BXBX NOVEL Chapter 70: Auction
The beauty reflected in that small crossing of glances was incredible enough to leave him with a deep feeling of bewilderment, but at the same time, it was a wonderful feeling.
It was as if he had been looking at the pinnacle of beauty for an instant...
It was almost like...
'Almost like that time...' Tang Yin thought in a daze, and his breathing quickened as his heart began to beat faster.
He spent a few minutes like that but quickly sent all those feelings deep down and decided to stop thinking about nonsense.
He simply walked to the restaurant and ordered his food.
So, he spent a good while having lunch and thinking about different things, but he couldn't just get that little memory from a moment ago out of his mind.
That feeling that those eyes left him with...
They made him ask himself several times, who the hell is she?
Although, he couldn't find an answer in his mind.
The feeling he got when he saw that woman's eyes was...
Like a hundred-thousand-year-old piece of ice, hard to access. Difficult to understand.
But it was that feeling that made him feel the most dazed.
Still, nothing he could do if he didn't understand something.
In the end, Tang Yin simply went back to the auction and looked around, but he couldn't see that woman again, so he sighed in helplessness and entered the auction.
Maybe he would see her if she was here.
An hour later, the second part of the auction kicked off...
This time the auction felt more crowded because all the VIP rooms were being used.
It wasn't like in the morning when only 3 or 4 VIP rooms were being used, at this time, they were all full.
There were even people standing in some places because there were no seats for them.
So, the auction started, and the presenter, who this time was a female presenter, kicked off the auction, with item after item passing by the stage and all being auctioned.
Most of the items in this second half were much more interesting than the first, but nothing worthy of Tang Yin's attention.
It's not because they were bad, they just weren't useful to him.
Some could simply be used by cultivators, so nothing was worthy of attention.
But the prices were getting higher and higher.
The number of items sold at this time was large enough to astonish Tang Yin.
He could only think a: No wonder there are so many people, so this is why.
And so, a large number of items passed back and forth, with large transactions, but none were noteworthy to Tang Yin.
Several hours later, when it was already getting dark, the end finally came...
"Gentlemen, we are coming down to the final moments of this auction. A lot of items have been sold, and even some rarely-seen cultivation techniques have come through here. But, right now we have the last 7 items up for auction and since it's getting dark, we're going to bring them all here and then auction them off piecemeal." Said the auctioneer with a smile she already looked exhausted.
Once she finished speaking, seven people came in pushing some small carts covered with some red blankets.
The last 7 items of the auction.
Tang Yin felt a bit anxious, as he knew that among those 7, one was one of the cultivation techniques he put up for sale, and three others were the ones he needed.
Those last three were the most important ones.
One of the seven people stepped forward carrying the item he was entitled to.
"People, this is our first item of the last seven..." She said and threw away the blanket covering the container.
Soon, 5 Spiritual Herbs came into view, which made Tang Yin stand up from his seat.
'Purple Grass with Bones, huh. This stuff usually grows in a special oasis, I'm surprised they actually have one here, but this is good. I thought it would be hard to find it, but here it is.' Tang Yin thought with a smile looking at the grass.
"As you may well know, Purple Grass with Bones is one of the main herbs for making numerous Pills, among which, the most famous one is the one for breaking the bottlenecks of the Fifth Realm easily, even the Tenth Level Bottleneck would not be a problem.
So, for you who have been waiting for many years to break your bottlenecks and finally become a King among Cultivators, I look forward to seeing your offers. This time we have 5 Herbs and they will all be sold as one, The starting price is 50 thousand spiritual gold coins, get started!"
Just as the auctioneer finished counting everything, the bidding shot back and forth, with numerous people shouting their prices.
From 50 thousand spiritual gold coins, 60 thousand, 70 thousand...
It quickly reached 90 thousand, a really big number, but it meant nothing to those who were trying to reach the next rank.
This is a Spirit Herb which, per unit usually sells for up to 100 thousand spiritual gold coins, what's 90 thousand for 5 of them?
So, the price kept increasing.
Tang Yin didn't say anything simply waited for a point to come when no one wanted to continue to raise the price, at that point, he would give a higher price and buy it.
But...
He was not the only one with such a thought and of course, he knew it.
There was only one person of those in the VIP lounges, raising the price.
The rest were waiting.
Or maybe they weren't interested, but Tang Yin was leaning more towards the fact that they were waiting.
When the time comes, they will talk.
So, soon, only a few people were raising the price because the value had already shot up to 400k.
But those few people continually raised the price to 500k and then to 600k, where two of them stopped talking.
They didn't know if they would wait or if they had run out of money, but at this point, only two were raising the price.
"650 thousand..." Said one of them, and the other went silent as they reached that price.
'Shit, this bastard has a lot of money.' Thought that person at that moment, but still prepared to raise the price by another 10 thousand.
"660..."
"750 thousand." Just before that person could raise the price, a person from the VIP rooms set a price of 100 thousand coins higher.
This astonished everyone in the normal places.
"He went up by 100,000, even with the price being so high?" were the murmurs heard throughout the room.
Soon, another person joined in.
"Haha, 800k over here." He said, and the person who had shouted earlier frowned.
"Old man, do you want to compete with my family?" the one who had raised the price earlier asked, and the old man who brought it to 800 thousand simply let out a snort.
"If you think you're worthy, come. This is ours today." He replied.
The first man to raise the price then frowned.
"850 thousand." He replied.
"Hahaha, old man, do you really think your family can compete with mine in wealth? 900 thousand."
This last price increase made him frown.
900 thousand spiritual gold coins for something that normally costs 500 thousand is too much.
"Hmph, let's see how you compete for the rest of the treasures then. It's yours." Replied the other man and sat down angrily.
"Hahaha, miss, I think it's about time you announced who the winner is." Replied the first man without worrying about what the other was saying.
Of course, he knew very well that if he wanted this spirit herb to work, then he should get the one that would be sold after this one, and that's where he might suffer, but for now, it's better to secure this one.
If he gets this spiritual herb split from the other one for only 400 thousand spiritual gold coins it is not a loss either. As long as both spiritual herbs do not fall into the hands of his rivals, it is a gain for him, and if he manages to get both... It would be much better.
Miss Presenter smiled towards that VIP room.
"The Lord of VIP Room 4, has given 900 thousand spiritual gold coins for these 5 herbs, is there anyone giving more?" she shouted and then did the same, but seeing that no one answered.
"900 thousand coins going once, 900 thousand coins going twice, 900 thousand..." But just as the man in the VIP room had already smiled broadly and prepared to say thank you, a quiet voice came from another VIP room.
"1 million."