Phi-Fic Chapter 276 The auction begins
Chapter 276 The auction begins
The auction proceeded as scheduled.
All the independent martial artists and major forces who came for this purpose rushed to the auction venue located in the center of Yaoguang City on the morning of this day.
This extremely luxurious and vast venue, capable of accommodating nearly 10,000 people, was specially built by the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce at great expense in its early years.
Since its construction, this venue has only been opened two or three times.
The martial artists who came to participate in the auction can be roughly divided into two groups.
Some of them were wealthy and powerful, invited by the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce. These individuals were not charged any fees upon entry.
The other group consisted of those who weren't invited but could indeed purchase entry by paying a certain amount of money. This group was primarily there to broaden their horizons and join the fun; they generally didn't know how to, and lacked the resources to, participate in the auction.
It's not just Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce; other major chambers of commerce are doing the same thing.
After all, only a small number of people were invited, at most a few hundred.
Therefore, every time an auction is held, in addition to collecting auction commissions, major chambers of commerce also make a fortune by selling admission tickets.
Because Jiang Xiaochuan possessed the token given to him by the Wan Jinfa Merchant Guild, he naturally didn't need to queue outside the main entrance like other martial artists. Instead, after showing his token, he was directly followed by a maid sent by the Wan Jinfa Merchant Guild to entertain distinguished guests through another door into the venue, and went straight up to the private VIP room on the second floor.
What Jiang Xiaochuan didn't notice was that as he followed the maid into the venue, a young man in the long queue not far away stared at the back of the figure with a puzzled expression.
"That person looks so much like Senior Jiang..."
"What are you muttering about?"
Lan Chen, who was standing in front, turned around and glanced at Jiang Chengxuan.
Jiang Chengxuan shook his head. "It's nothing. I guess I just misread it." He then turned to the side, glanced at the long queue in front of him, and sighed. "With such a long queue, I wonder how long we'll have to wait... I also wonder when our Jiang family will receive an invitation and be able to walk in through another door as VIPs, without having to wait in line."
Lan Chen smiled and said, "For an auction of this scale, there are only two possibilities if you want to be invited as a VIP."
"Which two?"
Jiang Chengxuan showed a curious expression.
"Firstly, for sects and forces, their level must reach the silver level. Secondly, if one is an individual or a rogue cultivator, then one's own cultivation must at least reach the late stage of the Mountain Shaking Realm, and one must also have sufficient wealth."
After hearing Lan Chen's words, Jiang Chengxuan clicked his tongue and shook his head.
These conditions were within his expectations.
For the Jiang family at present, neither of these options can be achieved in a short period of time, so his words just now were merely a complaint.
"Oh, right!"
Lan Chen seemed to remember something else, and looked at Jiang Chengxuan with a meaningful smile, "There is another way to become a VIP and be invited. That is to have something you consign for auction at this auction! The premise is that the item must be of sufficient weight."
"I see……"
Jiang Chengxuan nodded thoughtfully, then stopped responding to Lan Chen's words.
He certainly knew what Lan Chen was implying with those words.
But since it concerned Senior Jiang, he, as a junior member of the clan, dared not say much.
Lan Chen stopped there, and seeing that Jiang Chengxuan was unwilling to continue, he didn't say anything more.
After all, the relationship between Jianmen Palace and the Jiang family is becoming increasingly close. The Jiang family recently launched several new medicinal liquids, which have been highly praised among the disciples of Jianmen Palace and are almost a must-have for everyone.
It is precisely because of these medicinal liquids that the number of casualties among the disciples of Jianmen Palace when they go out on missions has been greatly reduced, and their overall strength has also been significantly improved.
In his view, with that mysterious Senior Jiang around, the development and growth of the Jiang family was already unstoppable. Therefore, he had no need to have any unpleasantness with Jiang Chengxuan, the future heir of the Jiang family, over some trivial matters.
the other side.
As soon as they sat down in the room, Xiaoqing and Xiaogu immediately crawled out from Jiang Xiaochuan's clothes, jumped onto the table, and began to eat all kinds of fruits and snacks.
Although the rooms on the second floor are all next to each other, the presence of array runes greatly reduces the possibility of others peeping in.
Jiang Xiaochuan waited for more than half an hour before all the people who came to participate in the auction had entered.
The first floor of the venue was already packed with people.
As for how many people were seated in the second-floor pavilion, Jiang Xiaochuan had no idea, nor was he interested in knowing. He only had one thought in mind: he hoped the auction would start soon.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, a tall, middle-aged man dressed in brocade robes finally walked out from the spacious, tall circular exhibition platform.
As soon as the man appeared, gasps of surprise rang out in the hall.
"Wan Jinquan? I never expected that the person hosting this auction would be Master Wan!"
"Since it was Third Master Wan who personally oversaw the process, then the news about this top-grade pill is most likely true!"
"The Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce has really gone all out this time. It seems they're planning to use this auction to elevate their reputation to a whole new level!"
Wan Jinquan walked to the center of the booth, glanced at the crowd below, then raised his arm and said loudly:
"--quiet!"
The aura of a powerful expert at the Mountain-Shaking Realm swept out, and the originally noisy venue instantly became completely silent.
"As for who Wan is, I think everyone knows, so I won't go into too much detail here."
Wan Jinquan, beaming, laughed heartily, "As for why you all have come, I know perfectly well. I won't reveal the rest, but I can assure you that this Wan Jin Auction will not disappoint you! — So, without further ado, I hereby declare the auction officially open!!"
As soon as Wan Jinquan finished speaking, two burly men dressed identically carried up a wooden box about nine feet long.
"This is the first item up for auction, a fourth-grade Xuan weapon called the 'Phoenix Chasing Spear'!"
As he spoke, Wan Jinquan raised his hand, lifted the lid of the box, took out the Phoenix Chasing Spear, and casually twirled it a few times, revealing the true appearance of the Phoenix Chasing Spear to everyone.
"The very first item to appear is a fourth-grade Xuan weapon! The Wan Jin Merchant Guild truly has a grand scale!!"
"A fourth-grade Xuan weapon! I've been dreaming of owning one!"
"Phoenix Chasing Spear—what a name! Even from this distance, I can clearly feel the scorching heat emanating from the spear tip!"
Hearing the exclamations and discussions of the crowd, Wan Jinquan felt very satisfied and proud. After waving his hand to put the Phoenix Chasing Spear back into the box, he immediately began to quote prices.
"The power of a fourth-grade Xuan weapon needs no further introduction! The starting bid for this Phoenix Chasing Spear is fifty low-grade Yuan Stones. Each bid must be at least one Yuan Stone higher! If any fellow Daoists are interested, you may place your bid now!"