Chapter 1424: 1323, Hymn Statue

This second auction item is strikingly a hymn statue.

Although hymn is a super AI, she manifests a form resembling that of the Holy Silver Man.

When Drac was slain, Yu had seen her human-like form.

Hymns usually discourage her subjects from sculpting her statues, but over billions of years, the number of her statues within the Holy Silver Civilization is definitely substantial.

Her figures are found in squares, on top of huge buildings, on mountaintops, and even on spacecraft.

Many novice and master sculptors practice by carving statues of hymn.

Legion Commander Daland used to love sculpting and had carved numerous statues of hymn.

In the past two months, Daland often released videos calling out to the people.

Most of his videos are shot in his own office.

And in the backdrop of his office, there stands this over three-meter-high hymn statue.

Therefore, everyone is very familiar with this statue.

Thus, as soon as the statue appeared, everyone immediately recognized it as the one behind the legion commander!

Unexpectedly, the legion commander decided to sell the statue!

…

The public chat area is abuzz with discussion.

Meanwhile, the number of live viewers also successfully broke through ten billion!

Originally, the number of viewers coming to watch the live broadcast might not have exceeded ten billion.

According to Reitdoz’s estimate, the audience number would have peaked at six to seven billion, especially during the auction of the Dark Thunder Dragon Corpse.

However, the appearance of “The Core of Foreboding” was indeed sensational! It attracted even more people.

The total population of Fige Hub is roughly just over one hundred billion. This means that on average, one in every ten residents is watching the live broadcast!

Seeing such a huge number of viewers, even though Reitdoz is a Planet Level powerhouse, he feels considerable pressure.

Luckily, he himself is hosting the auction, otherwise how could a regular auctioneer withstand such immense pressure? Ten billion residents are watching him!

Reitdoz steadied his mind and spoke loudly: “I have good news for everyone: the number of online viewers for this auction has already exceeded ten billion! I am very grateful for everyone’s presence!

As a token of gratitude, for the next 7 days, our Giant Rock shopping platform will offer a 10% discount on all purchases…(200 words omitted)…”

After a long advertisement, Reitdoz continued: “Now, let me introduce the second auction item.

This item is a hymn statue personally carved by Lord Darland * Manley. Those who have seen Lord Manley’s videos should recognize it; it’s the one placed in the background.

Lord Manley has provided this statue for the auction merely to warm up the event, and we appreciate Lord’s and the Defense Force’s strong support for this auction!

Now, the bidding for this item will start at 10 million Holy Silver Coins!”

5 days ago, Executive Andrew personally came forward to request an auction for “The Core of Foreboding,” which Reitdoz agreed to immediately.

After Andrew left, Reitdoz immediately reported this to the legion commander.

Daland was greatly surprised upon hearing this and was utterly puzzled by Andrew’s behavior.

After a brainstorming session, he still could not understand why Andrew wanted to do this.

But at the end of the meeting, Reitdoz casually asked: “Legion Commander Sir, since Executive Andrew is participating in the auction, would you consider auctioning something as well?”

Daland pondered for a moment.

Originally, he did not plan to take part, but since Andrew * Soren has made the first move, he felt compelled to respond.

Thus, he gave Reitdoz the hymn statue that had always stood behind him in his office and ordered it to be auctioned after “The Core of Foreboding.”

So, the auction featured this second item.

The material of the hymn statue itself is nothing rare–it is floatstone, a common stone used for sculpting that even ordinary people can afford.

But the fame of the sculptor speaks for itself.

This is a statue personally carved by the Daland Military Chief and often appears in videos!

Thus, the auction price immediately skyrocketed, shooting past 100 million in just a few seconds! That’s more than ten times the starting bid!

Most residents of the Public Chat Area can’t participate in the auction, but that doesn’t stop them from eagerly discussing:

“Why would the Military Chief want to auction off this statue?”

“Isn’t it good just standing behind him? Why sell it?”

“Could there be some hidden meaning behind this?”

“The statue itself isn’t valuable, but selling it might imply support for Su Yu?”

“It kind of gives a ‘I am your strong backing’ vibe.”

“Exactly.”

Everyone was speculating.

At the same time, Su Yu was discussing with Cat Morning Star:

“Morning Star, I didn’t expect the Military Chief to put up an item for auction too.”

“He probably wants to show his support for you,” Morning Star licked its paw, “But now you’ve definitely become the center of attention. With two Stellar Level bigwigs supporting your auction, it won’t be long before your name is known to every household!”

“That’s not a big deal,” Su Yu laughed it off nonchalantly, “Anyway, it won’t be long before we return to Blue Star, and it will probably be a long time before we can come back.”

“Just hope that Darak’s corpse fetches a good price!”

Su Yu had the support of Hymn.

If it weren’t for Hymn, he would certainly be overwhelmed by the support from these two bigwigs.

But what level is Hymn, and what level are these two?

Thus, Su Yu was no longer perturbed by their attention.

…

After about ten minutes of bidding, the statue hand-carved by Daland finally has a final price.

Morik, a senior officer from the Defense Force and a loyal fan of the Military Chief, won it for 360 million Holy Silver Coins.

Morik is a devout fan of the Military Chief, having joined the Defense Force originally out of admiration.

Now he has finally showcased his financial power and adoration by acquiring the statue.

However, this made the audience even more excited for the subsequent items.

The first two items were heavyweight items from Stellar Level figures; what extraordinary items might follow?

“Are there other Stellar Level bigwigs participating in the auction later?”

“Probably not, the two are already quite intimidating.”

“Hard to say, who could have predicted this before the auction started?”

“Will Speaker Lemo join in the excitement?”

…

However, the subsequent items disappointed everyone.

From the third to the ninth item, none involved Stellar Level participation, all were items collected by Reitdoz to make money.

Among these seven items, five were native products of the Giant Rock Tribe, including the relatively rare “Glow Rock Essence,” which is of comparable value to Starburst Stone.

But these items weren’t nearly as buzzworthy as the first two, and the volume of discussion in the Public Chat Area diminished considerably, and online numbers also slowly decreased, losing about one-fifth in an hour.

The remaining audience was waiting for the final item, today’s main event–the Dark Thunder Dragon Corpse.

With so many Stellar Level and Planet Level bigwigs present today, this corpse should fetch a good price, right?