Chapter 451: Pureblood Spine Dragon Egg
Chapter 451: Pureblood Spine Dragon Egg (Suggested to read with tomorrow's chapter!)
In a Vip room, a man with a gaunt face, dressed in a black suit with his hair impeccably combed, stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the lively scene below.
The invitation cards for the Muzhen Auction were mainly distributed in the Hollow Plains, and most of the attendees were from powerful families in the region.
Besides bidding on their desired items, many had come with the intention of socializing.
The Zhao Family, the Li Family, the Xu Family... The man matched the people he saw below with the information in his mind.
Soon, his gaze settled on a child wearing a school uniform.
The man's expression turned surprised. Whose child is this?
...
"Hello, I'm Yu Ke from the Northern Yu Family", a girl around 18 years old, with round shoulders and wearing a pink dress, sat in the Chief's Chair next to Qiao Sang, smiling politely. "Which family are you from?"
Qiao Sang, while eating a pastry, glanced at her. "State's."
Yu Ke: "???"
So cautious... Yu Ke thought to herself.
Her eyes couldn't help but focus on the luxurious fur of the familiar on the girl's knee.
She had seen it on the way in; the familiar was about three meters tall and could run in the sky.
Familiars like this, which are rare, handsome, and capable of carrying people through the air, are usually too expensive for most people to bond with.
She also noticed that the girl wasn't wearing an oxygen mask, indicating that she was at least a D-Class Beastmaster. This meant the familiar was likely her own, not belonging to an elder in her family.
Others might attend the auction without considering their appearance, possibly unaware of Muzhen Auction's high standards, and just lucky to have obtained an invitation card.
But this girl exuded a remarkable presence and showed no signs of nervousness in such an environment, even without an elder by her side. Given her young age and the rarity of her familiar, Yu Ke almost concluded that the girl's background was far from ordinary.
This made the girl's caution seem quite reasonable.
As someone skilled in socializing, Yu Ke quickly adjusted her mindset.
Just as Yu Ke was about to use her social skills again, the lights in the hall changed, and a beautiful woman walked to the front of the stage.
The crowd, who had been standing and chatting, quickly found their seats.
The woman smiled. "Respected guests, good evening. Welcome to this year's Muzhen Auction. I am Senior State Auctioneer Tang Shu, registration number 1102876. I will be your host for today, and I am honored to serve you. I hope everyone leaves satisfied."
"Before the auction begins, I will read out the important announcements for this session. Please have the staff distribute the auction catalogues."
As soon as she finished speaking, a group of small bird familiars, dressed in white, flew in through the windows, each carrying a catalogue in their beaks.
Qiao Sang took the catalogue from a white bird familiar and began flipping through it.
Damn!
A Spine Dragon egg!
An SS-Rank Equipment crafted by Master An!
A Materialization Crystal that can make a familiar's illusion tangible for one minute!
An Evolution Elixir that allows any King-level familiar to experience evolution for a day!
Wow! Qiao Sang was mentally dancing with excitement.
How could she ever see such things in her daily life?
Even if she did, she might not have the qualifications to buy them!
But now, they were for sale, and she had the most money she had ever had this year!
Qiao Sang flipped to the next page, her excitement growing:
【Name: SS-Class Dark Essence Crystal】
【Introduction: The Great Nourishment for Ghost Familiars, Produced in the 82nd Secret Realm of the Zhetia Region】
【Appraiser: Zhu Sugu】
Qiao Sang had come to the right auction... He took a deep breath, steadied his nerves, and his eyes grew determined.
Forget about the other items; this one he had to get!
The auctioneer's pre-auction introduction was rather dull, giving the impression of a host making a speech before the main event, lacking the excitement one might expect from a novel. Fortunately, the introduction was brief, and the auction soon began.
"Next, I will introduce the first item up for auction." As the woman spoke, a familiar egg covered by a glass dome was pushed forward by a familiar with white gloves on its claws, a plump lower body, and hair-like protrusions on either side of its head.
At the same time, a holographic screen at the back displayed the photo and details of the familiar egg.
The woman announced loudly, "The first item is a Spine Dragon egg!"
The audience, all seasoned individuals, remained calm, showing little reaction.
As if anticipating their response, the woman smiled and continued, "This Spine Dragon egg is not like an ordinary Spine Dragon Egg. Both its parents and all its ancestors are Spine Dragons!"
"In other words, this is a purebred Spine Dragon Egg!"
Qiao Sang's hearing was exceptional, and almost immediately, he heard someone swallowing their saliva.
A purebred familiar egg was different from an ordinary one. The purebred familiar had a rich bloodline and would carry its talent skills from birth with a 100% certainty.
Moreover, it had an extremely high talent, with over a 90% chance of evolving to the upper limit of its race.
The upper limit for Spine Dragons was the Imperial Rank.
This meant that bonding with this Spine Dragon, with enough time and resources, would give a 90% chance of having an Imperial Rank familiar!
The woman scanned the room with satisfaction and announced, "The starting bid is 30 million!"
"35 million!" someone immediately raised their bid card and shouted.
"40 million!"
"50 million!"
"55 million!"
"60 million!"
"80 million!"
The bidders in the room seemed to go wild, raising their hands and calling out numbers as if they were just digits, not actual money.
As the bids continued to rise, Qiao Sang's initial excitement gradually gave way to calm.
A purebred Spine Dragon egg was indeed tempting, but it was still an egg, and hatching it could take a long time.
Even if it hatched the next day, he didn't have the fourth page of his Beastmaster Codex and couldn't bond with it immediately.
If he bought the egg in front of so many wealthy and influential people, his background might be discovered, and the egg could be taken from him.
Stay calm, it's just a purebred Spine Dragon Egg. I have a Golden Finger, so the evolution limit for familiars isn't a problem. What's most important right now is that Dark Crystal... Qiao Sang's thoughts were clear, and his expression remained calm.
Yu Ke sneaked a glance at the girl beside him, amazed. Damn, what kind of background does this guy have to remain so calm in the face of a purebred Spine Dragon Egg!
The auction process lasted about ten minutes.
In the end, a bidder from one of the Vip rooms on the upper floor won the egg with a bid of 239 million.
The auction continued.
Time passed slowly.
Apart from the initial purebred Spine Dragon Egg, the subsequent bidding was relatively peaceful.
Soon, the familiar with white gloves on its claws, a plump lower body, and hair-like protrusions on either side of its head pushed forward a box lined with purple silk, containing a Dark Crystal.
"The next item up for auction is this Dark Crystal, with a starting bid of 2.6 million!"
(End of Chapter)
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