Basic Formation Annotations

Although the auction had already lasted more than four hours, the enthusiasm of the crowd showed no sign of waning.

It had to be said that the grand auction hosted by the Mittel Family this time was even more spectacular than those held in the past!

Setting aside the quality of the auction items, even their quantity and the auction's duration far surpassed previous events.

One had to know that in the past, even a grand auction would have more or less ended after four hours. Yet this time, around a quarter of the auction items had not even been brought out yet. That alone spoke volumes.

Clearly, the Mittel Family had been holding back something big this time.

Otherwise, how could they have attracted Dou Emperor powerhouses such as Jia Xing Tian, Yun Shan, and Fa Ma?

After all, without the right tools, one would not dare take on such work!

The auction continued.

Although the pockets of everyone present were rapidly emptying, the excited crowd did not care in the slightest.

This single auction alone had already earned the Mittel Family a fortune.

Although the Mittel Family had put up quite a few items for this grand auction, most of the goods had actually been consigned by others for auction.

Since they were consigned auctions, how could the Mittel Family, as the middleman, possibly not take a commission?

It could be said that the higher the sale price of each consigned item, the greater the commission the Mittel Family could earn from it!

Tell me, how could the Mittel Family not make money under such circumstances?

If one asked which force in the entire Jia Ma Empire possessed wealth comparable to the Jia Ma Royal House, then perhaps only the Mittel Family qualified.

Even the Misty Cloud Sect could not compare to those two when it came to wealth.

As time passed, another auction item finally caught Xiao Lin's eye.

Or rather, it was something Xiao Lin himself was interested in!

That was right. The auction item appearing this time was something Xiao Lin wanted for himself, not for his family, nor for his precious son, Xiao Zhan.

"The next item up for auction is somewhat special. Our Mittel Family obtained it from a Secret Realm, and it may even contain information related to that Secret Realm."

Before this auction began, Mittel Tengshan, acting as the auctioneer, had thoroughly whetted everyone's appetite.

"From a Secret Realm?"

"What kind of good stuff is coming out now?"

"What exactly is it?"

"As long as it's something good, I want it!"

"Anything from a Secret Realm is something I must have!"

"I think we should first see what it is before deciding whether to bid."

"What, are you scared? You don't even want something excavated from a Secret Realm?"

"I do, but I'm also afraid it might be useless..."

Having had their curiosity thoroughly stirred by Mittel Tengshan, the crowd immediately broke into discussion.

Seeing this, Mittel Tengshan still wore a smile, but in Xiao Lin's eyes, it seemed somewhat forced.

After all, although he had made it sound impressive and claimed that the next auction item came from a Secret Realm discovered by the Mittel Family, thinking of what it actually was made Mittel Tengshan feel a little guilty.

The reason Mittel Tengshan wore such an expression was that the next item up for auction was practically useless to most people!

Tasteless to keep, but a pity to discard.

He wondered how many people would fall for the advertisement he had just delivered and place bids.

Of course, it was not that the item's origin was not a Secret Realm. It was simply that the item itself was not nearly as grand as he had made it sound!

Honestly, Mittel Tengshan only hoped that when the auction item was brought out, the room would not fall silent.

"Ahem. Then, let us proceed with the bidding for the next item excavated from a Secret Realm!"

At that, Mittel Tengshan paused slightly.

The main reason was that he feared no one would bid later, and he had no idea how he would wrap things up.

He had boasted so boldly, yet if it failed to produce the expected result, wouldn't that be awkward?

Sure enough, those whose interest Mittel Tengshan had piqued were now eagerly waiting in anticipation.

"This item is—Basic Formation Annotations! That's right, do you wish to become a Formation Grandmaster? Starting today, as long as you thoroughly study this Basic Formation Annotations, you can become... um, begin learning how to set up formations!

"Bidding begins now! The starting price for this Basic Formation Annotations is ten thousand gold coins, and each bid increase must be no less than one thousand gold coins!"

Mittel Tengshan had originally wanted to say it could make someone a Formation Grandmaster, but after giving it some thought, he immediately changed his wording.

After all, no ghost would believe that a single Basic Formation Annotations could turn someone into a Formation Grandmaster!

Who among the people here was a ghost?

What did "basic" mean?

Didn't that plainly mean it was the most ordinary and simplest kind?

It was like saying that as long as you understood a middle school math textbook, you could learn advanced mathematics.

Did they think that was possible?

The people present were not idiots!

If Mittel Tengshan truly exaggerated too much, it would be the Mittel Family's reputation that suffered.

That was why Mittel Tengshan had carefully stated in the end that it could teach someone how to set up formations.

Still, even if this Basic Formation Annotations could make someone a Formation Grandmaster, probably few would be willing to buy it, much less when it could merely teach them how to set up formations.

Sure enough, as Mittel Tengshan's words fell, the crowd went from fervent excitement to silence as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over them, followed by countless jeers.

Even the people in the VIP rooms on the second floor fell silent.

Although the starting price of this Basic Formation Annotations was not expensive, and everyone present could probably afford to bid on it,

being able to afford it was one thing; whether it was useful was another.

It was like asking a rich man to spend ten thousand gold coins on an utterly ordinary loaf of bread.

Unless his brain had gone haywire, who would waste money like that?

The current situation was the same.

Basic Formation Annotations? What kind of rubbish was that?

Forget it coming from a Secret Realm—even if it had been personally written by a Dou Emperor, probably few people would bid on it!

After all, what use was it?

To use as toilet paper?

Thus, just as Mittel Tengshan had expected earlier, this auction item was met with complete silence.

No matter how impressively he had boasted just now, everyone's eyes were clear.

Wasn't this just cheating people?

In everyone else's eyes, Mittel Tengshan was truly devious!

He actually wanted to fool them with such a useless item.

Did he think they were so easy to deceive?

Sure enough, although a full minute had passed since Mittel Tengshan announced the start of the bidding, not a single person had raised the price.

Yet this Basic Formation Annotations, which everyone else regarded as utterly useless, was the only item in this auction that Xiao Lin was personally interested in!