Return to the attic again.
The three of them stared at him with eager eyes. Even Yu Tong almost turned the entire auction upside down when he discovered that he was not there just now.
Fortunately, Lu Yu stopped him.
Yu Tong was the first to speak: "Xiao Shuai, what were you doing just now?"
"Ask about the auction time." Nan Shuai felt guilty, but remained calm on the surface. "Unfortunately, I didn't find anyone to ask."
"..." The three of them were silent.
Yu Tong was too embarrassed to interrupt him; this excuse was too poor.
But they didn't ask any more questions.
Because the auction has begun.
They were just talking about mermaids. Today's auction started with a mermaid, which was seen slowly rising in the center of the hall on the first floor.
A container that is thirty meters long and twenty meters wide.
There was a male mermaid inside, with a black fish tail and the gills on his head standing up as if stimulated, and he looked at them.
The vigilance in his eyes could not be hidden.
What’s more important is that he had quite a few wounds all over his body.
Nan Shuai was horrified. "Why does your auction start with a mermaid? There's actually a living creature being auctioned off?"
He always thought they were just weapons.
They were natural treasures, or at the very least some rare minerals, but he never imagined that living things would be auctioned?
this……
As if he could see through his thoughts, Lu Yu quickly explained, "Don't think we humans are cruel for auctioning off living creatures."
"Perhaps it's a good thing that he follows us humans."
Can photograph him.
He must be either incredibly wealthy or very noble, and all kinds of resources are indispensable to him, and he is now covered in blood.
Even the water in the container was dyed red.
It is obvious that it is seriously injured. Instead of being torn apart and eaten by other spirit beasts, it would rather stay with humans and be a spirit beast.
“…” Only then did Nan Shuai feel relieved.
Maybe what Lu Yu said is right.
Judging from the injuries on the mermaid's body, it would probably take a lot of resources to recover. Besides, mermaids are born with strong self-healing abilities.
But no one knows why the mermaid's wound cannot heal.
Maybe there's something wrong with the wound?
"Aren't mermaids born with the ability to heal themselves? Why can't this one heal its wounds?" Yu Tong seemed to have discovered this problem as well.
What is the reason?
Lu Yu shook his head: "I'm not very clear about this."
Next.
The host began to explain the origin of the mermaid: "Guests, we successfully captured this mermaid when it was injured."
"I'm sure everyone must be curious as to why he still drags his body around with wounds despite the mermaid's immense healing abilities."
"This..." the host said with a look of regret on his face.
"The source of all the mermaids' spiritual power is the mermaid pearl, but he no longer has the mermaid pearl. It seems that someone has taken it away, so..."
The host did not say anything else. I believe many people know what it means. The mermaid's shark pearl is equivalent to their inner elixir.
The inner elixir is gone.
Then he is a spiritual beast that is only good-looking but useless.
Seeing that the introductions were almost complete, the host directly announced the auction price: "The first round of the auction begins. The starting price for the mermaid is 3,000 Jade Spirit Coins."
Three thousand is not too much, but not too little either.
The crowd, who were so excited just now, heard that the mermaid was useless, and not many of them bid. There were only a few women bidding.
I guess they went there for the mermaid's beauty.
After all, putting aside their cultivation level, mermaids are born with good looks, and keeping them at home is actually very pleasing to the eye.
The price was eventually hyped up to 10,000.
Nan Shuai curled his lips and asked, "Why are most of the bidders women?"
"You're stupid." Yu Tong knocked his head. "She's so pretty that I want to take a picture of her."
She just has no money.
She had to ask the sect for reimbursement. Once she did, her brother would know that she had photographed a mermaid and his hand would be broken.
"Go ahead and take pictures. No one is stopping you." Nan Shuai encouraged her. They were all trivial matters. All her expenses were paid by Emperor Shengzong of Ming Dynasty anyway.
Why save money for the sect?
The sect is rich enough to rival a country and doesn't care about these small amounts of money.
"No." Yu Tong shook his head like a rattle, ignoring his instigation: "It's no use if I take a picture of it."
A mermaid without even a shark pearl can only be used as a vase in a photo.
Not worth the price.
"You..." Nan Shuai wanted to say something else, but Shi Lin, who had fallen into a deep sleep, woke up. Perhaps he also saw the mermaid's plight.
He exclaimed.
"Huh." He subconsciously looked at the mermaid. Perhaps she recognized him and said to Nan Shuai, "You can take a picture of this mermaid."
"What?" Nan Shuai was a little confused.
Maybe he feels that he has a lot of money but no place to build it.
Just let him take the photo?
"Do you know, he is now..." What Nan Shuai wanted to say was that the mermaid was already useless, and there was not much point in taking a picture of it.
But Shi Lin interrupted her calmly.
"You humans only see the surface, you are truly mortal."
“…”
Seeing that he was still on the verge of doubt, Shi Lin did not hide anything and told him everything: "He is from a prominent family. He is the only son of the Mermaid King."
What does it mean to be an only son?
The throne will be his in the future. If he can maintain good relations with the king, the entire continent will gain more power and become a truly awe-inspiring figure.
"He didn't..."
"Jiaozhu?" Shi Lin knew what he wanted to say and said patiently, "It doesn't matter whether it exists or not. It's in your subconscious."
"The mermaid's shark pearl is the source of spiritual power. It really is."
"..." Nan Shuai felt that he was just talking nonsense and said unhappily, "I feel like you're talking nonsense and not getting to the point at all."
"You can help him get it back."
"The continent is so big, is it that easy to find a bead?"
"Doesn't the person involved know the location better than you?"
“…”
After Shi Lin's eloquent persuasion, Nan Shuai compromised, but the auction on the field was about to end.
The price is 30,000, and the host is asking if there is a highest price.
Just as the price was about to be finalized, Nan Shuai showed up and directly quoted a price of 50,000, which was double the 30,000.
This price is not worth it.
No one bid anymore, so the mermaid just fell into Nan Shuai's hands before Lu Yu and the others could react.
Yu Tong exploded: "Shuai Shuai, you just encouraged me to take the photo, but now you're taking it yourself? That's unsportsmanlike."
"I already asked you to take the picture, but you didn't take it. Are you jealous when you see me taking the picture?" Nan Shuai also retorted her without any hesitation.
She has been given the opportunity.
It's her own fault that she's useless, so don't blame her for being rude.
Lu Yu didn't seem surprised at all: "Did you notice something different about this mermaid, so you took this picture?"
He has quite a few heavenly-level spirit beasts on him.
They must have noticed something and asked him to take the picture.
"As expected of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he's truly clever." Commander Nan gave him a look of approval. "He must be someone with a lot of background."
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