65: Chapter 65 Auction

South of the city.

Shangrong Alley.

In front of a large auction house.

At this moment, Nie Ning was dressed in a suit, with Marina in a white dress beside him.

"Hey, hey, I'm the one who was invited."

At this moment, Borton walked up, clearly dissatisfied, and separated the two of them.

Following behind Borton was Quis, who looked full of resentment.

He and Marina were clearly childhood sweethearts, yet when those two stood together, it was as if he were an outsider.

What was even more hateful was that this kid had actually become a High-Tier Knight!

Judging by his current cultivation progress, even given ten years, he might not be able to catch up to Nie Ning.

"Alright, let's hurry inside; since it's our first time here, let's not be late."

Marina said with a smile, linking her arm with Borton's.

Seeing people nearby constantly looking over, Borton couldn't help but puff out his chest and lead the way inside.

Seeing this, Nie Ning smiled slightly, patted Quis on the shoulder, and followed them into the auction.

...

This was also Nie Ning's first time attending such an occasion.

Although he often went out with Lilith, Lilith was completely uninterested in auctions.

And those who came to the auction were all upper-class people of Ska City.

They were either wealthy, famous, or children of great families.

Originally, Borton wasn't qualified to attend, but a while ago, he helped a manager of the auction house catch a mistress, so the other party made an exception and gave Borton an invitation to the auction.

After checking the catalog on the invitation, he found some things he needed, which was why he had come here with Borton.

"Mr. Bronk, you're here too."

As they just entered the second floor, a voice came from ahead.

Nie Ning was stunned for a moment, then remembered that his name was Bronk.

In the corridor opposite, Tracy was wearing a glittering pink dress, looking at the two of them with a face full of surprise.

"Hello, Ms. Tracy, it's been a long time."

Nie Ning said with a smile.

It had indeed been a long time, even though they had only met once in total.

"Ms. Tracy, are you here with your husband? Why don't I see him?"

At this moment, Borton stepped forward, glanced behind Ms. Tracy, and asked.

"I'm divorced, and this time I'm here with my current husband."

Tracy smiled sweetly and replied without any hesitation.

Marina and Quis were confused, while the corners of Nie Ning's and Borton's mouths twitched slightly.

"Then congratulations, Ms. Tracy."

Nie Ning reacted and showed a sincere smile.

After all, it was Tracy's ex-husband who was in the wrong, and several months had passed, so getting remarried was perfectly normal.

Especially with society developing rapidly, old concepts were no longer applicable to the present, and dwelling on the past didn't have much meaning.

However, Nie Ning was a bit curious about whom Tracy had married.

This auction house was quite high-class, and given Tracy's previous family situation, she definitely wouldn't have been able to enter.

Just then, an old man of about seventy or eighty years old walked over, followed by a knight carrying a long sword.

Tracy walked to the old man's side and linked her arm with his: "This is my husband, Viscount Spindue."

Hearing this, even though Nie Ning had been playing dumb for so long, he couldn't hold it in and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Good grief, are people's ideas so progressive now?

Moreover, in Ska City, besides the City Lord who was a Count, a Viscount was already among the top tier.

To think that Tracy could actually hook up with a Viscount!

"Hello, Lord Viscount."

Borton reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to greet him.

But Spindue was clearly looking down on them, merely giving an expressionless "Hmm."

"Let's go."

Spindue didn't pay any attention to them and walked towards the other end of the corridor with Tracy.

Tracy suddenly turned her head and gave them a slightly apologetic look.

Nie Ning kept a smile on his face and just nodded in response.

For him, it was better if others didn't care about them; he didn't want to have any dealings with these people.

Moreover, he could feel just now that the knight behind Spindue was very strong, clearly a High-Tier Knight.

But watching the two figures depart, Nie Ning had a different thought.

During this time, Borton had not been able to find a high-tier cultivation method.

This was because resources were all in the hands of these noble families, making it difficult for High-Tier Knights to appear among commoners, and naturally, few high-tier cultivation methods were left for commoners to obtain.

However, if he could use Tracy to connect with Spindue, it wouldn't be impossible to obtain a high-tier cultivation method.

As for that, it would be better than finding Ivy, because the City Lord's Mansion was too large, and if something went wrong, it would likely implicate the Hervis Family.

...

They arrived at the auction venue.

Below were rows of chairs, and above were private boxes.

Given Nie Ning and his companions' status, they naturally couldn't enter the private boxes and could only stay down here.

Nie Ning's gaze swept across the venue, and relying on his super-strong perception, he quickly sensed that there were quite a few High-Tier Knights in the venue.

"It seems there are more High-Tier Knights in Ska City than imagined."

Just on the surface, there were at least 7, not to mention those who cultivated high-tier breath-concealing techniques.

"That's natural; usually, these people hide at home to cultivate and won't come out easily unless there's something going on."

Borton glanced at the private boxes above and said in a low voice.

Nie Ning nodded.

Although Ska City was not a big city, it had a population of over 2 million.

Even if the proportion of people with knight talent was very low, with such a huge population, many people of exceptional talent could still appear.

...

The auction started quickly.

There were many items up for auction, ranging from antiques and paintings to knight equipment, as well as exotic beast meat and rare materials.

Nie Ning's target was the exotic beast meat.

Currently, he was lacking a mental-type talent, and among the items was the meat of an exotic beast with a mental interference skill; there was a high probability of obtaining its mental power characteristic.

As the antiques and paintings appeared, people in the venue began to bid frequently.

However, the scene of hundreds of gold coins being thrown around, as he had imagined, did not appear.

Nie Ning was not one to starve; he had food and drink at the Hervis Family, and his usual income was decent, so he didn't have a high demand for money.

In fact, a hundred gold coins would be worth at least a million in his past life, enough for an ordinary family to eat meat every day for decades.

This was still because society was progressing; going back 30 years, the value would have at least doubled.

Therefore, the bids in the venue were in single digits, and an antique painting less than 300 years old could at most sell for about 30 gold.

"50 gold coins!"

Someone suddenly shouted.

Nie Ning looked over at the sound and saw a man holding a beautiful woman, looking triumphant, as if showing off his wealth.

Well, actually, there were quite a few people who were foolish and had too much money...

However, these were likely people who had become wealthy relying on national reforms.

Nie Ning didn't pay much attention; as long as they didn't fight him for the things he wanted, it was fine.