Chapter 226: The Auction 3
The box is unique, adorned with beautiful engravings that make it luxurious and mysterious. People can only speculate about the kind of pill it holds. Murmurs ripple through the hall, creating a noisy atmosphere, but the auctioneer merely smiles. This is the reaction and tension he wants to evoke.
After the box reached his hand, he held it up for the attendees to see.
"Behold the pill of the six stripes!"
When the auctioneer opened the box, the attendees gasped at the sight of a yellow-white pill with six stripes on its surface. The murmurs grew louder as they took in the extraordinary sight. Even the alchemists stood up, straining to get a closer look at the pill with intense focus.
A group of alchemists also focused their senses on the pill. Those who saw them immediately recognized their identity—they were alchemists from the Vindas Empire’s Alchemist Group, the prestigious Vindas Alchemist Family’s Association. Typically, individuals of their status would occupy the private rooms above. However, today they stood among the general attendees, mingling with those of "lesser" privilege.
However, they understood why they were seated here among the other alchemists who had gathered. It was because they could observe and sense the pill more accurately from outside the private rooms. The formations within the rooms restricted their senses, preventing them from properly examining the authenticity of the six-striped pill on the platform.
They wanted to ensure it was truly the real deal and that the Alchemist Association wasn’t trying to scam anyone. Although they trusted that the Association wouldn’t do something as outrageous as scamming people, the existence of a six-striped pill was too extraordinary to believe. Thus, they needed to see it for themselves.
That’s why, as soon as the box was opened and the pill became visible, all the alchemists present didn’t hesitate to examine it with their sense. Even before their senses could reach the pill, they were already mesmerized by its appearance. The yellowish-white hue and the six distinct white stripes on its surface unmistakably confirmed it as the six-striped pill the Alchemist Association had announced.
From its appearance, there seemed to be nothing amiss. The strong herbal fragrance was so potent that they believed this pill could even affect an Emperor-stage cultivator. They eagerly awaited the auctioneer’s announcement to reveal exactly what kind of pill it was.