As a clear gong rang out through the hall, the noisy crowd gradually quieted.
Xiao Fan looked over. An elderly man with graying hair slowly walked onto the display platform at the front of the hall, and everyone settled down to await the start of the auction.
The old man smiled at the audience and cupped his hands toward everyone around him. "Sorry for the wait, everyone. I won't waste words. This week's auction begins now."
As the old man's voice fell, the crowd in the hall quieted, waiting for the auction items to appear.
The old man chuckled. "Today's first item is a suit of armor forged from a rank-three earth-attribute magic core. Wearing this armor will greatly reduce the damage you suffer. Those who cultivate the earth attribute can bring out its defensive effects to perfection. Don't miss this opportunity, everyone. The starting bid is one hundred and fifty thousand."
Xiao Fan glanced at the armor on the platform without much interest. He was still wearing the Sea Heart Soft Armor Yun Yun had given him back then. Whether in effects or grade, the armor before him could not compare, so he naturally had no interest in bidding.
Xiao Fan was uninterested, but the crowd in the hall competed fiercely for it. After several minutes of bidding, a heavily muscled man secured the armor for two hundred thousand gold coins, satisfaction written all over his face.
None of the next few items caught Xiao Fan's attention, nor did anything appear that drew fierce competition from most of the audience. Although he had expected as much, his enthusiasm for the auction still waned.
After all, this was merely a small weekly auction, where good items rarely appeared. Only the annual grand auction offered truly precious treasures, like the auction