Chapter 1287: Ji Ming
The late Jindan monks belong to the key care objects no matter where they are, after seeing Qingyang, the people at the auction did not dare to slack off, and a woman took the initiative to greet her, this woman looked very young, her appearance was delicate, and she only had the cultivation in the early stage of the Qi refining period, but the whole person looked a little shrewd, and she should be specially responsible for receiving and serving high-level monks.
The woman came to Qingyang, saluted respectfully, and then said, "The little girl Ji Ming has seen her seniors, but the seniors have come to participate in the latest auction?" ”
"Exactly!" Qingyang nodded.
Hearing Qingyang's confirmation, the woman Ji Ming pointed forward and said, "Senior, please come with me." ”
Then the woman Ji Ming led Qingyang into the auction in front, and after entering the gate, the two of them first came to a registration place, and Ji Ming helped Qingyang to register, and said: "Forgive me, senior, according to the requirements of the auction, in order to ensure that the items sold can be traded smoothly, all monks who participate in the auction need to pay a deposit of three thousand spirit stones, you see......"
Qingyang understood what the other party meant, and this deposit was collected to avoid malicious competition from some people, and the auction price was raised to auction things, but in the end, he didn't want it. Three thousand stone stones are not too much for high-level monks, but it is a lot of wealth for monks in the foundation building period and below the foundation building, so this is also an auction with thresholds, and not everyone can participate.
After Qingyang took out three thousand dark stones and handed them to the person in charge of registration, Ji Ming received a sign from the person who registered, and then the two continued to walk inside.
The whole auction hall covers an area of at least hundreds of acres, the height is more than a dozen zhang, by one side is a huge platform, the auction is carried out on this, behind is a row of seats, each seat interval has about a zhang, there is a simple isolation between each other, can only vaguely see the surrounding figures, but can not see who it is, and can not hear other places to speak.
The auction hall also has a second floor, which is suspended in the middle, revealing the auction platform below, and the VIP private rooms are located against the wall on three sides, and the corridor in front is connected. The setting of these private rooms is much more luxurious than the temporary seats below, there are a lot of tables, chairs and beds, spiritual tea and incense are readily available, and there is also a prohibition on isolating divine thoughts and eye snooping outside, just sitting in the room, you can see the auction platform below, with a wide field of vision, which does not affect the participation in the auction at all.
Of course, the location of the second floor is also good and bad, the position facing the auction platform is the best, generally only reserved for important people and Yuanying monks in Chujiang City, the closer to the middle, the higher the status, like Qingyang, who has no background in the late Jindan monks, can only be assigned to the rooms on both sides of the second floor, as for the monks in the middle of the Jindan and below, they are not even qualified to go upstairs.
Ji Ming and Qingyang came to the second floor together, and then according to the number of the brand in their hands, they led Qingyang to the corresponding room, and then Ji Ming did not leave, but stayed in the room, before the end of this auction, her only task was to serve Qingyang well.
There are many women like her in the auction, who are attached to the auction, serve the guests who participate in the auction, usually do not get paid, and rely entirely on the tips of customers to make a living.
These maids have a very low status, almost no dignity, and it is just enough to meet customers who are easy to talk to, if they encounter those difficult ones, not only will they not be rewarded, but they will also be beaten and insulted, and even sell their hues, and the final low and pitiful reward will be distributed to the auction half, because the auction provides a platform, otherwise there is no chance to earn spirit stones.
Qingyang also cultivated little by little from the bottom, knowing the difficulty of low-level cultivators, it is better to find a sect as a backer, those low-level casual cultivators rarely have a way to earn spirit stones, and often have to risk their lives to fight for a piece of spirit stone or a pill, male casual cultivators rely on coolies and hard work, female casual cultivators rely on selling their hues or finding a good Taoist couple, but in the end there are very few who can survive the beginning, there are too many such people, and Qingyang can't be pitied.
Qingyang is a righteous gentleman, naturally he will not do that kind of scolding, insulting, or letting the other party betray his hue, of course, he will not treat her special because he sympathizes with the other party, Ji Ming has adapted to this kind of day, if Qingyang is too polite, it will scare the other party, if you feel that the other party's service is good, at most you will reward a few more spirit stones when you leave.
Before the auction started, Qingyang sat in the room with his eyes closed, and Ji Ming stood quietly at the door, not daring to disturb Qingyang. The atmosphere in the room was a little dull, but that Ji Ming seemed to feel that Qingyang was not too difficult to serve, but it was not so difficult.
As time went by, more and more people came to participate in the auction, and in less than two hours, the vacant seats below were less than one percent, of which about half were the middle and middle monks of Jindan, and the rest were all middle and late stage monks of the foundation building, and there was no one with a lower cultivation.
Qingyang deliberately counted those seats when he passed by before, and there were at least more than three thousand seats below, plus the room on the second floor, there were nearly two thousand Jindan monks who participated in this auction alone, which shows how influential this auction is.
Qingyang once inquired, behind this auction is the city lord of Chujiang City, not only has a profound background, but also has a strong background, no one dares to mess with the entire Chujiang City, and no one dares to make trouble here, the auction is held twice a year, and the business is very prosperous. The influence of Chu Jiang City spreads all over the surrounding hundreds of thousands of miles, and those who come here to participate in the auction are not only Chu Jiangcheng monks, but also sects and scattered cultivators in the surrounding radiation range, and it seems that there are not many monks who come to two thousand Jindan at a time.
At this time, a group of people suddenly walked in from outside the auction, because there was a lot of movement when they came in, and Qingyang couldn't help but open his eyes. Walking in front was a red-haired old man, walking with the wind, swaggering, and extraordinary, followed by several Jindan monks, one of whom Qingyang knew, it was the goatee that told him about the auction of refining quotas before, looking at the way he followed behind, could it be that the old man in front of him was Chiye Zhenjun?
Sure enough, Ji Ming next to him saw that Qingyang seemed to be very interested in the people outside, so he took the initiative to introduce: "Senior, this one who came in just now is the famous Chiye Zhenjun of Chujiang City, this person's alchemy skills are extremely skillful, and even the city lord has to ask for the door in person." ”
"I heard that there is an auction of Chiye Zhenjun's refining quota this time?" Qingyang asked.