April 20, sunny, windy and smoky. The auction will be held on time.

The Lin family has set up a special venue in each of the big cities where there are families, and not only does it occupy a very large area inside, but it also has strict requirements for the outside - it needs to be unobstructed to facilitate the view of the guests upstairs, and there must be a wide road that can be paralleled by eight horse-drawn carriages.

There is no necessity in normal times, and whenever such a grand event is held, people only hope that the road will be wider—rich foreign merchants, local magnates, and all kinds of aristocratic carriages, too many to count.

Fortunately, the people of the Lin clan were skillful in dealing with the situation, guiding the way in an orderly manner, and there were no congestion or disputes from beginning to end, but the carriage was indeed very fast, and they were all moving slowly on the road.

Of course, the people of the family do not have to be crowded with them, and there are specially opened roads to ensure that they can enter and exit freely.

Entering the door, you will find a spacious hall with simple and elegant taste. There is an incense burning in the hall, and the incense name is "Tang Zhou".

"Tang Zhou" is specially made by the Lin family, using white sandalwood, benzoin and amber, the smell is quiet and ancient. As soon as the slightly restless guests came in, their minds were immediately cleared, and their eyebrows were stretched.

There was a sweet-looking maid with a smile on Hexi, relying on the crystal card in the guest's hand, respectfully leading them to the previously booked position from different passages. No matter what level of guest you are, there will be no slackness.

Although the "Tang Boat" is beautiful, in the crowded and dense space, burning incense adds to the gloomy atmosphere.

Lin often placed bamboo and wood scenery between the private seats, and with the careful design of ventilation devices, even when thousands of people gather together, the air is still fresh and smooth.

The moment they stepped into the venue, the guests who were familiar with the usual smell of plants and trees raised their eyebrows slightly—a thin layer of roses added to the air.

Most of the guests who came here were high-powered, and they saw a lot of depressing incense, people and things, and at this moment they met with the lively and innocent rose fragrance, and suddenly gave birth to some surprises.

People couldn't help but smile, and then they remembered that they were here to participate in the auction, not a tense negotiation, and they should have taken it easy!

And looking at the small table next to the seat, the blooming bright red roses leaning on the plain tall and thin black bottle, and there was no lack of elegance.

......

The ordinary seats on the first floor are still like this, not to mention the top floor box where Lu Qiming and his party are located.

The room is bright, and the top compartment has been raised to make it more open. The floor-to-ceiling windows are made of specially refined materials – people in the box can see the outside more clearly, while those on the outside can't see the inside.

Lu Qiming leaned on a rattan chair and drank tea, while flipping through the list of auctions.

The Lin family offered the best wine, which was very much in line with Gu Zhiyang's heart. He took a bottle and sat down on the cold jade bench by the window to drink himself, quite at ease, and he looked at the sword dance below, his fingers gesturing slightly in the air.

Lu Qiming couldn't help but laugh when he saw it-Brother Gu was too martial arts!

Before the auction begins, there will be a singing and dancing performance, and the dancers in it will all have solid martial arts skills, and many of the movements will also evolve from the top martial arts, even if the connoisseurs look at it, they will not laugh at it.

As soon as Gu Zhiyang saw it, he immediately couldn't take his eyes off it, and concentrated on thinking about martial arts.

In comparison, Lu Qiming agrees with Xia Wu's style more-

Xia Wuzheng stuffed himself into the soft cotton couch and hummed comfortably.

Next to Lu Qiming are two beautiful girls, one big and one small.

Lu Ziqi was holding the little flute and introducing her to various delicacies.

The black lacquer flower plate, on which are placed three small white square pastries - it is Lu Ziqi's favorite "light snow", which is cool and slightly sweet, and melts in the mouth.

Lu Ziqi fed the little flute one and stuffed one for himself, and both of them were so satisfied that their eyes lit up. Miss Lu waved her hand, and immediately ordered the waiter to bring up a whole full box.

Lu Qiming glanced at them and couldn't help laughing.

As for the others, none of them are here.

Ye Zui tried his best to say that Gu Zhiyang came over, and it was his turn, but he refused to come; although he didn't say it, everyone knew that he was definitely afraid of meeting someone from the Jiang family, so he didn't insist anymore.

Mu Yunyi and Yao Chengxiang both have their own staff, and it is inconvenient to mix with Lu Qiming, so they all sit in the box downstairs.

......

Lu Ziqi took the little Dizi Lake to eat and drink, and after a while, his stomach was round. The two men leaned down against the window and looked down.

Xiao Dizi saw that everyone had crystal cards of different colors in their hands, and was curious, and asked Lu Ziqi: "Sister, why do you all take a card?"

Lu Ziqi looked at Lu Qiming and said with a smile: "I can't tell me about this, I should let my brother say it-he made this thing with my aunt!"

"Wow!" Xiao Dizi looked up at Lu Qiming, his eyes full of little stars.

Gu Zhiyang and Xia Wu couldn't help but look at it—they had also been curious for a long time.

"Crystal card?" Lu Qiming put down the teacup and explained with a smile: "It is a wealth certificate that is common in the Lin family's firm. ”

Gold, silver and copper were commonly used as currency in Middle-earth, but they were very inconvenient to carry, and in a situation like today's, there would always be a lot of trouble.

Lin Youzhi put forward the concepts of "crystal card" and "chip", discussed with Lu Qiming for a long time, and the two of them solved many less rigorous points together, and submitted them to the Lin Elders' Church after improvement.

