Douluo Continent: Reincarnated as the Rock King Emperor, Wandering the Mortal World

Chapter 51: Catwoman

This is just the beginning, and the other party has already raised the starting bid from 1,000 gold soul coins to 5,000 gold soul coins!

The nobles, who had originally intended to take pictures for fun, gave up entirely.

Although money is no object, spending 5,000 gold soul coins on something like this is still a loss to some extent.

"Third Brother, I never expected our 'Hidden Insult' would fetch such a high price of five thousand gold soul coins!"

Xiao Wu didn't notice that Ning Fengzhi next to her was number sixty-five in the white zone.

Five thousand gold soul coins! She had never seen so many gold soul coins before.

Unlike Xiao Wu, Tang San noticed it.

"Uncle, you spent five thousand gold soul coins to bid for this veiled attack; that's far too much of an overpayment."

Tang San said very sincerely.

This uncle didn't have any bad habits, and he even explained many things to them that they didn't know.

He felt somewhat embarrassed for taking advantage of them.

"I never expected that you, young man, could create such a wonderful item at such a young age. It truly makes me feel ashamed."

Ning Fengzhi never expected that this veiled criticism was actually something this young man had put up for auction!

He said this to test Tang San.

If Tang San didn't refute it, then it means he really can make this kind of weapon!

"Five thousand gold soul coins isn't expensive. It's a good thing to be able to form a good relationship with this young man."

Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.

Chen Xin, standing to the side, twitched at the corner of his eye; it seemed this good deed was unlikely to be formed.

Once we leave this auction house...

"Five thousand gold soul coins for the first time!"

"Five thousand gold soul coins, second time!"

"Five thousand gold soul coins, for the third time!"

"make a deal!"

"Congratulations to guest number 65 in the white zone for winning the first item of this auction!"

As the auctioneer's words fell, the veiled message ultimately landed in Ning Fengzhi's hands.

Seeing this, Tang San no longer hesitated.

He took something off his wrist and handed it to Ning Fengzhi, saying, "Uncle, I can't let you suffer a loss."

"This is a silent sleeve dart, a type of concealed weapon similar to the Sand-Spitting Shadow, but its attack power is relatively smaller."

"When using it..."

Ning Fengzhi accepted the silent hidden arrow without any hesitation.

He finally understood one thing: the young man in front of him really knew how to make so-called "hidden weapons" such as sand-spraying arrows and silent sleeve darts.

"Thank you very much."

Ning Fengzhi nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

If we could recruit this young man into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, or obtain the blueprints...

Time flew by, and half of the auction was already over.

"Little Paimon, don't you have any items you like at the auction?"

"Xue Qinghe" asked softly. She had promised to give Xiao Paimeng an auction item, but from the beginning until now, Xiao Paimeng has only been interested in eating.

Paimon shook her head; she didn't quite understand the auction items, and none of them were to her liking.

Seeing Paimon shake his head, Xue Qinghe stopped worrying and nodded.

Paimon didn't have any items she liked at the auction, but she couldn't go back on her word. She'd just have to see if there was anything suitable for her.

Xue Qinghe knew that Zhongli liked to collect antiques and such, and that these items would appear in past auctions.

But today's auction items don't actually include these things; has the style changed?

Ultimately, until the auction was nearing its end, the Black Box No. 1 did not utter a single bid.

On the contrary, it was the black room number two and the white area number sixty-five that took photos of some items multiple times.

These two are pillars of the auction world!

"Next up is the grand finale of this auction!"

At this point, the auctioneer gave a knowing look that any man would understand.

At this moment, a large iron cage was carried onto the auction stage by some strongmen.

Because the iron cage was covered by a red cloth, the audience did not know what was inside.

However, judging from the smiles of these nobles, they probably already guessed what was inside.

"I know many of you viewers have been waiting for this piece to be auctioned and appreciated, so without further ado, please take a look!"

The auctioneer pulled down the red cloth covering the iron cage and then stepped aside.

At that moment, the temperature inside the auction hall seemed to rise a few degrees.

Inside the iron cage was a girl who looked to be in her teens, with cat-like ears.

Use seashells to cover or decorate key areas.

Behind her was a fluffy tail...

"Huh, is that a catwoman?"

Paimon has seen catwomen before; there are quite a few catwomen on the continent of Teyvat.

In Mondstadt, there is a very skilled bartender who is a catwoman.

"Her case is relatively rare. When her martial soul awakened, she underwent a mutation, which is why she developed some of the characteristics of a martial soul."

"Xue Qinghe" explained to Paimon.

Although rare, there are still quite a few such mutants on the Douluo Continent.

"That catwoman is so pitiful. Those hateful eyes of hers...it couldn't have been her choice, could it?"

Upon hearing Paimon's words, Xue Qinghe nodded, indicating there was nothing to hide.

This is not just a scandal for the Heavenly Dou royal family; the nobles would do the same thing.

If a mutation like Catwoman's were born into a powerful family, it would be fine, and she could grow up normally.

But if they were born among commoners, they would be captured!

Judging from Catwoman's appearance, she seems wild and untamed. She must have been captured recently and sold to an auction house, or consigned to someone else, or perhaps she was captured by the auction house itself!

"In her case, she was probably captured by bounty hunters and sold to an auction house."

There are many bounty hunters on the Douluo Continent.

Some bounty hunters with professional ethics will only lead teams to help people acquire spirit rings, thereby earning commissions.

However, some unscrupulous bounty hunters have taken a different path.

They can earn a huge commission by catching a girl like Catwoman!

Isn't this much more comfortable than working hard to "get a job"?

"Qinghe, let's help her."

"Third Brother, let's help her!"

It wasn't just Paimon who was saying it; Xiao Wu was saying it too.

After witnessing this scene, she even abandoned her identity as a soul beast to speak up for the catwoman.

"But……"

"Starting bid: 100,000 Gold Soul Coins! Each bid must be at least 10,000 Gold Soul Coins higher!"

Okay, Tang San doesn't need to say "but" anymore; he simply doesn't have that many gold soul coins.

"110,000!"

"Uncle, I never expected you to be this kind of person!"

Ning Fengzhi: "..."

"She still has a soul, unlike those women."

Tang San and Xiao Wu looked at Ning Fengzhi with suspicion.

Just then, the guy in the black VIP room number two, who had been silent all along and assumed no one was in VIP room number one, spoke up!

(End of this chapter)