Chapter 11- Auction

Our guild incorporates grand artifacts from all over the world.. Fowliang did the introductions.. There were some dancers accompanying the proceedings.. Welcome to our illustrious event..

She was wearing a modest dress that projected business, and it fit her well.. It also looked like an adventuring garb.. Perhaps to emphasize law and order.

It is often the mind rather than the body that wanders easily she said. let us proceed for main event. She made a gesture, a curtain was lifted from an item.. It was sparkling with lightning.

What is it ?

It is a lightning stone..

An assistant walked a steps on, Our auction house will provide a discount if you are participating in our side on the current hostilities in the region. A portion of the proceedings will be donated to widows and to change the life of other badly affected people... You'll also get participation chips for any local tournament you'd want to join as an outsider. Our auction is regulated with the lawful authorities.... She went on..

oh my god.. Larchen said to himself.. Why was all this necessary ? Was Fowliang worried that city would just take over ? Economy was bad after all... such event could attract mobs.. She'd know... The east was mostly no man's land now.. Who knew what criminals were here.., even among the guests..

These events were often unpredictable... Those who looked rich often didn't win, and young innocent people would bid huge sums.. And then suddenly a dust grandpa would sweep all items...

It was a pain.. to watch over this event, he managed to convince some friends to help out, he pitited them too... He had made some friends among the construct using cultivators.. The soul only ventures made stronger bonds, memory of danger weathered together made friendships..

Hey, when is this going to start ? Cut the useless intro, and stop wasting our time, an old man shouted.. I'm going to turn mental, what is this ?

Larchen had to admit, this rough person was the classic disgruntled selfish type of person that often made a showing on these auctions.. He wondered if he had money or not.. He looked like an official.. who was probably looking to improve his stature.. A large number of alliance officials agreed to participate and try their luck.. they looked intense..

Hey, don't start a ruckus, Larchen said, dryly.. Fowliang almost spurted her drink.. this bastard... was just too.. brutal..

There was something bout the way he speak, that could drive a person mad.. Nobody ever, would act like this, he was like some kind of mistake as a human...a fly in the tomato that's called normal, regular humanity. Usually speaking, the host should have never gotten angry at these events.. It was considered unwise and uncouth behavior.. Larchen really didn't have social impulse control.. Usually speaking, this sort of behavior required a large
power backing since he was deliberately provoking other person at a fundamental level, as if the other person was just a mongrel.

The old man looked enraged for a second, then sat down without saying anything.. HE probably recognized Larchen, and didn't dare to piss on his own backyard..

Lets go.. Fowliang said.. This item can be used for spirit advancement, it is a well known cultivation resource, you can consume it to advance your level by a median amount.. Starting bid is 5000 coins..

Hey isn't that.. Lady investigator... I''d be damned.. Larchen recognized the woman in the crowd who was sitting in the crowd.. His secular.. clone had a bright affair going on with her... Apple didn't fall too far from the tree.. They even made it public.. What was she doing here ?

Larchen looked over the crowd, and saw various expressions.. Some people had desperate faces, some were intensely concentrating.. some were established and collected members of the society.. Everything were going well.. He felt like he was looking at a field of mice.. that was expanding and running away...

Larchen. get a hold of yourself, are you having a mental break down ?

Sorry.. Fowliang.

Don't start incidents here.. You aren't the center of the universe.. Take care of how you behave.. What we do matters here...


Sorry.. So how is it going ? I think i saw teenager bidding.. Rich at that age, you never believe these things..

They are probably from the sect and will go for other items..

Lady investigator is here too.. I just can't believe it..

How do you know... i see no one resembling her

I noticed the insignia on her jacket.. its her..

There you go again... How can you really tell ? are you a ife long weathered veteran or smt ? Fowliang laughed..

It's obvious.. Larchen laughed..

No it's not... Are you okay ? .. Fowliang insisted..

I'm just playing to your tune, as much as i can, that's it....

Well, watch and learn then.. i've planned it all.. anyway you are doing fine.. I'm making us money, for once...

Fine.. i'll be at my best behavior. Larchen smiled..

Scary.. Fowliang looked over the bidders.. Most have given up by now.. the bid was above their price range. The adults would start bidding soon..

Selling to the gentleman on the corner for 6500.. coins... going once.. going twice

Hold on.. Fowliang said, this price is not accepted by our auction house...

Hey, you can't do that.. someone said..

I'm truly sorry, but according to regulations final decision belongs to me, Fowiang said.

7000 coins. a female voice sounded from one of the private booths.. Bidding started again.. Fowliang sat back down..

Larchen smirked, his little firecracker were so scary.. a person... Civility was a tough thing to keep at all times, Larchen realized just now, its so difficult to make decorum in life.. he sighed..

There wasn't any other bets from the high bidders on private booths. They were waiting for the real item.. It was difficult to pull their attention... Mostly alliance people were bidding now.

A young noble manged to get the item at a last minute clever counter bid..