After expending a Herculean effort, he finally woke Lin Yu up.
After waking up Lin Yu, Qin Shi dragged him to the Archaic Auction.
The Archaic Auction was located in the center of the ancient city and was extremely large.
The annual Archaic Auction caused quite a commotion in the ancient city.
Therefore, early in the morning, the place was already crowded with people and horses and carriages. Various forces of all sizes came after hearing the news.
"How spectacular..."
Qin Shi grew up in Barren Town and had never participated in an auction. Looking at the spectacular scene in front of him, he could not help but feel excited.
Of course, Lin Yu shrugged and said absent-mindedly, "Indeed, even though the scale is a bit small, for a third-rate city like the ancient city to have an auction of this level is already very good."
"Easy for you to say!"
Qin Shi rolled his eyes and ignored Lin Yu. He turned around and wanted to enter the auction.
However, just as the two of them walked in front of the auction, they were stopped by a young lady.
The young lady was dressed in a welcoming attire and said respectfully, "Are the two of you here to participate in our Archaic Auction?
Please show me your membership card and I will arrange a seat for you. "
"Beauty?"
Seeing the young lady, Lin Yu was so excited that he wanted to pounce on her.
Having expected this, Qin Shi was prepared. He raised his hand and pushed Lin Yu away. Then, he said awkwardly, "This beautiful lady, I'm sorry. We do not have a membership card."
"Oh?
You don't have a membership card? "
Hearing this, the young lady frowned. Her eyes were filled with disdain and her tone became cold, "If you are not a member, you need to pay one hundred low-grade spiritual stones if you want to participate in the auction!"
"One hundred low-grade spiritual stones?"
The corner of Qin Shi's eye twitched and he said angrily, "Just to enter requires one hundred times the spiritual stones?
Sister, why don't you go rob someone? "
"I am sorry, this is the rule of our Archaic Auction. If the two of you do not have one hundred spiritual stones, you can only wait outside." The young lady glanced at Qin Shi as if she was looking at a beggar.
Qin Shi was very unhappy with the contempt in the girl's eyes.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and took out 200 spiritual stones from his chest pocket. He thought to himself, "Hmmph, this big city sure is black-hearted. If it weren't for Sister Yu, I wouldn't even bother going in, even if it costs me money."
"Here are the spirit stones. Bring us in!"
The girl was quite surprised to see the spirit stones.
But she didn't say anything. She turned around and led the two of them into the auction house. "Please come with me. This is your plate number. I'll arrange a seat for you."
It had to be said that this auction house was astonishingly large. At a glance, it could accommodate at least three thousand people.
In the center of the auction house was the auction stage, surrounded by ring-shaped seats, a total of 50 rows.
Qin Shi and Lin Yu were arranged to sit in the 45th row.
Qin Shi was very unhappy about this. He looked at the distinguished seats in front of him and scolded, "Why?
A hundred spirit stones for this young master to sit at the back?
No matter what, you should let me sit in the first three rows, right? "
"Pfft, pfft, the first three rows?"
Right then, next to Qin Shi and Lin Yu, an unkempt old man rolled his eyes and snickered. "Young man, don't be so arrogant!
The first three rows are not for you.
The people sitting there are all influential figures in the ancient city! "
"Hey, old man, who are you?
You know how to act. "
Qin Shi glanced at him and shrugged. "In the end, aren't you the same as us, sitting in the 40th row?"
"…"
The old man's face turned green. He coughed a few times. "That's because I don't want to sit there!"
"Pfft, who doesn't know how to sit there?
I don't mind sitting there! "
Qin Shi did not think much of this strange old man. He joked in an unrestrained manner, "Old man, if you can sit in the first three rows, do you believe that this young master can sit on the platform?"
But at this time, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.
He looked at the old man from head to toe, pulled Qin Shi down, and said to himself, "Shi Tou, this old man is not simple. I can't see through his strength. It's better to be careful."
"Hey, good aptitude!"
Seeing Lin Yu, the old man suddenly licked his dry lips and thought to himself, "This young man is not ordinary. At such a young age, he already has the strength of the Spirit Sealing Realm, and his mind is very calm. If …"
Unexpectedly, before the old man finished speaking, the auction had already begun.
At the beginning, a beautiful woman walked onto the auction stage.
This woman was dressed plainly, but her whole body revealed a noble feeling. She wore a red cheongsam, which highlighted her curvaceous figure.
This woman was a true Jiangnan beauty. She had a pair of willowy eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, cherry-like lips, and an oval face. She had a beautiful appearance that could cause the downfall of a city. She was like a little bird, exquisite in all aspects, and had a graceful charm.
She could shake people's minds.
As for the love-struck Lin Yu, how could he resist such a goddess-like girl?
He immediately forgot about the old man beside him, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "Top quality!"
"…"
Originally, he was praising Lin Yu's calm temperament, but in the end, Lin Yu showed such a love-struck appearance. This made the old man's eyes twitch a few times, "Could it be, could it be that this old man is mistaken?"
"Look, it's Tan Xuehui, the number one beauty of the ancient city."
"I didn't think that the Ancient Wind Auction would be hosted by her."
"Isn't it? This time, it's a feast for the eyes."
Seeing the woman on the stage, the people below the stage immediately cheered.
Especially those single men, each and every one of them were brimming with joy. They stood up and applauded for Tan Xuehui.
"Hello everyone, it's my honor to have me, Tan Xuehui, host the annual Ancient Wind Auction of the ancient city!"
