Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 28: Joint Auction House and Auction, Han Ruoruo's Threat
After passing through the crowded streets, the three finally stopped in front of a magnificent building in the center of Shrek City.

Shrek City is located at the junction of the three countries in the original continent. It has always been the most important commercial city on the continent. In addition, the public security in Shrek City is much better than other cities, so merchants from the three empires mostly choose Shrek City when conducting cross-border trade.

This also means that the land in the central area of ​​Shrek City can be said to be extremely valuable. In such an environment, this auction house can still safely occupy such a large area of ​​land, which shows the strength of the forces behind it.

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In fact, most of the famous commercial forces on the continent have landmark buildings such as commercial streets and even auction houses in various areas of Shrek City.

Not only can these institutions provide the forces behind them with unimaginable profits every year, they can also secretly weave a huge intelligence network, keeping an eye on every move on the mainland at all times and passing the news back to their own forces.

The perfect combination of money and intelligence makes it difficult for any force to resist such temptation.

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The three of them walked into the first-floor hall side by side. As the soundproof soul guide behind them took effect, the noisy sounds from the outside world suddenly disappeared. The area around the three of them became quiet in an instant, as if they had suddenly entered a quiet country.

The hall as you enter seems to be made entirely of transparent crystal. You can smell a special fragrance when you sniff it. This fragrance comes from the many large potted plants with unique shapes. These potted plants match the unique design of the hall, giving people a very amazing feeling.

Walking on the smooth floor, you will be surrounded by luxurious and elegant decorations. Even the chandelier above your head looks like it is made of gems. The light is soft and gives people a sense of splendor. It looks magnificent.

The maids on both sides, dressed in uniform, first saluted respectfully. Then one of them stepped forward to verify the invitation letter in Han Ruoruo's hand, and then took the three of them to the center of the hall.

Unexpectedly, Shu Yan did not see any signs of any faction on these maids or even the entire building. Wu Ming was also a little curious. Although she, like Han Ruoruo, rarely left the inner courtyard, she was quite familiar with the large auction houses in Shrek City.

But to be honest, she had never been to this auction house before. She had not even heard that there was such a unique auction house in Shrek City. This was indeed surprising.

As if she had noticed the two's confusion, Han Ruoruo explained softly as the soul guide elevator rose at a steady speed:

"This is a joint auction house jointly established and managed by several leading forces in the mainland's business community. It does not belong to any one faction alone."

"Furthermore, the joint auction organized by the United Auction House is also the most special auction in the entire continent."

"This auction only takes place every three years, and the minimum starting price for any item that makes it onto the auction stage is always over five million gold soul coins. The items offered here are extremely diverse, including soul bones, soul beasts, soul guides, elixirs, precious herbs, and a whole host of other conceivable treasures. The level of quality is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, almost comparable to the national auctions of the three empires."

Having said that, Han Ruoruo signaled with her eyes to the two of them to look at the soul guide elevator that was also rising not far away. The next moment, when the three of them looked over, an old man also turned his head to look at them. After confirming that the three of them had no ill intentions, he smiled lightly at them and then turned his head away.

"Look, the people who can participate in this auction are all extraordinary. It can be said that almost everyone is the leader or important figure of various forces. Among them, there is no shortage of powerful soul masters like the old man just now."

"Also, we are attending the auction this time as heirs of our respective families, not as individuals or even as Shrek Academy inner courtyard students. To put it simply, neither of these two identities qualifies us to participate in this auction."

Wu Ming showed a hint of surprise on his face, and then said:

"An auction that even inner court students can't participate in? Come on, this seems quite interesting..."

In Shrek City and even in the three countries of the original continent, the identity of an inner court student is actually quite special and useful.

As a student of the Inner Court, even the mayors of major cities and even higher-ranking officials and nobles would treat him with courtesy. After all, those who could enter the Inner Court were not only exceptionally talented, but also had a strong background. There had never been a case of someone being left alone. Shu Yan also became interested. There weren't many auctions that his family could participate in, but he hadn't expected Shrek City to have one, and they had just happened to come across one.

Originally, he'd just come to join in the fun and relax a bit, but now it seemed like he might actually find something useful at the auction...

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With a crisp ding-dong sound, the soul-guided elevator slowly stopped and the elevator door opened. Led by the maid, the three of them walked along the spacious and bright corridor and finally arrived at the door of the private room marked "Six".

The maid smiled with all her heart, then gently opened the door of the private room for the three of them.

The three of them walked into the private room one by one. As soon as they entered, they saw a dazzling crystal chandelier. This chandelier seemed to be a smaller version of the giant chandelier in the hall. It was equally extremely gorgeous, but compared to the giant chandelier, the patterns were more refined and delicate, giving people a sense of beauty like a work of art.

The overall decoration style of private room number six is ​​similar to that of the hall below. Almost all you see are clear crystals, but the light emitted by those crystals is not dazzling. Instead, it gives people a soft feeling.

The silver lines that occasionally pass through the wall have a futuristic style. The combination of the three styles of simplicity, luxury and futurism, let alone the feeling this private room gives people is really good.

After Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo sat down, Wu Ming stood aside and looked at the entire private room. After a moment, she reached out and patted the huge, white, soft sofa, then said in amazement:
"Ice swan down. Speaking of which, I remember this small spirit beast was on the verge of extinction a long time ago. Ye Liu mentioned it to me earlier. But speaking of him, I heard from Hua Yao that this scumbag seems to be flirting with a junior from the Martial Spirit Department of the Outer Court recently. This is the third junior he's hooked up with this semester..."

Han Ruoruo waved her hand, signaling the maid standing by to leave. She then took a sip of the juice on the table and said calmly:
"That guy Ye Liu... forget it, Ming'er, you should stop associating with him. He appears to be a righteous man on the surface, but in reality he's just a scoundrel and a pervert."

"You may not know this, but last month he hooked up with the owner of a tofu shop in the alley outside our academy. It's said that students from other academies saw them going in and out of hotels together. Ye Liu even sponsored the owner's son to attend an ordinary soul master academy..."

After listening to Han Ruoruo's story, Wu Ming was amazed for a while before continuing:
"Come to think of it, the tofu shop owner is almost fifty this year, and her son must be fourteen or fifteen years old this year. Ye Liu can even eat something like this. To some extent, this kid is really a big shot..."

Shu Yan sat aside and listened to the two women gossiping. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. In his heart, he secretly gave a thumbs up to this buddy named Ye Liu...

Brother, you are the one who knows how to play!
Han Ruoruo, who was drinking juice, keenly noticed the twitching of Shu Yan's mouth. She gently put down the crystal cup, as if she suddenly remembered something. Then she looked at Shu Yan with her eyes fixed, and said in a faint voice:
"Ayan, don't be like that guy Ye Liu who is always fickle. That's not right. If you dare to learn from him... I will punish you the same way I punished you when you were a child..."

Shu Yan's heart skipped a beat, but he remained calm on the surface and just said softly:

"Sister Ruoruo, I'm not that kind of person."

Han Ruoruo's eyes stared at Shu Yan as if wearing a filter that could see through people's hearts. After a long time, she smiled and said softly:
"Don't lie to me, or you know my methods. Be good. Also, don't look around on the street from now on, or I'll be unhappy..."

Shu Yan: “…?”

Aren't women's senses really that sensitive? He really just glanced at her casually at that time...

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