Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 176 Antique Auction (6k2)

As the voice of "Night Witch" Niafu fell, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

Niafu raised her hand slightly, signaling silence, and the thunderous applause gradually died down, and the auditorium returned to its previous silence.

"Thank you for your trust in our Black Sword Mansion. On behalf of the Mansion, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you."

Niafu lifted her skirt and bowed elegantly to everyone in the auditorium again, then said:

"You all come here to seek good things. 'Black Sword Mansion' will guarantee the authenticity of the items and guarantee your personal safety in the mansion."

"Similarly, I hope that everyone will abide by the rules of the mansion and swear an unbreakable oath to the Supreme Heaven with me before the auction officially begins."

"..."

The members of the Black Sword Mansion were of a complex composition, and they did not have a clear belief in the Pillar God. They sought the witness of the "Supreme Heaven" because their biggest supporter in Songyuan City happened to be the "Supreme" person.

All the guests who came to participate in this "Antique Auction" were extraordinary people without exception. All of them were protected and supervised by the Black Sword Mansion. They had to abide by the rules here and the "oath" they had made.

At the three entrances on the left, right and back of the hall, waiters in black gilded tailcoats walked in one after another. Like the "guests", these waiters wore copper masks on their faces, and they held dark red wooden trays in their hands, on which were placed a black crystal bead that looked like an "eye" and a small black sword that looked like a key.

More than a hundred waiters entered the auditorium one after another. They parted to both sides at the middle steps, then came to the front of each seat and turned to face the "guests".

After all the waiters had completed their correspondence with the "guests", the "Night Witch" Niafu continued:

"Everyone, please pick up the 'Black Sword' on the plate in front of you. Use it to cut your fingertips and drip the blood onto the 'Eye of the Black Beast'."

Most of the guests followed Niafu's instructions when they heard her say this, but some guests who were attending the auction for the first time were obviously hesitant.

Undoubtedly, this is some kind of ritual, which is to bring about some kind of spiritual assimilation and resonance for the people undergoing the ritual, so that their next words will have a kind of contractual nature that cannot be violated.

Luo Xiu looked around, and then without much hesitation, he picked up the small "black sword" on the plate and lightly scratched his fingertips with its sharp blade. Blood oozed out from the scratch and gradually gathered into a drop.

Pah! A drop of deep red blood fell on the "Eye of the Black Beast". The surface of the round crystal stone that looked like a glass eyeball quickly spread out a dark red mist.

With the experience of the previous life, there is no need to worry too much... Luo Xiu thought so. He was a frequent visitor of the Black Sword Mansion in his previous life and knew that this ceremony was only to prevent guests from actively attacking other guests, and not to make false quotations or quotations that exceeded their actual assets.

Moreover, Luo Xiu also knew some ways to exploit loopholes, circumvent oaths, or temporarily invalidate oaths.

“We firmly believe that trust is mutual.”

The voice of the Night Witch Niafu came from the high platform again, "Old friends, no need to say more, and new friends - if you want to gain corresponding benefits from the Black Sword Mansion, please swear an oath. This is a necessary procedure."

"Of course," Niafu suddenly smiled and said, "If you don't want to give us full trust, we won't force you. Please leave now, and the waiter will lead you to a place to rest."

"..."

After Niafu said this, the guests who had not yet picked up the "Black Sword" began to whisper.

Then, a guest at the back seat said something to the waiter in front of him, walked out of his seat and headed towards the exit.

After the first guest who refused the ceremony appeared, the second and third soon followed. Luo Xiu counted and found that there were six guests who gave up the qualification of this auction due to high caution.

When no more guests left the table and the other guests had completed the ritual of drawing blood from the black sword, Niafu placed her right hand on her chest, raised her left hand to the side and said in a clear voice:
"——Please swear with me."

"In this hall, my blood is the mirror; in this hall, the black beast is the witness."

"In this hall, I wish to uphold the principle of cessation of war, not to cause destruction, and not to attack others."

"In this hall, I will strictly abide by the truth, and will not speak falsehood or deceit."

"If you break this oath, the black sword will cut your neck, and the black beast will devour your soul."

"..."

The "Night Witch" Niafu demonstrated the oath, and many guests in the audience followed her and completed the oath.

Luo Xiu also completed the oath immediately afterwards. He opened the panel at the same time to detect changes in his status at any time.

The dark red mist emanating from the "Eye of the Black Beast" in front of Luo Xiu turned into deep black the moment Luo Xiu completed his oath. At the same time, Luo Xiu's panel also changed. In the "Status" column, the words "Black Sword Oath" appeared.

