"Alright, then I'll trouble you."
Just as Xiao Lin nodded and prepared to lead his clan members behind the attendant into the auction hall, another burst of commotion drifted over from not far away.
"Xiao Lin, wait for me!"
Accompanied by this voice, Xiao Lin stopped his pace and turned his head. Following that, what Xiao Lin saw was his die-hard friend Nalan Jie leading several people from the Nalan Clan, walking over quickly.
Because Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie were best friends, the relationship between the Xiao Clan and the Nalan Clan was also very good; by the next generation, they could be described as family friends for generations.
"Yo, Nalan Jie. With that fiery and impatient nature of yours, I thought you would have arrived long ago."
Seeing Nalan Jie, Xiao Lin laughed and teased him.
Nalan Jie also struck Xiao Lin's chest with a punch to show the close relationship between the two. Subsequently, the clan's member each had brought along also greeted one another.
This time, Nalan Jie had similarly brought four clan's member to participate in the large-scale auction held by the Mittel Clan. Immediately after, Nalan Jie also handed over an invitation identical to the one Xiao Lin had previously given to the Mittel Clan attendant.
Seeing this, Xiao Lin thought to himself: as expected. Those capable of possessing an invitation of this grade truly must be factions that possess a powerhouse of the Dou Wang level or above!
"Noble guests of the Nalan Clan, please also come along with the noble guests of the Xiao Clan. I will lead you all to the private boxes belonging to you."
The Mittel Clan attendant spoke while remaining quite polite.
It has to be said, as expected of people from the Mittel Clan!
As merchants, even the younger disciples within the clan were each smooth and slick in their social dealings. Regarding this, the people of the Nalan Clan naturally had no objections.
Afterward, no other interludes occurred. Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie chatted while following the attendant into the auction hall. This place was a huge circular building with a large stage at the very front.
Below this stage, many guests were already seated.
Clearly, they were all here to participate in this large-scale auction activity held by the Mittel Clan. Of course, some seats were still empty, indicating that their owners had not yet arrived.
If it were the former Xiao Clan and Nalan Clan, they might still be one of those people in the seats below. But now, the attendant simply led the people of the Xiao and Nalan Clans past the guest hall and walked toward the upper floor.
This huge circular building was divided into two floors in total.
The first floor was the auction guest hall, while the second floor consisted of VIP private boxes.
Xiao Lin's eyes swept across and discovered that there were only twelve VIP boxes on the second floor, while the first-floor guest hall below could accommodate roughly three to four thousand people.
Before long, the attendant brought the Xiao Clan members to VIP Box No. 6.
The adjacent VIP Box No. 7 belonged to the Nalan Clan.
As for the people of the Mu Clan, they had arrived one step ahead of the Xiao and Nalan Clans and had already entered VIP Box No. 8. As for who was in the remaining VIP boxes or which factions they belonged to, Xiao Lin was not clear.
Although he could use his Heaven Realm soul power to investigate, he did not do so. After all, who cares who is in the other boxes?
Of course, two that could be certain were definitely the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Family and the Yun Lan Sect.
Additionally, there was a high probability of the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Association being there. However, Xiao Lin did not know which box these factions were in, nor did he have any intention of looking into it deeply.
Inside this Box No. 6, there was a female attendant specifically serving their Xiao Clan.
Subsequently, this female attendant explained to the Xiao Clan members how to bid and other matters, and then she went to wait outside the door. As long as there was a need, the Xiao Clan members only had to call out, and the female attendant would naturally enter again.
It had to be said that in terms of service, the Mittel Clan had also gone all out. Within this private box, one could naturally have a full view of everything below and on the stage.
"Wow, this is the first time our Xiao Clan has had this kind of treatment! This is all thanks to the Young Clan Leader."
At this moment, Xiao Ze, who already had a somewhat lively personality, directly began to flatter Xiao Lin.
No, that's not quite right; it should be said that the current younger generation of the Xiao Clan were all Xiao Lin's little fanboys!
Because it was Xiao Lin who had brought the Xiao Clan to this height.
Not just Xiao Ze, but Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yi as well began to walk around and look inside the box after the female attendant left. It was clear they were also very excited, they just didn't show it as outwardly as Xiao Ze.
Regarding the fact that the current Xiao Clan could receive such courteous treatment from the Mittel Clan, every one of them naturally felt a sense of shared glory. Look, even that Elder of the Xiao Clan was currently flushed with excitement.
"Don't worry, there will be many more days like this in the future. You have to learn to get used to it."
Looking at the performance of the four clan's member, Xiao Lin only smiled and spoke.
As long as he did not die, the Xiao Clan would not decline to the point of leaving the capital of the Jia Ma Empire to seek survival as they did in the original story!
After hearing Xiao Lin say this, everyone including the Xiao Clan Elder revealed a thoughtful expression and then nodded in unison. Regarding the rise in status of the Xiao Clan within the Jia Ma Empire's capital, they had to learn to get used to it!
"By the way, do you know why the clan let me bring the three of you out this time?"
Just before the auction was about to begin, Xiao Lin suddenly asked.
Hearing Xiao Lin ask this, all three of them were stunned for a moment. Then it was Xiao Yi who spoke to answer Xiao Lin's question: "Young Clan Leader, is it to let us broaden our horizons?"
"You only said half of it correctly."
This time, it was the Xiao Clan Elder who answered on behalf of Xiao Lin. The words spoken by the Xiao Clan Elder made the three of the Xiao Clan's younger generation even more confused.
Could there be another purpose?
"As the most outstanding people of the Xiao Clan's generation besides the Young Clan Leader, after the auction begins later, you each can choose one item to bid on. Of course, it must be something useful for the promotion of your own cultivation at this current stage."
Following the fall of the Xiao Clan Elder's voice, Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Yi instantly revealed expressions of wild joy.
"Thank you for the Young Clan Leader's cultivation!"
Clearly, for such a good thing to happen, it must have been their Young Clan Leader putting in effort behind the scenes. Regarding this, they were firm in their belief. In fact, they had not guessed wrongly either.
"There's no need to thank me. We are all members of the Xiao Clan. I hope that in the future, the Xiao Clan can reach or even surpass its current status in the Jia Ma Empire even without relying on me!"
Xiao Lin said this very sincerely.
However, after Xiao Lin's voice fell, the corners of the mouths of Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Yi could not help but twitch. They felt that the Young Clan Leader was making things a bit too difficult for them.
They knew their own situation.
Although the three of them belonged to the Xiao Clan's younger generation, they were basically not much different from Xiao Lin in age, already nearing thirty.
The next generation was already about to rise!
As for the Dou Ling realm, the three of them believed that as long as there were enough resources, they had the confidence to reach it. But as for the Dou Wang realm above that, not one of the three had any confidence.
Looking at the frozen expressions of the three, Xiao Lin also shook his head helplessly.
"Alright, this is just my expectation. You just do your best."
Just as Xiao Lin said, although he hoped so, he never expected that before Xiao Yan's generation rose, the Xiao Clan would be able to surpass its current status in the Jia Ma Empire.