"Mr. Ye, the auction is officially starting. Here is the auction list." The woman from earlier handed over a document.
Ye Yuan turned and took it. When he looked back again, the figure from before had already vanished.
"Forget it. I'll deal with it after the auction."
Ye Yuan opened the list, and the auction items were laid out clearly before him.
Suddenly, his gaze stopped on one particular entry.
"Martial soul mutation, cat ears and a cat tail?"
At that moment, inside the auction hall.
A refined-looking man sat in a prominent seat, with a somewhat elderly Title Douluo standing beside him.
They were Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong.
The two had nothing better to do, so they came to attend the auction and brought along the Soul Tools they had just made for sale.
They were only simplified versions, of course, and Ye Yuan had approved of it.
Not long ago, they had successfully formed an alliance with Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall was now strongly supporting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Soul Tool production.
Naturally, none of this would have been possible without Ye Yuan acting as the bridge between them.
"Dad!" A familiar voice rang out.
Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong turned and saw a young girl in a blue dress running toward them.
It was Ning Rongrong, who had already joined Shrek Academy.
"Oh my! You're all grown up now, so why are you still acting like a child?" Ning Rongrong threw herself into Ning Fengzhi's arms.
"Hehe." Ning Rongrong giggled.
"This junior, Tang San, greets Sect Master Ning and Senior Gu Rong." A blue-haired young man clasped his hands toward them.
The girl in pink behind him said, "My name is Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing."
"Rongrong, who are these?"
"Dad, they're all my classmates from Shrek Academy."
The moment Tang San saw Ning Fengzhi, his eyes lit up. He had been troubled over not having the money to make hidden weapons. Wasn't an opportunity now right in front of him?
"Sect Master Ning, this junior happens to have some business to discuss with you."
Ning Fengzhi was somewhat surprised. He had not expected this young man to remain neither servile nor overbearing in his presence.
He was not a bad child.
Unfortunately, compared to Ye Yuan, he fell short by far more than a little. The boy before him had eyes filled with excessive calculation and self-interest.
Ning Fengzhi did not have much of a favorable impression of him.
Besides, what business could a mere youth possibly discuss with him?
Tang San slowly took out a Godly Zhuge Crossbow from Twenty-Four Bridge Moonlight Night, unable to conceal the pride in his eyes.
This Tang Sect hidden weapon was practically a dimensionality-reducing strike against this world. To the natives of this world, his hidden weapon was a life-saving treasure.
Especially for an auxiliary sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
His expression was proud and arrogant.
His gaze flickered toward Ning Rongrong.
When he had given Ning Rongrong a Godly Zhuge Crossbow before, she had refused it. Now, Tang San wanted her to see just how formidable it was.
Let me show you the might of Tang Sect hidden weapons!
"Sect Master Ning, this is called the Godly Zhuge Crossbow."
"In battle, it can catch enemies off guard."
"It is easy to conceal and carry, and its power is formidable."
"It can easily penetrate even a steel plate two millimeters thick!"
Then the corners of his lips curled up slightly as he said arrogantly, "I presume your sect has great need of such a thing, right?"
Before Ning Fengzhi could speak, Tang San cut in again. "I would like to discuss a deal with Sect Master Ning."
"You will provide the materials and cover the production costs, while I will be responsible for assembly."
"I'll sell each one for 3,000 Soul Coins. How about it?"
Ning Fengzhi's face immediately darkened.
He had not expected this brat to demand such an outrageous price. Not only did he want them to bear all the costs, he also wanted them to pay him extra!
Compared with Ye Yuan, the difference was like heaven and earth.
Gu Rong could no longer hold back. His temper had always been fiery.
"Hmph! Brat, you've got quite the nerve. You want to take all the benefits for yourself!"
Tang San was unconcerned. He said to Ning Fengzhi, "Sect Master Ning, what do you think? If you don't trust me, we can test it right now."
Ning Fengzhi did not lose his temper. He merely said in an indifferent tone, "Can your Godly Zhuge Crossbow break through the defense of a level-forty Black Tortoise Soul Master?"
Tang San said in surprise, "How is that possible? Even Soul Masters of the same rank might not necessarily be able to break through it."
