Chapter 255: Entering the Auction House, Familiar Faces Gather
The exterior of the Heaven Dou Auction House was just like its shape, with a semicircular entrance, and the entire building was a milky white color.
In front of the entrance stood four tall young women, dressed in uniform skirts and with beautiful faces, responsible for welcoming the guests entering the auction house.
"Welcome! May I help you, sirs?"
As Lin Yu and Dugu Yan approached, one of the young women, with a graceful figure, wearing a snow-white dress, noticed them. A smile appeared on her face as she walked towards them.
"We are here to attend the auction for the Body Soul Spirit maids today. When will this auction begin?"
Lin Yu asked directly, looking at the young woman.
"Hehe, the auction you're asking about will begin soon. Please follow me, sir."
The young woman smiled and immediately started walking with graceful steps, guiding Lin Yu and Dugu Yan toward the interior of the auction house.
Upon entering the grand hall of the Heaven Dou Auction House, Lin Yu noticed the entire hall was decorated with bright white marble tiles, with two pots of ornamental plants placed on either side of the door. In front of the door was a counter about three to four meters long, with three attendants standing behind it.
Further away, there were two identical counters spaced apart, and in the center of the three counters were two passages leading deeper into the auction hall.
"Excuse me, sir and madam, do you hold our VIP cards for the Heaven Dou Auction House?"
"At our auction house, a VIP card is required. Different levels of VIP cards allow access to different levels of auctions, and to attend the highest-level auction, you must have a gold card VIP."
As the young woman guided Lin Yu and Dugu Yan into the auction house, she noticed their attire and, based on her experience, could tell they came from distinguished backgrounds. Still, she followed the procedure and politely inquired.
"Of course, we have one!"
Lin Yu wasn't surprised by the question. He immediately took out a card and handed it to the young woman.
Although he had never been to this auction house, the Jiuxin Haitang Family, which was around him, had attended auctions before. So, before coming here, Lin Yu had asked Ye Zhixin from Jiuxin Haitang about the situation and had obtained a gold card from the family.
"Unexpectedly, sir, you hold a gold card VIP. Please follow me."
After confirming Lin Yu's auction eligibility, the young woman's smile deepened, and she became more respectful.
After returning the gold card to Lin Yu with both hands, she led him and Dugu Yan to the passage behind the counter.
The auction house seemed to be on the second floor. After guiding them through a hallway, the young woman led Lin Yu and Dugu Yan up a staircase to the second floor.
However, there was a strict distinction between the first and second floors.
Once they reached the second floor, the young woman could not proceed further to lead them into the auction hall. Instead, she handed them over to a few other young women in identical uniforms with pleasant faces who were waiting on the second floor.
One of the young women smiled and walked toward them, leading Lin Yu and Dugu Yan into the second-floor area. After walking through another hallway, a curved passage appeared in front of them.
No, it wasn't exactly a curved hallway. It was better described as a circular passage.
Inside this circular passage, there were a total of eight entrances, and through the doors, Lin Yu could see the interior of the auction hall.
At this moment, the auction hall had already hosted quite a few people.
"Sir, madam, this is the auction hall."
After leading Lin Yu and Dugu Yan to the auction hall, the young woman who had guided them smiled and excused herself.
Lin Yu and Dugu Yan then entered the auction hall.
The auction hall of the Heaven Dou Auction House reminded Lin Yu of the grand halls in his past life, though this one was larger.
The seating inside was not arranged in a rectangular layout but in a circular, radiating formation surrounding the central auction stage. The seats, from the closest to the stage to the furthest, were in different colors.
The seats closest to the stage were red, followed by black, purple, yellow, and white, resembling the colors of soul rings from different years and levels.
Yes, this was definitely Douluo Continent!
"Let's go, we'll sit in the front."
Once inside the auction hall, Lin Yu didn't pay much attention to the surroundings. He immediately grabbed Dugu Yan's hand and headed for the red seats at the front.
Although the Jiuxin Haitang Family wasn't one of the top three or bottom four sects, it was still a renowned family in the soul master world, second only to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect among auxiliary system soul masters.
Lin Yu's gold card was from the Jiuxin Haitang Family, so he naturally had the right to sit at the front.
After arriving at the red seat area at the front of the hall, Lin Yu scanned his gold card over a sensor device attached to the seat back. The seat immediately lowered, and Lin Yu sat down, unlocking the seat beside him for Dugu Yan, who also sat down.
As they sat, the auctioneer had not yet arrived, so Lin Yu began to observe the people attending this auction.
Of course, his main focus was on those sitting in the red seats.
As for those in the black, purple, yellow, and white sections further back, Lin Yu wasn't interested in observing them.
Although Lin Yu had drawn a lot of attention in the live stream, few people in the entire Heaven Dou Imperial City recognized him. Therefore, the other guests didn't pay much attention to him.
Upon observing the guests in the red seat area, Lin Yu noticed that most of them were unfamiliar faces.
These people, although all from the upper echelon of Heaven Dou Imperial City, seemed to be high-ranking ministers or powerful nobles from the Heaven Dou Empire, with no representatives from soul master families attending.
Did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Snow Star Prince not come?
Noticing that he and Dugu Yan seemed to be the earliest arrivals, Lin Yu was somewhat surprised.
However, his surprise didn't last long. Soon, three familiar figures entered.
One was a handsome middle-aged man with a scholarly and gentle demeanor, one was a stern middle-aged man with white hair, and the last was a young, noble-looking little girl dressed in a jewel-blue gown.
It was Ning Fengzhi, the Sword Douluo Chenxin, and Ning Rongrong.
"I didn't expect Young Master Lin Yu to arrive so early. This should be Miss Dugu Yan from the Bilin Family, right?"
When Ning Fengzhi walked into the red VIP section, he immediately noticed Lin Yu and smiled, asking.
"Greetings, Sect Master Ning, Senior Sword Douluo."
Seeing Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chenxin, Dugu Yan greeted them politely.
"Sect Master Ning, you came early as well? Is it also for the auction of the Body Soul Spirit maids?"
Lin Yu smiled and asked, in response to Ning Fengzhi's words.
"Ah! Yes, I'm here for that very reason. After all, Body Soul Spirits are a type of soul spirit with great potential. Although our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can't develop them yet, there may still be opportunities in the future."
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is currently in a transitional phase and can't do much about it," Ning Fengzhi sighed lightly.
(END CHAPTER)
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