Chapter 52: Uproar

Chapter 52: Uproar

--- Chapter 52 ---

"Oh my god, how could they even make products like this?!!"

"Dragon Nest is insane."

"I-I had to buy those cosmetics for my wife."

"Fuck your wife! I want all of them for myself."

The guest is arguing with each other because the Dragon Auction Event started with beauty-enhancing products. It makes the women representatives go crazy by listening to the effect after usage.

Huo Yuhao leaned on the sofa and commented, "They are quite lively. There is no better combination than women who are starved for attention and like to be beautiful with beauty products."

"You're playing around with them, Hao'er." A chuckle escaped Huo Yun'er mouth.

Huo Yuhao shrugged his shoulders indifferently because that wasn't his problem for people being dumb enough. They seemed to forget Dragon Auction Event doesn't just have beauty products. And people eliminated themselves from getting a good thing like Rune Stones.

"It was an easy trade." He scanned the item they used to trade the cosmetic kits.

Liu Mei smiled a little when watching some guests enthusiastic about the Auction's goods and introduced them to the second item. She snapped her finger and showed everyone a glass box with a chest plate armor inside.

"This is White Rabbit Plate made from the White Moon's Steel, known for its durability and lightness. It's enchanted with Rune Mastery and makes the wearer's weight like a feather." Liu Mei said with a teasing tone. "And even Spirit Sage can't destroy it easily."

The representatives from Major Factions frowned when hearing "Rune Mastery." from Liu Mei's mouth because that technique was Dragon Nest's specialty. It's remarkably mysterious and could get used in almost every field.

They wanted to. No, they had to buy White Rabbit Plate not because of the effect but to uncover Rune Mastery from the armor itself. If they could reverse-engineer the fundamental understanding of it, they might be able to learn Dragon Nest's secret.

'Young lord is right. They are delusional.' Liu Mei thought while clapping her hand. A couple of guards walked into the podium and showcased White Rabbit Plate's ability for the bidder.

"The guards... They are Spirit Sage." Someone murmured in disbelief, watching a stern-looking guard with seven spirit rings on the podium.

The stern-looking punched his fellow guard that wore the White Rabbit Plate, and everyone was surprised because no damage actually was received. The armor and wearer are fine.

"Now for the bid, we only accept prized treasure equal to 5.000-10.000 years of medicine ingredients or any rare materials." Liu Mei said while commanding the guards to place the armor back in its case.

"Damn, I can't trade my treasure right now. My king ordered me to get the Rune Stone..." A frustrated groan escaped one guest's mouth on the back.

"If only Gold Coins were usable here..."

"I want to trade the Fifth Class Spirit Guidance Tool: Turtle Barrier for that armor," Jing Hongchen's voice suddenly echoed. "It's a defensive tool that could create a 10 meters radius dome barrier and receive an attack from Spirit Sage twice."

"Damn."

"Fucking whale."

"This guy is filthy rich."

"Is there anyone who wants to bid for White Rabbit Plate? Since there was none. Then congratulations to the Sun and Moon Empire's representative for getting White Rabbit Plate." Liu Mei handed the glass case to the nearest servant so that Jing Hongchen could get the item.

Not even a minute later, Jing Hongchen placed a block-looking device on a tray held by the Auction's Servant and received the White Plate Armor. He smiled because he could see faint marks of the Rune Mastery inside the armor.

Liu Mei introduced a few more items around the same grade as White Rabbit Plate, causing Jing Honchen and some people to hog them all. They are unaware that Dragon Nest baited them to waste their treasure here. It's a good trade but not worth it based on Liu Mei's view.

After an hour, the Dragon Auction Event entered a break time, and everyone finally could breathe in relief. The Sun and Moon Empire's VIP room was full of the Auction's goods. Jing Honchen grasped the interior of White Rabbit Plate and used his Spirit Guidance to observe the Rune.

"Hmph! It would take some time to decipher this." He muttered while cleaning his monocule with a clean handkerchief.

[Species: Human]

[Cultivation: level 54]

[Description: Star Luo Empire's Princess]

"You know her?" Huo Yun'er narrowed her eyes.

Huo Yuhao nervously coughed and replied, "W-Well, yeah. That young woman is Star Luo Empire's Princess, and I saved her six years ago."

The mother's face darkened because she remembered some annoyance and muttered, "Six years ago... I still won't permit her to become close with Hao'er without any further examination from myself."

'Fuck! I forgot to tell mom about that story.' Huo Yuhao cursed while covering his mouth with a napkin.

As the trade between Star Essence and Earth Breaking Pill was over, Liu Mei clapped her hand to gain everyone's attention. She cut off the light and slowly brought it back after the servant brought several metal boxes onto the podium.

"W-What's that??"

Several guests were confused because only representatives from the Major Factions actually were told beforehand about Rune Stone. Liu Mei clicked something, and a big yet bright screen appeared from the wall behind her.

"This is our final Auction Goods, Rune Stone."

"Inside these metal boxes, we had Rune Stone, an item that could store a Spirit Ring and be absorbed by any Spirit Master regardless of the Spiritual Imprint. It's an item that only Dragon Nest could create after several years of hard work."

"As for the authenticity, we have someone here to demonstrate the Rune Stone's usage." Liu Mei called over a young-looking man in Dragon Nest's Academy Outfit, which consisted of a red blazer, a white shirt with a blue tie, and green trousers.

The young man picked a rune stone from his spatial storage unit and showed everyone a brown rock with purple markings. He crushed it, releasing a deep purple spirit ring on the podium.

Everyone gasped in shock, besides some people who knew this information beforehand. The young man summoned a Dark-feathered Owl and absorbed the spirit ring while adjusting his breathing.

And after several minutes, the young man finished and showcased five purple spirit rings.

"WHAT THE FUCK!"

"HOW COULD HE HAVE FIVE PURPLE SPIRIT RINGS!"

"THIS IS BEYOND LOGIC!!"

"WE WANT AN EXPLANATION!"

An enormous uproar happened in the Auction Hall, and Liu Mei released her Title Douluo's pressure to shut them up. Her spirit ring slowly emerged from the darkness, illuminating the room with crimson light.

ZZT!

"Calm down." Liu Mei's fingers slowly were coated with intense purple electricity. "That's the standard of our Dragon Nest's Academy. We raised powerful Dragons that stand over the common standard."

"Don't lump your weak logic on us." Her cold eyes stared at the guest, sending shivers down their spine.

...

...

Everyone couldn't even respond "properly." because of the pure pressure Liu Mei released. Her Queen of Thunder title wasn't for nothing because their heart literally was electrocuted by getting gazed at alone. Liu Mei unknowingly gained fans outside of the Dragon Nest community.

"Let's start the bid." Liu Mei's cold voice reached their ears.

"Y-YEs, Mommy! I-I mean, Mommy? Sorry. Mommy?"