He did not understand. Had he not explained it clearly enough?
Logically speaking, as an auxiliary sect, they should be desperately lacking offensive methods.
If they had not had Ye Yuan's Soul Tools, Ning Fengzhi might truly have agreed to Tang San's proposal. But now that they had Ye Yuan's Soul Tools, why would he need such trash?
Ye Yuan's Soul Tools had powerful offensive capabilities and low costs. Moreover, he had even given the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the Soul Tool blueprints.
Ning Fengzhi said again, "How about I take a look at the auction first? Perhaps there will be even more powerful weapons."
After saying that, he ignored Tang San and sat down on his own.
Tang San revealed an expression of sudden understanding.
It seemed Ning Fengzhi simply looked down on his hidden weapons and wanted to see what the auction had to offer.
Tang San sneered inwardly. The natives of this world really are ignorant. Such an excellent hidden weapon is right before them, yet they refuse to seize the opportunity.
They're simply beyond foolish.
Fine. I'll let you see the difference between that scrap metal and Tang Sect hidden weapons.
When Tang San arrived, he had also brought out a Godly Zhuge Crossbow to be auctioned.
He wanted Ning Fengzhi to understand just how ignorant he had been to reject him earlier.
Ye Yuan sat on the upper floor, watching the scene with great interest.
"Looks like the negotiations fell through."
"Tang San, Tang San. In your eyes, the weapons of this world are all scrap metal. You're still far too arrogant."
When Ye Yuan had looked through the list earlier, he had discovered the Tang Sect hidden weapon, the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
Perfect. The Soul Tools Ning Fengzhi had made were also in this auction.
Judging by Tang San's expression, he still had not given up. Fine, then he could experience the power of Soul Tools as well.
He called over the woman from earlier and gave her a few instructions.
"Understood, Mr. Ye."
The auction began, and items were bought one after another.
"Very well, next are two weapon auction items."
"By order of the manager, we will test the strength of these two weapons. Only the winning one will proceed to bidding."
The staff placed the two weapons facing each other.
Under the staff's operation, the two weapons launched attacks at the same time.
Tang San, seated below the stage, said disdainfully, "How could the Soul Tools of this world's natives possibly compare to my Tang Sect hidden weapons?"
Just as Tang San was immersed in his fantasies, the scene that followed made him question his entire life.
His Godly Zhuge Crossbow was shattered directly by the crossbow-shaped Soul Tool, and the bolt it fired pierced straight through a thirty-millimeter steel plate behind it!
Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded. Even ordinary Soul Masters would have found it somewhat difficult to pierce that steel plate.
Yet this crossbow Soul Tool had effortlessly penetrated it!
Furthermore, according to the introduction, even non-Soul Masters could use it.
Soul Masters could also inject Soul Power into it, raising its power to an even higher level.
"Third Brother, that's the item from our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It was just made not long ago," Ning Rongrong said from the side.
She had long been fed up with Tang San always pretending to be profound and unfathomable, ever since she had first joined Shrek.
Tang San had even helped that sleazy man Oscar harass her.
She truly regretted joining Shrek. Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were two womanizers, while Oscar was a pervert who stared at her thighs every day.
That Zhu Zhuqing always wore an expression as if the whole world owed her money.
Only Xiao Wu was fairly decent.
Tang San was still Xiao Wu's simp, but Xiao Wu did not seem to have a particularly good relationship with Tang San.
She even called him by his name directly.
Looking at Tang San in his seat, she could not help but find it amusing.
Tang San's face turned green and then pale. He had never expected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to possess such a weapon.
Thinking of how high and mighty he had acted earlier, he wanted nothing more than to crawl into a hole.
Tang San could not believe that the Soul Tools made by this world's natives were actually so powerful!
In the end, the item was auctioned off to a man in a suit.
The host said, "Next is the final item of this auction."
"It is also the finale item. I believe everyone present will like it."
The staff slowly wheeled out an iron cage.
Inside was a person with cat ears and a cat tail.
The catgirl had only a few tattered strips of cloth hanging from her body, barely covering her intimate areas.
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