Chapter 73: The Golden Goose Auction - Part 1
Jun Wu and his party arrived before the massive Golden Goose Auction House. The Golden Goose Auction House was a five-story building, made from expensive materials.
The air around it reeked of luxury.
The Golden Goose Auction House was known throughout the Soaring Cloud Region. Their credibility and security were top-notch.
This was why many rogue martial artists were willing to auction their loot from ruins through them.
Also, the Golden Goose Auction only conducted auctions twice a year and today would be the last auction for the year.
Thus, many did not want to miss it.
Besides, there were rumors the Golden Goose would auction many rare treasures. There was even speculation they were going to auction techniques that could allow martial artists to break through to the Master Realm.
Crowds had already gathered, waiting patiently to enter.
Jun Wu and his party did not have to wait like others as Zhang Wei led them to a special section meant for the VIP.
The entrance of the VIP was guarded by two Peak Stage First Rated Martial Artists and behind them were beautiful female attendants.
Each female attendant was dressed in a tight-fitting crop top and short skirt, displaying their assets and their long legs.
Arriving before the guards, Zhang Wei showed them their VIP cards and the stoic guards’ expressions turned into welcoming smiles.
"Please, this way." One of the female attendants stepped forward and gestured with her hand for them to follow.
Xinyue watched the female attendants with nervousness. She had once applied to be an attendant at the Golden Goose Auction but was never picked.
But who would have expected, she would be treated with such respect. She held the hem of her cloth as she tried not to show her nervousness.
Jun Wu watched her from the corner of his eyes but did not speak. He knew she needed time to get used to this type of life.
Compared to her, Hao Ran was having his best time. His eyes moved back and forth, grinning as he enjoyed the spectacle around him.
They led into a VIP room 4.
A leather chair graced the room with a small wooden table at the center. On the table were fresh fruits and the corner was mind-soothing incense.
Across the room was transparent glass that enabled everyone to see what was happening on the other side.
Standing to the side, the female attendant had her gaze locked on Jun Wu and requested.
"Young Master, do you need anything?"
Jun Wu shook his head. "I don’t need anything for now."
"Alright. Young Master, if you need me, I’ll be standing outside."
With that, she left not forgetting to twist her waist to display her asset.
Unfortunately, Jun Wu did not look in her direction.
Turning to Zhang Wei, he asked.
"How is it?"
"Young Master, everything has been handled." Zhang Wei responded.
They had placed three mortal weapons and three Peak Mortal Grade techniques for auctioning.
To Jun Wu, they had all turned to trash. Their party had over twenty mortal grade weapons which would become useless later on.
Since he had become a Grade-1 Blacksmith, Mortal Grade Weapons had lost their appeal to him.
He turned and looked at Elder Peng and said. "Elder Peng, if you find anything you like, please don’t hesitate to buy it."
"Hahaha. Young Master, I don’t need anything. I came out to relax." Elder Peng replied with a bright smile. "Right now, I am on how to comprehend the sturdy rune and pierce rune."
Jun Wu nodded. He knew of Elder Peng’s obsession with forging a Mortal Grade Weapon and he also could not wait for him.
As long as Elder Peng became a Grade-1 Blacksmith, his plan could move to the next phase.
Below, the ordinary seats were being filled quickly. Fifteen minutes later, the seats were filled and everyone could not wait for the auction to begin.
Just then, a mature beautiful woman came out and mounted the podium.
"Hello everyone, I’m Xu Bin and I’ll be your host for today’s auction." She announced with a bright charming smile.
With her smile alone, she had captured the hearts of many men.
"Without wasting anyone’s time, let’s begin." She clapped twice.
From backstage, a cart covered in black robes was pushed forward.
The room was quiet as everyone had their gaze locked on the cart.
Xu Bin removed the black clothes and everyone saw what was on the cart.
It was a transparent small pill bottle.
"For our first item for today, it is the Qi Boosting Pill." Xu Bin began. "The Qi Boosting Pill can boost warrior blood qi, allowing them to cross their bottleneck."
"I don’t need to emphasize how important this is. So, the starting price is 50 Silver coins and it must be increased by 10 silver coins." She announced.
"You can start bidding."
"60 silver coins."
"70"
"80"
"100"
The bidding was fierce and the final person bought it at one hundred fifty silver coins.
That was one gold coin and fifty silver coins.
With the Qi Boosting Pill setting the stage, the next item was as important and the auction room turned into a battlefield.
By the tenth item, it was an array diagram.
This was the battle left for the Array Masters. At first the lone Array Master tried to compete for it but under the overwhelming might of the Array Formation Association and the Yuan clan.
They were forced to opt out.
Inside the Room 4 VIP, Xinyue looked at Jun Wu with confusion.
"Young Master, are you not going to join the bid?" She asked with a puzzled expression.
Everyone knew Jun Wu was an Array Master, why was he not joining the bid?
"I’m not." Jun Wu shook his head.
Elder Peng, Mao Yun, and Zhang Wei knew Jun Wu had solid inheritance in array formation and it was unlikely for this common array diagram to catch his attention.
Although confused, Xinyue kept quiet and watched the auction.
When the price reached ten gold coins, the Yuan clan could only give up.
Securing the array diagram, elders from the association could smile in pride.
Quickly, the next item was brought up. When the crowd saw the next item, they were confused.
However, when Jun Wu saw it, his eyes shone brightly.
’How could such a stone appear here?’ He wondered with his heart pounding in excitement.
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