Sun and Moon Royal Academy Library.
As a world-leading soul guide research institution, its collection of books and materials on soul guides is unmatched in the entire Douluo Star.
As long as they are enrolled, students can borrow books from the collection and use the vast resources to enrich themselves.
Xu Tianyang borrowed a book called "Level Three Soul Guide and Soul Guide Formation, Annotated Edition by Xu Yunxiao" and found a place with good lighting to read it with great interest.
It's true that some of the insights did give him a lot of inspiration. His father was indeed hailed as the genius with the greatest hope of breaking through to the ninth-level soul engineer.
"Boss, I've been looking for you for a long time, why are you here?"
Zui Hongchen's somewhat low voice came, and Huang Xiuwen, who had gradually become inseparable from him this semester, sat on both sides of him.
"No way, boss! The final exams are over and you're still writing your papers?" Looking past Xu Tianyang and seeing the books in the other's hands, Zui Hongchen lowered his voice and couldn't help wailing.
"Will you give us poor people a way to make a living?"
Seeing Zui Hongchen's resentful expression, Huang Xiuwen on the side was the first to get angry, and said with a bad face: "Fatty, besides the boss, you are the only one who got full marks in the final theoretical knowledge test. You are a poor student, then what am I?"
"Also, don't think I didn't see the book 'General Outline of Common Questions for the Level 3 Soul Instructor Exam' under your pillow. You're the one secretly doing this!"
Hearing the angry voice, Zui Hongchen's face couldn't help but tremble, and he smiled awkwardly: "Ahem..., Old Huang, I'm doing this for progress. Besides, didn't we agree that the two of us brothers, one civil and one military, will assist His Highness to accomplish great deeds?"
"So, the college is on vacation, why don't you go home? What are you doing staying in school?" With a chuckle, Xu Tianyang closed the book, turned his head and looked at Zui Hongchen and the others and asked.
Three months had passed since the last actual combat. The academy had completed one year's courses and started the holidays.
Because Xu Yunxiao and Mu Mengyu have not returned yet, Xu Tianyang did not return to the Prince's Mansion. To him, it is actually the same whether he lives in school or in the Prince's Mansion.
He prefers staying in the school library rather than the Prince's Mansion.
"Boss, there are some interesting things arriving at the Starlight Auction House." Zui Hongchen came over with a mysterious look on his face and said softly.
"Let's go and take a look!" Xu Tianyang stood up with a smile after hearing that.
Starlight Auction House is an old auction house located near the Sun and Moon Royal Academy. Due to its location, students and teachers of the academy like to hang out there to see if there are any new items or opportunities to pick up bargains.
Xu Tianyang also knew that the Hongchen family was a shareholder of the Starlight Auction House. Given Zui Hongchen's knowledge, if they found something interesting, then it must be good. His curiosity was indeed aroused.
Night falls and the lights come on.
The Imperial Capital is the largest city in the Sun-Moon Empire. Due to its strength, it has never had to worry about war. It is considered the most prosperous city in the Sun-Moon Continent.
The pedestrians coming and going on the wide streets all have happy smiles on their faces.
The three of them walked through the school gate and soon stopped in front of a strange circular building.
This circular building covers an area of large light. Its diameter is at least more than 500 meters, and its highest point is more than 100 meters. It is an extremely rare building even in the imperial capital.
The fact that it can occupy such a large area in this land-scarce area shows how powerful its background is.
In addition to the Hongchen family, there are several top families, even the royal family is one of them.
The gate of the Starlight Auction House is also semicircular, and like the entire building of the auction house, it is a simple black color.
Several tall girls were standing in front of the door to welcome guests. These girls were obviously carefully selected. Not only were they about 1.75 meters tall, but they also had very well-proportioned figures. Although they were not stunningly beautiful, their beautiful looks and passionate youthful aura were still very attractive.
However, it had no appeal to Xu Tianyang and the other two.
After Zui Hongchen took out a token, the three of them walked into the auction hall amid the maid's excited expression.
The interior of the auction hall is not magnificent, but rather simple and elegant. The floor is made of milky white marble and the surrounding walls are decorated with various reliefs.
In the display windows against the wall of the building, there are some rare metals that are either crystal clear or brightly colored, as well as many well-made soul guides.
For some students who are valued by the college, they have privileges given by the college and can spend freely within a certain limit.
This is equivalent to the college's early investment in students with good talents but poor backgrounds.
When it comes to training students, the Sun-Moon Empire is serious.
Inside the auction house, in the exclusive box of the Hongchen family, the most eye-catching thing in the box is the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the front. It is made of a huge piece of crystal and has been specially treated so that all corners of the venue can be clearly seen.
"It seems that the items in today's auction are of great value. So many 'big shots' have come." His eyes swept across the VIP rooms, all of which exuded a strong atmosphere. Xu Tianyu looked at Zui Hongchen beside him and chuckled.
"These guys are like rats, their noses are so sharp." When Zui Hongchen saw this scene, his face couldn't help but change and he cursed in a low voice.
Seeing this, Xu Tianyang's curiosity was completely aroused, and he looked at the center of the auction hall with great interest.
