Eternal Beast Taming Family

"Seven thousand Source Stones".

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a bid was called from box number A.

This bid immediately rendered most of the people in the hall unable to compete.

However, the people in the hall also understood that these last few items were not of much concern to them; they were only there to broaden their horizons.

"One hundred spirit stones."

Clearly, the bidding just now was only the beginning; the Heavenly Class A VIP box immediately started bidding with Source Spirit Stones.

A soft gasp filled the hall. One hundred source spirit stones equaled ten thousand source pattern stones; the bidding was indeed skyrocketing.

Perhaps knowing the identity of the person in the top-tier VIP box, or perhaps because the price had indeed reached its peak, no one in the other VIP boxes raised the price for a moment, and the scene fell silent.

However, this time the auctioneer paused for a longer period than with the other items, and finally, just as the hammer was about to fall, a woman's voice came from the hall.

"One hundred and thirty Source Spirit Stones."

The woman who spoke was wearing a long jade dress, and her cascading black hair was held up by a hairpin that shone with the light of jade. She was none other than Qingluo, the girl who had met Chu Qinhui once before.

The people in the VIP box number A seemed to have recognized the woman's identity, and a somewhat authoritative voice came from the box.

"Miss Qingluo, as the owner of the Treasure Pavilion, isn't it a bit against the rules for you to personally participate in the bidding? If you don't want it to be auctioned, you can keep it yourself. Why go through all this formality?"

Qingluo covered her mouth and let out a soft laugh. "Second Master Huo, you've really wronged me. These are items consigned by customers. We wanted to buy them directly, but the customers refused."

"It just so happens that someone in my family needs this item, so Second Master Huo, please treat me as just another customer participating in the auction."

There was a moment of silence in the VIP box, then another younger voice came out, "Alright, then let's see who has the money. My Huo family will contribute 170 spirit stones."

Chen Kesong, who was in the No. 1 box of the Tianzi class, felt more and more familiar with the golden scale on the stage, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

But seeing how much the patriarch's younger brother cared about seizing this item, he decided it was best not to think about it.

"Two hundred spirit stones." Qingluo's voice was indifferent, as if she didn't care about this number of spirit stones.

"Let's not keep raising the price like this. I'll just set a bottom price. If Miss Qingluo can raise the price any further, our Huo family will withdraw from the competition."

After a brief pause, a voice rang out into the hall.

"Two hundred and ninety-nine Source Spirit Stones."

Two hundred and ninety-nine source spirit stones, which is equivalent to twenty-nine thousand nine hundred source pattern stones, is probably an amount that the town's contract masters could not earn in a lifetime.

These days, it's just the amount that a large family would be willing to pay for a single item at auction.

The people in the hall wore a variety of complex expressions.

Qingluo touched the hairpin in her hair, then spoke softly, "Three hundred spirit stones, thank you for your generosity, Second Master Huo."

"It seems Miss Qingluo really wants this item. In that case, my Huo family will withdraw from the bidding." The voice coming from the private room revealed a sense of magnanimity.

At this moment, the only people who were purely happy were probably the Chu father and son in room B of the Earth-class building. The price of one hundred source spirit stones had already far exceeded their expectations.

Unexpectedly, the final transaction price tripled. Even after deducting the auction fee from the Treasure Pavilion, they would still receive 28,500 Source Stones. This meant that the family wouldn't have to worry about development funds for a long time.

After it was announced that Qingluo had acquired the scales of the "Golden Scaled Dragon Fish," the final item for this auction was presented.

It was an adult source beast, and its appearance was very similar to that of a crane.

However, most of its feathers are white, but some black feathers are scattered haphazardly all over its body.

Especially noteworthy are the three black feathers hanging from its head, connecting this small diamond, like stars in the night or cold springs in the dark earth.

The moment this crane-like source beast appeared on the stage, the entire auction hall turned somewhat chilly.

"The Spirit-Controlling Star Crane is a Spirit-Rank Source Beast. It possesses the ability to command other deceased Source Beasts, although this ability is somewhat weakened. Functionally, contracting such a Source Beast is equivalent to commanding four different Source Beasts."

Whether it's making up for the shortcomings of a contract master or giving them more abilities, it's a very powerful help.

Furthermore, this crane possesses formidable combat capabilities; such a powerful source beast is rarely seen at our Treasure Pavilion's auctions. This sale has no reserve price; please place your bids.

Listening to the auctioneer's introduction, Chu Jingyu was also extremely tempted by the "Spirit-Controlling Young Crane" on the stage.

However, after a moment he slowly shook his head. This source beast was indeed very excellent, but he was still a whole realm below it. Even if he bought it, he would not be able to form a contract with it and would have to spend the family's resources to support it.

So the fervor in his eyes subsided, and his eyes became clear again. Now, he and his son only needed to wait quietly for the auction to end, and then they could leave the Treasure Pavilion with a large sum of money.

After about 15 minutes, the competition for this last item finally ended, and it was ultimately won by the Huo family for 15,000 Source Stones.

The final transaction price was not even as high as the price of that "Golden Scaled Dragon Fish" scale.

Of course, it's also possible that this last item didn't attract much competition, resulting in a low premium. The fact that it reached this price was likely due to Treasure Pavilion secretly pushing it up to this level.

The Huo family was naturally aware of Treasure Pavilion's actions, but the power behind Treasure Pavilion was too terrifying, so the two sides maintained a relatively harmonious relationship.

The auction had just ended when a maid brought over the materials that Chu Qinhui had just bought.

Qingluo followed, and she sat down gently on the other side of the private room, then touched the hairpin on her head with her fingers.

Hundreds of exceptionally bright source spirit stones appeared on the table, like a small mountain, causing the surrounding energy to become unusually concentrated.

"Here are two hundred and eighty-five Source Spirit Stones. Please count them."

"We still have faith in the Pavilion Master."

As he spoke, Chu Jingyu selected seven spirit stones from the pile on the table and handed them to the maid carrying the tray. "These are the cost of the auction materials."

Then he took another Source Spirit Stone from the table and placed it on the maid's tray again, "This one is to pay off yesterday's debt."

The maid checked the bills, including yesterday's, and then took out eight Source Stones and placed them on the table.

The maid glanced at Qingluo, then spoke softly, "Honored guest, your bill with Treasure Pavilion has been settled."

Chu Jingyu nodded, then took out twenty more source spirit stones from the table. "I want to use these twenty to buy two spatial storage devices. I only need simple jade tablet designs."

The head maid beckoned to the two maids behind her, signaling them to fetch the necessary items for the distinguished guest.

Qingluo smiled and said, "I heard that a new family has joined Heyu Town. You must be the Chu family?"

Chu Jingyu cupped his hands in greeting, "I didn't expect that the Pavilion Master would pay attention to such a trivial matter."

"Other forces will always pay more attention to the matter of Heyu Town. After all, it used to be the Liu family's private territory. Now that they have moved away, the other families must be relieved."

However, now that your Chu family has resurfaced, you should keep a low profile in the future, otherwise you'll easily become a target for other families.

The hostility left behind by the Liu family, simply because they came from the same place, has now inexplicably shifted to the Chu family.

Although he felt it was an undeserved blunder, Chu Jingyu knew that the Qingluo Pavilion Master in front of him was only trying to offer a friendly reminder, so he smiled.

"Our Chu family has never been one to cause trouble, but if someone targets our Chu family without cause, we have no choice but to accept it."