Enter an Auction
When Xiao-Jiang saw the pill in Zheng-Fu’s hand, she felt utmost shock instantly. Kong-Chang was not surprised to see her react that way because he felt the same way too…
“Come! Let’s get inside. I’ll have someone take the pill to get its price assessed. And how many pills have you got, by the way?” Xiao-Jiang knew that Zheng-Fu must have more than one pill with him otherwise he would not come to this auction house…
Rustle!
“These are all that I’ve got.”
“Alright.”
Zheng-Fu took out three more pills and put them all with the one pill that was already in his hand, which made it four of them in total. When Xiao-Jiang saw that, she said, “Just wait here, little Zheng-Fu. It won’t take long to know the price. I can guarantee you that our auction house will not cut down your price.” Xiao-Jiang said while smiling warmly at Zheng-Fu. She wished she could swallow the cuteness of Zheng-Fu…
“Thank you very much, sister Xiao-Jiang. If I did not have you to help me, I would not know what to do. I don’t know where else I can sell these pills.” Zheng-Fu said with an innocent look on his face…
“Gosh! You’re very sweet. How old are you?”
“Eight years old, sister.”
“Eight years old? It would be nice if you were 15 or 16. You must look completely handsome. But when you get to that age, I would be too old for you. I guess it would be nice if I was a few years younger.” Xiao-Jiang said while thinking that it was too bad about the age thing between her and Zheng-Fu…
“You’re being too kind, sister. But I think even though you become older, your beauty will not diminish one bit.”
“Gosh! What a sweet boy!”
Now everybody around them started to notice Zheng-Fu and his talk. They were surprised to hear his choices of words that he used to converse with Xiao-Jiang. It was like the boy was an adult who knew how to please a woman with his words. After they talked for a while, another girl came to Xiao-Jiang and whispered something to her…
“Thank you. I’ll take care of the rest.” Xiao-Jiang said to that girl after she heard the information…
“Yes, madam!”
The girl left as soon as she heard Xiao-Jiang. Then Xiao-Jiang turned to Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang and said…
“Little Zheng-Fu! brother Kong-Chang! I got the price. But I think we should talk about it inside. It’s not safe to do it here.”
“Alright.”
Everyone agreed that it was not safe to talk about the business there because there were too many people around. So, the three of them started to walk to the auction room. Xiao-Jiang led Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang to one of the rooms there and then she stopped and turned to Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang and said…
“You guys please wait out here first. I’ll be right back.”
“Alright!”
When Xiao-Jiang finished the sentence, she left instantly, leaving behind her wonderful smell. Zheng-Fu could not take his eyes off her as she walked away because she was really charming…
*She’s really beautiful! Darn!* Even though Zheng-Fu had this thought, he did not show it. He only maintained the innocent look on his face. Both Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang waited until Xiao-Jiang disappeared from the scene before they entered the room and waited for her there. When they got into the room, Zheng-Fu just started to get quiet as if he was thinking about something…
Squeak!
“How are you, boys?” When the door of the room was pushed open, Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang heard Xiao-Jiang’s sweet voice again. “Did I make you wait for too long, little Zheng-Fu?” Xiao-Jiang jumped to hug Zheng-Fu again with tremendous affection. Kong-Chang felt shy for both of them seeing that…
“I can’t breathe!”
“Well!”
“I’m so sorry. You’re too cute. I couldn’t help myself.”
“It’s fine, sister.” Zheng-Fu calmed Xiao-Jiang while feeling happy about it…
“So, do you have any news about the auction price?” Kong-Chang had to cut to the chase because he thought that it would not be good to let Xiao-Jiang and Zheng-Fu become too casual with each other for far too much…
“Yeah! I completely forgot about that. There’s a major auction here today. There will be a lot of important people coming to join the event. So, I think that it would be good if we put little Zheng-Fu’s pills in the auction too. Now, would you want to take the money or go through the auction with us, Zheng-Fu?”
“Go through the auction!? How much do I get if I decide to take the money now, sister?”
“You’ll get 2,400 monster crystal coins right away if you want it now!”
“2,400 monster crystal coins!”
“So, that means that I get 600 monster crystal coins for one pill. What if I go through the auction, sister?”
“If you go through the auction, your pill could be auctioned off at 600 or 700 monster crystal coins. You’ll get about 2,240 monster crystal coins after a 20 percent deduction. You might get a little more than that…
*2,240 monster crystal coins! That’s quite a lot.*
“That’s quite a lot of money! What do you think, little Zheng-Fu?”
“Of course, I like the idea. I would like to join the auction. I would like to know what they do in an auction!”
“So, you’re in! These are the auction passes. I’ve got you the seats in the auction room. Alight! I have to excuse myself now.” Xiao-Jiang handed the auction passes to Kong-Chang before taking off and leaving the room. Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang looked for their seats and sat down…
Squeak!
The auction room started to be filled with many people from all over the place. There were people from many backgrounds, including famous people and noble people in there. All of them wanted to participate in the auction…
“So many people in here!”
“That’s not strange. This In-See Napa Auction House is the biggest in this sector. They only bring valuable things to the auctions. That’s why it’s normal that a lot of people come here.”
“I see!”
