Everyone below held their breath, staring eagerly at the auctioneer. His expression had thoroughly hooked their curiosity, and some of the more ill-tempered people could no longer stop themselves from cursing. "Damn it, why all the suspense? This wait is driving me up the wall!"
Even the deeply calculating among them could scarcely conceal their anticipation.
The auctioneer, however, remained composed. He gently returned the card to its box. "Please be patient, everyone! I can tell you with absolute confidence that tonight, you will witness a miracle!" Some of the more observant listeners perked up. They had heard the tremor in his voice and the excitement he was struggling to suppress.
Everyone's curiosity had been stretched to its limit.
After the six cards they had already seen, anything that could still be called a miracle had to be stronger than all six!
Everyone who reached that conclusion craned their necks in anticipation, but they also knew the rules. Before the auction, a Card Adept would demonstrate the card's various wonders. None of the people who could attend were ordinary figures, and they all settled down to wait patiently for the demonstration to begin.
The venue's layout was quite unusual, completely different from other auction houses. The demonstration arena was two hundred meters in diameter and filled with instruments and targets of every kind, with a transparent Energy Shield separating the space above it. Five tiers of seating on raised platforms surrounded the vast arena, accommodating five hundred people.
Auction attendees could watch the demonstration firsthand here. If the Energy Shield obscured their view, they could use the equipment on their seats. The light screens that popped up allowed them to observe every detail of the demonstration with perfect clarity from any angle.
The attendees took their seats according to the