Mr. Zhang introduced Lin Shan to his colleagues, and everyone looked ugly.
The appraisers at the auction house originally thought that after Mr. Zhang was transferred to Yinchuan, the position of chief appraiser in Yichuan would be vacant. They had been fighting fiercely before.
Some people had packed up a large number of spiritual stones, but in the end, Lin Shan airborne!
A young boy just sat on top of an old employee and pooped. How could the appraisers tolerate this?
However, we are all old-timers, so we should first inquire about Lin Shan's background and ask if he is the second generation of immortals. What if he is the direct son of a family that cultivates immortals, and it would be bad if he offends the younger generation and attracts the elders.
Everyone chatted with each other for a while. Lin Shan had already explained his character in front of Mr. Zhang before, so naturally it was not easy to raise the banner again. He only said that his ancestors were very glorious and he was now a casual cultivator.
Now everyone felt confident, but they didn't openly target Lin Shan. After all, Mr. Zhang is still here. When this year's auction is over, Mr. Zhang will be transferred away. Let's see how proud you are...
Lin Shan naturally didn't know what these appraisers thought, but he just acted in a friendly and cooperative manner and lived in harmony with everyone under the leadership of Mr. Zhang the day before the auction started.
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Another day passed in the blink of an eye, and the auction arrived as scheduled.
From time to time there are high-level monks wielding swords and flying rainbows in the sky, there are always strange beasts pulling carts on the streets on the ground, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going.
This large-scale auction held every five years attracted the attention of many monks from the northern Song Dynasty and the southern Yan Dynasty.
Among them there are many big sects and aristocratic cultivators, as well as some small sects and casual cultivators who were invited to come because of their high cultivation or reputation.
Those who have not received the invitation must pay a deposit and prove their worth and cultivation before they can enter the venue.
It is said that there are more than 100 mid-level and above spiritual objects in this auction, and in previous years there were more than ten treasures that could be the finale!
Lin Shan also followed Mr. Zhang into a box on the second floor of the auction house. As the organizer's chief appraiser, Mr. Zhang could naturally be assigned an independent box, but he had to go down and preside over the auction.
So when the conference started later, Lin Shan was the only one left in the box.
Sitting alone in the box, he looked at the crowds in the auction house below. There were probably thousands of monks. Except for a few who had a way in, most of them were monks in the late stages of Qi training.
Lin Shan also had to sigh that the world of cultivating immortals was indeed full of talents. What's more, these were only some of the monks from the northern Song Dynasty and the southern Yan Dynasty.
The private rooms on the second, third, fourth, and fifth floors are basically all people from the cultivating sects and aristocratic families, or are casual cultivators in the foundation-building stage, and there may even be monks in the golden elixir stage.
Lin Shan saw Mr. Zhang presiding over the opening remarks on the auction stage, and he couldn't help but think. If he takes over from him in the future, he won't have to go on stage to preside over the auction every year, right?
He felt a little frightened when he thought about facing so many people, including many monks in the foundation-building elixir stage.
"Let's start with the first auction item this time, the mid-level magic weapon, the fire-proofing robe!"
Mr. Zhang didn't talk too much and started to auction the first item directly. The monks in the audience were very considerate and supported him and raised the price.
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Lin Shan sat quietly in the box, sipping tea and watching the monks on the stage compete for price. After all, he didn't have a single spiritual stone now, so the precious spiritual objects on the field were naturally out of reach for him.
But the most indispensable thing in this world is rich people. As the auction continues, one treasure after another is brought up.
Someone even spent 1,000 spirit stones to take a picture of a peony parrot in the middle stage of Qi training, just for viewing!
Someone else bought a can of deep-sea blue whale blubber for 1,500 spirit stones just to go back and cook!
Lin Shan almost wanted to tell him that blue whales are an internationally recognized endangered species, so don’t mess around! But after a quick reaction, he realized that there are probably more monsters in the world than people. It remains to be seen which of the humans and monsters is the rare species?
Discuss.
