No matter where it was, auctions were something that only major powers could afford. In Larus City, there were very few powers that could hold auctions. Other than Larus City and the Alliance, perhaps only the Devon Company, who had a very close relationship with Larus City, could hold auctions.
The Devon Auction was a recent money-making project of the Devon Company in Larus City. Although there was a lot of advertising, the reputation of the auction was always linked to the famous and explosive items that were auctioned. Since the auction was new and the items were not particularly high-end, the reputation of the auction was still a little low.
However, the Devon Auction House was backed by the Devon Company, which was impeccable in terms of credibility, confidentiality, and security. Therefore, many trainers were willing to try to bring the treasures they had obtained during their travels around the world to the auction house for appraisal, hoping to get rich overnight.
Of course, except for a very lucky few, most of the trainers' treasures were just a pile of worthless junk.
However, with the help of these lucky few, the trainers' enthusiasm was unusually high. Every day, many trainers would bring their treasures to the auction to be appraised by the appraisers.
From the content of the flyer that he just received, Kaede Sato knew that the most valuable item that the Devon Auction had ever auctioned was an unknown mage fossil. It was eventually bought by a mysterious buyer for a sky-high price of 9.8 billion Alliance coins.
Just from this deal alone, the Devon Company had already made a fortune by taking 5% of the auction fee. Auctions were simply a profiteering industry with little capital.
At the same time, Kaede Sato also noticed a piece of information from the flyer. The auction was held every day, but generally, the good items would only appear on weekends, in the middle of the month, and at the end of the month.
Currently, the Devon Auction House had only been established for five months. There was less than a week left before its half-year anniversary. Now, the Devon Company was still sparing no effort in promoting the Devon Auction House. In fact, they were preparing for the upcoming half-year anniversary celebration.
"This is a good opportunity. As long as I have the money, I might be able to get a lot of useful things," Kaede Sato thought as he walked.
After passing through many shops full of elves' props, Kaede Sato finally found the recently popular auction venue in the center of the Trainer's Trading Market.
The area of the auction house was at least the size of a football field. Judging from the shape of the auction house, the architect must have been inspired by the Giant Gold Monster, because the entire auction house was shaped like a Giant Gold Monster that had been magnified countless times. It was a real steel behemoth.
There were five entrances and exits to the Giant Gold Monster's auction house. They were its four six-story legs and its mouth. Under normal circumstances, the Giant Gold Monster's mouth would only open during the weekend. It was the direct path to the core auction house.
Usually, the auction would be held in the small and medium-sized auction houses on the four legs of the Giant Gold Monster Auction House. In fact, there were no less than a dozen auctions in the Giant Gold Monster Auction House. Most of the time, only 60% of the auctions would be opened.
Today was Wednesday. Kaede Sato saw that the Giant Gold Monster Auction House's mouth was not open. He had to enter the auction house from the left front leg of the Giant Gold Monster Auction House.
After learning that Kaede Sato was there to auction something, and seeing Kaede Sato's extraordinary appearance, a beautiful attendant immediately led Kaede Sato to a very quaint room. There were a lot of different kinds of stones in the room. At first glance, it looked like a stone exhibition room.
A bald old man with white hair and a beard was sitting in the room. At this time, he was holding a large magnifying glass and looking at a group of stones that Kaede Sato did not know much about. He ignored the arrival of the beautiful attendant and Kaede Sato.
The beautiful attendant obviously knew the old man's temper very well. Seeing him like this, she knew that the old man had entered a state of obsession. She looked at Kaede Sato with some pity and said, "Wait a minute." Then she left.
Fortunately, the old man did not let Kaede Sato wait for too long. The reason was that Kaede Sato used the system's identification function on the stone in the old man's hand and then said the stone's name.
The stone's overall color was a mixture of black and red, and its shape was similar to an orange. According to the system's identification result, this stone was called the Fire Ghost Stone.
It was a very strange stone that contained the same amount of Fire and Ghost energy. When it was placed under the sun, the stone would turn completely red, but when it was placed in a dark place, the stone would turn completely black.
The reason for this change was that this stone had the ability to automatically absorb fire and ghost elemental energy. Under the sun, it would automatically absorb fire elemental energy, causing the internal fire elemental energy to be similar to ghost elemental energy, turning the stone completely red. On the other hand, if it was placed in a dark place, it would turn black.
In fact, this was a stone that represented misfortune because it was produced by an unknown substance left behind by the death of the Crystal Lamp Fire Spirit.
Because it contained very pure fire and ghostly energy at the same time, this kind of stone was a good food for the fire and ghostly elves. However, perhaps there was still the resentment of the crystal lamp fire spirit in it. After eating it, the elves' personality would more or less become a little violent.
Of course, for the Crystal Lamp Fire Spirit or some evil Ghost Elves, this stone was a supreme delicacy. Once they found it, they would try to take it away, so this stone would often attract some evil Ghost Elves.
"Hey, I didn't expect this kid to have a good eye. He actually recognized it as the Fire Ghost Stone." When he heard Kaede Sato say the name of the stone in his hand, the old man suddenly woke up from his contemplation, and then looked at Kaede Sato with some surprise.
"It's nothing. My hometown is Guandong City. You know, it's a place rich in all kinds of stones. I used to work in the stone market and was lucky enough to see this stone that represented misfortune once. Old mister, this stone often attracts many evil Elves, so it's best to throw it away."
When Kaede Sato saw that the old man had finally come back to his senses, he immediately said what he had already prepared in his mind.
"Yes, this old man went to Guandong City when he was young. It is indeed a place rich in all kinds of stones. Not only did I work in the stone market, but I also know that the Fire Ghost Stone represents misfortune. It seems that you must also be a stone lover. Come, come, let this old man show you my collection of stones. These are all fine goods."
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