Zeng Yi and Xue Qinghe walked into the auction hall under the leadership of the hot reception girl.

The auction center feels more like a large auditorium, similar to the main arena of the Great Fighting Soul Center, with a circular altar in the center and a circle of seats arranged in a radioactive ring around it.

It is divided into five parts. The three rows of seats closest to the podium are red and radiate outward, in that order black, purple, yellow, and white. Apparently it is set according to different levels of bidders.

Xue Qinghe told Zeng Yi about the situation, and the innermost red seat entered through a special passage and was protected by special security personnel. It's the so-called million-dollar VIP area, and you have to be a status person to qualify as a red VIP.

The black seats outside are ordinary million-level VIP areas, as long as you have money, you can enter, and they belong to the second-class black VIPs.

Further outward, the purple is the 500,000-level purple VIP, the yellow is the 100,000-level ordinary VIP, and the outermost white is also the largest seat.

And Xue Qinghe, as the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, his identity is naturally self-evident. The girl took Xue Qinghe and Zeng Yi to the VIP channel covered with the red carpet and entered the top auction seat.

The seat of this red VIP seat is a luxurious sofa with a length of five meters, and a mahogany coffee table is placed in front of it, on which are placed fruit platters, various pastries, drinks, etc.

After Zeng Yi and Xue Qinghe sat down, a middle-aged man in a black dress, who seemed to be someone from the auction house, brought two tall and beautiful women to the position of the two.

When Xue Qinghe saw this person coming, the look in his eyes couldn't help but be cold, and he said lightly: "Take them down, you don't need them here." ”

The man couldn't help but have an embarrassed look on his face, and then took the two women and retreated respectfully.

Zeng Yi observed the red VIPs around him, and beside them, there was a gorgeous and slender woman snuggled up, which made Zeng Yi understand that this auction house also gave women to play with.

Of course, this is only available to guests in the red zone.

"What? Isn't it a pity? Xue Qinghe couldn't help but say when he saw Zeng Yi looking at those women.

"Indeed, the lives of these nobles are really extravagant." Zeng Yi retracted his gaze, lay on the sofa, didn't care about the surrounding situation at all, put his feet on the table, and put his hands on his head.

Xue Qinghe looked at Zeng Yi's appearance, shook his head a few times helplessly, poured himself a cup of tea, and said lightly: "These women themselves belong to the auction house, including their lives. They are all civilian women who were bought at auction at a very young age and have been cultivated since childhood. They are not only the service staff here, but also part of the auction. If someone is willing to pay for it, they can be bought and sold. ”

Hearing this, Zeng Yi couldn't help but get up, looked at Xue Qinghe in surprise, and said, "Buying and selling people as goods? Isn't that just being used as a slave? I remember that the law of the empire prohibits the slave trade, and you, the prince of the empire, can allow such a thing to happen in front of your own door? ”

Xue Qinghe sighed helplessly and said: "It is true that the empire prohibits the slave trade, but behind the scenes, these things still happen, as long as there are interests, it is difficult to put an end to this kind of behavior." Moreover, the forces behind this auction house are intricate, involving the interests of many people, don't say that I am a prince, even the emperor, it is difficult to interfere. ”

"The so-called imperial laws, which were only a means to restrain the commoners, did not play any role at all against the high aristocracy. They can do whatever they want in the law, and at the end of the day, the law is just the rules of the game that they make. ”

Zeng Yi was silent, he now knew how powerless Xue Qinghe felt for his country.

At this time, there were not many bidders in the auction center, and there were only a few hundred people as far as the eye could see. An auction of a soul guide similar to a belt is underway on the auction table, and the price has been increased to 40,000 gold soul coins.

Zeng Yi was not interested in the items auctioned above, and chatted leisurely with Xue Qinghe while drinking tea.

After the transaction of the soul guide on the stage was completed, the auction hall official took out another auction item.

This time, Zeng Yi became interested in this auction item.

It was a bronze rust sword, the size of an adult's finger, with a thin line strung through the hilt that looked like an ornament.

The rust spots attached to the copper sword, Zeng Yi could smell an eternal breath from it.

I don't know why, Zeng Yi had an idea in his heart, he must get it.

This is very important to me.

Xue Qinghe saw Zeng Yi looking directly at the bronze sword ornament on the auction table, and couldn't help but say, "Do you want to take this picture?" Do you see what's going on in it? ”

"I don't know, but my gut tells me I have to get it." Zeng Yi looked intently at the bronze sword ornament on the stage and said to Xue Qinghe.

Xue Qinghe was a little surprised, it was the first time she saw Zeng Yi showing such an attached expression, she couldn't help but glance at the bronze sword ornament on the stage, and said with a smile: "Since you need this, then I'll help you buy it." ”

The host on the auction table began to introduce the item to the bidders, "Next, let's bid on this bronze sword ornament." First of all, let me tell you what function this bronze sword pendant has, and we don't know it at the auction house. ”

The host's words made the bidders feel speechless, they don't even know what the effect of the thing is, you still dare to put this thing up for auction? Isn't this a pit man?

