Chapter 318: 316. Level C Auction House (1/4)
"Everywhere... when you put it that way, Cloud Sea City is really strong." Indeed, this is the big city.
Actually, after wandering around the Profound realm, there is another saying.
That is, the Divine Profound is as common as dogs.
Wen Ping didn’t say anything else, he stood up and looked around.
Lin Kewu, on the other hand, became interested. He used to live near Bright Mirror Lake and had heard people talk about Cloud Sea City, but no one had been there. Even their family’s trade caravan couldn’t reach such a distant place. Because to go there, at least a Half-Step Divine Profound must lead, and the strongest in the Lin Family was only a Half-Step Divine Profound.
"Uncle, do you often come to Cloud Sea City?"
"Once a year. Sometimes every six months, depending on the arrangement above. But personally, I prefer six months, because once you come to Cloud Sea City, you won’t want to leave."
"Uncle, where does your trade caravan come from?"
"Zimo Lake."
When enthusiasm meets curiosity, the Beast Vehicle becomes lively.
Gradually, looking out at Cloud Sea City, the sea of clouds covered the valley, and numerous trade caravans gathered at the valley entrance. When the caravan slowed down, the middle-aged man driving the Beast Vehicle spoke to Wen Ping, "Kid, you all get off here, walk for half an incense stick’s time, and you’ll arrive."
"Thank you, Uncle." Wen Ping jumped off the Beast Vehicle and slowly walked into the sea of clouds along with the crowd.
As he stepped into the sea of clouds, everything around him turned white, but it did not obstruct the release of perception. So, in fact, with or without this sea of clouds, it’s all the same. As he walked with the crowd for a while, when the scene before him changed, a boundless, extremely prosperous giant city appeared in front of him.
"Extremely prosperous." The entrance street to the city was nearly 50 meters wide.
Walking further in, various shops, restaurants, etc., dazzled the eyes.
Zhantian Qingxuan also raised his head to look around, then asked, "Sect Leader, what are we doing here?"
"Let’s find a place to stay in the inner city first." With that, Wen Ping stepped forward, walking and observing the endless stream of people around him. Back in Huangli City, he saw the 13th realm everywhere, but today in Cloud Sea City, he saw Half-Step Divine Profound everywhere.
After wandering in a large circle, Wen Ping stepped towards an inn. The inn wasn’t large in scale, but it was extremely luxurious. Wen Ping walked in, and a faint fragrance hit his nose. It turned out to be a beautiful maid who approached and gently asked, "Do you have a reservation for the rooms?"
"No." Wen Ping glanced around, and the weakest of those dining there was at the Lower Profound Realm, "How much Gold Coin per day for your rooms?"
"Level A rooms allow you to overlook Cloud Sea City, but if there’s no reservation, then you can only stay in Level B or Level C rooms. Level B rooms, 500 Gold Coin per day; Level C rooms are 100 Gold Coin per day. What do you think?" The maid maintained a perfect smile, which was pleasing to the eye.
Actually, when traveling, the place of stay doesn’t matter much.
"Then Level B rooms, four of them."
"Okay."
Wen Ping directly took out a Gold Ticket worth ten thousand Gold Coin and after receiving the keys from the returning maid, proceeded upstairs.
Wen Ping asked, "Miss, in Cloud Sea City, where is the best place to sell things?"
"If you want to sell things, the market and the auction house are both options, but the market cannot handle expensive items. Customer, what are you selling?"
"Expensive items." A Vortex Map worth millions of Gold, in Cloud Sea City, should not be considered small money, right?
"If it’s very expensive items, you’d better go to the auction house. Typical auction houses charge a ten percent fee, which is very safe. Moreover, the auction house has its own ways to publicize; if your item is good enough, many people will come, ensuring you won’t pay that ten percent fee for nothing. It will bring you higher returns as well," the maid explained, stopping in front of a room and inserting the key to open the door. "All four rooms are facing the street; if you like the hustle and bustle, you can open the window. If not, you can close it. The rooms in our inn all have a Sound Insulation Array set by Vortex Divine Artisans. Most importantly, we can guarantee your safety with us. Unless it’s a Divine Profound Upper Realm coming, we can help you deal with them."
"Hmm." This inn is interesting, offering such strong security services. It’s reasonable for them to charge high fees.
Wen Ping casually chose a room and walked in.
But before entering, he told Zhantian Qingxuan and the other two, "You can move about freely."
"Alright!"
Lin Kewu responded with a smile and immediately looked at Miao Yin.
Hmm... If Miao Yin weren’t fond of Elder Yun Liao, taking her out shopping would be perfect.
On the other side, after Wen Ping entered the room, he did not let the maid leave; instead, he pulled her aside to inquire about various things. Finally, he learned that there were many auction houses in Cloud Sea City, but they were generally divided into three levels: A, B, and C. The levels correspond to different reputations, auction items, and levels of safety and credibility.
Level C, naturally, is the lowest.
Throughout Cloud Sea City, there are a total of three Level A auction houses.
Almost every auction held creates a sensation in Cloud Sea City, causing a stir throughout the city.
The nearest to Wen Ping is a Level A auction house, a three-hour walk, or an hour by Beast Vehicle. But the Level A auction house requires that items for auction must be worth at least 1000 White Crystals. Level C is different; items worth 500 White Crystals can be auctioned there, and they have very strong promotional methods too.
"What a hassle." Sending off the maid, Wen Ping immediately planned to take his Mountain Dog out, but just as he was about to leave, Lin Kewu and the other moved close.
Lin Kewu smiled and said, "Sect Leader, we might as well go with you."
"I’m going to the auction house, why are you following?"
Lin Kewu shrugged helplessly, "We also want to... We two are only 13th realm, we dare not wander around."
"Alright, come along then, and by the way, bring Elder Qingxuan out too." With that, Wen Ping headed downstairs and directly towards the Level C auction house the maid mentioned.
After walking along the street for a while, they arrived at the Level C auction house.
Just as they were about to enter, a guard at the Upper Profound Realm stopped them outside the door, "The auction hasn’t started yet; may I ask if you are here to sell something?"
"Yes." Wen Ping nodded.
"Please follow me." With that, the guard at the Upper Profound Realm led the four of them into the auction house, along the corridor to a hall, bowing to a middle-aged man playing with a One-Star Vortex Map, "Manager Liu... these guests wish to sell something."
The middle-aged man named Manager Liu stood up, his plump body swaying as he walked towards Wen Ping, gesturing to a nearby chair with an inviting gesture, and said with a smile, "You should all know the rules, right? A ten percent fee, we absolutely do not overcharge, and will absolutely keep the seller’s information confidential to prevent those with malicious intent from scheming. In short, no negative reviews have ever surfaced about our auction house. Everyone who sells here praises our service."
"I wonder what you all wish to sell? What’s the minimum acceptable final sale price?" Without good stuff, daring to sell here is risky!
With just one more item worth more than 500 White Crystals, the auction in two days would have a new highlight.
Wen Ping answered, "A One-Star Vortex Map, let’s sell it... sell it for 666 White Crystals."