At this time, the light in the auction center gradually dimmed. Under the illumination of several soul-guided crystal lamps on the stage, the host in a purple dress gracefully walked onto the stage.
Holding a soul amplifier, she glanced at the many top VIP rooms, and began to preside over the auction with a sweet smile.
As the auction officially began, the noisy audience became quiet.
The prices of the first few auction items were not expensive, within the range of 10,000 gold soul coins, but they were enough to warm up the audience.
"Deal, congratulations to guest No. 476 for bidding for this Level 4 Mysterious Water Shield with 12,138 Gold Soul Coins."
Sitting in an ordinary seat in the hall, a young man had an expression that was half crying and half laughing. It felt good to bid, but it was a crematorium afterwards. Late at night was indeed a high incidence time for impulsive spending, especially in an auction house, a place that makes one's adrenaline soar.
"Thank you all for coming. Next, let us unveil the first heavyweight item of the night, the invincible shield that was proposed and developed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a few years ago. Although this is only a fifth-level soul guide, due to its special nature, the starting price is 100,000 gold soul coins. Bids can be placed after five minutes, and each bid must not be less than 500 gold soul coins."
After the opening, the real auction began. As expected, the first item made the bidders in the audience excited.
Invincible Shield, this soul guide was developed based on an extremely rare soul skill, Invincible Golden Body. With the injection of the core magic array, the Invincible Shield can instantly release the energy in the golden crystal to generate powerful defensive power.
Just a level five invincible shield can block the attack of any soul master below the eight-ring soul douluo level for three seconds, and its value is no less than a thousand-year soul bone.
"It's actually an invincible shield. Isn't this thing banned from circulation by the royal family?" Zui Hongchen blinked his narrow eyes and couldn't help but secretly glance at Xu Tianyang a few times.
"Why are you looking at me? Since the auction house dares to put it up for auction, it must have gotten the royal family's approval." Xu Tianyang noticed the other person's eyes, holding the drink cup, looking relaxed.
He also didn't expect that the Invincible Shield was actually researched by his father. The Invincible Shield was a life-saving treasure at certain times. As soon as it came out, it was determined to be the most favorite soul guide of soul masters, and the market was extremely broad. In view of the current complex environment, after the test results were obtained, the royal family immediately issued a ban, prohibiting its circulation in the market for use by generals on the front line.
Such an excellent defensive soul guide is sometimes enough to change the outcome of a war. In such a tense situation, the royal family must also be wary of the people of the Yuehua Empire obtaining the invincible shield. If the other party is able to research it, it would be a disguised aid to the enemy.
Looking at Xu Tianyang's reaction, Zui Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief, then rubbed his hands, looking at the invincible shield in the auction hall with some fiery eyes.
This kind of excellent soul guide device is full of fatal temptation for a talented soul guide like him. Because of the previous ban, even he had only heard of it from his grandfather and had never seen the real thing.
At this moment, the moment he saw the real thing, there was only one thought in his mind.
"Buy it, crack it, learn it."
"What a good stuff. I really want it..." Huang Xiuwen walked to the one-way glass of the box, staring at the invincible shield without blinking.
"No, you don't want to!" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zui Hongchen immediately turned around and interrupted him with a serious face.
Huang Xiuwen rolled his eyes, shrugged and sat back in his seat when he heard that. Although he was learning how to make soul guides, he was not as enthusiastic about it as Zui Hongchen, and his talent was not as good as the other's.
Just as a few people were talking, the price of the fifth-level invincible shield in the field soared to 300,000 gold soul coins, and it was still rising.
Every new soul guide is a great temptation to these high-level soul guides, not to mention such an excellent soul guide as the Invincible Shield.
"Five hundred thousand!"
In the end, after Zui Hongchen called out a price of five hundred thousand, this invincible shield was finally in his pocket.
During this process, Xu Tianyang clearly felt several unwilling gazes, but after they saw the price being raised for the box, they all gave up raising the price.
Although the Hongchen family's power cannot compare to that of Huo Gua's period, it is still top-notch. Now that the royal family has given in, sooner or later everyone will get the invincible shield from somewhere else. There is no need to lose face and compete.
Moreover, I heard that Zui Hongchen of the Hongchen family is very close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What a pity, why doesn't their family have any outstanding younger generations of the same age?
The subsequent auction items were all soul guides above level seven. Of course, the various soul guides put up for auction did not involve core technology.
Xu Tianyang had been watching quietly, without bidding for any of the items. Born into a royal family, he had a lot of experience and naturally had a high standard. In his opinion, these soul guides were just average, and there was no need to bid for them.
"Next is today's finale."
The clear and moving voice rang out again. Those who knew what was going on today couldn't help but sit up straight, staring at the auctioneer on the field with eager eyes.
This time the scene was bigger than any previous one. Two girls held a dark rectangular metal box in their hands. Then the auctioneer slowly walked up to the two girls, stretched out his slender jade fingers to open the closed metal box, and introduced it to everyone.
"This is the last lot to be auctioned tonight, the Hanyue Carving Knife, which ranks 78th on the Carving Knife List."