Chapter 429: Chapter 367: Crazy Kicking
"Mr. Li really loves to joke, a Black Iron Level mechanical girlfriend, setting such a high starting price... I mean, she can’t even speak."
A line floated by on the barrage.
Li Zheng showed an expression that those in the know would understand: "An insider! But who told you she can’t speak? All intelligent humanoids come with the most realistic voice systems, and this one, I’ve even recorded the voice of a popular female streamer into it, guaranteed to satisfy you. Rest assured, I’ve already communicated with that streamer, no risk of infringement."
"Then I’m relieved, but I have one more question. Why does she have a Western face but Asian features? Compared to black hair, I prefer blonde."
Li Zheng’s face darkened: "Are you done yet? If you don’t like it, you don’t have to bid. Stop whining, I’m being nice to you."
[Player "**" was kicked out of the livestream room by the host.]
This is more comfortable!
Li Zheng let out a long breath, smiling: "Anyone else with any opinions, now’s the time to mention them."
"Rest assured, I’m very democratic."
Democratic, really democratic.
Some Western country is much more democratic than this, even daring to shut down the president’s social media account, Li Zheng’s actions are considered mild.
No one dared to continue whining on the barrage, but there weren’t many who bid, just under twenty people.
Five minutes later, the final sale price was locked in, this intelligent humanoid, vastly different from a household model, was taken by the Night Rose’s manager with thirty-two Thunder Ability development tools.
"Congratulations to that B... ahem." Li Zheng completed the transaction procedure, and then displayed a strange expression, starting to kick people out like crazy.
[Player "Misaka Tsuchiemon" was kicked out of the livestream room by the host.]
[Player "Banquan Longma" was kicked out of the livestream room by the host.]
[Player "***" was kicked out of the livestream room by the host.]
...
A series of kicking announcements caused a commotion, these people didn’t understand how they had upset Li Zheng, lining up to be kicked out by him.
A flood of "???" began to spam the screen, some continued spamming only to be kicked, stuck with frustration without an outlet, stunned on the spot.
Someone on the barrage questioned Li Zheng’s reasons for doing this, Li Zheng did not answer, he simply glanced at their name, then selectively kicked some of them out.
At this moment, the Night Rose’s manager suddenly noticed Li Zheng’s kicking pattern: "It seems... those who placed a bid earlier during the auction for the intelligent humanoid are still here?"
"Wow? Now that you mention it, that’s indeed the case!" Someone checked the thinning audience list, none of those who bid earlier were kicked.
Keril: "Fuck! Is this targeting female players?"
She couldn’t even finish typing the sentence before being kicked out by Li Zheng, only managing to send half of the prepared text before leaving the livestream room.
Soon, the barrage completely cleared up, the livestream room only had twenty-three people left, of which twenty-one had participated in the earlier bidding.
The other two were Liu Qi and Tang Qianzang.
As compatriots, Li Zheng still gave them great preferential treatment.
"Phew! Luckily, I rashly participated in a bid just now, otherwise I’d have been kicked too." Someone on the barrage rejoiced.
"Ha, a bunch of idiots! I just knew Mr. Li wouldn’t pull off a rip-off move. For a Black Iron Level intelligent humanoid, how could the starting price be so high?" Someone on the barrage sneered, as if he truly saw through Li Zheng’s intentions.
"Indeed, I also felt something was amiss and participated a bit, didn’t think I’d hit the mark, ended up staying!" Someone echoed on the barrage.
"Fuck! Am I the only one genuinely wanting this mechanical companion in the whole place?" Black Rose’s manager was baffled.
For a time, there were all sorts of remarks on the barrage.
Yet everyone left behind shared the same doubt, why did Li Zheng filter out some buyers like this before the final item was listed?
This would undoubtedly affect the final item’s sale price!
This move seemed rather unnecessary.
The auction moved onto the final closing stage, Li Zheng casually brought the much-awaited dinner for Sakura up the process, letting the stove start working.
Sakura seemed to sense something, crossing the camera, poking her head into the residence’s interior, seeing the stove operating orderly under the engineering human’s control, she happily turned and nuzzled against Li Zheng.
"Alright alright, as soon as it’s mealtime, you’re the happiest, don’t see you being this enthusiastic about anything else?"
Li Zheng casually pushed Sakura away, then slowly spoke to everyone in the livestream room: "I know you all must have some questions, curious why I kicked out so many people."
"That’s because the final item is extremely precious, so precious that it’s not suitable for too many people to know, so the fewer people present, the better."
"And the filtering method was, without your knowledge, secretly confirmed in my own way."
"In Dragon Country, we call this fate!"
"And all of you here, are the fortuitous ones who’ve been given the chance to learn about and participate in the final item’s bidding."
"I am now growing more excited for the last item, could it be an Extraordinary Level tool, given the importance Mr. Li places on it?" Someone on the barrage speculated.
"Very likely!"
This message immediately gained attention; if Li Zheng can take out Extraordinary Level tools now, then his capabilities are too profound!
Some harboring ill intentions are already reflecting on whether their recent plan to attack Li Zheng was overly audacious?
If Li Zheng truly reveals an Extraordinary Level tool, they would abandon their plan right away.
These people thought, having seen Li Zheng get ruthless when acting, better not end up caught in it in the end.
Is what Li Zheng is ultimately bringing out an Extraordinary Level tool?
Of course not!
The reason he chose to sit at the residence’s entrance for the auction was precisely because he didn’t want them seeing the internal situation of his residence.
Not even Platinum Level items, he doesn’t want to sell to these people!
Intermediate Cultivation Liquid is his biggest concession.
"You all, don’t guess blindly." Li Zheng made no attempt to keep them in suspense, directly revealing: "The final item is not even a physical object, but once you learn about it, you’ll know, it can absolutely serve as the auction’s capstone, definitely worth more than is apparent!"
Not a physical object!
Could it be information?
Several smart ones already reacted, the item being treated so preciously by Li Zheng must definitely be heavyweight information!
"Before revealing the final item, I hope every one of you can sign a confidentiality agreement with me, from now on, everything I say until the auction ends, cannot be disclosed to anyone in any form!" Li Zheng sent the pre-prepared agreement to everyone through the livestream.
This is the perk of Matrix, all agreements are notarized by the Terminal, once effective, both parties must comply.
Even with the Butcher’s example earlier, Li Zheng has some degree of trust in the agreement after Terminal notarization.
"Does not signing this agreement mean no eligibility to participate in the last auction?" Liu Qi asked on the barrage.
Li Zheng nodded slightly: "Correct! Even being my compatriot from Dragon Country, if you don’t sign, you’re not eligible to continue in this auction, and I’ll directly kick you out of the room!"