Chapter 489: Auction Place (2/2)
“There, this is the invitation letter. Can we go in now?” Sophie casually took out two invitation letters and handed them to the knight with a light groan. The knight was astonished. He clearly never expected that someone like Han Shuo and Sophie actually had the qualifications to receive the invitation. He foolishly stared at Sophie and Han Shuo, and briefly forgot how to speak.
“Can we go in?” Sophie questioned once more in a slightly louder voice.
“Of course, of course!” the knight was suddenly roused and he hastily replied. He then stepped aside and executed a bow. In a courteous manner, he said, “Please come inside!”
“Humph!” Han Shuo shot a cold glance at this knight before marching inside in large strides along with Sophie.
As soon as they crossed the entrance, they saw a splendidly decorated beautiful scene with glorious lightings. Further inside was an incredibly spacious hall, with rows and rows of gorgeous, glittering crystal lanterns suspended high up above. The ground was overlaid with soft red carpet. The hall had tiered seating similar to that of a luxurious movie theater. Exquisite pastries and fruits were neatly laid out on each table.
Straight ahead, an auctioneer suited in evening dress was cheerfully giving a presentation about an item. Colourful stage lighting casted down on a delicate staff embedded with a rhombus-shaped gemstone water-blue in colour. Under the illumination of the lights, this staff appeared even more beautifully dazzling. For some water magi who took pleasure in beholding the beautiful, this magical staff possessed a deadly temptation.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this delicate magical staff was assembled by Master Faler of the elf race. This reverie-blue magical staff can triple the power of water element magical spells, and allow for greater recovery speed of mental strength. As for its design, perhaps only the word ‘perfection’ could describe it. The pieces of Master Faler are all astonishingly refined with not one exception…” On stage, the presenter was promoting the magical staff in a most provocative manner.
Han Shuo carefully observed for a moment. He discovered that this magical staff was indeed not bad, but what a shame that it was somewhat overly ornate. Its extremely artistic design was in fact not especially suitable for a magus to grasp it well. That Master Faler clearly cut down on practicality in his pursuit for perfection.
Given Han Shuo’s temperament, there was no way he would select a weapon like that. However, its beauty aroused the crazy pursuit of female magi. In Kasi Empire, thanks to the presence of the Shrine of Ice, most magi majored in water element magic. When the auctioneer finished his words, the crowd immediately started to flare up.
“Ladies, gentlemen, please come with me!” while Han Shuo and Sophie stared fixedly at the stage, a male waiter said to them smilingly.
“Is there any private room that is still available?” Sophie turned to this waiter and asked indifferently.
The waiter stared blankly and looked Sophie up and down. Only then did he smilingly reply, “I’m sorry. They were all fully booked long ago.”
Han Shuo understood that in this kind of high-class auction sale, there were rooms specially prepared for those true bigwigs a few stories upstairs, away from the grand hall with tiered seating. Those characters with great status would usually book ahead a private room for themselves.
If Sophie had come over together with Braque as originally planned, she would have been in one of those VIP rooms. But as she was currently with Han Shuo, all she could do was get over it.
“Nevermind then. Lead the way,” Sophie casually replied. With the waiter’s guidance, Han Shuo and Sophie arrived at their seating near the back row. A magical console was arranged in front of the delicate pastries. One could input an exact amount of gold coins on that console.