As the auction began, Chen Changan realized that this auction house was unlike the ones he had visited before. It was quiet—extremely quiet.
No one shouted out their bids. Instead, whenever someone placed a bid, their offer appeared on the barrier above their seat.
"This is only the first item, and it's already reached ten million Top-grade True Essence Stones."
"But it looks like we're nearing the limit. Fewer and fewer people are bidding."
Though the item was good, it still had a ceiling on its value. Once the price passed ten million, quite a few people chose to give up.
After all, this was only the first item. Who knew what else would come later? It was better to play it safe; perhaps they would encounter something even better.
In the end, the first item was sold for thirteen million Top-grade True Essence Stones. Payment and transfer were completed on the spot to prevent anyone from being unable to pay due to insufficient True Essence Stones.
If that happened, the person who couldn't pay would be thrown out of the auction house and permanently blacklisted. The item would automatically go to the second-highest bidder.
"Good. Now, let's move on to our second item."
"This second item was provided by a seller and consigned to Wuyou Auction House for auction."
Chen Changan noticed that when the staff member announced that the item hadn't been provided by Wuyou Auction House, quite a few people looked entirely uninterested.
Clearly, Wuyou Auction House had an impressive background, so everyone was more eager to see items supplied by the auction house itself.
But everyone also knew that with auctions being held every day, this sort of thing was bound to happen.
Chen Changan glanced at the second item. It was a Jade Bottle, and