Sensing the atmosphere, Jiang Yun could not help freezing for a moment before chuckling softly. "Looks like they're about to bring out the treasure at the bottom of the chest!"
Below, everyone stopped whispering, their gazes fixed unwaveringly ahead as they waited for the highlight of the auction to appear.
"Do you know what your auction house's final item is?" Unable to contain his curiosity, Jiang Yun turned to the maid beside him and asked softly.
The maid's pretty face briefly registered surprise before she answered respectfully, "Sir, the auction's final item has always been kept secret. It isn't something someone like me is allowed to know. Please forgive me." After speaking, she carefully watched Jiang Yun's expression, afraid her answer might anger him.
To her relief, Jiang Yun merely nodded and lazily turned his gaze toward the Auction Stage. He had never expected to learn anything from her anyway. The steward from earlier might have known, but he had only asked in passing.
"Judging by the situation, it should be something good!" Jiang Yun swept his gaze across the hall, pausing briefly on several VIP rooms. The auras emanating from them were all at least at the Earthly Sovereign level. A treasure that could draw out so many Earthly Sovereigns presumably could not be bad, could it?
Clap, clap.
On the crystal platform, the auctioneer clapped his hands solemnly. As the applause rang out, a series of clicks suddenly came from the platform's edges. A ring of pitch-black metal bars slowly rose, eventually surrounding the platform in a circle. Even above the crystal platform, faint Spiritual Energy fluctuations rippled as an invisible formation enclosed it completely.
"Hehe, please don't mind this, everyone. These are merely a few measures we take to ensure the auction item's safety." Seeing that the