Chapter 40 Annual Heavenly Battle Auction
"Thank you for letting me know, Senior Bing'er. We'll find another place later, and I'll share my experience in cultivating spiritual power with you."
Qin Mu didn't do anything pretentious; the initial agreement was simply to make a deal.
Shui Bing'er gave him such a big secret, so he had to teach her how to better control her spiritual power.
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er was taken aback.
Shui Bing'er is not someone who can't stand losing. Although the taste of defeat is indeed unpleasant, she knows even more clearly that if her skills are inferior to others, she should practice more.
However, Qin Mu's willingness to share his experiences with her greatly increased her positive feelings towards him.
"By the way, are you also here to attend the Heaven Dou Auction?"
"Heaven Dou Auction House?"
Upon hearing Shui Bing'er's words, Qin Mu immediately looked at Ling Yuan and Dugu Bo beside him.
Ling Yuan was completely bewildered, while Dugu Bo suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Look at my memory, I forgot about that!"
During this time, Dugu Bo lost track of time because he was with Qin Mu and the others. In addition, he was stimulated by a series of good news from Qin Mu, which led him to put aside the Heaven Dou Auction.
"The Heaven Dou Auction House actually operates 24 hours a day, but tonight is the Heaven Dou Empire's annual auction."
"Every year, in order to plan this auction, Heaven Dou Auction House will suspend operations the day before to evaluate all the items participating in the annual auction."
"It's fair to say that the most valuable items sold at auctions every day would be considered worthless today."
"In particular, soul bones appear at the annual auction almost every year!"
The mention of soul bones sparked interest not only among the students of Tianshui Academy, but also in Qin Mu and Ling Yuan.
After all, the rarity of soul bones has always been among the highest demands of Soul Masters.
"In that case, let's go take a look!"
Since arriving in Douluo Continent, Qin Mu had never seen an auction before, and now he could finally witness it.
However, Qin Mu soon realized a very important problem.
"Sister Ling Yuan, do you have money?"
Qin Mu moved closer to Ling Yuan and spoke to her in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
From childhood to adulthood, apart from some expenses before Qin Mu joined the Spirit Hall, all of Qin Mu's needs were directly arranged by the Spirit Hall.
In other words, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Qin Mu is a rich second-generation who doesn't know the value of money.
However, given the scale of this year's annual auction, it would take hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins to buy anything at all.
With the money in the storage ring that Uncle Tai gave us, we probably wouldn't even be able to get through the auction house.
"Oh? You've had your embarrassing moments too?"
Ling Yuan rarely saw Qin Mu so helpless, and now was a good opportunity to mock him.
Seeing that Qin Mu was about to break down, Ling Yuan was in a good mood and then whispered to him.
"Look how scared you are. Don't worry, we have special privileges. Just tell us what you want to buy, and we'll have them calculate the bill and send it to the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City."
Hearing Ling Yuan's words, Qin Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he did not expect that the Spirit Hall would grant him such great privileges.
"Senior Bing'er, are you also going to the auction? In that case, why don't we go together?"
Shui Bing'er was surprised that Qin Mu would invite her directly, and even the teachers of Tianshui Academy were somewhat astonished.
Originally, the teachers from Tianshui Academy only wanted to take them to the auction to join in the fun and broaden their horizons; the items inside were naturally beyond their means to buy.
Although the origins of Qin Mu were unknown, the teacher could guess that Qin Mu's identity must be extraordinary, based on the presence of the Poison Douluo behind him and the Ling Yuan, whose aura was like that of an ordinary person and who looked even younger than herself.
"If you don't mind, we could travel together."
Shui Bing'er didn't seem to mind Qin Mu's request.
And so, the group arrived at the Heaven Dou Auction House in a grand procession.
As the largest auction house in the Heaven Dou Empire, the Heaven Dou Auction House occupies an area almost equivalent to a large Soul Arena.
In Heaven Dou City, where land is incredibly valuable, the fact that such a large area is so valuable speaks volumes about its status and background.
Upon arriving near the auction venue, even though it wasn't yet time for the evening auction, a long queue had already formed at the entrance, consisting of wealthy individuals who wanted to participate in the auction.
After learning that he had special privileges, Qin Mu was not foolish enough to squeeze into the queue with these people. Instead, he followed Ling Yuan to a special passage on the side.
Although it's called a private passage, the size of the gate is even larger than the one we just saw.
The four tall, beautiful young women standing in front of the door looked only slightly older than Shui Bing'er and the others behind them.
However, these four girls were already quite mature, and compared to them, Shui Bing'er and the others were simply a group of little girls who hadn't grown up.
The four girls were all around 1.75 meters tall, a head taller than Qin Mu. They wore snow-white floor-length dresses, with not a single inch of skin exposed.
Her dignified and elegant posture, combined with her full figure and hands clasped in front of her, makes it very easy for her to win people's favor.
"They look like hostesses at the Heaven Dou Auction House, but they are actually one of the items for sale at the Heaven Dou Auction House, with each one priced at 100,000 gold soul coins."
Ling Yuan led the way, but didn't forget to explain things to Qin Mu behind her.
Upon hearing Ling Yuan's words, Qin Mu couldn't help but click his tongue in disapproval.
One hundred thousand gold soul coins! That's comparable to some valuable items at auction houses.
Even so, many noble families in the Heaven Dou Empire still spared no expense to buy it, which shows how extravagant these people were.
Just as Ling Yuan was about to show her admission ticket to the receptionist at the entrance, a very untimely voice came from behind her.
"Get out of my way, all of you! Can't you see I'm here?"
An elderly man in a magnificent yellow robe embroidered with floral patterns strode up to Qin Mu and his companions, ignoring them completely, his eyes shining as he looked at the four beautiful young women at the door.
"Oh? New stock again? Not bad! Send these four to my residence later!"
The smiles on the faces of the four girls froze, and they all showed signs of sadness to varying degrees.
Seeing this, the hostess didn't dare to say anything more and quickly tried to welcome the elegantly dressed old man into the auction.
"Wait a minute, weren't we here first? How come this old man doesn't understand the principle of first come, first served?"
As soon as Qin Mu spoke, Shui Bing'er behind him quickly tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.
However, Qin Mu ignored Shui Bing'er's actions and did not back down in his gaze towards the old man.
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