Luo Lian'er dipped gracefully in greeting, making the wicked expanse of snowy white at her chest tremble and drawing a wave of heated gazes.
She smiled faintly at the audience's reaction, seemingly quite pleased, then introduced the auction rules as usual.
In essence, the highest bidder won.
Threatening others or interfering with their bids was forbidden, as was probing others' identities with spiritual sense, bidding beyond one's means, or maliciously driving up prices and then refusing to pay...
Anyone caught would, at the least, be expelled from the venue. More serious offenders would have their cultivation crippled, and in exceptionally severe cases, the organizers reserved the right to kill troublemakers on the spot.
"Then let the auction officially begin!"
"Bring out our first treasure, the [Locust Mother-Child Stones]!"
Luo Lian'er's sweet, alluring voice rang through the hall. It was not loud, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.
Lin Changheng raised his eyebrows slightly. She must have been using some sort of magic artifact to amplify her voice.
Then a white-robed female attendant walked onto the stage with a tray and stood facing the audience.
The tray was tilted upright, revealing five irregular, golden-yellow stones secured to it, one large and four small, with spiritual light shimmering over them.
"I'm sure you've all heard of these [Locust Mother-Child Stones]. They form a complete set of mid-grade offensive magic artifacts. Command the large stone to control the small ones, and use the small ones to support the large. Mother and children move in concert, striking as one."
"This is one of our workshop's signature magic artifacts. Crafting them is exceedingly complicated, and only four sets are sold each year. Don't let this opportunity slip away."
"The starting price is one hundred and fifty low-grade spirit stones. Each increase must be no more