"Just pay for today's meal."
After Ye Lingling paid the bill, she and Lu Buliang left the store and walked towards the dome building with a hammer pattern engraved on it in the city center.
That building is the purpose of this trip, the Heaven Dou Auction House.
After being enlightened by Lu Buliang, Ye Lingling was completely relieved and no longer worried about causing Yu Tianheng to suffer his first defeat in the practical class.
Just as Lu Buliang said, Ye Lingling has a very good mentality. She is a calm and strong girl. She would have figured it out even if Lu Buliang didn't give her psychological counseling.
It's just that Ye Lingling doesn't hate the feeling that there is someone willing to spend time to help her resolve the confusion in her heart, just like flowers don't hate the sunshine shining on them.
Ye Lingling felt that Lu Buliang's martial spirit was a shadow, but Lu Buliang himself was a light, very warm and very desirable. When she was with him, she would not feel any confusion in her heart, but always be filled with warmth.
Walking straight along the street, the two were already very close to the entrance of the auction house.
According to Lu Buliang's observation, this semicircular building on the ground has a diameter of at least 500 meters, and the highest point is over 80 meters. Although it is slightly inferior to the Great Fighting Spirit Arena, you have to know that this is just an auction venue and does not need spectators.
Moreover, Heaven Dou City is the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, and every inch of land there is worth a lot of money. This shows how important the auction house is in the entire Heaven Dou City, and its background is even more unfathomable.
The gate of the auction house is also semicircular, and like the entire building, it is milky white. Four tall girls are standing in front of the gate.
These girls were obviously strictly selected. Not only were they all about 1.75 meters tall, but they also had very well-proportioned figures. Although they were not stunningly beautiful, their beautiful looks were still very attractive. They looked no more than 20 years old.
They were wearing floor-length skirts that even covered their arms, not exposing an inch of skin, but the skirts were very close-fitting, fully outlining their graceful curves.
The snow-white dress was embroidered with silver patterns, which vaguely formed words, but neither Lu Buliang nor Ye Lingling could make out what the words were.
The four girls made exactly the same movements, with their hands in front of them and smiling. Although these were professional smiles, they still gave people a good impression.
Seeing the two people coming straight towards them, one of the four girls took three steps forward and bowed slightly: "You two, is there anything I can help you with?"
Ye Lingling said: "We want to go in and bid for the items."
The girl smiled slightly and said, "May I ask if the two guests have bidding certificates?"
The bidding qualification certificate is divided into several different levels, and the entry threshold is 10,000 gold soul coins.
In other words, one needs proof of assets of 10,000 Gold Soul Coins to participate in the auction. This is necessary to prevent malicious bidding.
As a noble, how could Ye Lingling not have a bidding qualification certificate? She took out a black card from somewhere and handed it to the girl.
When the girl saw the gold soul coin asset marked on the black card, her eyes widened slightly, and she immediately made way for the auction house and made a gesture of invitation. "Please follow me, two guests. I will be responsible for taking you to the auction center, where you can bid for any item you want, of course, provided you have enough money."
Led by the girl, Lu Buliang and Ye Lingling entered the Heaven Dou Auction House and walked towards the center.
This is why Lu Buliang asked Ye Lingling to take him to the auction house. Having a noble accompany him to places frequented by nobles would reduce a lot of trouble.
Along the way, the girl introduced to Lu Buliang the rules of bidding on items at the auction.
The rules of the auction are simple: bidding is conducted in a 24-hour cycle with no breaks.
When bidding for an item, the required fees will be deducted from the bound account. Once the bound account is overdrawn, you will no longer be able to increase the price, nor will you be able to participate in the auction of the item.
Before entering the auction hall, the girl gave Lu Buliang and Ye Lingling each a black mask, and told them that they would need to wear a mask before entering the auction in the future. This was out of consideration for the safety of the customers.
The girl accompanied the two to the entrance of the auction center before leaving. There were other waiters at the auction center.
The waiters at the auction center were all women. Their height was similar to the girl who led the way before, but their figures were more fiery.
The white skirts they wore were sleeveless, with wide open fronts, and the short hems just seven inches above their waists, revealing their soft and slender thighs. Coupled with the white high heels, they looked even more seductive.
The deep cleavage on the chest and the raised buttocks under the short skirt are all very tempting.
