Soul Bone Turmoil (4)

Nuoding City Centre Square.

City Lord Xiao and Deputy City Lord Romanyac had already set up a makeshift stage to display the Soul Bone to be auctioned off.

The Head Soul Bone of Moo Spring Ox.

The area was already surrounded by Soul Master and members of small families.

It's only been three days since the news of the Soul Bone auction broke, but Nuoding City has become incredibly lively. Many Soul Master from other cities have rushed over to see the Soul Bone and to see if they can take advantage of the situation.

Patrol Team from Nuoding City and guardian knights from the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch also surrounded the outermost edge of the stage, working together to maintain order.

Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina, and the other Soul Master from the Notting Adventurer's Guild stood guard at the edge of the stage, constantly keeping watch on the nearby Soul Master.

Tang San and Zhou Qing stood close together, scanning the Soul Master outside the auction stage. Tang San sighed, "The students and teachers of the Nuoding Academy, plus the adventurers in the Nuoding Guild, number only about a hundred. Yet, a single Soul Bone has attracted over five hundred Soul Master, and more than twenty of them have Soul Power fluctuations above Level 30."

"We really underestimated the value of the Soul Bone."

This was the first time Zhou Qing had truly felt the preciousness of Soul Bone. Even though it was a hundred-year-old soul bone, there were still so many Soul Master had come from other places.

If it weren't for the fact that there were only three days left, the news could have spread even further, and even Soul Master at the Soul Ancestor and Soul King levels might have rushed over.

It's important to know that Soul Bone are extremely rare and hard to come by in the current era of Douluo I. Even most Titled Douluo can only possess one Soul Bone.

Perhaps Titled Douluo wouldn't be interested in a hundred-year-old Soul Bone and wouldn't absorb it himself, but if he actually saw one, he might have some thoughts of competing for it.

This is something that can enhance the foundation of a family or sect!

"Welcome Soul Master from Nuoding City and other cities near Nuoding City to attend the Nuoding City Soul Bone Auction."

Romantina's father, Romanyac, ascended the steps from the left side of the stage and arrived at the very center of the stage, behind the Head Soul Bone that was being displayed to the audience.

"This Soul Bone was dropped by my daughter while she was helping someone hunt Soul Beast. Fortunately, nothing too tragic happened... However, for some reason, this Soul Bone is not suitable for me or my daughter, so I plan to auction it off."

After briefly introducing the origin of this Head Soul Bone, Romanyac knew that the Soul Master below were getting impatient, so he shouted loudly, "Well then, without further ado, the Soul Bone Auction officially begins!"

Starting bid: 200,000 Gold Soul Coin!

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Soul Master shouted out, "Two hundred and one thousand!"

"Two hundred and twenty thousand!"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"

The Soul Master below became excited, and shouts rose and fell.

Tang San asked Zhou Qing beside him, "The price the city lord gave you was 500,000 Gold Soul Coin, right?"

"Yes." Zhou Qing nodded. "Judging from their excitement, this Soul Bone will probably fetch over a million in the end. However, after deducting the expenses for preparation and the portion to 'pay tribute' to City Lord Xiao, Romanyac himself can probably get seven or eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coin."

at this time.

The value of the Soul Bone has increased to nearly 820,000.

"Nine hundred thousand!"

Dales, the city lord from Falling Star City, immediately added 80,000, raising the price to 900,000.

In an instant, the entire room fell silent.

For most Commoner Soul Master, it would take most of their lives to accumulate 200,000 Gold Soul Coin, while even Soul Master who have formed small families would only have a total savings of around 700,000 to 800,000.

Therefore, when the price reached over 500,000, only a dozen or so family Soul Master with some wealth were still bidding.

For bids above 800,000, only three parties were making offers.

Hall Master of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch: Ma Xiunuo.

City Lord Xiao of Nuoding City, although he was one of the people in charge of this auction, also had his subordinates disguise themselves and participate in the auction.

This matter is little known.

If Zhou Qing and the others hadn't had Romantina's connection, they wouldn't have known about this.

The last party is Dales from Falling Star City. Although he is a fallen nobleman from Star Luo City, he is still a wealthy man.

"Nine hundred thousand per time!"

Romanyac struck the auction gavel once, hoping to raise the price even higher.

Ma Xiunuo has withdrawn from the bidding.

At the signal from City Lord Xiao City Lord Xiao men raised the price by 20,000, bringing the total to 920,000.

"Ninety-seven thousand." Dales glanced at the guy who was going against him and was covered in a black cloak, sneered, and shouted to Romanyac on the stage and City Lord Xiao, "I've raised the price by fifty thousand. No one else can afford it. Let's finish the bidding quickly."

Romanyac looked at City Lord Xiao.

"Lord Dales, as the lords of our respective cities, we must be fair and impartial in this situation." City Lord Xiao chuckled, secretly signaling to his subordinate to raise the price further with his eyes.

Aren't old friends just for betraying?

You are the city lord of Falling Star City in the Star Luo Empire, and I am the city lord of Nuoding City in the Heaven Dou Empire. Cooperation is possible, but we cannot have any overly close relationship on the surface, right?

Sigh~

Zhou Qing sighed slightly and said to Tang San beside him, "This City Lord Xiao is still too greedy. He thinks that by virtue of being a 'fellow traveler' with Dales, he can make him suffer a small loss. But in this situation, small advantages cannot be taken."

Having spent a long time with Zhou Qing, Tang San had come to understand the ins and outs of the matter.

He also understood the implication of Dales ' earlier statement: he had realized that the man in black who raised the price was a plant of City Lord Xiao, and he hoped that City Lord Xiao would not be too greedy.

But what about City Lord Xiao?

He probably realized what was going on, but since he felt he had a fairly good relationship with Dales, he assumed Dales would take the small loss, after all, they were kindred spirits...

In an instant, Tang San's eyes held a hint of resentment as he whispered to Zhou Qing, "Could you please stop giving normal words such strange-sounding meanings?"

Tang San now regrets that he unconsciously used a lot of four-character idioms when he talked to Zhou Qing before, which Zhou Qing then learned.

Then--

Zhou Qing gradually imbued these four-character idioms with meanings beyond their original scope.

Or sleazy!

Or be silly!

It might be both laughable and absurd!

But judging from what they've been through so far, it actually fits the facts—utterly speechless!

"Life needs a sense of humor, right?" Zhou Qing grinned, revealing his white teeth, and watched as the man in black raised the price to one million Gold Soul Coin.

Ten seconds later, Dales didn't raise the bid again, but simply watched Romanyac on stage holding the gavel...