Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 157 — Auction Events
Zhou Yuan and Yifei finally arrived at the city square, and there were many people gathered around.
The auction place is actually quite famous to make a large number of residents arrive, whether it is just watching or following the event.
There are dozens of seats available, almost all filled. Those who wish to take part in this auction must register first before being able to obtain a seat.
In front of the chairs there is a stage that is quite luxurious, where later the auction committee will lead this event there.
Zhou Yuan's gaze then traced around to search for Jiang Long's whereabouts, moments later he discovered the middle-aged man was sitting on one of the chairs. Zhou Yuan and Yifei then walked up to him.
"Why is it so long, I think you're gonna be late?" Jiang Long asked, he had actually already reserved two seats for Zhou Yuan and Yifei.
"There are few obstacles when traveling, Senior." Zhou Yuan replied, his eyes then looked around. "Has this auction started?"
"Now, ah, it's just been talked about they finally opened the show..." Jiang Long pointed to the stage, the auction committee had now gone up onto the stage.
Zhou Yuan turned his head in a similar direction, the auction committee was a girl in her 30s, suddenly when the committee appeared the surroundings turned silent.
"Yuan'er, I heard that there are a lot of valuable items sold this auction, maybe some can make you interested..." Jiang Long's whisper in Zhou Yuan's ear.
Jiang Long got the information from the chatter of the surrounding people. In addition to a jewelry item, there are also resources, weapons that will be auctioned later.
Zhou Yuan nodded, he hoped so too. Zhou Yuan's eyes then focused on the committee who was currently opening the show with a welcome and a little pleasantry.
Zhou Yuan also looked at the front seats, those sitting near the stage were distinguished people as well as wealthy people, he said, this auction event in fact also attracted the interest of the nobles in Lily City.
Not only that, there are also warriors who follow the auction, this shows there are swordsman equipment that will later be sold.
"Alright, since it seems like you guys are already impatient with the items auctioned by us so we just start the show..." The women's committee who brought the event then had her assistant bring one item backstage.
An urn being the first auction item shown, the urn looked luxurious with a gold engraving and a red crystal in the center.
"Our first stone was the jar of a merchant, as you can see, it was a rare decorative urn, the crystal used in its manufacture was a crystal from the northern snow mountains. One can have it starting at the price of 100 gold pieces..."
Zhou Yuan observed the auction from afar, he had heard the northern snow mountain that the woman was referring to, a mountain that was located to the north of the Moon empire.
As the name suggests, the northern snow mountain is a snowy mountain and very cold temperature.
"I heard that the crystal from the eternal snow mountain is very hard to find, it deserves its initial price to be directly a hundred pieces of gold..."
One hundred gold pieces is equal to ten thousand silver or the equivalent of one hundred thousand bronze coins, in the martial world that much money is very large.
"I took the urn for 110 pieces of gold..."
"No, I'll buy it for 130 gold pieces!"
The participants of the auction began to compete with each other for the crystal urn, those who bid almost all were people from among the nobility.
"Well, 130 gold pieces? No one bids anymore, then this urn falls on you, congratulations, for payment you can do it after this event is over..." The auction committee then tapped the hammer several times, signaling the decision could not be changed again.
Zhou Yuan watched all the auctions one after another, almost all the items auctioned were ornamental items so as to make Zhou Yuan or the other swordsmen uninterested.
"Well, the next item that was auctioned this time was a little different, someone who sold it said that this was a resource plant for the swordsman named Black Rose. Initial price 5000 pieces of gold..."
Hearing the word resource, now the warriors who reacted at the auction included one of them was Jiang Long.
Black Rose is a good plant to be consumed by warriors, especially to help the formation of energy in 10 circles. The rose can be eaten directly.
"I bought 5300 gold pieces for a snow rose..."
"Wait a minute, I can get it for 5800 pieces!"
Jiang Long then stood up. "I'll buy the flower for 10,000 gold pieces."
All eyes were immediately directed at Jiang Long, surprised by the price the middle-aged man offered while Zhou Yuan who was beside him almost patted his eel.
Although Zhou Yuan knew Jiang Long was very rich, he felt that Jiang Long was too much when he took out his money.
At such a price, the warriors who were previously interested in black roses chose silence.
Thus, of course Jiang Long who got the snow flower. No one is crazy enough to spend money just by buying a bunch of flowers.
"You see Yuan'er, if I hadn't gone to this auction place I probably wouldn't have gotten the black flower..." Jiang Long was satisfied to get the items needed in his training all along.
Zhou Yuan smiled awkwardly, indeed black roses are very rare and have high efficacy for swordsmen but the price of black roses should not be up to 10,000 pieces of gold.
Zhou Yuan's attention returned to the stage, the next item auctioned was an ornamental mirror with a price of 10 gold pieces.
"Indeed who would buy a mirror at such a high price..." Cibir Yifei saw it.
Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes, feeling familiar with the mirror but could not remember when he saw it. A short while later Zhou Yuan realized something. "No way-! Don't tell me that mirror..."
Zhou Yuan was sure that the mirror on the stage was the same mirror that Grandpa Bai had given him.
The mirror was a mirror that could open a portal during the raid on the palace a few weeks ago, Zhou Yuan couldn't possibly miss seeing it because there was only one mirror that was shaped like that.