18 Beast Auction (1/2)
Having been led into the main hall, Xue Wei noticed that only those of certain status within Tiankong City were present.
Although Xue Wei was a young master of Tiankong City, he was in fact not high enough a profile to be allowed into the Auction House that day, but he had been given a seat in the main hall because of his encounter with the monk.
The Auction House had balconies with private rooms. There was a total of ten, and the ones who were allowed within the private rooms were either the most outstanding experts and families within the Tiankong City or their guests.
One of the rooms was reserved for the monks. Usually, one would be reserved for Xiao Lei, but since Xiao Lei was not present, the balcony was given to a less prominent family.
One was kept for the Li family and another for the Shen family. The other seven went to the seven most prominent families in Tiankong City that did not have a Heavenly Warrior cultivator.
The main floor had around five thousand seats, a whole lot, but they were quickly filled with noble families and their entourages.
Xue Wei was seated in his position when he spotted Luo Zhirou together with the Luo Patriarch and the rest of their family.
He then looked around and found that all of the young masters and mistresses had arrived together with their families; even Li Jian was there in the balcony along with his family, and Shen Mu was there together with Shen Bingwen.
Shen Mu noticed Xue Wei's glance and waved slightly to him with a relieved smile on his face, which also contained quite a bit of curiosity.
No one knew exactly why the monk had called out Xue Wei, but it was without a doubt something beneficial. If they had known that he had been interrogated instead, they would have been shocked.
Fortunately, neither Xue Wei nor the monk was willing to start any rumors about Xue Wei scaring the mammoth. The Black Horned Mammoth was equivalent to a Sky Warrior of the first layer, and it had gotten scared by locking eyes with a measly fifth layered Ordinary Warrior. If this were spread, then no one would be willing to buy the Black Horned Mammoth.
Xue Wei was not willing to talk about it because it would just enhance the rumor about how strange and different he was. He was likely to become even more of an outcast than he already was. Also, he did not understand why the beast had feared him, and thus he did not want to talk about it.
Soon, the entire auction hall was filled with people; a bustling and lively atmosphere was inside the hall, and everyone was chatting with their friends and family.
Xue Wei was alone, and as a result, he did not chat with anyone in particular. All he did was listen to the ones around him.
Next to him was a person with a big bamboo hat. The hat was so large and hanging from it was a cloth so that no one could see the face of the person. The figure was shrouded in a massive black cloak, but Xue Wei noticed said person's hand and frowned.
The body was big and seemed to fill out the black cloak, but the hand was elegant and slender. The skin was porcelain white, and the nails appeared to be shaped very finely.
Sensing the glance that Xue Wei gave the hand, the person by his side withdrew it and hid it beneath the cloak again. The movement was like flowing water, so graceful and elegant that Xue Wei was almost in a trance.
Shaking his head, he awoke from a daze and looked around the rest of the room. He recognized quite a few of the people present in the Auction House, but some had come from outside of town to participate in the auction.
Suddenly, as the last seat was occupied, the light in the auction hall dimmed, and everyone quieted down. No one spoke, and there was an excited feeling within the room. Everyone held their breath and wondered which one of the beasts would be up for sale first.
There were only two beasts this time, and both of them were excellent companions, but it was clear that the main families were here for the Black Horned Mammoth.
”Before we start the auction, I would like to say a few words of thanks to the revered Diviners that have graced us with their arrival in Tiankong City.”
”Although Diviners are all over the continent, they are very rare to see within our city. In fact, we are lucky if there are a group of Diviners that appears every hundred years. As a result, getting your hands on a Fierce Beast is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Do not hesitate, for if you do, it might take another hundred years before you get another chance!”
”We will start today's auction with the Four-Tailed Scorpion,” the auctioneer said as he glanced towards the monks that were sitting on the highest ranked balcony.
He was worried that they perhaps had hoped for him to start the biggest bidding war first, and then the rest would be desperate to get their hands on the scorpion afterward.The Auction House was taking a gamble and hoping to be able to sell the Four-Tailed Scorpion first and then make the price for the Mammoth go so high that it would shock the city.
The people in the audience were aware of his thoughts, but they could do nothing against his idea, and they knew that he would drive the prices up for the Black Horned Mammoth. But all of them wanted it, and they had no other option than to follow the rules of the auction.
One silver was enough to pay for a family's expenses for three weeks, but everyone here was able to spend a tremendous amount of money for these beasts. They had taken all their liquid assets with themselves so that they had a chance at getting a Fierce Beast.