Under the reception girl's narration, Tang San also learned some things that ordinary people could not know.
As the largest Auction House in the entire Heaven Dou Empire, any item could potentially appear here.
The rules of the Auction House were that one must not inquire about the seller's background, nor disclose the items' situation within the Auction House to outsiders.
Twenty-four-hour continuous bidding, with no rest time.
Every night was the time for premium auctions, and during those two hours, only buyers with a deposit exceeding one million gold coins could participate; at other times, any bidder could participate!
With such continuous auctions, and a ten percent commission collected on each item, it was evident that the Heaven Dou Auction House's revenue was enormous, even exceeding that of the Soul Arena.
Led by the girl, Tang San walked into the core of the Heaven Dou Auction House!
The Auction Center was located on the second floor of the Auction House, with eight staircases leading up from the main hall.
Before entering the Auction House, the reception girl gave Tang San a mask and told him that he would also need to wear a mask to enter for future auctions, which was for the safety of the customers!
The reception girl escorted Tang San all the way to the entrance of the Auction Center before turning to leave; the Auction Center had other attendants.
Led by an attendant, Tang San walked into the Auction Center.
The Auction Center felt more like a grand auditorium, similar in layout to the Great Spirit Arena's main Soul Arena Center; in the middle was a circular stage, surrounded by radiating circular rows of seats.
It was divided into five main sections: the three rows of seats closest to the stage were red, radiating outwards, followed by black, purple, yellow, and white, clearly set up according to different levels of bidders.
The reception girl had told him earlier that the innermost red seats were accessed through a special passage and protected by dedicated security personnel; that was the so-called million-level VIP area, and one had to be a person of status and position to qualify for red VIP status.
The outer circle of black seats was for ordinary million-level VIPs; as long as one had money, they could enter, belonging to the next-tier black VIPs.
Further out, purple was for five hundred thousand-level purple VIPs, yellow for one hundred thousand-level ordinary VIPs, and the outermost white, also the largest area of seats, was for ordinary VIPs like Tang San.
The attendant led Tang San to the white area, indicating that he could choose freely.
Perhaps because he saw Tang San was young, the attendant was not enthusiastic towards him, merely professionally leading him to a seat, not even offering the professional smile that the reception girl had earlier.
Tang San did not mind this; his purpose for this trip was to understand the market for Hidden Weapons, so he could prepare to formulate his next money-making plan.
Once he had enough funds, he would then purchase a Spirit Bone, and only then could the problem of his Spirit's poison be resolved!!!
At this time, there were not many bidders in the Auction Center, only about one-fifth of the seats were sparsely occupied.
On the auction stage, a spirit tool similar to a bracelet was being auctioned; it contained four cubic meters of storage space, and its price kept soaring, eventually trading successfully at eighty-three thousand gold coins.
Soon, an hour passed, and as items were sold, Tang San gained a basic understanding of many strange and varied items, and also figured out the purchasing power of gold coins in this World.
Then, another item was pushed up; Tang San saw a familiar object on a small cart, and a slight smile appeared on his face, his eyes showing anticipation.
On the stage, the host was making an introduction, passionately saying: "The next auction item is hailed by our Auction Master as the most exquisite weapon.
Esteemed guests, do not be fooled by its small size; its power is astonishing.
Our Appraisal Master does not know how this weapon was made, but once used, it can instantly fire thirty steel needles.
These steel needles, within a fifteen-meter range, can penetrate a one-centimeter-thick steel plate and are coated with a paralyzing toxin.
While firing the steel needles, a puff of mist will also provide cover, making it a rare self-defense weapon.
It can fire a total of three times, and if used properly, it can easily make an opponent lose their ability to resist in battle!"
As the Auction Master finished the introduction, the auction for Powder Shooting Shadow officially began, and the item's price quickly reached one thousand five hundred gold coins.
Tang San's face was already beaming; let alone one thousand five hundred gold coins, as long as it sold for one thousand gold coins, he would have made fifty times the profit.
Seeing no one raising the price, the Auction Master was doing the final countdown, and at this moment, the price of Powder Shooting Shadow suddenly jumped to two thousand gold coins.
Such a change made Tang San overjoyed; the terrifying hundredfold profit filled Tang San with confidence for the future, believing that it wouldn't be long before he could draw enough gold coins to purchase a Spirit Bone.
The price of Powder Shooting Shadow reached two thousand, and no one else raised the bid; finally, the Auction Master announced the deal at this price.
Seeing the successful auction of Powder Shooting Shadow, Tang San was very excited, but she did not immediately leave, instead continuing to stay in the Auction Center, wanting to broaden her horizons.
Just then, an attendant in a silver long dress came to Tang San's side.
She bent down and whispered a few words in Tang San's ear.
Tang San nodded slightly, got up, and followed the attendant out of the Auction Center.
"Esteemed guest, please follow me!" The silver-dressed girl led Tang San into a room next to the Auction Center.
The room was spacious but elegantly furnished, with comfortable white leather sofas and various exquisite fruits on a round coffee table.
"Esteemed guest, please rest for a moment!!! The other party will be here soon!" The silver-dressed girl said.
Tang San smiled slightly, casually took off the mask from his face, walked to the white leather sofa, and slowly sat down!
A moment later, the room door opened, and a middle-aged man walked in, followed by a big man!
This middle-aged man was dressed in brocade robes and luxurious clothes, with no mask on his face; at a glance, he was clearly a person of wealth and nobility!
His face carried a smile, and after seeing Tang San, he nodded slightly, then slowly walked to the sofa opposite Tang San and sat down!
The big man behind him was carrying Tang San's Powder Shooting Shadow in his hand.
He walked to the coffee table in front of the two, placed the Powder Shooting Shadow on the coffee table, and then retreated.
At this moment, the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa picked up the Powder Shooting Shadow from the coffee table and said, "I am Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and also the one who purchased your weapon!"
Upon hearing this, Tang San's originally calm expression showed a hint of surprise.
He immediately stood up, bowed, and respectfully said, "I am Tang San, greetings, School Master Ning!!"
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