"I'm sure you've all come prepared. In that case, without further ado, the auction will now officially begin." The woman in the green qipao offered a pleasant, professional smile and took a step to her left, where a pitch-black box sat on the auction stage, well within her reach.
"This is today's first item up for auction." The woman in green lifted her hand to open the black box. "It is the Fog Lotus Pill, capable of neutralizing a hundred poisons."
Before her voice had even faded, everyone's gaze was drawn to the elixir on the stage. Fiery red, crystalline, and perfectly round, a pearl-sized elixir sat securely on a brocade tray.
"A Fog Lotus Pill!"
The people around held their breath, never having expected the very first item to be so significant.
