allendalepharm Chapter 399 The auction begins
Chapter 399 The auction begins
Chapter 399 The auction begins
After entering through the side door of the auction venue, the layout of the entire venue came into view.
Before entering the venue, Liu Shu gave each of them masks. It is most taboo to reveal one's true face at an auction, so everyone participating in the auction will wear a mask.
Whether you will be recognized by others when wearing a mask is another matter. Their auction house is only responsible for order issues within the venue, and it has nothing to do with them outside the auction house.
When Yu Qingqian and Oscar entered the venue, the auction was about to start, and the people in charge of the auction were already ready, except for the auction seats in the heaven-level area, which were almost full of people.
While waiting, people who knew each other on the auction floor were chatting with each other in groups of twos and threes, looking at the auction table from time to time, waiting for the auction to officially start.
Liu Shu led Yu Qingqian and Oscar through the three areas of Huang Xuandi, and finally stopped at the heaven-level area.
Because the admission time had already passed, but now they saw two people who had been guided to arrive belatedly, it was inevitable that those attending the auction would not have some thoughts.
Some are jealous, some are jealous, and some are dissatisfied. But after Liu Shu's intimidating look, they all stayed in their positions honestly.
Liu Shu has a high status in the auction house, and few people dare to mess with her.
When passing by the prefecture-level area, Yu Qingqian saw the arrogant young master at the door as expected. At this time, he was also wearing a mask and was sitting quietly next to an older man, without even half of the arrogance and majesty he had before.
She could see the dissatisfaction in the young master's eyes with just one glance. It seems that he still understands the importance of giving and serving, and look at how much he looks like his grandson.
Perhaps sensing Yu Qingqian's gaze, the young master looked over. With just one glance, he recognized Yu Qingqian and Oscar. A trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes, and the fist in his right hand gradually tightened.
"I don't know what tricks those two poor guys used to get into this auction." He murmured softly, but the elders around him still heard it.
"Chen'er, what are you mumbling about? Do you know the two people in front?" the older man asked casually, tapping the armrest of the seat with his fingers, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Lei Chen, the arrogant young master, shook his head in panic, "Nothing. I don't know them, I just saw them at the entrance of the auction house. It's just that these two people didn't have an invitation letter, but somehow they got in smoothly and went to the location of the Heaven Level area."
"Oh? Really?" The elder, Lei Wuyi, Lei Chen's uncle, asked meaningfully. He didn't say anything else, but just cast a scrutinizing look at Yu Qingqian and Oscar.
Yu Qingqian was sitting on the right side of Oscar. She felt the gaze coming from behind her. She raised her eyebrows and turned her head to meet Lei Wuyu's eyes.
She raised a polite smile at the corner of her mouth and nodded towards Lei Wuyu, who also nodded towards her in response.
The masks were all half-faced, only covering the upper half of the face, so Lei Wuyu did not ignore the playful smile hanging on the corner of Yu Qingqian's mouth.
Lei Wuyu turned his head and glanced at Lei Chen next to him, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he complained a few words in his heart: Big Brother's son won't mess with someone he shouldn't mess with again, right? Really short of memory.
People in other areas of the auction seat looked at the postures of Yu Qingqian and Oscar, and started talking about their identities.
"Hey, who do you think these two people are? How could they allow the auction to display the screen?" The question was asked by a wealthy businessman who looked like he had a big belly.
"Hmm? I don't know, but his identity is definitely not simple. So far, there are only two people who can display the screen at the auction house." The answer was a little old man with shiny hair.
"Yes, but I wonder if it has anything to do with the forces behind this auction house."
"That's impossible to say."
As soon as Yu Qingqian turned around, she heard Liu Shu's voice.
"Master, let me unfold the screen for you." Liu Shu unfolded the screen placed in the heavenly area, forming an independent space and blocking the sight from all directions.
The enclosed space is very large. The seats in the heavenly area are far apart to begin with, and when the screen is unfolded, it is almost the same size as a private room in an ordinary auction house.
"Master, this is the sign for bidding and adding to the price. You and your friends can watch over it. I will withdraw now."
Yu Qingqian waved her hand, Liu Shu leaned slightly and left through the side door.
Seeing Liu Shu's attitude towards Yu Qingqian, Lei Wuyu had some guesses. He thought that after the auction was over, he would have to go and meet these two people for a while.
Before Liu Shu left, she exchanged glances with the auctioneer. The auctioneer understood immediately. After Liu Shu left, he announced that the auction had officially begun.
"Thank you all for visiting Qingqian Auction House. Now let's welcome our first lot - deep-sea ore! This ore has been identified to be of great quality and extremely hard, making it suitable for forging weapons. However, there are very few people who can forge this ore, and it must be at least a master-level blacksmith, so the starting price is one thousand gold soul coins! Start bidding! The minimum bid for each bid is one hundred gold soul coins."
The auctioneer introduced it dutifully and waited quietly for the bidders to appear.
Oscar's eyes lit up when he saw the so-called deep-sea ore. He shook Yu Qingqian's hand and said excitedly, "Sister Qian, do you think we can give this deep-sea ore to Xiaosan forging? Xiaosan can make hidden weapons. With the hardness of his Clear Sky Hammer, it will be no problem for him to smash this ore! Let's take a picture of it and give it to Xiaosan!"
"Give it to Xiao Sanzi? That's fine. I think you actually want him to forge some more hidden weapons for you, right?" Yu Qingqian handed the bidding sign to Oscar: "Bid it yourself."
"Okay! Sister Qian still understands me. After all, I am a food-type soul master, and it is always good to have more self-defense items." Oscar took the sign and inserted it into a transparent window on the screen.
This window is specially designed to facilitate the auctioneer to view bidders' bids.
"The number one auctioneer of Heaven Grade bids 1,100 gold soul coins!"
"Earth Level 6 bids 1,300 gold soul coins!"
"Xuan Level 5 bids 1,400 gold soul coins!"
"Heavenly Level 6 bids 1,800 gold soul coins!"
"One thousand eight hundred gold soul coins once. One thousand eight hundred gold soul coins twice. Tianji No. 1 bids two thousand gold soul coins! Two thousand gold soul coins once! Two thousand gold soul coins twice! Two thousand gold soul coins three times! Deal! Congratulations to Tianji No. 1 customer!"
"Now, let's welcome our fourth lot, a strange seed of unknown origin."
The auction was going on in an orderly manner. Except for a piece of deep-sea ore that had just been auctioned, there was nothing that caught Yu Qingqian's eyes. After all, she didn't lack anything.
Feeling a little uninterested for a moment, Yu Qingqian used the white jade token to send a message to Liu: Liu, get me some and almost come over.
After a while, Liu Shu pushed a small cart into Tianji No. 1 in a low-key manner.
"Master, your refreshments." After Liu Shu poured tea for the two of them, he quietly retreated.
Yu Qingqian took a sip of tea, ate a small piece of cake, and petted the napping cat.
"The next item was found by our soul master when he broke into a cave in the mountains. Its function is still a mystery, but our appraiser believes that this item is definitely not simple. So it depends on who can discover its true function. The starting price is 10,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must not be less than 2,000 gold soul coins!"
The auctioneer uncovered the red cloth on the auction item, and a boxy, palm-sized object appeared in everyone's sight.
(End of this chapter)