Soon, the maid led the group through the vast auction hall for over ten minutes, eventually bringing them to a spacious and exquisitely decorated private box. She bowed, then hurriedly left in a state of panic, her figure still trembling, clearly terrified by Medusa.
Hun Changqing felt a pang of regret. If Medusa hadn't been there, the girl might have given him a professional massage in the box. Imagine
massaging him while looking down at the masses through the huge glass windows—the thought alone was thrilling, but unfortunately, he didn't have the chance.
With a sigh, Hun Changqing sat down in the spacious, plush chair, quietly waiting for the auction to begin.
...
After a quarter of an hour of boredom, a clear, ringing bell slowly echoed through the hall, and a smiling, white-haired old man slowly walked onto the dazzling crystal platform.
As the old man stepped onto the stage, the clamor below gradually subsided, and countless eyes turned to the crystal platform, filled with fervent anticipation.
The old man on the platform subtly swept his gaze across the major powers present, then smiled and said,
"I'm sure you've all been waiting impatiently, so I won't waste time with official platitudes. Now, the annual Black Seal City Auction officially begins!"
As the old man's voice fell, a blinding light suddenly erupted from the crystal platform. A moment later, the light faded, and on the crystal platform, a long, azure-blue sword appeared before the old man.
"This is the Cold Edge Sword..."
"Durei Silk... Sold!"
"Qiaoling Keli... Sold!"
...
After the auction began, countless fighting techniques, weapons, armor, medicinal herbs, and pills appeared.
Hun Changqing lay lazily on a soft chair, his fist clenched against his tilted head, yawning intermittently.
The opening items at every auction were so plain and uninteresting, a conclusion Hun Changqing had drawn after attending many auctions.
"Ding!"
Another crisp bell rang from the stage, and an iron cage was pushed out from behind it. Inside the cage was a girl with animal ears. An old man walked to the cage and said with a smile,
"This is a prisoner of war from an orc tribe in the southern part of the Naro Empire. She is only twenty years old, and after examination, she is still a virgin..." Hun
Changqing, who had been bored, instantly snapped back to reality upon hearing the old man's words. He focused his gaze on the crystal platform, and after a moment of stunned silence, a strange light flashed in his eyes. He muttered involuntarily,
"Good heavens, white hair, an animal-eared girl, and a virgin with a giant... such a complex mix?"
This girl with such a complex mix of features even made Hun Changqing's heart flutter slightly; he was tempted to bid on her.
Meanwhile, Medusa saw that the moment Hun Changqing saw the girl on the stage, his expression instantly changed from a dead fish to one of radiant energy, his eyes gleaming and muttering incomprehensible things.
Medusa was instantly enraged. Her large chest heaved with anger. How could he be like this? He'd only been here a short while, and he'd already been captivated by these vulgar women. And this was only because she'd come along; if she hadn't, wouldn't this beast have already gone completely off the rails?
Medusa glared at Hun Changqing with murderous intent, wishing she could blind him with her killer gaze!
"Tsk." After sensing Medusa's murderous gaze, Hun Changqing clicked his tongue and instantly calmed down, slowly closing his eyes to avoid looking at the beast-eared girl. Out of sight, out of mind.
Seeing Hun Changqing calm down, Medusa snorted twice and continued to cross her arms, looking at the dazzling array of items at the auction.
Although she was Queen Medusa, she rarely, if ever, had the opportunity to attend auctions, especially one in Black Seal City, which piqued her interest.
Hai Bodong stared straight ahead, unable to see or hear anything.
As Hun Changqing closed his eyes, many precious items were quickly auctioned off. It had to be said that the Black Corner Region was full of stolen goods; many items even tempted Hai Bodong, who was now a Dou Zong, and he bought a few treasures. However,
Hun Changqing remained expressionless; these precious items were like trash to him, and Medusa was just watching the spectacle, nothing particularly appealing to her.
"...
Three Thousand Thunderclaps, a movement technique, low-level Earth Rank."
At this moment, the auctioneer on the crystal platform took out a scroll of fighting techniques and slowly began to speak.
As the auctioneer's soft voice fell, the previously noisy auction hall instantly fell silent, and countless crimson gazes turned to the scroll in the auctioneer's hand.
Even Hun Changqing, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and focused his gaze on the ancient-looking scroll on the platform, a strange look in his eyes.
Medusa, standing nearby, naturally noticed Hun Changqing's unusual expression and immediately became curious. This beast Hun Changqing was actually interested in things other than beautiful women? Could there be something special about this fighting technique?
"What's wrong with this fighting technique? Is it very powerful?"
Hai Bodong, standing beside him, also looked at Hun Changqing, his eyes full of doubt. A low-level Earth Rank fighting technique shouldn't interest this guy, right? Could there be something special about this fighting technique?
Hun Changqing nodded and explained,
"This Three Thousand Thunderclaps is the prized treasure of a Dou Zun force called 'Wind and Thunder Pavilion' in Zhongzhou. Although it's only a low-level Earth Rank technique, once mastered, the body's transformation is as fast as lightning. More importantly, this Three Thousand Thunderclaps is a prerequisite Dou Technique for the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body, a movement Dou Technique comparable to a Heaven Rank Dou Technique."
Hun Changqing was indeed tempted. If he acquired the Three Thousand Thunderclaps, with his understanding of water attributes, he might be able to create a Three Thousand Water Illusion Body.
"Hiss..."
Two hissing sounds rang out, clearly indicating that the name of this Heaven Rank movement Dou Technique was too terrifying, causing Medusa and Hai Bodong to gasp in surprise.
Hearing that Hun Changqing knew so much about the forces in Zhongzhou, Hai Bodong was even more terrified, convinced that he was definitely a powerful figure from Zhongzhou, and that his Soul Palace must belong to a powerful force there. He felt even less inclined to resist Hun Changqing.
Medusa, after a moment of surprise at the Heaven-Rank Battle Technique, showed no further reaction. Regardless of where Hun Changqing came from, she would follow him wherever he went. She could tell he was somewhat interested in the technique, so she asked,
"This technique is so powerful, it must be expensive. Why don't we just..."