Lin Jialu smiled and said, “Little guy, don’t be dissatisfied. The auction house is a place you’ll definitely frequent in the future. You can find almost everything you want there, provided you can afford it. If you become a member of a Demon Hunt Squad in the future, dealing with the auction house will be essential. Just get a feel for it now so you won’t get lost later.”

Li Xin nodded in agreement, saying, “She’s right. The auction house has the most good stuff. Our Temple Alliance’s largest auction house is the Saint Alliance Auction House, established with the backing of the six great temples. Only the top ten major cities have them, and Amity City is one of them. Getting to know it will only benefit you. Whether you want to sell or buy in the future, the Saint Alliance Auction House is the most suitable place.”

Long Haochen said, “Then why not ask the two Chen brothers to go with us?”

Lin Jialu said, “They don’t buy or sell anything, so there’s no need for them to go. Let’s go quickly. I asked around, and there’s an auction tonight.”

The largest city Long Haochen had been to before was Hao Yue City, and since meeting his father, he had spent most of his time cultivating, rarely interacting with the outside world. He was only fourteen years old and naturally curious about new things. Moreover, both Long Xingyu and Ye Hua had told him that a person’s strength could be enhanced by external objects, the most obvious being weapons, equipment, and elixirs. It would be good to go and see.

The Amity City Saint Alliance Auction House was located in the most prosperous area of the city center. From afar, you could see a huge white oval building standing there.

This enormous oval building was at least twenty zhang tall, and its dome seemed to be made of a special metal, emitting a faint glow under the light of the setting sun.

“It’s too big.” Long Haochen looked at the huge building in front of him in a daze. The outer walls of the auction house felt like city walls, with a feeling of endlessness.

Lin Jialu smiled and said, “This Saint Alliance Auction House in Amity City isn’t even the largest. The one in Saint City is even bigger, twice the size, and can accommodate 20,000 people at the same time for an auction. This one probably only holds about 10,000 people.”

Long Haochen said in surprise, “With so many people bidding at the same time, wouldn’t the prices be driven sky-high?”

Lin Jialu shook her head and said, “Not really. The prices of the auction items are already quite high, and no one will waste money unless they desperately need the item. The Saint Alliance Auction House’s greatest strength is that it doesn’t charge any commission. Because its scale is large enough, it can make a lot of money just by relying on ticket sales. Regular tickets cost one gold coin each, and the closer to the front you sit, the higher the price. The booths closest to the center of the auction venue reportedly cost a thousand gold coins to use once.”

Li Xin bought the tickets, collected three number plates, and came back, handing one each to Long Haochen and Lin Jialu, saying, “Let’s go in. Haochen, let’s first send the Emerald Double Saber Demon’s corpse for appraisal; it should be up for auction today.”

Walking into the Saint Alliance Auction House, the first thing you see is a hall, with a central passage leading to the auction venue inside. On both sides of the hall were tall counters, each with at least a dozen guards. Besides warriors, there were even mages among these guards.

Through Lin Jialu’s introduction, Long Haochen learned that the counters on both sides were for appraising items and collecting auction money. There were a total of eight such passages in this Saint Alliance Auction House, located in eight different directions to disperse the flow of people. The Saint Alliance Auction House holds auctions every day, so it’s a very lively place every night. Some wealthier people even consider attending auctions as a form of leisure, after all, you can see many good things here! It’s also beneficial for expanding your knowledge.

Li Xin took Long Haochen to the left-side counter for item appraisal. There weren’t many people in line here, and it was their turn soon.

“Hello, I want to auction a corpse of a demonic beast from the demon race,” Long Haochen said to the middle-aged man behind the counter.

The middle-aged man looked up at him, pressed something, and one side of the counter’s wall slowly folded down, forming a platform three meters wide.

“Put it up here,” the middle-aged man said blandly.

“Thank you.” Long Haochen injected his spiritual power into the Forget-Me-Not Ring, and a faint blue glow surrounded the ring, making the Forget-Me-Not pattern seem to come to life. A beam of emerald green light shot out from the ring and landed on the platform, quickly growing larger.

“Oh,” the middle-aged man behind the counter exclaimed in surprise, “Emerald Double Saber Demon. Those are rare.”

As he spoke, he had already stood up and carefully examined the Emerald Double Saber Demon’s corpse. After a moment, the middle-aged man frowned slightly and said, “Too bad, there’s no demon crystal, otherwise the price could at least be doubled. In the current situation, the starting bid can only be set at 800 gold coins, but given the rarity of the Emerald Double Saber Demon, I can guarantee it won’t go unsold.”

The middle-aged man took out a black number plate and handed it to Long Haochen. A demon crystal of the same color was inlaid in the center of the plate, and there was a number one two six on the back.

“Please use this as proof to collect your gold coins on the opposite side after the auction. Be careful not to lose it; it’s recognized by the plate, not by the person.”

A starting bid of 800 gold coins, and each person can get at least one hundred gold coins. In Long Haochen’s eyes, this was a lot of money. At least he had the money to buy dried fish for Haoyue. That guy’s appetite was growing, and he was really going to eat Long Haochen broke.

“Wait a minute.” Just as the middle-aged man was about to put the Emerald Double Saber Demon’s corpse inside, an urgent voice suddenly sounded from behind Long Haochen and his companions, and then someone walked over quickly.

“Don’t put it away yet. I want to buy this directly.”

Long Haochen looked at the newcomer in surprise. It was a young man who didn’t look much older than him, at most twenty years old, about half a head taller than Long Haochen. He had long, ink-green hair that was draped behind him, reaching all the way to his waist. His skin was a crystal-clear milky white, and his handsome appearance was comparable to Long Haochen’s. However, with that waist-length hair, he looked even more like a girl than Long Haochen. Fortunately, his Adam’s apple was still quite prominent.

The white mage robe accentuated his slightly slender figure, which suited a mage’s physique. However, he didn’t have a staff in his hand.

The most peculiar thing was this person’s eyes. His light green eyes always had a mischievous smile, but they easily gave people a friendly feeling.

At this moment, he was looking down at the Emerald Double Saber Demon. Seeing such a ferocious demonic beast, the young mage’s face showed a somewhat fascinated expression, and he even gently stroked the Emerald Double Saber Demon’s carapace.

“Good stuff, really good stuff! I’ll take it. Brother, name your price.” As he said this, he straightened up and finally met Long Haochen’s eyes.

Seeing Long Haochen’s appearance, the young man with ink-green hair couldn’t help but be stunned. A flash of surprised brilliance flickered in his eyes, and he murmured, “There’s someone in this world even more handsome than me? That’s impossible.”

“Pfft.” Li Xin stood aside and couldn’t help but laugh. This young man was handsome, but his personality was completely different from Long Haochen’s. Just his narcissism alone was something Long Haochen couldn’t compare to.

Long Haochen’s face stiffened, and he said, “I’ve already entrusted it to the Saint Alliance Auction House, I’m afraid I can’t sell it to you.”

The young man continued to size Long Haochen up and down, and his eyes actually revealed a trace of jealousy. “Impossible, that’s impossible! How can someone be more handsome than me?” As he spoke, he even fiddled with his long, ink-green hair.

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