"This is a junior wizard from a certain country. He has temporarily lost his affinity for magical elements and is absolutely safe and controllable. Starting bid: 60,000 gold coins!"

The auctioneer began to introduce the item in detail, touching and examining the Pai Liu with both hands, and even demonstrating how to use it with tools. The scene was a bit... well, not exactly... not very attractive. Yu Ling said that he had checked it for them, so they shouldn't be shy.

Black market dealers also began to take notice of this sensation.

Wow! It's been so long since I've seen such a lively scene at an auction. It seems that these rich and foolish nobles will once again indulge in a wave of impulsive spending in their black market entertainment area.

Yu Ling's inner monologue: Good grief, you actually raised the price on the spot? I don't remember the starting price being 60,000 gold coins, right?!

What kind of family is this? Buying a wizard for 60,000 gold coins? Those impulsive nobles sitting below probably have to empty their savings and even their coffin money to buy Pailiu!

However, the black market owner's increase in the starting price did nothing to stop the frenzied nobles below, both men and women, from bidding.

Even those who had lost their need for it wanted to bring Payu home, not knowing what they would do with it. In short, everyone was hooked and started raising prices like crazy.

Soon, the price of Pai Liu had soared to 300,000 gold coins, almost matching the 350,000 promised to Yu Ling by the black market boss, and there was even a great possibility that it would be surpassed.

Wow, that wizard is really expensive! Yu Ling felt a tiny bit of regret.

His shopping philosophy is that no matter how many gold coins he sells, he can spend them himself, but he should never know that he could have gotten the same goods for a cheaper price.

"Hurry up and raise your paddle, I'll bid 350,000 gold coins," Yu Ling said to the black market boss. This tactic was called preemptive price increases, an attempt to scare away the frenzied nobles below.

"Three hundred and sixty thousand gold coins!"

"I'll offer 365,000 gold coins!"

"Three hundred and seventy thousand gold coins!"

"........"

However, the gold coins Yu Ling added had no effect. The continuous and relentless bidding quickly suppressed Yu Ling's position, and in the end, the price kept rising by tens of thousands, with one price becoming increasingly expensive...

It seems quite possible—those nobles who are on good terms are planning to pool their money and buy it together.

When Yu Ling heard about the 460,000 gold coins, she no longer wanted to buy back Pai Liu. If all else failed, she would just wait until he was sold and then snatch him back from the buyer. What a waste of money!

But seeing his face, so heavily made up of beauty filters, revealing a helpless and pitiful expression, Yu Yan Kong Ling couldn't resist and wanted to impulsively spend money like the nobles below.

Oh well, I can't take this money with me in the end anyway, and it's not like it's a survival point, so I don't care!

"Five hundred thousand gold coins!" Yu Ling started bidding again.

—Silence uttered throughout the venue—

Seriously? Someone actually wants to spend 500,000 gold coins to buy a wizard? That's burning money... Who on earth is so irrational?!

This person is, of course, our puppet Yu Ling.

When he called out that price, the black market boss next to him was laughing so hard he was practically ecstatic. Luckily, no one could see him, otherwise it would have felt ridiculously unreal. So, the reason he wore a mask really was because he couldn't control his facial expressions, right?!

"Five hundred thousand gold coins once, five hundred thousand gold coins twice, five hundred thousand gold coins—three times!!! Sold! Congratulations to our little... um? Mr. Little One?" The auctioneer's originally loud voice suddenly dropped. What kind of name is this cat?

Little Doll Yu Ling laughed hysterically, thinking to herself: Ha, what a twisted sense of humor this black market boss has! I'm just using a cursed doll as a body, is it really that serious?!

No matter how absurd the name, the product is still the product, and there is no doubt that the hero Yu Ling once again saved his silly beauty wizard.

"According to the auction's usual rules, let's have Mr. Little Dot demonstrate how he uses the auctioned item. What do you all say?" The auctioneer adjusted his mindset and moved on to the next step.

"Okay~~~" ×N

The lights shone from the private room onto the path leading to the stage. The tiny, almost invisible puppet Yu Ling stared at the black market boss, her face full of question marks. "Wait, are you alright?"

What the hell is this about going on stage to demonstrate? Is this something a bunch of cotton can do?

"Why don't you go in my place?"

“Go by yourself. Can’t you summon the little water snake? This scene will definitely be a sensation. It’s always been wizards who buy magical artifacts. This is the first time I’ve seen a cursed doll buy a wizard at an auction.”

"You know a lot, huh? It seems the old wizard has exposed a lot of my secrets." Yu Ling grumbled as she summoned a small water snake, which flew up from the black market boss's hand.

Not long after, he flew back.

That's fine, no need to go.

The auctioneer on stage had already taken Pai Liu's spatial pouch from another employee and placed it together with the person.

The important thing, of course, isn't that; it's just that his egg is about to transform into human form right now!

The transformation after passing the tribulation was very smooth and seamless. The egg shape disappeared directly, and the body stretched and lengthened back to the original mermaid form. The tail transformed into legs, the fins disappeared, and the whole body looked no different from a human.

"Why aren't you going again?"

"Hmm, a merman companion went in my place."

This time, he mastered a little bit of the power of space during his transformation. After Yu Ling finished transforming, she came out of the spatial pocket and landed on the stage. She accidentally hugged Pai Liu.

The monsters were dressed in very little clothing, and the one on stage was even more... well, let's just say it was indescribable. Good heavens, this exciting scene made the nobles below even more excited, and they almost wanted the auctioneer to auction off this handsome and beautiful buyer as well.

"Is that the companion you mentioned on stage?" He's quite good-looking, but it's a pity he's appearing as a buyer. Otherwise, just the fact that he's not wearing the mask that symbolizes his identity would have been enough for him to manipulate things and sell this merman as well.

"Yes, but don't get any bad ideas, he's very strong!"

That's right! I am my own companion! I am super strong!

After transforming into human form, merfolk can control not only the waters of the ocean, but also any water on land (only water, not ink, blood, etc.), including rain falling from the sky.

"Th-that..." The auctioneer was overwhelmed by the double beauty at close range, especially since Yu Ling, who had just transformed, was even more stunning than the elegantly dressed Pai Liu. He stammered, "Please, sir, begin..."