[Black Sword Oath (status, scene status): In the hall of "Black Sword Mansion", you have made an oath that cannot be broken. You cannot actively attack others, and you cannot actively commit fraud (current scene is in effect. After leaving "Black Sword Mansion", this status will be invalid. If you leave "Black Sword Mansion" for more than one day, this status will disappear). ]

"...Huh." Luo Xiu let out a long sigh.

Following the rules here, Luo Xiu successfully completed the oath.

And Luo Xiu also understood that this oath actually had corresponding loopholes.

In his previous life, as a player who was good at courting death, Luo Xiu had tried every possible means to exploit loopholes in the auction oath. Although he had been rejected several times, he also came to some useful conclusions.

For example, "don't take the initiative to attack", but if someone else takes the initiative, you can fight back without limit; "don't take the initiative to cheat", but if you believe it, then it's not considered cheating...

Luo Xiu was thinking divergently, and after a moment, she heard three crisp claps from the "Night Witch" Niafu on the podium.

"Very good, everyone." Niafu said loudly, "Thank you for your trust in the Black Sword Mansion. Now that the oath is fulfilled, please enjoy the wonderful time ahead."

After saying this, Niafu lifted her skirt again and bowed gracefully to all the guests in the audience. Then she turned around and retreated behind the scenes.

The curtain on the stage closed, with a rustling sound, and everyone's eyes were focused on the curtain, as if they wanted to see through it.

After a while, the curtain opened.

This time, two waiters in tuxedos appeared. One of them held a black wooden tray with a gilded, wide-armed wrist guard on it. The other waiter saluted everyone and said loudly:

"The first lot launched by the Black Sword Mansion is an epic quality wristband found in ancient ruins - the Wrist of Ymir. It has the power to control the storm. The starting price is three thousand gold coins."

The Wrist of Ymir, its name comes from Ymir, a legendary giant king from the "Storm Continent". To be able to find the remains of such a piece of equipment, it must be traced back to the Age of Gods at least... Luo Xiu thought, and soon he heard that someone had started bidding.

"--Three thousand five hundred." A short guest sitting in the middle of the auditorium suddenly shouted.

Luo Xiu looked towards the source of the voice and found that the owner of the voice was a dwarf.

Dwarf...want to buy giant's equipment? Luo Xiu waited with interest for the follow-up of his bidding.

"Four thousand." Soon, the dwarf had a bidding rival. The dwarf looked at the other voice and found that it was an elf with pointy ears, who was also looking at him with a superior attitude.

"Hmph, four thousand five hundred." The dwarf was not willing to be outdone.

"Five thousand." The elf continued bidding calmly.

"..." The expression beneath the dwarf's mask revealed a hint of cruelty. If he had not vowed not to attack actively, he would have jumped up on the spot and opened the elf's skull with his own hands.

"I offer six thousand!" The dwarf stood up suddenly, waved his arms, and looked at the elf's seat menacingly.

But the elf smiled slightly, with a playful look in his eyes under the mask, and said jokingly: "I'm just playing with you, why take it seriously? Six thousand gold coins... Hey! Haha! Congratulations, it's yours."

"--You!" The dwarf's eyes seemed to be spitting fire, but he was still concerned about the restrictions of the oath and could only sit back angrily.

The waiter on the stage smiled and said, "This gentleman offers 6,000 gold coins. Is there anyone who wants to raise the price?"

The waiter asked three times in a row, but no one responded. So he raised his hand and said loudly in the direction of the dwarf: "Congratulations, sir, this 'Ymir's Wrist' belongs to you."

"...Hmph." The dwarf sat dejectedly in his seat in silence. Although he successfully won the "Wrist of Ymir", he did not feel any joy.

Soon, the curtain was drawn again, and the rustling sound came from behind the curtain again.

After a while, the curtain opened, and the same two waiters were there, but the first waiter was holding a new item.

"The next item on display is the second lot launched by the Black Sword Mansion, the 'Book of the Stars' from the ancient sealed inheritance - it records the secret method used by ancient stargazers who believed in the truth to make the stars fall in virtual images. The starting price is three thousand gold coins."

This time, the items that the "Black Sword Mansion" in Songyuan City has selected for auction are all very good... Luo Xiu stroked his chin with a playful expression on his face.

Compared to the equipment used to arm themselves, the extraordinary people are obviously more interested in this secret method of "ancient heritage", and this secret method that can reproduce the falling stars obviously comes from the seal of a powerful ancient existence.

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, someone shouted, "I'll pay four thousand."

But it is obvious that the number "four thousand" cannot allow the "Book of Stars" to find its new owner immediately.

"Four thousand five hundred!" Before the previous person's voice fell, the new bidding sound drowned it out.

