Ang Lee took a deep breath, as if only in this way could he make what he was about to say seem less absurd.
"My lord, a guest has arrived at the auction house in Soto City."
He paused, seemingly considering his words:
"This guest... wishes to entrust our Liuli Tian to auction a batch of soul bones."
"Soul Bone?"
Ning Liu's fingertips gently caressed the warm surface of the teacup, his expression still lazy, as if he didn't care much.
"It's a good thing that the soul bone is up for auction. Such a treasure should naturally be placed in our Glazed Heaven's arena to fetch the best price."
"Just assess and arrange things according to the rules, why do you need to make the trip yourself?"
As the number one auction house on the continent, Liuli Tian has handled countless rare treasures. Although soul bones are rare, Li An, the old manager, is already very skilled at handling this kind of business.
"No……"
A very strange expression appeared on Ang Lee's face, even with a hint of bewilderment that he himself could not be sure of.
"My lord, you didn't hear me clearly. I said... a batch."
"A batch?"
Ning Liu stopped rubbing the cup and looked up at Li An, his eyes finally showing a bit more seriousness.
Ang Lee's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, his voice sounding somewhat hoarse:
"Yes, my lord. The soul bones that guest took out were not one, nor two... but a full twenty!"
"Bang."
A soft sound.
Ning Liu placed the white jade teacup back on the table steadily, but the crisp sound was like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of everyone in the hall.
Twenty yuan?
The air seemed to freeze for a moment.
Ning Rongrong's blush, which had just subsided, returned to her cheeks, but this time it wasn't from shyness, but from extreme shock.
Her small mouth was slightly open, and her beautiful eyes were wide open, almost big enough to fit a pigeon egg.
Twenty soul bones?
What does this mean?
Twenty yuan at once? Are you kidding me!
Ning Liu, who had been leaning against the soft couch, had unconsciously sat up straight.
He was originally planning that if Rongrong's second test was really hopeless, he would have to find a way to go to Seagod Island or go deep into some extremely dangerous places to see if he could hunt some special soul beasts and find a suitable soul bone for her.
But now...
Ang Lee told him that someone had twenty soul bones and wanted to do business with him.
This isn't just a windfall; it's like a mountain of gold has fallen from the sky, specifically targeting him.
Something unusual must be going on.
Ning Liu's first reaction was not surprise, but vigilance.
What kind of being could produce twenty soul bones at once?
Even the Spirit Hall would never be so extravagant.
Is it some ancient, reclusive family? Or... has some ancient ruin been discovered?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, each one enough to stir up a storm across the entire continent.
"Senior brother!"
Ning Rongrong was the first to recover from her shock. She rushed to Ning Liu's side, excitedly grabbed his arm, and her big, watery eyes were full of anticipation and excitement.
"Twenty yuan! Senior brother! There must be something useful in here! Quick, check if there's anything with healing skills!"
She didn't care where these soul bones came from; all she knew was that her insane divine test of "healing a thousand wounded patients within a year" was finally seeing a glimmer of hope for a solution!
As long as she has a soul bone with a healing soul skill, she won't have to worry anymore!
Ning Rongrong's excitement was like a gentle breeze, dispelling the heavy atmosphere in the hall.
Looking into her bright eyes, Ning Liu's wariness subsided slightly, replaced by a hint of helpless indulgence.
He reached out and gently stroked Ning Rongrong's nose.
"You little money-grubber, you're already this excited before you've even seen anything."
Even so, his gaze returned to Li An, and his voice became steady: "Let me see the information on the soul bone."
"Yes, my lord."
Li An hurriedly took out a thick file from his storage soul tool and respectfully presented it with both hands. As he handed it over, he continued his report:
“My lord, there is something very strange about this batch of soul bones.”
"There are a total of twenty soul bones, the oldest of which is only seven thousand years old."
"The vast majority are soul bones that are one or two thousand years old. Moreover, judging from the types of soul beasts, most of them are from support, defense, or even plant-type soul beasts with weak attack power."
This news was even more unbelievable to Ning Liu than the amount of "twenty yuan".
A thousand-year-old soul?
This thing is even rarer!
It's not that it's more precious than a ten-thousand-year soul bone, but rather that its probability of appearing is much lower than that of a ten-thousand-year soul bone!
As is well known, the older a soul beast is, the stronger its cultivation, and the greater the probability that it will condense a soul bone after death.
It is rare for a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast to produce a soul bone, but it is reasonable.
But the drop rate for thousand-year-old soul beasts is outrageously low. Sometimes, even after hunting hundreds of soul beasts, you might not see a single soul bone.
Now, someone has taken out twenty coins, all of them of the millennium level?
This can no longer be explained by "good luck".
There must be a method, or some secret, hidden behind this that reliably produces soul bones!
Thinking of this, even Ning Liu, with his calm and composed nature, couldn't help but breathe a little faster.
He quickly took the file and turned to the first page.
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