Gu Rong looked at Ning Bei beside him with a profound gaze.
"Bei'er, you're quite filial, knowing your mother is good to you?"
Gu Rong clearly knew that this evening dress was something Ning Bei had bid on for his mother, so he praised his filial piety.
But the tone in which he said this sounded strange, as if he was reminding Ning Bei, I'm good to you too, where's my gift?
Ning Bei scratched his head awkwardly.
"Grandpa Bone, if I see something suitable for you later, I'll bid on it too. You're so good to me, I should also show my respect to you, old man."
Gu Rong nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
"There's no need for gifts, I'll just accept the sentiment."
Ning Bei looked at Gu Rong's magnanimous face, his forehead covered in black lines: I believe you, my foot, you old codger are very bad.
The items won at auction would be paid for and delivered immediately after the auction, so the auction continued.
Ning Bei wasn't very interested in the subsequent storage soul tool and Catgirl Maid, so he didn't participate in the bidding.
Until the fourth auction item was pushed onto the stage.
"This fourth auction item is a recently popular batch of pills, made by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's master alchemist, including ten Wound Recovery Pills, ten Spring Return Pills, and ten Power Storage Pills."
As he spoke, he pulled open the red cloth on the display cart, and several white jade bottles were presented before everyone.
The mercenaries in the middle of the auction house immediately erupted in excitement. They had come several times just to bid on these pills, knowing that in soul hunting, these inconspicuous little pills could save lives.
Unfortunately, they were too popular, and they hadn't managed to bid on them in the previous auctions.
"The starting price for the pills is 200 Gold Soul Coins, with each bid increment no less than 10 Gold Soul Coins."
This starting price immediately caused discussion among the mercenaries below.
"Damn it, why did it go up again? Last time it started at 150 Gold Soul Coins?"
"Who says it isn't? Support-type Soul Masters are hard to find, and pills are so expensive, it's really killing us."
But these complaints were immediately drowned out by the scolding of their companions.
"If you think it's too expensive, you don't have to bid, then there will be fewer competitors."
"That's right, just give up, you paupers."
"Enough nonsense, turn right at the door, goodbye, thank you."
The few who had complained about the price earlier were immediately red-faced with anger when they heard the ridicule from their surrounding companions.
"Who said we wouldn't bid? Here, 220 Gold Soul Coins."
"Bah! Only adding 20, are you sending away beggars? Here, here, I bid 250."
Before long, the 30 pills of various types had already been bid up to 500 Gold Soul Coins.
Ning Bei in the private room clicked his tongue in amazement, exclaiming that it was highway robbery.
He had heard Ning Fengzhi in the sect say that pills were in short supply and might increase in price.
But now that he saw it with his own eyes, this increase was too outrageous, wasn't it?
"Indeed, no matter which world you're in, selling medicine is a highly profitable industry."
Gu Rong on the side also smiled, stroking his beard.
"Bei'er, these pills are quite popular."
"Yes, they are."
Gu Rong didn't reveal that Ning Bei was the creator of the pills, probably afraid of being overheard by too many people.
In the end, these 30 pills were auctioned off for a high price of 600 Gold Soul Coins, several times higher than Ning Bei had imagined.
30 pills were Ning Bei's production for two days. It seemed that the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce also understood the concept of scarcity marketing, which was simply outrageous.
After the pill auction, it was time for the next auction item.
Ya Fei pulled open the red cloth, and a dark lump appeared on the display cart.
"This is ten-thousand-year Whale Jelly that the Spirit Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect found at sea. It's the key to a happy life! Are the esteemed guests going to take action?"
Ya Fei introduced the auction item while showing a knowing expression.
"The starting price is 1,000 Gold Soul Coins, and each bid must be no less than 50 Gold Soul Coins."
Hearing Ya Fei's words, Ning Bei was shocked. This Whale Jelly was the perfect item to enhance physical strength! People at this time didn't know this, and the noble lords only used it to enhance their abilities in that area.
"1,300 Gold Soul Coins."
"1,500."
"1,700."
While Ning Bei was thinking, the bidding had already begun below.
Before long, after several rounds of price increases, the transaction price of Whale Jelly had reached 2,300 Gold Soul Coins.
Seeing that the number of bidders was slowly decreasing, Ning Bei beckoned to the maid beside him again.
Gu Rong and Xiao Tao beside him looked at Ning Bei with strange expressions, as if to say, how old are you? Playing so dirty?
Seeing the expressions of the two, Ning Bei's old face turned red, and he thought about how to convince them.
"Grandpa Bone, you know that my Pill Tower is extremely sensitive to medicines and herbs. This Whale Jelly doesn't only have that kind of function."
Gu Rong and Xiao Tao still looked suspicious after hearing Ning Bei's explanation.
"Oh? How come I haven't heard that this Whale Jelly has other functions?"
"Young master, you are still young and can't do those bad things."
Ning Bei's old face collapsed after hearing the two's words, and he didn't explain any further.
"Let's bid for it first, and I'll explain it to you when we get back."
The two stopped talking after hearing this.
"Oh! The distinguished guest in Box 1 bid 3,000 Gold Soul Coins. Is there any distinguished guest who will bid higher?"
Spending 3000 Gold Soul Coins to be a groom for a few nights? Even the wealthy nobles felt it wasn't worth it and stopped bidding.
"3000 Gold Soul Coins once."
"3000 Gold Soul Coins twice."
"3000 Gold Soul Coins three times."
"Congratulations to the VIP in Box Number 1 for winning this ten-thousand-year Whale Jelly."
After winning the Whale Jelly, Ning Bei nodded in satisfaction. He didn't bid on any of the subsequent auction items, as his little treasury was almost empty.
Just when everyone thought there wouldn't be any more surprises at this auction, Ya Fei's words on the stage caught Ning Bei's attention.
"Next up is the final item of this auction, an unknown herb."
"This herb was obtained by a Soul Master from the auction house while hunting for Souls. When they found the herb, it was being guarded by a Giant Stone Rock Python with a cultivation of 9000 years. Although we don't know the herb's effects, being guarded by a Soul Beast of nearly ten thousand years suggests it's no ordinary item. Therefore, the starting price is 1500 Gold Soul Coins, with each bid increment no less than 100 Gold Soul Coins."
The crowd below erupted in an uproar after hearing the introduction.
"1500 Gold Soul Coins for a broken herb? That's robbery."
"Exactly, and we don't even know what it does."
"Tell me about it, what if it's poison?"
The crowd's discussions were all belittling the herb's existence.
In the box, Ning Bei looked at the herb and released his Spirit. Seeing Ning Bei's actions, Gu Rong quickly knocked out the maids in the box.
Ning Bei saw that the first floor of the Pill Tower was emitting a brighter light than usual, indicating it was very interested in the herb.
"Grandpa Bone, you saw it too, that herb seems to have some effect on the Pill Tower."
Gu Rong nodded solemnly and shouted outside the box.
"3000 Gold Soul Coins, I want the herb."
"Oh, the distinguished guest in Box Number 1 has bid 3000 Gold Soul Coins, is there a higher bidder?"
After looking around and seeing no response.
"Then congratulations to the VIP in Box Number 1 for obtaining this herb."
"This auction concludes here."
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