Douluo's Blue Silver Family

Chapter 73 Auction (Bonus Chapter)

The auction was about to begin. Yuan Changqing, dressed in formal attire, led Catherine and Wang Yuyan to the auction house. After the doorman read the invitations, he respectfully ushered the three of them inside.

When Yuan Changqing and his two companions arrived at their seats, they saw that quite a few people had already arrived. Most of the people who had arrived were burly blacksmiths, indicating that the auction in Gengjin City was still mainly focused on ores.

Before long, most of the seats in the auction hall were occupied, and a male emcee came to the stage at the front to announce that the auction had begun.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this auction. I am your emcee, Luca. I hope that every distinguished guest here will be able to bid for their desired items. Welcome again to all of you."

After a round of applause, the auction officially began.

The emcee bowed and said, "Thank you, thank you everyone. Alright, enough with the small talk, let's welcome the first item to be auctioned."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a hostess came up carrying a tray.

The master of ceremonies, Luca, announced: "The first item up for auction is a finely forged sword made of cold iron by a renowned blacksmith master in Gengjin City. The starting price is 100 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 10 gold soul coins higher."

As soon as the emcee finished speaking, someone called out a price.

"Guest in seat number 5, add 10 Gold Soul Coins, 110 Gold Soul Coins in total."

"Guest in seat number 12, the price will be 10 gold coins, or 120 gold soul coins."

"..."

"Guest in seat number 5, additional 30 Gold Soul Coins, 230 Gold Soul Coins."

After waiting a while and seeing no further bids, the emcee began calling out the prices: "230 gold soul coins for the first bid, 230 gold soul coins for the second bid, 230 gold soul coins for the third bid... *snap*, sold!"

"Please welcome the second item for auction. This item is a golden silk inner armor, which can effectively defend against attacks from Soul Masters. This inner armor was also made by a master blacksmith in Gengjin City."

"The starting bid is 500 Gold Soul Coins, and each bid must be at least 10 Gold Soul Coins higher. Please place your bids now."

"Guest in seat number 6, additional 20 Gold Soul Coins, 520 Gold Soul Coins."

"Guest in seat number 8, additional 50 Gold Soul Coins, 570 Gold Soul Coins."

"..."

"The guest in seat number 16 will pay an extra 50 gold soul coins, making it 960 gold soul coins."

"960 Gold Soul Coins. Are there any other customers who would like to increase the price? 960 Gold Soul Coins for the first time."

"960 Gold Soul Coins, second time."

"Anyone else want to raise the price? 960 Gold Soul Coins for the third time."

"Smack."

"Sold! Congratulations to the guest in seat number 16 for successfully bidding on this gold-threaded inner armor."

"Next, please welcome the third item for auction."

"..."

...

"Now, please welcome the twenty-seventh lot, which is also one of the three final lots. VIPs who haven't won a lot yet, be sure to seize this opportunity."

"The twenty-seventh item is two pieces of ore, one is Haoyang Gold Iron and the other is Hanyue Essence Crystal. These are a pair of Yin-Yang attribute ores, which are extremely rare in the Douluo Continent and are rare treasures for blacksmithing masters."

"The starting price is 10 gold soul coins, and each bid must be at least 1000 gold soul coins. Please start bidding."

"Guest in seat number 2, the price will increase by 5,000 gold soul coins, to 105,000 gold soul coins."

"The guest in seat number 1 will incur an additional 5,000 gold soul coins, bringing the total to 110,000 gold soul coins."

"The guest in seat number 10 will have to pay an extra 10,000 gold soul coins, for a total of 120,000 gold soul coins."

"..."

The final item was quite unusual, and the competition suddenly became much fiercer. Anyone with some skill joined the competition, especially the blacksmiths, who were like cats eyeing mice.

Yuan Changqing's seat is number 28. He hasn't made a single bid since the start of the auction. He came to the auction mainly to see if there's anything he needs to bid on.

The auction was almost over, and Yuan Changqing finally got what he needed, but he didn't expect it to be one of the final items.

However, the competition is too fierce now, so Yuan Changqing is not in a hurry to make a bid and will wait until the last minute.

When Catherine saw the item, she knew it was something Yuan Changqing needed.

Catherine asked softly, "Honey, why aren't you doing anything?"

Wang Yuyan also looked over. Yuan Changqing shook his head and said softly, "No rush. Now is not the best time to bid. This item doesn't seem cheap right now. Let's wait until there are fewer people bidding."

Wang Yuyan also said, "Yes, I didn't expect so many competitors. It seems that the final item is really something else. I wonder what price the last two items will fetch."

Yuan Changqing said, "That depends on what the item is. It might not sell at all, haha."

"The guest in seat number 3 will have to pay an additional 20,000 gold soul coins, for a total of 240,000 gold soul coins."

"..."

Seeing that it was almost time, Yuan Changqing raised his sign: "Guest in seat number 28, the price will increase by 30,000 gold soul coins, to 290,000 gold soul coins."

"The guest in seat number 3 will have to pay an extra 10,000 gold soul coins, for a total of 300,000 gold soul coins."

"The guest in seat number 28 will have to pay an additional 30,000 gold soul coins, bringing the total to 330,000 gold soul coins."

"..."

"The guest in seat number 28 will have to pay an additional 30,000 gold soul coins, for a total of 370,000 gold soul coins."

After waiting a while and seeing no one else competing, the emcee announced, "Three hundred and seventy thousand gold soul coins, the first time."

"Anyone else who hasn't raised the bid? 370,000 gold soul coins, second time."

"Three hundred and seventy thousand gold soul coins, for the third time."

"Smack."

"Sold! Congratulations to the customer in seat number 28 for successfully bidding on the twenty-seventh item."

"Clap clap clap".

"Please welcome the twenty-eighth lot."

"..."

...

The next two items were also quite valuable, but that was for others. Yuan Changqing didn't need them; he was content with just one item he liked. However, this item was truly expensive.

The thought of that price made his heart bleed. Although Yuan Changqing's family was not short of money, it was still painful to take out such a large sum of money at once.

This trip to Gengjin City has given Yuan Changqing a real understanding of what it means to spend money like water. In addition, the minerals he bought from the shops earlier also cost him a lot of money.

Catherine and Wang Yuyan found it hilarious to see Yuan Changqing's pained expression as he handed over the money.

Back at the hotel, Catherine teased, "Honey, what's wrong with you today? You look so gloomy!"

"Hehe." Wang Yuyan couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha."

When Catherine saw Wang Yuyan laugh, she couldn't help but burst into laughter as well.

Yuan Changqing said speechlessly, "Laugh, laugh. You don't know that spending money is easy, but making money is hard. I spent so many gold soul coins this time in Gengjin City, it hurts my heart. My heart is bleeding right now, and you still have the mood to laugh at me. You don't even know how to comfort your husbands. Sigh! How pathetic."

When Catherine and Wang Yuyan saw Yuan Changqing like this, they exchanged a glance, lay down on the bed, and laughed again, completely disregarding Yuan Changqing's feelings.

Yuan Changqing pounced on him and said, "Fine, you dare to laugh at your husbands? Watch out for my family discipline."

"Honey, I won't do it again."

"Brother Changqing, please spare me."

The three of them played around for a while, and finally, exhausted, they lay on the bed and quietly snuggled together.

The setting sun shines into the room, creating a scene like a warm and inviting painting.

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