CHAPTER 763: CHAPTER 385: RED ROPE GOURD

The auction houses on Xiang Island penetrate all kinds of environments and can be held in various aspects of life.

Even the hiring of household maids can be conducted in an auction, where the auctioned items are maids from different countries.

The maids are classified by their professional levels beforehand, and the prices vary according to their levels.

After an auction, the price for a maid can likely reach up to millions!

The auctions at Jiulong Hotel are of a very high standard, but they are also divided into different types.

Small-scale auctions are held every few days, with few participants, but often include high-ranking and powerful individuals.

Because these people are very wealthy and usually dislike noisy environments, these types of auctions are mostly held in luxurious venues such as the Jiulong Hotel.

Another advantage of holding the auctions at Jiulong Hotel is its hidden location.

Jiulong Hotel’s security ranks in the top ten on the entire Xiang Island.

Holding auctions here not only guarantees safety but also ensures that all services are perfect.

The vast majority of small-scale auctions on Xiang Island are held in private VIP rooms of such public places, with a few held in clubs and various family estates.

However, those clubs do not open to the public and do not even openly promote the auction’s content.

At this stage, the only auction Lin Beichen can participate in seems to be this one before him.

"I’ve never been to an auction before. I heard there are many good things in these auctions. Let’s go and see for ourselves, shall we?"

Liu Yunxi said excitedly, rubbing her hands, clearly very excited.

Seeing this, Lin Beichen showed a strange expression.

Although Liu Yunxi was very wealthy, thinking about attending an auction seemed to overestimate herself a bit.

For a regular auction, with Liu Yunxi’s wealth, she could buy whatever she fancies. But for the items in Jiulong Hotel’s auctions, even if she could afford them, she probably wouldn’t want to buy them.

However, Lin Beichen didn’t want to dampen Liu Yunxi’s enthusiasm. After all, he was new here, and even if he wasn’t interested in the items at the small-scale auction, he wanted to see the specific process.

He could get a rough idea first and then pursue higher-level auctions later.

Under the guidance of the hotel staff, they soon arrived at the peak business space above five hundred meters in the hotel.

Above five hundred meters in Jiulong Hotel, there were only three floors left.

Each floor was configured into various auction venues according to different specifications.

The auction Lin Beichen entered was already packed, mostly with tourists.

Couples and married couples sat in the venue, faces full of anticipation, with only a few locals.

Those who could enter Jiulong Hotel were not poor. They had a sense of pride belonging to the upper class.

Seeing a group of unfamiliar young people like Lin Beichen coming in, and that too at the very end, they couldn’t help but frown, seeming very discontent.

At this moment, a man sitting on the second floor of the venue coughed, drawing everyone’s attention.

"Sir, this is our auction record. You can see if anything interests you. We will then introduce it for you, so it’s convenient for you to raise your card."

A waitress in proper attire softly introduced the service content. Lin Beichen casually flipped through two pages and discovered that this was actually a porcelain auction.

This auction at Jiulong Hotel was a live auction held according to dates.

Aside from some ancient porcelain bowls, most items were not very valuable jewelry, with product prices mostly around a million.

Perhaps knowing that their customers were tourists, the products in the auction were exquisite and petite, both heart-moving and easy to carry, so as not to cause difficulty due to their size.

Lin Beichen had little expectation in the first place, so he naturally would not be too disappointed.

However, when he turned to the last page, he couldn’t help but pause. He found something that interested him.

"A unique incense burner, the fragrance lasts for ages. It has been tested to have sustained its scent for a hundred years, but its longevity remains unknown. The incense burner is extremely fragile, making it impossible to dismantle for internal analysis. The starting price is one hundred thousand."

The description of the incense burner was brief, and Lin Beichen’s gaze fell on the illustration below.

The surface of the incense burner was shaped like a blooming peony, and at the center of the peony was a dark green seed.

"What is this thing?"

Lin Beichen was slightly stunned.

This seed was incredibly unique. Although Lin Beichen had never seen the real thing, he could tell from the photograph that it wasn’t an ordinary item; it was likely a special seed.

Lin Beichen suddenly thought of the Starry Sky Association.

Members of the Starry Sky Association were adventurers from around the world. If they were here, they could perhaps answer Lin Beichen’s questions.

Although Lin Beichen did not know its name, he knew its purpose.

According to the incense burner’s description, this seed must have undergone some unknown influence, causing it to develop an extraordinary change. Even after a hundred years, it could still emit fragrance.

Using this feature, Lin Beichen figured he could produce a special perfume.

Or rather, this was something he’d envisioned as a product for women to capture the market and gather funds.