Chapter 135: Mushroom Dancing Shoes
Not only was Xu Ma looking at room 21, so too were others gazing at it with some thoughts.
“Room 21 is too much in the limelight.”
“They have a lot of money. They even forced merchant alliance representatives to withdraw.”
“How many times has this happened?”
The people whispered to each other.
“Don’t worry, today’s auction has just begun. There are numerous things, and based on the itinerary, we aren’t even 10% done.” The auction master was experienced, and could sense the mood of the audience, thus he decided to console them.
Everyone’s mood gradually stabilized.
This auction was organized by Hun Tong, and its scale and item selection had always been bigger than the last.
Two Eyes Island’s transformation was imminent, and Hun Tong believed that this would be the final time an auction would ever be held here.
Naturally, he did his utmost and had numerous expectations for it.
It was precisely because this auction was so valued that Hun Tong was not very satisfied with the result of the outfit auction.
“Room 21 were the buyers once again.”
“Although at prices far above market value, it is harming the overall auction ambience.”
“They are a little vigorous.”
Hun Tong adjusted the item order again.
This time, he planned to have three gold level items in a row!
The auction master threw himself into the task as he yelled, “This is a magic book, a water path book. Although the magic book doesn’t have many pages left in it, only having the Water Arrow spell, Water Snake spell, and Thick Fog spell, these three spells are all unquestionably gold level!”
Someone unconsciously looked at room 3, and spoke some gossip, “Qi You night raided an Elf Kingdom naval fleet, killed one of their gold level water magicians, and captured a lot of equipment. That magic book should be from Qi You.”
Magic books were a type of casting equipment.
It could be regarded as a set of magic scrolls.
However, magic scrolls were often a single-use consumable, while magic books used more sophisticated magic arts that allowed them to be used repeatedly.
If they were replenished in a timely manner, they could be used for one’s entire life.
The gold level magic book was very valuable, but that item was a spoil of war, it was dilapidated and only had three water magic spells left in it.
This treasure was most suited to magicians.
There weren’t many magicians at the auction, most present here were fighters.
In room 21, Zi Di won the magic book in the end.
With it, they could now easily pretend to be water magicians in the future.
The magic book on stage was then replaced with a pair of shoes.
Gold level shoes.
The shoes had a peculiar shape, they were chubby and looked like spongy bread.
The auction master introduced it, “This gold level equipment is the Mushroom Dancing Shoes.”
“This is dancer equipment.”
“It uses alchemy materials from the elven homeland – Erotic Dance Mushrooms.”
“It is said that whoever eats this highly toxic mushroom will become aroused, then as they approach death, they will do an erotic dance for half an hour, then welcome their end during that dance.”
“Brave elven alchemy masters refine the Erotic Dance Mushroom with alchemy techniques unlike our Sheng Ming Empire ones. From the outward appearance of this pair of dance shoes, one can see that it possess a distinctly foreign bearing.”
To be more accurate, this pair of shoes looked very ugly.
Elven products were always gorgeous and elegant.
If it wasn’t for professional judgement provided by the seller, Hong Zhu, no one would have thought this was the work of an elven alchemy master.
Hong Zhu was a treasure hunter, and she had discovered many things hidden in shipwrecks on the seafloor.
When it came time for the team to divide the treasure, she chose these dancing shoes. At the time, these dancing shoes were sealed, leaving only its peculiar shape without a trace of gold level aura.
When they returned to Two Eyes Island and the treasure hunting group appraised the treasures, everyone discovered that Hong Zhu had earned the most.
The main reason was because she had gained those dancing shoes.
Many members were envious, and Hong Zhu sagaciously left quietly that same evening, separating herself from this temporary team.
The auction began.
For a moment, there was unexpectedly an awkward silence.
No one bid.
“Please, please!” Hong Zhu couldn’t help but pray to herself; she was inwardly anxious.
If these shoes were sold off, she would have enough funds for her next expedition. She had been preparing for this expedition for a very long time.
“520 gold.” The first bidder appeared.
Hoing Zhu promptly turned to look at them and saw the beastman female occupying three seats.
It was Yue Ban.
She was an owlman dancer.
These dancing shoes fitted her well.
Yue Ban’s downy and circular face was expressionless.
“520 gold going once.:
“520 gold going twice.”
The auction master heaved his small hammer.
Hong Zhu was in a complex mood.
Gold level equipment selling for 520 gold was not too high, just a fair price for it. It was not the ideal sale for Hong Zhu.
One must know that she had also paid a commission to the auction.
The remaining coin was not enough to prepare her next treasure hunt. A massive shortfall in funds!
“600 gold.” Zi Di’s voice suddenly transmitted from Room 21.
Hong Zhu’s eyes dilated in both alarm and happiness.
She gazed at room 21, and for the first time, felt that this rich and overbearing bidder still had an adorable side to them.
Hong Zhu looked back at Yue Ban.
Yue Ban had been robbed, yet she still remained expressionless, and even somewhat aloof.
“Although she is a famous dancer, those dancing shoes really do look ugly…” Hong Zhu sighed to herself.
