Gu Qingnian did not feel much about it, simply because this auction house was called Starlight.
The Starlight Auction House had been jointly established by members of the Star Luo Imperial Family, who held the controlling stake, and various nobles. As luck would have it, Gu Qingnian had a Star Luo emperor under his command.
Anyone with even a little sense would know what to do. Besides, Gu Qingnian was riding high, and plenty of nobles had their eyes on him. Even if they could not win him over, getting him to recognize their faces would still be worthwhile.
Moreover, they had been seated in the first row, closest to the auction stage.
Wang Yan reminded them, "Everyone, put your masks on. All sorts of problems can arise when participating in an auction, which is why the auction house provides masks to conceal its guests' faces and spare them trouble.
"The colors of the masks distinguish the guests' ranks. They follow the same color hierarchy as our Soul Rings. White is the lowest, and the ranks rise from there. Above red is gold, which marks this auction house's top-tier VIPs. They generally wouldn't appear in open seating like this..."
As he spoke, Wang Yan seemed to remember something and abruptly stopped, his expression filled with an indescribable sense of defeat.
The others realized it too. Huo Yuhao could not help asking, "Qingnian, when did you become a top-tier VIP of this auction house?"
The others said nothing, but every one of them pricked up their ears to listen curiously.
Gu Qingnian said casually, "I don't know either. Maybe it's because I'm handsome... after all, everyone loves a handsome man, especially one as handsome as me.
"Or perhaps being handsome brings good luck, and a meat pie just fell into my