Auction (3)
After selling all the real properties, the auction then entered into its final phase, with rare and extinct items taking the spotlight.
While Philip's eyes focused on the auctioneer preparing, he couldn't help but notice Aven beside him, whose sitting posture had straightened visibly. He appeared to be excited about the unique items up for bid.
Shortly after, a man wheeled in a cart bearing a colossal red mushroom, a plant of such proportions that it appeared almost surreal.
"Our next item for the night is the 'Samshar Plant' from the southern continent," the auctioneer announced, capturing the audience's intrigue.
"In the folklore of the south, consuming this mushroom is believed to bestow extraordinary vitality in matters of intimacy.
"Moreover, once the mushroom is harvested, its stem will continue to grow, eventually producing a rare red flower that blossoms only under the full moon and fades with the first light of dawn.