96. Auction

" Sir this is your room" The female opened a door with two sofas and between them a table and the sofas facing a window without glasses. 

" Rain" looked at the room after he entered the Auction, He was met by the same server who was waiting for him. She escorts him to the auction which is built underground below Golden Treasure House and to a private room.

Rain enters the room and is seated on a sofa from here he can see the entire Auction room. The Auction Platform is middle of the room and on both sides of the platform behind a barrier chairs are laid for less influenced people to participate. 

Rain hears his door being knocked," Come in."

The same female server," Sir, I bought refreshment for you." and put the tray she was holding on the table.

Rain sees on the tray fruits, nuts, wine, and a water bottle. Rain took some fruits and ate," When will the auction will start."

The female server standing behind answered," A small Iron sand hourglass turn." 

Rain thought there were still 15 minutes for the auction to start. And how he knows from one chamber full of iron sand moving to the other chamber of a small hourglass takes approx. 15 minutes. He counted not him accurately he gave the task to Soul Chip. The soul chip is built with his soul power so it means he himself counted.

There is nothing for him to do for 15 minutes, so he starts hearing the conversation below as more participants start arriving and most of them know each other so they start talking. Rain pays attention to one of the random conversations happening below to pass the time as he drinks wine.

" Zou, Do you know why all the master warriors in and around our city came to participate in the auction."

"Lin, You do not Know?"

"I do not know why I am asking you?"

" One of the last three items of the auction is water monkey wine."

" IWater Monkey wine did someone auction or it was found by Golden Treasure House."

"I do not Know."

" I know." another new voice. 

 " Friend, how we invite you to a drink after the auction."

" My neighbor told me that it's a secret and not told anyone but seeing you guys invite me to a drink, I consider you two as my friends, and friends are not anyone."

"Yes, we are your new friends."

"My neighbor told his aunt's son's friend is a guard of Golden Treasure House and participates on the mission of acquiring the water monkey wine." and then goes on to tell the tale in an extant version.

 Such 10 boats full of warriors participated in the mission, Rain remembers it was 3. The water monkey tribe consists of more than 500 water monkeys and battle annihilation took place as the Golden Treasure House Killed the entire tribe of water monkeys making the surrounding water red and still now it's red from blood. 

Rain also changes in the story he becomes a 8 feet Grand master with a hammer has a weapon and beats the Leader of Water Monkey to death the manager of Golden treasure house also participates who is a fairy and throws lightnng from her hands. 

Rain hearing this story felt did he not participate in the mission why did he not know the mission happened like this? Rain stopped listening and everybody below stopped talking as the sound of the bell rang. Rank found the sound came from the old man whose name he now knows as Gu Lao. 

The old man standing on the Auction platform rang a bell, when he got everyone's attention, he started talking," Everybody welcome to the Auction of Golden Treasure."

" I will not introduce myself as everyone coming to the auction knows who I am? and if do not know then ask the person beside you."

" So, now let's start the auction."

A female server walked beside the Old Man holding a tray with a cover and the old man took the cover inside a bottle.

"The first item is a bottle of Best quality Blood Pill. There are 12 pills inside the bottle."

Rain knows what is blood pill, from Yun Ting's memory. It's a pill to help speed up the practice in Gathering Strength Realm and Yun ting has also taken but only Top Quality Blood Pill. Best Quality Blood Pill is rare without any impurities and other lower quality pills contain impurities.

And the Old Man continues," The bottle price is 100 gold coins and will increase by 10 gold coins."

"Now all of you can start the Bid."

Rain does need this and the next six items. His attention went to the auction not because he wanted to bid for the item but because the top-rank crow sword art he gave to auction is going to be auctioned at the platform now.

The Old man shouted," Seeing these books you got the idea this item is Martial Arts technique but any can guess what rank of Martial Arts technique?"

" If anyone's answer is a Top Rank Martial Art Technique then they are correct."

"It's a Top Rank Sword Art, many will be familiar with the name."

"Crow Sword Art."

Hearing the name a commotion starts among the participants in the auctions. Rain hears many asking questions if the martial art is genuine as the Crow Sword Art is a famous Martial Art Technique belonging to Evil Crow Master and member of Seven Evil Palace.

The Old Man rang the bell again," Let me answer all of your concerns."

"Many of you have may heard a rumor of a new GrandMaster arriving and living in our wonderful Wutan City." The old man silenced for a few seconds with everyone eager to hear him.

The old man continues," The rumor is correct. The Evil Crow Master was defeated by the Grandmaster and the GrandMaster did not take his life. He gave ransom to the Grandmaster and one of the items is Crow Sword Art."

"Now Everyone's concerns are answered. Now, Let us begin the auction. The Crow Sword Art starting Bid is 1000 gold coins and every Bid must not be lower than 100 Gold coins."

Rain listens in rapt attention to how much the crow sword art will be sold. After much competition, the sword art is sold for 1700 gold coins. Rain calculates the Golden Treasure will take 5 % of the item they sold. Then he will get 1615 gold coins.

Rain paid his attention to the auction again when the old man another Top Rank Martial Art after the Crow sword there were at least three rank martial arts auctions. But this time the top-rank martial art is a palm technique named' Rotten Palm.' 

When the bidding started, Rain directly Bid, "1500 gold coins." everyone participated in the auction seeing the Bid coming from a private room, and thought the bidding more the 1500 gold coins would be a loss. The value of a Top-rank martial art without weapon value is between 1000 and 1500 gold coins.

The old man shouted," 1500 first time, 1500 second time." silence for a few seconds, "1500 third time. Sold to the bidder at private room no. 1."

After a few minutes, there was a knock at the door and the server already present in his room opened the door and returned holding the Rotten palm martial art and presented it to him.

Rain took the book open the book and started reading the Palm technique. He was halfway through the book when again a knock sounded and Rain turned to see as the server opened the door Xue Lin entered.

Rain saw her smile, as she sat on the other sofa beside him.

Rain is curious why she came to his room and took charge of the auction as she is the manager of Golden Treasure House. So he asked, " What brings you here?" and he glimpsed toward the auction platform but he did not find the Old Man "Where did Old Man go?"

Xue Lin chuckle hiding her mouth with her hand," You still called Old Gu by Old Man."

Rain smiles, "It's stuck with me."

Xue Lin," Old Gu took a small break before starting the auctioning of the final three items and I am not needed anymore. So, I came to talk to you."

Rain," What?"

Xue Lin," I and Gao Li two days later will go to an immortal market to buy some resources."

Rain why she is telling me this, I am not an immortal cultivator," Yeah." signaling for her to continue.

Xue Lin," The immortal market is a small market and we want you to go with us, and if you say no we will not go."

Rain hearing Xue Lin's first question came to mind he is a warrior if he is allowed to enter a market for immortal cultivators and why if he says no they will not go. So he asked this question, "Would I be allowed to enter ?"

"why if I say no you and Gao Li not go?"

Xue Lin," Grandmasters are allowed to enter and it is a small market but there are Refining energy cultivators and some rob lower realm cultivators."

"I and Gao Li are both peak Gathering strength realm cultivator. So we discussed to invite you to act as our protector."

Rain hears the familiar sound of the bell and the old man is back resuming the auction of the final three items.

Rain thinks of Xue Lin's Invitation and he would like to agree as this will be a valuable experience for him and increase his understanding of this world most importantly he is confident in his strength so before the old man starts the auction," When we will go?"

Xue Lin hearing we in the question understood he agreed, a happy smile spread on her face" We will start the journey at dawn as it is to the north passing the core area of the white stone mountain range it will take at least half a day by boat." after that their attention turns toward the auction.