Cesar the Rascal
On April 21, 9999 of the Yulan Calendar, in the private auction hall of the Proulx Gallery.
The auction hall has three floors. The first floor has ordinary seats, the second floor has individual private boxes, and only the most powerful nobles and the wealthiest people are qualified to enter. The prices in those boxes are also incredibly high. As for the third floor, it only has a very large living room, and the interior decoration is extremely luxurious.
At this moment, the hundreds of seats on the first floor of the auction hall were becoming increasingly crowded, with each seat costing as much as one hundred gold coins. As for the dozen or so private rooms on the second floor, the prices ranged from one thousand to ten thousand gold coins, depending on the location.
As for the third floor, it is not open to the public at all.
The stone sculpture ' Dream Awakening ' is extremely well-known. Many of the people who entered the auction hall this time are super-rich people from the Yulan Continent, and many are high-ranking nobles. Because there are too few seats and too many nobles and rich people, seats that are originally only worth one hundred gold coins are being resold outside for ridiculously high prices.
Luo Feng never cared about seating arrangements. With Cesar around, the Saber Organization was never short of money, so Luo Feng wasn't worried about that. Led by Cesar, they arrived at the auction house entrance. Just as the people at the door were about to ask about tickets, Cesar bluntly said, "No, why?"
Upon hearing this, the people at the door immediately assumed that Cesar was the type to try and get something for nothing. Just as they were about to order the guards to throw the two of them out, they saw Cesar casually toss out a token of the Radiant Church. They trembled and immediately and respectfully invited Cesar and Luo Feng inside.
Luo Feng was taken aback. "You have no money?"
Cesar replied matter-of-factly, "Hey, do you really think I'd carry something so vulgar? Gold coins can't be used to pick up girls or wipe your butt, what would I do with them? Do you even have any money on you?"
Luo Feng was furious with Cesar. "Damn it," he thought, "This guy's supposed to be a Peak Saint Domain expert at the peak, but he's a complete scoundrel! I'm a Deity level expert, after hanging out with this guy for so long, Luo Feng feels even more naive." He continued, "You called me here to bid on that stone sculpture, didn't you? If you don't have money, what are you doing? Are you going to give me an IOU?"
Cesar gave Luo Feng an annoyed look. "What money? It's just a matter of me saying a word, and the Saber Organization will be begging for money and sending it to me. Why would I need to carry money?"
Luo Feng ignored the guy and followed beside Cesar, leisurely looking around. He then saw a blond middle-aged man standing on the auction stage.
"The Blood-Eyed Mane Lion is based on the Saint-level Magical Beast ' Blood-Eyed Mane Lion,' and was sculpted by the master sculptor ' Hoover ' from 100,000 years ago. In the last 10,000 years, two more master-level figures have emerged on our Yulan Continent: Master Proulx and Master Hopkinson. Both of them have also reached the level of master."
The blond middle-aged man suddenly laughed.
"However, as far as I know, in history, almost every grandmaster, let alone a master, was over a hundred years old when they were respectfully addressed as such. Even those who weren't over a hundred were at least seventy or eighty. Who became a master before the age of thirty?"
The blond middle-aged man looked down. "It didn't exist before, but it does now."
"The great Master Linley, he was a genius. At seventeen, he was already a level seven dual-element mage. In the field of magic, he was the second most talented genius in the entire history of the Yulan Continent. And everyone knows the level of his sculpting at seventeen."
As he spoke, the blond middle-aged man turned to look at the stone sculpture ' Dream Awakening '.
The two maids immediately stepped forward, lifted the veil, and revealed the true appearance of the ' Dream Awakening ' stone sculpture.
"This is Master Linley's work. According to our association's investigation, this piece was completed last December during the period of heavy snowfall. That is, when Master Linley was sixteen years old," the blond middle-aged man said with a smile. "I've always wondered why the snow was so heavy last year. Now I think it's probably because of the location where Master Linley's work was created."
The nobles and wealthy people below immediately burst into laughter.
"Alright, enough with the small talk." The blond middle-aged man pointed to the ' Dream Awakening ' stone sculpture. "This sculpture has completely reached the level of a grandmaster. What's most remarkable is its enormous size. To be honest, this piece could easily be divided into five parts for auction."
The wealthy and noble people below began to chat and laugh among themselves.
"Of course. I'm just kidding. Each of these five human figures possesses a unique charm, and together they resemble a beautiful love story. I believe many people who study stone carving can feel the poignant love story behind it."
The blond middle-aged man exclaimed, "Five human figures, each of them a masterpiece, and together they tell a unique story. I simply cannot guess the price of this stone sculpture."
"Most importantly, Master Linley was only sixteen years old when he completed this work. Sixteen years old!" The blond middle-aged man's voice rose. "Never before have I felt so inadequate in my language; I cannot express in words my admiration for Master Linley. He truly is a genius!!!"
These words resonated with the nobles and wealthy people below.
To complete such a work at the age of sixteen is nothing short of a miracle.
Cesar curled her lip, too lazy to listen to such boasting. She and Luo Feng leaned against a corner on the first floor. Originally, Cesar wanted Luo Feng to go find a seat with her, but Luo Feng was too lazy to go, so he just found a corner to lean against. Cesar had no choice but to stand next to him.
Time slowly passed, and Cesar finally made his move. Cesar's uniquely lazy voice rang out from the seats in the first-floor hall. In fact, the bids behind the stone sculpture ' Dream Awakening ' were almost all from the super-nobles in the upper boxes. The nobles and wealthy people below were just watching the show, not expecting that someone in the first-floor hall would also be bidding.
"You really have no taste. I think this ' Dream Awakening ' has opened up a whole new school of art. The carving style is completely different from other stone carvings, and with five human figures that have different expressions, it's worth ten million gold coins." Cesar said casually.
Luo Feng shook his head helplessly. He naturally knew that Cesar hadn't won the bid for the Dream Awakening Stone Sculpture; it had been won by Delia. Luo Feng had only come here to see Linley Lei.
Upon hearing Cesar's offer, the guests in the VIP room upstairs naturally turned their attention to Luo Feng and Cesar. They saw a man in a loose robe and a handsome young man in a light blue robe. The handsome young man exuded an indescribable charm that attracted them, and his snow-blue hair further accentuated his extraordinary good looks.
Although everyone present had seen the statue sculpted in Luo Feng's likeness, firstly, the statue had not yet reached the Grandmaster level, and secondly, Luo Feng's temperament had changed significantly compared to when he was only 19 years old and had not even reached the Saint Domain. Although Luo Feng still looked very young, he now had long, snow-blue hair, and no one present could connect the person in front of them with the legendary figure Luo Feng of the continent.
Luo Feng naturally didn't bother to look at those people, and smiled indifferently at Linley's private room.
Cesar casually glanced around, then directly shouted at the blond host, "Hey, stop talking nonsense and start the countdown." The wealthy nobles around them laughed.