Chapter 1223: Cloth Shoes
Mining rights were completely useless to private individuals.
The one who had offered the high price of fifty thousand was Dr. Swollen—Huang Zecheng—who had come down here specifically from the Central Ministry of Works to bid on necessary materials. The Plan Document he had submitted urgently required a mineral called "Settling Corpse Crystal."
This particular vein happened to contain some of it.
As the auctioneer, Wang Shiheng looked toward the distinguished guest who had bid fifty thousand, his gaze filled with appreciation.
The fifty thousand was not merely for purchasing the mining rights. It was also this representative of the Ministry of Works paying respect to the former Minister of War.
Inside the private room.
A personal attendant assigned exclusively to the doctor asked:
"Congratulations on acquiring what you desired, sir. Shall we go backstage to complete the transfer procedures?"
"No rush. Since we are here, we can wait until the auction ends and have Governor Wang handle it personally... That will be more secure."
"Yes."
For some reason, the personal attendant felt that Lord Huang was somewhat strange today.
In his understanding, Lord Huang had always been extremely strict about time.
Having already obtained what he wanted, he should have left immediately. Yet today, he had the leisure to remain at the auction.
The exhibits continued.
The third exhibit was equally special. Unlike the previous two, it was a living creature.
A single horn, azure patterns, and thick hide... Even among the azure markings covering the demon creature's body, faint blue flames burned.
More importantly, the demon creature was still in its juvenile stage, only the size of two palms.
As the juvenile demon beast was slowly led out, quite a few bidders immediately became restless, their eyes filled with desire.
Wang Shiheng gave