soon, under Xu Lai's oppression, the northern nobles were quickly defeated.

As for those wealthy people in the south, they had no intention of making a move at all.

They are not qualified to lead the recruitment of soldiers, which means that even if these people buy the Death Bull, they can only control it by hiring heroes from the sky.

However, they were not qualified and did not even have the right to recruit soldiers.

In other words, once these bulls are handed over to the heroes sent from heaven, it is hard to say who they will belong to in the future.

Especially after controlling 500 Death Bulls, even a large mercenary group of more than a thousand people may not be able to suppress them.

Therefore, even with the convenience of sea transportation, the wealthy people in the South have no interest in resell.

After all, the lords in the south, apart from having more money than the lords in the north, their desire for soldiers is completely on a different level.

The lack of interest from the wealthy businessmen in the south undoubtedly made it a good deal for Xu Lai, who ended up getting such a great bargain by spending only 240 million.

Of course, Xu Lai, who only owns the Angel Alliance, thinks he has made a good deal.

The other heroes who had no morale protection thought Xu Lai was a fool for paying such a high price to buy soldiers from the neutral camp.

In addition to 500 death bulls, Xu Lai also obtained two magical artifacts.

One was that he could finally replace his pants, which were only a mid-level treasure.

[Triumphal Skirt], magic equipment, artifact, provides 65 points of leg defense.

Magical effect: Reduces magic damage by 33.3%.

Artifact effect: Triumph. For each enemy killed, you will randomly gain 1 temporary attack power, 1 temporary defense power or increase 1 temporary health point, and reduce magic damage by 0.1%.

Each effect can be obtained up to 100 times. Each time it is obtained, the triumphant effect is increased by 3 seconds, and the duration is unlimited.

The other item, which Xu Lai could not use, was a magical longbow called "Sun-Shooting Bow".

Although Xu Lai's long-range weapon is of a good level, it would be a waste for him to use it. There are more worthy people who deserve it.

The terrifying attack power of the Sun-Shooting Bow, combined with Giselle's long-range ability, Xu Lai couldn't even imagine how beautiful the scene would be.

Everyone got what they wanted at this auction, and even the commission earned by the auction house was an astronomical figure.

Xu Lai was only a major shareholder of the auction house. He only provided the venue and staff, as well as some decorations that were delivered later.

He didn't spend a penny on the funding. From construction to decoration, everything was funded by several partners.

In the end, he will still get the lion's share of the commission, but even so, after the partners share the dividends, they should be able to make back their initial investment.

The employees of the auction house received bonuses, and even other shops in Qingfeng City made considerable profits due to the presence of a large number of merchants.

As a result, the tax revenue of the entire Qingfeng City increased several times. It was only the 13th, and January was not even halfway through, but the city had already earned as much tax as the previous four or five months.

After the auction, all parties were very satisfied, and the reputation of Xu Lai and Qingfeng City was thoroughly spread.

Perhaps the second auction in three months will be even more grand, provided that the world situation does not further escalate in three months.

During the auction, Xu Lai stayed in Qingfeng City.

Now that the auction is over, the Qingfeng Legion has rushed back, breaking through several underground cities along the way and killing hundreds of thousands of underground troops.

The losses of the Qingfeng Corps itself were almost negligible, and with the subsequent reinforcements from troop commanders and logistics officers, the number of troops increased instead of decreased.

The exact number has not yet been counted, but Xu Lai knows a rough figure.

Including the new recruits who have been trained and recruited in the past few months, and not counting the logistics troops, the Qingfeng Corps alone has more than 3 regular soldiers.

After winning so many battles, a large number of soldiers needed to be promoted, the army also needed to rest, and new recruits and recruits also needed to be reorganized.

Even the legion commander, Lena, didn't have time to do other things for the time being, because she still had to find a place to build a barrier city for Xu Lai.

Taking all factors into consideration, although Xu Lai seemed a little impatient to kill Aini, he ultimately did not mobilize the Qingfeng Legion.

After thinking for a long time, Xu Lai decided to take his men there and personally deal with the trouble caused by Aini.

But if there are not enough people, then recruit some mercenaries in the city. After Hancock came to Qingfeng City, he always wanted to show his ability, but he never came across any good opportunities.

Moreover, he did not use these mercenaries to send them to fight, but to let them be responsible for post-war order.

The real combatants are still the Archangel Legion, but this time they will be joined by the Mage Legion led by Yu Lan and the Phantom Shooter Legion led by Giselle.

Finally, there were a large number of priests led by Elena who had rushed over from the temple, as well as the Paladin Corps who were responsible for protecting them.

If that is not enough, Xu Lai can also count the 500 Death Bulls. Anyway, only he is suitable to carry these things.

There are mages, phantom shooters, priests and angels, about a thousand people in total.

Knights and bulls, and if that doesn't work, some griffins, also makes up more than a thousand people.

Many of the mercenaries in Qingfeng City were the ones Xu Lai had rescued personally, at least the leadership, so they were more trustworthy and could be brought with more of them.

If we add some logistical personnel seconded from Wang Chao and let Jilong lead them, we can just about get 5000 people.

With these 5000 people, and if Jimmy comes to support as soon as possible, Xu Lai should not have to worry about subsequent governance issues after taking over the two castles.

The task of organizing the troops was handed over to Su Ya. After Xu Lai sent his friends away, he still had several representatives of other forces to meet with. (End of this chapter)