Chapter 1119: Chapter 1118: Saint Body Ointment
"Now, let the auction begin. The starting price for this mermaid girl is one million Spirit Nurturing Pills."
Tang Yun’er said with a slight smile.
"One million... that’s too expensive..."
"It’s just a mere mermaid slave, is it really worth that price?"
"Indeed..."
However, as soon as her voice fell, numerous discontented voices rose in the auction hall, seemingly thinking that the price was a bit too high.
But their dissatisfaction apparently didn’t have much effect, so after a while of commotion, it quieted down significantly. This silence lasted for a while until someone suddenly spoke up: "One million one hundred thousand."
After all, there are still wealthy individuals present here. Placing such a mermaid girl somewhere might be worth one or two million Spirit Nurturing Pills to them, and it’s nothing for them to spend that much.
"One million two hundred thousand."
With someone initiating the bidding, more contenders quickly joined in. Soon, the price for this mermaid girl broke through two million.
"These people, they’re really something. How can they even go after such a young girl..."
Seeing the heated bidding atmosphere, Lin Wan seemed quite displeased. In her view, these people were undoubtedly lustful and none of them were good people.
"Two million one hundred thousand."
However, just then, Ling Chen, who was beside her, suddenly called out a price.
"Ling Chen, why are you..."
Lin Wan looked at Ling Chen incredulously, wondering what was going on with him, that he would participate in this dirty auction?
"This guy, pretending to be so righteous, it turns out he was just putting on a show."
Wei Renjie sneered with a look of disdain.
"Not everyone has such despicable intentions."
Ling Chen shook his head with a smile. Lin Wan might not believe it, but a long time ago, Ling Chen had once used the same method to rescue Ling Yin. Despite some wild speculations back then, Ling Chen felt that it was one of the most meaningful things he had done.
For this mermaid girl now, Ling Chen had the same mindset.
However, as soon as Ling Chen finished his bid, it was quickly drowned out by higher bids.
"Three million."
Just then, in the area in front of Ling Chen, Wei Wuxian, who had been sitting in silence, suddenly called out a price.
"Wuxian, you..."
Even the senior sitting next to Wei Wuxian, an elder with gray hair, looked at him in surprise, full of puzzlement.
As he understood it, Wei Wuxian was never one to be close to women, having no interest in them at all, so why suddenly take an interest in this mermaid girl?
"I’m just short of a sword servant to carry my sword, so let’s have her for that."
Wei Wuxian lazily said, unwilling to explain further.
"Alright then."
The elder nodded helplessly. If Wei Wuxian needed, there could be a line of girls willing to be his sword servant, why spend three million on a mermaid girl slave? However, he didn’t voice these thoughts, as Wei Wuxian rarely ever made requests. Spending just three million Spirit Nurturing Pills was nothing if it satisfied Wei Wuxian.
"What kind of person is Wei Wuxian?"
Ling Chen was also intrigued by Wei Wuxian’s bid, and he asked Lin Wan beside him in a low voice.
"Rumor has it he’s a gentleman, some even say he’s sexually indifferent, but no one really knows," Lin Wan blurted out.
"Then this little mermaid girl is lucky."
Ling Chen’s lips curved into a smile. Knowing the mermaid girl would fall into Wei Wuxian’s hands was reassuring for him.
In the auction hall, under Tang Yun’er’s hosting and with increasingly rare auction items appearing, the atmosphere gradually reached a climax.
As the auction proceeded, many high-value items appeared, among which there were already two sacred objects that drew a frenzy from the crowd.
This made Ling Chen quite impressed; the auction by the East Sea Chamber of Commerce was indeed grand.
"Next up, we are auctioning a set of Saint Body Ointment, a total of four bottles. Each starts at one million Spirit Nurturing Pills."
Tang Yun’er lifted the red cloth on the silver platter with her jade hand, revealing four white Jade Bottles lined up in a row.
"There are only four portions of Saint Body Ointment, first come first serve."
Tang Yun’er said with a cheerful smile, spurring the audience to a fever pitch.
"One million one hundred thousand."
"One million two hundred thousand."
"One million four hundred thousand!"
The bids rose one after another. For those who have not yet completed their cultivation into a Saint Body, the Saint Body Ointment is extremely useful, and among the audience, Saints were only a minority.
The first bottle of Saint Body Ointment quickly escalated to a price of three million.
However, once it reached three million, the bidding noticeably slowed, as the psychological price for a bottle of Saint Body Ointment seemed to cap here. Moreover, with three more bottles to go, bidding conservatively was the strategy.
"Four million!"
As soon as the price reached the three-million mark, Ling Chen unexpectedly called out a four-million price, raising the first bottle of Saint Body Ointment’s price significantly.
"What’s this kid pulling, who raises the price like that?"
A strong man glanced harshly at Ling Chen.
Raising a bid by a million hasn’t been seen in this entire auction.
"Is this guy trying to pull a fast one again? Didn’t someone from Desolate Fire City just get tricked by him?"
Another strong man said suspiciously.
Some thought Ling Chen was deliberately causing trouble, others thought he was trying to fool someone. However, no matter what they thought, after Ling Chen’s shout, no one continued the bidding. Many, after some hesitation, ultimately gave up on competing for this first bottle of Saint Body Ointment.
After all, there were still three more bottles. Using all of one’s resources to vie for the first bottle of Saint Body Ointment wasn’t a rational move.
In the end, Ling Chen secured the first bottle of Saint Body Ointment for four million Spirit Nurturing Pills.
"Junior Brother Ling Chen, there are four bottles of Saint Body Ointment in total, aren’t you being a bit hasty."
Lin Wan looked at Ling Chen with some confusion, thinking if Ling Chen waited a bit longer, he might secure a bottle of Saint Body Ointment at a lower price.
However, Ling Chen shook his head, a gleam in his eyes, and said, "Four bottles of Saint Body Ointment may seem like a lot, but in reality, there’s more demand than supply. Before everyone settles on a definite price for this, I need to seize the first bottle of Saint Body Ointment. Otherwise, it will only become increasingly difficult to buy one later."
"Is that so?"
Lin Wan’s expression was half-believing.
By now, the auction for the second bottle of Saint Body Ointment had begun.
After some intense competition, the price for the second bottle of Saint Body Ointment stopped at four million eight hundred thousand Spirit Nurturing Pills.
The third bottle of Saint Body Ointment was auctioned off at five million three hundred thousand. As for the last one, it fetched an even higher price of six million one hundred thousand.
As Ling Chen had predicted, the subsequent three bottles of Saint Body Ointment all sold for prices higher than four million.
Only then did Lin Wan look at Ling Chen with a newfound sense of admiration, surprised by the accuracy of his judgment.
With all four bottles of Saint Body Ointment auctioned off, the atmosphere in the venue grew ever more intense. Eventually, with the passing time, the auction was drawing to a close.
"Next, we present the final grand item of this auction..."
As the previous buzzing faded, an alluring smile emerged on Tang Yun’er’s face as she stood on the auction stage. As her voice fell, Ling Chen sensitively noticed that the leaders of the forces sitting at the front were all subtly sitting up straighter.
"It seems everyone is here for this item..."
Ling Chen furrowed his brows slightly, curious about what item could make these people care so much.
