About fifteen minutes later, a middle-aged woman in a dark blue uniform stepped onto the platform.
Her uniform looked similar to Vito Rain's, but there was an extra gold stripe on the collar, making it four in total.
Her hair was meticulously combed, her face bare of makeup, and her expression was serious but not harsh.
"Ladies and gentlemen." Her voice was not loud, yet it was clear throughout the hall, "Welcome to this internal exchange meeting. I am the auction affairs manager of the association's Wudu branch, Alina Walker."
She paused for a moment and her gaze swept through the hall.
"The auction is about to begin. The rules are the same as before: highest bidder wins, cash transactions, no returns or exchanges after items leave. Please keep your number plates safe, raise them when bidding."
Jeming lowered his head and glanced at the wooden number plate the attendant had handed him when he entered.
The number was inked onto the plate: Thirty-seven.