Like the sons of great nobles such as Yu Tianheng and Oslo, he was not a good person to begin with, and it was impossible for him to have a pure heart. Although he tried his best to suppress his desires, he still couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Lu Buliang couldn't help but feel a little envious of Yu Tianheng and the others. At this moment, they were having fun in the brothels of Heaven Dou City under the pretext of going to the Great Fighting Spirit Arena. They must be enjoying themselves very much.
Ye Lingling noticed that Lu Buliang's eyes were always on the group of hot and sexy waitresses, but she did not discipline Lu Buliang. After all, they were just teammates and had no close relationship, so how could she discipline him?
Led by a waiter, Lu Buliang and Ye Lingling walked into the auction center.
The auction center feels more like a large auditorium, with a circular platform in the center and circles of seats arranged in radial circles around it.
There are five major parts in total. The three rows of seats closest to the stage are red, and the three rows of seats radiating outwards are black, purple, yellow and white. Obviously, they are set up according to the different levels of bidders.
The receptionist told Lu Buliang before.
The innermost red seats are entered through a special channel and are protected by special security personnel. That is the so-called million-level VIP area, and only people with status can obtain red VIP qualifications.
The black seats in a circle outside are the ordinary million-level VIP area. As long as you have money, you can enter.
Further outward, the purple ones are for the 500,000-level purple VIPs, the yellow ones are for the 100,000-level ordinary VIPs, and the outermost white ones are the most ordinary VIP seats.
The area corresponding to Ye Lingling's bidding qualification certificate is black. The waiter took the two to the black area, smiled warmly, and left.
"Next we just have to wait for the auction to start." As he spoke, Ye Lingling had already sat on a chair.
Lu Buliang also sat down and watched the hot waitress leave. He thought, if Ye Lingling hadn't been there to accompany him, he would probably have sat in the outermost white area, and the waitress wouldn't have had such a enthusiastic attitude.
"These waitresses belong to the auction house. This includes their lives. They are all commoner women who were bought by the auction house at a very young age and trained from childhood. They are not only service staff here, but also part of the auction. If someone is willing to pay, they can be bought and sold."
Ye Lingling said calmly: "If you like, you can pay them to come and accompany you. Anyway, the auction house is open 24 hours a day, so they can accompany you 24 hours a day."
Lu Buliang turned his gaze back to Ye Lingling and explained, "I didn't mean that. I just felt that without you, I probably wouldn't even be able to get into the auction house. Thank you."
Ye Lingling did not reply. Although they were both wearing black masks, she could still see the evil intent on Lu Buliang's face. There is no man in the world who does not covet beauty.
While having breakfast at the breakfast shop, Ye Lingling felt very happy to be with Lu Buliang, but now she just wanted to finish the auction quickly, get the flower seeds she wanted from the flower shop and then return to the college. She didn't want to waste time here at all.
Clang.
The dull thud of the auction hammer hitting the table echoed in the hall, and Lu Buliang and Ye Lingling's attention was focused on the podium in the center.
At this time, a soul guide device on the stage had been successfully traded for 43,000 gold soul coins.
The host standing at the edge of the stage said to the bidders with a megaphone and a smile on his face: "Next, we will auction a rare treasure. Please pay attention if you are interested."
"This treasure is also a soul guide. It is auctioned as a pair, and there are two in total. According to the auctioneer, this pair of soul guides has the function of preserving living things. Its storage space can even store soul beasts or humans. It is a rare and top-grade storage soul guide."
"The starting price for this item is 100,000 gold soul coins. Since there are two items in total and they cannot be auctioned separately, each bid must not be less than 20,000 gold soul coins."
The waitress walked up to the stage holding a transparent box the size of a human head. The transparent box was covered with a red cloth, hiding the items inside the box.
Including Lu Buliang and Ye Lingling, everyone's eyes fell on the red cloth. Driven by curiosity, everyone wanted to take a quick look and see what this pair of soul guides that could store living things looked like.
The waitress placed the transparent box on the stage. The host lifted the red cloth covering the box and introduced it, "According to the auctioneer, this pair of soul guides that can store living things are called Ruyi Treasure Bag. Not only are they small in size and have a large storage space, they are also very easy to carry. You only need to hang them around your waist."
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