Chapter 185 Aodu Auction House.
The middle-aged manager tentatively inquired, "Guest, are you satisfied with this soul bone?"
"Although the soul beast species are compatible, the quality of the hundred soul beasts summoned using the secret technique is too poor! It only provides a 10% increase in soul power, which is probably not even comparable to a typical ten-year soul skill. It falls far short of my expectations." Wu Xuan frowned and shook his head.
"Guest, you're right. The seller of this soul bone gave us basically the same information. Of the hundred golden lions summoned using the secret technique, only seven or eight are hundred-year-old soul beasts, and the rest are ten-year-old soul beasts." The middle-aged manager stepped forward and flattered him.
"Don't you have any secret technique soul bones of better quality? Money is not a problem." Wu Xuan put down the soul bone and asked again.
"To be honest, guest, we do have high-quality left leg secret technique soul bones in our Aodu Auction House inventory. It's a left leg secret technique speed soul bone that has reached ten thousand-year quality. The soul beast hunted using the secret technique is a mutated soul beast from the Jingyang Mountains, the Iron-Crowned Eagle." The middle-aged manager stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Iron Crown Eagle! Okay, this one's the one. Bring it here quickly, I'm open to any price." Wu Xuan said with a hint of delight.
"I'm very sorry, sir, this soul bone has already been listed for tonight's Auction House in Aodu. With my current permissions, I can't access items listed for auction. If you really need this soul bone, you can attend tonight's auction." The middle-aged manager said, picking up a booklet and handing it to Wu Xuan.
"An auction!" Wu Xuan took the booklet and carefully flipped through it.
The first page alone made Wu Xuan's eyes light up.
"Okay! What time is the auction?" Wu Xuan nodded.
"It's around 6 PM. May I ask your surname, sir? I happen to have a few invitations to give you." The middle-aged manager picked up an invitation, revealing a fawning smile.
"Yang Xuan!" Wu Xuan gave his name directly.
"Yes, Mr. Yang!" The middle-aged manager said, immediately writing an invitation and handing it to Wu Xuan.
"Thank you! I'll be there on time tonight." Wu Xuan cupped his hands in greeting, took the invitation, and turned to leave.
Night fell!
Passing through an ancient wooden door, the scene abruptly changed, a golden expanse. The walls on both sides were resplendent in gold, the floor was paved with luxurious Arctic white jade, and every ten meters, a pair of pillars carved with exquisite patterns stood. The soul-guiding lights shone a soft, bright yellow, and against the backdrop of the golden walls, the three-dimensional, shimmering golden world was dazzling.
"Please take us to the auction house," Wu Xuan said calmly, handing over the invitation.
"Yes, please follow me, guest." A young girl bowed and led Wu Xuan inside.
Led by the girl, Wu Xuan entered the true location of the Auction House.
The auction center was located on the second floor of the auction house. There were eight staircases leading up from the lobby. Before entering the auction house, the receptionist gave Wu Xuan a mask. She explained that he would need to wear a mask to enter any future auctions, for the safety of his clients.
The young woman escorted Wu Xuan to the entrance of the auction center before turning to leave. Other staff members were also present at the auction center.
Aside from the VIP rooms above, the lower seating area resembled a large auditorium, divided into five sections. The two rows closest to the stage were red, radiating outwards to black, purple, yellow, and white. This was clearly based on the different levels of bidders.
Red seats required a minimum cash flow of ten million gold soul coins.
Further out, black seats required at least five million, purple seats one million, yellow seats for ordinary VIPs at five hundred thousand, and the outermost white seats, the largest, required only two hundred thousand.
The staff member led Wu Xuan to the black area, indicating he could choose freely, before leaving.
Each seat beyond the purple area was an independent unit, equipped with a soul-guided screen and a writing device for bids; bids were entered simply by writing them on the screen.
"Welcome to the Aodu Auction House. The auction is about to begin. Please take your seats, esteemed guests."
Just then, a beautiful female voice rang out from all directions, and the auction hall fell silent. Through the soul-guided screen, it could be seen that the surrounding wall lamps gradually dimmed, while the lights on the auction stage gradually brightened.
A woman in a long red dress walked onto the stage from one side of the auction hall. She appeared to be in her late twenties, with a dignified and beautiful appearance and a faint smile on her face. The well-tailored dress perfectly outlined her mature figure.
"Good evening, distinguished guests. I am Ning Lan, a red-level auctioneer from the Aodu Auction House. Today, I will be hosting the monthly Aodu Grand Auction."
Ning Lan bowed to the audience, winning a round of applause, and said, "The auction will now begin. Please have the staff present the first item."
Two girls in red dresses pushed a small cart covered with a cloth onto the auction stage. They pushed the cart to the center and lifted the cloth to reveal a silver necklace with a metal pendant shaped like a baby bottle and about the size of an adult's thumb in the center.
Ning Lan, holding a megaphone-equipped soul tool, walked to the cart and smiled, "A charging soul tool, also known as a baby bottle, is familiar to distinguished guests who are well-versed in soul tools. The one we're auctioning today is a level seven baby bottle."
"A level seven baby bottle?!"
Wu Xuan was slightly surprised. Baby bottles are the soul tools with the highest material requirements and the most complex production process. The difficulty of making a level seven baby bottle is no less than that of an level eight soul tool, and its value is likely to exceed two million gold soul coins.
The highest level baby bottle in the original Douluo Continent's Three Kingdoms was only level six. He hadn't expected that the Sun Moon Empire's Aodu Auction House could casually produce a level seven baby bottle.
Now that Wu Xuan's soul power had broken through to the Soul Emperor level, the level five baby bottle previously provided by Shrek Academy was no longer suitable. Encountering a level seven was a good opportunity.
"The starting bid for the level seven baby bottle is 800,000 gold soul coins, with each bid increasing by at least 10,000 gold soul coins. The bidding begins!"
"850,000 gold soul coins!" A deep voice came from the soul tool screen; it was a bid from a guest in the hall. As soon as the words were spoken, someone immediately raised their paddle: "Nine hundred thousand gold soul coins."
The level seven milk bottle had a wide appeal, as it could quickly restore soul power; in a life-or-death crisis, that little bit of soul power might just be enough to turn the tide. Therefore, the auction price rose steadily.
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"One million seven hundred thousand gold soul coins!" After some back and forth among the VIPs in the hall, a VIP in the upper private room finally called out a bid, adding a full two hundred thousand gold soul coins.
This price immediately caused a moment of silence; most people in the auction hall began to hesitate. The first item was such a good item as the level seven milk bottle; if they spent all their money now, they would only be able to watch helplessly when they encountered something they wanted later.
"One million seven hundred thousand gold soul coins, once. Any other VIPs bidding?" "
One million seven hundred thousand gold soul coins, twice."
Ning Lan began the final three bids.
"Two million!" An unexpected price suddenly popped up on the soul guide screen.
"VIP number 26, Black Rank, bids two million gold soul coins!" Ning Lan's slightly delighted voice came from the amplified soul tool, drawing the attention of all the VIPs towards Wu Xuan.
"Two million once, two million twice, two million three times, sold!"
Ning Lan's hammer fell with exceptional speed. Auctioneers earn their income through commissions on the auctioned items, and the fact that a level seven milk bottle could sell for two million gold soul coins was already beyond her expectations. After all, even a level eight melee soul tool from Mingde Hall, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, made from soul bones, only fetched a little over one and a half million gold soul coins. Two million was enough to show that this level seven milk bottle was quite valuable.
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