Tan Xuehui stood on the stage and said confidently, "Next, it's the same old rule. Let us take a look at the first auction item!"
"High-grade spiritual weapon, the Dragon Slaying Halberd!"
The first item was already a high-grade spiritual weapon, and the atmosphere in the auction hall instantly exploded.
"As expected of the ancient city, a high-grade spiritual weapon has appeared in the beginning!" Seeing the sharp Dragon Slaying Halberd, Qin Shi exclaimed in his heart.
But from the beginning till the end.
He did not bid, and only watched silently.
After all, his wealth was limited. A few thousand low-grade spiritual stones, and two hundred mid-grade spiritual stones. This amount of wealth might be a huge mountain of gold in Barren Town, but in the ancient city, it was nothing.
In the end, the Dragon Slaying Halberd was sold for three hundred mid-grade spiritual stones.
Regarding this, Qin Shi sweated in his heart, and thought to himself, "The people of this ancient city are all filthy rich. Three hundred mid-grade spiritual stones is equivalent to thirty thousand low-grade spiritual stones."
After the Dragon Slaying Halberd, there were no other eye-catching treasures. Most of them were normal spiritual herbs and low-grade or mid-grade spiritual weapons. In the ancient city, these things were not worth going crazy over.
"Next item, Spirit Nurturing Camellia."
"Spirit Nurturing Camellia, a second-stage high-grade spiritual herb, has the magical effect of healing the soul. The starting price is five hundred low-grade spiritual stones!"
Tan Xuehui stood on the stage and took out a spiritual herb that was emitting a pale white light. She shouted to the audience.
My chance is here! Qin Shi's eyes lit up.
"Shi Tou, help me get it." Jade In The Book said excitedly.
"Yes, don't worry!" Qin Shi nodded. The purpose of this auction was to help Jade In The Book find a spiritual herb that could heal the soul.
Therefore, even if Jade In The Book did not tell him, he would not give up.
However, Qin Shi did not recklessly bid, and waited for the right time.
Therefore, although the auction was related to wealth, it was often more important to one's mentality.
"One thousand low-grade spiritual stones!"
"Two thousand low-grade spiritual stones!"
"Five thousand low-grade spiritual stones!"
In the blink of an eye, the price had been raised to five thousand low-grade spiritual stones. The audience began to quiet down.
In this moment of silence, Qin Shi knew that his chance had come. He raised the number plate in his hand and doubled the price. "One hundred mid-grade spiritual stones!"
"Hiss …" The audience was in an uproar.
The reason for the uproar was not a mere one hundred mid-grade spiritual stones.
In their opinion, a spiritual herb that could heal the soul was not worth this price.
Few people would be willing to buy this kind of herb at a high price.
It had to be said that Qin Shi's move had a lot of deterrence.
Many people turned around and glanced at Qin Shi. They thought that Qin Shi was a disciple of some big family or sect, so they gave up.
Finally, the hammer fell three times, and the Spirit Nurturing Camellia was in Qin Shi's pocket.
Qin Shi was very excited to get the Spirit Nurturing Camellia.
As long as he had this Spirit Nurturing Camellia, Jade In The Book could be saved.
However, he and Lin Yu did not leave immediately. After all, he had spent 200 low-grade spiritual stones to enter this auction. No matter what, he had to stay until the end of the auction to be worthy of the 200 low-grade spiritual stones he had spent.
One by one, the auction items were passed.
But among them, there was nothing that was too eye-catching.
Among them, there were a few things that Qin Shi seemed to like, and he occasionally opened his mouth to bid a few times. However, in the end, they were all mercilessly strangled in the cradle by the group of rich merchants in the ancient city.
Regarding this, he could only silently shake his head.
"Next, the Rainbow Feather Dress!"
Tan Xuehui took out the next auction item on the stage.
This time, the auction item was a beautiful scarlet gauze dress.
The craftsmanship was exquisite, and it could be called a peerless item.
Most importantly, the gauze dress was imbued with spiritual power. It had very high defensive capabilities, comparable to a low-grade spiritual weapon.
Tan Xuehui stroked the gauze dress and exclaimed, "Such a gorgeous dress. I think if someone was willing to give it to me, my heart would definitely blossom.
Alright, let's not waste any more time. The starting price is three thousand low-grade spiritual stones. "
Seeing the beautiful gauze dress, Qin Shi's eyes lit up. He patted Lin Yu's shoulder teasingly, "Xiao Yu, are you interested in this Tan Xuehui?
Let me teach you how to win her over. "
"Hmm?
You have a way? "
"Of course. Who do you think I am?"
Qin Shi patted his chest confidently. "As long as you can win this dress and give it to her after the auction, I guarantee that she will follow you obediently!"
"Three hundred mid-grade spiritual stones!"
But at this time, the bidding had already begun.
To everyone's surprise, this seemingly flashy gauze dress had instantly soared to three hundred mid-grade spiritual stones.
It seemed that the value of Tan Xuehui's charm was higher than a high-grade spiritual weapon.
Listening to the shocking price, Lin blinked his eyes dryly. In the end, he said very seriously, "Ahem, using money to pick up girls is already outdated. What I want is that kind of refreshing girl, not a materialistic, pompous girl!"
"Get lost! I think you don't have money!"
Qin Shi didn't hold back in the slightest and directly rejected.
In the end, the Rainbow Feather Dress was sold at a high price of three hundred and fifty mid-grade spiritual stones. The auction had reached its peak.
Tan Xuehui spoke again, "The next item is the dragon tendon of a water dragon. The starting price is five thousand low-grade spiritual stones."