Chapter 255: Gold, Platinum, Diamonds
About seven days later, Ling Yu received an invitation from the Gu Feng faction, saying that there were medicinal materials they needed at this auction.
In the morning, the first rays of sunlight shine on the earth, signaling the dawn of a new day.
The sun always comes out earlier in summer than in winter, warm but not blazing.
There are a lot of people in front of the Gudao auction hall, and it seems that today's large-scale auction still attracts a lot of people.
Yun Fan looked at the gilded invitation in his hand with some emotion, with the word 'Ancient Road' written on it, it is worthy of being the largest auction house in the imperial city, and the shot is generous, and this gilded invitation alone is estimated to cost thousands of spirit coins.
"Don't stand stupidly and go. Ling Yu tugged at Yun Fan's sleeve.
Yun Fan looked at the crowd of people in front of him a little helplessly, "Tell me, where are you going?"
Mo Yue beside her had already had a bitter face, and a pair of small hands grabbed Yun Fan's sleeves tightly, afraid that she would lose it.
"We're VIPs, so we can't walk the same path as them. Ling Yu raised his head proudly and walked towards another passage not far away, where there were obviously many fewer people, but there were many people guarding them, and it seemed that their cultivation was not low.
The three of them walked to the front of the passage, and a middle-aged man greeted them, "Excuse me, if there is an invitation, if there is no invitation, please go through the passage over there." With that, he pointed to the crowded entrance where they had walked earlier.
Ling Yu took the gilded invitation in Yun Fan's hand and handed it to the middle-aged man.
"It turned out to be a gold-level VIP, and there are many offenses, don't be surprised. The middle-aged man took the invitation, looked at it carefully, and then returned the invitation with both hands, respectfully.
"Well, lead the way. Ling Yu took the invitation and snorted.
"This way, please. After the middle-aged man made a gesture of please, he took the lead and walked in, followed by Yun Fan and the others.
Walking in the long corridor, Yun Fan looked at the walls on both sides of the walls inlaid with fist-sized night pearls, and couldn't help but secretly wonder, this ancient road auction hall is too rich, right?
"By the way, what did he mean by the gold-level VIP he said before?" Yun Fan couldn't help but think of the conversation between Ling Yu and the middle-aged man before, and couldn't help asking.
"The invitations at the Gudao Auction House are generally divided into five grades: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond. Ling Yu explained to Yun Fan as she walked. "The bronze level is an ordinary VIP, most of them are businessmen, the silver level is slightly higher, most of them are officials, and the gold level is equivalent to the middle level, most of them are some high-grade forces, and the platinum level belongs to the existence of the three major families in the imperial city. ”
"What about the diamond-grade ones?" Yun Fan couldn't help but ask suspiciously when he saw that Ling Yu only stopped talking about platinum, and didn't look like he was going on.
"Diamond-level?" Ling Yu couldn't help but be stunned, "For so many years, I have never seen a diamond-level VIP invitation, which is only qualified to be owned by some super powers, and it is said that since the establishment of the Gudao Auction House, only a diamond-level invitation has been sent, and it is sent out with a shy face." ”
Yun Fan couldn't help but be a little speechless, this word was too exaggerated, right? What kind of force could make the Gudao Auction House grovel like this?
Ling Yu understood the meaning on Yun Fan's face, spread his hands and said, "Don't look at me, I don't know." ”
The two talked as they walked, and after a while, the middle-aged man leading the way in front of him stopped, opened a door on the left, and walked in.
Yun Fan and the others followed in and looked at it, this room is not big, only about half the size of a classroom, and there is a soft sleeper in the center of the room, which allows people to sit on it.
In front of the soft sleeper, the curtain was drawn, and with a snap of the middle-aged man's fingers, the curtain slowly opened, revealing a whole light curtain behind it, which could clearly see any corner. Behind the curtain was the same room as theirs, except that the curtain in that room had not been opened.
"I'm sorry, I want to ask, can the person on the other side see us?" Yun Fan suddenly asked the middle-aged man.
"Please rest assured, the most important thing in our Gudao Auction House is the privacy of customers, as long as the auction officially starts, the people in each room can only see the room number posted on the outside, corresponding to the room number of the room, and the rest can't see anything. The middle-aged man immediately heard what Yun Fan meant, and explained respectfully.
"Hmm. Yun Fan nodded, quite satisfied with the secrecy of the Gudao Auction House.
"I'll have you get some fruit and snacks, and the auction will start in a little while. The middle-aged man bowed and retreated.
Yun Fan walked to the front of the light curtain and looked at the other rooms outside the light curtain with some curiosity.
Outside of their room, there was a relatively large round table, and around the round platform, there were several rooms that were exactly like them, and by this time, most of the rooms were already lit up, and it was obvious that someone was inside.