“600 gold going once.”
“600 gold going twice.”
The auction master slowly lifted his small hammer.
“620 gold.” Yue Ban suddenly said.
Hong Zhu felt both alarm and happiness once again, she thought that Yue Ban had given up, and hadn’t expected that at the last moment, she would raise the price.
Hong Zhu looked at Yue Ban.
“640 gold.” Zi Di followed up.
“640 gold!” Hong Zhu couldn’t help but be moved. The increase of 40 gold would allow her to prepare far more treasure hunting supplies.
“Will it go up a bit more?” Hong Zhu unconsciously glanced at Yue Ban.
Yue Ban still remained expressionless and indifferent.
Hong Zhu coldly snorted to herself, “She should be giving up.”
“640 gold going once.”
“640 gold going twice.”
The auction master slowly lifted his small hammer.
660 gold.” Yue Ban opened her mouth again.
Hong Zhu, for the third time, felt startled and delighted, “Did I mishear?”
She looked at Yue Ban and although the latter was still expressionless, they were now sitting upright.
This time not only was Hong Zhu looking at her, but so too were others.
Hong Zhu’s heart was disarray, and many people realized that Yue Ban desired these dancing shoes greatly.
From room 21, Zi Di smiled and continued to probe their disposition with bids, “700 gold.”
“700 gold going once.”
“700 gold going twice.”
The auction master unhurriedly raised his small hammer.
As expected, a moment later, Yue Ban, expressionless, said with a flat voice, “720 gold.”
The auction master sighed to himself, feeling tired, “The same pattern every time, waiting until the last moment to bid, you’re kidding me!”
But this time, Zi Did stopped delaying.
She had been leaning back on her chair, but now, she straightened her back and sat completely up.
Her eyes flashed with exuberant interest, like a hunter discovering their prey.
Her voice candidly and nimbly stated, “780 gold!”
Yue Ban’s complexion changed abruptly.
Her carefully managed face finally fell apart.
780 gold, every bid must increase the price by 20 gold.
That meant that her bid would have to be 800 gold.
“800 gold…” Yue Ban lowered her voice, as if biting her teeth when she announced her price.
The auction master’s eyes shined, thinking to himself that the two sides were finally beginning to grapple with each other directly.
The prior probing had a very slow tempo.
But now it was an open battle, and both sides’ bids were unwilling to fall behind. After one bid, the other side would immediately increase the price, giving the people the feeling that a windy rainstorm suddenly appeared.
The price rose to 1200 gold.
Yue Ban was unable to keep going.
With face filled with emotion, she twisted around to glare at room 21 and spat out, “1,300 gold!”
The abrupt price rise by 100 gold was her attempting to scare her competition into withdrawing.
But nevertheless, Zi Di laughed back, “1,400 gold.”
Yue Ban seemed to have been struck, and her face turned gloomy.
Her main goal of coming here was to acquire these shoes.
Some information on the goods here had been disseminated by Hun Tong ahead of time in preparation for the auction.
1,300 gold was Yue Ban’s limit.
She couldn’t come up with any more money.
“Don’t tell me I’m about to miss this golden opportunity?”
“My strength is inferior to that snake, and without those dancing shoes I have no hopes of winning the Dance Festival.”
For a moment, You Ban looked both hopeless and defeated.
The auction master eventually clacked the small hammer, making Zi Di the ultimate winner.
In the audience, Hong Zhu covered her mouth in disbelief.
Tremendous joy flooded her heart, a distinct contrast to Yue Ban.
From this, one can see that the sadness and happiness of people are not interlinked.
As far as Hong Zhu is concerned, despite the commission, what was left of the 1,400 gold was still a huge sum!
Not only was capital shortfall filled in, but there was also a large surplus.
“Today is my lucky day!
Hong Zhu looked at Yue Ban, the latter appeared dejected and defeated, everyone knew how important these dancing shoes were to her.
“Her expression was like that because she wanted to keep a low profile, but room 21 saw right through it.” Hong Zhu thought to herself.
As she mulled that, she glanced at room 21 on the second floor.
She had a somewhat complex expression.
The people inside room 21 were truly heroic and rich!
So far, they have already confidently spilled thousands of gold coins.
“Perhaps I can try to contact them, and in the future, I can sell my found treasures directly to a big client.” Hong Zhu reckoned slyly.
A gigantic platinum colored circle was carried onto the auction stage.
The circle was as thick as a palm, and when it stood upright, the auction master was less than half its height.
The two iron level fighters, one left, one right, held it up.
The auction master gently caressed the platinum circle, “Friends, allow me to introduce this alchemy item, the Sun Halo”
As the auction master introduced it, in a private room on room two, Yang Cong Tou laughed heartily, “Wait! That’s it.”
He was the commander of the Stench Pirates and a depraved druid
He had joined this auction to get the Sun Halo.
The Sun Halo could consume energy and create sunlight of varied intensity. Normally, it was used in high end plantations. Some valuable and rare magic plants needed a particular growing environment.
Yang Cong Tou wanted it not to build a plantation on his ship, but rather his meditation method needed intense light.