*I guess it’s true. There’s an auction house in Sai-Tarn City as well, but their auction house is way smaller than this one. Besides, this auction house is located in the heart of the routes to the five powerful clans in this area. It’s not strange that a lot of people come to this place.*
When both Zheng-Fu and Kong-Chang got to their seats, Xiao-Jiang in a more attractive dress came out on the auction stage. She was an auctioneer of her auction house…
“That’s sister Xiao-Jiang!?”
“Yes. You’re right. I forgot to tell you that she usually does auctioneer duty in this auction house.”
“Is that so? So, you’ve come here before?”
“I have, but not that often…I don’t have much business to do here.”
“I see!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Greeting honorable guests to our In-See Napa Auction House. We have a lot of interesting and valuable goods for you to auction. You won’t be disappointed coming here today.”
“Xiao-Jiang, sister! Can we auction you?”
“Hahaha!”
“Well, please be nice. I’m not for an auction, sir!”
“I’m willing to sell everything to auction you!”
“Whoa!”
“Let’s get back to our business, shall we? I know all of you can’t wait for me to begin the auction. Let’s begin with the first item.” Xiao-Jiang rushed to cut off the guy and opened the auction instantaneously…
Ta da da da dum, ta da da…
After the end of Xiao-Jiang’s voice, a good-looking young woman walked out to the stage holding a tray with a cloth on it. The young woman put the tray down in front of Xiao-Jiang before Xiao-Jiang took off the cloth. Then she shouted, “And this is…our first item!”
Rustle!
When the cloth was taken away, everyone got to see a box of three pills sitting in the middle of the tray…
“Pills!?”
Everyone got excited to see the pills after the cloth was pulled out. No one knew what the pills were for, but their smell was completely inviting…
“These are the second-rank pills that are used to heal physical ailments. We got a hold of them by a fortunate accident. These pills do not just heal illness, but they can strengthen the body of those who take them too…
“What!? Not just healing, but strengthening the body too?”
“Is it true? They are of the second-rank medicine too!”
Even though it was not difficult to find second-rank medicines in the city, it was not that easy to get a hold of one of them too. The best pills around at that time were of the fifth rank. Anything that surpassed the fifth rank such as the sixth rank could not be found in the country yet because no one could ever produce one. This was the reason why the Association of the Alchemists in Fah-Kram Country was in a slump for so many years…
“How much are they, sister Xiao-Jiang!?”
“Please be patient! We will auction off two pills at the same time. The price starts at 500 monster crystal coins!”
“500 monster crystal coins!?”
The starting auction price for the two pills was 250 monster crystal coins each. That was considered a very low price, especially when there was no bidder interested in them. However, there must be someone interested in them because second-rank medicines are hard to find compared to first-rank medicines. They were more efficient. It was always better to have this kind of pill at home because it could help save a life even more effectively…
“600 monster crystal coins!”
“700 monster crystal coins!”
“800 monster crystal coins!”
“1,000 monster crystal coins!”
Within a second, the price of the pill soared up to 1,000 monster crystal coins. This was something beyond expectation. It looked like the price was going to go up further too…
“Can’t believe the price could go up this high? I’ve never thought that people would be interested in the pills this much.” Zheng-Fu exclaimed with a little surprise in his tone…
“Xiao-Jiang makes it happen. She knows how to do her job. Besides, every good that this auction house brings attracts people’s attention. They tend to believe that the goods are valuable, so the price can be hiked this high so quickly.” Kong-Chang turned to explain to Zheng-Fu. After the explanation, they found that the price for the pills rested at 1,000 monster crystal coins…
“Everyone! This set of pills is sold at 1,000 monster crystal coins. And it goes to the leader of the Iron Eagle Guardian Clan.”
“Are they joining the auction too?”
“The Iron Eagle Guardian Clan!?”
“Yeah, right. You’d never been to this city before, so you might have never heard of them. Those are the people from the Iron Eagle Guardian Clan. They offer services to guard anyone who hires them for protection like merchants or something like that. The one who sits in the middle of the group is the leader of the clan. He’s Gong-Sun-Tue.” Kong-Chang then started to tell everything about the Iron Eagle Guardian Clan to Zheng-Fu…
“Alright. Ladies and gentlemen! Let’s move on to our next item.” When Xiao-Jiang finished her sentence, that attractive young lady walked back to the stage again with a new tray. This time, the tray carried a long wooden box…
Rustle!
“In the box is the elementary-level of the high-rank sword. It has the power to cut a stone of a human size in half within one cut without having to use any force at all.”
“Cut a stone the size of a human in half within one cut!”
“Are you serious, Miss Xiao-Jiang!?”
“You must be joking. Even if that sword is very powerful, it can’t be possible that it can cut a stone as big as a human in half without having to use any energy.”
“I’m not joking, ladies and gentlemen. Boys!” When Xiao-Jiang finished her sentence, a group of five or six strong workers pulled out a huge stone and placed it next to her. Then Xiao-Jiang moved in the way that she was going to draw the sword from the box. When she opened the box, a strong aura projected out and was sent to permeate the auction room instantaneously…
Boom!
“Wow! What kind of aura that is? How come it is so intense?”
Everyone in the auction room fell under the spell of that aura. Just opening the box, the aura could hit them hard up to their soul…