In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 61. Huo Yuhao's Grand Auction House Journey

That's right, not ten million gold soul coins, nor one hundred billion gold soul coins, but one thousand gold soul coins. Jing Hongchen said he was very generous and only needed one thousand gold soul coins to forgive Xuanzi's apology, but Xuanzi seemed a little unhappy.

Asking for too much will be seen as asking for an exorbitant amount, while asking for too little will be seen as insulting someone's character. Humans are truly a strange creature.

Jing Hongchen shrugged, feigning helplessness, and slowly said, "Old Ghost Xuan, really? You're such a grown man, and you can't even come up with a thousand gold soul coins? If it's really that difficult, then go apologize to Xun Huan, and I'll take the liberty of waiving the thousand gold soul coins for you!"

Xuanzi: "..."

That despicable Jing Hongchen! How could she think of such a despicable way to humiliate him!

"Take it!"

Xuanzi tossed over a high-quality soul bone, then flicked his sleeve and stepped off the Soul Battle Platform.

Jing Hongchen held the soul bone in his hand, pretending to play with it for a while, and deliberately said loudly, "Oh, not bad, it's actually a soul bone of a hundred-year-old Wind Baboon, worth ten thousand gold soul coins. The face of the Gluttonous Douluo is actually worth ten thousand gold soul coins..."

That's a soul bone from ten thousand years ago! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years!

Hearing the voice behind him, Xuanzi clenched his fists. At this moment, he... did not want to continue arguing with Jing Hongchen, and just wanted to leave the scene as soon as possible.

This is so embarrassing!

"Just you wait, Mirror Red Dust, you'll have your day to cry!"

Filled with resentment, Xuanzi fled Xingluo Square in a flash, leaving without a trace.

"Starting today, none of you are allowed to go out on your own. If you need anything or anything, just let me know, and I'll have my staff buy it for you. Do you understand?"

In the Body Sect's ranks, Qin Yi glanced at his two daughters beside him, the harem... oh no, the Body Sect's girl group, and Xu Bin, the third wheel, and solemnly gave them his instructions.

Everyone nodded and didn't ask for the reason. They had all witnessed Xuanzi's shamelessness firsthand. They had lost so much face, and they couldn't just swallow their anger. They might hold a grudge against some forces. Although the probability was small, they still had to be on guard against Xuanzi making a move on them, these "delicate and weak" girls.

That's terrifying. If it falls into the hands of that madman Xuanzi, who knows what might happen...

Thinking of this, the members of the Body Sect's girl group felt goosebumps constantly falling all over their bodies.

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The first match of the Shrek team's junior group ended quickly, with an easy victory. It almost became a personal show for Xu Sanshi. Once he put on the Black Rhino Armor, he was like a war god, charging directly into the opponent's ranks and wreaking havoc.

Well, Xu Sanshi's personality hasn't changed much; he's still the same person who likes to show off.

After the competition, Huo Yuhao bid farewell to the six members of the Tang Sect and entered the Starlight Auction House.

Welcome!

As soon as Huo Yuhao entered, two girls in white dresses bowed slightly to him from the left and right.

As soon as he finished speaking, a young woman in a black dress emerged from the room on the right. Looking in Huo Yuhao's direction, she slowly asked, "May I ask what services you require, sir?"

Huo Yuhao said, "I need a carving knife, the kind used for carving rare metals and ores."

The girl in the black dress nodded and gestured for the stairs to go up.

And so, Huo Yuhao followed the girl in the black dress up the stairs and arrived at the second floor of the Starlight Auction House.

The Starlight Auction House is divided into two parts. The first and second floors above ground can be used as a small shop for Soul Masters, mainly selling low-value Soul Master items such as storage tools, common metals, ores, weapons, low-grade pills, and potions. The underground area is the main part of the Starlight Auction House, used for auctioning high-value resources.

Huo Yuhao had initially thought that the second floor of the Starlight Auction House was just a small space like a general store, but when he went up to the second floor, he realized that he was very wrong!

A series of counters, filled with a dazzling array of Soul Master supplies, its scale... was no less than the Treasure Pavilion in Shrek City in my previous life!

"Guest, we have three types of carving knives here. Please choose one."

Soon, the girl in the black dress respectfully handed three different carving knives in different styles to Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao picked up the carving knife and pretended to make a few marks on the testing stone. Then, he frowned and asked with feigned confusion, "Miss, don't you have any more advanced carving knives here?"

"A more advanced carving knife?" the girl in the black dress pondered. "There are definitely some, but you need to go to the underground auction house. Only silver members who have pre-deposited 1,000 gold soul coins in the auction house are qualified to enter."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Who taught them all this? I don't think there was this pattern in the Starlight Auction House of my previous life, right?

ummm

Fine! For the sake of the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade, for the sake of the Life-Giving Gold, he... endured it!

And so, after Huo Yuhao deposited 1,000 gold soul coins at the Starlight Auction House, the girl in the black dress led him down the stairs to the real grand auction house.

Huo Yuhao arrived at the warehouse where the carving knives were stored and kept searching for his chance, but... half an hour passed, and he searched the entire warehouse but still couldn't find what he wanted.

Just as he was about to leave, the girl in the black dress suddenly spoke up: "Guest, actually... there is a batch of carving knives in the grand auction house. Those carving knives are not auction items. Some of them are defective products, and some were made due to errors during manufacturing, which caused the carving knives to develop some intelligence, the kind that ordinary soul masters cannot control."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up immediately. He quickly grabbed the girl in the black dress's small hand and said urgently, "Miss, take me there quickly, take me there quickly!"

"Guest! Please have some self-respect! Starlight Auction House is the property of the Star Luo Royal Family. No guest is allowed to molest any of the auction house's employees." Seeing that she could not break free from Huo Yuhao's restraints, the girl in the black dress hurriedly shouted.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's my fault."

Huo Yuhao quickly offered the black-dressed girl's hands, facing her, and bowed deeply. With the Gold of Life about to be obtained, it was best not to cause any unforeseen complications at this crucial juncture.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's sincere expression, the girl in the black dress breathed a sigh of relief. After adjusting her demeanor, she gave a professional smile. "Guest, viewing non-sale items requires a Gold Membership. Only Gold Members who have pre-deposited 10,000 Gold Soul Coins in the Starlight Auction House are eligible to view them."

ah????????

How come another gold member has arrived?

(End of this chapter)