Chapter 74: Golden Goose Auction - Part 2
Standing on the podium, Xu Bin explained the effect of the stone.
"This is a special stone. Although we don’t know how special it is, our appraiser detected that this stone when placed on the body could calm people’s mind."
"So are you saying we should waste our money on a stone that can only calm our mind?" A voice asked from the audience.
"That’s not it." Xu Bin shook her head. "I said this is a special stone. The seller is in need of money, and we don’t have time to find out the stone’s true ability."
Even with her explanation the people were not satisfied. How could they gamble their money on what they don’t know?
Xu Bin however did not care how they felt. She continued.
"The starting price is 100 silver coins with each bidding increase by 10 silver coins."
"You can start bidding."
For a moment, no one spoke and it was only a few seconds before a woman’s voice came from one of the VIP rooms.
"120"
"130" Another person bid.
When the price reached two hundred silver coins, people began to withdraw.
Spending two golds on a useless stone was wasteful. Even though many had the money they did not have the reason to spend it.
Jun Wu waited a moment before he looked at Zhang Wei.
Understanding his gaze, Zhang Wei shouted.
"220"
Huh!
A lot of gasps echoed, and everyone turned their head to the number 4 VIP room.
They had been quiet since the start of the auction. Why would they suddenly place a bid on a useless stone?
To Xu Bin, she did not care. She shouted. "Anyone placing a bid?"
"230" A woman’s voice came from another VIP room.
"250" Zhang Wei fired back without hesitation.
"260"
"300"
3 gold coins!
Is the person inside the number 4 VIP room insane? Why would anyone spend such an amount on a useless stone?
Inside the number 7 VIP room, a mature beautiful woman creased her brow and shook her head.
She was only interested in the stone with the thought she could use it to forge pendants and other accessories.
As for any special abilities, she did not dwell on it. But now, she has lost interest.
With her giving up, Zhang Wei secured the stone easily.
A minute later, a knock came from their door and then a female attendant entered.
Zhang Wei paid and when the attendant left, he gave the bright shiny stone to Jun Wu.
"Young Master, what is so special about this stone?" Elder Peng asked.
Jun Wu did not respond, and he looked at them with a mysterious smile.
Whoosh!
The stone vanished from his palm. Watching this, the people were not surprised.
This was not the first time Jun Wu had used the storage pouch in their presence.
Still, they couldn’t help but be amazed by it.
With him not responding, they all chose not to speak about it any longer.
Below, the auction was moving to the main items. Powerful weapons appeared one after the other, but none were Mortal Grade Weapons.
Apart from weapons, there were martial skills and cultivation techniques.
However, nothing was appealing to Jun Wu. He relaxed on the couch waiting for their items to be auctioned.
"For our next item, I believe everyone is interested." Xu Bin announced.
"Our next item is a Peak Mortal Grade Cultivation Technique."
What!
The audience were stunned. Who would be so foolish to auction such a technique.
Even though they had such thoughts, their hearts couldn’t help but pound with anticipation.
A Peak Mortal Grade Cultivation Technique would allow one to reach Half-Step into the Master Realm.
Such techniques could only be found in power clans and the academy.
In one of the VIP rooms, the Xie clan master shone with determination.
"I must get my hands on it."
In another VIP Room, the Yuan clan matriarch’s eyes also burned with determination.
Her clan might focus on array formations; they also wanted to be stronger. To survive in this world, they can’t always depend on others to protect them.
Besides, what happened in the Tier-2 Ruin was a wake-up call for everyone.
When the bidding started, it was a tug of war.
In a blink, the price had shot through one thousand gold coins and was still rising. A single technique could serve as the foundation of a clan.
It could determine the rise and fall of any clan. Even the Jun clan and Gong clan wouldn’t be where they were without power techniques at their disposal.
After an intense battle, the Yuan clan managed to secure the technique with eight thousand gold coins.
Seated inside the VIP room, Jun Wu and his party had wild smiles on their faces. This was the result they had long expected.
The audience were still talking about the Peak Mortal Grade Technique when the next item was revealed.
A Mortal Grade Armor.
Once again, the auction descended into another battle of bidding. In one of the VIP rooms, a Gong clan elder was seated also joining the bid.
Unbeknownst to him, next to him was the Jun clanswoman—Jun Zhenya. Both of them had their eyes on the Mortal Grade Armor.
The armor was lightweight and could be worn under the clothes. Thus, making it perfect for additional security.
Everyone saw the price rise sharply, crossing five thousand gold coins and still rising. It finally stopped at seven thousand gold coins.
Seated inside the VIP room, Jun Zhenya wanted to curse the man in the next VIP room. She really wished to buy the armor unfortunately; she was short on funds.
Meanwhile, in the other room, Gong Shu was grinning from ear to ear. Finally, he got his hands on the armor.
The auction continued in full swing, people sat at the edge of their seats in excitement, anger, and regret.
When pills appeared, Jun Wu swept them off. He bought every single one of them. He had learned the importance of pills.
Blood Replenishing Pill, Energy Recovery Pill, Poison Cleaning Pill. He bought them all.
Everyone inside the auction couldn’t help but look at the number 4 VIP room with a strange gaze.
However, since they couldn’t see those inside, their attention returned to Xu Bin.
Thirty minutes later, the auction was over on a high note. Many were surprised by the number of Mortal Grade items that appeared in the auction.
Quickly, news began to spread among the people as they walked out of the auction house.
Jun Wu and his party were led through a special passage outside. Coming out, they prepared to return to their carriage when they encountered another group.
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