It’s really not.
Radiant Gold Magical Artifacts are hard to come by and cannot be sought after at will.
Shang Yanting originally came for it, and the highest value of this sword is just that much.
If the price keeps increasing by hundreds or even a thousand at a time, it easily suggests to those whose intentions to buy are not firm that this item is very sought-after and must be valuable.
As a result, they unconsciously raise the price of the Qianyuan Sword in their minds.
So, it’s necessary to directly raise it to a price where most people are discouraged, otherwise it’s a loss.
This is playing a psychological game.
“Radiant Gold Magical Artifact, Qianyuan Sword, seventeen thousand taels for the first time.”
“Seventeen thousand taels, second time.”
“Seventeen thousand taels… third time!”
Dong——
At the moment the auction hammer fell, the auctioneer was sweating profusely; it was his first time feeling such agony at an auction.
People were taught a lesson, and the items were purchased.
In the following time, Shang Yanting appeared extremely composed.
Of the twenty-one thousand taels from selling talismans, there were still four thousand left, and Jia Xitong began planning to stock up some materials for herself once she got out.
She didn’t expect to achieve freedom in talisman painting so soon again.
“The next auction item is a pen.”
Just as Jia Xitong thought to herself, the auctioneer downstairs continued the next second.
“This was forged by the Master of Caster, Huo Xun, called ‘Golden Saint’. Although it’s not a Radiant Gold Magical Artifact, the tip is made from a Martial Spirit Level Demon Beast, the Azure-Eyed Golden Crystal Beast’s young fur, and the body is made from the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, sacred Spirit Bamboo.”
Starting bid: 3,800 silver taels.
After he finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent for a moment, and there was an awkward pause.
Although the materials used to make this pen are all good items and crafted by a Master of Caster, it is after all just a pen, not a weapon.
If it were a whole weapon made from sacred Spirit Bamboo, even eighteen thousand wouldn’t seem expensive.
But to spend 3,800 taels on a pen, you’d either need to be a fool, or crazy.
The writing brush was about to face a no-bid situation.
In one auction, three awkward silences were a career low point for the auctioneer.
“Ah ah ah, Host, I want that!”
As a Little Raccoon, Jia Xitong let out a groundhog-like scream.
“3,800 taels.”
Shang Yanting called out the price at the very last moment before the no-bid.
“Wow, Host, you’re so generous!”
Jia Xitong cheered ecstatically.
Shang Yanting, hearing the voice in his mind, let a smile slip onto his face.
The Qianyuan Sword had some similarities to Shang Yanting’s previous Radiant Gold Weapon; he picked it up and swung it around twice.
The weight, length, and balance were just right, and the True Qi flowed smoothly through it, quite satisfactory.
Jia Xitong also received her brush.
The fur on the pen tip was special, naturally black.
The bamboo handle had been meticulously carved and polished, with a jade-like sheen and smoothness.
Holding it felt incredibly comfortable and silky smooth.
The whole atmosphere was suffused with the aura of wealth.
Jia Xitong, having received the Golden Saint Brush, immediately retreated to the Sea of Consciousness, doting on her new companion.
Shang Yanting patted the now empty shell of the Little Raccoon, and holding it, slowly walked out.
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Elsewhere
In the center of the fourth floor of the auction venue, a middle-aged man watched the silhouette of a person and beast leaving through the main entrance, his eyes filled with an all-seeing “wisdom.”
The pen was added to the auction at the last minute, with the aim of testing Shang Yanting.
Previously, he could produce over a hundred reasonably effective talismans;
Now, he’s willing to spend over three thousand silver taels on a pen crafted by a master;
These signs suggest he is undoubtedly a talisman cultivator.
A rare and valuable talisman cultivator.
The man summoned his subordinate, “Go deliver an invitation to Young Master Shang. Pavilion Master Liang Ting of Wan Bao Pavilion requests his presence.”