WTYTIAAN Chapter 9
by VolareThe auction had been going on for a while, the atmosphere heating up, but Yan Yunqing’s private room remained silent, not participating in the bidding for any of the items.
“Next, is an extremely valuable auction item.”
As the host’s voice fell, several bunny girls in revealing outfits swayed onto the stage, pushing a two-meter-high rectangular prism covered with black cloth.
Yan Yunqing pursed his lips, a strange emotion welling up in his heart.
Sure enough, as the bunny girls pulled away the black cloth, the precious treasure hidden underneath was revealed.
A beautiful mermaid floated quietly in a glass tank engraved with magic circles. She had beautiful sea-blue hair that swayed in the water like living seaweed, setting off her fair face even more exquisitely.
Her beautiful silver tail drooped down, shimmering under the light refracted from the crystal lamps, as if every scale was radiating iridescent light.
Unbelievably beautiful.
Yan Yunqing straightened his body. The mermaid he had briefly encountered in the warehouse, who had even helped him once, was now quietly sleeping in that tank, her eyes tightly closed, letting her hair float in the water, lifeless.
The entire venue was silent for a moment, followed by rustling conversations. The soundproofing formations in the private rooms couldn’t block such fervent chatter.
“Clap—Clap—” The host lightly tapped the microphone-like object twice, and said in a loud voice, “I know that everyone here today is definitely very interested in this beautiful mermaid, and also very curious as to why she is in this—”
“Sleeping state?” The host chuckled. “Don’t worry, this beautiful mermaid is not sick or dead. As you all know, after a mermaid dies, she doesn’t leave any traces behind, but turns into foam, like a scene in a dream, completely returning to the cradle of the sea.”
“Obviously, this mermaid doesn’t have any signs of dissolving, so everyone can rest assured. Our Augreir Auction House guarantees that all goods will be complete before they are delivered to our customers, and will not cause any trouble to any of our guests.”
Yan Yunqing felt that these words were a bit too harsh, but the nobles and ladies in the audience burst into laughter, creating a clear divide between them.
On one side were the high and mighty customers selecting items.
On the other side were the goods being selected, their fates not their own.
“Tsk, tsk.” Lillian, at some point, landed on his shoulder again, grabbing a stray hair by his ear and sitting down. “This is humanity, cunning, greedy, but adept at using a gorgeous appearance to cover up the stench under their skin.”
Yan Yunqing, who used to be human, felt like he had been hit by a stray bullet.
The original emotion was interrupted for a moment, and he couldn’t help but reach out and poke Lillian. “Aren’t you a newborn cub? Where did you get so many insights?”
Lillian dissatisfiedly waved Yan Yunqing’s hand away. “Please, the elven childhood is very long, okay? Although I am a cub, I definitely have lived longer than you!”
Elves were one of the few long-lived races. They maintained a cub-like state of a few centimeters in size for a very long time, and when they reached adulthood, they would transform into the appearance of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old human, and basically their appearance would remain fixed from then on.
Ordinary elves had hundreds of years of lifespan. In “Demon King,” none of the elves died because they reached the end of their lifespan. Most of them sacrificed themselves in wars and actively returned to the embrace of the Mother Tree.
“Is that so?” Yan Yunqing was noncommittal.
In the hall, the sound of raising paddles and calling out prices rose and fell, but the private rooms upstairs remained quiet, without a single sound.
It wasn’t until the price was called out to 80,000 gold coins that the movement of raising paddles downstairs gradually quieted down. Everyone’s gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, focused on the upstairs, and even the host looked towards the private rooms with a smile.
At the level of tens of thousands of gold coins, ordinary small nobles could no longer afford it, and only the super nobles who could enter these high-end compartments were qualified to participate in the next round of bidding.
“I forgot to mention just now that this beautiful mermaid actually has the blood of the Sea Clan’s Royal Family flowing in her veins—”
The host put on a slightly smug smile. “She possesses a Super S-level God-given talent, sonic skills. Even though our auction house filled the tank she was in with Mute Potion, she still broke through the confinement and injured one of our auction house’s patrol squads. We had no choice but to use the method of putting her to sleep.”
“If you want to take this beautiful mermaid home, you must be extra careful of the mermaid’s occasional sharp claws!”
It was said to be a reminder, but in everyone’s ears, it was a blatant way to raise the price.
‘This is a mermaid with the blood of the Sea Clan’s Royal Family. Such a grade is completely incomparable to the mermaids that are casually caught and brought ashore.’
Now, not only did Yan Yunqing’s face darken, but even Lillian’s expression turned gloomy.
“This is bad.” Lillian tugged at Yan Yunqing’s hair. “In order to protect you, that little mermaid accidentally exposed the fact that she has royal blood. The competition for her will definitely be fiercer… and the malice will be even stronger.”
If beautiful alien creatures like mermaids and elves were captured and sold by humans, the end result would basically be to become human playthings.
Of course, if they were lucky enough, they might meet a kind noble who would spend a sum of money, not too much or too little, to buy them back as pets.
This was already the best ending. Worse things could happen.
And alien races with royal blood, if caught by humans, would have an even more miserable fate. They would be regarded as symbols of power by those who called themselves superior, wantonly playing with them, trampling on them, unable to live and unable to die.
