192: Auction begins

It wasn't until this moment, after entering the private room, that Arthur finally had some free time.

After a quick scan, he found that the private room was quite impressive; not only was it covered in magic arrays that blocked detection,

but the one-way glass facing the auction stage was also quite novel. One could see out from inside, but not in from outside.

Then, in front of Arthur, on the long table beside the sofa where he was sitting, there was a tablet-like device.

Arthur guessed that this device was related to bidding during the auction, otherwise, if people outside couldn't see those in the private room, how would bidding even work?

Avril, being a meticulous observer, noticed Arthur's gaze and quickly stood up, picked up the tablet, and introduced it:

"This tablet was specially made by the Dawn Auction House to assist with auctions.

It has five buttons in a row, for increasing bids by 100,000, 1 million, 10 million, and 100 million gold coins respectively!

The last button is for communicating with the outside world. After pressing it, the person in the private room only needs to speak softly, and their words will be amplified by the auction house's sound system and broadcast to the entire venue."

Hearing this, Arthur couldn't help but exclaim:

"The Dawn Merchant Guild truly lives up to its reputation as the most prestigious merchant guild among the surrounding kingdoms. To have so many arrangements even in a small auction house shows its caliber!"

"King Arthur, you flatter us. The Lionheart Merchant Guild under your command is almost more famous than us now!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Avril quickly grabbed ten identical manuals next to the bidding device and handed them to Arthur and Doria.

"These are all the items for this auction. You can take a good look and see what you'd like to bid on!"

"Thank you, Sister Avril!"

Hearing that the booklet contained all sorts of items, Doria, whose curiosity was piqued, immediately thanked her and took the booklet.

Karona and the others also softly thanked her before picking up their booklets to examine them.

"If you see anything you like, just bid on it yourself, no need to consult me!

I'll pay!"

Considering that Karona and the others each only had at most ten million gold coins, which wouldn't buy much, Arthur placed the bidding device on the table, indicating that they could bid freely!

After all, their money was given by Arthur, so he knew exactly how much they had.

Of course, Doria, the little rich woman, was an exception, as she had the Merfolk Queen as her backing, so carrying two or three hundred million gold coins was not unusual for her.

Facing Arthur's generosity, Karona and the others did not refuse, because they knew Arthur wasn't short on money, and besides, they wouldn't spend recklessly.

After observing the private room, Arthur turned his gaze to the auction hall. Scanning around, he found that the ordinary seats at the bottom were already packed, with at least five thousand people.

Most of these people were just there to watch the show!

As Arthur observed with interest, the old man's voice, empowered by his profound Dou Qi, echoed throughout the venue!

"Welcome, everyone, to the auction hosted by the Dawn Merchant Guild. I am your auctioneer, Lorraine Robert.

I hope everyone can purchase the items they desire.

As for the rules of the auction, I believe you are all aware: the highest bidder wins, and no one may use their influence to suppress others."

At this point, the old man, as the auctioneer, looked down at the entire hall. Seeing no objections, he continued:

"Since there are no objections, I declare that this auction officially begins!"

As soon as his voice fell, a beautiful maid in a red gauze dress with a good figure walked out from behind the auction stage.

She held a huge wooden box in both hands, at least half a meter wide and two and a half meters long.

Being able to carry such a large wooden box alone, the maid must have also Cultivated.

Soon, the huge wooden box was placed by the maid on a table in the center of the auction stage, specially for displaying auction items.

After Auctioneer Lorraine opened the wooden box, what greeted everyone's eyes was a greatsword, thirty centimeters wide and two point two meters long.

"Does anyone recognize this item?"

Perhaps to pique everyone's curiosity, Lorraine did not immediately introduce the item, but instead asked the crowd.

Those who could attend the auction had some capabilities. In just over ten seconds, a voice came from a small private room on the second floor.

"If I'm not mistaken, this greatsword should be the personal sword of Legendary Foster Fries of the Thunder Empire from two hundred years ago!"

"That's right, this item is indeed the weapon once used by Legendary Foster."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately began to discuss animatedly.

"It's actually Legendary Foster's personal sword!

It's said that two hundred years ago, Legendary Foster, wielding this sword, fought two Orc Legends to a standstill by himself."

"Not only that, I heard he even killed one Orc, and the other Orc eventually fled!"

"So powerful!"

"Unfortunately, Legendary Foster ultimately fell in the war against the Orcs. Since then, there has been no news of this sword, and now it appears here!"

Hearing the discussions below, Auctioneer Lorraine was very pleased, which meant that this item could fetch a higher price.

However, he didn't waste much time. Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, he continued:

"Everyone, Legendary Foster's past achievements prove that the power of this greatsword is beyond doubt. It alone provides a fifty percent increase to fire-attributed Dou Qi.

Furthermore, the sturdiness of this sword is unparalleled, remaining perfectly intact after the brutal war with the Orcs.

Many of you here must be determined to acquire it and are curious about its bidding price.

Legendary Foster's personal sword has a starting bid of one hundred million gold coins, and each subsequent bid must not be less than one hundred thousand!

The auction begins!"

It should be known that weapons used by Legendary Experts start at least at four hundred million gold coins, and this sword also has a celebrity effect, so it's estimated it could easily exceed one billion gold coins!

So, bids quickly started coming in:

"Two hundred million gold coins!

Three hundred million gold coins!

Four hundred million gold coins!"

The auction price soared rapidly, quickly reaching one billion gold coins, and only then did it stop increasing by hundreds of millions, instead changing to increments of ten million!

After all, no one was foolish; this item was roughly worth this price, it just depended on who wanted it more!

In Private Room Number Three.

Arthur and his group were seated inside.

Such a lively auction scene was a first not only for Karona and the other women but also for Arthur.

He couldn't help but observe it closely!

"Even if it's just for warming up, the Dawn Merchant Guild presenting a greatsword used by a Legendary Expert as its first auction item truly lives up to its reputation as the most prestigious multinational merchant guild in the kingdom!"

After a long while, Arthur couldn't help but sigh with emotion!

Without any cheats, the Dawn Merchant Guild achieving such success is truly remarkable!

Hearing this, Avril's face couldn't help but break into a radiant smile.

Because Arthur, as the King of Lionheart, held no simple status, and to receive such praise for the Dawn Merchant Guild made Avril feel honored!