Kapitel 51: Catwoman
The bidding had just begun, and the price for the item quickly jumped from one thousand gold soul coins to five thousand gold soul coins! The nobles who initially wanted to bid for fun completely gave up.
Even though they weren't short on money, spending five thousand gold soul coins on such an item felt like a loss.
"Brother San, I didn't expect our Silent Powder Shooting Shadow to fetch such a high price of five thousand gold soul coins!"
Xiao Wu did not notice that Ning Fengzhi, who was right beside her, was actually the one in white area number sixty-five.
Five thousand gold soul coins—she had never seen so much money before.
Unlike Xiao Wu, Tang San noticed it.
"Uncle, spending five thousand gold soul coins on these Powder Shooting Shadow is indeed paying too much."
Tang San said sincerely.
This uncle had no ill intentions and had explained many things they didn't know. He felt a bit guilty about overcharging him.
"I didn't expect a young brother like you to create such a marvelous item, which makes me quite ashamed."
Ning Fengzhi also didn't expect that the Powder Shooting Shadow would be auctioned by this young man!
He said this to test Tang San. If Tang San did not refute, it would mean he really could make such weapons!
"Five thousand gold soul coins are not expensive. It's good to form a friendship with you, little brother."
Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.
Beside him, Chen Xin twitched his eye. This friendship might not work out after they leave the auction house...
"Five thousand gold soul coins, first call!"
"Five thousand gold soul coins, second call!"
"Five thousand gold soul coins, third call!"
"Sold!"
"Congratulations to the guest in white area number sixty-five for winning the first auction item of the night!"
With the auctioneer's announcement, the Powder Shooting Shadow ultimately went to Ning Fengzhi.
Seeing this, Tang San didn't hesitate any longer.
He took something off his wrist and handed it to Ning Fengzhi, saying, "Uncle, I can't let you take a loss."
"This is a Hidden Sleeve Dart, similar to the Powder Shooting Shadow but with less attack power."
"When using it..."
Ning Fengzhi didn't hesitate and accepted the Hidden Sleeve Dart.
He understood one thing clearly: this young man in front of him really knew how to make these so-called Powder Shooting Shadow and Hidden Sleeve Darts, these 'hidden weapons'.
"Thank you very much."
Ning Fengzhi nodded, lost in thought. If he could recruit this young man to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan or obtain the blueprints...
Time passed, and the auction was halfway through.
"Little Paimon, is there no item you like?"
Xue Qinghe asked softly. She had promised earlier to give Paimon an auction item, but so far, Paimon had only been interested in food.
Paimon shook her head, not quite understanding these auction items, and she didn't like any of them.
Seeing Paimon shake her head, Xue Qinghe didn't dwell on it and nodded. If Paimon didn't like any items, she wouldn't insist. She would find something suitable for her later.
Xue Qinghe knew that Zhongli liked to collect antiques, but today's auction didn't feature any such items. Did they change the style?
In the end, until the auction was nearly over, the black number one private room never made a bid.
On the other hand, the black number two private room and white area number sixty-five bid on and won several items.
These two are truly the pillars of the auction house!
"Next, we present the final item of tonight's auction!"
As the auctioneer spoke, he gave a knowing look that every man understood. At this moment, a large iron cage was carried onto the auction stage by several strong men.
Since the cage was covered with a red cloth, the audience couldn't see what was inside. However, judging by the smiles on the nobles' faces, they seemed to have a good idea of what it was.
"I know many of our distinguished guests have been waiting for this item, so without further ado, let's reveal it!"
The auctioneer pulled off the red cloth covering the iron cage and then stepped aside.
At that moment, it seemed as though the temperature in the auction hall rose a few degrees.
Inside the iron cage was a girl who looked to be in her teens, with cat-like ears. Her vital areas were modestly covered with shells as decorations. Behind her, a fluffy tail was visible.
"Huh, she's a cat girl?"
Paimon had seen cat girls before; there were quite a few in Teyvat. In Mondstadt, there was a very skilled bartender who was also a cat girl.
"Her case is somewhat rare. She mutated during her spirit awakening, gaining some characteristics of her spirit."
"Xue Qinghe" explained to Paimon.
Though rare, there were still quite a few such mutants on the Douluo Continent.
"This poor cat girl... those hateful eyes suggest she isn't here willingly, right?"
When Paimon said this, "Xue Qinghe" nodded, having nothing to hide.
This wasn't just a scandal of the Heaven Dou Empire; many nobles engaged in such practices as well.
In cases like this, if the mutated individual was born into a powerful faction or family, they could grow up normally. However, if they were born into a commoner family, they faced capture!
Judging by the cat girl's wild and untamed appearance, she must have been captured recently and sold to the auction house, either by an individual or directly caught by the auction house itself.
"She was likely caught by bounty hunters and sold to the auction house."
There were many bounty hunters on the Douluo Continent. Some with professional ethics only led teams to help people obtain spirit rings and earned commissions this way. But those without ethics took a different path. Catching a girl like this cat girl could earn them a hefty sum of money. It was much more comfortable than working hard for a living.
"Qinghe, let's help her."
"Brother San, let's help her!"
Not only was Paimon speaking, but Xiao Wu was also advocating for the cat girl. Seeing this, she even set aside her identity as a spirit beast to speak up for the cat girl.
"But..."
"Starting bid is one hundred thousand gold soul coins! Each raise must be no less than ten thousand gold soul coins!"
Well, there was no need for Tang San to say anything because he simply didn't have that much money.
"One hundred ten thousand!"
"Uncle, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person!"
Ning Fengzhi: "..."
"She still has her soul, unlike those other women."
Tang San and Xiao Wu looked at Ning Fengzhi with suspicion.
At that moment, just as the second black private room was about to place a bid, the first black private room, which had been silent all night, finally made a sound!
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