The dinner party didn’t last long, after all, during the day everyone had already mingled and socialized. The dinner was merely a gourmet feast, and the host seemed aware of this fact. When everyone had more or less finished eating, they announced that the charity auction was about to begin.
Фэн Юань, while holding his plate and eating, glanced at the slowly approaching line and said to Veronia,
"Are you planning to go in with me now?"
"I didn’t expect you to actually give up these delicious foods voluntarily; that’s not like you. But if we can enter midway, I don’t mind going in a bit later."
Veronia chuckled softly as she glanced at Фэн Юань. She wasn’t particularly interested in the auction because she had already gone through the catalog of items. Even for Фэн Юань, it was only the Sky Garden that caught his eye. As for the other items, he wasn’t really interested.
Entering immediately was merely a courtesy, after all, he didn’t know anyone else there. Although each invitation corresponds to a ВИП box, some boxes might remain vacant if someone, due to urgent matters, couldn’t arrive in time. So, the actual bidding devices could only be set up after guests use their invitations to enter the venue.
Seeing Фэн Юань leaving with Xiao Ji and others, Veronia shook her head as she looked at the now deserted banquet hall. The only ones remaining here were some second-generation folks who weren’t greatly valued by their families, while the others had been led into the auction by the attendants early on.
Led by an attendant, Фэн Юань walked into a dedicated ВИП box with his tray. Due to the hotel’s effort to hire Legendary Spatial Духовные звери to help expand the space, the venue was greatly spacious. However, with conducive signage and equipment around, it didn’t pose much inconvenience to the participants.
Yet, such an overly spacious environment severely hindered the auctioneer’s ability to create an atmosphere. Considering this auction was meant to donate all proceeds to official charity organizations, and that the attendees here were not the kind of people to be trifled with, Фэн Юань thought this kind of atmosphere was pretty good.
Otherwise, under a frenzied atmosphere, who knows what might happen, especially considering the family members present were quite powerful, with many Legendary Beast Masters among them. If they were influenced by the atmosphere and did something undesirable, it could spell trouble.
As for whether it would affect transaction prices? Фэн Юань could only say it depended on the host’s skills.
As the first auction item appeared, multiple screens in each ВИП box lit up simultaneously, showing the auction item from various angles in real-time. Of course, those who were not reassured could use their spiritual power to inspect it or even personally go down to take a look. However, for this Giant Spirit Pearl, almost everyone could judge its appearance and value just through the screens.
After all, such high-end Spirit Material commonly seen at auctions naturally didn’t have many tricks up its sleeves. Besides, they all believed that the Вселенная развлечений company wouldn’t dare falsify something so straightforward, and indeed, the Giant Spirit Pearl had no post-production alterations.
Seeing Xiao Ji seemingly interested in the Giant Spirit Pearl, Фэн Юань reluctantly patted its head and said,
"Alright, this thing is not very useful to you. If you really need anything, just ask Agunas for help when the time comes."
Xiao Ji nudged Фэн Юань with its head and chirped once, not dwelling on the matter further. Since Фэн Юань’s target was only the Sky Garden, he just glanced at the auction items coming up without paying much attention. As the auction reached halfway, Veronia also came in.
"So, did you find anything else you wanted?"
Holding a glass of red wine, Veronia looked at Фэн Юань amusingly and asked. Yawning, Фэн Юань put down his phone and said,
"Nothing particularly needed, or rather, those things don’t hold much meaning for me."
Although the auction items were carefully selected, each considered a fine piece, they didn’t mean much to Фэн Юань.
Whether it was Духовное Лекарство and Materials or those rare ancient artifacts, they weren’t useful; Xiao Ji and others didn’t need them. As for the ancient artifacts as decorative items? For Фэн Юань, the objects he wanted to display in his room were the souvenirs he brought back from travels with Xiao Ji and the others.
As for these rare relics, they were of little use to him and using them as decor was a waste of space. Not to mention, he’s still fretting over the excessive souvenirs from past trips that don’t have a place yet; collecting more decorative items he doesn’t quite like would just be wasteful.
"If it’s just for the Sky Garden, why not return to the banquet halfway? Are you worried about missing it?"
Perplexed, Veronia watched Фэн Юань, unsure what he was thinking. Scratching his head, Фэн Юань glanced at the catalog and said,
"Not really, but mainly because I wanted to see if there is anything here misidentified by mistake, after all, finding something undervalued can be quite amusing."
"Finding a hidden treasure? Hmm, they might not have a thorough understanding of these ancient artifacts, so are you hoping to find something in them whose value has been underestimated?"
Glancing at the catalog, Veronia seemed to understand what Фэн Юань aimed to do, to which he chuckled and said,
"Exactly, but unfortunately, their appraisers do have quite an eye; finding undervalued items is rather challenging."
Saying this, Фэн Юань sighed. If there was nothing undervalued, he wasn’t very interested in bidding. Even if there was, he would consider whether to point it out directly because many of the auctioned items were essentially only suitable as decorative pieces, and those items, even if they were undervalued, didn’t interest him much.
"Wait, could it really be so coincidental?"
Just then, as a new auction item was brought up, Фэн Юань paused as he saw those jigsaw-like metal plates. The auctioneer started introducing its origins.
The lot from Shangjing was reportedly a relic from the mid to late period of the Golden Feather Dynasty, believed to be either a uniquely purposed tool or a toy. The host demonstrated the assembly of the metal plates on the spot.
Seeing the vivid and lifelike image of the golden eagle formed by the metal plates, Xiao Ji’s eyes lit up. The hawk’s spirited and majestic appearance made Xiao Ji look at itself, but unfortunately, the Good Level Xiao Ji clearly didn’t possess the eagle’s domineering presence on the pattern. Meanwhile, Фэн Юань was curiously scrutinizing the eagle image made of the plates.
The lines between the metal plates matched perfectly, and logically, one could assume that this was how they were assembled. However, there was an extremely weak energy flowing internally, and according to those energy flows, Фэн Юань noticed a slight disharmony in its route.
Of course, this subtle hindrance might not even be detected by specialized instruments. Фэн Юань speculated that these metal plates might be something special, and with such hidden secrets, could it possibly be a treasure map?
Thinking of this, Фэн Юань got interested. Even if it was hiding a location of a treasure that’s already discovered, this intriguing object seemed quite entertaining. Thus, Фэн Юань didn’t hesitate to join the bidding lineup.
Others hadn’t perceived the anomaly within the metal plates like Фэн Юань did. They merely found it interesting, feeling it suitable as a decorative piece. However, upon Фэн Юань’s bid, the others retreated due to its valuation.
Those who knew Фэн Юань were curious about what he intended to do with this item because everyone knew Фэн Юань had an eagle-looking Укротитель зверей beside him, and he cared a lot about that Укротитель зверей. Many directly thought Xia Ji was intended as a gift for that Укротитель зверей.
Of course, some who understood Фэн Юань’s nature didn’t openly ask why he was intent on this particular item at this time.
Вселенная развлечений company’s executives were also surprised when they saw Фэн Юань make a move. They knew he only intended to bid on the Sky Garden, but suddenly he took an interest in an item that seemed devoid of any missing information. Was there a hidden secret behind it they hadn’t detected?
This suspicion led them to plan to approach Фэн Юань personally when delivering the Sky Garden, not with any other intent but merely to satisfy their curiosity.

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