"Please follow me, distinguished guests." The servant returned the golden token to Zhao Xin and led the way.
Zhao Xin and Ma Xiaotao followed the servant to a huge venue, where more and more people gathered. The gold auction held by the Gold Chamber of Commerce was a grand event in Shrek City, and many treasures that were not usually seen would appear here, such as the soul bones that the servant had mentioned before. These would appear at every gold auction, and they were basically ten thousand year soul bones.
"Come in." The servant opened a VIP box. This was a box specially prepared by the Gold Chamber of Commerce for the owners of gold tokens. People from top forces would always receive some preferential treatment. There were fruits and tea in the box. "Does this gentleman need us to bring up the list of auction items?"
"Well, no need. The unknown is more interesting." Zhao Xin waved his hand, then asked Ma Xiaotao to sit on the soft sofa. He picked up a Qingyun fruit, wiped it casually, put it in his mouth and started eating it with a crunch.
The servant pointed to a button next to him and said to Zhao Xin, "Sir, this is the call button. If you have anything, just call me directly." Seeing that Zhao Xin did not move, the servant walked out of the VIP room respectfully.
After the servant left, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "How did you get the gold token? Can I see the auction list in advance? How come I didn't know about it?"
"I asked my father for my gold token, and I also have gold tokens from other chambers of commerce. Mainly because I opened a small shop and needed some chambers of commerce to help me collect rare metals. As for why I can see the auction list, it's because I have the token. As the top VIP of the Gold Chamber of Commerce, isn't it normal to know about the auction items in advance? I can even buy them in advance except for the last few products." Zhao Xin said indifferently.
"So that's how it is." Ma Xiaotao nodded thoughtfully. Although she was Yan Shaozhe's apprentice, she was not like Zhao Xin who had a big family as a backing, so she didn't know many of the hidden rules. Yan Shaozhe would not hand it over to her, because it required years of accumulation of connections and exchange of interests, which was an unspoken rule formed under constant contact.
Zhao Xin picked up a Qingyun fruit and handed it to Ma Xiaotao, "Try it. This is a specialty of Qingyun Peak in the Tianhun Empire. You can't get it anywhere else. Only big chambers of commerce like the Golden Chamber of Commerce that travel all over the world would use this fruit as the VIP room fruit."
Ma Xiaotao took the unripe fruit which was only the size of an adult's fist, put it in her mouth and took a bite. A stream of cool juice flowed into Ma Xiaotao's mouth, followed by a feeling of flying in the clouds. Ma Xiaotao was a flying soul master and was very familiar with the feeling of flying in the air. She didn't expect that a small fruit could make her experience the feeling of being in the clouds.
"How is it?" Zhao Xin took out another Qingyun Fruit and moaned, "It feels so good."
Ma Xiaotao finished the fruit in her hand in a few bites. "It's indeed a wonderful feeling. I even feel like I have lost a few pounds." Ma Xiaotao squeezed her curly hair and walked a few more steps in the VIP room.
"This Qingyun fruit only grows on Qingyun Peak. It absorbs the clouds from the top of the mountain and stores them in the fruit. Everyone who tastes it can experience the feeling of being in the clouds. At the same time, this fruit can slightly cleanse the body's impurities, but the effect is minimal and only works for the first time. Otherwise, it would not be placed in the VIP room as fruit. Of course, it is only the VIP room for those with gold tokens. Don't even think about other VIP rooms." Zhao Xin explained to Ma Xiaotao who was still eating fruit. He had eaten this Qingyun fruit a long time ago, but he missed the taste of the Qingyun fruit very much. It was so addictive.
While Zhao Xin and Ma Xiaotao were chatting, the participants of the gold auction had basically arrived and the gold auction began.
A maid wearing a dress embroidered with a golden cicada logo walked up to the golden stage and rang the bronze bell on the stage, "The gold auction is about to begin. Please be quiet, distinguished guests." Then she rang a few more times and walked down the golden stage.
Afterwards, an old man who was about sixty years old walked onto the golden stage, bowed to the people below the stage and in the VIP room on the second floor, and said loudly, "Dear guests, I am the auctioneer of the gold auction. My name is Yan Chengzhi, and I think you are all familiar with me. This gold auction will be hosted by me." After that, he bowed slightly to everyone around him.
"Old Yan is here to host the auction. I'm sure there will be some rare treasures at this auction! The last time Old Yan came out to host the auction, a 50,000-year-old soul bone appeared at the gold auction."
"Mr. Yan, please get started quickly. We can't wait any longer."
Zhao Xin looked at the noisy crowd downstairs and said to Ma Xiaotao, "It seems that some big guys are coming out this time. Even Old Yan is here. I hope this trip will be worthwhile."
"Mr. Yan?"
Zhao Xin looked at Ma Xiaotao who was showing curiosity and said to her, "Old Yan is considered the town master of the gold auction. All the auctions he presides over are filled with all kinds of rare treasures, so so many people here are so eager."
At this time, the guards of the Gold Chamber of Commerce downstairs had pushed up a small cart covered with red cloth. Judging from the shape of the cloth, the size of the item seemed to be quite large.
Before unveiling the red cloth, Mr. Yan kept everyone in suspense and said to the audience, "I'm sure everyone wants to know what the first auction item is. For a soul engineer, it can be considered the most common but also the most indispensable close friend, and every soul engineer must have it. However, today's first auction item is completely different from what you imagine. Because it is not a soul guide, it can be the first item to appear in the gold auction. However, it has a very close relationship with soul engineers. Before I lift the cloth, let me say one last thing. With its value and rarity, it can be the first auction item. Everyone, please have a look."
At the moment when the cloth was lifted, everyone's eyes were drawn to it. The dazzling brilliance or peerless splendor that everyone expected did not appear. What appeared was just an ordinary-looking item. As Elder Yan said, this was something that any soul guide was familiar with and indispensable.
The reason why the cloth was so high was not because the item itself was large, but because it was supported by a display stand, and the volume under the cloth was naturally the display stand. The item itself was very small, about half a foot long and only as thick as a finger. From bottom to top, it was a change from wide to narrow. The top was a very sharp tip, and below was a sharp blade about half an inch wide. The whole thing was made of cyan metal, with fiery red patterns engraved on it, exuding a faint ancient atmosphere, but people who approached it would feel a sense of heat.
Many bidders sighed in dissatisfaction. Obviously, they did not feel that this mysterious gift brought them any surprise. However, the pupils of a few people were shrinking rapidly. The appearance of this item shocked them.
Engraving knife. Yes, this is the carving knife that a soul guide uses to engrave the core array. Both ends of the carving knife have different uses, and their uses are different when engraving different arrays. Any soul guide cannot do without a carving knife, which is a necessity for making soul guides.
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