Bidding

This went on for a few more rounds, with the sword being sold off for 5 Mid-grade Chaos Stones and the objects following being sold off for around that price. It seemed that the auction brought out one of the better items to start off the auction in order to set the mood. This way, they would be able to drive up the prices of the items auctioned later.

Lin Ke sat there on the couch, not really paying attention to the items being sold. None of them really made him widen his eyes. Instead, his vision was glued on Lia, who was still fast asleep beside him. Lin Ke couldn't tear his eyes away from her sleeping face. It was so calm, so tranquil, so angelic…

"There are only 10 more items left! This next item is one that many artists would find extremely tempting! This is a palette that cleans itself off! After a use, just channel you True Energy through it and it will wipe itself clean! It is unknown how it works, but it was found in the tomb of an A-class Artist!" Mike announces.

"Hmm? Self cleaning palette? Interesting!" Lin Ke perks up, suddenly interested in the item. While he did have an almost infinite amount of supplies, Lin Ke was still kind of curious as to how this thing worked. That said, Lin Ke decided to try to get it.

"This Self-cleaning Palette will start at 1 Mid-grade Chaos Stone. Each call must be in intervals of at least 200 Low-grade Chaos Stones." Mike says.

This time, there wasn't as much chatter. Only a few people called out their offers.

"2 Mid-grade Chaos Stones!"

"3 Mid-grade Chaos Stones!"

"3 Mid-grade Chaos Stones and 400 Low-grade Chaos Stones!"

Then came the voice. The person who had spent 15 Mid-grade Chaos Stones on the Supreme Soulstone. "6 Mid-grade Chaos Stones!"

At this, many of the competitors have simmered down. They didn't think the palette would be worth 6 Mid-grade Chaos Stones. It was just self-cleaning… anyone could spend some effort to clean their own.

"6 Mid-grade Chaos Stones! 6 Mid grade Chaos Stones going once?"

"Going twice?"

"8 Mid-grade Chaos Stones."

The room goes dead silent. The voice came from another VIP room, this one, VIP Room #1. The voice was feminine and soft. Yes, it was Ami, who had relayed Lin Ke's offer.

In a closed room with a glass wall, a young man was standing in front of the glass wall, gazing down at the stage. His facial features were quite easy on the eyes, except for his narrow eyes. He had a head of long flowing hair tied back in a ponytail.

In his left hand was a cup, filled to the brim with a deep purple liquid. He looked down at the sea of people in disdain. All these randoms, all these broke losers…. Unable to compete with him. When he yelled out 15 Mid-grade Chaos Stones, all of them went quiet! How funny!

This young man's name was Sekhit Misint, of the Misint Family. The Misint family is a relatively well known family, known for being one of the four biggest families in the country. And this young man was the young master of the Misint family.

However, just as he thought he had the Self-Cleaning palette in hand, someone decided to cut in at the last moment. Not only that, but they even shouted for a higher price! Sekhit looks around for where that voice came from.

The voice was feminine, and it seemed to have come from the walls… That meant it was someone from one of the VIP Rooms… Currently, there was only one VIP room to which Sekhit didn't know the occupants of… And that was VIP Room #1.

Sekhit feels his anger rise. That room was supposed to be for him! However, some random person comes along and manages to get VIP Room #1? Leaving him with VIP Room #2??? Unacceptable!

Sekhit couldn't accept this situation, so instead, he shouts out. "9 Mid-grade Chaos Stone!"

Lin Ke immediately counters. "9 Mid-grade Chaos Stones and 400 Low-grade!"

Sekhit grits his teeth. He had already spent 15 Mid-grade Chaos Stones earlier on the Supreme Soulstone… He only had around 50 more Mid-grade Chaos Stones left… Who knew how much he would be left with if he tried to compete with this person. If they were able to gain access to VIP Room #1, there's no way they're broke.

Or so Sekhit thought. In fact, Lin Ke was thinking that if the price went over 10 Mid-grade Chaos Stones, he would just give up. However, to his surprise, there was no immediate answer from VIP Room #2.

"9 Mid-grade Chaos Stones and 400 Low-grade Chaos Stones! Going once?"

"Going twice?"

"Sold! To the honored guest from VIP Room #1!!!" Mike shouted in delight.

"Whew.." Lin Ke breathed out a sigh of relief. He had managed to win something! Back on Earth, while he had gone to auctions before, it was always to watch his artworks get auctioned off, and never to buy the things being sold. It was quite an exhilarating feeling.

"Nnnn." Lia suddenly shifts, letting out a small noise. This causes Lin Ke to tense up. It's already been more than an hour since Lia fell asleep, and she had been sleeping peacefully this whole time. When she moved a little, Lin Ke was afraid he accidentally woke her up.

To Lin Ke's delight however, she was still fast asleep. Since Lin Ke had managed to win one of the objects, he slowly lost interest in the happenings of the stage again. Slowly, his attention shifted back to watching the sleeping Lia. Watching Lia sleep was like a peaceful, relaxing activity. At first, Lin Ke had been super nervous with Lia so close to him. In fact, it took every ounce of his mental fortitude to not put his hands around Lia. She looked so damn cute!

However, after a while, he had gotten past that initial discomfort and was admiring her beauty without any needless thoughts. It was like watching the coming of spring. It was peaceful, it was relaxing, and it smelled amazing.