As expected, after the host finished speaking, the previously calmed-down atmosphere in the venue was stirred up again, and the private rooms upstairs began to call out prices one after another, soaring from 80,000 gold coins all the way to 390,000 gold coins.
390,000 gold coins.
The price made Lillian’s heart throb. In an era where ten gold coins were enough for an ordinary five-member family’s living expenses for a month, what was the concept of 390,000 gold coins?
This was the wealth that the nobles had gained by stepping on the backs of countless commoners and draining all their blood.
When the price soared to 620,000 gold coins, the lively auction scene returned to silence.
The host seemed to be still dissatisfied with this price, and tapped the auction hammer very slowly. “620,000 gold coins once—”
His eyes kept glancing at the topmost central private room, expecting a price that would give him an even higher commission.
Yan Yunqing noticed that the host’s gaze seemed to be always looking in the direction to his left. Was there someone of even more noble status sitting in the private room next to him?
Someone who could afford such a price…
Yan Yunqing closed his eyes, recalling the gossip he had heard in the hall before.
——”I heard that the princes of the Bato Royal Family will also attend this auction. Maybe this one is also—a certain Prince?”
Is it… a royal prince?
Sure enough, as the auction hammer was about to fall for the second time, the first bid came from the private room next to Yan Yunqing.
“One million gold coins, this mermaid is mine.”
It was a young voice with a hint of frivolity. Along with this voice, a young man in expensive clothing pushed open the door of the adjacent private room and walked out swaggeringly.
Ten or so people followed behind him, all servants in uniform, respectfully surrounding him, and also vaguely protecting him.
Yan Yunqing was closest to the other party in this private room. Through the one-way glass, he could clearly see the other party’s face.
Judging by his appearance alone, this young man was indeed good-looking, with regular features and a flamboyant fiery red hair that was extremely eye-catching. It was a pity that he looked like he had indulged in excessive pleasure, with a pale face and a few dark circles under his eyes.
One million gold coins? Directly adding nearly 400,000 gold coins!
Even though they knew that the price from this compartment would not be too low, the others present were shocked by this exaggerated gesture, and the host on the stage was all smiles, wishing he could perform a chrysanthemum blossom on the spot.
However, Yan Yunqing had a strange sense of déjà vu with this ostentatious appearance—like a rooster with a few feathers inserted, trying to imitate a peacock spreading its tail.
The novels did not deceive me. Sure enough, there would always be such a character appearing at auctions.
Yan Yunqing secretly complained.
But this world really seems to be a game? So dramatic villains are a necessary component?
“So it’s him.” Lillian, who was sitting on Yan Yunqing’s shoulder, suddenly spoke.
“You know him?”
“Mm-hmm, I’ve heard a little.” Lillian didn’t have any extra expression on her face. “The Fifth Prince of the Bato Royal Family, a hedonistic playboy. His reputation here is not good.”
“He likes everyone who is good-looking—what kind of look is that?” Lillian wrinkled her nose. “Do you think I would lie to you? He just likes good-looking people, whether male or female, they could become his prey—hiss, little cat, your appearance is also dangerous!”
Lillian carefully examined Yan Yunqing’s appearance, and sharply commented, “Wow, little cat, you look like you’re exactly his type! Be careful not to be seen by him, otherwise he might really snatch you away!”
“That guy doesn’t care about his noble status… he even played a baron’s son to death before.”
Yan Yunqing’s face twisted for a moment, but he had encountered quite a few perverts from childhood to adulthood, and he quickly calmed down. “Got it, I’ll be careful to avoid him.”
“And he has a bit of a relationship with us.” Lillian said, “Remember the name of this auction house?”
“Augreir Auction House?”
Lillian nodded. “Augreir is the surname of that guy’s mother’s family. It’s one of the richest families in Bato Vita.”
A perverted prince with the support of powerful financial resources.
“You being captured and sold here, Augreir might be the culprit. That family uses any unscrupulous means to monopolize wealth. With your appearance, if he finds out, no matter if you’re an escaped piece of merchandise or not, things will be very bad for you.”
Lillian observed Yan Yunqing’s face, and found that he didn’t show any special expression. “Why do you look like you’re not afraid at all?”
Yan Yunqing said indifferently, “Let me put it this way, perverts are a stone in the world, and I’ve encountered eight pecks of them. The remaining two pecks are the ones I haven’t encountered yet… I’m used to it.”
Not everyone who plays games can encounter NPCs with perverted characters.
Lillian, who didn’t understand, tilted her head in confusion.
But since it’s a pervert and perverted industry, then he doesn’t need to hesitate.
Yan Yunqing pressed the button on the table, directly clicking the 10,000 gold coin increment button ten times.
The layout of this auction house is still too small. How could the maximum increment button only be 10,000 gold coins? Are they looking down on him, the Demon King, whose inventory is overflowing with wealth?
Heh, taking out all the things in his inventory could randomly scare a noble present to death.
“Hey, you!” Lillian was shocked by Yan Yunqing’s actions. “What are you doing?”
“Don’t get excited.” Through the one-way magic glass, Yan Yunqing watched the Prince suddenly turn his head and look at his direction in astonishment.
The corners of Yan Yunqing’s mouth curled up, and he took out a few things from his inventory. “Come on, engrave your prank magic on this, the escape opportunity we’ve been waiting for is here.”