Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 249 The Deadly Cauldron
Qingya said mysteriously, "Can everyone guess what this is? Well then, I'll reveal the bottom price to all of you VIPs first."

"The starting price for this item is 800,000 Gold Soul Coins. Each bid must be at least 10,000 Gold Soul Coins higher."

Take less?

The starting bid is 800,000 gold soul coins?

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping gasped in shock. Was this some kind of joke?

If he remembered correctly, the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade in the original work was an eighth-level close-combat soul tool, and its starting price was only 600,000 gold soul coins. But the last item in front of him had a starting price of 800,000 gold soul coins?
Items priced like this should at least appear in the top-tier auction houses, if not the top-tier ones. Why are they being auctioned in a place where the highest level of soul tools is only level six?

What Chen Ping didn't know was that Qingya was even more troubled than him at this moment; she really didn't want to continue dealing with this hot potato.

As the largest auction house in the entire Star Luo Empire, Starlight Auction House actually has more than one kind of family heirloom, such as the Soul Devouring Blade, which is impossible to get rid of.

Not long after she became the auctioneer for auction house number six at Starlight Auction House last year, she was assigned several auction tasks to see if any suckers would be willing to buy the Soul-Devouring Blade to collect.

Unexpectedly, just as she was selling it for the second time, a wealthy patron from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School specifically requested and reserved the murder weapon. The deal was completed swiftly and efficiently, with the money exchanged for the goods.

Because the owner of Starlight Auction House had no choice but to promise the auctioneers that whoever could sell the Soul-Devouring Blade would receive one percent of the total price as commission.

Therefore, Qingya earned over a thousand gold soul coins in one go with just one Soul Devouring Blade, which was equivalent to her salary for who knows how long.

But precisely because of this, Qingya's achievements naturally aroused the jealousy of her fellow auctioneers. Soon, some people began to praise Qingya, saying that she was a lucky star sent by heaven, able to sell anything, and had a natural ability to attract wealth.

This is not a compliment, because these words are essentially a tactic of flattery to undermine the auctioneer's reputation. An auctioneer's rating is related to the rate of unsold lots at the auctions they have presided over.

These colleagues seemed to be congratulating Qingya and envying her for being able to sell the Soul-Devouring Blade, a hot potato. In reality, they wished Qingya would take over a few more of those "family heirlooms" that had been circulated among other auctioneers.

If Qingya brings one or two unsellable items to each auction, the unsold rate of her auctions will rise sharply within a few months, and her auctioneer rating will likely drop significantly during the next grading.

Unfortunately, no matter how much Qingya explained to her boss that she wasn't born with a lucky charm, one of the common traits of stupid bosses, whether in Douluo Continent or Blue Star, was that they couldn't understand human language. Qingya was still forced to take on another quota for auctioning a family heirloom.

"Oh dear, Qingya, you need to learn to believe in yourself. How will you know you can't sell this item if you don't try?"

"Everyone says you're the luckiest of the lucky stars. The more capable you are, the more work you should do. Why don't you try selling some first?"

"Besides, I asked you to sell this auction item because I believe in your abilities. Don't let me down."

"Alright, the starting price for this item has been reduced from eight million to eight hundred thousand. If there are any difficulties, just try to overcome them. I'm going to have some tea now. That's all."

The words her boss had given her echoed in Qingya's ears, making her grind her teeth so hard she wished she could take a knife and cut off her boss's manhood to feed the dogs.

That old bastard better pray she doesn't actually sell this item, otherwise once she climbs up there, she definitely won't miss the chance to mess with this guy.

No matter how angry she was with her superiors and colleagues, Qingya still demonstrated the basic qualities that a top auctioneer should have.

"Everyone must be eager to know what this mysterious gift is. It's getting late, and Qingya never keeps secrets." "This mysterious gift is truly priceless to many Soul Masters."

"After all, everyone knows that it is normal for someone who chooses the path of a Soul Master to improve their cultivation by taking medicine."

"Many Soul Masters rely on various drugs to forcibly improve their own Martial Souls because they are not excellent."

"But medicines inevitably contain impurities, and once their cultivation level reaches a certain point, it becomes very difficult for them to improve further. There is even a possibility of side effects."

"The items we are auctioning this time can help Soul Masters solve this problem that has been bothering them. They will leave no residue of the medicine in the bodies of Soul Masters who have been given the medicine, and may even give them the opportunity to evolve their Martial Soul."

“This item is not a soul tool, which is why I said it shouldn’t be here in the first place. However, its relationship with soul tools is too close.”

"Before I unveil it, let me say one last thing. Given its value and rarity, it is worthy of being featured in our Starlight Auction House's top auctions. Please take a look."

The moment the veil was lifted, everyone's attention was drawn to it.

The red cloth slipped down, revealing not a box, but a huge iron cage. Inside the cage, a young girl was curled up.

The girl had a curvaceous and almost perfect figure, and her face was even more beautiful. She looked to be only sixteen years old. Her appearance was extremely beautiful. Her face showed a bit of confusion and helplessness, but her eyes hid a deep hatred. Almost instantly, the audience's breathing became rapid.

However, this rapid breathing was not necessarily due to a desire for sexual pleasure, but rather because someone had recognized the girl's true identity.

The reason is simple: the girl's body was covered with dense scales, and the only part not covered by scales was her beautiful face.

"A dragon girl?!"

Upon seeing the girl covered in scales in the cage before him, Wang Yan exclaimed in surprise.

The Shrek Academy students were all sitting in the first row of the auction hall, and his voice was quite loud, so Qingya naturally heard it, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on her pretty face.

"As expected, we have discerning guests. Indeed, the last item in our auction is the legendary Dragon Girl."

Qingya nodded gently to Wang Yan, acknowledging what Wang Yan had just said.

What is a Dragon Girl? Actually, she is a special creature that is half-human and half-beast.

This strange being is somewhat similar to the bloodthirsty, lewd wolf bandits, and also somewhat similar to the catwoman auctioned at the Heavenly Dou Auction House; both are half-human, half-soul beast beings.

It's easy to understand why such beings are called half-soul beasts, naturally because of their beast-like characteristics.

As for why they are half-human, besides the human characteristics of these special creatures, there is another very important point: these creatures can also awaken martial souls and cultivate like soul masters!
A prime example is the Sea Witch Douluo from ten thousand years ago. She was a true half-human, half-soul beast. Although she had a huge fish tail, her martial soul was the weapon martial soul, the Sea Demon Flute.

(End of this chapter)