Chapter 287: Auction Anticipation
The morning visit to Sixth Flawless Flowing City had done nothing to reduce Benton’s excitement about the upcoming auction. In fact, if anything, he was even more eager to attend. The appraiser had seemed to think that the swords would go for much more money than Benton had anticipated, leaving him all the funds he needed to buy materials.
With an hour yet to go before the start and wearing his best sect robes, Benton teleported to the courtyard outside the auction house. He was definitely early because he didn’t sense any cultivators present other than the ones that had been onsite earlier in the day.
That was okay, though. The fewer people who knew he was there, the better.
When he walked inside, he found a different young lady attending the front counter than the previous one, and his experience was much different as well. She immediately greeted him as Sect Leader Chao Su and showed him great deference.
“Greetings,” he said, cupping his hands.
Her eyes went wide at his act of politeness to a Foundation Establishment realm junior, and she froze for a moment.
“Is there some kind of private viewing room or something set up for me?” he said to help prod her along.
“Of course, Sect Leader,” she said, recovering nicely. “Please follow this lowly clerk.”
Interesting. She used the same manner of speech as Sun Hua. Maybe his assistant’s mother had trained with merchants.
The clerk led him to a well-apportioned room. There were four quite luxurious chairs, a table, and a glass window overlooking a stage.
“Since the Sect Leader is a Formations Master, feel free to modify or improve any of the privacy measures the Premiere Jade Treasures Auction House have established for you.”
Benton took a moment to examine the formations. The intent was obviously to block spiritual and physical senses from detecting anything inside the room, and he supposed the efforts weren’t bad per se. But they weren’t good, either. A high realmed Golden Core or a Nascent Soul could pierce the arrays with a bit of effort.