64: Get rich overnight

"Seven thousand Origin Rune Stone."

As soon as the auctioneer on the stage finished speaking, a bid came from the Private Room A in the Human Character section.

This single bid immediately eliminated the competitive ability of most people in the main hall.

However, the people in the hall understood that the last few auction items had little relation to them; they were only here to broaden their horizons.

"One hundred Source Spirit Stone."

Clearly, the bidding had just begun, as Private Room A in the Heaven Character section immediately started bidding using Source Spirit Stone.

A quiet gasp echoed through the hall; one hundred Source Spirit Stone was equivalent to ten thousand Origin Rune Stone, and the speed at which the bidding soared was truly fast.

Perhaps knowing the identity of the person inside Private Room A in the Heaven Character section, or perhaps because this price had truly reached its peak, no one in the other private rooms raised the price for a time, and the scene fell silent.

However, this time the auctioneer waited longer than for the other items, and just as the hammer was about to fall, a woman's voice came from the main hall.

"One hundred thirty Source Spirit Stone."

The woman who spoke was wearing a long cyan jade dress, her waterfall-like black hair pinned up with a cyan jade hairpin. She was none other than Miss Qing Luo, who had met Chu Qinhui once before.

The person inside Private Room A in the Heaven Character section seemed to recognize the woman's identity, and a somewhat authoritative voice came from within the room.

"Miss Qing Luo, as the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion, isn't it slightly against the rules for you to personally participate in the bidding? If you didn't want to auction it, you could have just kept it; why go through this performance?"

Qing Luo covered her mouth and let out a light chuckle, "Second Master Huo, you truly wrong me. This is an item consigned by a customer; we wanted to purchase it directly, but the customer refused.

It just so happens that someone in my own Family needs this item, so Second Master Huo only needs to treat me as an ordinary bidding customer."

There was silence in the Heaven Character Private Room for a moment, and then another, younger voice came out, "Alright, then let our wealth decide. My Huo Family offers one hundred seventy Source Spirit Stone."

Chen Kesong, inside Private Room A in the Heaven Character section, felt the golden scale on the stage look increasingly familiar, but he couldn't recall where he had seen it before.

However, seeing how much the Clan Chief's younger brother cared about snatching this item, he felt it was better if he didn't remember.

"Two hundred Source Spirit Stone." Qing Luo's voice was faint, as if she did not regard this amount of Source Spirit Stone highly.

"Let's not continue raising the price slowly like this. I will directly offer a final price. If Miss Qing Luo can still increase the bid, our Huo Family will withdraw from the competition."

After a brief pause, a voice transmitted into the venue:

"Two hundred ninety-nine Source Spirit Stone."

Two hundred ninety-nine Source Spirit Stone, which was twenty-nine thousand nine hundred Origin Rune Stone—this was likely an amount that a Contract Master in the town could never earn in a lifetime.

Yet now, it was merely the price a major Family could afford for a single auction item.

Complex expressions appeared on the faces of the people in the main hall.

Qing Luo touched the hairpin on her head, then softly said, "Three hundred Source Spirit Stone. Thank you, Second Master Huo, for making this possible."

"It seems Miss Qing Luo truly desires this auction item. In that case, my Huo Family withdraws from the bidding." The voice coming from the private room revealed a hint of magnanimity.

At this moment, the only ones left with pure joy were likely the Chu Family father and son in Private Room B in the Earth Character section.

The price of one hundred Source Spirit Stone had already far exceeded the Chu Family father and son's expectations.

They never expected the final transaction price to triple directly.

Even after deducting the Treasure Pavilion's consignment fee, they would still receive twenty-eight thousand five hundred Origin Rune Stone.

Their Family would not have to worry about development funds for a long time.

After it was announced that the scale of the Golden Scaled Dragon Fish was acquired by Qing Luo, the final auction item of the event was presented.

It was an adult Source Beast, whose appearance closely resembled a crane.

Most of its body feathers were white, but scattered black feathers dotted various parts of its body.