"Five thousand!" "Five thousand two hundred!" "Five thousand five hundred!" "Five thousand six hundred!"... Many guests started bidding fiercely, while the waiter on the stage watched everything below with a smile. Suddenly, an abrupt female voice sounded.

“—Eight thousand!”

The auditorium was suddenly silent. The voice that had been haggling over the price by one hundred or one hundred disappeared instantly, and countless eyes turned to the source of the voice.

It was a young elven woman.

Two pointed ears appeared in her long light green hair. She was not wearing casual clothes to conceal her identity, but the gorgeous robes of a sorcerer.

That was the female elf sorcerer of [Wisdom]! And judging from the gorgeousness of her clothes, she was definitely not an ordinary sorcerer! She should be at least a great sorcerer of the fourth level of destiny, or even a "sage" of a higher level of destiny!
No one bid against this [Wisdom] elf anymore, so the waiter on the stage bowed with a smile and said, "Congratulations, ma'am, the original volume of the 'Book of Mansu Tianxing' is yours now."

The corners of the elf lady's mouth curled up slightly, as if she was showing off a victory in a war.

The curtain on the podium was then raised again, and the people below looked on eagerly, anticipating what the next item would be.

After a while, the curtain was pulled open, and in the hands of the waiter on the left, it turned into a small black wooden niche.

In the center of the wooden niche, there was a small round ball with purple light flowing. Half of the ball was missing, and the other half was covered with tiny cracks. Surging spirituality emanated from it.

"The next item on display is the third lot launched by the Black Sword Mansion. It is the "Broken Heart of the God" which is the remaining core fragment of the ancient god "False Vigalo" - this is an important material that must be prepared for the corresponding rituals when the Supreme is promoted to a spiritual body, when the Wisdom is used to make a high-level puppet core, and when the Glory is used to sign a holy contract with an angel. The starting price is five thousand gold coins."

——The heart of God!
Luo Xiu's eyes lit up. This was exactly the biggest purpose of his coming to the Black Sword Mansion this time!

However, the status and price of this divine heart from the ancient gods were beyond Luo Xiu's previous expectations. "False Vigara" was a name only used by the "gods" who existed in the Age of Gods or even the Age of Chaos. The history of its owner's active life was even longer than that of the "King of the Ancestral Spirits" and the "Double-Winged Angel".

Moreover, this is a "broken" heart of God... It requires two equally "broken" hearts of God to combine into a complete one.

"It's a bit expensive..." Luo Xiu murmured. He thought quickly in his mind while observing whether there were any bidding rivals in the field.

"I bid five thousand five hundred." The first bidding sounded from the right, coming from a mysterious person wrapped in a dark cloak.

"Six thousand!" "Six thousand and five." "Seven thousand!" "Eight thousand~"... The bidding for the Broken God's Heart of "False Vikara" was no less fierce than the previous "Book of Mansu Tianxing", and was even more intense.

Finally, when a soft voice shouted "Ten thousand", all other bidding sounds disappeared, and people's eyes were focused on the waiter on the right side of the podium, waiting for him to say the standard line "It belongs to you".

However, at this moment, the voice of another bidder appeared on the left side of the stage.

"Eleven thousand." Luo Xiu made the offer in a low voice.

With a "swish", Luo Xiu felt that in that instant, dozens of eyes were staring at him.

Being surrounded by such a dense gaze, Luo Xiu felt a little uncomfortable. At the same time, he heard the soft voice that had bid "10,000" before, and it seemed to be whispering in a crying tone:
"Wow... Eleven thousand! Someone actually offered eleven thousand! Wow... This, this is almost beyond my pocket money..."

Following the direction of the crying and murmuring voice, Luo Xiu saw a pink-haired little girl wearing a mask.

"Twelve thousand!" The pink-haired girl gritted her teeth, as if she had finally mustered up the courage, and shouted out the final number.

"Thirteen thousand." Luo Xiu stated the new offer expressionlessly.

In fact, as long as the price is not higher than 30,000 gold coins, it is within Luo Xiu's acceptable range - he brought 300 platinum coins, which is equivalent to 30,000 gold coins. This is exactly the confidence that Luo Xiu has in participating in this auction.

Finally, the pink-haired girl seemed to wilted. When she heard the number "thirteen thousand" being called out by her opponent, she collapsed in her seat.

No one participated in the bidding. After the waiter on the stage asked three rounds of questions, he smiled and bowed in the direction of Luo Xiu and said, "Congratulations, sir. The broken divine heart of 'False Vikara' belongs to you."

"Huh..." Luo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, as he had finally solved a problem that had been bothering him for a long time.

Buying the broken divine heart of "False Vikara" for thirteen thousand gold coins was not a very cost-effective deal for Luo Xiu, but rare items were hard to come by, and it was already a rare opportunity to see it in this auction.

