C136 Strange Auctions
C136 Strange Auctions
Lin Long's attention seemed to be on the auctions below, so He Qingxue did not have the face to ask Lin Long.
After that, another seven or eight items went by, but for these items, either the price had already been set, or they were treasures with too low of a profit, so Lin Long was too lazy to make a bid.
After a while, an obviously very old but very exquisite ceramic was brought to the auction platform.
This ceramic is made of a horse.
What treasure is this?
When they saw this horse, everyone in the auction house had such a question in their hearts. This was because in their eyes, this seemed to be an ordinary piece of ceramic.
At this time, the auctioneer laughed, "I believe everyone has some doubts, because this piece of ceramic is not a treasure. At least, none of the appraisers in our auction house has seen any value from it.
"What's wrong with your auction house? Why would it even sell porcelain like this?"
"If you want this kind of porcelain, we can go to other places to buy it. Why would you want it at the auction?"
"That's right, we didn't come all the way here to watch the auction."
"Quickly take this trash away! Don't waste our time!"
For a moment, many of the people below the stage were dissatisfied.
The auctioneer smiled bitterly, "We will only take up a little bit of everyone's time. Don't worry about telling us the truth, this is something that an old customer of ours from the marketplace requested us to auction. According to his meaning, we should look for the fated one, because of their esteemed status, we are too embarrassed to refuse."
The auctioneer's words immediately caused the crowd to quiet down. They couldn't understand why a person with a high status would ask for an ordinary piece of porcelain from the auction.
Looking for a fated person? They really didn't believe that they were looking for a fated person in this auction.
Could it be that there really was something special about this porcelain, or perhaps it was a stunt intentionally invented by the Cloud Mist Palace?
"Young master, is there anything unusual about this piece of porcelain?" At this time, He Qingxue looked at Lin Long and asked.
Lin Long had won two items in a row, so he naturally trusted Lin Long's judgement very much.
However, Lin Long shook his head, "I can't tell."
Lin Long indeed could not see through it. In his opinion, this was indeed a simple piece of porcelain;
"Alright, the starting price for this piece of porcelain is one thousand Yun dollars." The auctioneer shouted from below.
"I bid 10,000 cloud dollars." Someone shouted from below.
"I bid fifty thousand cloud dollars."
"I'll pay a hundred thousand."
"I'll pay five hundred thousand."
For a moment, this ordinary porcelain actually auctioned off for five hundred thousand cloud dollars. It was clear that the auctioneer's words had piqued Everyone at the scene's curiosity.
However, the price was only 500,000 cloud dollars. After all, this porcelain looked too ordinary. No one would want to be a fool.
"Five hundred thousand going once."
"Five hundred thousand cloud dollars going twice."
"Five hundred thousand!"
Just as the auctioneer was about to say something like this for the third time, someone else raised the bid, "520,000 cloud dollars."
Lin Long subconsciously shifted his gaze towards this person. However, this person was dressed in a black, wide robe with a white mask on his face. It was impossible to see his physique, and even his voice was extremely hoarse.
Moreover, this was not the first time this person had bid. He had raised the bid from time to time, and every time he did, the bid wouldn't be that much higher than the previous bid.
He seemed to be an extremely cautious person who didn't like to be in the limelight.
Could this person be the fated person the auctioneer spoke of? Or was there really a difference in the porcelain? Lin Long couldn't help but turn his gaze towards the porcelain, but he still couldn't see any difference.
When the well-dressed youth who had previously shouted out five hundred thousand coins saw that his chance to show off was taken away like that, he immediately cried out, "I bid six hundred thousand!"
"Six hundred and twenty thousand." The person with the strange equipment added a little more.
"Seven hundred thousand, I don't believe that a country bumpkin like you can continue adding more." The young man who looked like a noble young master couldn't help but spit out.
"Seven hundred and twenty thousand." Who knew that the other party would still shout this way.
"Eight hundred thousand." The young man that looked like a noble youth said with a flushed face.
"Eight hundred and twenty thousand."
"Nine hundred thousand." The young man who looked like a noble son of a rich family clearly had an unsightly expression on his face when he called out this price.
Clearly, this price had exceeded the limits of what he could bear.
"Nine hundred and twenty thousand." The other party replied in a neither fast nor slow manner.
"Alright, you win." The young man who looked like a noble young master said indignantly.
The auctioneer did not expect an ordinary porcelain to be sold for such a high price. He was all smiles as he immediately said, "920,000. If no one bids again, then this porcelain belongs to that friend."
