The woman carried the jade tray over to Xiao Hua, raised both hands, and presented the Kongmeng Stone before him. This was Xiao Hua's first time attending a Bidding Convention, naturally also his first time bidding. He had only thought it was fun, a chance to taste something new, and had never expected to truly win the Kongmeng Stone. Seeing the woman bring it over, he knew it was time to pay the spirit stones. He immediately patted his storage pouch, took out eleven middle-grade spirit stones, placed them on the jade tray, and took the Kongmeng Stone into his own hand.
Sure enough, the Kongmeng Stone was extraordinarily light, almost weightless. Through it, Xiao Hua could nearly see the woman standing beside him nod at him before walking away.
On the high platform, An Chengmo continued, "The Kongmeng Stone has been sold. Next is still a crafting material, and this material is black gold!"
As An Chengmo spoke, another woman dressed in the same attire appeared on the high platform, likewise carrying a jade tray draped in silk brocade... "Black gold is a commonly used material for refining magic artifacts. It can strengthen an artifact's sturdiness. This piece of black gold differs from ordinary black gold; its texture is finer and it is even harder..." An Chengmo briefly introduced the characteristics of the black gold before finally saying, "Like the Kongmeng Stone, this piece of black gold starts at ten middle-grade spirit stones, with each bid increasing by one middle-grade spirit stone!"
The Kongmeng Stone was of little use in refining many magic artifacts, but black gold was different. The sturdier a magic artifact was, the more spiritual power it could contain, and the greater the power it could unleash. All artifact refiners knew this. Thus, the moment An