Chapter 1426: 1325, frequent accidents

The number of people watching the auction is really huge, at least one-tenth of the residents in the Hub are watching.

And it’s more than one-tenth.

Considering that two or three residents share one device, the actual number of viewers would increase by another 10% to 20%.

Because so many people are watching, suddenly, the major towns within the Hub are filled with a cacophony of noise!

In some remote towns, the noise is relatively quieter;

But without exception, in large towns, the noise is earth-shattering! It startles the residents who weren’t watching the live stream!

Many pedestrians walking on the streets or piloting flying vehicles realize that the whole city suddenly becomes noisy! Just like when the hymn suddenly disappeared.

They quickly ask people around them:

“What’s going on?”

“Did something big happen?”

“At this time… isn’t it the auction of the Dark Thunder Dragon, did something happen at the auction?”

“Why is there such a commotion?”

Many residents were not watching the auction because they either were busy with other matters, or they felt the auction was irrelevant to them, or they simply were not interested, and therefore they didn’t join the live streaming audience.

Now, seeing the whole city boiling over, it piqued the curiosity of many.

On the streets, inside the flying vehicles, many residents hurriedly took out their wristbands to open the stream, wanting to see what exactly was happening.

Consequently, the number of viewers in the live stream room rapidly climbed, breaking 11 billion, and approaching 12 billion!

Reitdoz also solemnly introduced in front of the camera: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the corpse of the Dark Thunder Dragon Darak from the Dark Energy Rebel Army at Planet Level.

Darak was originally a Planet-level Third Order dragon, and five months ago, it had already started planning to attack Blue Star…”

Reitdoz briefly summarized how Darak led the Dark Energy Rebel Army to attack Blue Star… absorbed bodies of two of the same order to advance to Planet Level Fourth Order… and finally was slain by a Stellar Level powerhouse passing by, all in a succinct language.

While speaking, Reitdoz even gestured, with basketball-sized stone fists flying back and forth in mid-air, clearly describing the entire event.

Most of the audience had already heard about this incident, and Su Yu’s deeds had long been wildly spread within the Hub.

However, hearing it once more, everyone still listened eagerly, feeling a sense of legend!

Who could imagine, in that battle, three Planet Levels died, and countless cultivators below Eighth Order perished.

Looking at the mountain-like corpse of Darak, everyone can even more palpably feel the grandeur and cruelty of that battle.

If it weren’t for a Stellar Level passing by at the end, the Dark Energy Rebel Army might have really been the last victor!

But to be fair, the passing Stellar Leveled being really was formidable!

He managed to one-shot the advanced Dark Thunder Dragon Darak, with the dissected profile of the corpse being exceptionally smooth, meaning Darak had no chance to fight back.

Many people now truly realize how terrifying a Stellar Grade Existence is.

Their whole lives admiring Planet Level being simply killed in an instant, Stellar Level is terrifyingly powerful, truly fearsome!

…

After completing the story, Reitdoz paused.

Then he solemnly said: “Currently, the corpse of the Dark Thunder Dragon is very intact, with no organs missing. Although a lot of dragon blood was spilled, it has all been collected.

Everyone can bid with confidence!

Now I will announce the starting bid, the starting bid is…”

At this point, Reitdoz started to tease and draw out his words.

The emotions of the audience were also stirred up.

What would the starting bid be? 300 billion? Or 400 billion?

But just then, something unexpected happened–

Reitdoz raised his hand above his head, the starting price about to be announced.

But just then, the live stream suddenly froze!

All viewers encountered the same issue; the screen was stuck and motionless.

Seeing this, everyone’s first suspicion was whether their own devices were faulty.

But after checking other devices, it became clear that it was not a device issue, causing all towns in the Hub to be in uproar again:

“What’s going on?”

“Why is the live stream stuck?”

“It’s so laggy.”

“Is it because there are too many viewers, overwhelming the public network?”

At the same time, departments within the allied government, including the Defense Force, all had their live streams frozen at the same point.

At the Security Department headquarters, Lu Man * Gried turned to his assistant, Bella: “Bella, check what’s going on.”

“Okay.” Bella immediately began to operate on her wrist panel interface, checking the data of the public network.

On Su Yu’s side, he and Cat Morning Star were also taken aback.

“Why did the internet cut out suddenly?”

“Exactly, at such a critical moment.”

They were currently located within the territory of the Giant Rock Tribe, not far from the auction venue, just a few kilometers away.

Now, the Giant Rock Clan’s territory was also buzzing with people’s voices.

The Stone People generally have a heavier tone, so it sounded like a constant buzzing.

After all, the auction was held on their territory, so the proportion of the Giant Rock Clan watching the live stream was much higher than other groups.

In Giant Rock City, almost every Stone Person was watching.

Now with the sudden interruption of the live stream, there was naturally a huge uproar.

“Should I go out and see what’s happening?” Cat Morning Star looked out the window, somewhat eager to do so.

“Better not.” Su Yu patted her cat head, signaling her not to run around.

After glancing at the still frozen screen, Su Yu said, “Let’s just wait a bit longer, we can’t do much about network delays… By the way, Blue Whale, do you know what’s happening?”

Su Yu turned to ask AI Blue Whale, obviously the best to inquire about network issues.

“Detection in progress…” Blue Whale responded with a very cold electronic tone.

“Detection in progress?” Both Su Yu and Morning Star had a question mark pop up over their heads.

What was this situation?

From their perspective, AI Blue Whale operated very fast, and whenever there was an issue at the auction, Blue Whale should have immediately analyzed the problem.

Moreover, Blue Whale had evolved to be very anthropomorphic; it shouldn’t be using such cold electronic tones, not like when it was a first generation AI.

What’s wrong with Blue Whale?

An issue at the auction, and was it also experiencing problems?

…

However, the confusion of Su Yu and Morning Star didn’t last long.

Just as they started to worry, the live stream flickered for a moment and then resumed.

The auction continued, and Reitdoz loudly announced the starting bid: “300 billion Holy Silver Coins!”

Su Yu and Morning Star sighed with relief.

It was good that the stream had resumed, thankfully it wasn’t a major accident.

However, before they could even catch their breath, another unexpected incident occurred!

Suddenly, the live stream flashed rapidly several times, then the screen went completely black!

Reitdoz, who was just in the live stream, disappeared entirely, along with his voice, turning the broadcast room completely dark.