Jia Ma Holy City, imperial capital of the Jia Ma Empire.
Today was an especially important day for the Jia Ma Empire and even the entire Northwest Region, because the Flame Alliance's biennial auction was about to be held in Jia Ma Holy City.
This auction was extraordinarily grand, and the items being sold were all of the highest grade. Every auction attracted factions and experts from across the Northwest Region, and even people from other regions came by reputation.
The auction venue was located at the center of Jia Ma Holy City, where the Mittel Family's headquarters had once stood.
Beneath a crystal dome hundreds of zhang high sat a densely packed crowd. The fervent atmosphere kept the auction at its peak. Of course, the reason for such excitement was not entirely due to the auction items; it also had much to do with a certain person.
She was a bewitching woman dressed in a red cheongsam. Her fitted gown perfectly accentuated her full, mature curves, while every smile and frown of hers exuded boundless mature charm.
Naturally, quite a few people present harbored thoughts toward the peerless beauty on the stage, but they understood that she was no mere decorative vase. Much of the Flame Alliance's strength in the Northwest Region relied on her economic methods. Her businesses covered the entire Northwestern Continent, and the intelligence network in her hands could investigate every single thing one had done with absolute clarity.
Although this woman did not possess exceptional cultivation talent and had only reached the Dou Emperor level through medicinal pills, countless Dou Zong experts under her command were willing to serve her unto death. Who would dare call someone with such abilities a decorative vase?
This woman had a special title in the Northwest Region: the Golden