Jiang Che nodded in agreement.
Appraiser Li waved a hand, and a boy so thin he was nothing but skin and bones walked in from outside.
Without hesitation, Appraiser Li took two pills from the two jade bottles, split each in half, and stuffed one half of each pill into the boy's mouth.
Boys like him were commonly called herb-tasting slaves. Auctions often sold unidentified herbs, and to test whether they were poisonous, a small piece would be fed to these boys.
A few minutes later, only after seeing that nothing unusual had happened to the boy's body did Appraiser Li swallow the remaining two halves.
Once the effects took hold, shock after shock flashed through Appraiser Li's eyes.
"Pills with effects like these actually exist?"
He opened a jade bottle, tipped out a pill, and held it beneath his nose to sniff carefully. Then he took out a fine needle and gently pierced the pill, observing the change in color as though trying to discern its ingredients.
A moment later, his breathing grew noticeably faster.
"Sir, did you refine both kinds of pills yourself?"
"That's right."
Appraiser Li pondered for a few seconds before saying solemnly, "The effects of these two pills are truly rare. Medicines that can briefly raise cultivation are already scarce in the Soul Master World, and most come with severe side effects. Yours are already of superior quality."
"So what price are you offering?" Jiang Che lifted his teacup and took a sip.
Appraiser Li quickly nodded. "Rest assured, sir. Our auction house can set the starting price for these pills at five hundred Gold Soul Coins, and we'll take ten percent of the final sale price. It's just that neither kind has ever appeared in Suotuo City before. Allow me to publicize them on