Seeing the bidders in the audience whispering, the host couldn't help but smile mysteriously, this is what he wanted, and then continued: "However, from the rust spots on this bronze sword ornament, you can see the age of this item compared to everyone. And let me tell you one thing, the material of this copper sword is extremely hard, we have tried it in the auction house, even if it is the full attack of a soul saint powerhouse, it can't damage this copper sword in the slightest, and even the rust spots on it can't be removed, which shows the magic of this copper sword. ”

"Moreover, there are mysterious symbols engraved on the bronze sword, like a kind of writing, but we don't know what kind of writing it is, but if you think about it, it should be recording some important information. We feel at the auction house that this bronze sword may be a kind of key, a key to unlock some kind of ruin. ”

"Think about it, what kind of wealth would it be if you could bring it back, decipher the information on it, find a ruin, and get the treasure inside?" Speaking of which, the host's tone became excited, and he couldn't help but admire his ability to make up stories.

After listening to the host's words, the bidders who were originally not interested in the bronze sword ornament came to be interested.

Although the treasure key of the ancient ruins that the host said is a bit of a braggart, but the Douluo Continent does not know how many years it has existed, and there are indeed many ancient ruins hidden on this continent, and some people have found them. What if this is really the key to a ruin? As long as you decipher the symbol information above, the treasure in it is self-evident that the attractiveness is self-evident.

Even if it wasn't, just the material of this bronze sword could resist the attack of the Soul Saint without incident, which was enough for them to have the idea of collecting.

The host said: "Of course, this is also a possibility. This bronze sword ornament, bidding for a low price of 50,000 gold soul coins, each increase in price shall not be less than 1,000 gold soul coins, now, everyone can bid. ”

"I'll give out 55,000 gold soul coins!"

"Sixty thousand gold soul coins!"

"Sixty-three thousand gold soul coins!"

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The host smiled and watched the people below bidders bidding with each other, and his heart was already happy. Among them, the price of this copper sword ornament is not worth so much money at all. The clues of the ancient ruins are all made up by him.

A successful bidder is one who can raise the value of an item to unprecedented heights.

Of course, even the treasure connoisseurs of their auction house couldn't see what the bronze sword was and couldn't measure its value, so the auction house took it out for auction.

As for the clues of the ancient ruins, there is indeed a slight possibility. But this small possibility is enough for these bidders to gamble.

Moreover, the effect that could resist the full force of the Soul Saint's blow, he was not joking.

"Isn't it just a rusty hanging ornament, how expensive it can be." In the ordinary area, Xiao Wu watched these bidders bidding frantically, and couldn't help but complain.

Tang San beside Xiao Wu said: "Xiao Wu, when you look at things, you can't just rely on the surface to judge, that will only make you ignorant. ”

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he didn't have any money in his hand, Tang San would also want to buy this bronze sword ornament and study it carefully.

"I can't imagine that little brother, you can say such philosophical words at such a young age." Behind Tang San's seat was a middle-aged man with an elegant and warm temperament, this person was Ning Fengzhi, looking at Tang San, his eyes showed a bit of admiration.

Tang San shook his head and said, "I didn't say this sentence, it was taught to me by a friend of mine. ”

"Oh? It turns out that there is someone else, and it seems that your friend is also an interesting person. Ning Fengzhi chuckled, and then looked at the top of the ceremony.

"Sir, are you also interested in this bronze sword ornament?" Tang San couldn't help but ask.

Ning Fengzhi said with a smile, "Indeed, if you have some ideas, even if you don't have any clues about the ruins, it's good to take them back and collect them." ”

The Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda has the ability to appreciate treasures, and he is Ning Fengzhi, but he is the most senior treasure connoisseur on this continent, and he naturally wants to appreciate this mysterious bronze sword.

"100,000 Golden Soul Coins!"

Ning Fengzhi immediately made a bid.

"120,000 Golden Soul Coins! The 67th white VIP bid 120,000 gold soul coins! 120,000 gold soul coins once, is there anyone still bidding? The host said excitedly that the price of this bronze sword ornament was beyond his expectations.

The next moment, the host exclaimed again, "The No. 3 red VIP bid 150,000 gold soul coins!" 150,000 Gold Soul Coins once! Anyone else bidding? ”

Ning Fengzhi was a little surprised to see someone bidding with him, in his opinion, 120,000 yuan to auction an item that he didn't know the details of the bottom was already the limit price, but he didn't expect that there would be someone bidding with him.

Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly, didn't care, and continued to increase the price.

"The sixty-seventh white VIP bids again, 200,000 gold soul coins!"

At this moment, Xue Qinghe was stunned, he didn't expect someone to be on the bar with him, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, this was a gift he bought for Zeng Yi, how could he give it to others?

Bang Bang Bang –

Xue Qinghe didn't even think about it, and directly shot on the price increase button for a while.

"Ahh 500,000! No. 3 Red VIP bids 500,000 gold soul coins! ”

The host excitedly shouted out Xue Qinghe's bidding.

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