But what’s even more outrageous is that there is actually a slave trade in the auction house. The mermaid of the East China Sea, the snake girl of the Western Desert, the witch of the southern Xinjiang, and even the princess of the Yan Kingdom in the north were all kidnapped and auctioned!
"The third princess of the Dayan royal family practiced magic skills and killed mortals indiscriminately. Now she has been captured alive by an elder from a certain sect of Dayan and planted a divine soul magic weapon lock. This girl has developed a lot of skills in the later stage of Qi training. She can look after homes and courtyards, and can also heat water.
Bed, base price is 1,000 spiritual stones!”
As the chief appraiser and the host of the auction, Mr. Zhang enthusiastically promotes each item and informs it of its origin in detail.
For example, for Princess Dayan, there is nothing wrong with practicing magic skills. The Yan country is different from the Song country. Many people practice magic skills, but killing too many mortals indiscriminately violates the iron rules of the world of cultivation!
After all, mortals are the root. If a monk kills indiscriminately and does not strictly stop it, more and more monks will follow his example, and then the fate of the human race will be messed up?
Therefore, the Princess of Dayan was captured and there was such irrefutable evidence that the Dayan royal family could only hold their noses and admit it, but the Song royal family was very happy on the other hand!
"2000 spirit stones!"
The royal family of the Song Dynasty also had monks in the foundation period present, and an old man's voice came from the third-floor box! Others backed down one after another, knowing that the secular world of the Song Dynasty and Dayan were now incompatible, so naturally they did not want to join in the fun.
"Congratulations to the fellow Taoist on the third floor who used 2,000 spirit stones to photograph the female cultivator in the late stage of Qi training, Princess Dayan!"
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At this time, in the private room on the third floor, an old man in yellow robe was sitting on a wicker chair. Next to him, a man and a woman were standing with bows. It was Princess Guo and a middle-aged man in Jinyi!
These two people were originally the crown princes of the royal family. They met senior members of the Song Dynasty royal family in Yichuan, so they naturally took a ride and came to the auction to learn more about them.
"After the auction, I am going to visit the Murong family, a family of immortal cultivators. The two of you will take this Princess Dayan back to the palace and hand it over to Your Majesty. Do you understand?" the old man in yellow robe, who is the foundation-building monk of the royal family, ordered.
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Princess Guo and the other two quickly accepted the order.
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As the auction progressed to the middle stage, the atmosphere became increasingly heated.
Finally, the "Foundation Building Pill" that most monks in the late stage of Qi training were most looking forward to appeared.
"There are 110 Foundation Establishment Pills in total. Every 20 pills are divided into five parts and shot together. The remaining 10 pills are shot individually!"
"The starting price is three thousand spirit stones per piece!"
After Mr. Zhang finished speaking, a maid brought five medicine bottles and ten jade boxes on the stage.
Everyone's enthusiasm was ignited, including Lin Shan on the second floor. After all, there is a huge difference between the Qi training period and the foundation building period. One is still moving on the land, and the other is already wielding the sword Qingming.
The difference between immortals and mortals is like a chasm!
The first five medicine bottles each contain 20 foundation-building pills. You don't need to ask to know that they have long been divided among several immortal cultivating families. The ten jade boxes at the back are the battlefield for casual cultivators.
Seeing the fierce competition below, Lin Shan could only watch helplessly. The last ten Foundation Establishment Pills were all sold for around five or six thousand spirit stones.
"It seems that there are also rich people among the casual cultivators!"
Lin Shan secretly sighed and counted his monthly salary on his fingers. The chief appraiser earns 100 spiritual stones a month. If he works for five or six years, he can earn one foundation-building pill?
Lin Shan couldn't help but secretly be grateful to Mr. Zhang for providing him with such a good opportunity. This was a kindness that he would have to repay in the future.
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Lin Shan paid less and less attention to the subsequent auctions. After all, he had never heard of many of them. Moreover, he could not go up and touch them in person. There was no enhanced panel introduction, so his eyes were still dark.
Chapter completed!