The Lin family immediately realized the huge business opportunity of this new thing. With the support of abundant financial resources, countless refining tools and formations were studied together, and soon, crystal cards were implemented in various parts of Central Continent at the same time, and they were quickly accepted and welcomed by people.

Lin's business, which has been stuck in a bottleneck of development for a long time, has once again experienced explosive growth for a period of time, directly overpowering its old rival for hundreds of years, Baili Commercial Bank.

This is Lin Youzhi's battle for fame.

"What is that 'chip'?" Xiao Dizi looked at Lu Qiming with wide eyes.

"It can be regarded as a kind of money that is commonly used within the Lin firm. Lu Qiming explained to her as simply as possible.

One can choose to convert the money deposited into the Lin firm according to the standard rate, and the "chip" can be restored to money at any time at the same rate.

From this point of view, "chips" are indeed no different from ordinary gold and silver; but using "chips" to buy things from the Lin firm can get a certain degree of preferential treatment; moreover, similar to today's large-scale auctions, they are all counted by "chips."

Of course, for most people, the biggest advantage of crystal card and chip is that it is convenient, safe and efficient.

Xia Wu couldn't help but interject: "What do the different colored cards mean?"

"It represents the amount of 'raising'. Lu Qiming said.

Below 10,000 is colorless, 10,000 is white, 100,000 is red, 10,000 is purple, and 10 million and above is black. The higher the level, the higher the benefits and services in Lin's firm.

Everyone thought of the black crystal card that Lu Qiming showed when he came, and they were speechless for a while.

Lu Qiming looked at everyone's expressions and said with a smile: "This is the previous card, but now there are not so many." ”

The success rate of his refining potions was surprisingly high, so he often co-authored the auction of some potions with Lin Youzhi to make extra money, and what he usually provided in the Light Clan was enough, so the amount of money in the card exceeded 10 million.

However, after spending some more one after another, although Lu Qiming couldn't remember the exact amount, he thought that it should no longer be enough for 10 million, but the black card would naturally never be withdrawn once it was issued.

But even so, it was something that Gu Zhiyang and Xia Wu didn't dare to think about -- you must know that "raising" is more valuable than "money......

Xia Wu suddenly said: "What kind of 'fundraising' is this, can it only be exchanged for money?"

Lu Qiming raised his eyebrows, thinking of Xia Wu's box of "collections", he guessed what he wanted to do, and said with a smile: "You can take things to the Lin family for valuation, and you can also directly exchange them for 'chips'." ”

Xia Wu's expression was entangled for a long time, and he suddenly slapped his leg hard, and said, "Come when you go", and the person ran out in a puff of smoke.

......

After Lu Qiming and Gu Zhiyang discussed the martial arts perception of the two teas, Xia Wu smirked back.

Everyone was frightened by his strange look, and asked him for a long time before he came back to his senses and suddenly pulled out a crystal card from his arms.

It turned out to be white!

Gu Zhiyang and the others stared blankly for a long time, only to realize that they didn't see it wrong, it was really white-more than 10,000 chips!

Gu Zhiyang looked nervous and blurted out, "Where did you get so much money?!" You know, the big yard he bought before is not worth 10,000 yuan.

Xia Wu was proud, and said sadly: "I sold my treasures for more than ten years......"

"That's all?" Gu Zhiyang looked incredulous. He knew that Xia Wu liked to pick up strange things to collect since he was a child, but he never imagined that Xia Wu would be so good at picking them up!

Lu Qiming remembered that the key to the Golden Tree Secret Realm had also been picked up by Xia Wu, and his eyes were a little more thoughtful. He thought for a while and suggested to Xia Wu: "The negative floor downstairs is a scattered market, you can go and take a look, maybe you can pick up some leaks." ”

Xia Wu's eyes suddenly burst into sparks, and he glanced at Lu Qiming affectionately, and Huo Huo, who sharpened his knife, rushed downstairs.

......

The auction hall suddenly fell silent, and the curtain came down with singing and dancing.

People sit up straight - the auction is about to begin!

Countless red lanterns lit up at the same time. The curtain opened again, and Lin Youzhi, who was dressed in full costume, walked forward slowly.

Her eyes were as big and round as a cat's, and the tails of her eyes were slightly raised, lively and charming, but there was a terrifying heroic spirit between her eyebrows, which seemed firm and tough. The two different temperaments blend perfectly in her, creating a peculiar charm that is fascinating.

She was so glorious that no one could take their eyes off it.

Lin Youzhi looked around with a smile, lightly opened his lips, and completed the opening of the auction in a few words, which was not rude, but also refreshing and crisp, winning a round of applause.

She smiled and thanked her, clapped her hands lightly, and a purple jade dragon pattern box slowly rose up from the ground. I don't know what mystery has been done around the jade box, and the smoke and clouds are swirling, like a fairy and a fantasy.

People watched with interest, and many tried to find out what was inside the box with their psychic powers—but in vain—the jade box was clearly specially refined.

People couldn't help but be even more curious, after all, the first treasure of the Lin family's every auction was kept secret - and it never disappointed.

Lin Youzhi's hand gently stroked the box, her eyes sparkling, and her voice with a hint of playfulness sounded in people's ears.

"The first piece,"

"Admission qualifications for the Nakasu Martial Academy!"