Chapter 78: The Auction Begins
Compared to the Heaven Dou Grand Auction in Heaven Dou City, the auction house in Soto City is much smaller in scale.
There wasn't even anyone to greet them at the door.
Shi Lin remembered that the Heaven Dou Grand Auction was full of young ladies dressed in revealing clothes.
Although Shi Lin is young, he appreciates beautiful women.
Seeing that no one was at the entrance, Shi Lin led Shi An into the auction house.
As soon as Shi Lin entered, he was stopped by two girls dressed in pink.
Shi Lin looked the two girls up and down, noting their clothes and accessories. They were probably staff members from the Soto Auction House.
"Young master, hello. This is an auction. How can I help you?" A young girl bowed slightly to Shi Lin and then spoke softly to him.
After hearing what the hostess said, Shi Lin nodded in satisfaction. Sure enough, there was no such thing as looking down on people in a proper place.
"Excuse me, when is the next auction? I'd like to attend one." Shi Lin smiled and nodded at the girl in front of him, then spoke calmly.
Although Shi Lin is young, he is a reincarnated person after all, and he exudes a mature feeling. His temperament is exactly that of a young master from a noble family.
The two girls in charge of reception exchanged a glance and then nodded, seemingly intimidated by Shi Lin's aura.
"Young Master, there's an auction today, it starts in two hours," another girl said to Shi Lin.
"There are still two hours until the auction, young master. Shall we go to the lounge first and see if there are any auction catalogs?" the receptionist said to Shi Lin in a sweet, coquettish voice.
Shi Lin nodded without saying anything more.
Then Shi Lin and Shi An were led to a lounge by the two girls and sat on a sofa. There was a book on the tea table in front of them.
Shi Lin sat down on the sofa with an air of nonchalance, then picked up the auction catalog on the tea table and began to examine it carefully.
At the same time, Shi Lin took out a glass of juice from his personal space and drank it while looking at the auction catalog.
This juice was bought by Shi Zhen at a high price last time. Shi Lin refined it into a Gu worm, which can produce juice every day. The taste is not bad, so Shi Lin drank it.
Today's auction was an ordinary one, with nothing particularly interesting or exciting. It mainly consisted of various gold and silver jewelry and gemstones, with nothing related to Soul Master cultivation.
Besides various jewelry, there were also some slaves. Shi Lin pondered for a moment and decided that if the level was right, he could buy some.
After all, the Shi family had many things that needed to be done by slaves who had signed death contracts, and the Shi family also needed manpower for security.
However, at that moment, Shi Lin noticed an item up for auction.
The corpses of ten fire hounds, all of which had a cultivation level of a hundred years, suggesting they belonged to the same clan.
These fire hound corpses were all treasures to Shi Lin, who possessed the ability to refine Gu poison!
Flesh and blood can be used to refine power-type Gu worms, and other parts of the body can be used to refine fire-type Gu worms.
Although Shi Lin doesn't follow the path of fire, he still needs fire-attribute Gu worms in his daily life. With fire-attribute Gu worms, he doesn't even need to use flint to light a campfire.
"This thing is interesting." Shi Lin nodded to Shi An as he looked at the corpse of the fire hound.
Shi An had never seen such a scene before. He nodded with a serious expression and didn't say a word.
On the contrary, Shi An's performance was seen as professional by the two reception girls.
"Alright, thank you both for your hard work. Find me a private room later; I need to attend today's auction." Shi Lin closed the picture book in his hand and smiled at the two young women in front of him.
"Yes, young master, we will definitely arrange a good auction room for you." The two reception girls bowed to Shi Lin with smiles on their faces, and then turned and left.
"Young Master, we can't spend too much money. We didn't bring many gold soul coins with us," Shi An whispered to Shi Lin.
"Don't worry, I'll just buy some slaves and these ten soul beast corpses. I won't buy anything else. It won't cost more than five hundred gold soul coins. We'll be going home soon, so don't worry, it won't cost too much," Shi Lin said earnestly to Shi An as he turned around.
Shi An nodded in relief after hearing Shi Lin's words.
Shi Lin stopped talking to Shi An and picked up the auction catalog again to examine the ten corpses of the fire hounds.
Because of the long transportation time, the flesh and blood of these soul beasts are no longer edible; the only valuable part is the fur of the fire hound.
These furs can be made into cushions, which are warm all year round and have high value. Shi Lin estimated that a few hundred gold soul coins would be enough to acquire them.
Not long after, the two hostesses returned to the lounge and escorted Shi Lin and Shi An to the auction room.
The room wasn't large, but it was very clean, with some fruit and a large leather sofa.
Opposite the door is a glass curtain wall, through which the items being auctioned below can be clearly seen. In front of the glass is a beaded curtain, so the people inside cannot be seen from the outside.
"How long until the auction starts?" Shi Lin turned around and asked the young girl who was hosting him.
"Please wait a moment, there is still half an hour left," the maid said respectfully to Shi Lin.
Shi Lin nodded, then leaned back on the sofa and squinted his eyes.
Half an hour later, with the sound of a table being slammed, Shi Lin slowly opened his eyes, and the auction officially began.
"Welcome everyone to the Soto Grand Auction. Today's items are treasures brought by various caravans. I hope you will enjoy them." An elderly man with a full head of white hair but a strong voice stood on the auction platform and said to the bidders in front of him.
"Splash..."
The people below the stage applauded in response to the old man.
"Esteemed guests are all acquaintances, so I won't waste any more words. Let's begin today's auction. The first item is an ancient golden hairpin, with a starting price of one gold soul coin! Each bid must be at least ten silver soul coins! Now, the auction begins...!" The old man tapped his gavel and addressed the people before him.
"Two gold soul coins!" a fat man said, holding up the sign in his hand.
The value of these ancient items is difficult to estimate, so not many people participate in the auction.
It was successfully sold for two gold soul coins.
Shi Lin stood calmly in front of the glass curtain wall, watching these people participate in the auction.
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