Chapter 810: Dog
Many people attended auctions hoping to score a hidden gem. There was always the chance of stumbling upon something valuable that others didn’t recognize at these regularly scheduled auctions. If you happened to know its worth, winning the bid could mean a tidy profit.
Of course, scenarios like that were mostly the stuff of storybooks and serialized tales. In reality, everyone could recognize a good item. Picking up a hidden treasure wasn’t nearly as easy as it sounded. More often than not, when you thought you had gotten a steal, you might’ve actually walked straight into someone else’s trap.
Li Xiaofei sat on a spacious sofa with his legs crossed, waiting for the auction to begin. He had faintly sensed a familiar presence moments ago and had a few guesses already.
Soon, the hall that was large enough to seat over two hundred people, was completely filled. All kinds of individuals were present, but the majority were still soldiers. After all, Starblossom City had always been a military stronghold; its very foundation was rooted in strategic concerns.
“Ladies and gentlemen, tonight’s auction has officially begun. We have sixty-seven lots in total, each one carefully curated by our Starblossom Auction House...”
An elderly bald man with white eyebrows began the introduction on stage. His assistant was a long-legged woman in black stockings whose beauty could hold her own anywhere.
The auction items varied widely. There were weapons, pills, spirit herbs, cultivation techniques, star route maps, star beast cubs, high-grade star beast blood, technological inventions, and even bones from high-stage Reapers.
With twenty million in funds, Li Xiaofei bought whatever caught his interest. One item he was interested in was a plant known as Everlasting Spring Grass, said to have rejuvenating properties. He didn’t hesitate to bid on it.
By the time the twentieth item came up, Li Xiaofei’s gaze suddenly sharpened.
A star magnetic cage was pushed onto the stage and the curtain pulled back, revealing the creature imprisoned inside. It was a dog. A black dog. The entire hall instantly erupted into a commotion.
“Everyone, please hear me out first,” the elderly auctioneer raised his voice and declared, “This dog may appear ordinary, but it is far from it. It is the only living creature in the past fifty years to have walked out of the Purple Nebula Forbidden Zone alive. It was wounded, which is the only reason we were able to capture it. Starting bid is five million kgs of celestial jade.”
The uproar in the hall grew even louder. It was nothing more than a miracle to have survived the Purple Nebula Forbidden Zone. And more astonishingly, it was a dog.