Yun Fan looked up again, and there were two same floors above their room, which should be the rooms that only platinum-level VIPs and diamond-level VIPs could enjoy.
And now, the platinum-level rooms are also lit up by four, Yun Fan looked at those four rooms, his eyes couldn't help but squint slightly, presumably they were the three major families of the Imperial City and the royal family.
"Looks like there's something good going on in this auction. Ling Yu didn't know when he walked to Yun Fan's side, looked at the four bright and prosperous rooms, and said softly.
"Otherwise, how could these guys with eyes above the top come over?" Ling Yu couldn't help but sneer.
"Well, that's what I thought, but I'm a little curious about what makes these people flock to it. Yun Fan nodded.
"We'll know when the time comes. Ling Yu shrugged her shoulders.
Yun Fan thought to himself, but he didn't know why he suddenly looked up at the room above the platinum room.
It was dark, with no light at all, as if it had been abandoned for years.
"Did you say there would be someone there tonight?" Yun Fan looked at the darkness steadily, and suddenly said to Ling Yu.
"What about the room of the diamond-level VIP?" Ling Yu was stunned for a moment, then followed his gaze and couldn't help but ask with some surprise.
Seeing Yun Fan nodded, Ling Yu couldn't help but shake his head, "Probably not, I've been here to this ancient road auction hall no less than a hundred times since I was a child, and every time I come, I haven't seen the room above light up once, it's like, it's like... Ling Yu was speechless for a while, but she couldn't find an adjective.
"It's like someone has forgotten, right?" Yun Fan looked at the room and said softly.
"Well, that's pretty much what it means. Ling Yu nodded, "But after all, it is a diamond-level VIP room that only some super forces are qualified to enter, and it is not unreasonable that there is no one." ”
Yun Fan glanced at it again, and then looked away, I don't know why, he faintly felt in his heart that it might light up today, although it was only his sixth sense.
Yun Fan turned his head and looked at Mo Yue happily holding an arm-sized carrot, sitting on the soft sleeper and nibbling with relish, and couldn't help laughing, this little girl is worthy of being a rabbit-like monster, and she likes to eat radishes so much.
"How many gold-level VIPs are there today?" Yun Fan pondered for a moment and asked the middle-aged man who had just come in with his maid.
"Including this room, there are sixteen rooms in total. The middle-aged man said respectfully.
"Sixteen?" Yun Fan muttered to himself, his brows furrowed slightly, he didn't expect that there would be so many forces.
They relied on Elder Gu Feng to get the gold-level invitation, and the rest of them are genuine forces, and if they want to snatch food from them, I'm afraid it's not a simple matter, now I just hope that no one will rob him at that time.
"When does the auction start?" Yun Fan asked.
Five minutes later, the auction began. "Middle-aged humane.
"If there's any problem, just shake the bell on the table and someone will come in from outside the door. The middle-aged man bowed, and then withdrew with the maid, there are rules in the auction hall, he has been doing it for so many years, he naturally knows when to speak out and when to leave.
After getting out of middle age, Yun Fan sat on top of the soft sleeper, looking at Ling Yu and frowning slightly, "You said before that the items to be auctioned above the gold level cannot be paid for with spirit coins, only pills, spirit treasures, martial arts, or anything useful for cultivation?"
"Of course, the temptation of spirit coins for our cultivators is actually very small, and it is just a solution to food and clothing. Ling Yu nodded naturally, "Therefore, the things auctioned at the Ancient Road Auction Venue are no longer allowed to use spirit coins above the gold level." ”
"Then you haven't seen anyone these days, are you going to prepare these things?" Yun Fan looked at Ling Yu with a strange expression, he hadn't seen her in the past few days, and he thought it should be as he thought.
"Of course, otherwise, how can you buy the medicinal herbs you want?" Ling Yu couldn't help but roll her eyes, she was busy for this matter these days, "I've already taken out my old book, and I have to grab those few medicinal herbs no matter what!" She clenched her fists tightly, and a look of determination flashed in her eyes.
"Why don't you ask me if I have one?" Yun Fan said.
"You're a poor bastard, you don't even have much spirit coins, what treasure do I expect you to come up with?" Ling Yu rolled her eyes.
“。。。。。。 ”
Yun Fan looked at Ling Yu's appearance, and couldn't help but shake her head with a smile, although she said this, Yun Fan knew that she didn't want to owe her favor anymore, the more she owed such a thing, the more difficult it was to pay it back.
Just when Yun Fan wanted to persuade Ling Yu, a dazzling light suddenly shone in from outside the light curtain, making the three people in the room stunned for a moment.
But then, Yun Fan and Ling Yu's faces couldn't help but change, and the two glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of shock in each other's eyes.
The two of them swept in front of the light curtain, looked up, and saw that the darkness, which seemed to be overlooked, emitted an incomparably dazzling light at this time.