Although the auction had already lasted for over four hours, the enthusiasm of the crowd on-site showed no signs of decreasing in the slightest. It had to be said that this large-scale auction held by the Mittel Clan was even grander than those held in the past!
Leaving aside the quality of the auctioned items for a moment, even the quantity and duration this time around left previous auctions several streets behind.
One must know that in the past, even for a large-scale auction, it would just about be over after four hours, but this time, approximately one-fourth of the items had not even been brought out yet, which allowed one to imagine the scale.
Clearly, the Mittel Clan had been holding back to pull off something big this time. Otherwise, how could they have attracted the arrival of Dou Huang experts like Jia Xingtian, Yun Shan, and Fa Ma?
After all, without a diamond drill, one wouldn't dare take on such delicate porcelain work!
The auction continued.
Although the pockets of everyone at the auction site were rapidly flattening, at this very moment, the high-spirited crowd didn't care about that at all.
From this single auction alone, the Mittel Clan was earning a fortune.
Although the Mittel Clan had brought out many of their own items for this large-scale auction, most of the items were actually consigned by others for proxy auctioning. Since it was a proxy auction, how could the Mittel Clan, acting as the middleman, not have a commission percentage?
It could be said that the higher the sale price of each consigned item, the higher the commission the Mittel Clan could obtain from it!
In this kind of situation, how could the Mittel Clan not make money?
If one were to ask which faction within the borders of the entire Jia Ma Empire possessed wealth comparable to the Jia Ma Imperial Family, it might only be the Mittel Clan. Furthermore, even the Yun Lan Sect could not compare to these two in terms of money.
As time passed, an auction item finally appeared that could catch Xiao Lin's eye. Or rather, it was something Xiao Lin himself was interested in!
That's right, the auction item appearing this time was something Xiao Lin himself wanted, and it was not for the sake of the clan, nor for his precious son Xiao Zhan.
"The item to be auctioned next is somewhat special; it was obtained by our Mittel Clan in a secret realm, and it may even hide some information regarding that secret realm."
Before this round of bidding began, Mittel Tengshan, acting as the auctioneer, fully whetted everyone's appetite.
"Coming from a secret realm?"
"Is another good item coming out?"
"What exactly is it?"
"As long as it's a good thing, I want it!"
"Items unearthed from secret realms are also something I'm determined to get!"
"I think it's better to see what it is first before deciding whether to bid."
"What, are you chickening out? You don't even want something unearthed from a secret realm?"
"I want it, but I'm afraid it might be something useless..."
At this time, the crowd, whose appetites had been whetted by Mittel Tengshan, began to discuss fervently. Seeing this, although Mittel Tengshan's expression remained smiling, in Xiao Lin's view, it appeared somewhat forced.
After all, although he spoke well and said the next item to be auctioned came from a secret realm discovered by their Mittel Clan, when he thought about what that item actually was, Mittel Tengshan felt a bit guilty.
The reason Mittel Tengshan had such an expression was truly because the next item to be auctioned was like chicken ribs to most people!
It was tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard. He wondered how many people would fall for his advertisement and bid?
Of course, it wasn't that the source of the item wasn't a secret realm, but rather that the item itself was not actually as grand as he had claimed!
To be honest, Mittel Tengshan now only hoped that when the item was brought out, a cold reception wouldn't occur.
"Ahem, then, next, please bid on the next item unearthed from the secret realm!"
Speaking to this point, Mittel Tengshan even paused slightly. Mainly at this moment, he was afraid that if no one bid later, he wouldn't know how to end the scene!
If you bragged so much but didn't get the expected effect, wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Sure enough, those whose interest had been piqued by Mittel Tengshan's words were now all craning their necks in anticipation.
"This item is—A Guide to Elementary Formations! That's right, do you want to become a Grandmaster of Formations? From now on, as long as you thoroughly study these A Guide to Elementary Formations, you can become... um~, start learning how to set up formations!"
"Now the bidding begins, these A Guide to Elementary Formations have a starting price of 10,000 gold coins, and each bid increase must not be less than 1,000 gold coins!"
Originally, Mittel Tengshan wanted to say "become a Grandmaster of Formations," but on second thought, he immediately changed his tune.
After all, if a single book of A Guide to Elementary Formations could make someone a Grandmaster of Formations, even a ghost wouldn't believe it, okay!
Do you see anyone who is a ghost among the people present?
What does "Elementary" mean?
Doesn't that clearly mean the most ordinary and simple stuff?
It's like saying as long as you understand a junior high school math textbook, you'll be able to do advanced calculus. Do you think that's possible?
The people on-site were not fools!
If Mittel Tengshan really bragged too much, it would be the reputation of their Mittel Clan that would be ruined. Therefore, Mittel Tengshan finally chose to cautiously say that one could learn to set up formations.
However, even if these A Guide to Elementary Formations could let you become a Grandmaster of Formations, it was estimated that few would be willing to try, let alone if it only allowed you to learn how to set up formations.
Sure enough, as Mittel Tengshan's voice fell, the crowd first collectively went from high enthusiasm to a silence like having a basin of cold water poured over them, followed by the sound of countless boos.
Even the people in the second-floor VIP rooms withdrew their interest one after another.
Although the starting price for these A Guide to Elementary Formations was not expensive and everyone present should be able to afford it. However, being able to afford it was one thing, whether it could be used was another.
This was like asking a billionaire to spend ten thousand dollars to buy an ordinary piece of bread. Unless their brain was fried, who would spend that wasted money?
The current situation was the same.
A Guide to Elementary Formations, what kind of ghost thing was that?
Let alone the fact that this thing came from a secret realm, even if it were handwritten by a Dou Di, it was estimated that few would bid!
After all, what use was this thing? Use it as toilet paper?
Therefore, just as Mittel Tengshan had anticipated earlier, this auction item was met with a cold reception. No matter how much he had bragged just now, everyone's eyes were bright.
Wasn't this a scam?
In the eyes of others, this kid Mittel Tengshan was very wicked!
To actually use this kind of useless thing to fool them.
Were they people who were so easily fooled?
Sure enough, although a minute had passed since Mittel Tengshan announced the start of this bidding, not a single person had spoken to raise the price.
However, it was exactly this item, which appeared as useless as chicken ribs to others, that was the only thing in this entire auction that Xiao Lin himself was interested in!