Chapter 42 Weakness and Strength
"As you all have probably seen, this is the first item in this auction, a soul bone."
All eyes were fixed on the somewhat blackened soul bone, their gazes filled with undisguised hope.
The host seemed quite satisfied with the reactions of the audience and began to explain.
"As we all know, soul bones have always been one of the things that Soul Masters desire the most. Because the number of soul bones produced is extremely small, they are extremely scarce."
"Even some Soul Emperors and Soul Sages probably don't have many soul bones on their bodies."
"Right now, there is a left leg bone from a century-old Netherwolf. It is in excellent condition and is very suitable for an agility-type Soul Master."
"Those of you who are interested can start bidding now. The starting price is 100,000 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 5,000 coins higher."
After the host finished speaking, the audience in the front row of the auction, as well as Qin Mu and his group sitting in the private box, all lost interest in the soul bone.
The reason is simple: firstly, this is a soul bone suitable for agility-based Soul Masters, which has already deterred many Soul Masters, and secondly, it is only a hundred years old.
For the VIPs in these private boxes and the audience in the front row, when choosing a soul bone, they tend to choose one that suits them and is relatively old.
After all, these people are people of some status. Although soul bones are hard to obtain, it is not a big problem for them.
As for the people in the back row, it doesn't matter whether they are suitable for them or not; they're lucky if they can be of any use.
"110,000!"
"130,000!"
"I'll offer 150,000..."
Even though the effect of this soul bone was very limited, it still caused a small climax in the audience.
And everyone was very interested in the subsequent auction items.
It's important to know that in auctions, the first items released are usually the ones with the lowest value.
If a piece of ancient bone fragments could become the first item up for auction, one can imagine how valuable the subsequent items would be.
Soon, the cheers and applause turned into mockery.
To everyone's surprise, this century-old soul bone actually fetched a high price of 700,000 gold soul coins.
Qin Mu and the others didn't say much about this and continued to wait for the second item to arrive.
"The second item is also a rare and precious piece, especially for male VIPs. If you like it, don't miss it!"
Amid the host's knowing smile, four burly men pushed a cart over, which was also covered with a huge red cloth, obscuring the contents.
"This is a rare treasure; even as a seasoned auctioneer, it's the first time I've ever seen one like it!"
"It's a pity I don't have the financial means, otherwise I would have bought this item at all costs!"
Whether this item is worth the auction is for everyone to judge!
As the host spoke, he unveiled the red cloth.
Beneath the red cloth, on the cart, was a cage only two square meters in size.
Inside the cage, two girls were bound hand and foot with chains. When the red cloth was lifted, both girls instinctively curled up backward.
Both girls were exceptionally beautiful, and their appearances were remarkably similar, even sharing the same long white hair. Without careful observation, it was impossible to tell them apart.
The girls were only covered by some strips of cloth, leaving large areas of their fair and tender skin exposed.
Even those well-traveled high-ranking officials and nobles had a slight gleam in their eyes when they saw these two young girls.
But most people couldn't help but frown when they saw the two girls.
The host on stage seemed to notice that the atmosphere in the audience was a bit off, and promptly spoke up to add to the situation.
"The guests may be wondering at this moment, aren't these just a pair of relatively rare white-haired twins? What's so special about them?"
"Indeed, if they were just twins, there would be no reason for them to be featured in our annual auction."
As the host spoke, he took out a round stick, reached into the iron cage, and poked at the head of one of the girls.
The girl closed her eyes tightly, curled up into a ball, and let the host poke her head with a stick without daring to resist.
Before long, with the host's manipulation, a small white ear appeared in everyone's sight.
Everyone present could clearly see that those were not human ears, but rather small ears resembling those of a feline.
After the host removed the girl's cat ears, he didn't stop. Instead, he extended the stick behind the girl.
As the host raised his stick, a similar long, thin white tail appeared before everyone's eyes.
The white cat tail extended all the way into the girl's delicate buttocks, its base also concealed by a strip of cloth.
"As you can see, these two girls are not only twins, but also extremely rare twin catgirls!"
"When these two girls awakened their Spirits, they both underwent a mutation, and both girls simultaneously possessed some cat-like features."
"In addition, the eyes of these two girls are also extremely rare heterochromatic."
"Unique charm, so alluring. Distinguished guests, starting bid: 300,000!"
As the host spoke, he lifted the girl's head up.
As the host said, the girl's pupils were actually one blue and one red!
The moment they saw the girl's eyes, many of the men present seemed to have their desires ignited, and they couldn't help but stand up and make offers.
"How disgusting! I thought I came to Heaven Dou City to broaden my horizons, but I never expected to see such a scene!"
At Tianshui Academy, Shui Bing'er and the other girls all wore angry expressions.
Although they were still a group of innocent young girls, they knew that the purpose of these high-ranking officials taking pictures of the girls was naturally to do something that would bring them pleasure.
"There's nothing we can do about it; that's just how the world is. It's a dog-eat-dog world, and weakness itself is a sin."
"If you don't have enough strength, you'll just be someone else's plaything."
Ling Yuan and Dugu Bo were used to this kind of scene, but they were still pleasantly surprised to see Qin Mu as calm and composed as before, and even seem to have gained some insights.
"I thought you would take pictures of them."
Ling Yuan's tone was very strange, making people think of other things.
Qin Mu couldn't help but roll his eyes at her, naturally not falling for her trick.
"Even if I can save these two, what if there are two more? What if there are a hundred more? How am I supposed to settle them?"
"Unless I can protect them forever, they will eventually become someone else's playthings."
"I can't save everyone, I can only take care of myself."
Although Qin Mu's words were somewhat cold, they were indeed true, and even Ling Yuan couldn't help but nod in agreement.
"Not bad, Qin Mu! Your answer is even better than I expected!"
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