"Next, we will begin auctioning the second-to-last item of this trade fair..."
After the Great Evolution Golden Radiance Art had been sold at the sky-high price of four Six-Colored Pill Lightning medicinal pills, Old Man Baoshan, his face glowing with satisfied red light, completed several more rounds of auctioning. Then he raised his head, swept his gaze over the countless figures below hidden beneath cloaks, and revealed a meaningful smile.
This time, he did not immediately take out the item. Instead, he deliberately paused for a moment, allowing the lingering atmosphere from the previous climax to gather once more into an even stronger sense of anticipation. Everyone understood that anything placed near the finale could not possibly be ordinary.
At last, under the watch of countless hot gazes, Old Man Baoshan's withered hand gently clenched at the empty space before him.
There was no dazzling light, no majestic energy. A seemingly ordinary, even somewhat worn-out, yellowed ancient piece of hide appeared silently in his palm.
The edges of that hide were jagged and irregular, clearly only part of a complete map. Its texture was rough, filled with the weathered feel of passing years. Some blurry lines and symbols were sketched across it, appearing random, yet faintly containing some strange pattern. It lay there quietly, without the slightest energy fluctuation spilling out, so plain that it seemed utterly out of place in the atmosphere of this Ancient Treasure Pavilion.
However, the instant that ancient hide appeared!
Lin Ming, who had been sitting as steady as a bell and had remained calm even during the bidding for the Great Evolution Golden Radiance Art, suddenly shook. Almost by reflex, he lifted his head!
The gaze beneath the brim of his cloak was like the sharpest arrow, instantly piercing the barrier of space and