Especially striking were the three black plumes hanging from its crown, each connected to a small diamond, resembling stars in the dark night or cold springs deep underground.

The moment this crane-like Source Beast appeared on the stage, the entire auction hall grew slightly chilly.

"The Spirit-Wielding Young Star Crane, a Spirit Rank Source Beast, possesses the ability to command other deceased Source Beasts.

Although there will be a certain degree of weakening, functionally speaking, contracting such a Source Beast is equivalent to commanding four different Source Beasts.

Whether it is to compensate for a Contract Master's weaknesses or to grant them more abilities, it is an extremely powerful asset.

Furthermore, the combat capability of this crane itself is formidable.

A Source Beast of this caliber is rarely seen at our Treasure Pavilion auctions.

This sale has no reserve price, so please place your bids."

Listening to the auctioneer's introduction, Chu Jingyu felt an unusual excitement in his heart as he looked at the Spirit-Wielding Young Star Crane on the stage.

However, after a moment, he slowly shook his head.

This Source Beast was indeed excellent, but he was still one major Realm below it.

Even if he bought it, he couldn't contract it and would have to spend Family resources to support it.

Therefore, the heat in his eyes subsided, and his gaze became clear again.

Now, the father and son only needed to quietly wait for the auction to end, and then they could leave the Treasure Pavilion with a large sum of funds.

After about half an hour, the competition for the last auction item finally concluded, and it was ultimately acquired by the Huo Family for fifteen thousand Origin Rune Stone.

The final transaction price was not even higher than the price of the Golden Scaled Dragon Fish scale.

Of course, perhaps it was because not many people participated in the bidding for this final item, resulting in it not being overly inflated.

The fact that it reached this price was also due to the Treasure Pavilion's secret shills raising the bid.

The Huo Family naturally knew what the Treasure Pavilion was doing, but the power behind the Treasure Pavilion was too terrifying, so both sides maintained a relatively harmonious relationship.

As soon as the auction ended, a maidservant brought over the Materials that Chu Qinhui had just bought.

Miss Qing Luo followed, sitting gently on the other side of the private room and touching the hairpin on her head.

Several hundred exceptionally bright Source Spirit Stone appeared on the table, like a small mountain, causing the surrounding energy to become unusually dense.

"Here are two hundred eighty-five Source Spirit Stone. Please count them."

"We trust the Pavilion Master."

Saying this, Chu Jingyu selected seven Source Spirit Stone from the pile on the table and handed them to the maidservant holding the tray.

"These are the costs for the auction Materials."

Then he took out one more source spirit stone from the tabletop and placed it on the maidservant's tray.

"This one is to clear yesterday's debt."

Including yesterday's bill, the maidservant counted everything, then took out eight Origin Rune Stone and placed them on the table.

The maidservant glanced at Qing Luo, then softly said, "Distinguished guest, your accounts with the Treasure Pavilion are now settled."

Chu Jingyu nodded, then took twenty Source Spirit Stone from the table.

"With these twenty, I would like to purchase two storage artifacts. Simple jade token styles are sufficient."

The leading maidservant waved her hand toward the two maidservants behind her, signaling them to retrieve the requested items for the distinguished guest.

Qing Luo smiled and said, "I heard that Heyu Town has a newly promoted Family. You must be members of the Chu Family, correct?"

Chu Jingyu cupped his hands. "I didn't expect the Pavilion Master to pay attention to such a small matter."

"Forces from other places always pay more attention to matters in Heyu Town.

After all, that place used to be the private domain of the Liu Family.

Now that they have moved away, other Families are certainly relieved.

However, now that your Chu Family has emerged, you must still act discreetly in the future, or you will easily become targets for other Families."

The hostility left behind by the Liu Family, simply because they came from the same place, has now inexplicably transferred to your Chu Family.

Although lamenting that this was an undeserved burden, Chu Jingyu knew that Pavilion Master Qing Luo before him was giving a kind reminder, so he smiled.

"Our Chu Family has never been a Family that actively seeks trouble, but if someone targets our Chu Family without reason, we can only accept the challenge."