As for the "Broken Heart of God", if it is not insisted on being of the same status, it will be much easier to find than the complete "Heart of God". Let's see if Mil has found it then... Thinking of this, Luo Xiu relaxed his body and mind and began to "appreciate" the following auction as a spectator.

Next, the waiters on the podium of the Black Sword Mansion successively offered three pieces of "epic" quality equipment, "Dragon Blood Tempered Sword", "Lake Sage Robe" and "Armor of Sinthorn", an ancient inheritance scroll "Great Sun Pyrotechnics", and two epic quality materials, "Ancient Dragon's Blood" and "Dead Serpent's Shed", all of which were successfully auctioned off at about twice the starting price.

On the stage, when the curtain closed and opened for the last time, the "Night Witch" Niafe appeared on the stage again.

Niafuti bowed and thanked the audience gently and gracefully:

"Then, all the items put up for auction by the Black Sword Mansion have been sold out. On behalf of the Black Sword Mansion, I would like to thank you all for coming."

Then, Niafu changed the subject and said:

"Next, let us welcome Lord Gawain Bakar with admiration and respect!"

——Lord Gawain Bacar!

This name was like a bolt from the blue, exploding in everyone's ears.

Although it was known that Lord Gawain was the biggest behind-the-scenes supporter of the "Black Sword Mansion" in Songyuan City, he had never actually shown up at the auction, which made many extraordinary people with illegal destinies in the audience alert.

The lights on the stage came on, and steady and firm footsteps were heard from the side of the stage. Lord Gawain, wearing the gorgeous gold-patterned armor of the "Knight Commander of the Throne", appeared in everyone's sight.

"Good evening, guests who have come from afar." Gao Wen nodded slightly and extended a cordial greeting to everyone in the audience.

It was really Lord Gawain! The real Lord Gawain!

At this moment, whether people knew this lord or not, complex guesses emerged in their minds.

Why did this person of high status, the Supreme, show up in person at the auction?
Luo Xiu was also watching from his seat, but unlike most people, he was not too surprised.

After all, he had met this [Supreme] Lord before when he came to the main courtyard of the "Black Sword Mansion".

"Don't be surprised, my guests who have come from afar."

A gentle smile appeared on Lord Gawain's face, and he spoke clearly to the audience word by word:
"I came here this time because a friend asked me to do so."

"He couldn't come here in person, so he asked me to come and 'auction' something to you."

--auction!
——Lord Gawain Bakar, he actually wants to auction it himself!
Below the stage, the eyes of many guests suddenly brightened. They closely watched Lord Gawain's every move on the stage, and began to think about all kinds of things in their minds.

There is no doubt that this was a signal from Lord Gawain, the Supreme Being.

It could be well-intentioned or scheming, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that this represents an opportunity to make friends with the Lord of Songyuan Territory, the Marquis, and the entire Supreme Family behind him.

For the "guests" who rely on or carry the power of some extraordinary people, this is an opportunity that needs to be carefully considered and whether to fight for it at any cost. And they also firmly believe that the things auctioned by Lord Gawain himself will definitely not be bad.

Many people began to look forward to what kind of treasure Gao Wen would bring out.

"Everyone, please listen to me."

Gawain smiled slightly, raised his hand gracefully, nodded, and then said loudly:
"It was something my friend got by chance from a corner of the 'Sea of ​​Spirituality'."

"He told me that thing is both a blessing and a curse."

"It is a treasure that can give you abundant spirituality or take away your spirituality. However, my friend was ultimately unable to fully master it, and was therefore deprived of all his spirituality by it."

"This is the first thing I need to explain to you. I understand it as 'the price you have to bear when you embrace the power of the unknown.'"

"But my friend assured me that it was not 'taken away', but like a piggy bank, his spirituality was stored in a special way, but he didn't know how to take it out again. In fact, my friend has been paralyzed because of this, and part of his body that serves as a container for his spirituality has been broken. Even if he can recover his original spirituality, it will be useless."

"Therefore, my friend finally entrusted me with the task of finding another suitable owner for this treasured item."

“I accepted his request and came here.”

Gawain paused and continued:

"Everyone, that is definitely not an ordinary treasure. Therefore, my friend told me that its starting price will definitely not be low."

"As for how you view its 'price', that is up to you to consider."

"——And its starting price is 'One Hundred Thousand Gold Coins'!"

"——The sacred object 'Spiritual Spring', I will find a new owner for it."

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Thanks to book friend 20220926103638647 for the 200 points!

Thanks to the book friend Yu Qian Liuli for the 233 Qidian coins! (Hey)
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