The fervor of the auction never waned.
From day to night, then from night to day, Su Jiujiu tirelessly presided over one bidding session after another.
Whenever an item passed through her hands, its final selling price would almost always soar dozens of times higher.
Her charm and skill were plain for all to see.
It was not until the next day that Su Jiujiu stepped onto the stage once more.
This time, there was an unusual meaning in her expression.
"The next item up for auction is somewhat special."
As Su Jiujiu spoke, she deliberately paused. Her beautiful eyes slowly swept across the venue, thoroughly piquing everyone's curiosity.
Only after the martial artists below could no longer restrain themselves and began urging her on did Su Jiujiu unhurriedly open the restriction on the display stand, revealing the mysterious auction item within.
It was a pitch-black metal fragment, no larger than a palm, its surface dull and lusterless.
There was not even a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation. It looked like a piece of scrap iron picked up from the roadside, utterly unremarkable.
"To be honest, I do not know exactly what this item is either."
"However, this item was obtained by one of our Sky Chamber of Commerce's seniors from a forbidden area on the First Layer of Emperor Fall Land when Emperor Fall Land last opened. After ten thousand years of research by our chamber, we can confirm that this item possesses extremely high... research value."
When she said the words "research value," Su Jiujiu visibly paused. Even she herself seemed somewhat lacking in confidence.
After all, for a metal fragment that had been studied for over ten thousand years without yielding any results, whether it truly had any "value" was indeed open to question.
"The starting bid