After the venue fell silent, the floor above the central stage began to slowly open, and then the well-dressed host slowly rose from the opened hole. After he was completely above the ground, he opened his arms and announced loudly.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Connoisseurs and collectors from all over the world! All treasure lovers! Good evening! Welcome to Mon Carlo! Welcome to the night of treasures!"

Following the host's shout, there was a burst of enthusiastic applause from the audience. When the applause ended, the host began his opening remarks, explaining and introducing the auction to all the audience present. After the opening remarks were all finished, the host immediately announced the start of the auction.

"That's enough! I guess everyone must be impatient after talking so much. So now let's invite you to the first treasure of the night, lot number one, the Latia Jade Neck Pot!"

As the host spoke, the elevator under the stage next to him started again, and a small platform was gradually raised from under the stage. On it was placed a silver pot inlaid with jade.

"This precious silver lamp once belonged to the Radia family of Castile, who ruled the southwest of Castile three hundred years ago..." The host introduced the first lot next to him with great excitement, introducing the origin, details, craftsmanship, artistic value and historical value of the lot. After the introduction, he gave the starting price.

"... You can learn the specific details from the manual sent to you, so I won't go into details here. The starting price of this treasure is 8,000 riels, and each bid must not be less than 1,000 riels. The auction begins now!"

Following the announcement by the host, tonight's auction was finally officially opened. Amid the sound of bidding again and again, the price of the first lot was pushed higher and higher, and finally it was sold for 16,000 riels, which was about 700 to 800 pounds. This was already a very high price for an ordinary person.

After the first lot was sold, it was the second and the third. As the hammer in the host's hand kept falling, applause continued to ring out from the audience. One by one, cultural relics and artworks were sold to different owners at different high prices. Whenever a new price record was set, the atmosphere on the scene would reach a climax.

Finally, as time passed, the auction was more than halfway through. When another lot was sold, the new lot was sent to the stage by the elevator. It turned out to be a holy emblem that was mistaken for a necklace.

"Lot No. 12! The Holy Emblem Necklace of Our Lady of Warm Heart! This is one of the treasures lost from the many churches destroyed by cultists in Ivigna during the Turbidity War. It is a masterpiece made by an unknown devout craftsman. He used gold and rubies as raw materials and skillfully combined the Holy Emblem of Our Lady with the jewelry necklace to create this exquisite work of art! It is very suitable for devout women to wear. It not only highlights beauty but also reminds people of their piety to the Lord. Wearing it is like being surrounded by the protection of the Virgin Mary..."

The host continued to passionately introduce the new items on the stage, while Vanya, who was originally sitting in her box, couldn't help but stand up from her seat as soon as the items appeared. Before the host could speak, she quietly walked to the railing of the box stands and looked at the center of the stage in the distance, with a hint of desire in her eyes.

"Sister Vanya...did you take a fancy to that item?"

Seeing Vanya's attitude, Spare at the side asked without hesitation, and Vanya responded awkwardly.

"Well... indeed... that holy emblem looks pretty good, but I think as a pilgrimage group, we should just participate in the auction. If we actually buy something, it probably won't have much of an impact..."

Vanya said this to Sipare, and he paused slightly after listening, and then spoke after thinking for a while.

"If we're talking about bidding on other items, that's fine, but I should be able to bid on this holy emblem. If what the host said is right, and this item was lost by the Holy Church during the Turbid Current War, then we can bid on it in the name of recovering lost items for the Holy Church. The owner of Moncarlo also gave us a donation before, which is just what we need right now. As long as it's not too expensive, we should be able to bid on it."

As Spare said this, after listening to his words, Vanya nodded with a smile.

"Then... let's try to see if we can take a picture of it..."

Then, when people were competing to bid on lot No. 12, Vanya also joined the bidding, and the box she was in only made one bid. When all the bidders saw that it was Vanya who was bidding, they stopped competing and chose to give face to the visiting nun of the church.

In the end, this necklace with the holy emblem of Our Lady of Tenderness was successfully sold at a starting price of 9,000 riels and a final price of 13,000 riels, and was sold to Vanya.

"Congratulations! Sister Vanya in Box 19 has successfully obtained this exquisite holy emblem artwork! Things that come from the Lord will eventually return to the Lord!"

As the host struck the hammer, thunderous applause rang out again. In a box on the upper level, a man wearing a snake-shaped ring clapped silently along with the audience. His gaze was fixed on Vanya, who was standing on the edge of the stands in the box below. He had seen Vanya's reaction when she stood up and walked over immediately after seeing the holy emblem not long ago.

"You're quite keeping your promise this time... old man..."

With a slight smile on his face, the man murmured softly, then he reached his hand into his clothes, fumbled for a while, and took out a small, crystal-clear bottle.

"Bring it over and submit it to the auction in the normal way."

Passing the crystal bottle behind him, the man said softly, and behind him, a servant who was on standby immediately stepped forward and respectfully took the crystal bottle.

Then, the white-looking servant from the Mainland walked out of the box and the venue with the crystal bottle, and went all the way to the front desk of the venue, where he found a person in charge of the auction house.

"Mr. Jacques, I am Gad, the bidder of lot No. 17. I finally found my item. Please put it on the shelf."

Looking at the person in charge behind the desk in front of him, the servant named Ged handed over the crystal bottle in his hand. After taking it, the person in charge carefully checked it and then responded with a smile.

"We have found it now. Otherwise, one of the lots registered in the auction booklet would be missing. Not only would we suffer losses, but Mr. Gade would also face fines. Now that everything has been found, we will make arrangements immediately."

As he spoke, the person in charge called two auction house staff members and handed them the crystal bottle to place on the booth. After taking the crystal bottle, the two staff members immediately left, turned into a corridor and went under the stage.

When the two of them were away from the person in charge and Ged, a smile appeared on the lips of one of them. He began to raise the crystal bottle in his hand in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.

Then the worker unscrewed the cap of the crystal bottle and took a glass bottle from another worker. He poured the seemingly ordinary colorless liquid in the crystal bottle into the glass bottle, leaving only a small amount in the bottle.

Finally, he turned into the bathroom at the side, turned on the faucet to fill the crystal bottle, tightened it again, and continued on his way.