Quan Yi came to the Auction House specifically to auction off the Bicycle.
His main purpose was to observe the reactions of the bidders and promote the Bicycle itself.
This was crucial to Quan Yi's next plan.
The results of this investigation were very satisfying to Quan Yi.
High-quality Bicycles also had a certain appeal to those in the upper echelons of society.
This gave Quan Yi some anticipation for future developments.
After Quan Yi's Bicycle was sold, only thirty minutes of the two-hour premium auction had passed.
Quan Yi and Huo Wu showed little interest in the remaining auction items.
They only watched the bidding for two or three more items before leaving the auction center with the other departing guests.
Stepping out of the auction center, Quan Yi and Huo Wu simultaneously let out a long sigh of relief.
Huo Wu looked back at the closed doors and said, "Inside and outside are simply two different worlds."
Indeed, Quan Yi now felt that his state of mind had become clear and open.
At this moment, Quan Yi just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
After spending an entire afternoon here, the atmosphere began to make Quan Yi feel uncomfortable.
"Let's go."
Just as Quan Yi was about to pull Huo Wu away from the Auction House, a beautiful girl in a silver dress walked towards them.
The silver-skirted girl's attire was not revealing.
Quan Yi secretly complained in his heart, 'How many kinds of female service personnel does this Auction House have?'
"Distinguished guests, Supervisor Zheng invites you both," she said, making a respectful gesture of invitation.
Quan Yi was slightly surprised, but considering that he had arranged for the Bicycle auction to take place in the evening, he felt it was necessary to have a good conversation.
Quan Yi nodded and followed the silver-skirted girl back to the supervisor's office.
Zheng Xiao entered the room and quickly walked from his desk to the two of them, then apologized to Quan Yi and Huo Wu with a face full of regret.
"Distinguished guests, I am truly sorry. I sincerely apologize to both of you for this auction.
Due to my negligence, you have suffered a partial loss of profit. As compensation, our Auction House will not charge you any handling fees this time.
The 120,000 Gold Soul Coins from the transaction have all been transferred to your savings accounts."
With that, Zheng Xiao stood up and gave a slight bow to Quan Yi and Huo Wu.
Quan Yi reached out his hands and quickly helped Zheng Xiao up, saying, "This matter is not Supervisor Zheng's fault. Various accidents can occur during the auction process, which is beyond your and my control."
Zheng Xiao said, "However, this incident was due to my suggestion to postpone the time until the premium auction, so I have an inescapable responsibility.
Not charging the handling fee is just to express my apology, please accept it."
Zheng Xiao's attitude was very sincere, and the compensation was also very generous.
Although the Auction House was wealthy, the handling fee of 12,000 Gold Soul Coins was not a small amount.
Quan Yi's impression of Zheng Xiao greatly increased, and he greatly admired his professionalism.
"Since that's the case, then I will accept Supervisor Zheng's compensation. Moreover, let's put an end to this matter."
Quan Yi smiled and extended his hand, and Zheng Xiao also smiled and shook hands with Quan Yi.
After accepting the apology from the Auction House, Quan Yi and Huo Wu bid farewell to Zheng Xiao and left the Auction House.
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In the following month, under Quan Yi's attention, the development of events went in the direction he had hoped for, and even exceeded his expectations.
According to the information Quan Yi had gathered, the Kingdom's Prince had ridden the Bicycle in public on several occasions.
Moreover, what was even more exaggerated was that the Kingdom's Prince had specifically cleared the avenue connecting the East Gate and the West Gate in order to test the specific performance of the Bicycle.
And, he hired many Soul Emperor and Soul Saint-level Agility Attack System Soul Masters to conduct a speed test with him.
This unique competition attracted the attention of many residents in the city.
In addition to the kingdom's prince's tireless promotion, on the day of the race, the entire route was lined with a massive crowd.
Initially, the people held no hope for the prince.
This was because the Saus Royal Family's inherited Martial Soul was the Scepter Martial Soul.
As a Tool Martial Soul, this type of Martial Soul's enhancement to the body is inferior to other Agility Attack System Beast Martial Souls.
In this long-distance dash across the entire city, it had no advantage whatsoever.
They didn't believe that something called a Bicycle could make up for this difference.
However, when the prince rode that Bicycle, crossing the entire city at a speed that other Agility Attack System Soul Masters couldn't even dream of.
Everyone's perception of Bicycles underwent a tremendous change.
From then on, many people began to inquire about the origin of Bicycles everywhere.
Even many Blacksmith Shops in the city began to imitate Bicycles.
However, Bicycles, while they look simple, are actually very complex to make.
Especially the tires and Bicycle chains, which look very simple, but without some knowledge and skills, the final product would be very disappointing.
Finally, after a month of effort, some Blacksmith Shops, relying on pure hand forging, created pure Refined Iron Bicycles.
The entire body of the vehicle, including the tires, was also forged from Refined Iron.
However, the final riding effect was very disappointing.
The inelastic pure Refined Iron tires were extremely prone to wear and tear and could not generate friction with the ground.
Moreover, the chain and gears could not achieve a perfect fit, resulting in constant problems during driving.
However, even so, this imitation was bought by a wealthy man for a price of over a thousand Gold Soul Coins.
At this point, Blacksmith Shops with a certain level of skill in the city keenly sensed the business opportunity.
They all tried to shift their business to the production of Bicycles.
Quan Family Blacksmith Shop, underground Forging Room.
Quan Yi looked at the neatly arranged hundred Iron Essence Bicycles in front of him and asked Blacksmith Yuan, "What is our daily output now?"
Blacksmith Yuan smiled and said, "Young Master, our daily output can reach twenty vehicles."
"Not bad. What is the cost of manufacturing one?" Quan Yi asked.
Blacksmith Yuan picked up the record book in his hand, which recorded the specific process, glanced at it, and then said, "One vehicle requires twenty kilograms of Iron Essence and five kilograms of alloy materials. These two items together cost four hundred Gold Soul Coins.
In addition, the rubber, carbon black, and other materials required for the tires are extremely cheap, including the material consumption, transportation costs, etc., spread over each vehicle, which costs ten Gold Soul Coins.
Therefore, the cost of each Bicycle is four hundred and ten Gold Soul Coins."
A satisfied smile appeared on Quan Yi's face.
One kilogram of Iron Essence costs ten Gold Soul Coins, plus forty Gold Soul Coins per kilogram of rare metal alloy.
This is still the cost calculated according to the market price. Quan Yi, who owns a Steam Forging Hammer, can further reduce labor and time costs.
Therefore, the specific cost of this vehicle is even lower.
Moreover, the products produced according to strict procedures and precise production lines, although the quality does not reach the level of the one the prince auctioned, are enough to withstand the power of a Soul King and below.
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