While he was speaking, he had changed positions. At this time, Lin Long's eyes suddenly lit up as she felt the different light reflecting from the porcelain.
He discovered that at the moment when the light was changing, some of the lines on the porcelain were also changing. This was normal for porcelain.
However, Lin Long realized that something was amiss, because the drawing style of the porcelain after the lines had changed was actually very similar to the jade pendant that he had gotten from Xiao Ya's mother.
This porcelain was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface. Lin Long immediately gave such a definition.
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At this time, the auctioneer below had already counted to three. He immediately called out, "One million."
"1 million, ah! Room 308's customer bids: 1 million." The auctioneer was surprised. He didn't expect this porcelain to sell for a higher price.
Moreover, the one bidding was the guest of Room 308. Judging from his previous performance, this guest was clearly the one who kept calling out prices. In other words, once the other party kept calling out prices, the price of the porcelain would be even higher.
Having been used to the scene of the prices of many treasures skyrocketing, it was hard to imagine that an ordinary porcelain piece could be sold for such a high price.
As for the others, they were also excited by Lin Long's bid.
This time, they were going to see. This thought flashed across their minds.
"One million and two hundred thousand." The person dressed in strange clothes still shouted.
"One million one hundred thousand."
"One million one hundred and twelve thousand."
"One million two hundred thousand."
Very quickly, the two of them had actually called out a bid of three million, and the one who called out such a bid was naturally Lin Long.
What surprised everyone was that at this time, the weird-looking person did not continue shouting, but looked in the direction of Lin Long's chartered room.
Just when everyone thought that this person wouldn't be able to afford it, the other side raised the bid again. The price was still as high as before: twenty thousand, which was three million and two hundred thousand.
Just then, Lin Long suddenly shouted from above, "Five million."
Such a price immediately caused an uproar among the people below.
"He really is willful when he's rich."
"I really can't see what value this shitty thing has for it to be worth so much money."
"I'm afraid the guests of Room 308 are just trying to make a name for themselves."
"Pity that person! He wants such a piece of porcelain that much, but he actually met such a rich man."
"I wonder if he will bid again."
"This price is too high. In my opinion, he will not continue to bid."
"Hard to say."
Amidst the crowd's discussion, that strangely dressed person once again looked towards Lin Long's private room. This time, he did not continue to bid, and not only did he not bid, he even directly turned around and walked out of the auction.
It was obvious that he had come here for this piece of porcelain.
The porcelain was quickly delivered to Lin Long's private room.
The curious He Qingxue started to study the porcelain with Elder Dong. However, no matter how they looked at it, they couldn't tell what the difference was between the porcelain and the porcelain.
From their point of view, although this porcelain was crafted in an exquisite manner, it was definitely not worth that much money.
If it was said that the Lava Profound Stone was attracted to Lin Long because of the Runes, then the medicinal cauldron was attracted to Lin Long because of the mechanism, they really did not know what this porcelain possessed that could attract Lin Long's attention.
"Young master, what's so different about this porcelain?" He Qingxue asked.
"I don't know either. I just vaguely feel that it is a little different." Lin Long said.
To directly spend five million just for this slight difference, this was truly willful and headstrong. However, when they thought about how easy it was for Lin Long to earn money previously, they shut their mouths.
Lin Long then took out the porcelain, and as expected, under the illumination of the light, the porcelain's lines produced obvious changes. Furthermore, the more Lin Long looked at it, the more he felt that this change was similar to the jade pendant.
However, now was obviously not the time to study it, so Lin Long placed it down first. He planned to study it slowly after returning to his room.
Next, the auction continued.
Amongst the dozen or so treasures that were auctioned off, Lin Long did not discover any valuable treasures.
After this, the Hundred Refinement Qiankun Pen was brought to the auction place.
Seeing the Hundred Refinement Qiankun Brush on the stage, He Qingxue's eyes immediately lit up.
At first glance, the Hundred Refinement Qiankun Pen did not look like an ordinary pen, but upon closer inspection, one could immediately see that it was different. The shaft of the pen was obviously refined from a special material, and as the light reflected it, it would flash with an extremely gentle silver light.
"The Hundred Refinement Qiankun Brush. I'm sure that none of you all are unfamiliar with it, so I won't introduce you all any further. The starting price for this brush is five hundred thousand cloud dollars." The auctioneer's voice sounded from below.