They had only been gone a short while, but when they returned to the auction, they had become two entirely different people: a tall, burly, honest-looking fat man and a plain country girl. Mingling in the bustling streets, they looked utterly ordinary. No one would have imagined they were the very people who had just drawn everyone's attention.
With the city guards directing traffic, nobles from cities throughout the Kasi Empire, and even from other countries, entered the auction center one after another.
Once Sophie arrived, she did not head straight into the auction house as Han Shuo had expected. Instead, she tugged him along as she continued browsing the little stalls, enthusiastically buying flashy ornaments with no practical value whatsoever.
"This thing is worth three gold coins at most!" Sophie declared firmly to the stallholder, holding a crystal button.
"Miss, this is beautiful crystal from the southern Bart Trade Alliance. You won't find it anywhere for less than five gold coins!" The stallholder was a thin, middle-aged man, and he spoke in all seriousness with a sincere expression.
"Hehe, you can find this kind of crystal anywhere. Look, its color isn't particularly bright, and the button's workmanship is so rough, yet you dare claim it's Blue Dream Crystal from the southern Bart Trade Alliance! Ha, you really can spout nonsense! Here, look. The crystal chips on this necklace of mine are real Blue Dream Crystal. Take a close look at the difference in their luster!" Sophie pulled a Crystal Necklace from her pocket and shook it before the stallholder, signaling him to look carefully at genuine Blue Dream Crystal.
People wearing Spatial Rings generally did not appear in places like this. When they came in, Sophie had not only put away her own Spatial Ring but had also told