NABC Chapter 45 The Mysterious Middle-Aged Man
Chapter 45 The Mysterious Middle-Aged Man
Chapter 45 The Mysterious Middle-Aged Man
Faced with Xiao Wu's question, Tang San neither denied it outright nor gave a direct answer.
He let out a long sigh and slowly said, "I know... Rongrong likes me! But I also know... Xiao Ao likes her! As the saying goes, a gentleman does not take what belongs to another, I really..."
"Brother, I know you're a gentleman, you won't accept Rongrong, right?"
Xiao Wu was overjoyed to hear Tang San's words.
Although Tang San did not make a clear statement, as a gentleman, how could he steal his brother's woman?
"..."
Tang San really didn't know what to say, so he could only try to comfort his younger sister for the time being.
Just then, Xiao Wu pointed to a domed building not far ahead: "Brother, look! What's that place?"
Tang San's heart skipped a beat. Not wanting to dwell on the topic any longer, he quickly said, "That looks like an auction house. The sign on it should be the auction hammer used by auction houses."
Upon entering the auction venue, I did not experience the magnificent splendor I had imagined.
The milky white marble floor and the walls decorated with various reliefs create a simple, bright, and extremely elegant look.
The girl who led the way brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to a room with a sign that read "Appraisal".
Inside the room, there was a row of tables, and eight appraisers dressed in black robes were busy appraising some items.
Tang San took out an iron box and walked towards the table.
"Brother, aren't the hidden weapons you make not for sale?"
Looking at the iron box, Xiao Wu naturally knew that it contained a Tang Clan hidden weapon called "Hidden Sand Projectile".
Tang San smiled slightly and said, "I'm going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School tomorrow, so of course I need to know how much the hidden weapons I made are worth first."
Xiao Wu happily praised, "You're so smart!"
……
The auction center is located on the second floor of the auction house.
For the safety of our clients, masks are required before entering the auction venue.
The waitresses' attire made Tang San blush slightly. They wore white dresses with wide-open fronts and no sleeves. The short skirt hem barely reached seven inches past their waists, revealing their smooth and delicate thighs. Coupled with white high heels, they were even more alluring.
Especially her deep cleavage and the pert buttocks protruding under her short skirt, which made people fantasize.
Tang San couldn't help but take a few more glances. In his previous life, he was a single dog, and he always relied on his hands.
Suddenly, Xiao Wu's threatening voice came from beside him: "What are you looking at? Don't look."
Tang San winced in pain and quickly whispered, "Do you think I'm Fatty? Let's go inside."
The layout of this auction center is similar to that of the main battle center of the Great Battle Arena, with a circular stage in the center and seats arranged in concentric circles around it.
It is divided into five main parts:
The three rows of seats closest to the stage are red, radiating outwards in black, purple, yellow, and white, respectively.
It is clearly set up according to different levels of bidders.
The innermost red seats are accessed through a special passage and are protected by dedicated security personnel.
That's the so-called million-dollar VIP area, and only people with status and position can qualify for the red VIP status.
The black seats surrounding the perimeter are the standard million-dollar VIP area; anyone with money can enter.
Purple represents VIPs at the 500,000 level, while yellow represents ordinary VIPs at the 100,000 level.
The outermost white area represents the largest seats, which are for the most ordinary guests.
The waiter led Tang San and his companion to the white area, indicating that they could choose freely.
Xiao Wu was quite dissatisfied with the waiter's lack of enthusiasm: "Hmph, they're so snobbish. Dressed so provocatively, isn't it just to seduce rich men? Just because you're so old doesn't mean you're all that great!"
After saying that, she looked down at her budding breasts and thought to herself, "I must have my mistress help me make them bigger sometime..."
"All the waiters here are like this, it's not targeting you specifically."
At that moment, a gentle voice came from the side.
Tang San and Xiao Wu turned their heads and saw a middle-aged man dressed in white with a refined appearance smiling and nodding at them.
Xiao Wu couldn't help but ask, "Is it always like this? Why?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "These waitresses are all commoner girls who were bought by the auction house at a very young age and trained from childhood. They are not only the service staff here, but also part of the auction. If someone is willing to pay, they can be bought and sold."
Tang San said with some surprise, "Wouldn't that mean becoming a slave? But don't the two great empires prohibit the slave trade?"
The middle-aged man smiled calmly: "This world is full of helplessness. This is the Heavenly Battle Auction House. Let alone slaves, there's nothing we wouldn't dare sell here."
……
After several rounds of bidding, the next item was a rare catwoman.
When her martial soul awakened, her body mutated, taking on some cat-like features. Her eyes were one blue and one green, giving her a unique charm.
The host tapped Catwoman's buttocks with a stick. In pain, she twisted her body, revealing a white cat tail that had been hidden behind her.
"This is a one-of-a-kind catwoman on the mainland. To have such a beautiful cat as a pet would be such a blessing. Just imagine, what would it be like to grab her tail while you're doing your thing?"
A knowing look appeared on his face as he drew an arc in the air with the stick in his hand: "Distinguished guests, please place your bids."
At the same time, Tang San suddenly noticed that the middle-aged man next to him pressed the 10,000-yuan bidding button.
The good first impression instantly changed; this seemingly respectable and refined middle-aged man turned out to be a scoundrel.
"Young man, the eyes are the windows to the soul, and your eyes have already told me a lot."
The middle-aged man smiled at Tang San and pressed the price increase button again.
"170,000!"
"A VIP in red has offered 170,000 gold soul coins. Is there any further bidding?"
"180,000!"
"The white VIP offered 180,000."
An elderly man sitting in the red area at the front suddenly stood up and swept his gaze toward the white area: "I want to see which fool dares to try and take this from me."
Although the other person was wearing a mask, Tang San immediately recognized him as Prince Xuexing of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man who wasn't wearing a mask didn't avoid the other person's gaze. Instead, he slowly stood up and nodded to Prince Xuexing with a smile.
Prince Xuexing was stunned to see the middle-aged man stand up.
At the same time, a gasp of surprise rang out from the surroundings, and even the host on stage looked somewhat stiff.
"Auction houses have their rules. May we continue?"
The middle-aged man's voice was soft, gentle, and refined, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.
Sitting beside him, Tang San could clearly sense the fluctuations of soul power emanating from the other person, and secretly marveled, "His soul power aura... is very similar to Rongrong's!"
After the middle-aged man stood up, no one else raised the price, and he successfully won the bid for Catwoman.
Then, he slowly said, "Saving those who have lost their souls is pointless. This one still has a soul, and it's due to a mutation in its martial soul. How can we not save it when we encounter it?"
Upon hearing this, the straightforward Xiao Wu immediately said, "Uncle, thank you."
The auction was nearing its end, with only one item remaining.
(End of this chapter)