Chapter 228: Wanchao Auction

Fu Sushu ignored him and looked at Mingxi, answering her question.

“Speed Refining Beads are not tools, but rather byproducts that have a low probability of forming when Transcendent creatures condense Skill Stones. When used by a pet, they can rapidly increase the proficiency of a specific skill.”

“Because the probability of these byproducts forming is very low, less than 0.1%, very few people are aware of the existence of Speed Refining Beads.”

Mingxi sighed in her heart, “There’s actually such a good thing.”

However, only one Speed Refining Bead might be produced for every thousand Skill Stones condensed. Just looking at this output rate, Speed Refining Beads must be extremely expensive and harmful to one’s wallet.

So she was right; Fu Sushu really did have a cheat.

Money cheat, always the most unreasonable and powerful cheat in the world.

“Brother, you’re such a dog. You got two Speed Refining Beads and didn’t even give me one. I used to think of you for all the good things I got, but you...

Sigh! There’s no love left.”

Fu Yifan covered his chest, wearing an expression that said, “You hurt me and just smiled.”

Fu Sushu rolled his eyes at him, “Who’s the dog, who knows? I wonder who invited Mingxi to be the behind-the-scenes strategist and didn’t tell me.”

Fu Yifan: “...”

Guilty.

But he had a point.

“That’s different. At that time, Mingxi and you were opponents. If I told you about her, wouldn’t that be betraying a friend? I would never do such a petty thing.”

Fu Sushu sneered, “Excuses.”

Seeing that the two brothers were about to start bickering, Mingxi quickly asked about the auction scheduled for the day after tomorrow.

“Can you tell me about this Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction? What should I pay attention to when going to the auction?”

The two brothers immediately replied in unison, “Okay.”

July 22nd, 6:00 PM.

Outside the Hong’er Guild Hall, there was a bustling crowd of vehicles, and various large Transcendent creatures, both ground-running and flying, arrived from all directions.

The Hong’er Guild Hall was the largest theater in Han Ning City, originally belonging to the national-level Pet Beast Dance Troupe, the Hong’er Troupe. Later, due to various reasons, the guild hall was purchased by Sheng Yun Auction House.

Besides regularly holding auctions, it also rented out its space for various large-scale performances and competitions.

Today was the day of the Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction.

The Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction was a regular event of the Sheng Yun Auction House, but its time and location were not fixed.

According to [N O V E L I G H T] the Fu Family brothers, only when the total number of auction items accumulated in a certain region of the Sheng Yun Auction House reached ten thousand would a city be randomly selected to host the Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction.

The name ‘Ten Thousand Dynasties’ thus originated from this.

The ‘quality’ of the Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction might not be guaranteed, but the ‘quantity’ would definitely satisfy all participants.

Because the total number of auction items was too large to be completed in a few hours, the entire auction lasted for three days.

During this period, one could leave and return home, re-entering with the invitation card.

Golden Yuanbao landed with Mingxi outside the guild hall’s main entrance.

At this time, two rows of Staff Members in black suits stood at the entrance of the Hong’er Guild Hall, checking the invitation letters of those entering.

As soon as Mingxi jumped off Golden Yuanbao’s back, a Staff Member noticed her.

Zhang Shaohang, the supervisor, proactively stepped forward: “Miss Ming, hello. Are you also here to participate in the Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction?”

The appearance of Lei Yan Great Wind was too unique, and it was currently the only one in the world.

The moment he saw Lei Yan Great Wind, Zhang Shaohang, who was professionally trained and astute, immediately determined Mingxi’s identity, even though her face was completely covered.

After retracting Golden Yuanbao into her Pet Space, Mingxi nodded at the man, then took out an invitation letter from her spatial ring and handed it over.

After inspecting it, Zhang Shaohang respectfully said, “Welcome to the Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction. We also need to verify your assets.”

Asset verification before entry was to prevent people from bidding recklessly without money, thereby disrupting the auction order.

Therefore, to enter the venue, in addition to holding an invitation card from Sheng Yun Auction House, one also had to pass the asset verification.

If one did not meet the auction house’s stipulated asset standard, even with an invitation card, they could not enter.

The Fu Family brothers had explained these rules to her.

So Mingxi very straightforwardly showed her UnionPay QR code; a distinguished black-gold user had nothing to fear.

Zhang Shaohang was slightly surprised.

Didn’t they say this fledgling genius girl came from a poor background and was an orphan?

How could she be a black-gold user?

Black-gold users, minimum assets of 10 billion star coins.

However, this was not for him to be curious about; he only needed to know that the young girl in front of him was a distinguished guest he absolutely could not offend.

“Miss Ming, you may enter.”

Subsequently, a particularly lightly dressed attendant led Mingxi into the venue.

The venue was splendidly decorated, with a circular main stage in the center, surrounded by rows of seats, and dozens of private boxes on the top floor.

Mingxi’s invitation card was just a regular admission ticket, with her seat at Row 12, Seat 7.

A middle-aged man was already seated to her left.

To her right, the two seats were occupied by a young couple, leaning against each other, dotingly feeding each other.

Most of the other seats were also occupied, mostly by Beast Tamers, and some by wealthy and influential figures from the Jianghuai region.

Mingxi took her seat and looked around curiously, a rare touch of a girl’s unique naive charm appearing on her delicate face.

This was her first time attending such a grand auction.

She hoped to bid on good items suitable for Golden Silvermist, especially the materials needed for Golden Yuanbao’s evolution.

At 6:30 PM, the auction officially began.

A young woman in a simple blue qipao walked onto the central auction stage, with a pet that looked very much like a puppet squatting on her shoulder.

Mallet Puppet, a Demon-type intermediate pet, had a cute, puppet-like appearance, and a demonic mallet was naturally formed on its right hand. This mallet had the ability to remotely lock onto and authenticate items.

Therefore, many auction houses would hire Beast Tamers who had contracted Mallet Puppets to be auctioneers.

The young woman first scanned the crowd below, then cleared her throat and said in a sweet voice, “Welcome, everyone, to this auction. I am tonight’s auctioneer, Qin Wanyun.”

“This auction will feature ten thousand items, divided into five sessions, with tonight being the first session.”

“Now, I declare this Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction officially open!”

As her words fell, the lights on the stage instantly became dazzling.

The first item was brought onto the auction stage by an attendant.

Qin Wanyun lifted the red cloth, “This is today’s first item, an A-grade spatial tool, crafted by the S-grade tool master Mr. He Chengguang. It has an internal space of 150 cubic meters. In addition to its spatial storage function, it also possesses 3 layers of durability, 1 layer of transformation, and 2 layers of freshness preservation.”

The Mallet Puppet jumped off her shoulder and landed in front of the item.

It raised the golden mallet in its right hand and gently tapped the bracelet-shaped spatial tool.

Immediately, the character “True” appeared above the spatial bracelet.

This was the Mallet Puppet’s authentication skill.

The crowd below began to whisper and discuss amongst themselves.

“The first item is an A-grade spatial tool. It seems there won’t be a shortage of good items at this Ten Thousand Dynasties Auction.”