No wonder individual auctions were more popular than merchant auctions. After all, this rule eliminated the possibility of people trying to pick up scraps. Otherwise, there would only be buyers with hidden items, and the number of sellers who would be willing to take out good items would be uncertain.
"That's right, the Morning Star Auction Ceremony is a rare occasion. The academy has put in a lot of effort to make it a good event. I heard that this rule was personally suggested by Dean Ling." Honest Chai laughed as he revealed the truth.
"Is that so?" Lin Yi thought to himself that he was indeed a wily old fox with a wealth of experience. A simple sentence from him was enough to liven up the entire auction. He then asked, "But if that's the case, doesn't that mean I have to take something out to auction?"
"That's not necessary. The auction has an additional rule that every merchant who participates in the first auction will have two spots. Since I'm busy with the merchant association, I'll leave the two spots to you." Honest Chai smiled.
"Alright then." Lin Yi nodded. Two spots wasn't enough. After all, even if it was only him, Wang Xinyan, and Huang Xiaotao, there would still be three people. But this was a small problem, and he just had to take out something.
Lin Yi didn't stay at the merchant association for long. After calculating the time, he estimated that the two girls would return to Eastsea Pavilion before their morning classes ended. For the next few days, Lin Yi's group of three could be seen everywhere in the academy. It was rare for them to come to Morning Star Academy, so of course they had to have some fun.
This scene broke the hearts of the male students. They looked at Lin Yi with envy, jealousy, and hatred. If looks could kill, Lin Yi would've died ten thousand times.
One had to know that both Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao were goddesses in the hearts of the male students. Especially Wang Xinyan, the third fairy of the East Continent's Gaolin Sea. She was an existence that the male students could only see in their dreams.
This wasn't some random name- the Gaolin Sea was part of the Golden class region of the Eastern Continent, and it was a very large one at that. The number of Golden class academies in the sea alone was in the double digits, and it wasn't hard to imagine how important this Third Fairy was.
In comparison, Huang Xiaotao's popularity was slightly inferior, but that was purely because she was used to wearing a veil. Until now, the number of students in the Morning Star Academy who had seen her face could be counted on one's fingers. If not, she would have changed her name to one of the Four Fairies.
But even so, Huang Xiaotao's popularity was still very high, almost catching up to Wang Xinyan's because of her graceful figure and refined temperament.
But now, the two goddesses in everyone's hearts were actually together with a young man. Moreover, they were laughing and chatting happily, and from time to time, they would have some intimate body movements. It had been like this for a few days, and the male disciples of the Morning Star Academy were simply going crazy.
If it wasn't for Lin Yi's reputation in the previous auction, especially the fact that the academy's chief alchemist, Qing Danzi, had become his disciple, and his background was frighteningly powerful, he would have been challenged by a large number of male students.
But now, no one dared to provoke Lin Yi. Even the dean, Ling Yuanqing, was very courteous to him. If they dared to be the slightest bit disrespectful, Lin Yi wouldn't even need to do anything himself, and the academy would be the first to come after them. Hence, they dared not say anything, and could only watch from afar. At the same time, they secretly cursed in their hearts, but on the surface, they still had to pretend to be respectful.
However, there were still hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the academy, and not everyone only dared to hold back. There was no lack of people who wanted to make a move against Lin Yi, such as Bao Zuoliang.
Others might be frightened by Lin Yi's background, but Bao Zuoliang was definitely not one of them. This was because his own background was not small, especially in the Morning Star City. His father, Bafala, only had one son, and everyone in the Morning Star City knew of Bafala. After all, he was the one and only city lord!
Looking at all the academy cities in the Eastern Continent, other than the well-known academies, there was another mainstream power, and that was the city lord's mansion.
The Eastern Continent Academy was naturally the core power of these academy cities, but the city lord's mansion and the academy did not have a subordinate relationship, but a parallel relationship.
Taking Morning Star City as an example, in theory, the city lord Bafala and the dean, Ling Yuanqing, were existences with the same status. In reality, both of them were core members of the academy's Elder Council, and held great authority. They were both the top figures in Morning Star City.
However, according to the rules, both sides did not interfere with each other. Ling Yuanqing would not participate in the governance of Morning Star City, and Bafala would not participate in the management of the academy.
Unless something big happened, both sides would sit together to discuss. Normally, the king would not meet the king. For example, the auction held by the academy this time had Ling Yuanqing overseeing it, and Bafala would not take the initiative to attend. This was a very delicate balance.
Both were in the academy city, but the academy and the city lord's mansion governed separately. This was the unique structure of the Eastern Continent. After all, the bigger the city, the more things would happen. There had to be an important figure to personally take charge, or else it would be a mess like the Southern Continent! A dean like Ling Yuanqing did not have the time, and the appearance of the city lord's mansion was inevitable.
With a big backer like Bafala, Bao Zuoliang was definitely the most powerful second generation in Morning Star City. Even in the Morning Star Academy, he was an extremely arrogant person. All these years, Bao Zuoliang had always been infatuated with one woman, one of the three fairies, Wang Xinyan!
If it was just an ordinary female disciple with an ordinary background, Bao Zuoliang would have no reason not to get his hands on her. However, Wang Xinyan was different. Not only was she the personal disciple of the Divine Nun of the Eastern Sea, but because of her extraordinary talent, even Ling Yuanqing and Wei Hebei regarded her as the hope of the academy. They had always valued her highly. No matter how bold Bao Zuoliang was, he would not dare to force himself on Wang Xinyan.
Of course, not daring to force himself on her didn't mean that he would give up. In fact, Bao Zuoliang had always been thinking of ways to hit on Wang Xinyan. Basically, wherever Wang Xinyan appeared, Bao Zuoliang would be there.
It was a pity that Wang Xinyan had no interest in him. Whenever they met, she would not even bother to say a word. Whenever she was slightly annoyed, she would ask the deaf nanny to chase him away. That old woman did not care about background. No matter who it was that dared to harass Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao, even if it was a powerful second generation like Bao Zuoliang, she would still beat them mercilessly. Even Bao Zuoliang was afraid of her.
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